116 BRIEF REMARKS. 



P. macrocephala. — Flowers light-flesh colour, in large heads. The 

 plant is more robust than any of the others. 



P. decussata. — Flowers rosy-red, showy. The plant is of neat 

 growth, and a free bloomer. 



The National Floricultural Society. — This new Society held 

 its first meetinsr for the exhibition of Seedling Florists' Flowers at 



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the Rooms, 21, Regent-street, London, on Thursday, the 3rd of April. 

 The attendance was good. The rooms were ornamented with a fine 

 display of Cinerarias and other plants. The following seedlings were 

 considered by the censors as worthy of notice : — 



Messrs. Henderson, of Pine-Apple-place, sent a truly fine collection 

 of the best kinds of Hyacinths, all legibly named ; also a collection of 

 Epacris, amongst which was that fine variety named Epacris hyacinthi- 

 flora candidissima ; also a nice selection of new Narcissus tazetta, better 

 known as the Polyanthus Narcissus. There werealso small collec- 

 tions of Polyanthuses, Gloxinias, &c. 



. These plants, in full bloom, and generally well grown, were very 

 creditable to tiie different exhibitors. The grand object of the meeting 

 was the seedlings. In Cinerarias the numbers were considerable ; we 

 wish we could say the merit of them was equally so. Very few were 

 placed by the censors. 



Mr. Ayres sent a seedling of great merit, named Orpheus ; form 

 first-rate, habit good, petals of good substance, colour a deep rosy -lilac, 

 disc rather small. This obtained, and deservedly, a Certificate. 



Mr. Smith, of Tollington Nursery, sent also a seedling, pure white 

 with a blue disk, size medium, form good, petals well shaped, but 

 rather thin. A Certificate was given to it. 



Mr. E. G. Henderson, with several others, sent one named Love- 

 liness ; white ground, reddish-purple tip, dark disc. This variety has 

 first-rate properties ; but some of the petals of part of the blooms was 

 defective. The censors wished it to be exhibited again, and only 

 passed a favourable opinion upon it. The same gentleman sent another 

 desirable variety, named Christabelle, which was not sufficiently ex- 

 panded, but promises to be a good variety. This also was desired by 

 the censors to be sent again when in better condition. 



Mr. Bragg, of Slough, sent a pan of Pansies. 



Mr. Turner, of Slough, sent a pan of Pansies, and some Auriculas 

 well bloomed. 



Mr. Rogers, of Uttoxeter, sent two seedling Cinerarias, which, when 

 better grown, the censors thought would be desirable varieties. They 

 were, Field Marshal, white ground, delicately tipped with sky blue, good 

 form and substance ; and the other, Lady of the Lake. This was a 

 well-formed flower, of good substance, ground colour white, with pale 

 rose tips. The censors desired these two also to be sent again. 



Mr. Turner sent some seedling Pansies, one named National, creamy- 

 white ground, purple margin, fine yellow eye, good form, but rather 

 rough at the edges, probably owing to the cold wet season. The 

 censors desired this to be sent again. 



Mr. E. G. Henderson obtained a Certificate for a seedling Rhodo- 



