70 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



SEEDLING DAHLIAS. 



RAISED T!Y J. KIVl.TON, STOWKLL, NEAR CORSHAM, WILTS. 



Incomparable White. — Good show flower, and can be depended always lo 

 come good; it obtained the 1st prize for seedlings at the Bath Show, Sept 1 .0th, 

 and the 1st for seedlings at the Rodbor mgh Show, Sept. 23rd, 1836. 



Mallibkan. — Fine white edged with rosy pink, obtained the 1st prize for 

 seedlings of any colour at the Chippenham Show, Sept. 9th; and the 1st for 

 edged seedlings at the Hungerford Show, Sept. 30th, 1836. 



Magnet. — Dark crimson, striped with light, fine cup petals, extra good shape; 

 took the 1st prize for striped seedlings at the Hungerford Show, Sept. 30th. 



Rosebid. — Beautiful shaped, rose cupped petals, obtained the 1st prize for 

 Sell's, at the Hungerford Show, Sept. 30th, 1836. 



Moon-raker. —Fine purple, good show flower. 



Nimkod. — Good rosy bronse, fine cup petals, show -flower. 



Kington's Victorious. —Beautiful light rose, extra good shape, cup petals; 

 this variety obtained the 1st prize for sells at the Salisbury Grand Show, Sept 

 21st and 22nd for any colour at the Rodborough Show, Sept. 23rd, 1836. 



Maid of Jcdah. — line cream and bull' excellent show-flower, every flower 

 come perfect. 



Victor Hugo. — Fine dark purple, good shape. 



Vatuek. — Dark purple, Springfield shape. 



December, 1836. J. Kington. 



jggf The above kinds are offered for sale by C. W. Harrison. (See List 

 Advertized.) 



MEETING OF BOTANICAL SOCIETY, Feb. 2nd. 



J. E. Gray, Esq., F.R.S., President, in the Chair. — A paper was read from Mr 

 Freeman, being hints on the importance aad practability of adopting a more 

 systematic method, in describing and arranging species of plants. In his 

 preliminary observations the writer complained that descriptions were generally 

 without systematic arrangements, except where the species belonging to a geuus 

 are so very numerous as to be divided into groups; and that no proper account 

 is taken of the relative value of characters, which ar« left to the judgment and 

 experience of the descriher. Alter describing the characters of the several 

 species of Thalietrum and Anemone, which he selected as examples, he proposed 

 their arrangements in a tabular form, as less liable to objections and more easy 

 ol reference. A continuation of a description by Mr. J. K. Dennes, of the plants 

 in the neighbourhood of Deal, Walmer, Sandwich, and Dover, was also read, In 

 one day -Mr. Dennes reco.-nized 84 genera, and 120 species; but has no doubt 

 that on a line day in July, this number would be materially increased. There 

 were, on the table, some specimens of Lycopodinm circinatum, of Humboldt, 

 from South America, placed in water, in order to shew the developement of the 

 leaves. 



Athenaeum. 



Blve and White Flowered Pyramidal Campanulas. — This plant when 

 grown to a degree of vigour it is capable of, by a rich soil, and plenty of pot 

 room, with one or more shiftings into larger as required, I find to grow nine 

 feet high, with numerous subordinate spikes, and during some months at the 

 end of summer to make one of the most showy plants in cultivation. The sea- 

 son to take in plants for potting being the present, and as they maybe purchased 

 at five shillings per dozen, induces me to send this small notice of the plant, 

 that the readers of the Cabinet may be enabled to provide, and cultivate this 

 truly sweet and splendid flowering plant. When grown in pots, it forms one of 

 the most ornamental plants for a greenhouse-room, or to be placed in a vase on 

 the lawn, or in a flower-garden. Or if grown in the open border in a deep and 

 rich soil, it merits a place in all. I have found that by placing one of the blue 

 flowered, kinds in a shady place in the greenhouse or room, the flowers become 

 paler and are of » most beautiful French lilac colour, most strikingly handsome. 



London, Feb. !()//(, 1837. An Amatri b of the Metropolis. 



