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colour ; but the fancies had the peculiar edge of the show varieties, 

 and the zone of maroon was substituted by one of yellow, the 

 flowers reverting in fact to their primitive colour, yellow with a 

 white centre. The above were represented by a collection from 

 Mr. Douglas and one from Mr. Bolton. 



The old-fashioned type of what is now termed Laced Polyan- 

 thuses was represented by growers from Manchester, London, 

 and Wales. The quality of the flowers was not so good as usual 

 owing to the absence of one or two Northern growers of note, 

 their flowers not being sufficiently advanced. 



The more modern type of Polyanthus and the varieties of the 

 common Primrose were well represented by Mr. Dean, of Ealing. 

 This exhibitor has long been famous for his Primroses, and on 

 this occasion they lacked nothing in fine form and brilliant colours, 

 some of the Primroses, such as Ellen Terry, of a charming rosy- 

 pink colour, being much admired. 



The prizes offered by the Society for species of Primula 

 brought out three competitors. Mr. Llewelyn, of Penllergare, 

 Swansea, exhibited by far the best collection ; one plant of 

 P. rosea exhibited by him was one of the greatest attractions 

 to visitors. 



An interesting feature of the Auricula Exhibitions is con- 

 stituted by the new seedlings exhibited for the first time. This 

 year they were not so numerous as usual. 



The only noteworthy example, in the green-edged class 

 was a specimen of Abbe* Liszt (Douglas) ; the plant was not of 

 large size, but the truss of flowers was very neat, and the pips 

 of considerable refinement. There was nothing very remarkable 

 in the grey-edged class, but in the white-edge a first prize was 

 awarded to Snowdon's Knight (Douglas) ; the flowers of this 

 variety had one fault, they were not so flat as they should be, 

 but the plants and truss were of full size, the edge of the flowers 

 very pure white, and the centre tube a clear yellow. 



In the self-edged class, the first prize was awarded to Mrs. W. 

 H. Iiawson (Bolton), a dark self, very smooth and flat, with a 

 lemon-coloured tube and white circular paste. The second 

 award was given to Mrs. Wilson (Bolton), a bluish self with a 

 very well-formed flower, the paste circular, pure white, and 

 lemon-coloured tube. 



