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survived three years, during the two last of which it has borne 

 Apples of the usual size and flavour. Of Salwaj Peach, a good 

 yellow-fleshed variety was shown by Mr. Turner, of Slough. 

 Various thermometers and garden instruments were shown by 



vases and other devices in China were contributed by Messrs. 

 Philips, of Bond Street. 



The Sub-committee of the Moral Committee appointed to 

 examine the new Plants and Seedling Flowers submitted on this 

 occasion for adjudication, reported its proceedings as follows : — 



Eetinospora pisifera: — from Messrs. Veitch & Son, Exeter 

 and Chelsea. These were young seedling plants of a remarkably 

 elegant evergreen conifer from Japan, of which seeds had been 

 sent to England by Mr. J. G. Veitch. The little plants showed 

 prettily recurved tips to their branches, which were clothed with 

 acute leaf-scales. The species was awarded a Fibst-class Certifi- 

 cate, as a valuable addition to hardy evergreens. 



Gesnerarefulgens:— from Mr. W. Bdll, F.R.H.S., Chelsea. 

 A fine-looking vigorous-habited Gesnera (a foot and a half high, 

 but not in bloom), apparently a vigorous broad-leaved form of, 

 or close ally to G. cinnaharina. The leaves were broad cordate, 

 with a mottled green and warm brown surface, velvety with 

 purplish-red hairs. It was Commended for the fine appearance of 



Sednm carneum variegatum :— from Messrs. E. G. Hender- 

 son & Son, St. John's Wood. A dwarf trailing herbaceous 

 plant, with fleshy terete branching reddish-coloured stems, a foot 

 or so in length, furnished with linear leaves, which were glaucous 

 green, edged with creamy-white, and arranged in whorls ot 

 three. The flowers, not however borne on the plants exhibited, 

 are stated to be yellow. It was Commended as a neat and 

 elegant plant for suspended baskets, and for rock-wor.c 



There were also shown among New Plants :— 



sa:— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. This 

 ,ad already received the highest award of the Society at 

 the exhibition on June 5th. The plants now shown were young 

 healthy seedlings, corresponding in age and size with those ot 

 n. pisifera already mentioned. 



Campanmnoea lauceolata : — from Mr. J. Standish, 

 F.R U.S., Bagshot. This was a curious climbing plant, but 



