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A free-growing holly-like sbrub, with broad obovate leaves, irre- 

 gularly margiaed with creamy white, and set with coarse spiny 

 teeth at the edge. It will probably be a useful hardy shrub. 

 A Second-Class Certificate was awarded; the variegation, 

 however, not being at its best on the young growth, but aco[uiring 

 more distinctness with age, it was thought it might obtain a 

 higher award hereafter. 



Azalea Bride of Ahydos; — from Mr. W. Barnes, Camber- 



well. This was described as a variety of vigorous growth, and 

 appeared to be of a more hardy constitution than the other 

 varieties of the white striped class, to which it belonged. A 

 memorandum which accompanied the plant pointed out that there 

 was, at present, no white striped variety in cultivation which was 

 so free blooming, so robust in growth, so firm in texture, so clear 

 in colour, and so delicately murked, as this. It Avas evidently a 

 vigorous-habited variety, with an abundance of large white flowers 

 well marked with flakes of light rose or rosy pink, but it was 

 rather deficient ia evenness of surface. It was Commended as a 



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showy and useful decorative variety. 



Weigela Stelzneri : — from Mr. Standish. A Belgian hybrid 



as yet but Ijttle known. It appeared to be a compact-habited 

 dwarfish variety, with abundant blossoms of moderate size, and 

 of a deep rose colour. It was Commended. Mr, Standish also 

 exhibited another variety called Van Houttei, which was taller 

 and more vigorous than Stelzneri, and had larger and paler rose- 

 coloured flowers, with the limb blotched with blush-white. 



There were also exhibited on this occ-asioa : 



Aucnba japonica picturata: — from Mr. Standish. Avery 



handsome variety, with the leaves marked by a large irregular 

 yellowish central blotch, the rest of the surface being green. It 

 was not, however, far enough advanced, and the Committee 

 preferred to defer its award till a later period. 



Epacris May Clueeii: — from Mr. Standish, A large flowered 

 light red, with large spreading white limb segments ; in the way 

 of E, miniata^ 



Azalea Lustrous : — from Mr. Kingitorn, Richmond, A smooth- 

 flowered very bright rose, of inferior form. Its best property 

 was stated to be that it remained longer in perfection than any 

 other variety. 



Caladiums: — from Messrs. Veitoh & Son. These were young 

 plants not enough advanced, of various new species and varieties, 

 namely, Derosianum and regale, with white-spotted leaves; 



