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THE FLORIST AND POMOLOGIST. 
[May, 
line of colour—shaded crimson-maroon tinged with purple ; it may be set down 
as a very promising flower. Some seedling Cinerarias were staged by Messrs. 
F. and A. Smith, the most promising being Perfection , Sunshine , Mrs. Macdonald , 
Purple King , and Magnifica. A bright-looking magenta self, named Harbinger , 
came from Messrs. Dobson and Son, and appeared to be a very promising flower. 
One of the most striking plants exhibited was an example of Tillandsia Lindeni 
(vera), the flowers of a rich blue hue, and having a dark instead of the white 
centre usually seen on the blossoms of this plant ; this came from Mr. Linden, 
of Brussels. The very pretty dwarf Oncidium Croesus was exhibited by Messrs. 
Veitch and Sons ; the flowers are small and of a bright yellow colour, with a black 
centre, and deep brown sepals and petals. 
Quite a pleasant surprise was in store for the frequenters of the Exhibitions 
of the Royal Botanic Society at the meeting on April 10th, in the form of a 
group of new Indian Azaleas from Mr. Louis Van Houtte, of Ghent. Floral 
Certificates were awarded to President Ghellinck de Walle, semi-double, of a 
bright, purplish rosy hue, with profuse spotting on the upper segments ; 
Madame Iris Le Febvre , bright pale red, good double flower, and free-blooming ; 
Dr. David Moore , bright lilac-rose, a beautiful soft hue of colour, semi-double, 
the flowers large and bold; A lice, deeper than the last, bright purplish rose, 
semi-double, flowers large, and very free-blooming ; Comtesse de Beaufort, light 
violet-rose, with heavy brownish crimson blotching, an attractive single variety ; 
Marquis of Lome , very bright orange-red, semi-double, bold and showy ; and 
John Gould Veitch , a pale lilac-rose fancy flower, distinctly edged with white, 
and fringed on the edges, single, the flowers large and bold. Admiring gazers 
gathered about them during the afternoon, and these beautiful flowers formed 
one of the features of the show. The same award was made to Rose (II. P.) 
Princess, Beatrice , from Mr. William Paul, colour clear blush, with a deep rose- 
pink centre ; flowers large and very full; this makes a fine forcing variety. 
Other fine forcing varieties, as Marquis de Castellane , Paul Neron , Princess 
Christian , Marquise de Mortemart , and Madame Decour , being gloriously fine. 
Messrs. F. and A. Smith’s Azalea Beauty of Surrey was certificated here also. 
A very handsome new Heath, Erica Neitneriana , was shown by Messrs. Rollisson 
and Sons, and awarded a Floral Certificate; the tube of this variety is of a 
bright rosy-red hue, the throat deep crimson, and the mouth white ; very 
free and attractive. 
The group of new Azaleas shown by Mr. L. Van Houtte at the Regent’s Park 
was transferred to the meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society on April* 17, 
and in addition other new varieties were staged with them. First-Class Certifi¬ 
cates were awarded to Sigismund Rucker , in the way of John Gould Veitch, but 
smooth on the edges, and much paler in hue ; Madlle. Marie Van Houtte , white, 
flaked with pink, and striped with pale red ; large and slightly semi-double ; 
Comtesse Eugenie de Kercliove, white striped with pale orange-red, semi-double, 
of good form, and very free-blooming, a useful market flower ; and John Goidd 
