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purple-crimson flower heads ; also for the following : — Seedling Cine- 

 raria Duchess of Sutherland, a large bold variety, the florets white in 

 the lower half, rose purple in the upper ; for Seedling Cineraria 

 Highland Mary, pure white, bold florets, purple disk ; for Seedling 

 Camellia Eleanor, a fine bold cupped, smooth-petalled, bright rose- 

 coloured variety; and for 12 Hyacinths, shown in good variety and 

 well grown. Mr. G. Macintosh furnished a collection of Tulips in con- 

 siderable variety of form and colour. To Messrs. Paul a prize was 

 given for two plants of Madame William, a Tea scented Rose, with 

 beautiful yellow flowers. This, it will be remembered, was shown in 

 excellent condition at a meeting of the Horticultural Society, in St. 

 James's Hall last year, where it was greatly admired. Mr. Bragg 

 had a stand of Pansies, as had also Mr. James of Isleworth; and 

 Messrs. A. Henderson sent a dish of their new Australian Cress. 

 From Messrs. Smith of Dulwich came Seedling Cineraria Lord Clyde, 

 a dwarf free-blooming variety, with bold nicely cupped florets of a 

 deep purple crimson. Cineraria Acme of Perfection from Messrs. 

 Smith, previously shown, proved to keep its good character, as did 

 another variety named Hilax, shown by Mr. Holland of Hounslow. In 

 addition to the foregoing, Messrs. Milne, Arnott, and Co., of Vauxhall, 

 had Azalea Duchess of Wellington, a loose white ; Mr. Turner varie- 

 gated Pelargonium picturatum, a white-edged, grey-blotched kind with 

 a broad pink horse-shoe mark, and Seedling Camellia Lady Mary 

 Labouchere, a veiny light rose with a tendency to be blotched, a 

 cupped variety but with ragged petals as shown ; and Mr. W. Ivery 

 of Peckham, Azalea Queen Victoria, a free-flowering kind, white 

 striped with purple. Some other seedling Cinerarias, Fuchsias, Pelar- 

 goniums, &c, of inferior quality were exhibited. 



April 20. — This, the third and last of the spring meetings, was 

 extremely gay with Cinerarias, Azaleas, Pelargoniums, Auriculas, and 

 numerous other early flowering plants. In new plants Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson received the first prize for Fremontia californica, a shrub 

 with large open yellow flowers. Its habit appeared to be a little 

 straggling, but as it is hardy it will become a useful plant. Bejaria mi- 

 crophylla, from the same firm, a small plant with pretty pink flowers, to 

 which a certificate was awarded. The following also received certifi- 

 cates : — Azalea Perfection, rosy lilac, finely marked, and of the most 

 approved shape. This plant was the most admired of the exhibition. 

 Cineraria Incomparable, bright crimson, with white ring and dark disc; 

 Slough Rival, white with rich violet purple edges, black disc, both of 

 excellent shape. These were from Mr. Turner. Mr. Cutbush 

 sent variegated Geranium Beauty, with pink flowers. Mr. Ivery a 

 semi-double Azalea, Leviathan ; Messrs. A. Henderson and Co., 

 Cyanophyllum magnificum, a species of Datura from Australia, with 

 large straw-coloured blooms ; Messrs. E. G. Henderson also had certifi- 

 cates for Todea hymenophyllum, Arthrotaxus Doniana, Lomatia 

 Bidwilli. Mr. Standish, of Bagshot, sent cut branches of a pretty 

 hardy shrub, with a profusion of white flowers, named Exochordia 

 (Spiraea) grandiflora. There were a^o Clematis lanuginosa and pallida, 



