JUNE. 



the counterpart of the Siberian O. argentea, and closely resembles the small states of the 

 Indian G. chrysophylla. 



Cineraria Snowflake.— Mr. Page, gardener to J. M. Strachan, Esq., Teddington 

 [S.C.C.]. — A pretty ornamental variety with white florets and blue disk, rewarded only as a 

 decorative plant. 



Greenovia aueea.— Mr. Bull, Chelsea [F.C.C].— One of the Sempervivum tribe from 

 the Canary Islands. It forms a rosulate tuft of retuse glaucous leaves, and its flowering- 

 stems are terminated by somewhat corymbose heads of golden yellow flowers. It was thought 

 that the many fine neglected plants of this character known to exist, and many of them 

 grown here and there in private collections, were fully deserving of the attention which tho 

 award of a certificate would be likely to draw towards them. 



Kerria japonica variegata.— Mr. Standish, Bagshot [Com.].— The variegated form 

 of the well-known Kerria with single yellow flowers. 



Magnolia Ltnne.— Mr. W. Paul, Waltham. Cross [F.C.C.]. — The finest of all the 

 purple-flowered Magnolias, and a most desirable hardy shrub. It was related to M. conspioua; 

 but the flowers, though only in the bud state, were very large, with tho margins and tips of 

 the petals incurved so as to give the flowers a bluntly obovate outline. It is a French 

 variety. 



Pansy Exquisite. — Mr. Turner [Com.].— A white-ground flower of pleasing colour, 

 the bordering being of a bluish- violet, the top petals deeper violet, and the eye distinctly 

 marked; 



Pansy {Fancy) Earl or Eosseyn.— Messrs. Downie, Laird, & Laing. — A shaded mul- 

 berry crimson, very promising as to colour, but only a solitary blossom. 



Pansy {Fancy) Feu de Joe— Mr. Turner [Com].— A large and well-made flower with 

 a creamy ground colour, a good deal covered by a shaded mulberry border ; the blotch below 

 the eye very dark, almost black. 



Bbtinospora leptoclada.— Messrs. E. C. Henderson & Son, St. John's Wood [F.C.C.]. 

 —A handsome compact-growing hardy pyramidal Conifer, of which small plants were now 

 shown, larger ones having been previously brought before the Committee as an unnamed 

 coniferous shrub. (See Froe., i. 480.) 



Eose Lore Herbert.— Mr. W. Paul.— A Hybrid Perpetual with rosy carmine flowers, 

 the petals reflexing at the summits in the way of Beauty of Waltham ; large, full, finely 

 formed, and altogether of first-rate excellence. The plant bore but one flower, which was, 

 however, considered highly promising ; but as this was scarcely the Eose season the award 

 was deferred. 



Eose Mills's Pet.— Mr. G-. Mills, Ealing.— A seedling Chinese of free-blooming habit, 

 and a useful marked plant. The flowers are of a rosy blush, deeper in the buds. 



Tropjeolum Ball op Fire. — Messrs. A. Henderson & Co. — A very free-blooming 

 bright scarlet bedding sort, but rather overblown. It was requested that it might be sent 

 again along with Eclipse. 



Valdivia G-ayana. — Messrs. Veitch & Son [Com.]. — A pleasing and very distinct 

 evergreen herbaceous perennial from Chili. It had spathulate, oblong, acute, rugose leaves, 

 sharply serrated at the edge ; and a short, erect, pyramidal panicle of pretty tubular rose- 

 coloured flowers, the tube of which was angular, and the five limb segments recurved. 

 Had it been ascertained to be hardy, it would have obtained a first- class award. It may 

 probably still prove a very useful spring decorative plant adapted for pot-culture. Mr. 

 Pearce describes it in the wild state as a beautiful and singular plant ; the flowers of a 

 brilliant rose, each three- quarters of an inch long. On one stem he counted one hundred 

 and twelve blossoms. The leaves measure nearly a foot long by 4 inches broad, and are of 

 a bright glossy green ; it likes shade and moisture. It was stated that at Exeter plants had 

 stood out for the last two winters. 



OBITUARY. 



DEATH OF MR. VEITCH, OP EXETER. 



We regret to have to announce the death of Mr. James Yeitch, of the Exeter Nursery, 

 which took place suddenly on the 14th of last month, in the 70th year of his age. Mr. Veitch 

 had just sustained the loss of his wife, and on the morning of the funeral, and when in the 

 enjoyment of his usual health, he went into the garden to gather some flowers of Lily of the 

 Valley to strew on his wife's coffin ; but the sad event was too much for him, and overwhelmed 

 with grief at the loss he sustained, he was seized with spasms of the heart, and expired in the 

 arms of his son, Mr. J ames Veitch, of Chelsea, after two hours' illness. 



Mr. Veitch has closed a long career of usefulness and integrity. The high position he 

 occupied in his business calling is well known to all who know anything of botany and 

 horticulture. 



