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THE FLOHIST AND POMOECGIST. 
3 inches long, and bearing from ten to twenty flowers. These have whitish sepals, 
and lilac petals and lip. It has been grown for more than twenty years at 
Knypersley on a small branch of the Cork tree Oak, and flowers profusely in 
autumn. 
Glyphcca Monteiroi . — A Tiliaceous shrub, discovered in Benguela by 
M. Monteiroi. It has large yellow flowers, but not of a sufficiently ornamental 
character to render its cultivation in our stoves desirable. 
Vanda Bensoni. —A species nearly allied to V. Roxburghii and concolor, 
and discovered by Col. Benson in Rangoon. It has long flower-spikes, some of 
them in its native country being upwards of half a- yard long and bearing as 
many as fifteen flowers. These are about 2 inches across, and have yellowish, 
green sepals and petals marked with numerous reddish brown dots, and a rose- 
coloured lip. 
The subjects of the representations in the Feoeae Magazine for November 
are :— 
Pentstemon Jaffray anus. —A pretty, easily-cultivated, azure blue kind, intro¬ 
duced by Messrs. Veitcli about ten years ago, but not yet so generally known 
as it deserves to be. 
Fancy Pelargoniums Sylvia and Liberty. —Seedlings raised by Mr. Turner, 
of Slough; the former a beautiful delicate pink flower edged with white, the 
latter rich rosy crimson with a white centre. 
Gladiolus Milton .—One of Soucliet’s varieties, with large creamy white 
flowers, tinted with rose, flaked with carmine, and feathered with purple. 
Alternanthera sessilis amcena. —A very dwarf plant with coloured leaves, in 
which the colours are red, crimson, and olive. 
OUR MONTHLY CHRONICLE. 
Royal Hos,ticulttj:ral Societal — Last 
month it was stated that the project of hold¬ 
ing next year a show at Bury St. Edmunds 
in connection with that of the Royal Agricul¬ 
tural Society had been abandoned; but 
though such was then the case, thanks to 
local effort, and notably to the energy of Mr. 
D. T. Fish and other members of the local 
horticultural society, the proposition is now 
in a fair way of being carried into effect, and 
on a scale commensurate with the importance 
of the two great Societies representing the 
sister arts of Horticulture and Agriculture. 
The difficulties with regard to securing a 
suitable place in which to hold the exhibition 
have been removed by the liberal offer made 
by Mr. Guy of the use of a field opposite the 
Agricultural Show-yard, and situated near the 
Eastgate Street railway station ; and should 
that site not prove in all respects suitable, 
another can easily be secured. The Royal 
Horticultural Society, seeing that they would 
have to spend about £1200, asked for a guar¬ 
antee of half that amount, and this request 
has been liberally met, for already a guarantee 
fund, amounting to upwards of £1000, has 
been subscribed, and in return one-half of 
the profits are to be handed over by the Society 
to the guarantors. The Show, which is to be 
held in July next, will, it is understood, con¬ 
tinue for four days, and if supported as it 
ought to be by exhibitors, it can hardly fail 
to prove a success in a horticultural point 
of view, whilst the large concourse of visitors 
which the Agricultural Society’s shows in¬ 
variably attract, will materially add to the 
receipts ; and if this experiment be successful, 
it may be hoped that the lesson which it will 
have taught will be turned to advantage by 
holding from time to time great horticultural 
shows in the most important towns of the 
provinces. 
An examination of gardeners will be held 
at the office of the Society at South Kensing¬ 
ton, on Tuesday, December 18th, and candi¬ 
dates intending to present themselves must 
send in their names on or before the 11th of 
the month. Certificates will be granted to 
those who obtain the highest number of 
marks for their answers in practical garden¬ 
ing. A medal w r ill likewise be annually 
given to the candidate who, having taken a 
certificate of the Society of Arts in Botany, 
Floriculture, or Horticulture, shall also gain 
the highest number of marks in practical gar¬ 
dening. These examinations, of which in 
future years two will be held annually— 
namely, one at Lady-day and one at Michael¬ 
mas, are open not only to the students at 
Chiswick, but to all gardeners who obtain 
