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JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
445 
Fig. 103—Rubus deliciosus. 
believe, originally raised by Mr. Brehaut, of Jersey. The flower is of 
good size, substance, and excellent form. The lower petals are 
rounded and very bright scarlet, the upper petals being dark maroon. 
The truss is large, and the peculiar richness of colour in the flower 
renders it very striking. 
Pelargonium Mr. Henry Cox (Turner). — A beautiful tricolor 
variety, with zones of colour bright and distinctly marked. This 
fine variety has also been certificated at several other exhibitions. 
Begonia Mrs. Robert Whyte (Laing).—One of the tuberous section 
of Begonias ; flower large, the petals very broad and finely rounded ; 
colour bright pink. An extremely beautiful variety, of compact 
habit and very floriferous. 
Begonia Davisi flore-pleno superba (Laing).—This handsome double 
tuberous Begonia has already been referred to on several occasions,'and 
it well maintains the good opinion formed of it when first exhibited. 
Mr. B. S. Williams was accorded certificates for the following, 
which have been previously described—Actiniopteris radiata aus¬ 
tralis, Philodendron elegans, Heliconia nigra punctata, Asplenium 
apicidens, and Odontoglossum Alexandras var. giganteum. 
RUBUS DELICIOSUS. 
One of the most beautiful hardy flowering shrubs is this species 
of Rubus, for which Messrs. C. Lee & Son of Hammersmith re¬ 
ceived a first-class certificate at the last meeting of the Royal 
were awarded ; Messrs. Jackman & Son, Woking, for a fine group of 
Clematises in pots already referred to ; Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham 
Cross, for four boxes of Rose blooms ; Mr. H. Hooper, Bath for a 
collection of Pansy, Pyrethrum, and Paeony blooms; Mr. Bird for a 
group of well-grown standard Mignonette and Calceolarias; and to 
J. Willcocks, Esq., of Porest Hill, for a group of Calceolarias. Messrs. 
James Carter & Co., High Holborn, also contributed specimens of 
their Queen’s Prize Mimulus, showing a great variety of rich colours. 
Certificates were awarded for the following plants— 
Pelargonium Martial (Turner).—A show variety, which was, we 
Salter was placed second with a valuable collection of plants, com¬ 
prising many handsome Orchids and other choice plants, but there 
were scarcely enough foliage plants to tone the brightness. Messrs. 
J. Laing & Co. were third with a group chiefly composed of similar 
plants to those in the first-prize collection, arranged in a somewhat 
similar manner. 
Miscellaneous .—Several collections of flowers and plants were con¬ 
tributed besides those in the classes, extra prizes being awarded to 
the following :—Mr. B. S. Williams for a handsome group of choice 
plants, including specimens of many new plants for which certificates 
