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There were three large collections of 18 miscellaneous 
plants. Mr. Ayres, of Brooklands, obtained the Gold Medal. 
Mr. Bruce, of Tooting, and Mr. Young, of Camberwell, also 
exhibited in this class, and were placed as their names 
occur. In Mr. Ayres’ collection were two very beautiful 
dwarf plants of Erica ampullacea, quite a mass of bloom ; An- 
gelonia salicifolia; Begonia coccinea, very good; and Gloriosa 
superba. For 10 plants the large Victoria Medal was awarded 
to Mr. Roser, of Streatham. Mr. Hamp, of South Lambeth, 
gained the Large Linnaean; he had a good plant of Ceropegia ele- 
gans. Mr. Plant, of Stratford, obtained the Small Linnaean, and 
had a fine plant of Boronia viminea, 1 foot high by 2 feet across, 
and a plant of Leianthus nigrescens. Mr. Kaye, of Norwood, 
also exhibited in this class. Among specimen plants, Mr. Ayres 
had a good Leschenaultia formosa, 2 feet by 2 feet, to which 
the Large Linnaean was awarded; with it was a good Erica 
juliana and Pentas carnea. The Small Minerva was given to 
Mr. Cuthill for a tall Lisianthus Russellianus, with about forty 
expanded flowers. 
The Heaths sent from the nursery of Messrs. Fairbairn were 
quite an exhibition of themselves. For 12 plants they received 
the Large Victoria Medal. This collection contained E. am¬ 
pullacea rubra, about a foot high and 3 feet through ; E. am¬ 
pullacea, about the same size ; and E. Irbyana, 2 feet by 3 feet; 
E. gemmifera, E. eximia, E. oblata, E. jasminiflora alba, E. 
Wilsonii, a good seedling variety, with very large flowers in 
the way of tricolor; E. princeps, E. tricolor coronata, E. Sa- 
vileana, and E. tricolor rosea. Besides these, Messrs. Fairbairn 
exhibited 24 plants, to which an extra prize was given. Mr. 
Dawson, of Brixton, obtained the Large Linnaean for 8 plants, 
containing E. Irbyana, 4 feet high ; E. infundibuliformis, 2 feet 
by 2 feet; E. ampullacea, 2 feet by 3 feet; and E. Aitoniana. 
Mr. Bruce obtained the Large Linnaean for 6 plants, including 
E. viridifolia, a very large plant: Mr. Roser and Mr. Doran 
contributed to this class. Of specimen Heaths, Mr. Dawson 
had a good E. Massonii, 2 feet by 3 feet, for which the Small 
Victoria was given. Messrs. Fairbairn obtained the Small 
Linnaean for E. Shannoniana, 3 feet by 3 feet. Mr. Dawson 
obtained the Small Minerva for E. infundibuliformis, 3 feet by 
3 feet. 
Mr. Plant, gardener to J. H. Schroder, Esq., of Stratford, 
