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between jB. leiantha and B. lonrjiflora. They are of vigorous 

 habit, and flower freely during the summer months, producing 

 hxrge hunches of very pretty flowers. The present was a standard 

 plant, with a fine head of bloom. The stems and ovate acuminate 

 leaves were covered with a close felt of very short hairs ; while 

 the flowers had a long slender rosy-scarlet tube, and a cruciform 

 spreading limb of bright cerise-scarlet, somewhat paler in the 

 throat. It is a handsome and highly useful decorative plant, 



Dianthus hybridus multiflorus: — from Messrs. E. G. 

 Hendkrson & Son. A handsome hardy hybrid pink, of continental 

 origin, having something of the same character as that raised by 

 Captain Trevor Clarke, noticed at p. ^261, It has dark green 

 carnation -like leaves, and is of vigorous habit, from 12 to IS 

 inches high, producing freely sweet-scented light- rose-coloured 

 flowers, which are rather more than an inch in diameter. The 

 flower-stems are robust and require no support, and they yield a 

 succession of bloom from June till October or November. It is 

 a very useful border flower, " distinguished especially by the pro- 

 fuseness in which its flowers are produced, and its tendency to 

 produce them up to the latest period of the season." Messrs, 

 Henderson also produced of D. Heddeivigii several varieties of 

 difi'erent colours ; and both the double and single flowered states 

 of D. laciniatus, the two forms of Japanese pink lately 



XLIII. — GAKDEN SUPERINTENDENT'S 

 EEPORT TO THE COUNCIL. 



Sir, — In accordance with my instructions, I beg to hand you 

 the following report for the information of the Council :~ 



The plants in the houses are all in good health, and for the 

 most part have made a good summer growth. 



All the ballot plants have been sent to the Fellows ; and I 

 have now a considerable number of Stove and New Holland 

 plants for distribution. 



I am also busily engaged in getting a stock of plants for bed- 

 ding out next season at Kensington. 



The Peaches in the house have been gathered and sold, some 



