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arching tripinnate fronds, ^vllich v^ere rexiiarkable for the flexuous 

 conditiou of the niaia rachides, and the wide sjjread, or often 

 refracted position of the pinnee, as well as for the hrowu 

 Telvetj surfacing of the whole of the rachides, so different from 

 the smooth ehenous surface elsewhere occurring in this genus. 

 It was awarded a Fiest- Class Certificate. 



Aerides no])ile:^^frQm Messrs. Veitch & Son, Exeter and 

 Chelsea. A fine tropical orchid, with the usual habit of the 

 plants of this genus, and hearing drooping spikes of flowers 

 which had rosy-tinted sepals and petals, and a lip which was 

 cream J at the tip, and dotted with purple on the basal spurred 

 portion. It received a First-Class Certificate, 



Athyrium Filix-fcemina, var. Iveryauum : — from Messrs. 



IvERY & SoK, Dorking. This was a curious dwarf and distinct- 

 habited seedling, raised from A. F.f. Fieldics, and was remarkable 

 for its short stiff fronds, six or eight inches long, straight, and 

 having quite the character in otber respects oiA.F,f. FrizellicB^ 

 the pinnules being quite short, with a general flabellate outHne, 

 and mostly trifid, with the divisions also flabellate, and sharply 

 toothed. It was granted a First-Class Certificate, as an 

 interesting variety amongst the British Ferns. 



■from Messrs. 



IvERY & Son. a seedling raised with the preceding from 



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two or three-lobed, and the teeth of the fan-shaped segmentk 

 sharp-pointed. It was awarded a Ftrst-Class Certificate on 

 account of its interest amongst the forms of British Ferns. Some 

 other similar sports were exhibited with these varieties. 



Athyrium Filix-foemina, vat. Parsonsise:— from Mr. Parsons, 

 gardener, Welwyn. This had been already shown (see p. 459), 

 and had' received a second-class award. Young seedling plants 

 were now produced, showing very distinctly the dimorphous con-: 

 dition of the fronds, for which curious, and now it may be' 

 regarded fixed, characteristic, which is an unusual one in this 

 family of Ferns, it was awarded a First-Class Certificate as an 

 interesting novelty. The young seedlii^g plants were well' 



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marked. 



Dahlia Patent: — from Mr. Keynes, Salisbury. A very fine- 

 fancy variety, of large size, and fine form, the colour almost 

 indescribable: the pale parts stained vvith a salmony tint but 



