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was Commended as a pretty dwarf bush rising a lew inclics above 

 the ground, and suited for beds of Aoiericau plants. 



Arabis procurrens fol. variegatis:— from Mr. Saltek. A 

 pretty dwarf herbaceous perennial adapted for rock-work. Tlie 

 leaves, which were spathulately lanceolate and grew in little 

 rosulate tufts, were conspicuously edged with white. 



Fuchsia corymbiflora fol. variegatis: — from Mr. Saltich. 



were margined with cream-colour and suffused with a pinkisli 

 tinge. 



PelargoniTim tetragomim fol. variegatis :— from Mr. Saltek. 



Cape species, in which the leaves were variously blotched and 

 edged with white, more or less suffused witli rosy pink, and the 

 green parts marbled with yellowish green. 



Mentha heterophylla fol. variegatis :— from Mr. Salter. A 

 dwarf slender species with narrow leaves indistinctly whitish at 

 the edges. 



Weigela rosea nana foL variegatis .-—from Mr. Salter. 

 A rather showy variety, having tlie leaves edged with yellowish 

 green of a much lighter tint tliauin W. amabilhfol. varietjatis. 



Salvia tricolor : — from Mr, Salter. A curiously-marked 

 slender subshrubby species, with small ovate oblong leaves, and 

 rather sparely produced small white flowers, in which the upper 

 lip is tipped with rosy crimson and the lower one with carmine. 



Among Florists' flowers a few interesting subjects were shown, 

 namely.— 



Dahlia Mrs. Bush :-—from Mr. Tukxek, F.Ii.H.S., Slough. 

 A very beautiful variety of a bright light rose colour. It had 

 been Commended on the llth inst., and was, now produced in a 

 much better condition, first-class in every respect, and was 

 awarded a Fiust-Class Certificate. 



Fuchsia Universal: — from Mr. G. Smitu, Hornsey Koad. 

 A moderately vigorous variety of good habit, with small foliage 

 and abundant double flowers. The latter form very large globular 

 l)uds, and -when expanded have a short tube, pale red sepals, and 

 a dark violet corolla very full and compactly doubled, streaked 

 with red at the base. It has a good deal the aspect of tlie old 

 Fmhsia glohosa, but has the flowers much larger and full double. 

 Tliis was Commended. 



Dahlias:— from Mr. Tcrnef. : Ensign, a small red; Lord 



