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larger, and tinted with orange in the upper part of the lip. The same 

 award was made to Cattleya Trianse Lawrenciana, a very beautiful and 

 deep rich-coloured variety, from Mr Lawrence, gardener to Bishop 

 Sumner (ex-Bishop of Winchester). 



A first-class certificate was awarded to a fine-coloured variety of Cy- 

 clamen Persicum, named Kermesinum, of a rich carmine-rose hue, the 

 flowers of fine substance, sent by Mr J. Welch, Parkfield House, Hil- 

 lingdon. Mr Stevens, of Ealing, also produced a very fine batch of 

 seedlings, some of them remarkably high-coloured, and at the same 

 time quite varied in hue. Generally speaking, this strain had 

 small, rounded, and peculiarly shining leaves, some very handsomely 

 marked. 



A second-class certificate has been awarded to Cerasus Laurocerasus 

 rotundifolia, a handsome variety of the Laurel, shown by Mr William 

 Paul, Waltham Cross. The plant was rather small, but if it retains its 

 close compact-growing habit, it will be acceptable as an improvement 

 on existing kinds. Also to Libonia Penrhosiana, a hybrid raised between 

 Libonia floribunda, also known as Abutilon vexillarium ; and Serico- 

 graphis Ghiesbreghtiana, the last named being the seed-parent. From 

 this cross three varieties were obtained, of different shades. The flowers 

 of the one selected for an award have the yellow mouth of the Libonia 

 and the scarlet tube of the Sericographis, though not so bright, while 

 the leaves are larger than those of the Libonia, and rather smaller and 

 of a darker green than those of the other parent. This makes a capital 

 winter-blooming plant for this season of the year. It was shown by 

 Mr Ism ay, gardener to the Hon. W. O. Stanley, Penrhos, Holyhead. 



In the way of hardy ornamental shrubs, Mr A. Waterer, Knaphill 

 Nursery, Woking, had Cupressus Lawsoniana erecta viridis, a very 

 striking and handsome variety, almost as upright in its growth as an 

 Irish Yew or Eastern Arborvitae, which promises to be valuable in 

 gardens ; also C. Lawsoniana gracilis, of a most graceful drooping 

 habit, and well named in consequence. Both these received first-class 

 certificates. 



Last year, Mr William Paul produced a snow-white single Primula, 

 the trusses of bloom borne on red foot-stalks, the leaf-stalks of the 

 same colour. This has just been produced in a double form by 

 Messrs F. & A. Smith, Dulwich, and named by them Purity. The 

 flowers are of large size and very handsome. The same exhibitors 

 had a great curiosity, in the form of a small plant of a seedling single 

 Primula Sinensis. One half of the plant had red leaf-stalks, and 

 produced a truss of rosy-purple flowers ; the other half had white leaf- 

 stalks, and bore a truss of white flowers. R D. 



