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THE FLORIST. 
shev^ii by Mr. Bray, gardener to the Baroness de Rothschild, of the 
following sorts. Dr. Jephson, Fame, Corallina, Cassandra, Exoniensis, 
and King of Beauties. Mr. Gaines exhibited a Seedling fancy Pelar¬ 
gonium, named Shylock, to which a certificate was awarded; it was 
a very pretty variety, light purple rose ground, bright mulberry top 
petals, with a patch of the same on the lower petals, a margin of the 
ground-colour round the flower. 
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 
The third and last exhibition of the season of this society took 
place in their garden in the Regent’s Park, on the 5th ult. The 
day was all that could be wished, and the exhibition a good one. 
Collections of stove and greenhouse plants were produced in a con¬ 
dition highly creditable to the growers, the glowing red flowers of 
the brilliant genus Kalosanthes, of which many species were present, 
taking the place of the Azaleas, Cacti, and other shewy gems of 
spring. Of Orchids, too, there was a fair display for the season, 
and the lovely genus Erica contributed its due share of attraction. 
Novelties were chiefly from the nursery of Messrs. Veitch, who sent 
a cut specimen in a pot of Fuchsia spectabilis, that lovely species, of 
which we have, in a former number, given a coloured plate ; a pale 
yellow Lisianthus ; a pretty Peruvian Thibaudia, with long rosy pink 
flowers tipped with white ; Begonia albo-coccinea, and some .®schy- 
nanths. With the exception of Adamia versicolor, a greenhouse 
plant from Mr. Henderson, of Wellington Nursery, and a variegated 
variety of Thunbergia aurantiaca, called Doddsii, from Mr. Dodds, 
other new plants were not remarkable. Collections of Ferns were 
present, and were much admired, as were also some well managed 
groups of Alpines and other plants, the names of which our limited 
space prevents us from mentioning. 
We now come to the florists’ flowers, and foremost among these 
stand the Pelargoniums, which were numerous, and generally in 
fine condition. In the Amateurs' Class, for 12 first-rate varieties, 
the first prize was awarded to Mr. Black, gardener to E. Foster, Esq., 
Clewer, for The Doctor, Sylvia, PhiUis, Victory, Ondine, Norah, 
Alonzo, Ariel, Armada superb, Lalla Rookh, Orion, and Lamartine; 
and a first prize also to Mr. Cock, of Chiswick, for Aurora, Forget- 
me-not, Hector, Negress, Paragon, Pearl, Hebe’s Lip, Lord Stanley, 
Orion, Ariel, Emperor, and Sylvia; 2d, to Mr. Staines, of the New 
Road, for Forget-me-not, Bianca, Minerva, IMustee, Orion, Duke 
of Devonshire, Pearl, Satellite, Clarinda, Camilla, Ariel, and Sunset; 
3d, to Mr. Robinson, gardener to J. Simpson, Esq., Pimlico, for Orion, 
Pearl, Magog, Pluto, Aurora, Beauty of Clapham, Rosetta superb, 
Negress, Milo, Shield of Achilles, Aurora, and Queen of Trumps.— 
In the Nurserymen s Class the first prize was awarded to Mr. Dob¬ 
son, gardener to Mr. Beck, of Isleworth, for Rosamond, Sundown, 
Gustavus, Cassandra, Rosa, Criterion, Cavalier, Blanche, Star, Prin- 
