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good yellow; Rising Sun, bright scarlet; Crimson King, very 

 dark crimson or maroon. Among the Show varieties the most 

 noticeable were Rifleman, neat flower, bright crimson ; Countess 

 of Lonsdale, large, beautiful in form, pink ; Victory, very dark 

 maroon ; E. Newcombe, pale yellow ; H. Turner, white, with a 

 faint tinge of purple in the lower florets. The Fancy varieties 

 Queen Mab, R. Burns, and Summertide were the best. The best 

 Pompons were Sunshine, scarlet ; Snowflake ; Hercules, bright 

 pink; Triomphe, good yellow; Sappho, dark crimson; White 

 Aster; Sensation, pale yellow; and Rigoletto, maroon. The 

 single forms represented were Cervantesii, mexicana, coccinea, 

 lutea, glabra, viridiflora, the peculiar green-flowered form; 

 Yuaiczii, the scarlet Cactus Dahlia, for which a botanical com- 

 mendation was awarded ; and Paragon, a remarkably pretty form, 

 the outer florets large, dark maroon in colour, with a light margin. 

 Mr. Cannell also sent a box of Cockscombs and Tigridia Pavonia 

 var. grandiflora, all very good and showy. A cultural commenda- 

 tion was awarded for the Tigridias, and a vote of thanks and a 

 silver Banksian medal were awarded for the entire collection. 

 Mr. R. Lloyd, Brookwood Asylum, Woking, exhibited some seed- 

 ling Coleuses and a specimen of Ophiopogon Jaburan aureo-varie- 

 gatum, with narrow variegated foliage and scapes of pale purple 

 flowers. Mr. J. Smith, Edmonton, and Messrs. Rawlings Bros., 

 Romford, each sent collections of seedling Dahlias, some of which 

 were very bright and neat. The former was awarded a vote of 

 thanks. Mr. J. Y. Mould, The Nursery, Pewsey, Wilts, sent cut 

 flowers of Verbenas. A first-class certificate was awarded for the 

 variety Mr. Thompson, flowers large, Bcarlet with a white centre, 

 and compact truss. Several other good varieties were shown, 

 notably Mrs. Mould and Warren Hastings. 



Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Hollo way, exhibited a group of plants, 

 including Orchids, Palms, Ferns, and miscellaneous stove plants. 

 A specimen of Tillandsia Lindeni, claiming to be the true species, 

 was awarded a first-class certificate, but it was referred to Dr. 

 Masters for identification. The bracts are pink, closely imbricate, 

 and flattened out into an elliptical-shaped spike, bearing purplish- 

 blue flowers, affording an agreeable contrast. A similar honour 



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