248 REPORTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



Bridge Koad, Leyton : a remarkably beautiful variety of formo- 

 sum, having the sepals of the richest and brightest blue, and the 

 petals pure white, with a small tuft of yellow hairs near the base. 

 The contrast of the two colours was very striking, and the variety 

 was thought deserving of Commendation as an improved form of 

 this handsome race of hardv herbaceous plants. 



Gloxinia Lady Willoughby :— from Messrs. Milne & Co., 

 Vauxhall : a very large variety of the erect-flowered group, white 

 with a rose-coloured mouth, the limb dividing into six or seven 

 segments. It was Commended. 



Gloxinia Cygna .-—from Messrs. J. & C. Lee, Hammersmith : 



a pure white-flowered variety of the class having drooping flowers, 



forming an effective plant for grouping. This also was 



Besides these, the following subjects were submitted :— 



Gloxinias :— from Messrs. Milne & Co. : Magnet, a fine 

 rich rose-pink, passing to crimson towards the mouth, which is 

 stained with purple ; a very handsome variety, but thought too 

 much like another Magnet already in cultivation. Rosy Gem, 

 white, with pink mouth. Annie, white, with purple mouth. 

 Reuben, similar in style to Magnet, but not so rich in colour. 

 Negress, a drooping variety, of a dull violet colour. — From 

 Messrs. J. & C. Lee : Commixta, white, with blotched rose- 

 coloured mouth, suffused with purple. 



Calceolarias :— from Mr. Cole, St. Albans : Queen of 

 Yellows, Cleopatra, Anrea Mnltiflora, Cloth of Gold, Solfaterre, 

 Compacta, — a series of shrubby compact- habited free-flowering 

 handsome kinds, considered to resemble too closely the varieties 

 known as aurea florihunda and Yellow Prince of Orange. 

 The two first named were considered the best of the series. — 

 From Mrs. Conwat, Brompton: six varieties of shrubby habit, 

 but inferior in quality ; they were called Alba floribnnda, 

 Golden Superb, Exquisite. Garibaldi, ftueen of YeUows, and 

 Crimson Perfection. 



Verbenas:— from Mr. G. Smith : Titania, blush, with rosy- 

 purple eye ; free-flowering and pretty. "' 

 showy flower, rosy crimson, with close s 



Fuchsias : from Messrs. J. & C. Lee : Jessie Douglas, a 

 showy variety, of free-blooming habit, with light coral-coloured 

 rPPnrvp^ «ot.«i= or,ri o r.«,n.u .nr.n„ CrlnoUnc, a showy kind, 

 corolla purple. 



