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tipped with buff, or pale yellow ; the corolla, or interior of the flower, 
being a fine bright orange. 
Prtoripas.—A very good third-row bybleemen, which pleased me 
much. Stock principally in the hands of a Mr. Smith. 
Queen Vicrorta (Brooks).—Fourth-row rose. . Deep and full 
feather, and clean. 
Hocarru (King).— Apparently a new and distinct variety of bizarre, 
the marking a well-pencilled star. Broke from a breeder in a cot- 
tager’s garden, at Canterbury. Origin of the breeder not known. 
May Quern.—A rose; fine form, thick petals, colour of lac. 
Broke this season. Considered by the censors a very superior flower. 
DOUBLE SWEET WILLIAMS. 
Tue visitors to Hampton-Court Gardens, who take an interest in such 
things, will not have failed to observe a bed of double Sweet Williams, 
saved at different times from seed, and when once saved, piped, or 
layered, or slipped, to propagate the sort, that it might not be lost. 
In a large quantity of seedlings there may be, and sometimes are, 
several double ones. Having, however, obtained something that we 
are pleased with, the next thing to consider is, how are we to propa- 
gate it? The safest way is to layer it, the same as we should a Car- 
nation ; notch the under side of the shoot a little, and peg it down just 
under the surface of the earth, and, when all the shoots are so pegged 
down, let them be gently watered and left to root. In September they 
will be found rooted well, and may be cut off with their roots to them, 
and be numbered and planted out in proper beds to bloom the next 
season ; but omit not to sow the seed saved from the best sorts. ‘The 
best month for sowing seed is June; they then come to a good size for 
planting out, so as to get well established before the winter sets in, 
and do not get too forward to flower well in the season. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY’S EXHIBITION, HELD AT 
THE CHISWICK GARDENS ON JULY 12ru. 
Tuts was the last exhibition for the season, and, excellent as has been 
former July meetings, this, as a whole, stands very pre-eminent for the 
excellence of the specimens shown. In many instances it appeared 
that skill in culture had reached the climax. Great praise is due to 
the managers of the exhibition for the excellent arrangements which 
have through the season been made for viewing the specimens in a 
convenient manner by additional space, &c. We cannot in our pre- 
sent number insert the desired particulars of what we took notes, but a 
few must suffice till our next. 
New Prants.—Pentstemon azureus. It is an erect growing plant, 
producing many long spikes of numerous flowers. The plant was near 
a yard high. Each flower is two inches long, the bottom part of the 
tube is red, and all the portion above is of a fine azure blue. At the 
inside of the tube, on the lower side, there are two streaks of white, 
