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and of medium size, but not spotted. They were handsome 

 but not superior varieties. 



Camellia Madame Langelier : from Messrs. J. & C. Lee, 

 Hammersmith. A light rose coloured variety, noticed at p. 167. 



Deutzia gracilis variegata :— from Mr. G. IMcIntosh, Ham- 

 mersmith. This was a neatly variegated sport of the well known 

 Deutzia gracilis, but the plant was scarcely established. 



Of varieties of Erica aristata there were :— from Messrs. 

 Low & Co., Clapton ; Barnesii, a remarkably handsome and showy 

 variety, with long-tubed flowers of a piukisli salmon-colour, and a 

 very large expanded white limb; it was desired to see this in 

 company with E. aristata major before deciding on any award. 

 Lowii was nearly past blooming; the tube of a deep reddish 

 salmon-colour, and the limb small and tinged with red. 



Of seedlings of Epacris, Messrs. Low & Co. exhibited : — rosea 

 magniflora, a clear pale rose-coloured variety ; Vivid, bright red ; 

 Virgin Queen, creamy wliite, not so pure as Lady Panmure, 

 which was compared with it; Favourite, a short-tubed rose-pink, 

 tipped with white. These plants were all much damaged, and 

 not in a fit state for adjudication. 



Verbena Toomeri :— from Mr. W. Toomeb, gardener to A. 

 Mayhew, Esq., Kew Bridge. A large bunch of the cut blooms 

 of this orange-scarlet variety was exhibited. Mr. Too]\[eii stated 

 that it was a free-growing bedding sort, and a profuse bloomer, 

 having continued in flower from October to the present time. 



Eoses :— From Mr. Standish, Bagshot : small blooming plants 

 of Hyb. Per. Count de Falloux, deep crimson, and Madame 

 Standish, bright rose pink, in the way of Auguste Mie, but more 

 highly coloured, and of a more decided perpetual character. 



Hyacinths :-^Messrs. Cutbush & Son exhibited a collection of 

 12 finely bloomed plants, and also a collection of 9 new kinds, 

 for which a Special Certificate was awarded. The latter 

 group consisted of— Lina and Desdemona, deep crimson 

 Von Schiller. Koh-i-noor, and Circe, ninkish-red ; Snow 



Koh-i-noor, and Circe, pinkish-i 

 a white of remarkable properties, with broad shallow expanded 

 short lobed bells, and Madame Van der Hoop, another large 

 flowered white ; General Havelock, a fine dark blue, and 

 Black Prince, very dark blackish purple, the darkest of all the 

 Hyacinths. Among the others were remarkable specimens of 

 Charles Dickens, a light grayish blue, Solfaterre, a bright orange 

 red, Elfrida a fine blush, and Grand Lilas, one of the largest of 

 the gray-blues. 



