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thing very like it. The leaves are very small and 
five-lobed, with the small basal pair of lobes directed 
towards the stem and parallel with the petiole, 
while the terminal lobe is long and finger-like. All 
the lobes are narrow, dark green when mature, and 
beautifully netted. 
Gracilis. —This is very much like the wild Ivy 
often found in hedges and growing upon rocks. They 
are of relatively small size, five-lobed, with the 
middle one often the longest, and of a rich green 
when mature, netted with silvery-gray. A plant 
named Miniata is very similar, if not the same 
thing. 
Lobata major. —The leaves of strong plants are 
rather deeply five-lobed, with pointed, triangular 
lobes, the terminal one of which is generally much 
longer than any of the rest. All are of a rich, dark 
green, and make this Ivy a handsome and useful one 
for walls. Other plants named Triloba and Scuti- 
folia near the old Wistaria are indistinguishable 
from Lobata major. A younger plant named Lucida 
may also turn out to be the same thing. 
Minor.—A plant under this name with three to 
five-lobed, bright green leaves, ultimately dark green 
and much netted with silvery veins, might appropri¬ 
ately be named Lobata minor. The lobes are inclined 
to be fingered. It is certainly a pretty Ivy, and grows 
freely. 
Sagittaefolia. —The leaves in this case are 
usually three-lobed, but five-lobed ones occasionally 
occur. The terminal one is very long and finger¬ 
like ; in fact, it is the most conspicuous part of the 
leaf, and the largest. The plant is of wiry habit, 
and the leaves of a dark green with paler veins. 
WiLLSEANA.— In shape the leaves of this variety 
approach those of Lobata Major. They are three 
to five-lobed, and of a deep shining green in the 
young state, but in winter they become of a blackish- 
olive. 
Contracta.— The leathery dark green leaves of 
this variety are large and mostly three-lobed ; a five- 
lobsd one is of rare occurrence. The terminal lobe 
is very broad and by much the longest; but the leaf 
as a whole is relatively narrow, and that is probably 
to what the name refers. 
Leaves three-lobed. 
Rhomboidea ovata.— The peculiarly-shaped leaves 
of this variety are rather deeply three-lobed, with all 
the lobes rounded. The terminal one is often much 
larger than the other two, but very blunt and 
altogether different from those of the palmate type. 
When young they are of a rich shining green, but 
ultimately become of a dark opaque-green. Rhom¬ 
boidea obovata is often applied to it, and is possibly 
the oldest form of the name. A plant named 
Deltoidea is identical with it. 
Triloba.— This comes very near to the previous 
variety in the form of the leaf, but the terminal lobe 
has a triangular point instead of being rounded. 
The young leaves are light green, but ultimately 
become olive, with grey veins. 
Leaves tricuspidate. 
Angularis. —There are several plants of this in 
various parts of the garden under the names of 
Angularis and Emerald Green. The leaves are 
relatively broad and short, with three to five, rarely 
seven, cuspidate points that are seated on the edges 
of rounded and very shallow lobes, if, indeed, they 
may be called lobes at all. They are of a beautiful, 
glossy light green when newly developed, but in 
winter of a deep green, although even then they 
appear light green by comparison with other Ivies 
at that season. There is a golden form named 
Angularis aurea, with leaves of a light, yellowish- 
green, and often of a more decided golden tint 
netted with green veins. 
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PLANTS RECENTLY CERTIFICATED. 
Amongst the various subjects exhibited at the 
meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society, on the 
8th inst., the following were certificated :_ 
Lilac Madame Lemoine. —The flowers of this 
double variety are pure white and borne in massive 
panicles. They consist of two or three corollas, 
placed one within the other, hose-in-hose fashion! 
First-class Certificate. Exhibited by Sir Trevor 
Lawrence, Bart, (gardener, Mr. W. Bain), Burford 
Lodge, Dorking, and by Messrs. W. Paul & Son, 
Waltham Cross. 
Lilac Pyramidalis. —This is well named, for the 
panicles of bloom assume a pyramidal form of con¬ 
siderable length, and therefore very distinct in that 
respect. The flowers are 'single, purple when quite 
young, but assume a bluish lilac hue when fully 
developed ; they are massive and handsome. Award 
of Merit. Exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart. 
Aquilegia Stuartii. —The flowers of this 
Columbine are large, handsome, and closely akin to 
those of A. glandulosa. The sepals are ovale and 
rich, deep blue. The spurs and lower half of the 
petals are similar in hue, while the upper half is 
^ white and the anthers yellow. The leaves are small 
and rather finely divided. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Alstroemeria Pelegrina ALBA. —The three 
outer segments of this beautiful greenhouse plant 
are wedge-shaped, broad, tri-cuspidate, and white 
with the middle tooth green. The three inner seg¬ 
ments are much smaller, spathulate and white with 
the two upper ones spotted with greenish-yellow on 
the middle. The narrow leaves are fleshy, glaucous, 
shining, and more or less twisted. Award of Merit. 
Exhibited by Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. 
Begonia Lord Milton. —The flowers of this 
tuberous variety are large and double, with the 
bright rosy-scarlet or salmon-scarlet wavy petals 
arranged round a single centre. The leaves are half 
cordate, of medium size, and of a rich dark green. 
Gloxinia Brilliant. —This is a bigeneric hybrid 
between Gesnera pyramidalis, which was the seed 
parent, and Gloxinia Radiance. The leaves are 
oval, deep green, and spread over the surface of the 
soil. The tubular flower is horizontal, like the old 
or wild type of G 1 ixinia speciosa ; the tube is of a 
deep red, while the lamina is of a rich scarlet with 
rosy edges. Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. 
J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. 
Dracaena De Smetiana. —Thig is a strong grow¬ 
ing variety, with moderately broad leaves possessing 
a handsome variegation. The normal colour is deep 
olive-green, edged with red ; many of the leaves are 
heavily striped with pink and cream, while a number 
of the uppermost ones are more or less wholly of a 
deeper pink hue, and very beautiful when well grown. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Messrs. B. S. 
Williams & Son, Upper Holloway. 
Pelargonium Mrs. W. Wright.— Amongst the 
lighter coloured varieties of the show class, this is 
certainly very pleasing and attractive. The flowers 
are large and of a charming soft pink with a crimson 
feathered blotch on each of the two upper petals. 
Award of Merit. Exhibited by Mr. H. J. Jones, 
Ryecroft Nursery, Hither Green, Lewisham. 
Fuchsia Princess May. —The reflexed sepals 
of this beautiful light coloured variety are of a 
delicate pink, while the tube is even paler or almost 
white. The petals are nearly orbicular and carmine, 
with rich scarlet edges. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, Kent. 
Crinum sp. —Under this name, what appeared to 
be a highly coloured variety of Crinum capense was 
exhibited by F. W. Moore, Esq., Royal Botanic 
Gardens, Glasnevin. The segments were conni- 
vent forming a long tube which was pink 
internally, and deep crimson red externally, but paler 
towards the edges of the segments. Award of Merit. 
PiERis FORMOSA. —This may be described as a 
greenhouse species, for except in the more favoured 
situations in the south and west of England as well 
as in Ireland, it cannot be depended upon to with¬ 
stand the severity of our winter unprotected. It is, 
however, a very handsome species with panicled 
white flowers, recalling those of Lily of the Valley, 
but larger and of different form ; they are wide at 
the base and narrowed to the mouth. The leaves 
are oblong or lanceolate-oblong, finely serrate, glossy 
dark green and evergreen. Award of Merit. Exhibited 
by F. W. Moore, Esq. 
Lilac Souvenir de louis Spath. —The flowers 
of this variety are single, large and produced in large 
imposing panicles; they are deep violet purple 
internally, and deep purple externally. All the seg¬ 
ments are deeply concave, and the whole have a solid 
almost metallic appearance. First class certificate. 
Exhibited by Mr. A. Waterer, Knap Hill, Surrey, 
and by Messrs. W. Paul & Son. 
Lilac Geant des Batailles. —The flowers in this 
instance are moderate in size, single and deep 
reddish purple when they first expand, fading or 
changing to a pleasing rose hue, then to nearly white 
with a rose edge. Award of Merit. Exhibited by 
Messrs. W. Paul & Son. 
Cucumber Progress. —This is a cross between 
Matchless and Improved Telegraph, the former being 
the seed parent. Three specimens were shown, all 
about 20 in. long, perfectly straight, cylindrical, 
smooth, and of a rich dark green. First-class 
Certificate. Exhibited by Mr. S. Mortimer, Swiss 
Nursery, Rowledge, Farnham. 
Melon Pride of Ingestre.— This was obtained 
from Colston Basset, crossed with Syon House. The 
fruit appeared to be oval in shape, but was too much 
cut up before we saw it to judge. The flesh is thick, 
white, very juicy, rich and sweet for this early period 
of the year. Aw’ard of Merit. Exhibited by Mr. 
E. Gilman, Ingestre Gardens, Stafford. 
At the Crystal Palace on the gth inst., the under¬ 
mentioned plants were accorded First-class 
Certificates. 
Caladium Triomphe de Comte.— The shield¬ 
shaped leaves of this variety are crimson red in the 
centre, marbled with green towards the margin, and 
the old leaves are somewhat paler. Exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. 
Caladium Madame Gronet. —The centre of the 
leaf in this case is salmon-red, with the mid-rib and 
strong lateral nerves of a deep carmine-red ; it is 
marbled with white towards the sides, and the whole 
is surrounded by a narrow green margin. Both this 
and the previous one are new. Exhibited by Messrs. 
J. Laing and Sons. 
Stenandrium Lindeni. —The leaves of this 
Acanthad are oblong-elliptic, deep olive-green, and 
greenish-yellow along the centre and on the principal 
veins. It is a fine foliaged stove plant. Exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Pteris SEkRULATA Gracilis.— The pinnae of this 
variety are linear, long, very narrow and graceful. 
The plant is very compact, resembling a tuft of 
grass. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Croton Carrieri. —The leaves of this variety are 
oblong and similar to those of C. Veitchi in form; 
they differ in colour, being of a deep olive green, 
with the midrib and the lateral veins of a golden 
yellow. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Begonia Meteor. —The orange and wavy petals 
of this tuberous kind are broad and arranged 
round a single centre. The flower as a whole is 
large and showy, while the dark green leaves are of 
medium size. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Begonia Queen of Denmark. —The flowers in 
this case are single, large, and perfectly orbicular ; 
the broad petals are wavy at the edges and of a 
uniform rich rose. Exhibited by Messrs. J. Laing 
& Sons. 
Begonia Empress Frederick. —The flat, rich 
rosy pink petals of this tuberous and double variety 
are neatly arranged round a single centre, so that 
the bloom resembles a Rose in shape. Exhibited 
by Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
Begonia King of Italy". —The flowers in this 
case are double, large and scarlet, perfectly full, but 
not crowded, with very wavy petals which give the 
whole a charming appearance. Exhibited by 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. 
SiLENE virginica.— The leaves of this North 
American hardy perennial are spathulate, or the 
upper ones oblong-lanceolate, hairy and more or 
less tinted with bronzy red. The flowers are large, 
deep crimson-red, and loosely cymose. So brlliant 
are the flowers that the plant is known as the Fire 
Pink. Exhibited by Mr. T. S. Ware, Hale Farm 
Nurseries, Tottenham. 
Saxifrag.a caly’ciflor.a. —The correct name of 
this is S. media. The leaves are elliptic-spathulate, 
deep green, with a white, crustaceous edge, and 
densely arranged in compact, imbricate rosettes. 
The flower stems rise to a height of 3 in. to 5 in., 
and they, as well as the calyx, are of a deep purple 
and glandular. The petals are dark red, but short. 
It is a gem for rockwork. Exhibited by Mr. T. S. 
Ware. 
Phlox canadensis. — This hardy herbaceous 
perennial grows about a foot high, bearing a pro¬ 
fusion of deep, sky-blue flowers, the segments of 
which are obversely cordate. The leaves are lanceo¬ 
late and hairy. It is a beautiful spring-flowering 
species. Exhibited by Mr. I'. S. Ware. 
Begonia Flora. —The flowers of this tuberous 
variety are double, with broad, flat or slightly wavy 
petals, mostly arranged round a single centre ; they 
are of a warm, rosy-salmon, and very handsome. 
Exhibited by Mr. T. S. Ware. 
Carnation Uriah Pike. —This perpetual flower¬ 
ing Carnation forms bushy specimens about 12 in. 
or 18 in. high, from whence the flower stalks are 
sent up to a height of 3 ft., bearing highly fragrant, 
deep maroon-crimson flowers very freely. The 
leaves are narrow, glaucous, and the plant is healthy 
in constitution. The variety finds many admirers. 
Exhibited by Mr. James Pike, Acton, W. 
