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able, among them being the magnificent Imantopbylhim Martha Reimers, which 

 \H described below. A specimen of the new Azalea ^M rs Gerard Leigh was shown. 

 Several plants of Primula sinensis llmbriata alba magnifica were staged, the 

 blooms being of great size and good form. Actiniopteris radiata, var. australis, 

 was represented by a specimen in excellent condition, for which a cultural com- 

 mendation was awarded. The species is a pretty little Fern very much in the 

 way of Rhipidopteris peltata, and the variety appeared to dill'er very slightly 

 if at all from the ty[)e. The fronds are divided in a fan-shaped manner into 

 linear dark-green segments, the stipes varying in height from 3 to 6 inches. 

 Mr C. Edmonds, HiUingdon, Middlesex, sent [)lants of Cyclamens, several of 

 which were very flue, especially one named Mrs Harry Veitch, white with a 

 purple throat, the petals being broad and the ilowers numerous. Purple 

 King had flowers of smaller size, of good rich colour, also abundant ; good 

 white varieties being Miss Lilian Cox and .Charming Bride, for which certifi- 

 cates were awarded, Mr F. Moore, gardener to C. Pickersgill, Esq., Blandon 

 Hall, Bexley, exhibited a specimen of Lycaste Skinneri giganteum superbum 

 in a 32-size pot, and bearing six large handsome flowers, the sepals broad, 

 and the petals with a rich crimson tinge. The plant was in excellent con- 

 dition. The same exhibitor also sent a flower of Lycaste Skinneri virginalis, 

 the beautiful white variety of this well-known Orchid. A vote of thanks was 

 accorded. G. F. Wilson, Esq., Heatherbank, Weybridge, sent two cut spikes 

 of Odontoglossum Alexandrse, one bearing thirteen, and the other sixteen 

 flowers, which were large, of good form, and with a fine purplish tinge in the 

 sepals. A vote of thanks was accorded. 



Mr C. Green, gardener to Sir George Macleay, Pendell Court, Bletchingley, 

 sent flowers of Canna iridiflora, var. Ehemanni, of great size and deep crimson 

 colour, A note appended stated that the plant from which the flowers had 

 been gathered had been in bloom for the past seven months, treated as a sub- 

 aquatic — namely, planted with the crown about 9 inches above the surface of 

 the water in a warm tank devoted to Xymphaeas. It is not rested during the 

 winter like other Cannas, and is still flowering, having eight growths about 

 7 feet high. Fine flowers of the beautiful Vanda Cathcartii were also sent, 

 and a vote of thanks was accorded. Mr W. Masson, gardener to Dr Alfred 

 Meadows, Pojde Park, Colnbrook, Bucks, obtained a cultural commendation 

 for a number of large Cinerarias, with flowers of great size and excellent 

 colour, but very loose and of bad form, the plants also being rather coarse. 

 Mr R. H. Vertegans, Chad Valley Nurseries, Birmingham, obtained a vote 

 of thanks for a basket of double Cinerarias with flowers of good form, chiefly 

 purple and crimson in colour, some having the colours mixed, Mr James, 

 gardener to Mrs Watson, Redlees, Isleworth, exhibited a box of extremely 

 fine Cineraria blooms such as he is noted for. They were very handsome in 

 shape, and comprised some rich and varied colours. Two plants were also 

 shown — one, Mr H, Little, for which a certificate was awarded, and the other, 

 Mrs Little, with flowers of excellent form but of rather peculiar pale purplish 

 tint, or no doubt that would have received a similar award. Messrs John 

 Laing & Co. , The Nurseries, Forest Hill, sent a plant of Begonia Roezli with 

 its small bright coral-coloured flowers. Mr H. Gohn, of the Springwell Nur- 

 sery, Middlesex, sent plants of Crimson Beauty Primula, the flowers of good 

 colour but rather poor in shape. Messrs Wm. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, 

 obtained a vote of thanks for a basket of Primrose Scott Wilson, the plants 

 being in good condition and bearing their purplish-blue flowers profusely. 

 J. T. D. Llewellyn, Esq. of Penllergare, Swansea, sent a pot of the diminutive 



