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fine; Dulcie, a rich- oo € and Rubra, a ed 
red flower of refined characte and Mr. Douglas. 2d, 
0 
fi 
and tube; Mr. Moo Jouglas), large in pip, the 
mewhat ed. Wh dges: Marmion 
(Douglas), Dr. Kidd (Douglas), an hn onite. 
Selfs: Sir wett, Negro (Mellor), and a seedling 
th—G аа дев: 
огпег 
re :G i 
White cde Miranda (Home т). Selfs: ce, нб 
р f. 2d. Мг. W.H. Whi 
hleen, a violet-plum s ite, 
Killingworth,Ne tle da ,with—Green edges 
ү, F. D. Horner, and Prince of Greens, very fine 
Бы: grey edges: Luna oed r) and George 
Lightbody; white edge Beauty, and self Mr. 
Douglas. Six collections ic ei dissimilar Au- 
riculas competed , and her otts, aes 
i vage beet 1st wit Snr Ne Rev. 
ge Lightbo оду; iud white in 
C Dodweil "(Woothe ead). 2d, Mr. S. Barlow, 
E m House, Mode КЫ with —Green, Miller's 
grey, e Lightbody ; ; white; Acm 
ва eit Сеше. Вани idis re best two due 
similar Auriculas came Кан Mr. A. Potts, who had 
the Rev. . Horner and John Si 
Mr. 8. Barlow, with ее Lightbody and Black 
— a promising dark self. 
n the classes for single ie there were fewer 
pants pom than isusual. In that for мын edg ges, 
Mr. hl was 1st, with Prince of Gre the 
Rev. р, огпег with his nam € nn Mr. 
J. Douglas, with Lancashire — 
Grey edges: 
) good paste, black je 
shaped pip; 2d, Mr. A. Potts, with Richard wd 
Selfs: Ist, Mr. J. Douglas, with Sir ҮҮ. Hewett; 
; Rev. *. D. a with Heroine, 
the class for twelve varieties 
there were but two onipdtitors, Mr. C. Turner being 
Mr. Llewellyn, Eclipse, Wrestler, Sceptre, Mungo, 
Mr. George, Garnet, t; Darvill, and Sun- 
rise, White centres: Symmetry, Lady H. Grosvenor. 
and Edith, 2d, . Douglas, with Unique, Love 
Bird, King of the Belgians, Princess of Waldeck, 
Rosamond Fellowes, Elwine, I H. de Walden, 
and Victoria. Mr. Tu 
setting up Mungo, Mr. George. "Тыч, Sunrise, 
Symmetry, Acquisition, and Ol a. 2d, Mr. J. 
las Di و‎ Love Bird, Princess 
of Waldeck, Ada, дай 1, ady Н. de Walden. Mr. 5. 
Polly, and Charley, his o eed 
Meiklejohn. 2d, M Pohlman, with four pretty 
ed varieties Then followed a class for the best 
centred variety, Mr. C. Turner being Ist with 
Sunrise, and 2d with Lord H. Grosvenor. Th 
best white-centred wer was Crewe, 
Mr. J. Douglas being 2d ith 
Collection ns of Auricu .—Mr. J. н had the 
ord — Green edges: iria pbells Green Fd dge, Abbé 
"А Frank Bionite, John W 
o, Dr. H 
ith, Eeli 2 Я 
Lord of pse, = lipi C. J. Perry, Meteor Flag, 
Рег. 
dix ah r Memori izes.—These were offered for 
show Auriculas, ¢ istinct, to contain at least one 
R 
omer; grey edge: Lanc hire Hes white edged: 
Reliance (Miller), | and Joni Simonite ; self: Mr. 
2d, Mr. T. E. Hen 
AS. 
D. Homer, Lancashire Hero, George Lightbody, 
ze Hero, G Lightbod 
Conservati Black Bess, and Pizarro ERN 
Fancy Auriculas.—Two collections of twelve were 
shown, Mr. J. Douglas — 1st, and Mr. S. Barlow 
2d. y i include eccentricities that, 
нар far too good to hf ‘th away, yet 22 т 
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and golden arse 
-green e s 
old- e "e yanthus, —These were shown in good 
B , who w varie- 
ties, characterised by much refin t, the varieties 
being rge IV., Exile, Cheshire Favourite, Pri 
Regent, Lancer, and Sunrise; 2d, ouglas, 
i тоў, g 
price жч William IV., 
Mr. J. Douglas was M with Naxara nderson), а 
promising black gr ; Mr. Barlow being: 2d and 84, 
with uin and бее» у uri je 
Fancy Polyanthus and ‚ В. Dean 
м 1st Men bak fancy Potyaitinis, vitae large 
well-bloomed plants ; Mr. J. Douglas bein 
Mr. R. бей pu had best twelve single Primroses, 
distinct and brillian i colour. essrs, Paul 
& Son had the best six double Primroses, staging 
large plants of Croussii hene plena, e 
ree Purple, Double Sulphur, € S gu а very 
ed 
Ls 
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ot indeed; Esq 
Сланы Guildfo rd, who had itr: plat? petala 
plena, sulphur, two shades of purple, and the ric 
maroon double Marines тем 80 
ling Auriculas.— priz es were offered in 
each of the four ien "for x muse as follows :— 
n-ed А W. n, with James 
Douglas ; 2d, the Rev T. D. Horner, with Conquest. 
rey-edged: 1st, Mr. W. lton, h Samuel 
Barlow; 2d, Mr. Barlow, with Grey Friar 
White-edged: Ist, the Rev. D. Horner, with 
Amanda. Selfs: Ist, Mr. J. Douglas, with Perfec- 
tion; 2d, the Е. D. Horner, with Red Rover. 
Alpines—gold centered: Ist, Mr Barlow, with 
Charles Needham; 2d, Mr. C. Turner, with Sunrise 
bere 2 Ist, M urner, wit dy 
rewe ; r. J. Dougl No prizes 
First-class Ce rtificates 0 
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smooth edge, and fine pip. Samue i 
grey edge, very fine, quite up to the in 
all its parts, large pip—likely to prove even e), 
than George’s Lightbody. James Douglas (Bolton), 
smooth dark with large well-formed pip. 
Magpie (Horner) t paste, an 
deep body colour, fine pip and truss. Dulcie (Horner), 
self, a ve ooth d và me of grea 
n 
_ и g (Horner), gr 
ube, ood and body co АИ vm and flow 
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leading plants being P 
P. nivea, P. auriculata, а 
Barlow was the only exhibitor ef ЕЕ вресіез, having 
TÉ irse e denticulata, 
EY and P. nivea. 
Void icula.—This was Prince of Greens, 
with a | a De head of a, srt е м, Pips, egit Ped 
Mr. W. Н. White in ix variet It was sa 
be one of the finest ine es of this: variety ever nin 
Narcissus Committee. 
A xEETING of this committee e f aren 
Kensington on Tuesday, April mber 
of imens were submitted. 
lay in the following 
nom Maw HORNE: the flowering scape (dried) of 
N. Tazetta us, which he found south of 2 
giers, and which was considerably over 9 feet i 
Ана chief е 
length. Also а collection of ae: е л ie 
forms of British Pseudo-Narcissus for co 
Mr. Wol ley Dod Sent Portuguese forms, "supposed 
a Cis bear- 
ing a remarkable qum ar to N. Johnst Mr. 
seedling from Emperor j 
bol 
similar in form but of a ci ce on colour—a bold flower, 
of good е It was resolved to mr i 
pier ihe am к Стат. De ug dog 
ired to 
ы 
ings 
Pseudo- Narcissus “(hybrid ?) of very perfect ‘form, 
PP quite constant, was registered as Vicar of 
orth. Mr. Corder 
vatietiós collected last year, and Mr. T 
showed dried flowers of a Т Muta he had received 
f ds. rs 
ich it penc 
the germs are in the s 
clumps that have been divided in J uly and replanted 
n di t soils have shown the disease in the 
following = өн It did not A to be attributable 
frost 
ontagions; 
t no imperfect m Meri for in the wetter 
more sunless parts of en, 
leaves of ils remain jus ost till it is 
ime for them to start again, 
a ree not only those of more delicate constitution. 
ilk por ts of his 
garden, but he thought it had 7 from ‘too heavy 
or too fresh a dressing of manure. Observation is 
rc requested to this disease, and the committee 
lad to receive intimation of qm facts bearing 
" чы question of its origin. C. R. Serase Dickins 
Hon, Sec. 
THE WEATHER. 
MEAN TEMPERATURE OBSERVED AT CHISWICK DUR- 
ING THE WEEK ЕС: MAY 7. (AVERAGE 
OF THIRTY-THREE YEARS.) 
Мау о AS Ыбы BS, Ол, ш OI 
sw X ue ove ws DI^ » м set ө» see: OH oe 
mod. = ove — ates " и ВБ 
51°.7 | Меап dr the ek is Mg 
THE PAST WEEK. 
Тнк following summary record of the weather ue 
the week ending April 25, is furnished from 
Meteorological Office :— 
ыу weather, although fine over the southern parts 
eek, has 
sine е become unsettled and —— in all ‘dlatticts. 
а and lightning were observed over the 
rn parts of Ireland and England вез eed ven 
й Scotland on the , and snow show 
ge at E EE our extreme ee tations 
m the 24th or 25th. 
“The vont ent has been below the mean in all 
districts excepting ‘England, N.E., the dee: 
1 Sc nd, E., 23 gland, E.,’ 
highest ings we h 
19th, when the thermometer n 65? 
an r the eastern, rn and central 
0 ost plac 
25th, but iu the м реа of England hs bm usui 
ere 
earlier in the week, Minima of 32° 1 
nd, 
laces the thermometer on the grass fell to 8? or 10? 
Т the freezing point. 
e rainfall has been more than the mean in all 
districte iriye England, E., and the ‘ Midland 
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