180 THE FLORIST. 



NATIONAL FLOIUCULTURAL SOCIETY. 



July 14. — Mr. Stains in the chair. The following awards were made. 

 Certificates of merit : To a hybrid Bourbon Rose, called Vivid, from 

 Messrs. Paul — a variety with a vigorous climbing habit, and well- 

 formed bright scarlet-crimson flowers. To the same for Moss Rose, 

 Princess Alice, a very double sort, with pale-pink flowers, having 

 deeper pink centres, and altogether a very desirable addition to this 

 class. To Mr. Bragg of Slough, for Verbena Standard, a rosy-lilac 

 kind, with yellow eye, shaded with crimson. To Dr. Maclean, for 

 Pink, Great Western, a full-sized, finely-formed variety, possessing 

 good substance, and smooth, with bold petals, having a large field of 

 ground-colour. To Mr. Bragg, for scarlet Pelargonium, Glory, a 

 dwarf horseshoe-leaved sort, with great trusses of deep-bright scarlet. 

 Label of commendation to Mr. Looker of Oxford, for Pink, Earl of 

 Derby, a rosy-purple, heavily-laced kind, of full size. Ditto to Mr. 

 Bragg, for Verbena, Ne-plus-ultra, a French-white variety, with 

 very large rosy centre and yellow eye, truss small, but novel and 

 peculiar in marking. Ditto to Mr. Gill, Westbourne Grove, for 

 Verbena, Joseph Hume, a compact dwarf sort, of medium form ; 

 colour rich purple, with a white eye. Ditto to Mr. Wood of Notting- 

 ham, for Delphinium pulchrum, a lavender-blue variety, with a pink 

 blotch at the extremity of each petal. Messrs. Veitch had cut blooms 

 of Pelargonium Fair Ellen (Story's), apparently a fine kind, the 

 under petals being French white, and the upper ones shaded carmine, 

 margined with white. Other new plants were also shewn by 

 Messrs. Veitch ; and we remarked the fancy Pelargonium from 

 Mr. Bragg, called Lady Mary Labouchere, which was rewarded at a 

 former meeting. 



CROWEA SALIGNA. 



The following remarks on the cultivation of this plant were read a 

 short time ago by Mr. Taylor, at a meeting of the Streatham Gar- 

 deners' Mutual Instruction Society. 



Suppose a plant purchased about February, let the first operation 

 be to examine it for white scale and mealy bug ; if any appear on it, 

 thoroughly eradicate them before placing it with other plants. If 

 there is a vinery in which forcing has just commenced, that is the 

 place to start it into growth, by placing it near the light, and if pos- 

 sible close to where the air is admitted, which will induce it to grow 

 more " stocky." As soon as the roots begin to be in motion, it 

 should be potted into a pot two sizes larger than that in which it 

 is, well draining with broken potsherds. The soil I use is light fibry 

 peat well incorporated with sand, placing some rough peat over the 



