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The plants comprising the smaller collection were individually 
splendid specimens: Mr. Hunt’s held a capital Boronia serrulata", 
dense and well bloomed ; a fine Ixora coccinea, a very large* 
Oncidium flexuosum, Dendrobium nobile, a fine Leschenaultla 
formosa and Pimelea decussata. The collections of Mr. Fal¬ 
coner, gardener to A. Palmer, esq., and Mr. Bruce, gardener to 
B. Miller, esq., were also equal. Polygala cordifolia, Oncidium 
altissimum, and Ixora coccinea were in Mir. Falconer’s, and 
Aphelexis humilis, Coleonema gracilis, Oncidium flexuosum, 
and a fine Epiphyllum speciosum grafted on E. speciosissimus, 
were from Mr. Bruce. 
The show of Orchidaceae was gorgeous ; there were probably 
mote tnan zOO of them altogether. W e can only enumerate a 
few of the most remarkable. A splendid plant of the fragrant 
and beautiful Aerides odoratum, with about 30 spikes of flowers, 
was shown by Mr.Mylam, gardener to S. Rucker, esq. Oncidium 
Lanceanum was shown in fine style by Messrs. Veitch and Sons, 
Exeter. Mr. Brewster, gardener to Mr. Wray, had a beautiful 
plant of Barkeria spectabilis. Mr. Hunt exhibited a handsome 
plant of the white lipped variety of Epidendrum macrochilum. 
Mr. Edmonds had Peresteriapendula ; Mormodes luxatum from 
Mr. Insleay, gardener to G. Barker; and Phaleenopsis amabilis 
from F.:G. Cox. esq. These comprise most of the single speci¬ 
mens. Jn Mr. Mylam’s collection were Saccolabium preemor- 
sum and guttatum, Phalaenopsis amabilis, Oncidium ampliatum, 
Aerides affine, Oncidium pubes, O. leuchochilon, Coryanthes 
maculata, Vanda teres, Maxillaria purpurea, Epidendrum primu- 
linurn, E. alatum, E. cinnabarinum, E macrochilum roseum and 
a new one in the way of alatum, Peristeria Humboldtii, Stan- 
hopea Barkerii, Brassia Wrayee, Cycnoches chlorochilon, 
Aerides odoratum, Zygopetalum cochieatum, and Maxillaria 
cristata. 
There were several collections of Heaths ; the one most re¬ 
markable was lrom Messrs. Veitch, being 21 varieties of E. 
ventricosa; the finest were Tarinda and Magmflora. Mr. Goode 
had a collection containing E. Cavendishianum, vestita coccinea, 
perspicua, p. nana intermedia fragrans, inflata, gemmifera West- 
phalingia, and the little gnaphalioides. 
But one collection ot Climbing Plants was exhibited ; it was 
from Mr. Goode, and contained Tropffolum edule, T. penta- 
phvllum, Stigmaphyllum ciliatum, Ipomoea tyrianthina, Echites 
suberecta, Hardenbergia monophylla, Aristolochia ciliosa, Ma- 
nettia bicolor, and Clitoria ternata. 
The Specimen Plants were numerous and fine; the more scarce 
were Siphocampylos betulaefolius, from Messrs. Veitch; Orzo- 
thamnus thyrsoides, Luxembergia ciliosa, from the same gentle¬ 
men. Nepenthes ampullacea, from M. Mylum, Achimenes multi- 
flora, from Mr, Smith, of the Royal Gardens Kew’; a species of 
