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Yellows were confined to Marechal Neil, in praise of which too 

 much cannot be said ; Madame Verschaffelt was a delicate violet- 

 shaded rose ; and Eushton Radclyffe and Baronne de Maynard, 

 the latter a pure white Hybrid Perpetual, deserve special men- 

 tion. A very fine single specimen of President, with about a 

 score of blooms on it in different stages of development, was 

 shown by Mr. W. Paul. 



Other noticeable features of the show were Cinerarias, Calceo- 

 larias, Auriculas, and Cyclamens, of each of which very fair 

 examples were shown. The newish Kerria japonica variegata was 

 in a handsome state, by Mr. Turner ; its beautifully marked leaves, 

 together with its expanded yellow blossoms, produced an admirable 

 effect. 



It has lately been suggested that figs might be grown as 

 standards in the midland as well as the southern counties. Ex- 

 perience, however, is against this notion. A compartment in a 

 garden in Northamptonshire, made in 1760, was devoted to 

 standard figs ; but though the plants were still in existence in 1820, 

 the Editor never knew them to ripen, and he believes, from the 

 report of those who knew them from a very early period, that they 

 only once perfected their fruit, though protected from the frost. 



Pine specimens of Fieus Cooperi, from Chiswick, appeared with 

 ripe fruit, which was quite insipid. Amongst the Camellias was 

 one named l'lnsubria, which, as the classical name for Lombardy 

 implies, was evidently of Italian origin. A curious circumstance 

 took place a few years since with respect to Italian Camellias. 

 One of the first nurseries in the south of England had suffered much 

 from parasites. A little mould, belonging to the genus Polyactis, 

 had attacked many of the most valuable plants, especially Conifers, 

 inducing a loss of many hundred pounds. While this was still 

 raging, another enemy appeared on the Camellias, doing consider- 

 able damage. Specimens were sent to Mr. Berkeley, who found 

 that the little parasite was JPestalozzia Guepini, a species which 

 had not occurred before in this country. It was asked, accord- 

 ingly, if the plants were of Italian origin, and it appeared that the 

 parasite was developed on a lot lately received from Italy ; so pos- 

 sible is it to introduce a plague which may do enormous damage, 

 though so minute that it can be seen only with a powerful 

 magnifier. 



As regards the Cj/nosurus, it was remarked that in certain loca- 

 lities everything has a tendency to become variegated. This is 

 especially the case about Hounslow. It is curious that a tree 



