and damp than other kinds of this genus. Tlie fronds were 

 from nine inches to a foot long, spreading, ramose, and very 

 finely crested, the outer ones arching over the rim of the pot, 

 and these again overlaid hy those from the centre of the plant. 

 It was awarded a First-Class Certificate, as a very beautiful 

 and distinct new crested fern. 



Dahlia Marquis of Bowmont :— from Mr. Dodds, gardener to 

 Colonel Baker, Salisbury. A large-flowered variety, of a pale- 

 lilac-tinted rose, whitish towards the centre. It was awarded a 

 First-Class Cbrtificate as a useful show variety of a distinct 



Dahlia Masterpiece : — from Mr. Keynes, Salisbury. A 

 small compactly formed flower, with full convex centre, the colour 

 a shaded pui*ple, that is, the deeper coloured parts and the bases 

 of the florets maroon, and the edges shading off unequally to 

 light purple. It was Commended. 



Dahlia Nora Creina :— from Mr. Turner, Slough. An " 

 orange-tinted or light bronzy-yellow, with the florets just tipped 

 with white, below which, as well as behind, they are suffused with 

 rosy-lilac. It was a full-sized flower, of good form and novel in 

 colour, aud was awarded a Commrndation. 



Dahlia Elegance -.—from Mr. Turner. A striped variety, 

 white, slightly flushed near the outsides with light purple, and 

 distinctly but slightly striped with purple-crimson. It was one of 

 the purest of the white striped varieties Avhich have been 

 exhibited this season, and was Commended. 



Phlox Orion :— from Dr. Sankey, Hanwell. A variety of 

 bold habit, growing about 2 feet high, producing large branched . 

 pyramidal flower-heads ; the blossoms were full-sized, close, and 

 well-formed, pure white with a light purple eve. It was Com- 

 mended as a variety of considerable merit, and more especially 

 for its fine trusses of flowers. 



Other subjects exhibited on this occasion were the following:— 



Dahlias :— from Mr. Turner : Zingari, a small low-centred, 



yellow, tipped with red. Heroine, a rosy-flushed or pinkish-lilac, 



f slightly tipped at the points with yellow, which is scarcely 



evident ; a neat and pretty flower. Sammertide, a dark striped 

 red, tipped with white. Pauline, a large buff, slightly tipped 

 with white. Madge Wildfire, a light or orange-scarlet, of neat 



