Marantaorbifolia:— from Mr. W. Bull. A dwarf stove 

 perennial with broad roundish leaves, six to eight inches across, 

 of a green colour, marked with streaks of grey lying parallel with 

 oblique lines from the midrib. Mr. Bull also 

 ' ■ '■ - • • i in the report of a former 



1 corymbiferum : — from Messrs. E. G. Hen- 

 DEKSON & Son, St. John's Wood. A variety in which the stems 

 become fasciated near the top, and the flowers crowded into an 

 irregular head. 



Heliantlms annuus mr. californicus :— from kessrs. Charl- 

 wooit & Cummins, Covent Garden. This, which was sent as 

 the American green-centred Sunflower, was a very fine variety, 

 with large full double flower-heads, the unexpanded centres of 

 which were coloured green. 



Allamanda: — from Mr. M'Phekson, gardener to E. S. 

 Chandos Pole, Esq., Redbourn, Derby. This was stated to be 

 a seedling, but was inferior to existing kinds. 



Amongst Florists' Flowers the awards were as follows : — 



Hollyhock Countess Kussell : — from Mr. W. Chateb, Saffron 

 Walden. A large well-proportioned full flower, the colour a deep 

 peach-blossom. Awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



Hollyhock He plus ultra :— from Mr. W. Chatek. A light 

 rosy purple or deep purplish lilac, of good form and properties, 

 and desirable in colour. Awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



Hollyhock Lady Dacres;— from Messrs. Downie Laird & 

 Laing, Sydenham and Edinburgh. Of this a very fine spike 

 shown; the colour is 

 flowers full and well 



Variegated Pelargonium Sunset:— from Messrs. E. G. Hen- 

 derson & Son. A beautiful variety of what is called the tiicolor 

 section. The leaves, which were flat and healthy looking, had 

 an irregular yellowish edge and a green centre, and were marked 

 where these parts join, by a very prominently coloured and bright- 

 looking red zone, which appeared to be light red when it fell 

 upon the creamy ground, and deep chocolate when overlying the 

 green. It was a very bright-looking beautiful variety, and 

 received a First-Class Certificate. 



Variegated Pelargonium Mrs. Pollock: — from Messrs. E. G. 

 Henderson & Son. A very handsome variety, of the same 



