570 llEPOETS OF THE FLOE AL COMMITTEE, 



resemble in its mode of growth. It was considered likely to 

 prove an ornamental form. Mr. Ivery stated that it, along 

 ■with four others, was raised from continental seed above thirteen 

 years since. The seedling plants all died when about five or 

 sLs years old. The plant exhibited on this occasion had been 

 grafted about nine years, and formed a dense flat head of some 

 5 or feet across. 



Erica mediterranea alba:— from Mr. W. Bull. A dwarf, 

 bushy, hardy heath, six or eight inches high, forming a dense 

 tuft, and bearing abundantly small white flowers. It was stated 

 to have been found in Ireland by Mr. D. Mooee, and to form a 

 very desirable plant for grouping in contrast with E. carnea and 

 E. hcrhacea, which flower at the same time. The Committee 

 was desirous of comparing it with some other varieties, and for 

 this purpose Mr. Bull was requested to exhibit the plant again. 



Thrinax elegans:— from Mr. Bull. A very elegant slender 

 small-growing palm, from Central America. The plant was of 

 icter, and will be very useful for decorative pur- 



by Mr. Bull as the handsomest of the bicoloured ferns. It is 

 apparently of moderate size, but of vigorous growth, with com- 

 paratively large segments, the fronds being pedately pinnato- 

 pinnatifid, with the terminal pinnse a good deal elongated. The 

 young fronds have a rich brown tinge. Though elegant in 

 character and really distinct, it bears in general aspect too near a 

 resemblance to some other species familiar in gardens. The dull 

 deep-red midrib and rachis almost bring it into the variegated 



Rhododendron arborenm :— from Mr. Smith, gardener to 

 S. KrcARDO, Esq., Totneas Park, Sunninghill. Cut trusses of 

 . the fine scarlet form of this species were contributed by Mr. 

 SiiiTH, They had been raised from Nepal seed. 



Agathea coslestis fol. variegatis :— from Mr, Bull. Samples 

 of this new variegated summer bedding plant, rewarded at a 

 previous meeting, were now again produced for inspection. The 

 leaves were less distinctly marked than before. 



Lomaria pnmila :— from IMessrs. J. & C. Lee. A dwarf 

 small-growing pretty tufted species from New Zealand. 



Pultenaea cuneata :— from Messrs.VETrcH & Son, Exeter and 

 Chelsea. A pretty free-flowering greenhouse species, with small 

 obovate cuneate leaves, recurved at the points, and clothed beneath 



