Gold , and Cloth of Gold , we have another remarkable class of 
plants. 
Lucrezia Borgia (Fig. 1) is a flower raised by our friend and 
neighbour, Edward Banks, Esq., of Sholden, and is of great 
size and substance ; the sepals are broad and well reflexed, 
the corolla is also large, of a rich violet-purple, with blotches 
and stripes, of light crimson-pink, these markings are irregu¬ 
larly produced, but are indications of a change in colouring 
which may yet produce some further novelties; it received 
a certificate from the Floral Committee of the Royal Horti¬ 
cultural Society. Fantastic (Fig. 2) is a flower raised by Mr. 
George Smith, and well deserves the name he has given it; 
the sepals are reflexed in the ordinary way, but it is in the co¬ 
rolla that the curious change has taken place; instead of being 
pendent, it opens out nearly horizontally, while underneath is 
what has the appearance of a second corolla, with the petals 
folded round in the ordinary manner, the colour being a deep- 
lavender : a reference to the Plate will at once show the very 
curious and fantastic appearance that this produces, and we 
have little doubt that this will ensure its being a general 
favourite. 
