THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
naught (Peed), a pretty and distinct variety, said to be 
intermediate between the show and fancy types, the 
colour white, heavily marked with deep purple : to 
Begonia Lady Hume Campbell (Laing and Co.), a 
tuberous-rooted kind of a free-branching habit, and 
bearing a profusion of large delicately pink flowers : 
and to Lobelia magnifica alba (Chambers), a good and 
useful white-flowered bedding Lobelia of the Speciosa 
type. 
The usual bi-monthly meeting of the Royal Horti- 
cultural Society on June 22nd, enabled several novel- 
ties of excellent merit to be shown for the first time. 
These included Erythrina marmorata (Veitch and Sons), 
a bold and effectively-variegated plant from the South 
Sea Islands, having large brightly-mottled leaves : 
Asparagus plumosus nanus (Veitch and Sons), a dwarf- 
growing form of a very elegant plant from the Cape 
of Good Hope, having fmely-cut leaves : Pteris serru- 
lata cristata bella, a very pretty crested form of this 
well-known Fern, the fronds are broadly tasselled at 
the tips, and are semi-transparent, which renders the 
plant very effective: also from Messrs. Veitch and 
Sons. Lilium polyphyllum, was shown by J. McIntosh, 
Esq., Weybridge, and is regarded as one of the rarest 
Lilies in cultivation, having flowered but a few times 
in the country ; the flowers are about as large as those 
of the Tiger Lily, cream-coloured, and spotted with 
purple, perhaps more curious than striking ; it is an 
importation from the north-western Himalayas. L. 
nitidum (W. Bull), is an interesting Lily with a bulb 
like that of L. Washingtonianum, and flowers like those 
of L. columbianum, with this important difference, 
however, that the last-named only produces three to 
six flowers on a plant, while in L. nitidum there are a 
dozen or more. Canna Ehemanni (Hooper and Co.), 
is a stately-habited light-green leaved form, with 
flowers produced in terminal clusters, about two inches 
across, and of a vivid-crimson hue ; this is one of the 
finest Cannas we have yet seen, and hope, by favour of 
Messrs. Hooper and Co., to figure it shortly. Pink 
Mrs. Simkins (C. Turner), is a fine new white-border 
variety with very full double flowers, about two inches 
in diameter, very sweet-scented and exti’emely free- 
flowering, a fine addition to the useful border Pinks. 
Pelargonium Zulu Belle, is one of the decorative section, 
having white flowers, with a dark maroon blotch on 
each petal, very distinct, smooth, and of fine form ; it 
came from Mr. G. Braid, Winchmore Hill. From 
Mons. Victor Lemoine, Nancy, France, came the 
following fine novelties : — Pelargonium Madame The- 
baut, a fine decorative variety, the flowers, which are 
produced in fine clusters, are white, shaded with rich 
rose on the lower, and blotched with deep crimson on 
the upper petals ; the circumference of the flower is 
fringed, which gives it a charming appearance : Ivy- 
leaved Pelargonium Mons. Dubus, a double-flowered 
variety of this interesting section, the blossoms of which 
are of a clear deep pink hue and produced in large 
trusses : Ivy-leaved Pelargonium Gloire d’Orleans, a 
very distinct-coloured variety with double flowers, the 
colour of which is much deeper than any variety we 
have yet seen ; and with a very much better and freer 
habit, than is usually found in this section ; we hope 
to figure this fine variety shortly : and to Fuchsia 
Madame Galli Marie, a double-flowered variety, with 
crimson sepals and white petals ; the blossoms, which 
are of large size, are produced in great abundance, and 
the habit of growth is every way good. 
It will thus be seen there is no lack of novelties, and 
that they are of high-class quality is shown by the 
fact that First-class Certificates of Merit were given to 
all the preceding forms. 
FUCHSIA FULGENS. 
At this season of the year, when this fine old large- 
leaved species is in full bloom, and displaying its charms 
to the best advantage, is a fitting time to recall atten- 
tion to a most useful plant that is in great danger of 
being wholly lost to many gardens. It must be because 
it is forgotten or unknown that it is met with in so few 
gardens. It is a bold-habited greenhouse plant, 
flowering at the points of the shoots in long and con- 
tinuous racemes, the flowers long-tubular, and of a pale 
orange-red colour, with lemon-coloured sepals tinted 
with green. Unlike the ordinary Fuchsias iu cultiva- 
tion, it has a tuberous-like root, which throws up strong 
stems that flower profusely at the points. It should be 
potted early in the season in good rich soil, in a fair- 
sized pot, and grown on vigorously without being per- 
mitted to become drawn, and when pot-bound, placed 
in a cool greenhouse to flower, but kept well supplied 
with water. This is important, for if allowed to become 
dry at the roots, the leaves turn yellow, and fall off, 
leaving the stems bare. We strongly advise that atop 
dressing of some good patent manure, like Clay’s Fer- 
tilizer, be given once or twice a week, as this will 
materially assist the plants, and assist them to flower 
till the autumn. When it has done blooming it can be 
treated as other Fuchsias, but requires to be wintered 
with care, as it is very susceptible of frost. 
