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dull, bronzy-brown. Viburnum lan- 

 tana fob var., a variegated-leaved 

 Guelder Rose. Aralia platanifolia, 

 fine plane-tree like leaves, a noble 

 species. Lycbnis senno variegata, 

 flowers red, with white stripes. From 

 Messrs. Jackson'and Son : Cleroden- 

 dron Thompsonia) Balfourii, the sepals 

 snow-white and the petals deep crim- 

 son ; not so beautiful as the original. 

 From the same : Columnea erythropea, 

 from Brazil, a handsome Siphocam- 

 pylos-looking plant, but belonging to 

 a different family, being a true 

 Gesnerwort ; the tubular flowers 

 dull red, with reddish sepals. From 

 Mr. Thompson, of Ipswich, a few 

 gems for the herbaceous garden, 

 and most prpcious amongst them 

 Aquilegia ccerulea, lavender-blue and 

 white, the spurs long. Last, but not 

 least, Messrs. Barr and Sugden made 

 a beautiful display of fern cases of all 

 shapes and sizes, and furnished with 

 Ferns, Begonias, Caladiums, and 

 other delicate, fairy-like forms of 

 vegetation adapted for this sort of 

 treatment. 



Second Great Snow, Wednes- 

 day, June 14. — J?lo)°ists' Flowers. — 

 Mr. Turner sent the best 24 pinks; 

 they were : Bev. J. Jeans, Victory, 

 Christabel, Helen, Pride of Colches- 

 ter, Attraction, Bertie, Flcho, Con- 

 stance, Exquisite, James Hogg, 

 Picturata, Ernest, Captivation, Prin- 

 cess of Wales, Mrs. Stevens, Device, 

 Mr. Hobbs, Madame Teitjens, Mrs. 

 Maclean, Nina, Excellent, Mary Ann, 

 Marginata. Messrs. Hooper, of 

 Widcombe Hill, Bath, spirited grow- 

 ers of florists' flowers, and the cham- 

 pions for the West of England, 

 second withBlondin, Stonewall Jack- 

 son, Defiance, Black Prince, Mrs. 

 Smith, Old England, Device, Attrac- 

 tion, Discolor, Mrs. More, Mrs. 

 Maclean, British Queen, Constance, 

 Dr. Maclean, Colonel Hogg, Purple 

 Perfection, Dr. Smith, Clara, Hose of 

 Sherborne, Emily, Victory, George 

 Trigwell, Mrs. Chater, Lucy. Mr. 

 C. F. Kingston, of Bath, sent a nice 

 twelve ; they were Blondiu, Device, 

 Mrs. Chater, Mrs. Smith, Lovely, 

 Purple Perfection, Beauty of Bath, 

 Elizabeth, Fair Maid, Julia, Black 

 Prince, Excellent. Messrs. Downie, 



Laird, and Laing, took their usual 

 place as leaders in Pansies, and their 

 first prize, thirty-six, was as fine a 

 lot as was ever shown in such a season 

 of east winds and high barometer, 

 the two conditions the most unfavour- 

 able for Pansies. Messrs. Downie 

 and Co.'s flowers were stout and 

 fresh even late in the afternoon ; 

 they were skilfully put up, and not 

 less skilfully selected so as to include 

 the creme de la creme of the Pansies 

 of the present day. The varieties 

 were Tennyson, Mr. Hope, Attrac- 

 tion, William Austin, Cupid, Tele- 

 gram, Eev. H. Dombrain, Chancellor, 

 Sir L. Stewart, George Wilson, Mary 

 Lamb, Queen of Whites, Eclat, Lady 

 L. Dundas, Yellow Queen, John 

 Elston, Princess of Wales, Miss Hill, 

 Mr. Hopkins, Francis Low, Countess 

 of Eosslyn, Perfection, A. Tait, 

 Lavinia, Vesta (D. L. and L.) bottom 

 petals clear straw, sharp and small 

 purple-rayed blotch, orange eye, side 

 petals small rayed purple blotch, 

 superb in form, smooth aud exact in 

 colouring ; J. Graham, Alice Downie, 

 Peeress, J. White, John Downie, 

 Ladyburn Beauty, Miss Williamson, 

 Kinlieth, Invincible, Jessie Laird, 

 Masterpiece. Messrs. Hooper, of 

 Bath, second, wiih Mrs. Carr, Nar- 

 cissus, Stonewall Jackson, Miss Wil- 

 liamson, large smooth, purple yellow 

 eye ; Lord Clyde, Great Eastern, Per- 

 fection, Sultana, Lord Chancellor, 

 Madame Vestris, Curlew, Colonel 

 Wyndham, Queen of the Seas, Lady 

 L. Dundas, Beautiful Star, Richard 

 Headly, Charles Kean, Dr. Fleming, 

 Emblem, Prince Consort, Golden 

 Jewel, Excellent, Cherub, Countess 

 of Rosslyn, White Lady, Gem of 

 Yellows, and a lot of seedlings of 

 average merit. Mr. C. F. Kingston, 

 of Bath, sent a very uneven twenty- 

 four; the best of them were Dr. 

 Smith, W. Merricks, Snowball, Mrs. 

 Kingston, Challenge, Lady Palmer- 

 ston, Prince of Darkness, a fine 

 bluish-purple self; William Penn, 

 Beautiful Star, Stonewall Jackson, 

 Beauty, Harry, Defiance, John Bull, 

 Madame Vestris, Prince of Wales, 

 Excellent, Pride of Bath. Mr. Por- 

 ter, gardener to the Hon. J. Ashley, 

 Copt Hall, Epping, sent a collection 

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