its appearance. It received equally with C. rubro-violacea a 
first-class certificate from the Floral Committee of the Royal 
Horticultural Society, when exhibited before them in August, 
1863. 
As we perceive by Messrs. Jackman’s advertisement that 
their plants have been very widely distributed in all parts of 
the country, their merits are likely to be well tested during the 
ensuing year, and we have every confidence that they will give 
general satisfaction. 
