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considerable time ; tlie plant might be popularly described as a golden D. nobile. 
The delicate and beautiful Primula nivalis was a charming object in a group of 
forced spring flowers staged by Mr. T. S. Ware, of Tottenham, very small plants 
in pots being loaded with white blossoms. An elegant pinnate-leaved palm, 
called Calamus verticillaris (f.c.c.) came from Messrs. Eollisson and Son. In a 
mixed group of flowering plants staged by Messrs. Standish and Co., Royal Nursery, 
Ascot, were some named Cinerarias , representing a tricolor section of this family ; 
the flower-heads had broad margins of purple of various shades, and next this, 
between it and the white base of the floret encircling the disc, a distinct ring of 
bright reddish magenta. 
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The First Spring Show of the Royal Botanic Society, on March 13th, w r as 
a remarkably pleasant and attractive exhibition, the leading features being 
Hyacinths, Camellias, and Cyclamens. The Toxicophloea shown by Mr. B. S. 
Williams at South Kensington again appeared here. Two Hyacinths—Lord Mayo 
(f.c.c.) and Id Ornament de Rosa (f.c.c) were among the novelties, both 
being staged by Mr. W. Paul; the former had darkly-shaded violet-purple bells, 
with a vdiite throat; the latter, white bells, each floret having a thin stripe of 
pink running along it. Polyanthus Princess of Wales (f.c.c.), staged by Mr. 
Reid, of Twickenham, had evenly-laced flowers of good size; and Cyclamen 
persicum fimbriatum (f.c.c.), shown by Mr. Wiggins, of Isleworth, had pure white 
flowers strongly and elegantly fringed on the edges. Zonal Pelargonium 
Velocipede was staged by Messrs. Carter and Co. ; the flowers were of a deep 
scarlet, and it might be described as a dark form of Lord Derby. 
The Hyacinth show at South Kensington on March 20th brought together 
but few novelties, the leading one being the very handsome Odontoglossum Ander - 
sonicinum (f.c.c.), staged by Mr. B. S. Williams ; it had large flowers of a creamy- 
white colour, spotted with reddish chocolate. In addition to the fringed white 
Persian Cyclamen above alluded to, Mr. Wiggins had C. p. roseum grandiflorum, 
pale rose, with carmine base, distinct and good ; C. p. giganteum , large and 
stout, white, slightly suffused and edged with pink, and with a crimson-purple 
base; and C. p. purpureum , lively bright rosy-purple. Of the new Hyacinths 
staged, the best was that produced by Mr. J. Douglas, Loxford Hall Gardens, 
under the name of Prince of Wcdes , but subsequently named Yescho ; the bells 
were of a dark purple colour, with occasional stripes of magenta, and this, 
whether only accidental or really characteristic of the flower, gave it a novel 
appearance. 
Azalea Beauty of Surrey (f.c.c.), a capital white variety, was exhibited at the 
Royal Horticultural Society’s meeting on April 3rd. It was of good size, pure in 
colour, and fine in form ; and to all appearance it will prove free-blooming ; it will 
be a good companion to that fine double white variety, A. Borsig. A promising 
Continental variety, Adolphe Marquietel , was shown by Mr. C. Turner, the colour 
bright salmon-red, the upper segments suffused with a deeper hue. Mr. William 
Paul had a new Hybrid Perpetual Rose, named Sir William Gull, of a striking 
