188 THE FLORIST. 



Among Nurserymen, Mr. Norman was first, with Regina, Elizabeth, 

 Leader, Prince of Wales, James the Second, King of Purples, Mrs. 

 Norman, Alfred, Queen Victoria, Venus, Mrs. Barnard, and Lord 

 Nelson; 2d, to Mr. Bragg, for Amethyst, Enchantress, Lord Nelson, 

 L'Elegant, Mrs. Norman, Leader, Regina, Lady Chesterfield, Miss B. 

 Coutts, Mrs.Buckland, Portia, and Mrs. Bevan ; 3d, to Mr. Willmer. 



Pelargoniums, though not very numerous, were well cultivated 

 and flowered. For 12 varieties in 8-inch pots, the first prize was 

 awarded to Mr. Gaines of Battersea, for Grenadier, Ariel, Virgin 

 Queen, Lord Stanley, Alderman, Star, Electra, Ariadne, RosaUnd, 

 Pictum, Centurion, and Governor. 



Fancy Pelargoniums. First prize was awarded to Mr. Gaines, for 

 nice plants of Lady of the Lake, Elegans, Parodii, Mignon, Ellen, and 

 Orestes. 



Mr. Turner of the Royal Nursery, Slough, exhibited a neat col- 

 lection of dwarf well-grown plants, not for competition, amongst 

 which were conspicuous, Ajax, May Queen, Mont Blanc, Rowena, 

 Alonzo, Prince of Orange, Corrine, Alderman, Hero of Surrey, For- 

 mosa, Statiaski, Princess Maria Galitzan, Ophelia, Gaiety, Perfec- 

 tion, Madam Rosati. 



Mr. Turner had tw^o light and three dark seedhng Fuchsias. 

 Of the former class. Honey-bell has a stout pure tube, with purple 

 corolla and a graceful free habit, wdiile Diadem is a capital dark 

 sort. These we expect will prove acquisitions. 



For such of our readers as take an interest in stove plants with 

 finely variegated leaves, we subjoin a list selected from two col- 

 lections that were shewn on the occasion, viz. Pavetta Borbonica, 

 Dracaena terminalis, D. t. variegata, Croton pictum, Maranta san- 

 guinea, zebrina, bicolor, and albo-lineata ; DiefFenbachia maculata, 

 Caladium bicolor and variegatum, Vitis velutina, BartoUna maculata, 

 Physurus pictus and argenteus, Cypripedium venustura, Cleroden- 

 dron indicum. Aspidistra lurida variegata, Hoya carnosa picta, Til- 

 landsia zebrina, Eranthemum leuconervium, Tradescantia zebrina, 

 and Campylobtrys discolor. 



New plants on this occasion were scarce. Messrs. Henderson 

 had a nice lilac-flowered Hemiandra, called Pungens ; Mr. Mylam, 

 a new and rather pretty Epidendrum ; Messrs. Rollisson, Cattleya 

 granulata, var. Leopoldii, with its beautiful purple lip ; and Messrs. 

 Veitch, a small-flowered greenish yellow Hoya, with chocolate centre. 

 Some others were shew^n ; but they were comparatively of little im- 

 portance. 



"THE LILY" OF THE NEW TESTAMENT.* 



The word Krlnon is translated " Lily" in the New Testament. It 

 occurs in two places (Matt. vi. 28 and Luke xii. 27), in which our 

 Lord calls upon us to consider the Lilies of the field. Let us, then, 

 in obedience to his command, endeavour, in humble dependence on 



* Abridged from the North British Agriculturist. 



