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species with pure-white flowers, which are borne on slender stalks 1 inch in 

 height. Mr B. S. Williams of Holloway also received a first-class certificate for 

 Amaryllis Prince Henry ; it has well-formed flowers of a large size, creamy white 

 streaked with crimson. 



Mr W. Lee, florist, Arundel, sent cut flowers of a new forcing Pink named 

 Princess Louise, with large full flowers of a bright-red colour; it will be a great 

 acquisition, and would doubtless have received a first-class certificate if the 

 Committee had been assured that it was not a Carnation, Mr Lee not having sent 

 a plant or foliage. 



Prizes were off'ered by the Society in Class 1 for six Odontoglossums, distinct. 

 Mr Bull was the only exhibitor, and received the first prize ; his plants were very 

 small. He had a good variety of 0. Alexandrse, 0. gloriosum, 0. triumphans, 0. 

 cordatum, 0. nebulosum, and 0. luteo-purpureum. 



Class 2.— Collection of Cyclamens. Mr Goddard, gardener to H. Little, Esq., 

 Cambridge Villa, Twickenham, was first with a fine collection containing many 

 beautiful and distinct varieties ; Mr C. Edmonds, Hayes Nursery, second ; and 

 Mr James, of Isleworth, third. 



Classes 3 and 4 were also for Cyclamens, the same exhibitors taking the 

 prizes. 



Class 5.-9 Cinerarias, distinct. Mr Lacey, gardener to C. S. Mortimer, Esq., 

 Wigmore Park, Dorking, was first, and Mr James second ; the plants exhibited 

 being very inferior to those exhibited some years ago, the heads of flower measur- 

 ing only 15 inches across. 



Class 6.-6 Amaryllis, distinct. Mr Baxter, gardener to C. Reiser, Esq., Brox- 

 bourne, Herts, was the only exhibitor, and was awarded first prize with seedlings 

 of his own : he has not only succeeded in raising some very fine varieties, but he 

 also grows them well. 



Class 7.-6 Hardy Primroses, distinct. A second prize was awarded to Mr 

 Ware, of Hale Farm Nurseries, Tottenham. A deep-yellow free-flowering variety, 

 with flowers in trusses, was very pretty. 



Class 8.— For 6 Bulbous Plants in Flower, Mr Ware was again the only exhibi- 

 tor, and received a first prize with Narcissus juncifolius, Muscaria botryoides, 

 Triteleja uniflora, Fritillaria pyrenaica, and Crown Imperials. 



Classes 9, 10, and 11 were for braces of smooth, white, and black spined Cucum- 

 bers. Mr Lockie, gardener to F. W. Berger, Esq., Court Gardens, Great Mar- 

 low, was first in all the classes with Telegraph smooth, Gillet's Recruit white 

 spine, and excellent examples of Blue Gown black-spine variety, although they 

 are not nearly so good as he has shown it in previous years. Mr Douglas, gar- 

 dener to F. W^hitbourn, Esq., Ilford, was second in the smooth and black-spine 

 classes. 



Class 12.— Forced Salading, collection of (open). Mr Hepper, gardener to C. 

 P. Millard, The Elms, Acton, was first with a large and varied assortment, forced 

 and unforced, set up in plates, garnished with leaves of Mrs Pollock, Coleus, and 

 variegated Kale. Mr Record complied with the terms of the schedule, and sent 

 a collection, all forced, for which he was placed second. 



Royal Botanic Society, March 22d and 23d.— The chief attraction of this 

 Show was the collections of Hyacinths. Messrs Veitch, of Chelsea, and Mr W. 

 Paul, of Waltham Cross, each had excellent groups of new varieties, and the best 

 of the old sorts. I noted a few of the best new or little-known sorts which were 

 shown on this occasion and at Kensington, probably as fine as they can be grown. 

 Really double varieties of the type of Lord Wellington, D. R., and Prince of 



