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grows about three or four feet high and mucli resembles G. rosmarlnifoliiu The 

 flowers are collected in tufts at the ends of the branches, and are of a rose 

 colour. It was raised by Mr. Henderson, Pine apple Nursery, Edge ware Road, 

 from Swan River seed, transmitted by Mr. Drummond. 



Royal Botanic Gardens,, Kew. J. IIoulston. 



NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



August 21. — Mr. Lane in the chair. Certificates of merit were 

 awarded to the following flowers : Dahlia, Nancy, from Mr. Keynes, 

 a dull red and white fancy of very fine form. Douglas Jerrold, 

 ditto, yellow tipped with red ; this possesses the form of a good Andro- 

 meda, and although its petals are rather long, it will no doubt become 

 a favourite. Fuchsia, Nil Desperandum, from Mr. Smith, a dark 

 variety with a good habit. A Larkspur (Delphinium Hendersonii), 

 from Mr. E. G. Henderson. A Hollyhock, named Rosamond, from 

 Mr. Chater. This is a rosy-pink flower, full, and well formed, with 

 just sufficient guard-petal and no more. The blooms were very thickly 

 arranged on the spike. Erica Marnockiana, from Mr. Marnock ; a 

 pleasing variety, in the way of retorta, but distinct from that variety. 

 The following were commended : Hollyhock, Meteor, from Mr. 

 Bircham ; ditto Magnet, from Mr. Chater ; Gladiolus National, Psitta- 

 cinus superbus, and Atro-roseus, from Mr. Wilmore ; and Dahlia, Dr. 

 Frampton, from Mr. Rawlings. Mr. Mackintosh, nurseryman, Maida 

 Vale, Edgeware-road, shewed a Hollyhock named Duke of Welling- 

 ton, which is certainly an improvement on Napoleon, Bicolor, and all 

 of that class ; the blooms were, however, unfortunately rather past 

 their best. 



Sept. 4. — Mr. Perry in the chair. Some good seedling Dahlias 

 were shewn on this occasion. A certificate was awarded to Mr. 

 Noakes, for Phantom, a bright buff" well-formed flower, of consider- 

 able depth, and having a good centre. Mr. Keynes received a first- 

 class certificate for Triumphant, a ruby-red medium-sized kind, a fair 

 outline and average depth, centre firm ; ditto to Laura Lavington, 

 from the same raiser. This is a dark salmon-brown with light tip, 

 and desirable in shape, size, and centre. Mr. Rawlings was assigned 

 a first-class certificate for Dr. Frampton, alight-shaded purple -mottled 

 flower, which we have mentioned before. Mr. Turner had a label of 

 commendation for Morning Star and Globe, both promising sorts. In 

 Hollyhocks, Mr. Bragg of Slough received a certificate for King of 

 Roses, a fine kind, which probably would have had a higher award, 

 had it not been injured by travelling. The same raiser was also voted 

 a first-class certificate for Swansdown, well shaped, a paper white. 

 Labels of commendation were given to King of Yellows, Joan of Arc, 

 and Safranot, from Mr. Parsons. The first of these would have re- 

 ceived a higher reward if a spike had been shewn instead of blooms. 

 Some good Gladioli were communicated by Mr. Wilmore, who re- 

 ceived a first-class certificate for Miss Wilmore ; a pleasing variety, 

 and certificates for Josephine and WeUington, both good sorts, which 

 cannot fail to find places in every collection. 



Sept. 18. — Mr. Barnes of Stowmarket in the chair. Several nice 



