262 REPORTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



Fuchsia Lord Elcho: — from E. Banks, Esq. Another large- 

 flowered and very handsome kind. Compared with the foregoing, 

 it had rather longer sepals of a brighter red, almost scarlet, and 

 the violet-purple corolla somewhat longer and less expanded. It 

 is a very showy kind, and received a First-Class Cebtificate. 



Fuchsia Minnie Backs :~^from E. Banks, Esq. A fine, 

 light-coloured variety, wit 

 faintly tinged with Hush, 



awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



Fuchsia Garibaldi : — from E. Banks, Esq. A distinct 

 variety, having short, broad, recurved, well-proportioned red 

 sepals, and a fine pale corolla of a reddish slate-colour, giving it a 

 very distinct appearance. It had the defect of a want of smooth- 

 ness on the surface, but was Commended for its novelty of 

 colour. 



fuchsia Negro: — from Mr. G. Smith, Hornsey Road. A 

 very free-blooming and attractive sort, with bright red but 

 rather narrow sepals, and a large expanded corolla of a deep 

 rich reddish-purple. It was Commended as a useful variety on 

 account of its free-flowering habit. 



Verbena Lucy Tait -.—from Mr. Cunningham, gardener to 

 the Lord Bishop of London, Fulham. This was a very compact- 

 growing variety of free-blooming habit, with small trusses of 

 small-sized, lively bright rose-pink flowers, the chief merit of 

 which was stated to consist in its habit, and its property of with- 

 standing rain and rough weather. The plant and cut flowers 

 sent were accompanied by the following memorandum : — 



The specimen sent was considered to bear out this statement, 

 and the variety was Commended as being well adapted for small 

 beds and edgings on account of its dwarf compact habit. 



Variegated Pelargonium Meteor :— from Messrs. Parker & 



