27, 1860, 



bipinnatifid pale-coloured spiny leaves, and white flowers. Phlox 

 Drummondii, vars. Attraction and Unique, the former a very 

 pretty form with white flowers having a large blue-lilac central 

 star, the latter a very rich rosy purple with dark eye : both being 

 handsome sorts. — From Messrs. Carter & Co.: Hnnnemania 

 fumariaefolia, already noticed at p. STl. — From MM. Vilmorin 

 & CiE. : Lobelia marmorata, a variety of the common L. bicolor 

 (that Imown in gardens as L. gracilis), in which the white 

 central spot was larger and more conspicuous than usual. 



The following subjects came from the garden of the Society : — 



Primula sinensis earminata : — Raised from seeds which had 

 been obtained from M. Benart, Erfurt, under the name of ear- 

 minata splendens. It was a very desirable new variety of the 

 fringed Chinese primrose. The flowers were of a new strain of 

 colour, a kind of salmony rose, likely to render the variety 

 not only useful as an ornamental plant, but also as a breeder. 

 It was highly approved by the Committee. 



Lobelia anceps :— Raised from seeds received from Dr. Muel- 

 ler, Victoria. A trailing plant, with long slender ancipital, or 

 two-edged stems, and producing comparatively large spathulate 

 obscurely-toothed leaves, and small whitish flowers. It is of no 

 value as an ornamental plant. 



Calotis cnneifolia : — Raised from seeds received from Dr. 

 Mueller. An erect suffruticose plant of branching habit, having 

 leaves which are wedge-shaped, coarsely blunt- toothed at the end, 

 much narrowed downwards, and then dilated into a cordate 

 subamplexicaul base. The composite flowers are produced freely, 

 but are not attractive ; the ray florets, which are pale lilac and 

 narrow, spread out to a diameter of about three-quarters of an 

 inch. It was introduced long since, and can only be regarded 

 as a garden weed. 



Brachycome graminea : — Raised from seeds received from 

 Dr. Mueller. A very slender prostrate branching plant, with 

 linear leaves, and small white flower-heads on long filiform 

 peduncles. It is quite worthless as a garden plant. 



Messrs. Carteb & Co. exhibited dried specimens of the follow- 

 ing, which had been received from the continent through the 

 post-oflBce:— 



Liaum grandiflorum, var. pnrpureum .• — This appeared to be 

 a large purple-flowered variety of the beautiful crimson flax, and 



