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the P. Colensoi grown in some establishments, though, according to 

 Dr Hooker, P. Colensoi and P. Cookianum are synonymous. There 

 was also the green form of the foregoing, shown under the name of 

 P. Cookianum, and beside these P. tenax and P. tenax variegatum. 

 The Floral Committee, before whom these forms were exhibited, ex- 

 pressed a wish to see them again when more fully developed ; and it 

 was thought by some that the forms of P. Cookianum were simply 

 undeveloped forms of P. tenax, and would be found to be nothing 

 more when fully developed by growth. 



At the meeting of the Floral Committee referred to, there were pro- 

 duced two splendid blooming plants of Phaloenopsis Schilleriana — 

 the one exhibited by Mr Forsyth, gardener to Baron Rothschild of 

 Gunnersby, the other by Messrs Carter & Co. of Holborn, London. 

 The former, a very fine plant, bore two flower-panicles, one of which 

 had seven branches; these had between sixty and seventy flowers 

 and buds. The other was equally fine, and bore an eight-branched 

 spike, one of the branches being again ramified. A special certificate 

 was awarded to each. R. D. 



SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHRYSANTHEMUM. 



Taking up the record of varieties from page 33, I have to say, in re- 

 ference to a great many of ihe Anemone-flowered kinds, that though 

 they may not find acceptance with all lovers of the Chrysanthemum, 

 they are yet well worth growing. Generally, they may be described as 

 having from one to two outer rows of guard petals, with a quilled 

 centre, formed as a tuft. There are Anemone-flowered kinds belonging 

 both to the large-flowering and the Porapone sections ; and on looking 

 over my notes made in the past autumn, I find some of the best of the 

 former to be as follows : Emperor, a large flower, the petals blush, with 

 a sulj)hur centre, which becomes much darker with age ; Empress, one 

 of the finest, having large flowers and very broad guard petals of a 

 pleasing lilac hue, and a light centre — this flower should be in every 

 collection ; Gluck, golden orange, very fine and showy ; Jardin d'Hiver, 

 dark rose, a fine and acceptable variety ; Lady Margaret, a large and 

 striking white flower, with a double row of guard petals ; and Prince 

 of Anemones, another large flower, with lilac blush guard petals, and 

 a very full and high centre, rather paler. This by no means exhausts 

 the list of Anemone-flowered kinds ; it simply records some of the best 

 flowers among them. 



Of the Anemone-flowering kinds among the Pompone varieties, I 

 can particularly recommend Antonius, yellow, with orange centre ; 



