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some plants. The flowers are very bright, all shades of scarlet, 

 from yellow to carmine, and from pink to crimson. The plants 

 are said by the English journals to be very easy of cultivation, 

 the treatment recommended being that they should be allowed to 

 dry off, have the soil shaken from the roots, and then be put away to 

 winter like dahlias. In "The Garden" for 1874, it is said that 

 Messrs. Veitch & Sons have many fine varieties planted out on 

 their rockery, a position in which they grow vigorously ; one 

 plant has stood out for the last three winters, and is now a great 

 mass a yard through and about two feet high, and as it bears a 

 profusion of bright scarlet flowers it is a very attractive object. 

 We hardly think they would stand the severity of our winters, 

 but Mr. W. H. Spooner informed us that he had planted some dry 

 bulbs out in a bed with other plants, with very satisfactory results. 

 We hope to see more of these beautiful plants at our exhibitions 

 another season. 



At the Annual Exhibition Mr. Comlej^ showed a very fine collec- 

 tion of plants, consisting of choice specimens of Draccenas, Crotons, 

 Marantas, AraUa Veitchii, Co^orosnia Bauereana variegata, Hibisais 

 Cooperii Samhucxis mireo-variegata, Pavetta Borbonica, Ferns, 

 Tree Ferns and Caladiums. November 20th he exhibited Cupania 

 filkifolia, a handsome stove evergreen tree. 



From J. H. AVoodford we had Amaryllis Gracious Maid (very 

 fine) and a superb lot from the Mauritius, which were mostly 

 varieties of A. vittata; the flowers were very large and fine ; also 

 a very fine plant of Trichinium Manglesii. 



Edward S. Rand, Jr., has shown from his choice collection, 

 Oelseminm nitidum (Southern Jasmine), Tacsonia Van Volxemi, 

 Th'unbergia laurifoUa, Canna Anatole Levallois, a very fine new 

 dwarf variety ; Nymphcea coernlea^ the beautiful blue water lily 

 from Egypt, and at the Annual Exhibition Nymphcea Devoniensis. 

 Also, a fine collection of Agaves and other choice greenhouse 

 plants. 



Francis Parkman sent Aquilegia olympica, A.lejytoceras hybrida^ 

 A. glandulosa jiicunda, A. coendea, A. caryophlloides, and A. chrys- 

 antha. The Aquilegia is among the best of our herbaceous plants, 

 and this was the best collection ever exhibited. Mr. Parkman also 

 sent Anthericum liliago, Diervilla midtijlora, a desirable plant ; 

 Hemerocalh's Thnnbergiana, one of an ornamental genus of easy 

 culture ; Muscari comosum, Spircea palmata^ new and very fine ; 



