England , has some resemblance to it, but is distinct in charac¬ 
ter, and will, if we mistake not, also prove a useful addition to 
this class of flowers, which is in great need of being replenished. 
The Queen of England was raised and exhibited by the Messrs. 
Dobson and Sons, of Isleworth, from whose specimens our draw¬ 
ing was made. It is a variety of vigorous habit, producing large 
bold trusses of flowers, which are of a good average form, tole¬ 
rably smooth and even, firm in texture, pure-white, with a small, 
old-fashioned spot, rather broken into pencilled lines below, of 
a purplish-rose colour. 
The variety called Mrs . Ponsonby Moore is a charming little 
decorative sort, 'without any pretension to the qualities of a flo¬ 
rist’s flower. The habit is dwarf and free. The flowers are of 
moderate size, and of a deep bright rosy-crimson colour. On 
the two upper petals is a large blotch of intense black, but not 
so large as to occupy more than about half of the surface of the 
petals; on each of the lower petals is a smaller spot of black, 
which passes into a few feathered lines extending to the base 
of the petal. Both at the exhibition at the Crystal Palace and 
at the Regent’s Park, where it was exhibited, the variety ob¬ 
tained the highest awards given to this class of plants. The 
merit of the plant consists in its dwarf free-blooming habit, 
and its bright and strongly-contrasted colours, which render it 
a very ornamental object for conservatory decoration. We are 
indebted to Mr. Veitch, of the Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, 
for the specimens figured. The variety is of Devonshire origin, 
having been exhibited from Messrs. Veitch and Son’s Exeter 
Nursery. 
