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2nd. Mr. N. Gaines, for large plants of Cassandra, Goldfinch (Harrison), 

 Pearl (Harrison), Coronet, Retiexa, Duchess of Sutherland (Gaines), a good 

 light flower ; Gigantea, Duke of Wellington, Expansa, Modesta (Smith), Ma- 

 donna (Harrison), and Miss Talfourd (Salter). 



3rd. Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., Fimlico ; for Vesta (Smith), 

 Hope, Formosa elegans, Eppsii, Cormackii, Prima Donna (Harrison), Gold- 

 finch (Harrison), Robinsonn, Exonietisis, Chandlerii, Coronet, and Madonna. 



New or extremely Rare Plants. 

 In this class the best thing present was Gardenia Stanleyana, to 

 which a first prize was awarded, from Mr. Glendenning, of Chiswick, 

 though this specimen was a very poor one, having but one imper- 

 fectly developed flower upon it : for a figure and description see our 

 last Number. Another specimen of Gardenia, introduced many 

 years ago, named Rothmannia, received a third prize : it was shown 

 as a rare plant by Messrs. Veitch of Exeter ; Mr. Jack received the 

 second prize for Dipladenia crassinoda. Mr. Elliott, gardener to J. 

 Boothby, Esq., the fourth, for a singular, but very beautiful succulent 

 plant, with a bunch of rich flesh-coloured flowers, called Plumieria 

 acuminata; and a fifth prize was awarded to Messrs. Rollisson, for 

 Pitcairnia punicea, with a spike of bright crimson-scarlet flowers. 

 In addition to these Messrs. Veitch showed Morina longiflora, a 

 hardy herbaceous plant, having a spike of blush-coloured flowers, 

 2 feet high ; also a species of Hoya, with dull lemon-coloured flowers, 

 called H. trinervis ; and from Mr. Green, was a plant of Tremandria 



Hugellii. 



Seedling Florist Flowers. 



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Pelargoniums, — Prizes were awarded to the following; viz., Aurora, Mr. E. 

 Beck, Isleworth ; described in No. 151, p. 223. Desdemona, Mr. E. Beck; 

 figured and described in No. 151. Mustee, Mr. E. Beck, lower petals light 

 pink, upper petals dark crimson belted with rose ; a desirable flower. Sunset, 

 Mr. E. Beck ; see p. 223, No. 151. Juno, Mr. E. Beck, a flower of good quali- 

 ties, and having very dark upper petals. Gulnare, Mr. McConack, gardener to 

 E. Vines, Esq., under petals light rose with white to centre, upper petals dark 

 crimson, and of good shape. In addition to these we noticed, as being almost 

 equally fine, Miss Halford, Mr. Gaines, rosy-blush, lower petals, with rich 

 crimson upper ones; a remarkably smooth and good textured flower, and an 

 excellent trusser. Alba grandiflora, Mr. Gaines, a large white flower with a 

 good eye, and a very desirable addition to this class, but it has a little too much 

 roughness about it. Standard of Perfection, Messrs. Grady, Bristol, pale lilac, 

 having a medium sized spot of deep crimson ; it is a distinct and good flower, 

 and opens remarkably flat. Sunset, Mr. Hoyle, of Guernsey, lower petals rosy- 

 scarlet, upper ones deep crimson-scarlet with a dark spot; an excellent shaped 

 and brilliant flower, lleidos, Mr. Hoyle; see our figure in No. 151. 



Pinks. — Only one prize was awarded, to a seedling of Mr. Henbivy's, named 

 Beauty, a tolerably good flower, the white very pure, and the crimson lace un- 

 broken ; Mr. Henbrey also showed another flower named Fury, a flower with a 

 light red lace. 



