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purposes. Thomas King, pale soft coral red tube 
and sepals, broad and very fine rich deep purple 
corolla, sometimes handsomely striped with bright 
red, flue habit and an excellent show variety; all 
raised by Mr. James Lye. 
. Gladiolus.- — Ala, tine spike of large flowers of a 
rich magenta rose, the base of the segments white 
which is continued upwards as a central bar. A. F. 
Barron, a grand variety, with noble spikes of large 
flowers of a clear scarlet, the segments marked with a 
central streak of white. Bono, massive spike of 
large showy flowers of a dark crimson scarlet, the 
lower divisions being flushed with rosy purple. 
James McIntosh, massive spike, the individual 
flowers large, with broad segments, salmon-scarlet 
streaked with darker scarlet, the lower divisions 
crimson at the base. All lst-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Ang. 8, and all from Messrs. Kelway & Son. 
Godetia, Satin Rose. —A beautiful hardy annual, 
of compact habit, a selection from Lady Albemarle; 
it has well rounded flowers, which are of a soft rose 
colour with a satiny gloss, and thus remarkable for 
its brilliancy and effectiveness; lst-class Certificate 
R.H.S., Aug. 8.—Carter & Co. 
Pelargoniums (Single Zonal).— At ala, dwarf and 
free-flowering, with large trusses of large finely 
rounded bright orange-scarlet flowers.—Pearson. 
Kva, free-growing, with the blossoms thrown well 
up in fine bold trusses; flowers finely shaped, of a 
brilliaut magenta scarlet.—Pearson. Kleber, very 
fine, with rather loose trusses, the flowers of a fine 
magenta scarlet, with bright scarlet blotch at base 
of the upper petals; fine rich colour.—Lemoine. 
Lumen, dwarf habit, with bold trusses of large flowers, 
finely rounded in form, bright scarlet with distinct 
white eye.—Pearson. Miss Hamilton, very dwarf 
habit, distinct and pretty ; trusses large, the flowers 
large and finely formed, of a beautiful blush white.— 
Pearson. Olive Carre, free-flowering and vigorous 
in habit; trusses very large; the flowers large of fine 
shape, clear rosy-pink, with white blotch at base of 
upper petals; fine for pot culture. All lst-class 
Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, July 7. 
Pelargoniums (Double Zonal).— Aglaia, very 
dwarf, and very free-blooming ; trusses large and well 
displayed, the flowers large double purplish scarlet.— 
Pearson. Candidissimum plenum, dwarf and very 
free-blooming; the trusses medium sized, the flowers 
large, very double, pure white; the best double 
white.—Pearson. Got, vigorous in growth, with 
very largefull trusses; flowers medium-sized, semi¬ 
double, bright scarlet and very showy in character.— 
Lemoine. M. Hardy, dwarf-growing, with medium¬ 
sized trusses of large semidouble, delicate rose-lilac 
flowers.—Lemoine. All lst-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Chiswick, July 7. 
Pelargoniums (Ivy-leaved).— Comte Horace de 
Choiseul, of free trailing habit, and very free- 
flowering, with medium-sized trusses of large double 
beautiful rosy-pink flowers marked with streaks of 
white on the petals ; very pretty.—Lemoine. Comtesse 
Horace de Choiseul, of trailing and free-flowering 
habit, very distinct and showy; flowers very large 
semidouble, beautiful rose at the centre, shading to 
magenta towards the edge.—Lemoine. Both Lst- 
class Certificate Ii.H.S., Chiswick, July 7. 
Pelargoniums (Decorative).— Belle de Jour, 
compact in habit, very free flowering, and likely to 
be good for decorative and market purposes ; flowers 
semidouble, pure white, nearly circular and mallow¬ 
like.—Lemoine. Madame Harmant, dwarf and 
sturdy in growth, very free blooming ; trusses large; 
flowers large and fine in form, pure w r hite, slightly 
streaked with purple towards the eye.- Lemoine. 
Both lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, July 7. 
Neriums. —Madanni grandiflorum, very free 
flowering double creamy white, distinct and fine. 
Mans. Balaguier, a very fine variety, with well- 
expanded single flowers of a delicate pink, shaded 
towards the edge with rose. Sceur Agnes, free- 
flowering and pretty, the flowers single, large and 
pure white.—All from MM. Huber et Cie., and all 
lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Chiswick, July 7. 
Petunia (double), Mrs. Hunnett. —A handsome 
variety, with large, full, and nicely fimbriated' frag¬ 
rant flowers, the colour white heavily blotched 
with magenta purple; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., 
Aug. 8.—Carter & Co. 
Sweet Pea, Bronze Prince. —A grand new variety 
of Lathyrus odoralus, raised by Mr. Eckford, 
gardener at Boreatton Park, Shrewsbury; it has 
large flowers, of which the wings and keel are a 
deep purple, and the standard is large and well- 
displayed of a rich reddish bronze tint, very distinct 
and effective; lst-class Certificate R.H.S., Aug.8.— 
Dr. Sankey. 
Tropjeolum, Empress of India. —A grand new 
bedding Nasturtium remarkable for its dwarf flori- 
ferous habit, and its rich and brilliant crimson-scarlet 
flowers; it appears to be well fixed, as even last year 
in the seed grounds at St. Osyth large breadths 
of it were perfectly true and uniform in habit and 
colour; lst-class CertificateR.H.S., July 25.—Carter 
& Co. 
NEW PUBLICATIONS, &c. 
The Botanical Magazine for August contains 
illustrations of the following plants :— Hedychium 
gracile, Roxb. [t. 6638], a Scitamineous plant from 
the mountains of India growing 2—3 feet high, 
with lanceolate acuminate leaves having sheathing 
petioles, and a dense erect cylindrical spike of milk 
white flowers, withlong projectingredstamens.—Kew. 
Tulipa Didieri, Jordan [t. 6639], a handsome hardy 
bulb, nearly related to the garden Tulip, and more 
fully described under New Plants.—Kew. Saxi¬ 
frage/, Compos'd, Boiss. et Reut. [t. 6640], a Spanish 
saxifrage of dwarf densely tufted habit with small fla- 
belliform 3—5 lobed leaves, and abundant large white 
corymbosely arranged flowers; frequently met with 
in gardens under the name of S. Wallaceana, and a 
very desirable plant for ornamental purposes ; flowers 
in Slay.—Kew. Beschorneria Iracteata, Jacobi [t. 
6641], a robust and free flowering acaulescent green¬ 
house plant related to Agave. It is a native of 
Mexico, and has lanceolate leaves, glaucous green, 
firm textured, about a foot and a-lialf long, growing 
about 30 in a rosette, and a paniculate inflorescence 
of cylindrical green flowers, changing to yellowish 
red, and having a brown inferior ovary.—Kew. 
Sonchus Jaqumii, D.C. [t. 6642], a Canary Island 
plant, of the Sowthistle family, there called Pastor’s 
Lettuce; it is a greenhouse herb, 2 ft. high, with 
semi-amplexicaul pinnatifid leaves, and large heads 
of golden yellow flowers. 
The Gardeners’ Chronicle (July 22— Aug. 
19) contains :— Stenomesson StricJclandi , Baker (p. 
102), a pretty dwarfish Amaryllid from Ecuador, 
with petiolate oblong-lanceolate leaves, and slender 
scapes a foot high supporting an umbel of 5—6 
drooping funnel-shaped flowers which have a green 
tube and bright red limb segments.—Sir C. \V . Strick¬ 
land, Bart. Saxifraga Milesii, Hort. Leichtlin (p. 
102), a late-flowered species of the Megasea group 
from the Himalayas alt. 11,000 ft; the leaves are 
obovate obtuse, ciliate, and the corymbs of white 
flowers dense, with glandulose-pubescent pedicels.— 
Kew. Acineta Hrnbyana, Rchb. f. (p. 102), a fine 
New Grenadan epiphyte, with lax racemes of white 
flowers marked with a few purple spots inside the 
lip,—Baron Hruby. Masdevallia Anninii, Rchb. f. 
(p. 102), a pretty S. American Orchid in the way of 
M. Wageneriaiia, but with larger flowers of a fine 
rose colour.—Sander. Masdevallia tricolor, Rchb. f. 
