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rose self, the flowers neatly formed, with broad flat florets. It 



Many Cinerarias, chiefly varieties possessing average merit 

 and showy in character, were exhibited. Of these gay spring 

 flowers there were :— from Messrs. Perkins & Son of Coventry : 

 Garibaldi, a large bright lilac-purple, with a clear white ring 

 around the purple disc ; the colour of this was distinct, and the 

 flowers very showy, but it was not equal in form to the varieties 

 now most esteemed ; the flower-heads were about an inch and a half 

 in diameter, Solferino, Dr. Lindley, and Rifleman. — From 

 Mr. Turner: Constancy, an elegant and showy variety for 

 decorative purposes, having a remarkably free-blooming habit, so 

 as to form a diffuse mass of flower-heads ; florets broad, rather 

 reflexed, the lower half white, the upper deep rosy-purple, the 

 disc purple. Duke of Cambridge, a bold and showy rich rosy 

 crimson, with fine broad florets.— From Messrs. F. & A. Smith 

 of Dulwich : Hebe, a very large crimson purple with white ring 

 surrounding the purple centre ; some of the flower heads were 

 nearly two inches across. Glory of Dnlwich, another ornamental 

 variety, having white florets moderately tipped witli purple 

 crimson surrounding a dark purple disc. Purple Prince, 

 Volunteer, Mr. Marnock, Clara.— From Mr. E. Shenton, 

 Hendon; Miss Todd, lanthe.— From Mr. J. Crawford, Hi^rh 

 Beach : Fair Rosamond, also Queen Victoria, a coarse but 

 showy sort with tips of pale bluish lilac. 



Azaleas :— from M. Baumann of Ghent: Baumanni, a white- 

 flowered sort.— From Mr. Standish : Constancy, a very useful 

 free-flowering decorative sort, white, streaked and flecked with 



A Special General Meeting of the Society was held on Tuesday, 

 March 27th, at the House of the Society of Arts, John Street, 

 Adelphi, for the purpose of electing various Candidates who had 

 been proposed for the Fellowship. The Eight Hon. the Earl 

 of DuciE, V.P., took the chair. The following Ladies and 

 Gentlemen were on this occasion elected Fellows :— 



Mr. &Mnuel Ainswortli, 233, High Holbora, W.C. 



Joseph Angell, Esq., Avenue House, Bellsize Park, N.W. » 



T. E. Auldjo, Esq., 1, Rutland Gate, Hyde Park. S.W. 



M. J Ernst Benary, Erfurt, Pnissia. 



