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Floral Committee recommended Lord Londesborough's specimen as 

 worthy the award of the Lindley medal. 



But to the record of new plants. In the way of Orchids, a first- 

 class certificate has been awarded to a variety of Odontoglossum Rossi, 

 named AVarneri, a larger form than 0. Rossi, having pale sepals 

 spotted with dark, white petals, and yellow crest. This was exhibited 

 by Mr Wilson, gardener to W, Marshall, Esq., Clay Hill, Enfield. 

 Erom Mr Lawrence, gardener to the Bishop of Winchester, Farnham 

 Castle, came a curious species of Gongora, from Rio ISTegro, of a rosy- 

 slate colour, delicately barred and spotted with chocolate. From 

 the Royal Horticultural Society's garden came a pan of Pleione 

 Wallichiana, covered with beautiful flowers, to which a special certi- 

 ficate was awarded. It contained thirty-four expanded flowers of 

 fine development. Mr Bateman stated in regard to the Pleione, and 

 with reference to the culture of these plants, that they liked damp 

 and heat during the growing season, and the reverse conditions during 

 the period of rest, which in their native habitats occurs during the dry 

 season. 



A very handsome and novel form of the Lady-Fern, named 

 Athyrium Filix-foemina, var. Elizabethee, was exhibited by Mr 

 Thomas INIoore, Botanic Gardens, Chelsea, and awarded a first-class 

 certificate. It was curious for its dwarf growth and the singular 

 formation of the fronds. Mr Moore said he had brought this speci- 

 men to show what can be produced from the Lady-Fern by seed. 



From Messrs Standish & Co. came a flowering plant of the Ascot 

 Yellow Perpetual Picotee, to show its excellent habit and freedom of 

 bloom. It is a fine variety, the flowers yellow laced with brilliant 

 red. 



To the Fruit Committee came a few things well worthy a jDassing 

 notice. Mr John Richards, gardener to E. J. Coleman, Esq., Stoke 

 Park, Slough, brought three magnificent fruits of the smooth Cayenne 

 Pine, so regular and symmetrical in shape that they apj^eared to 

 have been cast in a mould ; they were also finely ripened. The aggre- 

 gate weight of the three fruits was over 24 lb. Another feature was 

 a very curious and interesting sport from the Citronelle Grape, sent by 

 W. Looke, Esq. of Melksham, Wilts. " This resembled, in its peculi- 

 arity of colouring, the old Aleppo or variegated Chasselas, some of the 

 branches being produced black, some green ; others with one-half or a 

 few berries green, and the rest black ; some striped, or one half of the 

 berry green and the other black — altogether presenting a singular ap- 

 pearance. The flavour of these berries did not difi'er from the Cit- 

 ronelle, which is a small white Chasselas, with a pleasant Sweet- 

 water flavour." Such was Mr A. F. Barron's report of this novel 



