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fulgens, which were both compared with it ; the flowers were 

 also much larger, and they were symmetrical in form. It was 

 awarded a First-Class Cektificate. 



[The form in this case was symmetrical, constituting an erect 

 triangle, the three outer or sepaline divisions being placed at 

 equal distances, and so that one of them, the dorsal one, was 

 erect forming the apex, and the two lateral ones divergent 

 forming the base of the triangle, The inner or petaline divisions 

 formed a reversed triangle, the two upper ones standing right 

 and left, and the lower being directed downwards, and forming a 

 lip to the flower. In another form, found among the varieties of 

 this flower, as for example in Brenchleyerisis, the triangle formed 

 by the three outer segments is reversed, and parts are arranged 

 on a plan opposite to that just described, the point of the outer 

 triangle being turned downwards, while the two large upper 

 sepaline segments standing right and left appear like wings. In 

 varieties having this latter form, the dorsal segment is petaline 

 instead of sepaline, and the three inner or petaline segments 

 together form a triangle with its apex erect. Both these forms 

 of flower are symmetrical, and they are perhaps equally effective. 

 Now that varieties are becoming numerous, some such arrange- 

 ment of the parts as those indicated above, ensuring symmetry in 

 the flower, should be insisted on in all novelties having any 

 pretension to rank as meritorious varieties.— T. M.] 



Hollyhock Advancer :— from Mr. Johnston, gardener to the 

 Hon. M. C. Maxwkll, Terregles, Dumfries. This variety was 

 stated to be a sport from King of the Buff's, and of excellent 

 form, with moderate wrell proportioned guard petals, of full 

 average size, the centre compact and globular. The colour was 

 rather dull, as exhibited, but the specimen was evidently past its 

 best ; it was of a mottled red, the petals paler, almost white at 

 the edges. This flower was Commknued on account of its form. 



Stenocarpus sinuatus : — from Mr. A. Dangeb. Fulham. 

 This was a small but well bloomed example of a very handsome 

 Proteaceous plant, which has been called Agnoatus sinuata, and 

 Stenocai-pus Cimuingharni—a plant very rarely indeed met with 

 in a blooming state, but whose umbellate heads of rich scarlet 

 and yellow flowers are of a very ornamental character. A 

 Special Cektificate was awarded to Mr. Dancer, for the pro- 

 duction of this beautiful greenhouse shrub iu a flowering state. 



