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General Jacqueminot, and Fisher Holmes, with scarlet blooms. 

 Teas Souvenir de Paul Neyron, strong, with creamy white and 

 rose flowers, the old white Niphetos, Marie Van Houtte, 

 yellowish white tinged with rose, the pale rosy-flesh Anna 

 Olivier, and several others of various shades completed the 

 group. 



Mr. C. Turner, Slough, had a group made up of good 

 examples of the best sorts of Hybrid Perpetuals and Teas. 



Feens. 



The principal exhibitors of these plants were Messrs. 

 W. & J. Birkenhead, of Sale, near Manchester, who staged 

 nearly 400 distinct species and varieties, all admirably grown, 

 and presenting a most healthy appearance. The contrast also 



Fig. 56. — Adiantum Fakleyense. 



between the Ferns and the flowering plants was very marked, it 

 being generally observed that the former presented such a "nice, 

 cool appearance" after the brilliancy of the Orchids, Roses, 

 Azaleas, &c. Among the collection were plants natives of distant 

 climes, suitable for cultivation under almost every condition — 



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