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ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. 
A SECOND spring meeting took place on April 4. The following were 
some of the principal subjects of exhibition. New Plants.—First Class 
Certificate to Mr. Turner for Cineraria Reynolds Hole; also a First 
Class Certificate for Rhododendron ciliatum grandiflorum. The same 
exhibitor hkewise had a First Class Certificate for Variegated Pelar- 
gonium Flower of Spring, an improved Flower of the Day. Second 
Class Certificate to Mr. Wiggins, Isleworth, for Cineraria Bridesmaid. 
Second Class Certificate to Messrs. Dobson, Isleworth, for Cineraria 
Mr. Marnock. Second Class Certificate to G. W. Hoyle, Esq., Reading, 
for Pelargonium Reading Volunteer. Second Class Certificate to Mr. 
Turner, for Cineraria Darling. There were also exhibited in this class 
the following subjects:—From Mr. Holland, Hounslow, for Cineraria 
Mrs. Murray, also Cineraria Fredleyana. From Mr. Wiggins, Cine- 
raria The Bride, also Ringleader and marginata. From Messrs. Dob- 
son Cinerarias Lurline, Beauty, Hyperion, Rifleman, Almira, Rough 
Diamond, Masterpiece, and Amy. From Messrs. Smith, Dulwich, 
came Cinerarias Magnum Bonum, Admiral of the Blue, Glory of 
Dulwich, King of Crimsons, and Tyrian Prince. Collections of mis- 
cellaneous and fine-foliaged plants, Pelargoniums, Hyacinths, Auriculas, 
and other subjects, were also contributed in good condition. Messrs. 
A. Henderson & Co., Pine-apple Nursery, exhibited, not for competition, 
a fine collection of Hyacinths. Among the latter, Anna Carolina was 
conspicuous as a clear yellow; and Coeur Blane was remarkable for its 
white eye, in which it resembles Argus; Agnes, Amy Appelius, and 
Queen Victoria Alexandrina, were attractive deep red kinds. 
Ata third spring meeting of this Society, which took place on April 25, 
the following subjects were exhibited, viz.: New plants.—First-class 
certificate to Mr. Turner, for Auricula Volunteer, a fine self-coloured 
variety of vigorous growth, with bold flat flowers, deep mulberry purple, 
with pure, even, and well-proportioned paste. Also a second-class 
Certificate to Mr. Turner, for Cineraria Duke of Cambridge, a dwarf, 
free-blooming, rich self-coloured variety of moderate size, the flowers of 
a deep bright purplish crimson. In this class there was also exhibited :— 
From Messrs. Ivery, Dorking, Azalea tricolor, a large showy variety, 
with tolerably well-formed flowers, white, with broad flakes and narrower 
streaks and flakes of bright carmine, and having other markings of faint 
blush—it was a good decorative sort, and probably constant ; also Azalea 
Leviathan, a semi-double white, and another sportive sort, producing 
very dissimilar flowers. From Mr. Todman came Azalea Clapham 
Hero, a light purplish rose of tolerable form, but without conspicuous 
spotting. From Mr. Young, Highgate, Begonia Marthallu, one of the 
choicer varieties of Begonia Rex. From Mr. Turner Cinerarias Miss 
Marnock, Queen Victoria, Solferino, and Constancy ; and Variegated 
Pelargonium, Flower of Spring. From Messrs. Dobson & Sons, Cine- 
rarias Masterpiece and Beauty. From Messrs. J. & J. Fraser came 
Roses Madame Boll and Victor Verdier. Several collections of miscel- 
Janeous plants, Azaleas, Hyacinths, and Auriculas, were also con- 
tributed, making on the whole a highly interesting meeting. 
