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brownish-red stalks, which are armed with needle-shaped spines 
pointing backwards. Certificate to Mr. Bull for Areca Verschaffeltii, a 
vigorous growing, but elegant pinnated Palm from Madagascar, re¬ 
markable for having a yellow-keeled rachis to the leaves. Also to Mr. 
Bull, for Rhodea japonica macrophylla fol. aureis marginatis, a herba¬ 
ceous plant, with bold erect lanceolate leaves, broadly edged with 
yellow. First Class Certificate of Merit to Mr. James, gr. to W. F. 
Watson, Esq. Isleworth, for Cineraria Lord Elgin, a variety with 
remarkably smooth florets of a bright and distinct Magenta-colour ; 
but somewhat reflexed forming, slightly convex flower heads. Second 
class Class Certificate of Merit to Messrs. F. & A. Smith, Dulwich, 
for Cineraria Queen of Spring, a very showy large-flowered variety, 
having a dark disk surrounded by a ring of white on the lower half of 
the florets, and tipped with bright rosy-purple. Also to Mr. Todrnan, 
gr. to R. Hudson Esq., Clapham Common, for Azalea Flag of Truce, a 
fine white semi-double variety, with large blossoms resembling those of 
a double Oleander. 
Of this class of plants there were also exhibited the following ;—From 
Mr. Todrnan, Clapham; Azaleas—Miss Amelia, very light rose-colour, 
slightly spotted; Miss Julia, bright rose ; Lord Macaulay, large bright 
rose, well spotted; Advancer, a lively rose in the way of Triumphans ; 
Hope, small bright rose; all flowers of average merit but wanting in 
distinctness. EVom Messrs. Parker & Williams, Holloway; a small- 
flowered Cattleya, allied to Mossiee, with a purplish lip, lemon-coloured 
at the edge towards the inflected portion. From Messrs. Cutbush & 
Son, Highgate: Begonia Prince of Wales, a handsome variety very 
closely resembling Marshallii. From Mr. Bull, Chelsea: Agathea 
coelestis fol. variegatis, an uncertain dwarf variegated bedding plant, 
which had been already rewarded at the Society’s summer ex¬ 
hibitions. From Mr. James, Isleworth: Cinerarias—Lord Raglan and 
Lord Clyde, two deep purple-rose seifs. From Mr. Wiggins, Isle¬ 
worth : Cinerarias—Victor, and Maiden Fair, two rose-tipped, grey- 
eyed sorts. From Mr. Todrnan, Clapham : Cinerarias—Attraction, 
white, scarcely tipped, and with a purple disk; Clapham Defiance, 
rose-purple with white ring around the dark disk, a showy but old 
fashioned sort; Perfection, similar in colour to Clapham Defiance, but 
with a grey disk; General Simpson, bright rose purple. EVom Messrs. 
E\ and A. Smith, Dulwich: Cinerarias—Mammoth, very large, 
irregularly tipped with rose ; Sanspareil, purple-shaded rose, with 
white ring around the disk ; Symmetry, unevenly and faintly tfpped 
with rose, and having a dark disk; Standard, deep blue, white at the 
base, with gi-ey eye ; King of Italy, deep crimson with dark disk ; 
Delicata, a rather pretty sort, pure white, with a slight tip of bright 
rose ; Celestial, irregularly tipped with dark blue ; Rosa Bonheur, large 
with heavy tip of rose purple. 
Ap’il 3. New Plants, &c. —Small Silver MeddH to Mr. Todrnan gr. 
to R. Hudson, Esq., Clapham Common, for Azalea E^'lag of Truce, a showy 
semi-double white variety, producing large flowers well filled out with 
petaloid filaments. It had been awarded a certificate at the previous 
meeting. Bronze Medal to Messrs. Parker & Williams, Holloway, 
for Statice propinqua, a half-shrubby greenhouse hybrid, raised between 
