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scarlet; Mrs. Col. Vyse, sulphur ; Pandora, flesh colour ; Mr. Roake, 
fine yellow; Dr. Livingstone, deep crimson; Climax, mottled. Mr. 
Aylott, gardener to J. Tanquenay, Esq., Hendon, also furnished a batch 
of seedlings ; the best being Psyche, deep rose, close and fine, but much 
damaged from travelling. A collection of 24 seedling Verbenas was 
exhibited by Mr. J. Cole, Keyfield Nursery, St. Alban’s, but could not 
be considered improvements on varieties already in cultivation. The 
best were Rubra, red, with small lemon eye; Jessica, rich deep rose, 
with lemon eye; Juno, deep blue; Hector, rich scarlet, with white eye; 
Minerva, deep purple, with white eye. Mr. J. Salter, of Hammer¬ 
smith, had Penstemon Rose of England, scarlet tube with white throat, 
very pretty, a great addition. Mr. George Smith sent Fuchsia Galileo, 
in the way of Souvenir de Chiswick, but inferior to it in point of quality. 
From Mr. C. Lidgard, Hammersmith, came Phlox Princess Alice, 
white, with pale yellow eye, stout and well-formed, but not superior to 
existing varieties. Messrs. A. Henderson & Son, Pine-apple Place, 
sent a miscellaneous collection of cut flowers, comprising Gladioli, 
Petunias, &c. Among the former were some fine varieties, the most 
attractive being Courant fulgens, fine rich scarlet; Amabilis, scarlet, 
with yellow throat; Glayene Egerii, delicate rose, delicately blotched 
with pink; Glayene Archideme, rich scarlet, with yellow throat; 
Georgeone, scarlet, with dark crimson throat. Among the Petunias 
were General Havelock, double white, very pure and fine; Hesperus, 
light purple, double; Schmick de Thuthales, purplish lavender, fine and 
double. Among the single ones were Rose Marie, crimson and white 
striped; and Phaeton, a rich scarlet crimson, a brilliant flower, and one 
that will become a favourite. A collection of ornamental foliaged plants 
was also furnished by the same firm, by way of imparting effect. 
NOTES ON THE MONTH. 
August lias been characterised by a continuance of the extreme heat 
of the previous two months, modified by occasional thunder storms, 
which have ended in three or four days’ consecutive rain in some 
districts, much to the advantage of the meadows and pastures, which 
are beginning to regain their wonted verdure. Root crops have also 
benefited largely, though the early crops are a decided failure ; and, as 
the Hay crop was short, forage and cattle food will be scarce. Potatoes 
promise an abundant crop: occasionally, a trace of disease may 
be seen, but it is the exception, not the rule; and in some districts 
the Potatoes are ripening off naturally—a circumstance which has 
never occurred since the disease attacked them; the quality is excel¬ 
lent, and we rejoice that the poor cottier will again have the wherewithal 
to supply his table and fatten his pig. Many vegetables have suffered 
by the drought, and some downright failures have taken place within 
the scope of our observation. Where the crops of Broccoli and winter 
Greens have taken to the ground, a rapid growth may now be expected. 
Flower gardens have, to our mind, not been so gay as usual this 
