566 REPORTS OF THE FLOEAL COMMITTEE, 



being obviously notched. Volunteer, a fine deep mulberry- 

 maroon, of first-rate character, fully maintaining the character it 

 assumed last year when awarded a first-class certificate. — From 

 the same: a collection of 12 finely bloomed plants, of older 

 varieties, which was awarded a Special Certificate, 



Cinerarias :— from Mr. Turner : Miss Eyles, a dwarf and 

 very fVee-flowering variety of the heavily tipped rosy-crimson class, 

 awarded a first-class certificate last season, and now proving itself 

 a very ornamental kind. Ksynolds Hole, a deep rosy-crimson 

 self, attractive in colour, Lurline, a rosy-purple, with white 

 ring around the disk.— From Messrs. F, and A. Smith : Rosy 

 Morn, bright rose, with distinct narrow white ring around the 

 grey eye. Geant des Batailles, deep rosy-crimson, with purple 

 disk. ' Tyrian Prince, deep purplish-rose, with dark disk. 

 Eugenie, wliite, with purple margin, and dark disk, Thetis, 

 white, with blue margin, and dark disk. Electra, white, with 

 heavy irregular margin of rose, and dark disk. 



Apn! 23, 1861.— The Rev. Joshua Dix in the Chair, 

 Tiie numerous subjects of exhibition were as follows :— 

 Sougaiavillffia speciosa :— from Mr. Daniels, gardener to 

 the Rev. C, E. Ruck Keene, Swyncombe House, Henley-on- 

 Thames. Mr. Daniels sent several branches of this charming 

 plant in a state of great beauty, laden with ifs rosy-purple bracts ; 

 and a Special Certificate was awarded for its production. 

 Along with it were exhibited, through the courtesy of Dr. Lindley, 

 dried specimens of two kinds of BougainviUcEa of which the 

 following account was given in the Gardeners' Chronicle of 

 April SOtli :— 



