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flora plenissima,the best of the double 

 varieties I have yet seen; this is very 

 double, and approaches towards the 

 rosette form, which I think they must 

 come to if they are ever to be in high 

 favour; the colour is crimson-scarlet ; 

 the leaves are large, dull green, and 

 remind one of Queen or Punch. 

 Sunlight, a good light scarlet. From 

 Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing, 

 Forest Hill : Wiltshire Lass, dull 

 green leaf with dull green zone, fine 

 trusses and flowers, finely formed, 

 colour nearly that of Rose Rendatler, 

 or a shade or two warmer ; this is a 

 fine sonale of the exhibition class. 

 From Mr. James Holland : Rosalie, 

 which improves upon acquaintance, 

 and is certainly a first-class variety, 

 the form being fine and the colour 

 good, light cerise-scarlet. Spring 

 Grove Beauty, Annie Broome ; these 

 have been reported on. From Mr. 

 Windsor, gardener to J. R. Bavens- 

 hiil,Esq.,Walthainstow. Pink Perfec- 

 tion, very much like Mrs. W. Paul, 

 and perhaps as good. Gladiateur, 

 good zone, flowers light clear salmon- 

 flesh, distinct and good margin, rather 

 long in the petal. Great Eastern, a 

 fine clear scarlet, without zone. Sym- 

 metry, large and loose, clear flesh 

 with white eye, a very pleasing 

 flower. Sir Bobert Peel, leaf zoned, 

 flowers fine, colour pure scarlet. Ex- 

 hibitor, dull zone, very fine form, 

 cerise-scarlet. From Mr. C. Southby, 

 Clapham : Golden Queen, leaf yel- 

 lowish-green, faint cinnamon zone, 

 scarlet flowers, good. Bainbow, like 

 Countess of Warwick, with warmer 

 tint of rose in the zone. If this is 

 kept, the name ought to be altered, 

 as there is a second-rate variegate in 

 cultivation of the same name. As 

 this is only second-rate, perhaps it 

 would be no loss to cancel it. 



Stove and greenhouse plants, 

 heaths, pelargoniums, roses, etc., etc., 

 were contributed in great plenty, and 

 were the most part superb in quality, 

 and comprised the best subjects in 

 the several classes. 



United Hokticultubal Society. 

 — At the gardeners' meeting held at 

 Albion Hall on Tuesday the 20th ult., 

 William Marshall, Esq., the presi- 

 dent, in the chair, a few interesting 



plants and flowers were exhibited, 

 and their merits discussed. From 

 Mr. George, Stamford Hill, Tropa> 

 olum compactum coccineum, a com- 

 plete plant, and some trusses of its 

 fiowers. In this variety are com- 

 bined all the good qualities of T. 

 Lobbianum elegans, and the common 

 Tom Thumb, the fine flowers and 

 neat habit of the first, and the com- 

 pact bush-like growth of the second. 

 The leaves are very small, and the 

 finely-formed scarlet flowers are held 

 up at a uniform height above the 

 leaves. Each plant forms a flowery 

 tuft about a foot across, and it is in- 

 valuable for ribbon-work and margins 

 of beds. A first-class certificate was 

 awarded it on account of its value 

 for bedding purposes. From the 

 same, Delphinium formosum v. Mas- 

 terpiece, the flowers of which are 

 very large, light blue, and have a 

 conspicuous white eye. It was greatly 

 admired, and was compared with the 

 variety " Beauty," which was raised 

 by Mr. George a few years since. 

 The meeting requested Mr. George 

 to bring it forward again, either in the 

 coming autumn, or in the next season, 

 as it was impossible to judge it fairly 

 unless a complete truss were shown. 



Some conversation arose as to the 

 peculiarities of the season, several 

 members stating that roses were 

 already past their best and in some 

 districts touched with 'mildew, and 

 fears were entertained that at forth- 

 coming shows roses would be defi- 

 cient both in numbers and quality. 

 It was also remarked that Liliums 

 were greatly in advance of their ordi- 

 nary dates of blooming. 



Proposals were submitted to the 

 meeting for a flower show to be held 

 in Finsbury Circus on the 12th of 

 July, and it was stated that the in- 

 habitants had consented to allow the 

 society to occupy the garden on the 

 same free conditions as on the last 

 occasion, and that they had, unso- 

 licited, made a liberal subscription in 

 behalf of the show. The proposals 

 were agreed to, and the committee 

 was charged with the carrying of 

 them into effect. The next show 

 will, therefore, take place in Finsbury 

 I Circus on Wednesday, July 12. 



