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some elegantly-formed Lycopod, the lateral leaf scales somewhat 

 , falcate, and the doi^al ones shorter and obtuse, the whole plant 

 being of a lively green. It v:as awarded a Silver Knightian 

 Medal. 



, Ourisia coccinea:— from Messrs. Vkitch & Son.' A dwarf 



hardy perennial of great beauty, inti'oduced from Chili. The 

 leaves were radical, stalked, cordate, bicrenate," somewhat like 

 those of a Mitella ; and the flowers grew on an erect stem about 

 a foot in height, this stem terminating in a raceme of opposite 

 drooping tubular two-lipped scarlet flowers, an inch and a half 

 long, and streaked on the face of the limb with crimson. It 

 received a Silver Knightian Medal, 



Polystichum concavnm : — from Mr. Standish, Bagshot. A 



lovely greenhouse (or pi'obably hardy) Fern, from Japan, as yet 

 immature, so that the foregoing name is provisional. It had 

 large ovate fronds, which were quadripinnate, with crowded 

 obliquely ovate more or less lobed, and rather sharply but shortly 

 toothed pinnules, the margins of which were curved upwards, so 

 as to render their upper surface concave. Even in its present 

 state it is an exceedingly beautiful plant, and when fully matured 

 it will no doubt take one of the highest positions amongst 

 ornamental ferns. To this a Silver Bakkstan Medal was 

 given. 



Dammara sp. : — from Messrs. Yeitch & Son- A Japanese 

 Dammar, with lance-shaped green shining leaves, and promising 

 to be a very ornamental plant. It was awarded a Silver 

 Banksian Medal. 



Aneuba japonica var, picturata : — from Mr. Standtsk. A 



finely marked variety, having a large yellow blotch in the centre 

 of the leaves. A Bronze Medal was awarded to it. 



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Osmanthus ilicifolius variegatus aureus : — from Mr. 



Standish. A dwarf evergreen shrub, with flat spiny-edged 

 .'leaves of a dark green colour, very prettily margined in an irre- 



gular manner with pale or yellowish green. This promises to be 

 a very ornamental shrub. It received a Bronze Medal. 



Biota sp. : — from Messi^. Veitch & Son. A Conifer, with 

 elegant pendulous twigs, more slender than those of Tlmjopsis 

 dolahrata^ and a fine-looking plant. It was awarded a Bro>'2:e 



Medal, 



, Planera acuminata : — from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A 



. valuable timber tree, growing from 90 to 100 feet high, introduced 

 from Japan. It is allied to the Elms, and bears ovate acumi- 



