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described it as "a very free-blooming hardy kind; the plants 

 which had been kept in a cold pit through the winter, having 

 been on several occasions frozen," and yet this had not injured 

 their blooming, as the small sized plants were crowded with 

 flowers. It was Commended as a fine variety for all decorative 



Verbena, Fairest of the Fair :— from. Mr. G. Smith, Hornsey 

 Koad. A variety of vigorous habit, with fine trusses of pure 

 white flowers, having around the compact eye a ring of purplish 

 rose-colour. It was Commended as a desirable new kind. 



Calceolaria canariensis:— from Mr. G. Smith. A shrubby 





^ 3 compact heads. The 

 loliage was of moderate size. It was Commended as a fine 

 variety in this class of decorative plants. 



Pelargonium Modesty {Beck) :— from Mr. Tvunku. A sturdy 

 free-blooming plant, bearing fine large trusses of very attractive 

 I small compact dense blotch or 

 n the upper petals. It is a highly ornamental 

 nd. not however quite perfect as a florists' flower ; but it was 

 )mmended for its decorative qualities. 



The following were also exhibited :— 



lf^!5!^^^:~^.^^'^^^, .*^°^^ ''^'■^^'^y mentioned, there were 

 were not rewarded as florists' 

 ing too close a resemblance to 

 some oi me nner varieties of last year, but all of which were in 

 the highest degree ornamental. They consisted of the following 

 kinds, and were all exhibited by Mr. Tu en er :— Garibaldi 

 (Foster) a very large and excellent flower, the upper petals dense 

 maroon, with a distinct rosy belt, the lower rich rose pink dashed 

 with crimson, the eye white. Bosa Bonheur (Foster) dark 

 clouded upper petals irregularly edged with scarlet, lower petals 

 light scarlet, whitish tow^rtls the base ; a beautiful flower, but 

 considered too near Lord Clyde. Psyche (Foster) very large, 

 dense maroon upper petals edged with light rose, the lower light 

 mottled rose-pink, with white centre. Norma (Hoyle) a bold 

 flower clouded with maroon on the crimson-edged upper petals, 

 the lower petals rosy carmine, with indistinct spot and white base. 

 Mrs. Benyon (Hoyh) very large and showy, the upper petals 

 maroon passing ofi" towards the edge into crimson and rose, the 



