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Imperial, Seedling (large, rosy purple, 

 crimson eye). Startler, Seedling (rich 

 rosy crimson, deepening at the base 

 of the petals, greenish-white eye), 

 Mauve Queen, Nemesis, Seedling 

 (colour mulberry, with pale eye), 

 Pink Perfection, Madame II. Stenger, 

 Lord Leigh, Sylph, Mrs. Moore (this 

 is a line bluish purple, with very dis- 

 tinct greenish-white eye ; it is in the 

 way of Ocean Pearl, a most elegant 

 and telling flower), Glowworm, Black 

 Prince (this is a fine verbena, colour 

 maroon, shading to purple and black, 

 very distinct white eye), Blue Queen. 

 Hoses were more numerous and in 

 far better condition than could have 

 been expected after such a trying 

 season. The collections of fifty each 

 from Messrs. Paul and Son, Mr. 

 Turner, and Mr. John Frasev, were 

 truly magnificent. Among the va- 

 rieties shown, Marechal Niel was 

 still in fine condition ; this is truly a 

 superb yellow Tea Hose. Once more, 

 too, Isabella Gray appeared in proper 

 costume, the flower fairly expanded 

 and the colour good. The following 

 were also noticeable for their fine 

 quality : Charles Lefebvre, Francois 

 Lacharme, Maurice Bernardin, Fran- 

 cois Louvat, Madame Charles Wood, 

 Madame Victor Verdier, Baron Go- 

 nell*, Madame C. Crapelet, Beauty 

 of Waltham, Gloire de Santenay, 

 Marechal Vaillant, Due de Bohan, 

 Leopold I., Victor Verdier, General 

 Jacqueminot, John Hopper, Jules 

 Margottin, Senateur Vaisse, Mrs. 

 Bivers, Reynolds Hole, etc. I took 

 the names all through, and it is only 

 because reports must be limited that 

 I give only a selection of tho»e which 

 were most remarkable for fine qua- 

 lity. Splendid groups of twenty-five 

 each were put up by Mr. Exell, gar- 

 dener to J. Hollingsworth, Esq. ; 

 Mr. Ingle, gardener to G- Bound, 

 Esq. ; and Mr. Wright, gardener to 

 Mrs. Bamsden, Twickenham. Fine 

 Foliage Plants: — Mr. Baines, gar- 

 dener to H.Micholls,Esq.,of Bowden, 

 Cheshire, brought up a group of ten 

 plants from the same batch as gave 

 the Yorkshire folks so much delight 

 a few weeks Bince, and with them 

 took the first place. Iu this group 

 were grand specimens of Alocasia 



macrorhiza variegata, A. metallica, 

 A. Lowii, Theophrasta imperialis, 

 etc. Mr. Taylor, gardener to J. 

 Yates, Esq., second, with some noble 

 specimens of Cycas revoluta, Dion 

 edule, Littaja juncea, Zamia, Ence- 

 phalartos, etc. Mr. Veitch took first 

 place in the class for nurserymen, 

 and had in his group Croton varie- 

 gatum and C. pictum in such a state 

 of colouring as was never seen before 

 — the result, probably, of the intense 

 solar light we have been favoured 

 with this season, though, in thus in- 

 dicating a primary cause, the secon- 

 dary question of skilful cultivation 

 must not be forgotten. These were 

 gorgeous examples, and won for 

 Messrs. Veitch golden opinions, of 

 which, by the way, they enjoy a 

 pretty good harvest one way or ano- 

 ther. From the same a grand speci- 

 men of Alocasia zebrina, in a better 

 state as to condition and colouring 

 than it has been shown in hitherto. 

 A few palms and ferns made up the 

 remainder of the group. Messrs. A. 

 Henderson and Co., of Pine Apple 

 Place, put up a grand collection of 

 caladiums, w hich occupied the open 

 space in the centre of the tent. Here 

 were huge examples of Belleymeii, 

 Wightii, Chantinii, Bicolor splendens, 

 Houletti, Veitchii, Cupreum, and 

 others scarcely less attractive in 

 colouring. Ferns : — Mr. Bull led 

 the way with a noble dozen exotic 

 ferns ; Mr. B. S. Williams second ; 

 Messrs. A. Henderson and Co. third. 

 In the class for amateurs, Mr. Barnard 

 first ; Mr. Young, of Havant, second. 

 In the class for British, Messrs. Ivery 

 first ; Mr. Holland second. Ainoug 

 the exotics, tree ferns were liberally 

 shown. Messrs. Ivery's Britishers 

 were fresh and good ; Mr. Holland's 

 were, in several instances, used up 

 and stale. Besides their great bank 

 of ferns, Messrs. Ivery had a grand 

 dozen in the most perfect condition. 

 The following are the names : Os- 

 muuda regahs cristata, a fine crested 

 form of Royal fern ; Athyrium f. f. 

 plumosa, superbly tasselfed at the 

 points ; Polystichum angulare Wake- 

 ley anum, Scolopendrium vulgare 

 crispum, the most useful of all the 

 varieties of hart's-tongue ; Pseudo- 



