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Hendon, likewise a new competitor in this class. Mi-. Bailey's plants in both, classes were 

 splendid specimens of Geranium culture ; and had they come into competition, with Mr. 

 Turner's plants, would, I think, have gained the supremacy. 



And now to the Roses, and glorious specimens they were too. Messrs. H. Lane & Son, 

 of Berkhampstead, had it their own way with ten splendid plants clothed in flower of line 

 quality. The varieties were Hybrid Terpeiuals, Jules Margottin, Baronne Prevost, and 

 Leon des Combats; Hybrid Bourbons, Coupe d'Hebe, Paul Perras, Charles Lawson, 

 Chenedole and Countess Mole; Tea-scented, Souvenir d'lm Ami, and GUoire de Dijon! 

 Second, Mr. William Paul, Waltham Cross, with H.P.'s, Triomphe de Paris, Comte de Kan- 

 teuil, and Senateur Yaisso ; E.B.'s, Paul Ricaut and Paul Perras; H.C's, Charles Lawson 

 and Coupe d'Hebe ; Tea, Souvenir d'un Ami, Madame de St. Joseph, and another. Third, 

 Mr. E. P. Francis, Hertford. With six varieties, shown by Amateurs, Mr. Terry, gardener 

 to C. Puller, Esq., Youngsbury, was first. Tea-scented, Viscomtesse de Gazes,' Comte de 

 Paris, and Souvenir d'un Ami; H.P., Jules Margottin; and H.C., Paul Perras find 

 P. Ricaut. Mr. Terry was the only exhibitor in this class. 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants, Fine-foliaged Plants, Cape Heaths, and Orchids, were again 

 in force, but not so gay as they will be at the first June Show, when they shall be noticed 

 more in detail. There seemed to be an entire absence of novelty in either, judging from the 

 varieties staged, excepting in the group of Messrs. J. Jackson & Son, of Kingston, in which 

 was a well-bloomed plant of their new Clerodendron Thoinsona), first produced at the 

 Horticultural Society's Meeting in May, 1862. 



Under the heads of New or Extremely Rare Plants, and Seedling Florists' Flowers, 

 numerous entries were made. First-class Certificates were awarded to Messrs. Veitch. & Son, 

 for Melastoma argyroneura, having deep olive-green leaves, with midribs of clear silver 

 marking; for the Golden Cheilanthes Borsigiana ; for Litobrochia nobilis, a white-ribbed 

 ornamental- foliaged plant; for Dracopbylmm species, with compact pure white heads of 

 flower, from Xing George's Sound ; said to be a great improvement on D. gracile, and much 

 better adapted for exhibition purposes ; and for two very handsome Rhododendrons — Picotco 

 rosea and Princess Alice, the first a clear carmine rose colour spotted with black, the other a 

 sweet-scented white-flowering hybrid. The same award to Mr. Standish, of Bagshot, for two 

 varieties of Japanese Clematis, the one named C. Fortunii having several rows of white sepals 

 tinted with lilac ; the other, C. Florida Standishi, a deep violet variety of great merit. To 

 Mr. W. Bull, for Athyriuni Filix-fcemina sagittatum; for Pogonia discolor; for Areca 

 dealbata, a handsome Palm ; for Caladium or Alocasia Lowii, and for Yucca lineata lutea, 

 having deep green leaves with centre of clear yellow. To Mons. A Yerschaffclt, Ghent, for 

 Dieffenbachia Verschaffelti, having deep green leaves marked with white blotches. To 

 Mr. C. Turner, for seedling Pelargonium Orion, a finely-formed bright scarlet, very striking 

 and showy ; for Pelargonium Prince of Wales, a high-coloured spotted flower of fine form ; 

 and for Richard Headly Tulip, a feathered bizarre. To Mr. W. Paul, for two seedling 

 Hybrid Perpetual Roses, Lord Herbert and Lord Macaulay, the first a rosy carmine, the 

 latter a dark crimson; both flowers of good substance. To Messrs. A. Henderson & Co.. 

 for Tropajolum Ball of Fire; and to Mr. J. Holland, gardener to R. W. Peake, Esq., 

 Isleworth, for Petunia Royalty, a very showy single variety, magenta with white rays'. 

 Second-class Certificates were awarded to Messrs. Veitch & Son for Ligularia Kajmpferi 

 argentea, a variegated Coltsfoot from Japan, having cream spots on deep green leaves ; for 

 Browallia J amesoni, var. mrdtiflora, thickly studded with bronzy-shaded deep orange flowers ; 

 and for Aglaonema commutatum from the Philippine Islands, a dwarf plant with grey spots! 

 To Mons. J . Yerschaffelt, for a Rhododendron bearing his name, a bright rose with dark 

 crimson spots; to Mr. B. S. Williams, for Aralia punctiloba ; to Mr. Turner, for his white 

 Azalea Louise Von Baden; to Mr. Bull, for Justica variegata, having green leaves marked 

 by reddish ribs and dark brown patches, and for Ancectochilus argyraia"; and to Mr. W. H. 

 Treen, of Rugby, for a seedling Verbena Rugby, noticed before as a rosy salmon with deep 

 carmine centre, a large and showy flower. 



In addition to these, Messrs. Veitch & Son had a pan of their scarlet-flowering Ourisia ; 

 Mr. 'turner had Pelargoniums Alexandra, a glowing carmine with dark blotches, partaking 

 of the characteristics of the French kinds ; and The Prince in the same way, but having a 

 larger blotch on the top petals. Also the following Fancy kinds :— Princess of Wales, a close- 

 growing free-flowering variety, colour white, spotted, and streaked with rose ; and Godfrey 

 Turner, a rosy crimson edged with white. Some seedling show Pelargoniums, shown by 

 Mr. Wiggins, gardener to W. Beck, Esq., of Isleworth, last season, were again produced. 

 The most striking were Eurydice, a light variety with carmine and crimson top petals ; and 

 Canopus, having pink lower petals, and glowing rose top petals, with small crimson blotch. 

 Mr. George Smith, of Islington, had a dwarf yellow bedding Calceolaria named Jason, and a 

 large double Fuchsia named Grand Duke. Mr. Bull also had a pan of his pretty Mimulus 

 macidosa, very novel in its marking, and useful for greenhouse decoration. Messrs. Downie, 

 Laird, & Laing, of Edinburgh and Forrest Hill, were first with thirty-six Pansies; and 



