AUGUST 9, 1860. 

 be superior to the best or true forms of this plant already in 



Acropera Loddigesii : — from Mr. Ellis, gardener to A, E. 

 Dunn, Esq., Pymuies Park, Edraoutou. A dull-coloured form of 

 this species, exhibited with the name oi A. fuscata, under which 

 it had been received from Belgium. 



Saponaria calabrlca, var. roseo-alba -.—from Messrs. Carter 

 &Co., Holbom. A pretty variety with flesh-coloured or very pale 

 rose-cloured flowers, forming a good contrast with the rose- 

 coloured kind. 



Eucharidium grandiflorum, var. album : — from Messrs. 

 Carter & Co. A variety with blush-white flowers. It was 

 accompanied by another variety named roseum, in which the 

 flowers were of a deeper blush. 



Tropseolum Crystal Palace Gem :— from Messrs. Carter & 

 Co. This was one of the dwarf or Tom Thumb varieties, and 

 was stated to have been obtained from Scheuermannianum. It 

 was of dwarf habit, with large sulphur-coloured flowers, having a 

 dark red spot near the base of each petal. 



Lupinus hybridus rubro-cyaneus : — from Messrs. Carter & 

 Co. A showy purple and red Lupin, apparently of the mutabilis 

 group. The centre of the standard was bufi"-yellow, becoming 

 brownish-orange with age. 



The remaining subjects were Florists' flowers : — 

 Carnation Shakspere :— from Mr. W. Bragg, Slough. A 

 scarlet flake, of good properties, and having the markings and 

 ground-colour well balanced. It was awarded a First-Class 



Pieotee Elise :— from Mr. Turner, Slough. An average-sized 

 flower, remarkable for the purity of the white ground and the 

 evenness of the marginal colouring, which formed a heavy edge 

 of light rose. It was awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



Variegated Pelargonium Argus : — from Mr. G. Smith, 

 Hornsey Road. A fine-habited variety, with silvery-edged leaves, 

 marked with a zone of red, and producing bold trusses of bright 

 scarlet flowers, of good form. It was awarded a First-Class 

 Certificate. 



Verbena Nemesis :— from Mr, G. Smith. A rosy-scarlet, of 

 firm substance and fine shape, with a close eye, and forming close 

 compact trusses ; noticed at p. 243. It was awarded a First- 

 Class Certificate, on account of its fine properties. 



