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segment. It was remarkably showy, and was awarded a Fibst- 

 CiAss Ceetificate. This, and the other varieties shown by 

 Mr. Standish, excepting one called John Gair, were from the 

 open air, this being their natural blooming season. 



Ehododendron maculosissinniin : — from Mr. Standish. This 

 ■was a very attractive variety, the flowers being spotted all over 

 with little dots and streaks of blackish purple, on a pale blush- 

 lilac ground ; the flowers were open funnel-shaped, with rounded 

 segments, and were produced freely in good trusses. It was 

 awarded a Fibst-Class Certificate, on account of its distinct 

 character from the kinds usually seen. 



Hemefocallis disticha, var. flore-pleno:— from Messrs. 

 Veitch & Son, Exeter and Chelsea. This was a vigorous her- 

 baceous plant of a hardy race, having two-ranked broadish linear 

 leaves, and a tall scape, producing several large expanding lily- 

 like flowers, of a fulvous orange-colour, marked with a deeper 

 brownish-crimson central streak, quite full, the ordinary single 

 perianth of the common form being here quadrupled. The 

 flowers, as in the other day-lilies, are individually of short dura- 

 tion. The species itself is a hardy plant, a native of China, but 

 this form had been obtained by the Rev. W. Ellis at the 

 Mauritius. It was awarded a First-Class Certificate as a 

 distinct herbaceous plant of showy character. 



Cissus? porpliyropliyllU8(imd%):— from Messrs. Veitch 

 & Son. This was a free-growing climbing stove plant, and had 

 been introduced through Mr. Lobb from India. The leaves were 

 cordate, somewhat acuminate, about 5 inches long, and nearly 

 4 inches broad, palmately nerved, the surface convex, and bullate 

 between the principal veins, which are depressed, the margin 

 finely ciliate. The colour is a satiny green, bright on the 

 younger leaves, becoming deeper and olivaceous on the older 

 ones, whilst along the course of the veins are scattered irregular 

 livid purplish blotches and flecks, the under surface being of a 

 dull purple. It was Commended as a distinct variegated plant. 



Azalea Mars:— from Mr. Kinghorn, Richmond. The 

 flowers of this fine variety were remarkably bright coloured and 

 attractive ; they were large, firm, and smooth in texture, with 

 broad rounded even segments of a bright orange-red, almost 

 scarlet, the upper segments being spotted with purplish-crimson. 

 It was Commended on account of its fine form and bright colour. 

 This variety has some resemblance to that called perfecta elegans, 

 but is more decidedly red. 



