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Siberian Squills, Early Tulips, Hyacinths, Azaleas, and other forced 
flowers. Mr. Ellis, gardener to Dr. Bunce, of Woodford, had some 
pretty blooms of the following Roses, viz., Madame de St. Joseph, 
Adam, Jules Margottin, Leon des Combats, and Jaune. The first and 
last of these were much admired. Messrs. Henderson & Co. sent, in 
addition to Hyacinths, cut branches of the beautiful Acacia longiflora 
magnifica, which is one of the handsomest of the genus. From Messrs. 
E. G. Henderson came various Cyclamens, yellow and red-berried 
Ardisia, Correa cardinalis, and the handsome Imatophyllum miniatum. 
Mr. Ivery, of Peckham, sent Azalea Queen Victoria, with very large 
flowers, beautifully mottled and striped with purple. A coloured 
representation of this handsome variety will be found in cur July 
number last year. 
Among novelties was Vanda Lowi in flower from Messrs. Veitch. 
The specimen shown had a drooping spike of large yellow blossoms 
mottled with brown, nearly 3 feet in length. In Borneo, however 
where it grows wild, Mr. Low stated that its spikes often measure as 
much as 10 and even 12 feet in length! From Mr. Watson, florist, 
St. Alban’s, came another novelty, viz., Cynoglossum nobile, from the 
Chatham Islands ; this we hope to notice fully uext month. 
Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland at Trentham, 
furnished cut blooms of Rhodoleia Championi. The specimens in this 
instance exhibited very imperfectly the beauty of the Rhodoleia as found 
wild in China ; but the cause of this is they had to be forced quickly 
into flower, as the house in which the plant was growing was wanted 
for other purposes. Mr. Fleming, therefore, has the honour of having 
first bloomed this fine plant in England. From Mr. Noble, of Bagshot, 
came Skimmia japonica, well furnished with red berries and flower 
heads just about to open. Of this invaluable hardy evergreen shrub it 
was said that its berries are not eaten by birds until after those of the 
Holly have been devoured by them; it has therefore this advantage 
over that favourite Christmas evergreen. 
Of fruit, bunches of new Black Hamburgh Grapes came from Mr, 
Forbes, of Woburn, and Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, Esq. The 
latter also sent retarded Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria 
Grapes. Black Hamburgh Grapes also came from Mr. Tillyard, and 
Mr. Butcher had Black Barbarossa. Mr. Tillyard also sent a dish of 
ripe fruit of Cuthill’s Black Prince Strawberry and Ne Plus Meuris 
Pears. Easter Beurre Pears, very large and fine, came from Mr. Moore, 
gardener to Miss Gamier, Wickham. Of seedling Apples there were 
several, concerning which it was announced that the society was about 
to form a committee by whom the merits of all such things would in 
future be decided. 
Of vegetables, Mr. Turner sent a fine specimen of the Cottager’s 
Kale, and a collection of Potatoes, among which were the following— 
Kidney varieties: Ash-leaf, true. Brighton, much resembling the 
Ash-leaf, but a better cropper. Brockley. Kidney, an excellent variety, 
very early, and a great cropper ; worthy of general cultivation. Dean’s 
Seedling, a seedling from the Fluke, which it resembles, but not so 
large; good cropper. Fluke, a now well-known variety. Lapstone, 
