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were only ten months from seed, and were extra large and good ; 

 the foliage fine, and the flower stalks well above it. 



February 8. 



W. C. Strong exhibited Polemonium cosruleum variegafum, a dis- 

 tinct herbaceous bedding plant, with long, graceful foliage ; the 

 leaves being white or green, margined with white ; its general light 

 color and graceful form cannot fail to produce a fine effect on the 

 lawn. 



Edward S. Rand, Jr., Carina Adele Levanseur (new), with brilliant 

 scarlet flowers of dwarf habit, free blooming, and the best of the 

 new Cannas, also, 



Oncidium bicallosum, a well-bloomed plant of this showy species, 

 having over a hundred large showy yellow flowers. 



February 15. 



From "W. C. Strong, Coprosma Baueriana. In speaking of this 

 plant, the " Garden " (Vol, 2) says : " Among the less common 

 edging plants now used about London, the best is decidedly 

 Coprosma Baueriana. a finely variegated, glistening evergreen, 

 which may be pegged down so as to form very neat edgings. The 

 leaves are of such a fine, shining green, and the varigations so 

 rich, that the plants remind one of Arahis lucida variegata when 

 in fine condition, though the leaves are much larger than those of 

 the Arabis." 



Also, Peristrope augustifolia aurea variegata, an elegant bedding 

 plant, also fine for hauging baskets ; the leaves are of a bright 

 orange, in the centre margined with dark green, the habit dwarf, 

 and a compact free growth. 



E. A. Story, a well-grown plant of Begonia manicata, an old 

 free blooming species, but deserving a place in every collection. 



Edward S. Rand, Jr., Rhododendron Princess Alexandra, a 

 hybrid from R. jasminijlorum, having large, fragrant white flowers, 

 tinged with pink. 



" liogiera cordata, a very showy, free blooming, and fragrant store 

 shrub, which is worthy of general cultivation. 



James Comley, a good plant of Erica urceolaris, 



Mrs. A. D. Wood, a handsomely arranged dish of choice flowers. 



Mrs. S. Joyce, a basket of choice flowers. 



B. G. Smith, Amaryllis vittata sp. 



