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SEPTEMBER. 
though somewhat highly-coloured representation is given of this plant, which 
during the spring and summer has been exhibited with very good effect in 
several collections of fine-foliaged plants. It is only necessary to add that its 
long graceful leaves are very distinctly striped with yellow. 
Camellia Marianna Talenti. —A variety of Italian origin with rosy cerise 
flowers, veined with a deeper colour, and having a broad white stripe down 
the centre of each petal, these stripes being most numerous and conspicuous 
near the centre of the flower. 
Anthurium Scherzerianum , figured in our last Volume. The colour of the 
brilliant scarlet spathe is well rendered. 
Lobelia coronopifolia .—The plate is copied from the “ Floral Magazine ” of 
September, 1365, which is also given as the authority for the description, 
M. Lernaire not having seen either a living or dead specimen of the plant. 
He doubts, however, whether it is the true Lobelia coronopifolia of Linnceus. 
Tea Lose Isabelle Sprunt. —The flowers are described as being large, of a 
very pale sulphur yellow, deeper in colour towards the centre, and very sweet- 
scented. It is said to be veiy free-flowering, and to have this peculiarity— 
that the leaves are edged with red. It was raised by Mr. Buchanan, of New 
York. 
The Floral Magazine for August, has representations of 
Pelargoniums Lord Lyon and Favourite. —The former is a very large flower, 
having bright rosy crimson upper petals with a dark blotch, rosy pink lower 
petals slightly veined, and a white throat. Favourite has brilliant crimson 
maroon upper petals, with a narrow fiery crimson border, deep rosy crimson 
lower petals, with a dark spot towards the base of each, and a pure white 
throat. Both varieties were raised by Mr. Hoyle, of Beading. 
Lose Miss Margaret Dombrain. —A seedling of La Keine, obtained by 
M. Eugene Verdier, and one of the best of the Roses of 1865. The flower is 
large, globular, and very full, of a bright rosy pink. 
Azaleas Charmer and Vivid , the former magenta purple, the latter deep red, 
are two Belgian varieties in the hands of Mr. Bull. The flowers are large, 
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well-formed, and very showy. 
OUR MONTHLY CHRONICLE. 
The past month has not been a stirring’ 
one as regards horticultural matters. The 
London season is now over, and departures to 
mountain and moor have been the order of 
the day. Our flower gardens are now dis¬ 
playing their beauty of bloom; and fruit*, 
where the untimely frosts of spring have 
spared them, are ripening fast; we feast our 
eyes on the one and stretch forth our hands 
to pluck the other. Horticulturists, like 
other people, must have their annual holiday, 
and they are now hastening from place to 
place, enjoying that rest which change of 
scene and occupation affords, and gleaning 
many useful hints from the practice of 
others. 
The British Association having selected 
Nottingham as their place of meeting' this 
year, a grand floral fete was held there from 
the 23rd to the 25th of last month, and from 
the very large number of subjects exhibited, 
and the numerous attendance of visitors, it 
proved a great success. Not only did exhi 
tutors attend from the surrounding dist.'ict, 
but some came even as far as from London 
Mr. Williams, of Holloway, in particular, 
contributed his finest ornamental-folia ged 
plants and exotic Ferns in large numbers, 
and a few of his best Orchids. The Show 
was especially rich in Ferns, indeed a more 
numerous assemblage of these elegant plants 
we do not recollect to have seen anywhere. 
There was a fair exhibition of flowering 
plants, and excellent cut blooms of Roses, 
Dahlias, and Hollyhocks; but fruit was defi¬ 
cient in quantity, and, as a whole, not more 
than of average merit, whilst of vegetables 
there was but a limited show. Next year 
the Association holds its meeting at Dundee, 
under the presidency of the Duke of Buc- 
cleuch, and there, too, let us hope the occa¬ 
sion will be improved to show what our 
northern gardeners can do. A grand display 
of fruit they ought to, and will, no doubt, 
