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called White Unique, an Amaryllis, and a pretty Cape Heath named 

 Victoria. Three Cinerarias were produced by Alessrs. Widnall and 

 Co. of Granchester, and a similar number by Messrs. Ivery of 

 Dorking. Eight varieties of this useful flower were also exhibited 

 by Mr. E. G. Henderson of WeUington Road, and some two dozen 

 kinds by Mr. Jeyes of Northampton. The latter also sent two sorts 

 of Azalea : A. magnifica, loaded with semi-double purple flowers, 

 was contributed by Messrs. Henderson ; and Mr. Reed, gardener to 

 W. A. Coombe, Esq. of Northfleet, sent A. pictura, a white variety 

 striped with rosy purple. This was worked on a plant of A. reful- 

 gens, and both being in flower at the same time caused one side of 

 the specimen to be red w^iile the other was white. Pansies were 

 communicated by Mr. Bragg of Slough ; two promising fancy Pelar- 

 goniums and a Cineraria by Mr. Ayres ; a Cineraria by Mr. Lock- 

 ner; a variety of Erica tricolor by Mr. Epps ; and Pelargonium Lilac 

 Unique by Mr. Ivery of Peckham, who had also two Cinerarias. 



No awards were made on this occasion, and the only flower 

 selected as commendable was Cineraria Prince Arthur, a good- 

 habited variety, with a crimson puce colour. It was furnished by 

 Mr. E. G. Henderson of the Wellington Road Nursery. 



May 22. — J. W. Newhall, Esq., in the chair. We have just time 

 to intimate, before going to press, that there was a very interesting 

 exhibition to-day. Seedhng Pelargoniums, both " Fancies" and 

 common kinds, were produced ; but in neither class were any awards 

 made. Our P. Incomparable was commended for fine colour ; and 

 Mr. Hoyle's Magnet and Herald were recommended to be *' seen 

 again." Mr. Ambrose's Fancy called Attraction was similarly 

 distinguished ; Mr. Gaines' Calceolaria Antiope is pretty, but 

 rather too small ; ground creamy yellow, nicely blotched in the 

 centre. He had also one or two other promising seedlings. Cine- 

 raria formosa, white ground, rosy purple tip, from the same grower, 

 was commended as a desirable "sale plant." Nonsuch, from Mr. 

 E. G. Henderson, lilac purple self, was commended; and Rosalind, 

 from the same cultivator, was aw^arded a certificate ; flower medium 

 size ; ground-colour wdiite, with a grey disk, and narrowly tipped 

 with ultramarine blue. A similar award w^as also made to Pansy 

 Pandora from Mr. Hunt. This had a bright yellow ground, with a 

 pucy-purple broad margin ; sliape and substance good. Collections 

 of Pansies were shewn by Messrs. Turner, Skynner, and Bragg. 

 Some nice Mimuluses came from Mr. Wyness ; among which 

 Magnificent was a showy bold flower, and fair in shape. Wil- 

 lison's Tulip King (breeder) had good broad stout petals ; but 

 the broken flower bearing that name is not nearly so good as a 

 broken bloom breaking into narrow petals. It might be termed 

 too, like Hutton's, Optimus. Queen breeder is a promising by- 

 blcemen. Rose breeder (Juliet) is good in shape, and has a very pure 

 base. His breeders generally were recommended as worthy of cul- 

 tivation, and particularly Juliet, for which the censors awarded a 

 label of commendation. In addition to the above, we observed a 

 straw-coloured Rhododendron ; a pink Azalea, raised between a Rho- 



