^■rZ REPORTS OF TUB FLORAL COMillTTEE, 



Ipswich. These were cut specimens of a pretty annual, which 

 was rather past its season, and they had travelled badly. The 



state. In this variety the flowers are of a liglit or grayish-blue, 

 and are marked towards the base of each petal with a large black 

 spot or blotch, so that it is very pretty and effective when seen 

 growing under favourable circumstances. 



Pelargoniam {zonale) Comet :— from Mr. J. Dawsox, Nursery- 

 man, Grosvenor Park, Camberwell. This was a variety of vigorous 

 habit, -with well-marked marbled foliage, and large heads of cerise- 

 scarlet flowers -without particular merit. 



Variegated Pelargonium Maud: — from Mr. J. Dawson. 

 This was not in flower. The foliage was cream-edged, marked 

 with a red zone, but was not sufficiently distinct. 



Calceolaria Golden Treasure:— from Mr. C. Grimbly, Albion 

 Nursery, Stoke Newington. A semi-herbaceous variety, with large 

 yellow flowers marked with a reddish blotch. 



lobelia ramosa, var.:—h-om the Garden of the Society. 

 Seeds of this Lobelia, from Champion Bav, West Australia, had 

 been presented by H. Pownall, Esq.. F.KH.S. It was a dwarf 

 compactly-branched annual, with large showy flowers resembling 

 those of L. ramosa in form, but of a violet-blue, with a yellow eve. 

 and was evidently a pretty addition to this class of plants. 



Awjust Vi—The Rev. Joshua Dix, F.R.H.S., in the Chair. 



The subjects exhibited on this occasion were the following:— 



Mutisia decurrens :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son, Exeter 



and Chelsea. A climbing evergreen perennial, with uarrowish 



leaves tapering towards the point, which ends in a tendril, and 



i and decurrent i 





shaped and set on to the stem by the basal sinus. The plant bears 

 large bright orange composite flower-heads, with a single row of 

 ray florets, like some large Gazania, but without black spots. 

 Messrs. Veitch stated that this was from the Chilian Andes, and 

 that it was a perfectly hardy climber, having stood out through 

 the^ last winter without protection, and borne without injury 

 i26 of frost. It was awarded a First-Ci^vss Certificate. 

 ^ Athyrium Pilix-fcemina, var. Frizellige : — from Mr. W. Bull. 

 F.R.H.S., Chelsea. This was one of the most remarkable of all 

 the many singular variations of the Lady Fern now known to fern 



