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was the first occasion of its being shown in flower in England. Also 

 to Cochliostema Jacobianum, which has been termed the "best new 

 plant of its season," and was now shown for the first time in bloom 

 in England. It has large, spreading, and somewhat recurved leaves, 

 and from the axils of these leaves issue a succession of flower-stalks 

 bearing bunches of purple and white flowers of great beauty, and 

 emitting an agreeable perfume. The plant, which is described by the 

 botanists as an Epiphytical Commelynad from Ecuador, is of vigor- 

 ous growth, requires stove treatment, and has to be well supplied with 

 water during its growth. Both these came from Mr B. S. Williams, 

 who also received the same award for Agave VerschafFeltii, a good 

 addition to this popular class of succulents ; and a similar award was 

 made to Mr Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, Esq., for Pothos 

 ventricosa, in flower — one of those singular-looking plants of botanical 

 value so much esteemed by Mr Saunders. 



In the way of flowering plants, Mr T. S. Ware, Tottenham, received 

 the same award for a very handsome but remarkably curious species 

 of Iris, very dwarf in growth, having one flower of singular marking 

 and beauty ; to Messrs Rollisson & Sons for Erica tubreformis, also for 

 Rhododendron fragrantissimum, having white sweet-scented flowers; to 

 Mr B. S. Williams, for Gloxinia Scarlet Gem, with glowing scarlet 

 flowers of great depth of colour — an upright blooming variety ; and 

 to Mr Charles Noble, Bagshot, for Clematis Lord Londesborough, a 

 bronze-coloured flower shaded with blue and red, one of the valuable 

 hardy early-blooming strain Mr Noble has obtained from seed. 



In the way of florists' flowers, first-class certificates have been 

 awarded to the following : — Grey-edged Auricula, Colonel Champneys, 

 from Mr C. Turner, shown in fine condition ; variegated Zonal Pelar- 

 gonium Ealing Rival, very finely coloured, from Mr Stevens, Ealing ; 

 a white - edged variety of the same division, named Mrs Colonel 

 Wilkinson, from Mr Janes, Highgate ; to Waltham Bride and Aval- 

 anche, two pretty silver-edged varieties bearing white flowers, both 

 from Mr William Paul ; to a fine new Tea Rose, named Celine 

 Noirey, with pale-blush flowers, the outer petals of a bright crimson 

 shade, from Messrs Paul & Son ; to Fancy Pansies, Sunshine, Mrs 

 Shirley Hibberd, and Mrs Felton, neither of them w T orthy the award 

 made, from Mr Henry Hooper, Bath ; to Waltham, dwarf yellow Wall- 

 flower, a dwarf yellow-blooming variety, largely used at Belvoir Castle, 

 by Mr ~W. Ingram, from Mr William Paul ; to a yellow self Pansy, 

 named Golden Bedder, from Messrs E. G. Henderson & Son, but as 

 shown scarcely adapted for bedding; and to Viola lutea major, a large 

 deep-coloured variety, having the appearance of making a very valu- 

 able bedder ; from Mr Robert Parker, Tooting. . R. D. 



