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and Kalmias ; we visited the exhibition, and the following were the most beau- 

 tiful kinds, and merit a place in every collection : — 



Rhododendron pictum.— White, with a yellow tinge in some parts, the upper 

 segments spotted with dark. 



K. macranthum. — Pink, with a lighter centre, upper segments spotted with 

 yellow. 



R. nivaticum. — White, with a yellow tinge on the upper segments, very 

 beautiful. 



R. royal purple. — Rich purple, with greenish spots on the upper part of the 

 flower. 



R. rosea elegans. — Beautiful rose colour, with the centre much lighter, 

 giving it a pretty contrast. 



R. Ponticum versicolor. — White, with a blue tinge in some parts. The 

 upper part with green spots. 



R. Hyacintluflora. — Light pink, the flower nearly double. 



R. Ponticum album. — Beautiful white. 



B. Watereana. — Beautiful lilac, the upper part tinged with yellow. 



R. atropurpurea superbum. — Fine deep showy purple. 



R. guttatum. — White, with the upper part spotted with red. 



R. venustum. — The outer portion of a fine rose. The centre white and yel- 

 lowish spots. The flower is in the way of R. maximum in size and form. 



R. purpureum splendens. — Very rich purple. 



R. Glennyanum. — Beautiful clear white, having a waxy appearance. 



R. roseum purpureum. — Beautiful showy rosy purple. 



[All the above kinds deserve to be in every shrubbery. Mr. Waterer has been 

 raising hybrids for near half a century, and has been successful in raising nu- 

 merous beautiful flowering ones; those we have noticed are the selection of the 

 superiors, and too much cannot be said in praise of their beauty. — Conductor.] 



PART III. 



MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



QUERIES. 



On Nerium Splendens. — Would you be so kind as to give me some instruc- 

 tion on the culture and treatment required by the Nerium splendens ? Collina. 

 [An article on its treatment will be given in our next. — Conductor.] 



On Tantarara Polyanthus. — Can you, or any of your numerous readers, in- 

 form me where I can procure the old Polyanthus, Nichulson's, or Filliugham's, 

 Tantarara'(true), with the price ? Your insertion of this in the December Cabinet 

 will oblige one who has been, not a constant borrower, but a constant purchaser, 

 of your valuable little work since 1S37. Dkvonijsnsis. 



[We have sent to an amateur grower, a friend of ours in Yorkshire, who has it 

 true to kind, and will forward it to direction. It was sold at 1». 6<;. per plant. — 

 Conductor.] 



On a Descriptive List of Verbenas. — I have frequently seen the various 

 kinds of Verbenas noticed by name, and some of them strongly recommended; 

 but as few have any description of colours, &c. given with the name, 1 am at a 

 loss to select so as to have as great a distinction and contrast in colour as 1 can. 

 I am aware all of them are beautiful, and continue to bloom for six mouths or 

 even more, and have merit to recommend them to be grown in every flower gar- 



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