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spotted and blotched with reddish-brown ; lip transversely oblong 

 with a retuse notch, rich rose-purple, frilled and toothed at the 

 margin, and furnished there also with a narrow border of white. 

 It was awarded a Fikst-Class Cebtificate of Merit, for its 

 novelty and beauty. 



Caladium Veitchii {Lindletj) :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son, 

 Chelsea. This plant, which had been imported from Borneo, was 

 stemless, like Colocasia esculenta; the leaves large, firm, about 

 a foot long, and five inches across, pointing downwards, arrow- 

 head-shaped, being divided for about one-third of their length, 

 the divisions forming two slightly divergent erect basal lobes, while 

 the attachment of the long green curiously scratched or purple pen- 

 cilled stalks was central or peltate ; the upper surface was polished, 

 dark green, the lower dark lurid purple, from which a bronzy 

 metallic tinge is transmitted to the upper surface in certain lights. 

 The stout central rib, with its two branches extending up the 

 basal lobes, and its main diagonal branches, as well as the border 

 of the leaves, were ivory white. It was awarded a First-Class 

 Certificate of Merit, as a distinct, novel, and beautiful addi- 

 tion to the class of ornamental-foliaged plants. 



Dahlia, Neville Keynes: — from Mr. Keynes, Salisbury. 

 First-Class Certificate of Merit ; buff yellow, faintly tipped 

 with pale purple. This proves to be a remarkably constant and 

 useful flower. 



Dahlia, Beauty:— from Mr. C. Turner, Slough. First- 

 Class Certificate of Merit; an evenly built and compact 

 flower, of a distinct peachy-blush colour, paler towards the centre, 

 and yellowish at the base of the florets. 



Dahlia, George EUot: — from Mr. Turner. Commended, on 

 account of its colour, a distinct bright rosy purple, the flower 

 being in other respects of average properties. 



Dahlia, Compaeta :— from Mr. G. Rawlings, Bethnal Green. 

 Commended ; lilac-blush, tipped with pui-ple. 



There were also exhibited the following :— from Mr. Keynes : 

 Dahlia, Rev. Joshua Dix; a fancy variety which fully sustains the 

 character previously given to it.— From Mr. Rawlings : Dahlia, 

 Mr. Boshell, buff, suffused with reddish-purple. — From Mr. 

 Turner: Dahlia— Conqueror [CooTi), orange red, with neatly 

 cupped but confused florets; lady Taunton, blush-whi' 

 with bright purple-lake, a beautiful ornamental variety, 

 deficient towards t' "'" 



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