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the meetings of the season, and we were much gratified at finding this 

 — the first — so well attended. There were a great many seedling 

 plants, and several novelties were produced. The principal plants 

 were Cinerarias, Hyacinths, Rhododendrons, Camellias, and Gera- 

 niums. 



Mr. Williams, gardener to A. Farrie, Esq., Liverpool, exhibited two 

 new Rhododendrons : Hookeri, of a deep rich coral crimson colour, and 

 a beautiful variety, as well as very dissimilar ; also a light kind named 

 nervosum, with large noble foliage, but the flower is not very attractive. 

 Messrs. Wood and Ing am, of fiuntingdon, received a certificate of 

 merit for a bright-coloured Geranium, named Crimson King. This is 

 by far the best variety we have seen for early work, the habit is so 

 good ; a very free grower as well as flowerer, and of much better form 

 than those hitherto grown for forcing. It appears to be a continuous 

 bloomer. 



Messrs. Henderson and Co., of Pine-apple-place, received a first- 

 class certificate for a Camellia named Enl'ant de France, rosy crimson, 

 very double, and of the finest imbricated form. Mr. Gaines, of 

 Battersea, received the same award for a white Camellia named com- 

 pacta alba. This also is of fine form, but not a large flower. 



Mr. G. Smith, of Hornsey-road Nursery, received a certificate for 

 his blue-tipped Cineraria, Princess Royal. This is a showy bright 

 variety with clear white ground, but the ends of the petals are square 

 instead of being well rounded. ]\lr. C. Turner, of Slough, received 

 similar awards for Lady Jane Peel and Prince of Wales, both white 

 ground flowers ; the former being tipped with rosy purple, the latter 

 with bluish purple : they appear to be of good habits, and were of 

 excellent shape. Mr. Bousie, gardener to the Right Hon. H. Labou- 

 chere, Stoke Park, sent two kinds, of which Miss Labouchere ap- 

 peared to be the best ; it is tipped similar to Picturata, but has a 

 dark disc. 



The ]\Iessrs. Smith, of Dulwich, sent a large number of seedlings, 

 some of which were of new shades of colour, but deficient in form. 

 The best of these were Decision, Pourpre de Tyre, Crimson King, and 

 Beauty of Dulwich. 



Mr. Sharman and Mr. Crockford also exhibited seedlings of this 

 showy useful spring flower. 



Hyacinths and Camellias were the subjects prizes were offered for in 

 collections. The former were exhibited by IMr. Cutbush, of Highgate ; 

 Messrs. A. Henderson and Co., Pine-apple-place ; Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson and Co., Wellington-road ; and E. Rosher, Esq., Hamilton- 

 terrace. The prizes were awarded respectively in the order named. 

 The best Reds were Mrs. Beecher Stowe, Robert Steiger, Diebitsch 

 Sabalskanski. Blush : Duke of WeUington (very fine), Norma, 

 Cavaignac, Catherina. Dark Blues : William the First, Laurens 

 Koster, Graff Van Nassau, Baron Van Tuyll, Prince Albert, Mimosa. 

 L/(/la Blues: Grand Lilac (very fine), Schiller, Murillo, Bloksberg, 

 Charles Dickens. In W/iites we noticed as fine. Prince of Waterloo, 

 Mont Blanc, Mammoth, La Tour d'Auvergne, Peine Blanche, La 

 Deese, and Anna Maria. The Camellias were not fine. A. Farrie, 

 Esq., sent the best three blooms; 2nd, E. Rosher, Esq. 



