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Col. Champneys, Turner’s Cheerfulness, Turner’s C. J. Perry, Tur¬ 
ner’s Sultana, Sim’s Vulcan, and Turner’s Clipper. Mr. J. T. D. 
Llewellyn was a good third, and Messrs. Cannell & Sons fourth. 
Single Specimens. — Green-edged. —Rev. P. D. Horner was first with 
Prince of Greens, second with Leigh’s Colonel Taylor, and sixth with 
Talisman. Mr. J. Woodhead was third with Colonel Taylor, fourth 
with Imperator. Mr. Brockbank fifth with Prince of Greens. Mr. 
Douglas seventh with Colonel Taylor, and eighth with Hope. Grey- 
edged. —Mr. Penson was first, second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh, and 
eighth with George Lightbody, and fifth with C. E. Brown. White- 
edged. —Mr. Woodhead was first with Acme ; Mr. Douglas second with 
Sylvia, third with Acme, fourth and fifth with Beauty ; Rev. F. D. 
Horner seventh with Blue Bell ; and Mr. Penson eighth with Smiling 
Beauty. Selfs. —Rev. F. D. Horner was first with Ringdove, second 
with Blackbird, and seventh with Sappho. Mr. Douglas third with 
Topsy, fourth with Pizarro, fifth with Garibaldi, and eighth with a 
seedling. In all these classes the entries were very numerous and 
the competition keen. 
Alpine Auriculas .—For twelve dissimilar varieties Mr. C. Turner 
was an excellent first with beautiful examples of the following, all 
his own varieties :—Unique, Ethel, Dr. Denny, Imperial, John Ball, 
Superb, Lady Aitchison, King of the Belgians, Wm. Fowle, Fred. 
Copeland, Sensation, and Philip Frost.. Mr. Llewellyn was second 
with well-flowered plants, Mr. Douglas being third. 
For six dissimilar varieties Mr. Douglas was placed first with 
Douglas’s Amelia Hardwidge, Turner’s Sensation, Meiklejohn’s Mrs. 
Meiklejohn, Gorton’s Diadem, Turner’s G. Lightbody, and a seedling. 
Mr. C. Turner, the Rev. Fellowes, Mr. Llewellyn, and Mr. R. Dean, 
Ealing, were the other prizetakers in that order. 
For twelve dissimilar Fancy Auriculas Mr. S. Barlow gained the 
principal position with plants of peculiar pale yellow, buff, double 
yellow, and purple varieties ; Mr. Douglas being second with similar 
varieties, and Mr. R. Dean third, the last including several shaded 
Alpines. 
In the class for a single specimen, gold centre, Mr. C. Turner was first 
with Amazon and sixth with King of the Belgians. Mr. Douglas was 
second with Princess of Waldeck ; third, fourth, and fifth with Amelia. 
For a single specimen, white or cream centre, Mr. C. Turner was first 
with Charles Darwin, second with Mentor, third and fourth with Queen 
Victoria, fifth with Gladiator, and sixth with George Lightbody. 
Polyanthuses. —For six dissimilar gold-laced varieties Mr. S. Barlow 
was placed first with Barlaw’s Sunrise, Prince Regent, Cheshire 
Favourite, Exile, a new seedling named Red Rover, very bright and 
neat; and Beauty of England. Mr. Bolton was second with a seed¬ 
ling, President, Cheshire Favourite, Earl of Lincoln, Exile, and 
George IV. Mr. Douglas was third. For three varieties Mr. Barlow 
was again first with similar varieties, followed by Messrs. Bolton 
and It. Dean. For a single specimen gold-laced variety Mr. J. T. D. 
Llewellyn was first with Whittaker’s Lancashire Hero ; Mr. Brock- 
bank second with Cheshire Favourite ; Mr. Barlow third with Firefly, 
fourth with Cheshire Favourite, and fifth with Exile; Mr. R. Dean 
being sixth with Buck’s George IV. For twelve Fancy Polyanthuses 
Mr. R. Dean was the only exhibitor, being awarded the chief prize ; 
and Mr. Brockbank obtained a similar position with twelve double and 
single Primroses. 
The only collection of twelve hardy Primulas was shown by Mr. 
Llewellyn, who was placed first with varieties of P. Sieboldi, P. ver- 
ticillata, P. denticulata, P. japonica, P. involucrata, and P. Cash- 
meriana, all well flowered. 
JASMINUM IIIRSUTUM. 
Jasmines are all favourites with plant-growers, as the majority 
of the species are not only extremely ornamental as climbers, 
either in warm or cool houses and in the outdoor garden, but 
they also yield such an abundant supply of fragrant flowers that 
their utility is unquestionable in most establishments. The one 
of which a spray is represented in the woodcut (fig. 72) is chiefly 
remarkable for its dwarf shrubby habit, which admirably suits it 
for culture in pots in a stove or intermediate house, where with 
moderate careful attention to the culture it will produce its 
flowers as freely as could be desired. In Bengal, where the plant 
abounds, Dr. Roxburgh has stated that the heads sometimes 
contain thirty flowers each, but in this country they do not attain 
more than a third of that size, usually bearing from six to ten 
flowers in each cluster. Even, however, in this condition they 
are very attractive, as not only do the shoots produce flowers at 
their extremities but also from the side shoots, sj that the growths 
are often clothed with flowers for a foot or more from the apex. 
The leaves are elliptical, dark green, and with the petioles and 
stems are thickly studded with hairs, whence the specific name is 
derived ; and the flowers are large, pure white, and fragrant, on 
stout peduncles, and thickly clustered. 
It is considered that the first plants were sent from the East 
Indies to Lady Amelia Hume by Roxburgh early in the present 
century, though at one time it was thought to have been grown 
by Miller in the middle of the eighteenth century, as he mentions 
Linnaeus’s Nyctanthes hirsuta. But this has been proved to have 
been founded upon a specimen of Nyctanthes arbor-tmtis. 
J. hirsutum is easily grown, as it only requires a compost of 
light turfy loam, sand, and leaf soil, the temperature of a stove, 
and liberal supplies of water during the summer.—L. C. 
CRINUM MOOREI—ASPARAGUS PLUMOSUS. 
Having recently seen in the Journal (page 304) that Mr. B. S. 
Williams contributed a plant of the Crinum Makoyanum (or 
Mooreanum, as more generally named) to the Exhibition at the 
Royal Horticultural Society on the lltb, I beg to say I have 
flowered it for the last three years, and have seen it in flower 
quite six years ago in the houses of the gentleman who brought it 
from South Africa and gave it me. The flower stem of last year 
had thirteen lovely blossoms each about 5 or 6 inches in diameter, 
and I expect that it will be very fine this season, the plant looking 
so very healthy and strong. 
The same gentleman also brought home the lovely graceful 
Asparagus plumosus, recently exhibited by Messrs. Veitch. One 
of my sons saw a diminutive plant of it at Chelsea, and men¬ 
tioned in what luxury it was growing at his friend’s, from whom 
I heard that Mr. Veitch had paid him a visit anxious to obtain 
some plants, but not successfully, though after the death of my 
friend I believe that he came into possession of the greater part 
of the stock. 
I might add I have also two Crinums that were sent me from 
Durban by my son, Lieut.-Col. Walker. One flowered last year, 
and was considered to be C. aquatica. The other has now a flower 
stem showing, which may prove a variety. I have three fine 
young plants of the C. Mooreanum which I should be happy to 
part with if wished.— Mary Aston Walker. 
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 
April 2Gth. 
The second spring Show of this Society was a highly creditable 
one, the corridor and a portion of the conservatory being fully occu¬ 
pied with exhibits. In the chief classes the competition was fairly 
good, and as usual the nurserymen’s groups were both extensive and 
handsome, adding considerably to the effectiveness of the display. 
We can only briefly note the principal prizewinners and the general 
features of the Show. 
