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THE FLORIST. 
Lee.—A very handsome evergreen hardy greenhouse fern, with 
dark green bipinnated fronds, having the pinnules prettily toothed. 
It is a New Zealand fern. 
Pteris cretica ALBO-LiNEATA. —March 26, Messrs. Veitch & 
Sou, and Mr. Bull. One of the most beautiful of recent additions 
to the fern family, and a remarkably handsome variegated plant. 
The long ribbon like divisions of the frond have each a broad 
central band of white. It will succeed in a greenhouse, though 
better in a stove. 
Rhodanthe maculata. —June 25, Mr. W. Thompson, Ipswich. 
—A beautiful new species of Rhodanthe, with the habit more 
vigorous and the flower-heads considerably larger than in the old 
R. Manglesii, which it resembles in general character. The 
coloured involucral scales are stained with a deeper rose towards 
the base. It is a first-class new annual. 
Rose (H. P.) Beauty of Waltham Cross. —.Tune 11, Mr. W. 
Paul, Waltham Cross.—A fine English rose, of vigorous habit, 
with bold foliage and rosy crimson cupped flowers, which are about 
medium size and of fine form and substance. 
Todea superba. —May 28, Messrs. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea.— 
This is a charming fern, sometimes called Leptopteris supe7'ba. It 
is of filmy character, and amongst the most lovely of greenhouse 
species. The fronds are lance-shaped, with the pinnae cut into a 
multitude of narrow crowded segments, which bristle up over the 
whole surface. It is nearly related to the handsome Todea hymen- 
ophylloides, often called T. pellucida, but is yet quite distinct 
from it. 
Verbena Foxhunter. —July 9, John Miller, Esq., Upway.— 
The most remarkable scarlet verbena vet raised. The flowers are 
large, bright rich scarlet, and having a small yellow eye; espe¬ 
cially brilliant and attractive. 
Commendations. 
Adelaster albivenis. —April 23, Messrs. Veitch & Son, Chelsea 
and Exeter.—A fine warm greenhouse or cool stove climber, from 
Peru. It has dark olive green leaves prettily marked with white 
veins, and in the form of young dwarf plants, before the climbing 
habit is developed, forms a very useful decorative plant. 
Amaranthus melancholicus ruber. —July 23, Messrs. Veitch 
& Son, Exeter and Chelsea.—A curious looking annual of dwarf 
habit, obtained from Japan, accompanied by the other forms of 
Amaranthus known as A, hicolor, ti'icolor, and tricoloi' splendldis- 
simus. The leaves are broad and roundish in form, and of a deep 
sanguineous purple. It is interesting for the colour of its foliage, 
and may be useful in out-door gardening, Messrs. Veitch stating 
that the colour is improved by exposure in summer. 
Aralia Sieboldii variegata. —May 28, Messrs. Veitch & 
Sou, Chelsea.—A stout greenhouse shrub, with bold long-stalked 
palniatifid leaves irregularly tipped and edged with white. 
Auricula, Rev. G. Jeans. —April 9, Mr. Turner, Slough.— 
A useful second class grey-edged variety. 
