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ragged. Mr. Ayres, however, showed a cut 
specimen of Cloth of Gold, a fragrant yellow 
variety. 
The following subjects were also among 
the novelites : — 
Pelargoniums. — Rosy Circle and Arabella, 
blotched rosy varieties, with whitish centres, 
above the average quality, shown by Mr. Beck. 
Pearl, a white variety, of no great preten- 
sions, shown by Mr. Catleugh. Mount Etna, 
a brilliant red flower, and Isabella, a flower of 
a maroon purple caste, were shown by Mr. 
Hoyle, and attracted great notice. 
Cinerarias. — Generally very poor; the only 
one noticed was a rosy-purple, one of Smith's, 
of Pimlico. 
Calceolarias. — The only one noticed was 
Exemplar, shown by Mr. Kingham, of 
Twickenham. 
THE ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 
Second Exhibition for 1845. 
We have not space to enlarge on the gene- 
ral features of this Exhibition; but, following 
our usual plan, shall confine our notices to 
some of the best new plants and seedlings 
exhibited. 
Vesalia floribunda. — The finest new 
plant present was one called Vesalia flori- 
bunda, of which the Exeter nurserymen, 
Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., and Messrs. 
Veitch, had each a plant ; it is a compact, 
bushy growing, shrubby plant, with dark- 
coloured oval leaves, which are arranged in 
pairs opposite each other on the stem, and 
from the axils of which are produced long 
tubular flowers, two inches or more in length, 
and divided at the end into five large spread- 
ing segments ; they are of a beautiful delicate 
rose colour, with a purple tinge, and hang 
pendent. These seem to be abundantly pro- 
duced, and give the plant an exceedingly 
pretty appearance. We presume it requires 
the temperature of a warm green-house. 
Siphocamptlus, nova sp. — Thiswas shown 
by Messrs. Veitch. It is a handsome plant, 
native of Brazil, of dwarf habit, bearing 
cordate leaves, and brilliant crimson-scarlet 
flowers of intense colouring, a good deal re- 
sembling some of the high-coloured Gesneras, 
or the Salvias. It is, of course, a stove-plant; 
and, if found to flower freely, will be a fine 
and useful plant. It was also shown at the fete 
at Chiswick. 
Fuchsia sErratifolia. — -A handsome large 
growing species, with reddish-tinged oval- 
lanceolate leaves, generally produced in whorls 
of three or four ; from each axil one flower 
proceeds; these are large, the tube faint rosy- 
pink, the. sepals tipped with bright green, and 
the petals vermilion-coloured. Its character 
is novel, and altogether it is a handsome plant. 
It is one of the large growing kinds, and the 
leaves and flowers are of proportionate size. 
It is from Peru ; and requires the treatment 
of F. corymbi flora. 
Burtonia URUNIODES. — A little pea-flow- 
ered bush, from Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, 
and Co. The leaves linear, and quite woolly; 
and the flowers are produced at the tips of 
the shoots in small heads or clusters; they are 
yellow, and the plant is moderately showy. 
Probably from New Holland : it will at least 
class with New Holland plants. 
Pelargoniums. — Mr. Beck, of Tsleworth, 
obtained prizes for several seedlings of 1844, 
which were grown to good sized plants, suf- 
ficient to test the character of the variety in 
cultivation. Prizes were given to Aurora, 
crimson red, the top petals covered with a 
dark cloud ; Arabella, a large showy flower, 
light rose colour, with a white centre, and 
dark cloud on the upper petals ; Rosy Circle, 
a smaller flower in the same way, but better ; 
and Belloni, rose colour, with a purple tinge, 
and dark upper petals. Mr. Beck also showed 
some seedlings of the present year ; Competi- 
tor, rose colour, top petals nearly black ; a 
finely-formed flower ; and Caliph, bright rosy 
purple, with very dark upper petals, both 
flowers of a good deal of promise. Others 
were shown, but none were possessed of any 
striking qualities. 
Greenhouse Azaleas.— Mr. Ivery, of 
Betchworth, produced rosea elegans, and 
striata formosis luna; and Mr. Gaines, of 
Battersea, elegans nova, and rosea superba. 
None above mediocrity. 
Heath. — Messrs. Lucombe and Co. had 
one called Erica finea major, with larger 
flowers than the old variety. 
Cactus. — From Mr. Widnall, of Cam- 
bridge, was one called magnifica, with large 
deep red flowers. 
Calceolarias. — Prizes were given to Mr. 
Kinghorn for Exemplar, crimson and yellow 
chequered, the former prevailing ; to Mr. 
Garrod's Lacerta, and to Mr. Gaines' Climax 
and Louis Philippe, all yellow, with streaky 
chequered markings of brownish crimson. 
There were many others shown ; among 
which were Miss Houston, yellow chequered 
with crimson ; and Hope, tawny chequered 
with brown ; and Symmetry, yellow, with a 
blotch composed of faint small dots, from Mr. 
Kinghorn. Fair Maid of Camden, cream 
colour, faintly chequered ; Daniel O'Connell, 
yellow, faintly chequered ; and Lady Piatt, in 
the same way, from Mr. Ansell, of Camden 
Town. Delicate, cream colour, light chequered ; 
Novelty, purplish rose, with dark crimson 
chequered marking ; and Perspicua, orange, 
with dark crimson irregular marking, from 
