204 KEPORTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



Messrs, E. G. Hendebson & Son, Wellington Road, St. John's 

 Wood— 25 sorts of Truflfaut's China Asters; 75 Grasses, 

 many of them ornamental kinds ; Georgia Upland Cotton ; 

 also 18 sorts of Heliotropes, 38 new Verbenas, 18 Fuchsias, 

 72 Gloxinias, 39 Achimenes, 38 Begonias, 13 Tydseas; and 

 a collection of Ornamental Gourds. 



Mr. Taylor, Shrubland Park — 30 varieties of Bedding Pelar- 

 goniums. 



Messrs. Parker & Williams, Holloway — 17 sorts of Flower 

 Seeds. Znd donation. 



Messrs. Bowler & Ward, Ipswich — 10 new Verbenas. 



The plants exhibited on this occasion were : — 



Campylobotrys regalis (Linden): — from M. Linden, of 

 Brussels. A small plant of an apparently free-growing species. 

 The leaves were stalked, broadly-elliptic, narrowing both to the 

 base and apex, the surface somewhat bullate but with a satiny 

 lustre, bronzy green, the main rib and principal side veins of a 

 pale grayish colour, producing an effective contrast. The plant 

 was stated to be a native of Chiapas, and introduced by M. Linden. 

 It was evidently a plant of very ornamental character, and was 

 awarded a First Class Certificate. 



Campylobotrys smaragdina (Lt«den). — from M. Linden. 

 This was apparently of dwarfer habit than the preceding, the 

 leaves larger, oblong-obovate. sessile, of a satiny shaded green, 



ridgy and somewhat bullate surface; the young leaves were 

 tinged with brown. A plant of ornamental character ; introduced 

 from Chiapas by M. Linden. It was awarded a First Class Cer- 



Aspleninm myriopliylliiiii :— from M. Linden. A dwarf- 

 growing and extremely elegant Fern, introduced by M. Linden 

 from Chiapas. The fronds were lance-shaped, about six inches 

 long, tripinnate, the pinnules and segments singularly deflexed ; 

 the ultimate divisions were quite minute, oval, each bearing a 

 single sorus. It was awarded a First Class Certificate. 



Theophrasta argyraea (Linden) :— from M. Linden. This 

 was stated to be a native of Brazil, and was regarded as an 

 ornamental plant. It was quite unlike other known species of 

 Theophrasta, but no conclusion as to its relationship could be 

 formed from the small plant exhibited. The leaves were ovate, 

 acuminate, coarsely and distantly serrated, green, with a broad 



