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Blackheath Park, sent a fine Pimelea spectabilis, with very large heads of 
flowers; Epacris grandiflora, and Corrasa speciosa major. Mr. Stanley, 
gardener to H. Berens, Esq., Sidcup, had a well-grown plant of Les- 
chenaultia formosa, Tropaeolum grandiflorum, a species of Tropaeolum 
from Peru, Gompholobium polymorphum, and Azalea indica alba. Mr. Jack, 
gardener to G. H. Loraine, Esq., contributed a fine Gesneria zebrina in 
good bloom, Azalea Gladstanesii, and very fine plants of Bossia?a linifolia 
and Apbelexis humilis. Mr. Glendinning contributed Pimelea spectabilis 
with large heads of bloom, Boronia pinnata, and a large plant of Erica 
rubro-calyx. Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. Coster, Esq., of Streatham, was 
also a contributor to this class. 
The collections of Orchidaceae were very numerous, but not so rich in fine 
specimens as in May 1844; we must except, however, the single specimen of 
Saccolabium guttatum, sent by Mr. llae, gardener to T. J. Blandy, Esq., of 
High Grove, near Reading, which is the finest specimen of the kind ever seen, 
and the most remarkable feature of the exhibition : it bad nineteen spikes of 
flowers fully expanded, Mr. Basset, gardener to R. S. Holford, Esq., contri¬ 
buted a beautiful plant of Aerides odoratum, with twenty-seven flower spikes ; 
Mr. Green, a Dendrobium pulchellum, an entire mass of flowers ; and Messrs. 
Booth, of Fldtbeck Nurseries, Hamburgh, sent a small plant of Odonto- 
glossum cordatum. From Mr. Cameron, of the Birmingham Botanical 
Garden, was a rare plant blooming for the first time in this country, of 
Chloraea chrysantha, from the hills of Chili; the flowers are of a very rich 
bright yellow, the habit of an European Orchis. In the large collection sent 
by Mr. Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, Esq., was a fine Sobralia macrantlia, 
with several of its handsome flowers fully expanded; also Chysisbractescens, 
Vanda teres, Odontoglossum citrosmum, Anguloa Clowesii, Coryanthus 
macrantlia, Acanthophippium bicolor, Saccolabium guttatum with two 
spikes of flowers, S praemorsum, Dendrobium densiflorum, Oncidium pul¬ 
chellum, Cattleya Mossiae, Bifrenaria tyrianthina, Cymbidium lancifolium, 
Oncidium pumilum, O. leucochilum, Lycaste Deppii, Stenia pallida, and Epi- 
dendrum macrochilum. From Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, 
Dendrobium Cambridgeamtm, D. densiflorum, Saccolabium guttatum and 
praemorsum, with several spikes of flowers ; Epidendrum bicornutum, 
E. vitellinum, and Bifrenaria tyrianthina. Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting 
Nursery, sent the curious Trichopilia tortilis, Cattleya Mossias, Acineta 
Barkerii, Lycaste Deppii, L. aromatica, and Maxillaria vitellina, Aerides 
crispum, Ceelogyne undulata, with small flowers, much like the Lily of the 
Valley, Brassia maculata, and Maxillaria tenuifolia. In the collection of twelve 
Orchidaceae, the competitors were Mr. Don, gardener to F. G. Cox, Esq., 
of Stockwell, and Mr. Williams, gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., of Hod- 
desdon. In Mr. Don’s collection we noticed three small but fine plants of 
Aerides crispum, A. crispum pallidum, Brassia maculata, a new species of 
Oncidium, resembling O. papilio, but ivitli the lip beautifully fringed ; 
Lycaste Deppii, Bifrenaria aureofulva, and Acineta Barkerii. Mr. Williams 
produced Dendrobium caerulescehs, D. moschatum, Cattleya species, fine; 
Epidendrum macrochilum, E. variegatum, and Aerides crispum : in the 
same group were small plants of Maxillaria tenuifolia, Zygopetalum rostra- 
turn, and Stanhopea saccata. Messrs. Veitch and Son exhibited in the col¬ 
lections of six Orchidaceae a group consisting of Dendrobium Calceolaria, 
Cattleya Mossiae, very fine ; Oncidium ampliation majus, and Odontoglossum 
hastatum, and two others. Mr. Eyles, gardener to Sir George Larpent, 
sent Vanda Roxburghi caerulea, Camarotis purpurea, Oncidium altissimum, 
O. luridum, and Cattleya Mossiae. Mr. Plant, gardener to J. H. Scluoder, 
Esq., of Stratford, produced Dendrobium densiflorum, Trichopilia toitilis, 
Vanda cristata, very pretty ; Cattleya Skinnerii, and Calanthe veratrifolia. 
Mr. Hunt produced an Oncidium from Honduras, with curious dark brown 
variegated flowers; O. luridum, and Cymbidium aloifolium. Jhe Azaleas 
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