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K. G. Henderson, and which exhihited a fine UticJcish crimson zone ; 

 Messrs. Perlnns, of Coventry, were second with Countess of Craven ; 

 ;uid Mr. Tnruer thii-d with Mrs. Turner. 



The best six Nosegay Pelarf^ouiums in yfU came from Messrs. 

 I>owmo it; Co.. and consisted of Duchea:^ of Sutherhind witli splendid 

 tru^-es of magonta-tingod rose-coloured tlowera, Le (rrand, King of 

 the Nosegays, very fine, orange scarlet; Counte.ss of Strathuiore. Mrs. 

 liaiuy, and Rose Stolla. Xho second \m/.o was withheld, and the 

 third went to Mr. "Wheeler. 



lu the nnreerj'nien's class for six Zonal Prlur^ouiums in C-inch 

 pots, Mr. W. Paul exhibited some small plants of fine varieties. 

 Among these were Suqmsse Reaut'i de Snrc->iics with beiintiful lilac- 

 lo.^e Howera. with a white blotch at the base of tht> uppnr petals; 

 *Tlotre do Douai, brilliant orange scarlet, and the Howcrs in largt- 

 trasses; Aurora, rosy salmon, and Madame 'J'hibant, deep salmon. 

 lu the corresjioudiug class for amatenifi, third nud fourth prizes were 

 awarded respectively to Mr. August, of Bcddingtou, and Mr. O. 

 Wheeler, tlie first and second bciug withheld. The best Bin^:le speci- 

 men came from Mr. Weston, being a plant of White Tom Thumb, 

 measuring 4 feet across, in fine bloom. Mr. Wheeler was second with 

 La Peyrouse. 



Among miscellaneous subjects. Messrs. Iice exbibitod a fine group, 

 which has been already referred to, consisting of Orchids. Heaths, 

 tiue-foliuf'cd and flowering stove and grreenhou-e plants. The same 

 firm also furnished Hemerocallis Kwanso. with leaves boldly striped 

 with white, a pretty dwarf gold-variegated Box. Khus glabra with 

 handsomely cut leaves, a Tropicolum witli &howy yellow flowers and 

 small glaucous foliage, and Acauthopanux vuriegata with small 

 leaves neatly marked with cream-coloured variegations. Messrs. 

 Downie. Laird, A; Laing sent Calndlums. among which was M. 

 Kolb, light green, becoming of a deeper greeu towards the edges 

 of the leaves, and blotched with carmine. Messrs. Veitch had new 

 Bichorisandras, Maranta roseo-picta. Cofi'ea beugalensis with pretty 

 white tlowers, Dendrobium crjstallinnm, a fine collection of Glox- 

 inias, of which Bergerette and M. Broguiart received second-class 

 certificates from the Floral Committee, the splendid Begonia Veitchii, 

 and other new plants. Messrs. Veitch also had a collection of 

 Delphiniums, of which Madame H. Jacotot and Gigantoa were two of 

 the finest. Blr. Sampson, of Yeovil, and Messrs. Windebank &: Kings- 

 bury, of Southampton, sent numerous seedling Pclargnnioms of vari- 

 ous classes, and Mr. Turner, Messrs. F. &: A. Smith, Messrs. Downie 

 and Co., Messrs. E. G. Henderson, Messrs. Saltmarsh, Mr. Mann, 

 sent several collections of new and old kind;*, Mr. \V. Paul also con- 

 tributed several varieties, among which were -Tason, Prince Silver- 

 wings, Plutarch, Rouge et Noir, and Goldfineh. These we omitted 

 to mention in the proper place. Mr. Bull furnished new Coleuses, 

 Areca Baueri, and other plants. Lastly, Mr. Green, gardener to 

 >y. AVilson Saunders, Esq., sent several rare and curious plants. 



FttiTir Committee. — G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., in the chair. 

 The Committee met on Monday last at Chiswick to examine the trials 

 of Early Peas, when the following decisions were arrived at. confirm- 

 ing the decisions of last and former years. Sutton's Ringleader, 

 Dillistone'a Early, and Carter's First Crop were found to be syno- 

 DTmons. 



Dickson's First and Best, Young's Early. Po\-nter's Early, Sutton's 

 Improved Early Champion, and Taber's Perfection were all syno- 

 uymous with Sangster's No. I . 



Wheeler's First Early proved to be the same as Dillistone's, or an 

 inferior stock of that variety. 



Nutting's Improved No. 1 is a very fine stock of Dillistone's Early. 



Paul'a Tom Thumb is a true stock of the old Tom Thumb. 



Stuart & Mein's Improved Early is closely allied to Dickson's 

 Favourite, and only a second early Pea. 



Laxton'a William lat. A fine early green Man-owPea, vrith a bean- 

 titttl pod, ripening only four days after Sanystcr's No. 1, and a week 

 in advance of any other green Marrow. 



Laxton's Alpha. The character of this Pea docs not yet appear to 

 l»e fixed, as the pods exhibited a varied character, some being very 

 large, full, and as early as Dillistone's, and others were hollow, 



I'^arly Emerald, sent by Mr. Turner, is very much like Little Gem. 



Nutting's Multnm in Par?o. This is a fir.st-class early wrinkled 

 Marrow Pea. The plant is of dwarf habit like Little Gem, but with 

 immense pods. A first-class Pea. 



Sudbury Al, wrinkled, is a more robust grower than ilaltum in 

 Pervo, and not so early. 



Nelson's Vanguard was not distinguishable from Cliinax. 



Nutting's No. 1, wrinkled, similar but not equal toMnltum inParvo. 



Nutting's Early Seedling does not differ materially from Multum 

 in Parvo. 



Carter's Dwarf Waterloo is a Pea of the highest excelleuco. It is a 

 dvarf, lA foot high, producing large pods like the Tall Waterloo, and 

 in anch abundance as to be quite marvellous. 



Thi: Committee again met at South Kensington, on Tuesday, when 

 Mr. Charles Bates, of the Metropolitan Sewage Company, Uarking, 

 exhibited a basket of very handsome fruit of British Queon Straw- 

 berry, grown under the influence of the Loudon scwagp, the flavour of 

 which djd not corrcEpond with the fine ap])earance of the fruit. Mr. 

 ?4iaelair, gardener to R. AUisonj E8»i^, Woolton Haves, Liverjjool 



sent a seedling Melon which was not of good flavour. Mr. Higgs, 

 gardener to R. Driver, Esq., Crabwood, Southampton, sent fruit^of 

 tbo Loqnat perfectly ripened and of unusually good flavour. 



Flor.vl CoMariTTEK.-— This being tho great and special day for 

 the Variegated Zonal Pelargoniums, tho snbjects for examination 

 were comparatively few. Messrs. Veitch contributed new and valuable 

 I'lants largely as usual. Two (iloxiuias were selected out of some two 

 dozen varieties and were awarded second-class certificates— Monsieur 

 Broguiart, a curiously-spotted flower ; and Bergerette, a soft rose and 

 white flower. Angratcum falcatum, a small, dwarf, delicate white 

 Orchid, sweetly scented, received a second-class certificate. M. Ver- 

 schallelt sent again iiis variegated-leaved Passiflora trifasciata. Thia 

 will, probably, prove a valuable foliage plant, and as a climber will 

 lie a great acquisition — first-class certificate. Mr. Garaway exhibited 

 three varieties of crested Athyrium Filix-fo mina, one the nsual form 

 cristatum, another Athyrium F.f. scopieformc,the truename. Thisplant 

 received a first-class certificate when exhibited by Messrs. Ivery under 

 a wrong name. Also Athvrinm F.f. encephalum. Both of these received 

 iirst-class certificates. Mr. Green, gardener to W. Wilson Saunders, 

 I'jsq., brought four interesting plants which received a special certificate. 

 Cypripedium arietinum, a hardy North American plant ; Callipsyche 

 sp., a bulbons-rooted plant ; Primula sikkimensis, and a beautiful 

 little Orchid Promeujta ntapelioides. Each of these plants was very 

 attractive and novel. Mr. Wm. Paul was awarded a first-class cer- 

 tificate for a donble Pelargonium, Madame Lemoine, a delicate rose 

 and pink-colonred flower. Messrs. Henderson received a first-class 

 certificate for the same. The specimens exhibited by this firm were 

 stronger and larger plants, showing moat undeniably that this is a first- 

 rate plant. 



Mr. Cole, Worthington Nursery, sent a beautiful specimen of a seed- ' 

 ling Fern. Lomaria gibba cris]ia, which received a first-class certificate- 

 Mr. C. Noble exhibited Spinea palmata (Thunberg), a most graceful 

 plant, with deep pink clusters of flowers — first-class certificate. 



G. Wilson, Esq., sent a collection of cut Liliums, which were 

 awarded a special certificate. Among them were L. auratum, L. lon- 

 giflorum, L. tostacenm, L. candidum, L. japonicum, L. aurantiacum, 

 and two varieties of L. Tbnnbergianum ; the Lilinm anratum were 

 specimens of two distinct varieties. This made a very beautiful group. 

 Mr. Hally. Blackhcath, sent some seedling donble Pelargoniums, but 

 no advance upon those in cultivation. Mr. Mann sent a Zonal Pelar- 

 gonium Countess Of Derby, a fine flower, but much resembling Persian 

 and othei-s ; it is, nevertheless, a first-class plant and a fine flower, a 

 worthy companion of his lordship. Mr. Turner sent variegated Pelar- 

 goniums, but none of any great merit. Messrs. Lee also sent a col- 

 lection of Zonal Pelargoniums, and Mr. Stevens, of Ealing, the same. 

 Messrs. Veitoh sent Coffea bengalensis. 



GjJNEjiAL jS(lEETi>"r». — G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.K.S.. in the chair. , 

 The business was confined to the election of five new Fellows. 



ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY'S SHOW. 



The second Rreat summer Show of this Society opened yesterday, 

 and will be coutinned to-day. In the plant department there ia a 

 fane display of ornameutal-foliased plants, of which Mr. Fairbaira, . 

 Rardener to the Duke of Northumberland, Sion, sends some magni--. 

 ticent specimens ; and amoui; nurserymen, Mr. "Williams sends fine 

 collections of Kxotic Ferns and Palms, besides many other snbjects. 

 Of Orchids. Mr, Penny, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Geduey, Mr. Williams, and 

 Mr., Parker have good collections ; and of new plants, Messrs. Veitch 

 and Bull send extensive collections. E. J. Lowe, Esq., of Hif;hfield 

 House, near Xottiii;;h.am, has a very numerous collection of new 

 forms of Ferns ; and Mr. Perry, of Castle Bromwich, has a splendid 

 stand of Verbenas, in which are two line seedlings — viz., Mrs. Perry 

 and Florence Fiddian, also Mrs. Turner, James Birkbeck, W. Dean, 

 and others of his tine new varieties. 



Azaoug the. stove iind greenhouse plants. Mr. Peed has some very 

 fine specimens, especially Allamanda graudiilora, and a splendid 

 example of Dipladeuia aniabilis, on which the flowers are not only 

 numerous but larfie. Heaths are represented in naral>ers, and among 

 them are excellent ppecinieus. Pelargoniums both Show and Fancy, 

 as shown by Mr. Fraser, Mr. Donald, Mr. Nye, and others form a fine 

 bank. Cut flo-vTots, especially Eoses, are in great force both as regards 

 numbars and beanty. ■ 



Of Finit there are several heavy Queen Pine Apples. Mr. Ward, of 

 Bishop SUutford, having one upwards of li lbs. in weight, and Mr. 

 Barnes, of Bieton, one of 5 lbs. 7 ozs. Mr. Hannan, gardener to 

 K. T. C'ruwahay, Esq.. Cyfarthfa Castle, has a Providence of Vi lbs. 

 7 ozs., liiKiJy ripentid, but not quito perfect in tho swelling-oft at the 



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Of Black Hamburgh Grapes there are numerous splendid bunches, 

 and Jlr. Lynu. and Mr. Meads have fine bunches of Black Prince. 

 Kucklaa.1 "SwMtwater, from Mr. Douglas, Loxford Hall, is finely 

 ripened, t'specinlly two bunches from a giafted Vine, and with these 

 another bunch from the Vino on its own roots does not compare ad- 

 vantageously. Messrs. Lane also show excellent bunches of the same 

 kind. ' Fine, compaet, large-berried bunches of the Koyal Ascot are 



