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°°r courtesy of the firm named, to give ' perhaps seven years old, and it may be expected that the progeny of this 
an Illustration of the group m question (fig. 5), which conveys an and some other varieties will constitute a fine strain. Mrs. Laing is 
accura e 1 ea o t e ecorative value of such plants, another of the same character, rather lighter in colour, but with excel* 
One of the most conspicuous in the group was John Laing, with 
an umbel over a foot in diameter, containing twenty-two flowers, 
each 3^ inches across ; the divisions of the corolla broad, rounded, rich 
deep orange red, the centre creamy yellow. The plant was a strong one, 
lently formed flowers ; this was certificated a year or two since at the 
Regent’s Park Royal Botanic Society’s Show, and at the Crystal Palace» 
For several years past seedling Olivias have been raised at Forest Hill,, 
and there are now hundreds of young plants in various stages, many 
