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believe to be mainly attributable to the withdrawal of the prizes 
hitherto offered for collections of 12, to the exclusion of several 
amateurs’ collections who used to contribute many good plants. 
The gold medal was awarded to Mr. Young, gardener to C. Barrow, 
Esq., for a collection of 18 ; among them were fair specimens 
of Leschenaultia formosa, Siphocampylos betulaefolius, Sollya 
linearis, Erica ventricosa, tricolor, and some others. Mr. Harnp 
received the second prize for a similar collection, containing, 
among others, Achimenes longiflora, A. grandiflora, Gloxinia 
digitaliflora, Cactus Jenkinsonii, Erica Shannonii, &c. In the 
nurserymen’s class Mr. Pamplin obtained the first prize with a 
collection in which were a great many heaths, a good Pimelea 
decussata, and a neat plant of the lovely Prostanthera vio- 
lacea ; the second and third prizes in this class were taken by 
Mr. Jennings and Mr. Bushel. The large Victoria medal was 
awarded to Mr. Bruce for four splendid plants of Aphelexis 
humilis, Erica ventricosa superba, Adenandra fragrans, and 
Boronia serrulata. Among single specimens, Mr. Bruce had 
another very fine Aphelexis humilis covered with bloom, and 
a good Xxora coccinea, and Mr. Pamplin produced a good Erica 
intermedia. Mr. Plant sent six Orchidaceous plants ; they were 
Saccolabium guttatum, Aerides odoratum, Lycaste macrophylla, 
Calanthe veratrifolia, Oncidium pumilum, and Phaius grandi- 
folius. 
Royal Botanic Society. 
This Society’s third and last exhibition for the season was 
held in their gardens, Inner Circle, Regent’s Park, on Wednesday, 
July 2. Her Majesty and suite and the King of the Belgians 
visited the tents in the morning. The exhibition throughout 
presented its usual degree of novelty and extraordinary instances 
of superior cultivation. One remarkable incident connected 
with it is that of Messrs. Lucombe and Co.,*of Exeter, bringing 
Pelargoniums 200 miles, and winning prizes with them. Large 
collections of 30 stove and greenhouse plants were contributed 
by Mr. Barnes, gardener to G. W. Norman, Esq., and Mr. 
Ayres, gardener to J. Cook, Esq. Mr. Barnes’s group con¬ 
tained many examples of first-rate cultivation. In Mr. Ayres’s 
collection were Begonia coccinea, Achimenes multiflora, a small 
Ixora crocata, producing six large heads of bloom, and a pretty 
