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lower petals rich rose-pink dashed with crimson veins and 

 having a small maroon-crimson spot, the centre white. Beauty 

 of Redding (Hoyle) something in the way of Perdita, but inferior 

 in habit as shown ; the flowers were however very beautiful. 

 Rosa Bonheur (Hoyle), a large rich and showy flower of a distinct 

 deep rose-colour, the upper petals very dark and margined with 



Lady Taunton, blush-white lower petals, the upper ones of the 

 same colour at the edge and having a dark clouded spot passing 

 into crimson veins ; in the style of Ariel but darker and richer 

 in the spot. Mr. Turner also exhibited cut blooms of several 



Verbenas :— from Mr. G. Smith : K'emesis, a fine variety of 

 good properties, the truss being well formed, the pips large with 

 rounded segments of dense substance, and having a compact 

 close eye, the colour rosy scarlet ; the habit of the plant is robust ; 

 there was only one truss of bloom. Calypso, a very free- 

 flowering dwarf variety, well adapted for ornamental purposes, 

 being of a showy character, and of excellent habit ; the flowers 

 were very large, flat, and well formed, rich rosy crimson ; the 

 trusses also were well developed. Cato, blush-pink, with deep 

 red ring around the eye. Mr. Smith also exhibited a box of 34 

 named varieties for comparison. 



Gloxinias, erect-flowered varieties : — from Messrs. Milne & 

 Co., Vauxhall: Geja, a bright rose-crimson, paler towards the 

 edges, and having a creamy throat ; it was considered as likely 

 to prove a useful variety when more vigorously grown. Mary, 

 white, with purple throat and spotted at the base of the tube ; 

 an effective variety. Mrs, Burnett, white, with purple mouth 

 and white throat. " General Garibaldi, violet-purple, paler at the 

 edge, throat white. Frederic Gye, pale violet-blue, white 

 throat. Violacea, light violet-purple, white throat. Mrs. Hattoa, 

 light rose-pink, with paler edges and creamy throat. Delicata, 

 white, with blotched pink mouth an^ creamy throat. 



July 12.— John Jackson Bland y, Esq., V.P., and qftencards 



The Rev. Joshua Dix, in the Chair. 

 The subjects brought under the notice of the Committee on 

 this occasion were the following : 



Gleiehenia furcata :— from Mr. R. Sim, Foot's Cray. This 

 was a fine and very distinct species of Gleichenia, which had 

 heen imported from Jamaica in 1859. It is one of the 



