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purple tips, and centre very good. A neAV forcing pelargonium, named Beading 

 Volunteer, came from Mr. Hoyle. Mr. Holland, gardener to It. W. Peake, 

 Esq., exhibited his new seedling Cineraria, Hilax, a finely formed flower, 

 with even margin of crimson-purple and disk nearly black. This was con- 

 spicuous, as it stood with the same grower's plant of Fredleyana on one side, 

 and Mr. Turner's Mrs. Hoyle before it. "When let out, it will take the lead 

 for some time to come. Fredleyana is a mazarine blue, not up to the mark 

 in all respects as a florists' flower, but a tremendous grower, and fine for con- 

 servatory-work. Baroness Bothschild and Mrs. Hoyle, from Mr. Turner, 

 were excellent in quality and size, hold flowers without coarseness. Messrs. 

 Smith's plant of Mrs. Livingstone was admirably grown, and formed a per- 

 fect pyramid, but wanted another week's nursing to bring it out well. Mr. 

 Holland's Evening Star was a small plant, but very pretty as shown ; the 

 blooms violet-plum with white ring. It is a troublesome variety to keep. 

 Messrs. Dobson showed the best plant of Baroness Bothschild we have seen 

 this season, and beside it -was S, miserable blue, unworthy of the exhibition- 

 stage. Smith's Brilliant, a crimson self, was also conspicuous and well- 

 bloomed. Some of Mr. Turner's plants had evidently been hard driven in 

 heat, and were thin though uniform and full out. Messrs. Ivery, of Dorking, 

 sent Azalea Leviathan, a description of which appeared in the " Garden. 

 Oracle." The hlossoms are of the purest white, semi-double, and beauti- 

 fully formed. ' 



Sydenham Horticultural Society. — A public meeting was held in the 

 National School-room, Sydenham, on the 9th, for the formal institution of this 

 new society, several private meetings having been held previously for the set- 

 tlement of preliminaries. The Bev. Charles English presided. The meeting 

 was first addressed by Mr. Shirley Hihberd, who moved a resolution, " That 

 such societies are the best means for promoting the improvement of horti- 

 culture, as they afford excellent opportunities for the interchange of practical 

 experience among the members." Mr. Hibberd, at some length, enlarged 

 on the benefits such societies confer, by bringing gardeners together as 

 friends and neighbours, and he ui'ged the necessity of a spirit of good-fellow- 

 ship and mutual forbearance as essential to an enjoyment of the principle of 

 association. Mr. S. Broome, of the Temple Gardens, seconded the resolu- 

 tion, and gave some interesting particulars of the spread of floriculture among 

 the working-classes. Mr. S. Hereman, of Chatsworth, addressed the meeting 

 in support of the resolution, which was adopted unanimously. Mr. S. Hodg- 

 kinson, honorary secretary pro tern., stated the origin and progress of the 

 society. It originated entirely with the gardeners of the neighbourhood, 

 who, during the past month, had had frequent meetings among themselves 

 upon the subject, and they now were convinced that a society for mutual 

 improvement and for flower-shows would succeed well here, with the assistance 

 and support of the wealthy inhabitants of the neighbourhood. They had 

 also drawn up rules for the management of such a society, which they now 

 wished to lay hefore the meeting. The rules having been read by Mr. W. 

 Beid, they were referred for consideration to the committee of management, 

 and to report the same at a future meeting of subscribers. The following 

 gentlemen and gardeners were then elected officers and committee of the 

 society, viz. ; — Thos. N. Farquhar, Esq., president ; Bev. Chas. English, 

 vice-president; Dr. Bowland, Esq., treasurer ; W. Thompson, F.L.S., Mr. S. 

 Hodgkinson, joint-secretaries. Committee : John Scott Bussell, Esq., J. 

 Cockerell, Esq., G. Grove, Esq., Bev. Mr. Snow, Messrs. H. Elliot, G. Far- 

 rance, W. Croucher, J. Jackson, W. Wood, J. Salter, T. Pullen, and T. Beid. 

 Walter Beid, assistant-secretary. A vote of thanks to the chairman, for his 

 kindness in granting the use of the school-room, and also for presiding over the 

 meeting, was carried unanimously. The following gentlemen were enrolled 

 as members of the society, viz. : — D. Bowland, Sydenham Hill ; Samuel 

 Ingall, Forest Hill ; Augustus Selleni, Laurie Park; George Grove, Syden? 



