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THE FLORIST’S JOURNAL. 
VISITS TO NURSERIES. 
MESSRS. CHANDLER, VAUXHALL. 
The extensive collection of Camellias at this place are now 
(March 20) in beautiful bloom ; the order with which the plants 
are arranged, and the immense number of flowers, exhibiting 
every shade of red and white, produce on first entering the house 
a most striking effect. Nor is this interest at all lessened on a 
closer examination ; many fine flowers are now in perfection, 
and others continue to unfold their beauties daily. Among 
those we noticed, as blooming particularly fine, were several 
plants of Woodsii, rich rosy pink and fine bold flower, well 
filled up. Elegans similar to the first in colour, though not so 
full a flower. Albertus, a new variety, very large and full, the 
colour is a very pale rose, approaching to white, with carmine 
stripes. Forbsii, a regular and well-shaped variety, with sub¬ 
stantial petals ; the colour is a very clear white. Fimbriata, 
another white flower; the petals are fringed, and the colour 
very clear. Donckelaeri, very large semidouble flower; colour 
red and white, finely mottled. Colvillii, white streaked, and 
mottled with rose. Coronata, curious reflexed flower, beautiful 
blush. Minuta, a pretty little carmine, cupped petal and full 
flower. Lady Hume’s Blush is here blowing finely; a small 
pinkish .buff, very regular. Gillesiana, fine deep red, mottled 
with white. Large plants of Imbricata and Althseiflora, pro¬ 
fusely set with blooms and opening buds ; the latter, a brilliant 
red, is very striking, and although an old variety, is worthy a 
place in every collection. At the back of the house are large 
plants of the Waratah, Anemoneflora, old double red and striped, 
and other kinds, completely filling the house with their fine flowers. 
That very handsome little flower Nitida, which attracted so 
much attention last season, is not yet in bloom, being a late va¬ 
riety; the plants, however, are well set with buds. On the 
walls surrounding the nursery, are several fine, large, and healthy 
plants of C. pompone and Althseiflora, which Mr. Chandler men¬ 
tioned as having been in beautiful bloom six weeks since, but 
owing to the frost which occurred at that time, the expanded 
blossoms fell, and the remaining buds have not since opened, 
though all look healthy; these plants, or trees we may term 
them, have no protection at all beyond what is afforded by the 
