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petal aud outline : Viceroy of Egypt, a somewhat largo and flat 

 flower, yet of good qualities as a fancy kind, the ground-colour 

 suffused rosy-lilac, with crimson stripes ; a fine exhibition variety : 

 Leopardess, a large and bold fancy flower, of the same build as 

 the previous one ; the ground-colour lilac, spotted and striped 

 with bright crimson, the petals of fine form ; a bold and showy 

 flower. The foregoing were the very cream of the new flowers 

 shown on this occasion. Messrs. Veitch & Sons exhibited the 

 new and rare Aeridcs Iluttoni (since called Saccolabium Huttoni), 

 from Java, with rosy-violet flowers, standing erect on a pendent 

 stalk, a small plant, but of free-blooming properties. Mr. W. 

 Paul, Waltham Cross, showed a golden-foliaged Euonymus, named 

 flavescens, having four shoots, some 3 or 4 inches of each of which 

 was of a clear golden hue, the other leaves mottled with green 

 and gold. It was considered a great acquisition if it could be 

 perpetuated. 



September 17. — The show of Variegated Zonal e Pelargoniums 

 held on this occasion was a most excellent one, and both e:;bihi~ 

 tors and visitors appeared to take a lively interest therein. Wo 

 can only here notice the best novelties. Among Golden Varie- 

 gated Zonales, the Countess of Craven, from Messrs. Perkins, of 

 Coventry, stood first ; it has medium-sized leaves, with a fine 

 golden edge and a red and mulberry zone. Messrs. F. & A. 

 Smith's Jetty Lacy, a handsome variety, came second; and Mr. 

 Watson's Mrs. Dies third. Certificates were given to Messrs. 

 Saltmarsh for Crown Jewel-, to Messrs. E. Gr. Henderson 

 for Beauty of Culford, a very fine kind, with a broad bright zone 

 having an unusuala mount of red in it ; and to Messrs. P. & A. 

 Smith for Betaliaior. In the Class for the best Grold-and-Bronze 

 Zonale variety, Messrs. Carter & Co. were first, with Egyptian 

 Queen, which has a broad reddish-bronze zone with a golden 

 centre and edge, altogether very beautiful. Messrs. Downie, 

 Laird, & Laing were second, with Countess of Kellie, a sort having 

 a handsome light-coloured zone and a bright golden ground. 

 Messrs. Carter were third with Cleopatra, which is something 

 like Egyptian Queen. Mr. Uphill, Moreton, Dorchester, re- 

 ceived a Certificate for Mrs. Erampton. In the Class for the 

 best Grolden Self, Mr. Tirebuck, of Luton, was first, with Golden 

 Drop ; Messrs. Saltmarsh second, with Golden Queen ; and Mr. 

 Tirebuck third, with a variety which was also shown under the 

 name of Golden Queen. In the Class for the best Silver Varie- 



