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flowers were produced, it was stated to have been raised from D. 

 Heddewigii, crossed by the Sweet William. Ii is a showy form 

 of Mule Pink. 



Verbena Fireball :— from Mr. Eckford, exhibited by Messrs. 

 J. & C. Lee. a bright deep scarlet- flowered variety, of good 

 quality and of excellent habit. 



Capsicum annuum fructu-nigro : —from the Rev. T. W. 

 Feanklyn, F.R.H.S., Onslow Square. The fruits of this plant, 

 which were not fully matured, were almost black, and would no 

 doubt become fully so when quite ripe. They were described as 

 acquiring a jet black colour. The seed had been obtained from 

 Switzerland, 



Variegated Begonias:— from Mr. D. T. Fish, gardener to 

 Lady Cullum, Hardwicke House, Bury St. Edmunds : Lady 

 Cullum, a rather small and neat plane-leaved sort, having a 

 small tapered central dark-green ray, and a vandyked dark-green 

 border, marked with a few bold distinct silver dots, the inter- 

 mediate space forming a broad silvery zone. It was a well-con- 

 trasted and distinct sort, of promising character, but, like the 

 others, was not shown in very good condition. Delicata, a 

 medium-sized variety, of which only one leaf was developed ; this 

 had the whole centre of a shining or burnished pale or yellowish- 

 green, and an even border of dark green. Improved Picta, not 

 well developed, but apparently a richly-coloured vittate form. 

 These were the most distinct. The others were : Thackeray, and 

 Pigmy, more or less resembling Bex ; Gorilla, Emily Birch, and 

 Eva Mary Fish, motley, with a somewhat vittate or radiate 

 character ; and Chief Baron Pollock, silver^', with green ribs. 



Pinks: — from Mr. BRACCr. Purple Prince, small, with heavy 

 purple lacing ; Hero, with uneven purple lacing; Master WiUiam, 

 an unevenly laced sort. — From Mr. Turner : Dr. Maclean, a 

 large and attractive sort, with heavy and even lacing of deep 

 purple ; Jesse {Jeans), large, with broken lacing of deep purple. 



Sweetwilliams :— from Mr. Bragg. A collection of 24 un- 



the strain known as " Hunt's Sweetwilliam," and were very hand- 

 Petunias : — from Mr. W. Bull. A collection of several 

 double-flowered sorts, including: Madame lanzezeur, a purple 

 and white variety, remarkably smooth-petaled, and resembling 

 inimitahilisji.pleno ; Ernest Leprevolte, small compact-flowered, 

 blush, with purple-crimson veins ; Isaie, small neat veiny pink. 



