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L.ELIA purpubata, var. Nelisii (L'llhist. Sort., t. 569). — A splendid variety 

 with sepals and petals of a delicate blush colour, the lip deep crimson, shading to 

 maroon. 



New Fuchsias (L'lllust. Sort., t. 570).— Continental varieties, with double 

 flowers, showy, but too much in the coarse heavy style of the present day. Albert 

 Coene has a short spreading corolla of a deep purple colour, and ungraceful sepals 

 of a brilliant deep red. Francois de Yos has a large bell-shaped corolla, purple, 

 with stripes of deep red, and carmine red sepals. Seavte de Gentbrugge is in the 

 style of King of the Doubles, a massive showy flower, the corolla deep purple, the 

 sepals deep coral red. 



Liriodendron tulipiferum, var. foliis aureo-pictis, Tulip-tree, with golden- 

 striped leaves {L'lllust. Sort., p. 571). — A richly-variegated variety of a well- 

 known'tree. 



Dendrobium microglaphys (Gard. Chron., 1868, p. 1014). — An introduction 

 from Borneo by Messrs. Low, in the way of D. aduncum. It grows about nine 

 inches high, and the flowers are produced in racemes, which are of a whitish colour, 

 the lip being striped with purple. 



Spir/Ea palmata, Palmate -leaved Spircea (Floral World, March, 1869). — The 

 best of the hardy herbaceous spmeas. Leaves palmate, flowers rich crimson, a 

 grand border plant. 



Miltonia spectabilis, var. virgin alis (L'lllust. Hort., t. 573). — A white 

 variety, with purple spotted lip. 



Placea grandiplora (L Illitst. Sort., t. 574). — A beautiful amaryllid from 

 Chili ; the bulb is small, dark-coloured, and oval, the flowers about the same size as 

 those of Gladiolus ramosus ; they are whitish, with rich bright stripes of deep red. 

 An elegant greenhouse plant. 



Areca Baueri (L'lllust. Sort., t. 575). — An elegant palm from Norfolk 

 Island. The fronds are pinnatifid, remotely resembling those of Cycas revoluta. 

 An elegant stove plant. 



Gymnogramma laucheana, var. gigaxtea (L'lllust. Sort., t. 576). — A 

 coarse figure of a fine fern. 



Rose (H.P.) Monsieur Jotjrneaux (Marest etfils) (L'lllust. Eort., p. 577). 

 This appears to be a good rose in the way of Eveque des Nismes, but with more 

 substance and stouter wood. 



Brassia Lawkenciana, var. longissima (Bot. Mag., t. 5748). — In this variety 

 of a well-known orchid the lateral sepals are fully seven inches long, of a deep 

 oraDge colour, with a few purple blotches. 



HORTICULTURAL AFFAIRS. 



Royal Botanic Society.- — The exhibitions of this Society for this season are 

 as follows :— Spring Flowers, March 23 and 24, April 17, April 2S ; Plants, 

 Flowers, and Fruits, May 19 and 20, June 30, and July 1. 



Royal Horticultural Society. — The exhibitions at South Kensington this 

 year will be as follows : — Show of Hyacinths and Spring Flowers, March 13. The 

 prizes offered by the principal bulb-growers in Holland, which, in the aggregate, 

 amount to £50, will be competed for at this meeting. April 17, Show of Roses. 

 May 8, Show of Early Azaleas. A Show of Zonal Pelargoniums will be held in 

 May, at which subscription prizes by the growers of these plants will be competed 

 for. June 2 and 3, Grand Summer Show ; June 15, Special Prize Show ; June 29, 

 Great Rose Show. A grand summer exhibition of flowering plants and fruits will be 

 held at Manchester in July at the same time as, and adjoining the Royal Agricul- 

 tural Society's Show. The Fruit and Floral Committees are held the first and third 

 Tuesday in each month up to October inclusive, and Nov. 16 and Dec. 22. 



The Annual Meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The repcrt 

 on the whole was satisfactory, but the balance-sheet unfortunately exhibited 

 a deficiency of £1179 5s. lOd. H.S.H. Prince Teck, Lord Londesborough, and Rev. 

 J. Dix were unanimously elected to fill the vacancies in the Council, and the whole 

 of the office-bearers were re-elected. 



