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son Road, Kensington. The stand furnished by Messrs A. Henderson & Co. con- 

 tained Americana, blush ; Carswelliana, red ; De la Reine, pure white, a fine large 

 flower ; Sarah Frost, carmine red, large and full ; Valtevaredo, deep rose, large 

 and full, very fine ; Henri Favre, rose crimson ; Double white, fine ; Napoleon 

 III, pink, striped with red ; and Mathottiana, deep blood crimson. 



Of miscellaneous subjects of more than ordinary interest must be mentioned 

 a fine group of pot Roses from Messrs A. Paul & Son ; a group of the new Rose 

 Princess Christian from Mr William Paul, a beautiful pale-blush flower, finely 

 cupped, and invaluable for forcing ; a first-class certificate was awarded to this, 

 and we mention it here, fearing that the circumstance was omitted in our notes 

 on " New Plants of the Past Month ; " also a collection of small but well-bloomed 

 plants of the new double-scarlet Thorn ; Reseda odorata eximea, a giant Mignon- 

 ette, with very large flowers and delightfully fragrant, from Mr F. Parsons, nur- 

 seryman, Brighton, awarded a first-class certificate ; and blooms of the new per- 

 petual-flowering Picotee, Prince of Orange, from Mr Perkins, Leamington, also 

 awarded a first-class certificate, and a really perpetual bloomer, as Mr Perkins 

 loses no opportunity of exhibiting it. Such are a few of the prominent points of 

 this pretty show. 



Royal Horticultural Society, April 6 This was a charming spring show, 



perhaps one of the prettiest and most interesting seen for years, those thiDgs 

 commanding the greatest amount of interest being found, as is often the case, in 

 the miscellaneous class. A charming bank of Cyclamens, of considerable extent, 

 showed off to the best advantage this beautiful flower. Mr C. Turner was first 

 with six splendid specimens, combining size and freedom of bloom with good 

 variation and the best quality. The best collection was staged by Mr Edmonds 

 of Hayes ; the next best by Mr Stevens, Ealing. Mr James was again first with 

 six Cinerarias, with larger and better-developed plants than those shown at the 

 Regent's Park. On this occasion his group comprised Mrs Hardman (James), 

 broadly edged with violet purple ; William Reeves (James), margined with rosy 

 crimson on a white ground ; and others identical with those previously noticed. 

 Prizes were offered for six Coleus, but, singular to state, none put in appearance ; 

 also for six Amaryllis. Mr Baxter, gardener to C. Keiser, Esq. of Broxbourne, 

 staged one group of the latter that had been much injured by the frosts during 

 their journey to the show. 



Space will not permit of our doing justice to the magnificent collection of 

 flowering Orchids staged on this occasion, made up of groups supplied by Mr 

 Denning, gardener to Lord Londesborough, Messrs Veitch & Sons, and B. S. 

 Williams. They were in themselves an exhibition, and that of no mean order. 

 Messrs Veitch & Sons and H. Lane & Sons had groups of forced Roses in pots, the 

 former having plants of superb quality, from the delicate flowers of Tea-scented 

 Devoniensis to the rich deep colouring of H. P. Horace Vernet. A group of 

 standard Roses in pots was also staged by Messrs H. Lane & Son. 



Glasgow and West of Scotland Horticultural Society. — This, the first 

 show of the season, took place in the City Hall. As a floricultural display it 

 was not equal to many of its predecessors. As regards Hyacinths, there 

 was not that decided quality nor the quantity of plants sometimes seen. Mr 

 G. Irvine, gardener to T. Blackwood, Esq., Port-Glasgow, and Mr N. Glass, 

 gardener to J. C. Bolton, Esq., Carbrook, took the leading positions. The 

 nurserymen's class was not so well contested as it should have been. Miss Cook 

 deserves special notice for bringing out a lot of well-managed bulbs, grown in 

 water, and the foliage of which was neither blanched nor drawn up from want of 

 light and air, as is the case with indoor Hyacinths improperly tended. This is a 



