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Verbenas. — Ariosta Improved, puce ; Crimson King, brilliant scarlet ; Celestial 
Blue, blue; Blondin, rose : Spot, pink ; Purple King, purple; Le Grande Boule de 
Neige, white ; Lord Raglan, salmon red; Laura, light rose-pink ; Maonetti, rose 
purple; Nemesis, crimson : Sir 11. Napier, crimson scarlet; Sportsman, piu-pUsh 
rose ; Venosa, mauve-purple, hardy. 
VioiAs. — Enchantress, slaty blue ; Cornuta alba, white ; Perfection, cobalt 
blue; Lulea major, golden yellow ; Magnificent deep purple. All the violas must 
have a deep, rich soil, and the seed-pods must be regularly removed, or they will not 
flower well throughout the summer. 
CHOICE BEDDING PLANTS GROWN FOR THEIR LEAVES. 
Plants with Golden Leafage. — Bronze Zonal Telargon'mms ; Harold, 
V'nltham Bronze, the Moor, Crown Prince, Sybil, Rev. Mr. Radclyffe, Mrs. Lewis 
Leyd, Black Prince, Countess of Kellie, Duke of Edinburgh, Edw'ard George Hen- 
derson, Mulberry Zone, Kentish Hero. Golden-leaved Pelargoniums ; Cloth of 
Gold, Crystal Palace Gem, Golden Banner, Golden Chain, Golden Emperor, Golden 
Fleece, Jason, Little Golden Christine. Gold Zonal Pelargoniums : Miss Batters, 
Macbeth, Amy Richards, Mrs. Pollock, Sophia Dumaresque, Louisa Smith, Lady 
Cullum. Miscellaneous : Abutilon Thomosoni, Pyrethrura Golden F'eather, 
Fuchsia Regalis, F. Golden Fleece, Chrysanthemum Sensation, Tropseolum tlchro- 
leucum. 
Plants avith Silvery and Frosted Leafage. — Variegated Geraniums : Day- 
break, Flower of the Day, Flower of Spring, L’Elcgante, Princess Alexandre, 
Queen of Queens, Snowdrop. Miscellaneous : Achyrocline Saundersoni, Achillea 
clavennas, Alyssum variegatum, A. saxatile fol. var., Antennaria toraentosa, Arabis 
alpina argentea, Artemisia Stelleriana, Bambusa Fortunei A'ariegata, Centaurea 
argentea plumosa, C. ragusina, C. ragusina compacta, C. gymnocarpa, Cerastium 
tomentosnm. Cineraria acanthifolia, C. maritima, Dactylis glomerata elegantissima, 
Euonymus radicans variegata, Gnaphalium lanatum, G. tornentosus, Polemoniuin 
coeruleum variegatum. Salvia argentea, Echeveria secunda glauca, E. glauca 
metallica, Stachys lanata. Thymus citratus fol. var., Veronica Audersoni variegata, 
V. incana. 
Plants avith Crimson and Bronze Leafage.— Alternanthera magnifica, A. 
amaena, A. paronychoides, Amaranthus elegantissimus, A. melancholicus ruber, A. 
salicifolius, A. tricolor, Iresine Herbsti, I. Lindeni, Coleus Verschafielti, Perilla 
Xankinensis, Echeveria metallica, E. raceinosa, E. sanguinea. 
HORTICULTURAL AFFAIRS. 
OYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. — The annual general meeting of 
the Society was held on February 11, in the Council Room at South 
Kensington. The chairman caused to be read a communication received 
from Her Majesty’s Commissioners of the Exhibition of 1851, in which 
the Commissioners offered to take over the management of the gardens 
at South Kensington, pay all rates and taxes, and make other financial arrange- 
ments, on the condition that the visitors to the exhibition have free access to the 
gardens. An animated discussion ensued on the motion for the adoption of the 
report, and the action of the council of the Royal Horticultural Society and the 
commissioners was severely critised. The discussion was ultimately adjourned 
until the 18th, when after a spirited discussion, a resolution moved by Sir Alfred 
Slade, that the report be not adopted, was carried by a majority of seventy-two, 
and the council was called upon to resign by some of the Fellows present. 
Royal Horticultural Society, Floral Committee, Feb. 12. — The meet- 
ing on the above date Avas undoubtedly one of the best February meetings eA'er 
held. The prizes for Chinese Primulas were warmly contested, and there was a 
capital display of these attractive flowers, as well as of the beautiful Persian Cycla- 
mens and Orchids. Novelties were scarce, as is usual at meetings held at this 
season of the year. The first prize for a collection of six Primulas, was awarded 
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