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S. Halfordii and S. puberula, and resembling Statice profusa, a mode¬ 
rately vigorous free-blooming blue and white flowered hybrid of 
similar origin. Also to Mr. W. Bull, Chelsea, for Citharexylon 
niveum, a young plant of a broad-leaved Palm, of which the leaves are 
w'hite and pulverulent beneath. Certificate to Mr. Bull for Amaryllis 
vittata fol. striatis, a variety in which the leaves were marked with a 
more or less regular central band of pale green. First Class Certificate 
of Merit, to Mr. Todman, Clapham, for Azalea Lcrd Elgin, a showy 
deep bright rose-coloured variety of good form, and neatly spotted on 
the upper segments. Also to Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Cineraria 
Prairie Bird, a medium sized variety, having the florets clear violet 
blue with a very small portion of white at their base; for Cineraria 
James Andrews, a new^-coloured variety with broad florets, rose, suf¬ 
fused with blue, so as to produce a rich purple or pucy-plum-colour, 
deeper in tint than Antagonist mentioned below : and for Auricula 
Bifleman, a large-flowered mulberry purple self, with circular eye and 
even paste, and blooming in fine trusses. Also to Messrs. F. and A. 
Smith, Dulwich, for Cineraria Queen of Spring, a brilliant variety of 
good properties, having a dark brown disk, surrounded by a clear 
white ring, and bright rosy tips to the florets, the colours clear, and 
well defined. Second Class Certificate of Merit to Messrs. Smith for 
Cineraria Antagonist, a showy, well-formed bright rose suffused with 
blue, producing a purplish-hued flower, lighter than James Andrews 
already mentioned, and with a dark disk ; for Cineraria Rosy Morn, 
an attractive bright rose-coloured variety, with a narrow ring of clear 
white around the grey disk ; and for Louise, a variety in which the 
florets were white at the base, tipped with deep rosy-tinted purple, 
and set around a dark-coloured disk. Also to Mr. James, gr. to W. 
F. Watson, Esq., Isleworth, for Cineraria Duchess of Hamilton, a very 
large-flowered variety of average properties, rewarded for its size ; the 
flower-heads have a dark-coloured disk, surrounded by a white ring, 
and heavy tips of rosy purple. Also to Mr. Bull, for Primula sinensis 
(fimbriata) nivea plena, and rubella plena, two pretty semidouble 
varieties, which it has been stated are perpetuated by seeds, and will 
thus form useful decorative objects, though individually inferior to 
some of the fine double kinds already known. 
There were also exhibited in this class the following additional sub¬ 
jects :—From Messrs. Jackson & Son, Kingston :—Sauromatium gut- 
talum, a singular Araceous plant, flowering before the leaves are 
produced, the spathe curiously spotted with brown. From Mr. Tod¬ 
man, Clapham :—Azaleas—Rosy Morn, light rose, deficient in spot¬ 
ting ; Lord Clyde, salmony red, faintly spotted ; Rose Celestial, clear 
bright rose, full medium size, smooth, and of good form and substance, 
but deficient in spotting; Bridesmaid, light rose, slightly spotted, but 
of a faded-looking tint; crispiflora rosea, large crispy clear rose. These 
were for the most part good varieties of average merit, but wanting in 
distinctness, and in some cases deficient in the spotting which produces 
so fine an effect in many varieties of this flower. From Mr. Bull; 
Dracaena spectabilis, a narrow green-leaved sort, not at all showy in 
its present state. From Mr. C. Turner : Rose John Waterer, a hybrid 
perpetual of a deep rose colour filled with small confused petals; also 
