The plant was perfectly unique, and by no ines 

 producing numerous flowers of moderate size : the sepals pur- 

 plish-tinted buff, and the petals purple with a slight suffused buff 

 tint, while the lip, ■which was closely rolled, was of a deeper 

 purple, the basal part yellow and spotted with red in lines. It 



Azalea Flag of Truce : — from Mr. Todman, gardener to R. 

 Hudson, Esq., Clapbam Common. This was a large-flowered 

 variety, of vigorous habit, the blossoms pure wliite, and well 

 filled with petaloid filaments, forming a full serai-double flower. 

 It is the best double white variety yet produced, and was awarded 

 a First Class Certificate. 



Primula sinensis [fimhriata) filicifolia : — from Messrs. E. G, 

 Hexdkeson & Son, St. John's Wood. This plant, which was 

 one of the varieties of what are called Fern-leaved Chinese prim- 

 roses, bore showy flowers of a French white colour, and presenting 

 the usual appearance of the fringed Chinese primrose, but the 

 foliage was quite distinct, being oblong, pinnatifid half way to 

 the mid-rib, the lobes oblong acutish and deeply toothed in "a 

 biserrated manner. It was Commended for the distinct character 

 afforded by its ornamental leaves. The variety was stated to 

 have been obtained casually amongst seedlings of the common 

 fringed sort, and was found to be reproduced from the seeds true 

 to its peculiar character. 



Primula sinensis {fimhriata) nivea plena, and rubella plena: 

 — from Mr. W. Bull, Chelsea. These were two semi-double 

 varieties of the Chinese Primrose, of which it was stated that 

 the plants obtained from seed would yield similar double flowers. 

 The flowers themselves were less double than in some fine 

 varieties already known, but it was thought that the present 

 being more readily increased than the choicer varieties already 

 mentioned, would form a useful decorative object, and a Cof- 

 MENDATioN was therefore awarded to both forms. 



Cineraria Maid of Astolat:-from Mr. C. Turner, F.R.H.S , 

 Slough, This was a fine variety, with dark-coloured disk, sur- 

 rounded by a zone of pure white at the base of the florets, which 

 have a slight tip of rosy-purple, forming a narrow belt to the 

 circular flower head. The variety was considered to possess good 

 properties, and was Commknded. 



