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a separate paper. Bedding Pelargonium , The Bride (f.o.c.), one of the variegated 
section, the leaves edged with white, and bearing white flowers, came from Mr. 
Prestridge, Uxbridge. Messrs. T. Cripps and Sons, Tunbridge Wells, exhibited 
two pots of their new white-flowered Lohelici Purity , a true white variety of 
L. speciosa, without a tint of blue on the flowers; these were passed over on 
this occasion, because it was considered that the plants had been grown under glass ; 
but at the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, on July 19, it was again 
shown by Messrs. J. and 0. Lee, and awarded F.C.C., the plants having been grown 
in the open air. It was as pure in colour and as fine as when grown under glass, 
and this variety gives what has long been wanted, a first-class and reliable white 
bedding Lobelia. 
At the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society at Nottingham, on 
June 27th, George F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., received awards for the follow¬ 
ing varieties of Lilies, all of which were of a very interesting character : — 
L. puberulum of Torrey (f.c.c.), pale orange, the petals deeply tipped with 
brownish-orange, and profusely spotted with small dark spots ; L. californicum 
(f.c.c.), of the same type, but with the edges of the petals much more deeply and 
heavily tipped, red in this instance taking the place of the brown, the centre 
marked with large dark spots; this was a fine and handsome form ; L. canadense 
jlavum (f.c.c.), pale orange, much spotted with dark about the centre ; and L. 
pendulijlorum (f.c.c.), the tips reddish orange, with pale orange centre, profusely 
spotted with dark. The same award was made to Mr. 0. Turner for the follow¬ 
ing fine show Pelargoniums :—Charlemagne , Zephyr , Pompey, Ccesar , and 
Achievement. 
In addition to the flowers already noticed as having received awards on July 
5th, the following were also so distinguished by the Floral Committee :— Linum sal- 
soloides^ f.c.c.), the flowers blush white, with dark centre, and very dwarf in growth; 
and Lithospermum petrceum (f.c.c.), with long tube-shaped blue flowers ; both very 
free of bloom; these came from Messrs. Backhouse and Son, York. Petunia Coquette 
(f.c.c.), white, edged with bright rosy purple, and with some rosy purple petals 
issuing from the centre of. the flowers, was shown by Messrs. E. G. Henderson 
and Son, who had also Pelargonium Enterprise (s.c.c.), a free-blooming forcing 
kind, the flowers white, heavily blotched with dark, and the edges much fringed. 
Lobelia Erinus Omen (s.c.c.), rosy lilac, with large white centre, was shown by 
Mr. William Bull. Agave Verschaffeltii variegata (f.c.c.), from J. F. Peacock, 
Esq., Sudbury House, Hammersmith, must be noted for the handsome variega¬ 
tion, which consists of a golden band down the centre of the leaves. 
xVt the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on July 19, f.c.c. were 
accorded to the following handsome Agaves , shown by Mr. Jean Verschaffelti 
Ghent:— A. elegantissima , A. species nova , A. Regelii macrodonta , and A. Mescal 
foliis striatis. Lobelias Brilliant (f.c.c.), rich shaded blue, the flowers large and 
showy, the habit dwarf and compact; Celestial Blue (f.c.c.), clear azure blue. 
