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dwarfer, nicely silvered between the principal veins in blotches, 

 which are broken up into dots towards the edges. No. 1, 

 dwarfer, very dark dull green, with grey zone. Mis. Staniforth, 



were all considered to be wanting in distinctness from others 



Among Florists' flowers the most remarkable were : — 



Pink Beautiful :— from Mr. Turner, Slough. Asvarded a 

 First-Class Certificate as an extra fine and distinct variety. 

 The flowers were of average size, very smooth on the edge, well 

 marked, the lacing being heavy rosy purple, and the blotch 

 distinct. 



Verbena Cruor :— from Mr. G. Smith, Hornsey Koad: a 

 showy variety, apparently of good habit, the flowers large and 

 well-formed, of a bright crimson-scarlet, having a light eye, and 

 produced in bold trusses. It was Commended. 



Petunia Eclipse : — from Mr. G. Smith: a handsome decora- 

 tive variety, of which cut-flowers only were exhibited. These were 

 very large, measuring three inches across, with broad overlapping 

 wavy segments, and very effectively marked. The colour is a 

 mauve purple, forming sometimes five broad bars radiating from 

 the centre, two or three of these being at other times confluent 

 into a large purple blotch, while the rest of the surface is veined 

 with mauve on a white ground. It was Commended as a fine 

 decorative plant 



Pelargonium (zonale) Princess of Prussia :— from Mrs. 

 Conway, Earl's Court, Old Brompton : a neat habited variety, 

 with faintly horse-shoe- marked leaves, but having bold dense 

 clusters of flowers, in the way oi compactum, mounted on long 

 footstalks above the foliage ; the flowers are of a light scarlet, 

 and form large compact showy trusses, which open to the centre. 

 It was thought worthy of CoMMENDATfON. 



Verbena Grand Eastern :— from Messrs. J. Woods & Sox, 

 St. John Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk. These were cut blooms 



large, broad; the flowers of a deep rose-pink, becoming darker 

 around the eye, which is whitish ; the individual flowers measured 

 an inch in diameter, and were of good outline and very sweet 

 scented. It was considered a very fine variety, so far as the 

 cut specimens could furnish evidence of its quality. 



Delphinium Beauty :— from Messrs. J. & J. Fbaser, Lea 



