672 ' REPORTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



Verbena Lord Craven: — from Messrs. Downie, Laird, & 

 Laing, Sydenham and Edinburgh. A remarkably fine Verbena, 

 producing bold well-filled trusses, of large flat welbformed flowers 

 an inch in diameter, and of a rich velvety pucy purple self- 

 colour. It was awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



Dahlia Charles Tiimer : — from Mr. Keynes, Salisbury. A 

 very showy variety of good quality and average size, a bright 

 yellow, heavily tipped with crimson. It received a First-Class 

 Certificate. 



DahliaCountessof Shelburne:— from Mr. Turner, Slough. 



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A pretty variety, shown as a fancy> but admissible in either class ; 

 it was of average size, full, evenly built, French white, slightly 

 flaked at the ends of the florets with purple, the markings form- 

 ing a motley tip. It gained a First-Class Certificate. 



Dahlia Lord Dundreary: — from Mr. Turner. A variety of 



average size, but rather low in the centre : pretty nevertheless, the 

 coloui-s being a buff-yellow, heavily tipped with deep lilac-rose. 

 It received a Second-Class Certificate. 



Anthurinm leuconeurum : — from Mr. Bult., Chelsea. An 



ornamental stove herb of moderate size, having cordate acumi- 

 nate dark-green velvety leaves, with pallid nerves, and a spike or 

 spadix of green flowers, with a reflexed green spathe. It received 

 a Second-Class Certificate. 



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Lobelia QErinns) speciosaKennesina:— from Messrs. Carter 



& Co., Holborn and Sydenham. A variety of compact habit, 

 the flowers of a deep purplish-rose. It was Commended as a 

 distinct plant for edging. 



Besides these many interesting flowers were shown, namely : 



From Mr. Standish, Bagshot : — 



Gladiolus : Finances Watson j a well-formed motley salmon-pink, with 

 deep roae-purple splash and bar; General HarelocJc, large light 

 scarlet, with pale throat and deep rose-purple bars ; Puinty, creamy 

 white, with purple feather; Miss Susan Ingram, creamy white, some- 

 what flushed, with bright rose-purple feather and good shape ; Mrs, 

 Livingstone, blush-white, with a dash of purple rose, edged with buff 

 on the lip; Miss Young, creamy white, with feathered purple 

 stripes ; Mrs. Moore, delicate salmony-pink, with clear white throat, 

 and slightly dashed with purple on the lip, a flower of eicellept 

 form. 



From Mr. Pope, Chelsea :— 



Dahlia Walter Newman, buff yellow, shot with roae^ and more or IeS5 

 tipped with yellow ; neat and compact, but rather pointed. 



