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flowered variety, of good free-blooming habit, with red sepals and 

 a moderately full violet corolla ; it was rather damaged by travel- 

 ling, but did not apparently present any very distinct features. 



Lobelia Purple Standard ; — from Mr. KisfiHORN, Sheen 

 Nursery, Kichmond. Two plants were now sent to show the 

 habit and character of this variety, which had been previously 

 rewarded by the Committee. They had been small plants 

 planted out in an exposed bed about the middle of June, and had 

 received no training or support, except from one short central 

 stick. The plants had formed a crowded mass of blooming shoots 

 from the base, and showed the variety to be a very good and 

 useful border plant, with purple flowers of moderate size. 



Ansectochilus sp.:— from Messrs. Osborn & Son. A distinct 

 species from the one previously noticed, also imported from 

 Guayaquil, and having ovate lanceolate or narrowish elongated 

 leaves, the surface of which was green with squarish silvery 

 blotches as though the spaces between the veins, instead of the 

 veins themselves, were so coloured. It was reserved for com- 

 parison with A. querceticola, a similar kind. Messrs. Osborn & 

 Son also had a flowerless Orchid from Guayaquil, with oblong 

 leaves, which were dotted with round silver spots. 



-ffitheriajavanica:— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A verv 

 pretty Anaectochilus-like plant, with olive-green leaves having a 

 velvety lustre, and marked with a series of oblong pallid or 

 yellowish-green blotches on each side the costa. The plant was 

 scarcely enough developed. 



Areca sapida:— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A vigorous 

 young plant of one of the finest of greenhouse palms, having 

 elegant pinnated foliage with long narrow leaflets. It is now 

 tolerably well known in gardens, in which it deserves to be still 

 more extensively grown. 



Spirautheslindleyana:— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A 

 dwarf variegated Orchid, the leaves of which were smooth, ovate- 

 lanceolate, dark green, longitudinally banded with white, and 

 having a neat and distinct appearance, though by no means 

 comparable with Ansectochili. 



Lobelia Erinus atro-rosea .--from Messrs. Carter & Co, 

 Holbom. This was exhibited as a new variety raised from L. E. 

 spemosa by Mr. Dunnett, one of the firm, residing at Dedham. 

 It formed a dwarf compact tuft, with rather small flowers, which 

 were of a deep-purplish rose-colour. 



Zmnia elegans flore-pleno :_from Messrs. Carter & Co. A 



