270 NOTES ON NEW OR RARE PLANTS. 
Tiarne’s Deriancre.—A fine scarlet-flake, the colour rich, well- 
defined, and white better than most others. Form excellent. 
Exy’s Great Nortuern.—A purple-flake, pure white, purple, rich, 
and very distinctly defined. Form excellent and of good substance. A 
superb flower. 
Roses. 
The following Roses were the best shown by all the Rose exhibitors 
at the Chiswick Gardens in June last. They are suitable for any 
garden. Paul Perras, Adam, Geant des Batailles, Coupe de Hebe, 
Souvenir Malmaison, Madame Plantier, Amie Vibert, and Duke of 
Devonshire. 
AZALEAS. 
The following were the best Indian Azaleas exhibited at the Shows in 
and around London during the past season. 
AzALEA IvERYANA.—White, spotted and streaked with bright rose. 
Each flower being three inches across. 
A. rormosa.—The flowers are from four to five inches across, bright 
red slightly spotted with maroon-crimson. It is a very profuse 
bloomer. , 
A. Beauty or RercatTre.— White, striped and spotted with orange- 
scarlet. Very good form. 
A. CARAMBROLI.—F lowers of fine form, a pinky flesh-colour with a 
white margin, and spotted with deep crimson. 
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PIcoTeEEs. 
Houryoakr’s Duke or RutLtanp.—A light edged purple of first- 
rate excellence ; in all respects amply repays our respected friend for 
his industry in attempts to improve this beautiful class of flowers. 
Horiyoake’s Mary.—Another light-edged rich purple, very clear 
and distinct in its coloured margin. The petal is of good substance 
and form. A first-rate variety. 
Harnrison’s Pic Nic.—A superb heavy red-edged flower; white 
good, and its colouring very distinct. It is in the way of the jmuch 
admired Headley’s King James. 
Dopwe.u’s Mrs. Turner.—A heavy ‘edged purple; petals good 
shape and substance. 
Dopwe.y’s Atrrep.— Another heavy edged purple. Good form, 
and its coloured margin clear and distinct. 
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In THE Roya GARDENS OF Kew. 
Erica Dmsoctia, or Irtsh Heatu.—A quantity of this charming 
species, with its fine rosy-purple blossoms, have been in fine bloom for 
some time, and still are, as also the beautiful white flowered variety. 
They are growing in the clumps on the lawns, and near the walks, and 
being near the edges they have a pretty effect. These neat and hand- 
some shrubby plants deserve to be in every collection. 
CivotHERA DrumMonpi1.—A bed of this rich yellow flowering 
