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furnished the specimen shown on this occasion. Mr. Bateman's 

 flowering spike was accompanied by a growing plant from Mr. 

 Veitch's collection. An JEchmea shown by W. "Wilson Saunders, 

 Esq., having whitish flowers, approached nearly to JE.pyramidalis, 

 of which it was possibly a variety. 



Cassia Jloribunda, Cavanilles, a species much used as a summer 

 plant in Paris, but requiring in winter the protection of the stove, 

 was sent from the Garden at Chi s wick. It was introduced from 

 New Spain in 1818, and is known by several names, as C. brasi- 

 liensis, grandiflora, elegans, buonarotiensis. 



July 21. — At this meeting the chief feature consisted of Mr. 

 W. Chater's Hollyhocks. The more striking varieties in this col- 

 lection were the following : — deep maroon, Blade Knight ; maroon, 

 Othello; crimson, Warrior, Crimson King, Rev. K.llawhe; carmine, 

 Royal Scarlet ; rose, Lady Palmerston, Autumn Queen, Krebus ; 

 purple- rose, Competitor-, pink, Wellingham Defiance, Countess 

 Russell ; lilac, Advancer, argentea (very pale) ; buff, Fearless 

 Improved, Hercules; salmon, Stanstead Rival, Chairman (deeper) ; 

 yellow, Miss Lizzie King Improved; white, Cygnet. 



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