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THE FLORIST. 
Petunia Attraction, a fine variety in the style of British Queen ; Calceo¬ 
laria Gem, and Calceolaria Aurea floribunda, an invaluable bedding 
variety, producing an exhaustless supply of yellow flowers. Mr. 
Francis, of Hertford, contributed small plants of Roses on Manetti 
stocks, to show what pretty plants can be bloomed in small pots, and so 
soon after being grafted; they included H.P. Madame Knorr, a fine pale 
rose-coloured variety. Miscellaneous subjects were plentiful. Mr. 
Glendinning sent Gesnera Donkelaari, the handsome Chinese Larch, 
and a noble specimen of Farfugium grande, which we figured jn the 
February number. Messrs. Veitch & Son had in their collection of 
Ferns a good plant of Drynaria species, a beautiful Fern. The same 
firm also sent Rhododendron Brookianum, with willow-like leaves and 
a loose truss of pale yellow flowers ; the beautiful R. Veitchi; Embo- 
thrium coccineum, a handsome hardy shrub, with a profusion of scarlet 
flowers ; Meyenia erecta; Rhododendron Princess Royal and jasmini- 
fiorum; Ixora acuminata; and a handsome species of Pernettya, 
loaded with white flowers. Mr. Cutbush sent Genetyllis Hookeriana, 
and Eucharis amazonica, a beautiful white-flowered greenhouse plant. 
The show of Fruit at this exhibition in a measure disappointed us. 
Undoubtedly some of the articles exhibited were very first-rate, but 
the greater part were not so ; a quantity was decidedly inferior. Only 
one or two dishes of the white Grapes in letter H. were ripe. In letter 
I. (Muscats), not one dish could the judges pick out for a prize. This 
is the more to be regretted because some of them were very fine pro¬ 
ductions, and another month’s growth would have made them perfect; 
and among the black Grapes many were unfit for exhibiting. The fruit 
of highest merit in the exhibition, according to our judgment, were the 
Hamburgh Grapes of Mr. Frost, of Preston Hall; Mr. Fleming's 
Grapes (Hamburgh) ; three dishes of Cherries—the Elton, Circassian, 
and May Duke; and the British Queen Strawberries of Mr. Smith, of 
Twickenham, which were well swelled and beautifully ripened. Mr. 
Constantine had some very fine Royal George Peaches, and Mr. Busby 
excellent Elruge Nectarines. Mr. Dods exhibited fine Hamburgh 
Grapes; as did also Mr. Henderson Grizzly Frontignan; and a basket 
of good Strawberries was sent by Mr. Watson, market-gardener, 
Ealing. Besides Mr. Fleming’s Cherries, very good fruit was sent by 
Mr. Shuter, from Heaton Park. Pines, of which a number was 
shown, were generally neither handsome nor large; a medium-sized 
Queen, well swelled, sent by Mr. Bailey, of Shardeloes, was awarded 
a first prize, and we observed a well swelled Jamaica from Mr. John 
Davis. Melons looked well, but the judges did not appear to like many 
of them; our old favourite, the Bromham Hall, shown by Mr* Kaile, 
was the best; and a high-flavoured one was exhibited by Mr. Fleming. 
NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
June 11.—The Rev. Joshua Dix in the chair. There was a very 
interesting lot of seedling Pelargoniums exhibited on this occasion. 
E. Foster, Esq., Clewer Manor, received a first class certificate for 
