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severe winter of 1S37 and 1838. It is added, " that it is hardly possible to con- 

 ceive any thing more beautiful than the numerous purple coiymbs of flowers, 

 backed by the copious datk foliage." It bluoms nearly all summer. The flowers 

 are fragrant. 



3. Guevillia dubia, Dubious. (Bot. Mag. 3798.) Protcaceoe. Tetrandria 

 Mouogynia. Mr. Cunninghame sent seeds of it from New Holland to the Bo- 

 tanic Garden. Edinburgh, where the plant has been raised and bloomed. The 

 flowers are of a beautiful rose colour, and blooms a long time during the summer. 

 Its neat habit, having foliage like a Pimelea, and profusion of flowers, render it 

 a pretty plant for the greenhouse or conservatory. 



4. Yeshascum Taukicum, Taurian Mullein. (Bot. Mag. 3709.) Scrophu- 

 larinoe. Pentandria Monogynia. Sent from Germany by Dr. Graham to the Edin- 

 burgh Botanic Garden. The sterns grow erect, two feet high, branching. The 

 Sowers are on terminal racemes a foot long, of a fine purple colour, shading down 

 to the centre with nearly black. It is a pretty flowering, showy border plant. 



. PART III. 

 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



HORTICULTURAL GARDENS, CHISWICK. 



The second exhibition for the season was held on Saturday, under more favour- 

 able auspices than the preceding one ; the day being fine and attractive for 

 company. In all, 11,712 persons visited the gardens, exclusive of the exhibitors ; 

 and Prince Albert and his suite visited the grounds during the time when the 

 judges were engaged in their duties. The number of fellows present was but 

 374 ; and 17,200 tickets have already been issued by the society, of which 2,500 

 were used on the first day, and 3,363 remain unused. As far as the sale is con- 

 cerned, the profits of the exhibitions are likely to exceed those of any previous 

 year. 



The following was the award of the judges : — 



No. I. 



Pelargoniums, gold Banksian, Mr. Cock. Chiswick. 



Do. (Amateurs) large silver, Mrs. Lawrence. 



Do. (Nurserymen) gold Banksian, Mr. Catcleugh, Chelsea. 



Do. large silver, Mr. Gaines. 



Herbaceous Calceolarias, large siher, Mr. Wm. Barnes. 



Do. silver Knight ian, Mr. Green, gardener to Sir B. Antrobus. 



Do. large silver, Mr. Catcleugh. 



Shrubby Calceolarias, large silver, Mr. Gieen. 



Do. (N.) silver Knightian, Mr. Gaines. 



Miscellaneous. 



Seedling Pelargoniums, silver Knightian, E. Poster, Esq., Clewer. 

 i)o. silver Banksian, Rev Mr. Garth. 



Do. do. Mr. Alexander I'uutey, nurseryman, Plymouth. 



No. II. 



Large collection of slove and greenhouse plants, gold Knightian, Mr. Butcher, 

 gardener to Mrs. Lawrence. 



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