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centre of the room was a grand bed of roses, twenty-two feet in diameter, 

 made up of thousands of flowers thrown pell-mell together, gradually rising 

 by a soft swell to the centre, where there was a circle of white, the rest being 

 mixed indiscriminately. Around this bed were boxes of cut roses and large 

 masses of roses of sorts. On the opposite side were stove and greenhouse 

 plants, and, in the centre of the room, stove plants and fuchsias. Among the 

 miscellaneous decorations were some examples of Stevens's Mosaic Jar- 

 dinieres, figured and described some time since in the Floral World. They 

 were furnished with choice plants, and were universally admired for their 

 exquisite colouring and artistic beauty of geometric patterns. Most of the 

 roses were of the kinds described in the foregoing notice of the show at the 

 Crystal Palace, and many of the same exhibitors were there. Mr. Cattell 

 showed Miss Grey in very poor condition. One good feature was a collec- 

 tion, not for competition, from Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, and among them 

 such a bunch of Persian Yellow as would drive a genuine rose amateur 

 crazy with delight. Mr. Keynes came out very strong. Mr. Hollamby, 

 Mr. Cant, and Messrs. Paul, were iu their full strength. Mr. Standish 

 showed Celine Forestier. Mr. Mitchell had America, and Mr. Keynes, 

 Virginal, a most beautiful French white, H. P. In fuchsias, Mr. Oubridge 

 took first prize with a splendid set of plants. The miscellaneous flowers 

 included a very nice row of herbaceous calceolarias ; some verbenas, from 

 Mr. Knight, of Hailsham, among which we noted Miss Emily Harmer, a 

 deep crimson, with gray eye, an excellent truss ; Confet, fiery crimson, 

 white eye ; Lord Elgin, very dark plum, Messrs. Milne and Co., of 

 Vauxhall Nursery, had a pretty collection of erect-flowering gloxinias, a 

 fine Bignonia grandis, and a Lomaria, with a few other plants of the same 

 furnishing class. Mr. Rhodes had a fine Medinilla in his lot ; Mr. Green, a 

 good Kalosanthes. Statice Holfordii was well shown. Azalea lateritia and 

 Azalea striata formosa were both in good trim, and a credit to their growers 

 so late in the season. 



KULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SYDENHAM 

 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



1. — That this society shall be called 

 "The Sydenham Horticultural So- 

 ciety." 



2. — That this society shall have for 

 its object the attainment by all classes of 

 an improved taste for, and an increased 

 acquaintance with, the principles and the 

 practice of gardening ; together with a 

 knowledge of such branches of natural 

 history as are immediately connected 

 with horticulture. 



3.— That for the promotion of this 

 object, there shall be public exhibitions of 

 plants, flowers, fruit, and vegetables ; pe- 

 riodical meetings, at which papers will be 

 read, or lectures given, upon subjects bear- 

 ing either directly or indirectly upon horti- 

 culture ; and a library and museum con- 

 taining books, periodicals, dried plants, 

 and other objects of interest to horti- 

 culturalists. 



4. — That this society shall consist of 



a president, vice-presidents, a treasurer, 

 an honorary secretary, an assistant secre- 

 tary, members, and honorary members. 



5. — That the business of the society 

 shall be conducted by a committee of 

 management, consisting of the officers 

 mentioned in Rule 4, and twelve other 

 members, of whom eight shall be prac- 

 tical gardeners ; and that five shall 

 form a quorum for the transaction of 

 business. 



6. — That an ordinary meeting of the 

 committee of management shall be held 

 on the evening of the first Thursday in 

 every month ; and that an est inordinary 

 meeting of the committee of management 

 may be convened at any other time on the 

 application of two or more members, no- 

 tice being given by the secretary to each 

 member of the committee two clear days 

 previously. 



7.— That the committee shall be em- 



