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who showed Sanchezia nobilis variegata, Dieffenbachia Pearcei, Lomaria 
ciliata, Coleus Veitcliii, Panicum variegatum, and Hypocyrta brevicalyx; 
while the latter produced Dichorisandra mosaiea and I), undata, Maranta 
illustris, Bignonia ornata, Adiantum Lindenii, and Agave macracantha. The 
best New Plant shown for the first time in flower was furnished by Mr. Bull, 
and was his recently imported Dalechampia Boezliana rosea, Messrs. Veitcli 
showing against it the very distinct Begonia boliviensis. The best new 
foliage plant not previously shown was a very handsome Indian Alocasia 
with green and chocolate leaves, Mr. Bull showing against it a handsome 
East Indian Palm, Ptychosperma regalis. The best garden Seedling was a 
hybrid Cattleya from Messrs. Veitch, the antagonistic subjects being Rho¬ 
dodendron Henryanum, and an Indian Azalea called Charmer. Some of 
these we will now notice more in detail. 
As being appropriate to the bedding-out season, we resume with the 
Coleus Veitchii, which is a free-growing plant having more of the stout 
vigorous habit of C. Gibsoni than that of C. Verschaffeltii. Its leaves are 
flat, ovately heart-shaped, of a velvety brown purple on the dish with a narrow 
edge of bright green. In its class it must be regarded as an effective plant, 
as the accompanying figure of it will show, and we think from its appearance 
that it is likely to be useful both in-doors and out. We owe to Mr. J. G. 
Veitch the introduction of this novelty, as also that of C. Gibsoni above 
