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THE FLORIST. 
Abridged List of Stove, Greenhouse, Hardy, and Ornamental Plants, 
Fruit-trees, &c., cultivated and sold by R. Glendinning, 
Chiswick Nursery, near London. 1857. 
In addition to a well-selected list of popular plants, Mr. Glendinning 
holds the very valuable stock of new things introduced by Mr. Fortune, 
from China; among these are Abies Ksempferi, Farfugium grande, &c., 
which we have had so frequently to commend when reporting on 
novelties. Mr. G.’s nursery is, we observe, very rich in Coniferee, of 
which his list contains many rare and valuable kinds, worthy the 
attention of collectors. 
Catalogue of Plants cultivated and grown for sale by Wm. Cutbush, 
Jun., Nurseryman, &c., Barnet, Herts. 1857* 
A VERY careful selection is here given of stove, greenhouse, fine- 
foliaged, and variegated-leaved plants, &c., of which Mr. Cutbush is 
becoming a conspicuous exhibitor. 
A Catalogue of Ornamental Plants grown for sale by C. Noble, 
Nurseryman, Bagshot. 1857- 
A SKILFUL selection of hardy ornamental trees and shrubs, among 
which there are some rare things, particularly among American plants 
and flowering shrubs. 
Sims* (FooVs Cray, Kent) Wholesale Price List of Ferns. 
This list affords satisfactory evidence of the encouragment now 
given to Fern culture. It is, we believe, the first wholesale price list of 
Ferns, offering a considerable number (some eighty exotic, and forty 
British species and varieties) of the choicer kinds of Ferns]ever published. 
They are offered, Mr. Sims remarks, at a comparatively low 
rate, in order that provincial nurserymen may keep in stock kinds more 
choice and select than they have hitherto had. We can state, from a 
recent inspection of the collection at Foot’s Cray, that Mr. Sims is 
remarkably successful in raising Ferns from the spores: that his stock 
is very large, very choice, and very healthy ; indeed, as to quantities, 
we imagine it is perfectly unique in its way. The collection as (well 
as Mr. Sims’ general catalogue) is well worth consulting by all persons 
interested in the culture of this class of plants ; and dealers who are 
not growers of Ferns may readily and safely derive supplies from 
such a source. We observe that the sorts are very carefully named, 
which, in the confusion which prevails as to the nomenclature of Ferns, 
is a great additional recommendation. 
NATIONAL FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Aug. 6.—The Rev. J. Dix in the chair. Hollyhocks were shown in 
great beauty, particularly by Messrs. A. Paul & Son, Mr. Chater, and 
Messrs. Bircham & Ward. Messrs. Paul & Son sent a collection of 
spikes, as well as cut blooms, including named flowers and seedlings. 
The large number of fifty new varieties of Hollyhocks was produced 
