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In New Plants there was nothing remarkable. Clematis Sophie, a 

 good addition to hardy creepers, was shown ; so also was Clematis mon- 

 strosa, a greenish white kind, with narrow petals, having a starry ap- 

 pearance. Boronia Drummondi was exhibited in good character by 

 Messrs. A. Henderson & Co., of Pine Apple Place, and it will make a 

 good exhibition plant. Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son sent several 

 varieties of Pompone Chrysanthemums in bloom, the most prominent 

 being Andromeda, Orion, and Regulus ; however novel these may be 

 at this season, they are not very attractive in company with the 

 beauties of May ; their appearance made us feel somewhat chilly, not- 

 withstanding the sun's rays. Chrysanthemums out of season will not 

 be popular, but in November they are very desirable. The same firm 

 sent a blooming plant of the showy variegated Hydrangea, five varieties 

 of variegated Geraniums, and several new Tree Carnations and Picotees, 

 as we find some of them are edged as well as striped, and some are 

 self-coloured. They are, no doubt, useful plants for cutting from for 

 bouquets, but they will never be favourites of ours, with their serrated 

 edges, confused petals, and gawky habit. Notwithstanding, they are 

 very useful for winter decoration, as they are easily forced. 



THE BATH OR CLIFTON WHITE MOSS ROSE. 

 The singular coincidence of the two English White Moss Roses (both 

 sports from the common red) having been discovered about, if not at 

 the very same period, would appear incredible, did not the following 

 particulars, derived from undoubted sources, for which I am indebted to 

 Mr. Tiley, of Bath, nurseryman, prove such to be the fact. 



In or about che year 1799, the same year in which Shailer's or the 

 Unique White Moss was discovered, the nursery of the late Mr. 

 Jonathan Salter, of Bath, a highly esteemed botanist and florist, was 

 often visited by two ladies of the Society of Friends, for the purpose of 

 purchasing bouquets. On one occasion, while Mr. Salter was cutting 

 them some red Moss Roses, they enquired if he had ever seen a white 

 one. With an incredulity which could only be equalled by a similar 

 question being now asked as to a yellow Moss, he answered that not 

 only had he never seen or heard of such a variety, but also expressed 

 his disbelief of its existence. 



The ladies assured him that they had seen several blossoms of it, 

 stiU he confessed that he must remain in doubt until he had not only 

 seen but examined it ; this they promised to enable him to do, and in 

 the course of a week they returned, and presented him, much to his 

 surprise and delight, with seven or eight blooms, fortunately with 

 long stems, and from these he succeeded in propagating about two 

 dozen plants that season. On his enquiring as to the origin of this 

 beautiful Rose, the ladies informed him that they had not seen the 

 plant, but that it grew against an old wall in a garden near their house 

 in the north ; it was an old plant of the common red Moss, a branch of 

 which had forced itself through the decayed bricks, and bloomed very 

 freely on the other side. The first year it was found the blossoms were 



