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Messrs. E. G. Henderson & Son also sent a collection of 

 flowei-ing plants, including numerous forms of Cyclamen persi- 

 eum ; several varieties of Amaryllis ; the very showy Imato- 

 phyllum miaiatum, with its fine umbels of bright flame-coloured 

 flowers; the fragrant and beautiful white-tubed Rhodo.iendroa 

 jasmimflorum, Rhododendron Mrs. Dargan, a variety with bright 

 rose-pink undulated richly spotted flowers; Cosmelia rubra ; 

 Massaenda frondosa; and Iris reticulata, with its rich deep 

 blue flowers, the latter sent to show that it is adapted for forcing 

 into early bloom. 



A collection of Palms, Dracaenas, and various flowering plants 

 was sent from the Society's garden. 



March 26.— The Rev. Joshua Dix in the Chair. 

 The following donations were reported : — 

 Mr. J. N. Haage, Erfurt: 4 varieties of Achimenes, 27 



Stocks, and 8 of Helichrvsums. 

 Mr. James Veitch, Jun., F.R.H.S., Chelsea : 13 kinds of 



Annual flower-seeds. 

 Mr. Bknary, Erfurt: 36 sorts of Stocks, and 5 sorts of 



The subjects of exhibition on this occasion were as follows :— 

 Pteris cretica, mr.albo-lineata :— from Mr. Veitch, F.R.H.S., 

 Chelsea ; and Mr. W. Bull, F.R.H.S., Chelsea. A First-Class 

 Certificate was awarded to both exhibitors. Mr. Veitchs 

 exhibition consisted of an ornamented Terra-Cotta basket, filled 

 with several young specimens of the Fern, which is one of the 

 handsomest plants of its class yet introduced to cultivation — a 

 variegated fern with pinnated fronds, the lower pinnae divided, 

 and all the parts marked with a broad white ribbon-like band 

 down their centre. It was introduced to the Royal Gardens, 

 Kew, a year or two since, from Java, and has been lately dis- 

 tributed from this source. The plant will probably prove to be 

 cultivable in a moderately warm greenhouse, and there can be no 

 doubt it is one of the most ornamental additions lately made to 

 this highly beautiful and popular family. 



Cattleya guatemalensis :— from Mr. Vettch, Chelsea. This 

 curious plant was sent by G. U. Skinner, Esq., from Guatemala, 

 where it had been found by him growing on the same tree with 



