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THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
early shows they w'ere not shown very extensively; we 
hope, however, that next year we shall see a much larger 
number of exhibitors, and therefore more plants. 
DOUBLE BEGONIAS. 
Two Begonias were shown at a recent meeting of the 
Floral Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society by^ 
Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Co., which were very 
interesting. In both instances the male flowers w^ere 
reduplicated by petals taking the place of stamens, 
w'hile the female flowers were unaffected. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
As we announced in our last issue, the number of shows 
has been reduced, although the fortnightly meetings 
will he continued as before. The dates fixed for the 
Exhibitions are as follows : — 
Mai’ch ISth, for Hyacinths and other spring flowers, 
April 15th, for Auriculas, &c. 
hlay 13th, for Roses in pots. 
June 3rd, Great Summer Show. 
July 1st, National Rose Show. 
July 15th, for Zonal Pelargoniums. 
Sept. 2nd, for Dahlias, Gladiolus, &c. 
Nov. 11th, for Fruit and Chrysanthemums. 
CLASSIFICATION OF ROSES. 
The Lyons Congress of Rosarians, comprising such men 
as Guillot fils, Liahaud, Jacquier, Jos. Schwartz, Leon 
de St. Jean, Jean Sisley, and M. Lacharme, have 
adopted the classification of garden Roses proposed by 
hlr. Shirley Hibberd, and recorded a formal vote of 
thanks to that gentleman for the service rendered by 
his distinctions and definitions. Mr. Hibberd recog- 
nises (in the paper of his published in the August 
number of Le CuUivateur de la Region Lyonnaise) six 
distinct forms of Roses as admissible to the exhibition 
stand, and arranges them in the order of their relative 
merits as follows ; — globular, cup-shaped, tazza-shaped, 
imbricated, reflexed and quartered. In the final deci- 
sion as to the merits of a particular variety in accordance 
with this classification, there is of course plenty of room 
for refining, but a definite code of “properties” is of 
immense service to begin with. An additional honour 
has been conferred oir the author of the code by M. 
Levet, who has named a new and beautiful Tea Rose, 
Shirley Hibberd. — Gardener’s Chronicle. 
BULB CATALOGUES. 
These are issuing forth in the usual autumnal stream, 
and are characterized by great care and attention to 
details. We have received those of — 
Sutton and Sons, Reading : — capitally illustrated, and 
with simple and clear directions for cultivators. 
Downie, Laird, and Laing, Stanstead Park, Forest 
Hill : — an excellently arranged catalogue. 
Charles Turner,Royal Nursery, Slough ; — marked with 
the usual care of this well known florist. 
^Yilliam Cutbush and Sons. All who know the 
success which has attended Mr. C.’s culture of the 
Hyacinth will expect to find a good catalogue, nor will 
they be disappointed. 
Barr and Sugden: — a very extensive catalogue, con- 
taining besides an ample list of Spring Flowers and 
Plants suitable for window gardening ; the scientific 
arrangement of the catalogue is worthy of all praise. 
Carter and Co., High Holborn ; — very full and com- 
plete, and exceedingly well illustrated. 
Dick Radclyffe and Co., High Holborn : — very neat 
and excellent in all its parts, especially in that pertain- 
ing to decorative purposes. 
Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea. The high posi- 
tion of this firm is a guarantee for the excellence of the 
catalogue. 
Mr. William Bull, King’s Road, Chelsea : — very 
copious, and containing many novelties. 
^Messrs. Rollison and Son, Tooting : — a well arranged 
catalogue. 
Messrs. Anthony Roozen and Son, of Overveen, near 
Haarlem, Holland : — an extensive and well arranged 
catalogue of Dutch and Cape Bulbs. 
Messrs. Hooper, of Covent Garden : — a catalogue of 
Autumn Bulbs, with illustrations. 
Mr. B. S. Williams, Upper Holloway : — a catalogue of 
new and rare Plants. 
Messrs. E. G, Henderson and Son, Wellington Road, 
St. John’s Wood: — a catalogue of Stove and Con- 
servatory Plants. 
Mr. Vick, of Rochester, New Y’’ork, sends us his 
Quarterly Floral Guide, well printed, tastefully illus- 
trated, and containing, besides information relative to 
his own business, observations on places visited in 
Europe. 
The sixth volume of Mr. Bentham’s Flora Austra- 
LiENSis, comprising the Orders Thymelese to Dioscoridese, 
is just published. One more volume, we understand, will 
complete the work. 
