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There were in Mr. Wilcke's collection several other good seed- 

 lings of this year; but as they will be cultivated another season 

 before being let out, I reserve further description at present. 



Mr. John Deans, gardener to H. L. Pattinson, Esq. of Felling, 

 Newcastle, has a fine collection. The greenhouses and conservatory 

 were principally stored with the Calceolaria, most of which were 

 seedlings. 



Among the most attractive were. No. GO-50, sulphur ground, 

 richly spotted with dark purple ; outline good, and tolerably well 

 inflated; habit fine. No. 13-50, yellow ground, richly marbled in 

 front with dark brown ; tolerable outline ; inflated, and of good habit. 

 Several other seedlings were fine in colour and marking, but defec- 

 tive in outline. 



Mr. Kinghorn, gardener to the Earl of Kilraorey, Twickenham, is 

 well known as one of the most successful raisers of the Calceolaria. 

 His Lady Anne Charteris, Masterpiece, and Van Trump, are each suf- 

 ficient to gain celebrity in this respect. 



At the time I inspected his collection, several of his this year's 

 seedlings were cut down. The plants were, however, in fine con- 

 dition ; and his Arhelia, Mary, and Pearl, were in good character. 

 His Mrs. Jewett is a beautiful flower, a seedling of this year ; fawn 

 ground-colour, singularly marked in front, and of good properties ; 

 habit tolerable. The flower was rather long when I saw it; but it 

 appeared too far advanced in bloom to be in perfection. Several 

 other promising seedlings were in the same state, and consequently 

 not in a fit condition to report upon with accuracy. 



Mr. J. Pennycuik, gardener to Henry Bevan, Esq. of Cambridge 

 House, Twickenham, has a splendid collection. His seedlings are 

 generally of excellent habit, and make beautiful specimens. That 

 favourite variety. Baron Eden (raised by Mr. Pennycuik last year), 

 was in superior culture. 



No. 1-49 is a rich flower, well inflated; of good habit. No. 

 1-50 is a hght- ground variety, beautifully marked, and of robust 

 habit. These plants were fine specimens. 



It is a pity these seedlings, with the facilities Mr. Pennycuik has 

 for the purpose, were not exhibited at the Worton-Cottage IVIeetings, 

 where I am sure they would have been duly appreciated. 



Mr. W. H. Holmes, F.H.S., of Sudbury Nursery, Derbyshire, 

 is justly celebrated as a raiser of this flower, having within the last 

 few years raised several fine varieties ; indeed his Hamlet is now the 

 best light flower extant. Passing Derby during the night-time, I 

 was unable to avail myself of the pleasure of a visit to this nursery, 

 without interfering with other engagements ; a circumstance I regret 

 much, as I visited Mr. Holmes's gardens last year, and was greatly 

 pleased, not only with his fine collection of plants, but with the taste 

 and harmony displayed in the arrangement of the garden-grounds. 



Mr. H. Major (now Messrs. Major and Son) of Knosthorpe, 

 Leeds, was, I believe, the first who made any advancement in the 

 Calceolaria as a show-flower. He informed me that he began to 

 pay attention to the improvement of the Calceolaria by hybridising 



