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gated Zonale, the first prize was awarded to Messrs. F. & A. 

 Smith for Miss Burdeit Coutts, a variety having a large bold leaf 

 with a broad edge and zone, the latter with much pink in it ; 

 Messrs. E. Gr. Henderson were second, with Italian Sunshine, hav- 

 ing similar leaves, less red ; and F. & A. Smith third, with Peri, 

 white edge and a broad green centre. Messrs. Veitch & Sons 

 exhibited some very beautiful plants, including Alocasia Jen- 

 ningsii, with black foliage edged and banded with green. Mr. 

 Bull contributed also a highly interesting collection, among 

 them Oreodocca regia, an elegant Palm, Oyatliea canaliculata, a 

 handsome tree Fern, and Araucaria elegans, an elegant species, 

 of smaller growth than A. Pulei. Mr. "W. Paul exhibited Cupres- 

 sus Lawsoniana ocJiroleuca, a handsomely variegated sort, with 

 the young spray blotched with creamy white. A few Dahlias 

 were shown : Blotter cup, from Mr. Turner, and Golden King j 

 from Mr. Gr. Eawlings, are two fine high-coloured yellow flowers, 

 something similar in build, though distinct in colour ; the latter 

 were smaller than Mr. Turner's flowers, though equally pure in 

 colour, and of as fine a petal and outline. Rosamond, also from 

 Mr. Turner, has grown into a fine flower, the colour a clear 

 pinkish lilac, very bright and pleasing ; it will render good service 

 as an exhibition variety. Memorandum, from Mr. Church, is a 

 light-ground flower, tipped with rosy lilac, very pretty, of good 

 substance, and smooth in the florets ; and President, from Mr. 

 Legge, of Edmonton, is a fine addition to the lively crimson 

 flowers, of a very rich hue of colour, with a remarkably full and 

 high centre, good petal and substance, and possesses first-class 

 properties. 



October 1. — From the Society's Garden came a collection of 

 beautifully flowered small plants of Odontoglcssum grande. Among 

 them were one or two large-blossomed and highly coloured 

 varieties. It may be mentioned that this Odontoglot is pre- 

 eminently a cool Orchid, and that, as such, it is well worth the 

 attention of amateur cultivators. Dendrobittm cumulatum w r as 

 furnished on this occasion by Messrs. Veitch ; it produces droop- 

 ing spikes of white flowers, flushed with lilac, and when better 

 established will probably be a showy and interesting species. 

 Mr. Bull contributed a fine group of plants, in which were 

 Ptycliosperma regale, a handsome Palm, with leaves which, when 

 young, have a coppery tinge on the upper surface, and are ribbed 

 with red on the lower side ; and Aspidistra elatior angustifolia 



