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THE FLOEIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
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of tlie veinlets. It is a remarkable fern with very 
compound fronds, and the smallest pinnules of any 
Cyathea yet known. Ist-class Certificate li.H.S., 
Dec. 11. The young plant exhibited had scarcely 
acquired the true tree-like habit, the stem being 
ascending rather than erect. Andes of Peru; Veitch 
& Sons. 
Cypeipediijm ScHR6DEE.®,.Hb?< Veitch: Rchh.f. 
{Gard. Chron., N. s., xix., 432y.—A very fine hybrid 
raised between C. Sedeni and C. caudatum. The 
flowers are large on a stout densely pubescent scape 
furnished with large compressed bracts. The downy 
sepals are flushed with rose and faintly veined with 
olive green, the petals are 4 inches long and half an 
inch broad at the base, purplish-rose deeper outside, 
with dark purple hairs inside near the base, the lip 
is large oblong obtuse, nearly 2 inches long, deep 
purplish-rose, the large opening with broadly in¬ 
folded creamy white edges spotted with brown, the 
inside of the pouch spotted with rose; it is a singu¬ 
lar and very beautiful plant ; Ist-class Certificate 
li.H.S., Dec. 11. Raised by Mr. Seden in the nursery 
of Messrs. Veitch & Sons. 
Echeveria metallica DECORA, 
Hort., t. 505).—A very beautiful variety of the well- 
known E. metallica, and like it no doubt suitable 
either for pot culture in the greenhouse or drawing¬ 
room, or for planting out in the summer parterre. 
The leaves have a foundation of the greenish hue 
strongly flushed with purple, and having the surface 
densely glaucous, which marks the type, but in addi¬ 
tion they are variously striped longitudinally by 
bands of rosy-pink and creamy white, producing 
on well-marked examples a charmingly soft and 
pleasing variegation. Obtained by M. Dubergne et 
fils, Cumbrai; Compagnie Cont. d’Hortioulture. 
Eeemurus eobtjstus. Regel {Bot. Mag., t. 6726). 
—A noble-habited Liliaceous plant, of the Asphodel 
tribe, having a rosulate tuft of numerous ensiform 
glabrous dark green leaves, and a central flower- 
stalk 2—3 feet high, supporting a raceme 2—3 feet 
long of numerous hexapetalous flowers described as 
being of a bright pink, but represented as a dull pale 
red with a brownish central rib to each segment. 
Dry regions of Central Asia ; Prof. M. Foster. 
Ilex Aquifolium latjeifolia aueea mae- 
GINATA, Hort. —A very desirable and interesting 
hardy evergreen shrub, belonging to the Laurifolia 
type of varieties, that is, those in which the spines 
of the leaf margins are nearly or sometimes quite 
obliterated; in the present case the leaves are very 
sparingly toothed, the centre part being of a dark 
bronzy green, and the margins golden yellow. Ist- 
class Certificate R.H.S., Dec. 11; A. Waterer. 
Tapeinotes Caeolin.® ^luo-&,Rodigas{L'Illust. 
Hort., t. 507).—A grand Gesnerad of erect growth, 
with deep red stoutish stems and crowded leaves, 
some 6—8 inches long, with a bullate surface of an 
oblong or oblong-lanceolate figure, and of a rich 
velvety shaded shining green on the upper and deep 
purplish-red on the lower surface; in the axils are 
produced the clusters of several solitary flowers which 
have red pedicels, a leafy red-tipped green calyx, and 
a large white deflexed much inflated corolla, with a 
contracted mouth and hairy surface. The species 
comes originally from Mexico, but this grand variety 
was obtained by M. de Macedo Costa, of Bahia, 
probably from seed of the original type, and has 
been acquired by the Comp. Cont. d’Horticulture. 
NEW FLOM^ERS. 
AiiUTiLON Thompsoni PLENUM.—A true double 
variety, with the handsomely variegated foliage of 
the type, but with perfectly double flowers, re¬ 
sembling those of a Hollyhock; colour rich deep 
orange shaded and streaked with crimson ; a decided 
novelty; Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 
Carnation {Winter flowering), Mrs. Keen. — A 
very dark variety, maroon brightened with crimson; 
large full and finely formed flowers, and as shown, 
somewhat tall in growth; Ist-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Dec. 11; Veitch & Sons. 
Feverfew, Little Gem. —A very dwarf double 
variety, from eight to twelve inches in height, the 
flower-heads large of perfect form, and pure white 
in colour, very free, and excellent for pot culture; 
Peter Henderson & Co., New York. 
Pansies {Show). — Claribet, white ground, rich 
violet blue belting, dark blotch; extra flne. James 
Lamb, a rich dark self of extra fine form. Prince 
Leopold, very dark purple self; fine form and 
substance. Prince Peek, white ground, fine violet 
purple belting, dense blotch. Sunbeam, yellow 
ground, wi'h a fine rich purple belting; extra fine 
quality. Sultan, yellow ground, fine purple belting; 
a grand show flower. All from Messrs. R. B. Laird 
& Sons, Edinburgh. 
Pansies (Fancg').-—George Ross, dark maroon 
blotch, broadly edged with yellow, upper petals 
purple; extra fine. Jessie Buddie, crimson black 
blotch edged with yellow; extra fine. John Simpson, 
white, dark velvet blotch; fine form. Miss Ivory, fine 
creamy-white, velvet blotch; extra fine. Mr. George 
Murray, purplish-crimson blotches edged yellow, 
upper petals rosv-crimson, edged with white; very 
fine. Mr. J. W. Bennett, chocolate blotches mar¬ 
gined with light chocolate and yellow, upper petals 
yellow and violet-purple, edged with white. Hon. 
Mrs. BailUe Hamilton, purplish-chocolate edged 
yellow, upper petals yellow edged bronzy-chocolate. 
William Bennett, dark maroon-blotches pitted with 
crimson and edged with white ; upper petals crimson. 
William Dean, black velvety blotches, edged yellow; 
upper petals violet-purple, edged yellow; Ist-class 
Certificate, Edinburgh. The foregoing are an¬ 
nounced by Messrs. R. B. Laird & Sons, Edinburgh. 
Pelargoniums {Zonal). — Hrl King,veQ. excellent 
double-flowered variety of a warm orange-salmon 
hue, fairly double, good trusses, very free, and excel¬ 
lent habit, promising to make an excellent market 
and decorative variety; Ist-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Dec. 11. Rowsham Model, a very finely formed 
bright deep cerise-coloured variety; a capital exhibi¬ 
tion variety, good habit and free ; G. King. 
The following are Messrs J. R. Pearson & Son’s 
new varieties for the coming year:— Aline, white, 
stout, very fine. James Douglas, dark crimson, 
distinct, very fine form. Lord Chesterfleld, magenta, 
fine in colour. Mr. Holford, salmon, extra fine pip. 
Lady Chesterfleld, salmon suffused with orange, 
novel and distinct. Mrs. Korris, scarlet, white eye, 
extra fine. Plutarch, bright scarlet, bold white eye, 
very fine pip. Caroline, crimson-scarlet, bold white 
eye. Tristan, shaded scarlet, white eye, very fine. 
vermilion, rich in colour, very effective. Mrs. 
Johnson, deep pinkish rose, a good addition to 
this class. Nor ah, salmon, suffused with pink, very 
pleasing. 
. Primula sinensis fimbeiata. — Swanley Purple, 
a very fine rich shaded red heavily dashed with 
purple, large bold pip, fine truss, and excellent habit; 
early and very free. Queen of Whites, a singularly 
pure white variety allied to dark fern-leaved foliage, 
flowers large, stout, and finely formed, without a 
trace of blush on them; a novelty of high merit; Ist- 
class Certificate R.H.S., Deo. 11; H. Cannell & Son. 
Tbe same exhibitors also had the following new 
varieties:— Princess of Wales, a very pretty pink, 
with pale rose on the edges; very pleadng and free, 
and a charming decorative variety. Swanley Giant, 
a very large pale rosy purple variety, fine in all its 
parts, though perhaps too pale in tint to be re¬ 
garded as effective at this season of the year. The 
Queen, delicate blush, deeper in tint toward the 
