086 REPORTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



India and China, and is a fine evergreen species, nearly or quite 

 hardy. 



Anigozanthus Manglesii :— from Mr. F. 11. Kixghobn, 

 Richmond. A very curious and little known greenhouse herbaceous 

 perennial with narrow sword-shaped leaves, and a tall scape 

 supporting a simple spike of odd-looking but richlj'--coloured 

 green and crimson flowers, whose surface is clothed with a 

 velvet-like pile of short branched coloured hairs ; the basal part of 

 the flowers was crimson and the upper part green. This was 

 awarded a Special Certificate on account of its rarity and 



There were also shown besides these : 



Laeliasp.: — from J. Day, Esq., Tottenham. This had large 



i from other kinds. 



um : — from Mr. G. 

 jMTntosh, Hammersmith. This was a variety with the habit of 

 cnthescens, and producing deep rosy-crimson flowers, slightly 

 spotted on the limb and streaked on the tube with white. It was 

 )iot thought sufficiently distinct for reward. 



Oxalis corniculata atropurpurea :— from Mr. Haeland. 

 gardener to Sir Culling E. Eardley, Bart., Bedwell Park, 

 Hatfield. This was a dwarf purple-leaved annual Oxalis, useful 

 edging plant. It was accompanied by the following 



memorandum from Mr. Harl.^ 





speetion of the Floral Committee, two plants of 

 ed in Prussia by tlie late Lady Eardley some 

 ame of Oxalis iropaoloides. Whether it tvas 

 e or not I am not prepared to say ; but I may 



especially in geometrical gardens, 



It is also particularly 

 atories kc. The two 

 ir. You will observe 



Vacciuiiiitt Vitis Idaea foLvariegatis:— from Mr. Salter 

 t '.R.H.S., Hammersmith. A neat dwarf evergreen shrub, having 

 the small roundi^li leaves edged and mottled with white. It 



