372 EEPORTSOF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



rubro-venium, with red veins ou a centre of greyish greea ; 

 splendidens, with a full red centre ; Lemairianum, with a 

 greenish-white midrib; atnabile, with a pale green midrib; and 

 Kochii, of a very dark bottle-green with a white midrib* The 

 latter was the only one which appeared distinct or meritorious, 

 judging from the condition of the plants as exhibited. '■ 



Begonias; — from Messrs. Veitch & Son: longipila, with 

 palmate dfirk green leaves, having a greyish stripe on each seg- 

 ment ; daedalea, with a smooth green surface, brindled with 



brow^nish markings. 



Cypripedium Lowii: — from G. W. Binns, Esq., Huddersfield. 



A rather pale-coloured variety, of a tolerably ^veil-known and 

 handsome orchid, with green leaves, and flowers of a brownish 

 green and purple. 



Groodenia albescens {Lindley) : — from Messrs. E. G. Hender- 

 son & Son. a dwarf tufted greenhouse perennial, with spreading 

 branches, spathulate-toothed leaves, and numerous yellow flowers 

 resembling those of Euthalia. It was from New Holland. 



Dimorphotheca graminifolia: — from Messrs* E. G. Hendek- 



SON & Son. An old-fashioned showy greenhouse perennial, with 

 narrow grassy leaves, and large composite flower heads, having a 

 dark disc inside, and a brownish colom' on the exterior surface. 



EhododendroiiS : — from Messrs. E. G, Henderson & Son : 

 Nuttalii, apparently an inferior form from seed ; DalhousisB, with 

 greenish flowers ; Edgworthii, with fine rose-tinted flowers. 



Pelargoniums {zonale)\ — from Messrs. E. G. Henderson & 

 Son. a collection of small plants of several interesting sorts, 



Woodwardiana, a la ^ 

 tinge ; Francois Desbois, with bright deep salmon red centre and 



light edge ; lucien Tisserand, bright scarlet ; Matie Drouart, 



salmon ; Fatinitza, blush with white edge ; Magenta, a deep rose 

 crimson, of nosegay shape ; together with some seedlings of the 

 golden-leaved section marked with very distinct zones. 



Dichorizandra sp. : — from the Society's Garden. A dwarf 

 plant with broad lance-shaped leaves, marked with two silvery 

 lines above, and purple beneath. 



May 21sf. — First Great Show. 



The following classes were adjudicated upon by the sub-com- 

 mittees of the FLOFwiL Committee : 



xxa 



LA 



Sarmienta repens : — from Messrs. Veitch & Son, Exeter 



