690 EEP0ST3 OF THE FLOEAL COMMITTEE, 



AnsBctochilus sp. :— from Messrs. Osborn & Son. This was 

 a pretty species from Guayaquil, with broad ovate leaves of a 

 deep bottle green, marked over the surface with numerous bright 

 silvery-hued angular spots. It was a very distinct plant, and 

 received a First-Class Cektificate. 



Dahlia Miss Henshaw :— from Mr. J. Henshaw, Handforth, 

 Manchester. The blooms of this were rather above medium 

 size, full, and tolerably regular, the colour a creamy white. It 

 was thought worthy of Commendation. 



Bouquet or Pompon Dahlias -.—from Messrs. E. G. Hen- 

 derson & Son, St. John's Wood. This was a collection of twenty 

 varieties of a new race of Dahlias, of continental origin, in which 

 the flowers are hlliputians in size, and hence admirably adapted 

 for table bouquets, and stands of cut flowers. The flower-heads 

 or " blooms " vary from about 2 inches to 2^ inches in diameter, 

 and are of varied colours, difiering in quahty, some varieties being 

 remarkable for fullness and the symmetry of the cupped florets. 

 They are a very ornamental race, likely to become highly useful 

 in decorative gardening. A Special Certificate was awarded 

 for the collection. 



Bignonia venusta : — from Mr. Kogers, gardener, to J. 

 Noble, Esq., Berry Hill, Taplow. These were fine cut speci- 

 mens of one of the finest of stove climbers. The long trailing 

 branches were wreathed with magnificent coi*ymbs of the rich 

 orange tubular flowers. It was awarded a Special Certificate, 



Bertolonia marmorata :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. This 

 plant, shown under the synonymous name of Eriocnema tnar- 

 morata, afforded an exquisite example of beautiful foliage. The 

 plant itself was dwarf, with a few pairs of its broad ovate, longi- 

 tudinally ribbed leaves, the surface of which was of a rich velvety 

 olive-brown, mottled with green, the courses of the ribs being 

 marked with broad bands of bright silver of which the central was 

 broadest. The contrast was in every way charming. A Special 

 Certificate was awarded for its high cultivation, and the perfect 

 condition in which it was shown. 



Hardy Ferns:— from Messrs. Ivert & Son, Dorking. This 

 was a well-cultivated group of these favourite plants, consisting 

 of about a score of the more interesting British species and 

 varieties, with one or two of exotic origin. They very well 

 merited the Special Certificate which was awai'ded to 

 the collection, in which were: Lastrea Filix-mas cristata and 

 Jervisii ; Lastrea lepidota ; Lastrea cemula ; Polystichum Lon- 



