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NOTABLE NEW PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 
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NOTABLE NEW PLANTS AND FLOWERS. 
[r.c.O. = First-class Certificate ; b.c. = Botanical Certificate i f.c. = Floricultural 
Certificate."! 
I GAVE Taylori [b.c.]. — A hybrid between A. fje77iiniJlom md A . densi^ 
flora^ with dark green leaves, a foot in length, bordered with white, and 
having long white filaments.— Mr. B. S. Williams: March 25. 
Anthurium hybridum [b.c.].—A stove perennial of distinct char¬ 
acter, with broad, bluntly-hastate green leaves, on brown terete stalks.— 
Mr. B. S. Williams: E.B.S.^ March 25. 
Boronia megastigma [f.o.c.].— A slender-growing species, bearing numerous 
small flowers, pendent, bell-shaped, and of a dark maroon-colour, yellow in the 
interior, and very fragrant.— Messrs. Veitch 4' Sons: B.B.S.^ April 25 ; B.H.S., 
April 1. 
Cattleya gigas [F.c.c.].-r-An extremely fine imported form of the lahiata 
type, the flowers having a very large broad fringed lip of a rich violet-crimson hue, 
with two yellow spots. — Messi's. Veitch 4' Sons : R.H.S..) Apinl 15. 
Cattleya Veitohiana [b.c.].— A fine hybrid raised between C. lahiata and 
crispa. It is remarkable for its solitary dark-stained leaf, and its large rosy 
flowers, the lip richly tipped with purple and yellow in the centre.— Messrs. 
Veitch 4' Sons: B.B.S.^ March 25. 
Ceterach aureum [f.c.c.]. —A grand evergreen greenhouse fern, from 
Teneriffe, resembling a giant form of our common Scaly Spleenwort, the fronds 
being a foot long and three or four inches broad.— Mr. B. S. Williams: R.H.S.., 
April 15. 
Chysis Chelsoni [b.c.].— A fine hybrid form,-with terete pseudobulbs, and 
yellow flowers, the upper half red-brown, the lip spotted with crimson.— Messrs. 
Veitch 4' Sons: R.B.S., Ma^'ch 25. 
Cineraria Countess of Derby [f.c.].— Broadly margined with deep violet- 
blue on a white ground, grey disc, fine form.— Mr. J. James: R.B.S., March 25. 
Cineraria Lord Derby [f.c.c.].— Pale disc, white ground, and broad 
margin of deep rose; fine form.— Mr. J. James: R.B.S., March 25. 
Cineraria Right Hon. B. Disraeli [f.c.]. —Broad margin of purple- 
crimson; grey disc, white ground; very fine form.— Mr. J. James: R.B.S., 
March 25. 
Clematis Countess of Lovelace [f.c.c.].— A charming double-flowered 
variety in the way of John Gould Veitch., but larger and deeper in colour, which 
is of a pleasing soft blue-mauve. It differs in having large guard sepals, and 
in being coloured to the centre.— Messrs. Jackman 4' Son: R.B.S.., March 25 ; 
R.H.S., April 15. 
Clematis Lord Gifford [f.c.c.].— A spring-flowering variety, with eight- 
sepaled medium-sized flowers of a rosy-lilac hue; novel and pleasing, the sepals 
oblong-acuminate in outline.— Mr. C. Nolle: R.H.S., April 15. 
Clematis Marquis of Salisbury [f.c.c.].— A very fine addition to the 
spring-flowering section, having rich bright maroon-purple six-sepaled flowers, 
with a flame of claret-red along each segment.— Messi's. Jackman 4' Son: 
R.H.S., April 15. 
Clematis Vesta [f.c.].— A large pure satin-white variety of the spring¬ 
flowering type, the flowers eight-sepaled, and massive, with dark anthers.— Messrs. 
Jackman 4‘ Son: R,B,S,-) March 25. 
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