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From Messrs. Veitch & Son, Chelsea: a fine plant of the rare 

 and curious Ataccia cristata, under the common garden name 

 of Taccaintegrifolia.—Fiom Messrs. Carteb & Co. , High Holbom : 

 Sedwn Faharia var. rubrum ; a rosy-lilac flowered kind, nearly 

 related to the British S. Telephium, and a very useful autumn- 

 flowering plant for greenhouse decoration, producing large heads 

 of its star-shaped flowers, emulating the showiness of the 

 well-known Hydrangea. 



Of Florists' flowers, the following were produced — 



Dahlia, Miss Sarah Boyce :-from Mr. G. Rawlings. This, 

 which was commended at the meeting on July 28th, now received 

 a Fibst-Class Ceetificate of Meeit. It proved to be a very 

 ornamental variety, white finely tipped with purple.— Mr. Raw- 

 lings also had Delicata, a pale lilac. 



Scarlet Pelargonium, Sheen Eival:— from Mr. Kinghoen, 

 Sheen Nursery, Richmond ; Commended ; it was regarded as an 

 improved variety in the style of General Pelissier ; dwarf and 

 robust in habit, with heavily horse-shoe marked leaves, which were 

 marbled green in the centre; the flowers large, cerise-scarlet, 

 borne in fine bold trusses. 



There were also present, of Dahlias :~from Mr. Alexandeb, 

 Leyton, Vesuvius, scarlet ; Saracen, maroon.— From Mr. 

 Shenton, Hendon : Chancellor, Flora, Mr. Tomkins.— From 

 Mr. H. PuLLEN, gardener to the Hon. and Rev. H. C. Cust, 

 Cockayne-Hatley : Princess of Prussia, a brilliant yellow, of 

 even outline, deep, and well formed, evidently a beautiful flower, 

 but shown in so damaged a condition that no award could be 

 made.— From Mr. Turner, Slough : Lady Taunton, Warrior.- 

 From Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt : Tea Rose, President, 

 a blush or flesh-coloured variety, of average quality.— From 

 Mr. Smith, gardener to S. Ricardo, Esq., Titness Park, Sunning- 

 hill: Pelargonium, Smith's Improved Ivy-leaved, a variety 

 with deep rose-crimson flowers. 



October 13.— The Rev. Joshua Dix, in the Chair. 



The subjects exhibited were as follows :-- 



Pogonia discolor: — from Messrs. Veitch & Son, Chelsea. 

 A curious ornamental-leaved terrestrial orchid, from Java. It 

 produced a single leaf about three inches long, ovate in outlnie, 

 somewhat cucullate at the base, the margins recurved, and the 

 surface plicately ribbed ; this leaf was of a bronzy-green colour, 



