M4 KEPORTS OF THE FLORAL 



Mertensia group, and produces dichotomous branches which are 

 of a narrow elongate lanceolate outline, and deeply pinnatifid 

 with linear obtuse segments, more or less pubescent beneath. 

 It was considered as a plant of decidedly novel and meritorious 

 character, and was awarded a Fibst-Class Certificate. 



Gleichenia rnpestris :— from Mr. R. Sim. This was a mag- 

 nificent specimen of one of the rarest of this interesting genus of 

 ferns. It is a plant of sturdy habit, with forking stems and 

 branches, the ultimate branchlets being pinnatifid, with small 

 rounded or squarish segments, thickened at the margins, and 

 glaucous beneath; The plant had been obtained from Port 

 Jackson in 1858. It was awarded a First-Class Certificate 

 as an ornamental fern of the highest order of merit. 



Gleichenia semivestita :— from Mr. R. Sim : a fine fern, 

 related to Q. microphylla, but of larger and more vigorous growth. 

 It had been imported from New South Wales in 1859, and was 

 awarded a First Class Certificate. The stems and branches 

 of this species are dichotomously forked, and the ultimate branch- 

 lets bear little roundish segments along the stellately -hairy 



Polystichum triangulum, var. laxum -.—from Mr. R. Sim : a 

 very pretty tufted-growing fern, raised from spores received from 

 the West Indies. The fronds are narrow, linear, spreading or 

 flaccid, with small sharp-pointed triangular or subtrapeziform 

 pinnae, having a few large spiny recurved segments at the base, 

 one or two of which in the lower pinnse are quite separated. It 

 may be compared to P. trianguluyn, which it resembles, but has 

 more divided fronds ; and is doubtless the variety laxum referred 

 by Sir W. J. Hooker to that species. It was considered worthy 

 a First-Class Certificate. 



Caladium Wightii (Moor^):_ from Messrs. Osborn & Soks, 

 Fulham. This was a small specimen of a 



species, which has been seen of a somewhat larger size at some 

 of the recent exhibitions. It was of the habit of C. hicolor, and 

 apparently attaining about the same size ; the leaves rich green, 

 moderately dotted or flecked with angular spots of clear white, 

 others of a bright red being intermixed with them. The contrast 

 between the three coloui-s in the leaf, had a very beautiful effect. 

 It was awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



CypripediumDayanum :_from Mr. Stone,- gardener to 

 J. Day, Esq., Tottenham. This was Commended as a desirable 

 and well-marked form of Lady's Slipper. The leaves very dis- 



