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Prince of Wales, and three seedlings. These were all large and well 
laced. The 12 varieties from Colchester, which were first in the 
amateur class, were varieties all raised by Dr. Maclean. Mr. Parker 
received a certificate for a well-laced, dark flower, named Charles 
Turner. 
Pansies were sent by Messrs. Downie and Laird, Edinburgh, and 
Mr. Bragg, of Slough. The former were fine with all the freshness of 
April flowers. 
There were not many seedling florist flowers. Fancy Pelargoniums 
were the principal. Beauty, a fine rose kind, received a certificate; 
Circle, Marchioness of Tweedale, and Othello, were also very good. A 
certificate was also awarded to a spotted Pelargonium, named Magpie, 
white, with dense blotches on all the petals. 
New Variegated Geraniums were shown by Mr. Barter, gardener 
to T. Lennox, Esq., Hammersmith. Golden Gem is a great beat on 
Golden Chain, both in foliage and flower. Jane and Flower of Spring 
appeared to have dissimilar variegation to the existing kinds, with good, 
well-formed flowers. 
A hybrid bedding Geranium, named Oriana, received a certificate. 
It is a profuse bloomer, with shaded carmine flowers. 
There was a very pretty white Calceolaria, named Fairy, with a 
dwarf shrubby habit, that appeared to us to be both novel and good. 
Some cut Verbenas were shown by Mr. Turner and Mr. James ; a 
certificate was awarded to the former collection, the best of which was 
Etonia, Eclipse, Lady Seymour, Mrs. Noble, Mdlle. Nodel, Etoile de 
France, Cyclops, Lady Havelock, Mdlle. Lemoine, and Sir J. Outram. 
Joseph Hunt, Esq., of High Wycombe, sent an interesting collection 
of Sweet Williams. 
Roses (cut) were shown in quantity, and received, as usual, a large 
share of attention. The heat of the wea'her, however, was greatly 
against them, and by nightfall half their beauties had fled. Among 
them were fine blooms of most of the leading kinds. As it is presumed, 
however, that these will again be shown at St. James’s Hall, we defer 
our report on them till that occasion. 
Ferns served to fill up the spare nooks and corners with capital effect. 
The best collections came from Mr. Carbonnell and Mr. Fletcher, gar¬ 
dener to Dr. Young, of Kennington. Among the kinds which did not 
differ greatly from what have been produced at previous exhibitions this 
season, were some grand specimens of Gleichenia, Platycerium grande, 
and Cheilanthes. We also noticed beautiful plants of Asplenium Nidus 
and others. 
Among new plants the most remarkable at the first of these exhibi¬ 
tions was Clianthus Dampieri from Messrs. Veitch, of which we last 
month gave a coloured illustration. Of Rhododendrons there were 
several from Messrs. Ivery and Standish, and Messrs. E. G. Henderson 
sent the white-flowered R. Maddeni in bloom. Of hardy Azaleas 
Messrs. Waterer, of Bagshot, had a large-flowered kind called invietis- 
sima. Its colours—yellow, pink, and buff—were brilliant and showy, 
and altogether it appeared to be a very fine variety. 
At the last meeting Messrs. Veitch sent Coelogyne Lowei in flower, 
