168 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



Verbena Trocediana, &c. — This lovely plant is now blooming profusely 

 with U3, and fully equals all that lias been said on it, when first noticed it 

 in the Cabinet. It is a most valuable addition to this neat and beautiful 

 flowering- genus. We have also obtained a white flowering kind which is 

 highly spoken of, and a fine species with blush lilac flowers, producing large 

 clusters of blossoms. Clematis azurea grandiflora is also in bloom with us, 

 and is certainly one of the most charming climbing greenhouse plants yet 

 introduced. Its fine blue flowers produced in profusion, renders it a most 

 desirable plant. It ought to be in every conservatory or greenhouse. 



Petunias. — The very striking hybrids we gave drawings of last month, 

 now show their fine and striking blossoms with us in profusion, they richly 

 merit a place in every greenhouse or flower garden, 



Shows fixed for July. — Horticultural Society, Regent-street, three 

 o'clock, Tuesday the 4th. 



Metropolitan Society, Crown and Anchor, seven o'clock, ditto. 

 Wolverhampton and Staffordshire Floral Society, Tuesday the 4lh. 

 Tamworth Horticultural Society, Wednesday the 5th. 

 Horticultural Society, Chiswick Saturday the 8th. 



Ditto ditto" Regent-street, three o'clock, Tuesday the 18th. 



Metropolitan Society, Crown and Anchor Tavern, seven o'clock, ditto 

 Wiltshire Horticultural Society, ditto. 



Ditto ditto Show Carnations, Members only, Thursday the 20th. 



Bath Royal Horticultural and Floricultural Society, ditto. 

 Nortb Loudon, Dahlias, ditto, 



South Essex Horticultural and Floricultural Society Stratford, ditto 

 Bristol Royal Horticultural and Botanical Society, Tuesday the 25th. 

 Huddersfield Horticultural Society, Thursday the 27th. 

 Winghain. Kent. Horticultural and Floricultural Society, ditto 

 Bedford Horticultural Society, open Show. Friday the 28th. 



Metropolitan Society of Florists and amateurs — The Committee have 

 determined that the prizes should consist of medals only, which the Committe 

 have had prepared, and which they wish to see received by the persons to 

 whom they may be awarded ; and for thisreason. they reduce the value of the 

 prize one-third to persons who receive them in money, the medals are ; 



The small Adelaide medal, value 153. The large ditto ditto, value £1 

 10s. The King William medal £3. The small gold Adelaide medal, £7 10s. 

 The large gold Adelaide medal, value £15. The gold King William medal, 

 value £30. 



Persons to whom any of these may be awarded will have the option of 

 taking two-thirds of the value in money, or the medals themselves ;' and 

 these may be received as awarded, or allowed to accumulate, and be re- 

 ceived in a more expensive medal. 



fourth exhibition show july 20, (members only) 



Carnations. — Best stand of twelve, large medal, Adelaide medal, and 

 small ditto. 



Piccotees. — Best stand of twelve ditto, ditto, ditto. 



Entrance, Is. each stand, first Tuesday in July. 



REFERENCE TO THE PLATE. 



These very striking Panzies are seedlings in our possession, as soon a* plants 

 are ready for sale, notice will be given. 



