REPORT OF THE FLORAL 



producing either. Commended as being highly ornamental plants 

 for flower-garden decoration. 



Some other miscellaneous plants were exhibited. The most 

 remarkable were — from Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son; 

 Caladium argyrites, C. Chantini, and C. Houlletii, all very beau- 

 tiful new Araceous plants, the two former especially ; Gesnera 

 Donckelaari, a remarkably handsome Gesnerad, together with 

 O. Miellezi, and G. gloxiniajlora ; Gardenia dtriodora ; Petro- 

 phila pulchella, a Protead with bipinnatifid leaves composed of 

 hnear-subulate leaflets. Also, from Mr. Veitch, the dwarf 

 variegated Bornean Pothos argyrasa. 



The following Florists' flowers were exhibited and rewarded : — 



Carnation, Sir H. Havelock :— from Mr. C. Tubner, of 

 Slough. First-Class Certificate of Merit; a scarlet-flake 

 variety of first-rate properties. 



Picotee, Rival Purple : — from Mr. C. Turner. Commended 

 as a good and useful flower ; a heavy purple-edged variety. 



Picotee, Rev. A. Mathews :— from Mr. C. Turner. Com- 

 mended as a good and useful flower ; a heavy rose-edged variety. 



July 28. The Rev. Joshua Dix in the Chair. 



The subjects exhibited on this occasion were very numerous 

 and of much interest. The Hollyhocks, in particular, were 

 remarkably fine. The miscellaneous plants were the following : — 



Selaginella Lobbii :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. This 

 species is of tall-growing habit, the main stems producing 

 alternate branches, which, from being quite flat and pinnately 

 branched, and having the branchlets close-placed, have much 

 resemblance to fern fronds ; these branches are of a fine blue 

 metallic tint, similar to that which occurs in some other species 

 of this family. It was awarded a First-Class Certificate of 

 Merit, as a new and extremely ornamental Lycopod. 



Selaginella atroviridis .-—from Messrs. Veitch & Son. This 

 is a distinct-looking species, green, with flabellately-arranged 

 branches, which are ramified in a dichotomous manner, and 

 recurved at the tips ; it appears to be a dwarf kind, and to have 

 most resemblance in habit to the kind known as S. Peeppigiana 

 in gardens, but is quite distinct from that and every other 

 kind. It was Commended as a useful addition to the family of 



Mnsschia Wollastoni :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. This 



