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ber—a great desideratum in fling up shrubberies 
in masses with these gorgeous f flowers. The Holly- 
hocks sent - wet seeds sown in 
peach-house 
coming into flower. It is well known that severe 
rosts or wet wi rot hollyhocks, when not 
protected by frames. Ву raising them from see 
every year, the supply can be kept in “ear 
gardens with wes trouble, and they come true t 
the colours a LU es when the seed is ъа 
from g 
From Mr. B S, Chelsea. Dahlia, George 
Griswold, өк е heavily l laced with orange red. 
From Mr. Raw: ahlias : Queen Vie ictoria, 
e top Exquisite 
te bases pe ep aie sis with crim- 
son stripes; Modes Humility, white ; 
Sladden, shaded a Sa Mrs. Sladden, lilae, 
striped with rosy purple; Constancy, pale ee 
stri ith purple ; Prince, о orange, suffused wi 
rose, and faintly stri 
Mr. Porr, Chelsea. Dahlia, Walter New- 
man, а dense symmetrical shaded maroon crimson, 
a seedling from Lord 
m Mr. Lecce. Рай, Crimson Perfec- 
tion, Glory, Mr. Golding, "Ellen all pre кк 
mentioned ; Royalty, pale lilac, heavily laced wi 
—- erry purple ; Beautiful, yellow, tipped a 
September 27th, 1864. Mr Joms Keynes in the 
chair. 
The subjects exhibited on this occasion were as 
follows :— 
ved to be a plan 
Moe amongst the lese divided 
in Certificate. 
XONIENSIS.— Mr. Verro 
as a hybrid variety, raised at ‘the 
by Mr. Dominy, ha 
al bloomer. f fine bold 
sturdy habit, the stems one- se "y the — 
one or two flowere d. The sepals and petals w 
narrow, ; and blush-coloured, n. p у 
Tich dense purple for half its length, the 
Qu frilled margin being white, and the сел- 
arg 
fiet, tral portion yellow with purple streaks. 1st Cer- 
D 
Cepit id Отв Таттев Lccy.—Mr. STANDISH, 
Ascot. Av very fine and novel variety, of a 
Magenta тыша, stri ала nd splashed with white, 
the = ents feathered with pne It will 
isition amongst these showy 
flowers Certi, 
v GLADIOLUS Mug Mowsrar Morris, — Mr. 
armine, having a crimson le throat and 
feather. lst 52 бх 
Nx * CORUSC Mr.WarsoN, gar- 
dener to C. Leech, Esq pham Park This 
was a very handsome brilliant orange scarlet 
id, were produced in 
name of ‘ М. co 
be 
grown for its great beauty, ie Cer- 
KIMMIA OBLATA.— Mr. SrAwDISH. А beautiful 
addition to pe 
evergreen shrubs. 18 
ACHIME bie Fe ARSONS, — to 
— Braker, Esq. Deseos, Welwyn. 
ta иб eoloured “ower, of 
leved 
in 
of surface, or it would doubtless have received а 
igher award. ‚ It had dark- coloured hair iry MA ves, 
yet raised. Эла Certificate. 
in the season. 2n 
Рани ре" rem Mr G. 
Rom ford. flower of fair d jar 
= of a distinet d Tight purple colour. 22d Certifi- 
seen вагі 
E. — 
venti loup of nof this epe ~~ well-known Orchi 
in a more vigorous sta wth than that in 
ciu dt is usually seen. The group contain 
nine = es of its large deeply-coloured flowers, 
In a note which accompanied the plants, Mr. Veitch 
тешаг ed: — OF Odontoglosswm grande Т have 
about 100 flowers open, and as many more buds. 
