670 REPOKTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEK, 



dashed with purple, and thickly striped and flecked with purple 

 crimson, while the tips of the florets had a tinge of yellow. It 

 was regarded as being quite an acquisition in its class, and was 

 awarded a First-Class Certificate. 



Latania Verschaffeltii : — from Mr. W. Bull. An elegant 



and apparently dwarf-growing fan palm, with the outline of its 

 fan-shaped fronds somewhat broadly wedge-shaped. The edges 

 of the leaflets, as well as their line of junction and the edges of 

 the leaf- stalks, were of a coppery hue. Awarded a First-Class 

 Ckrttficate. 



Variegated Pelargonium lucy Grieve : — ^from Messrs. E.G. 



Henderson & Son, St. John's Wood. This proved to be the 

 best of the tricolor zoned gold-edged series, amongst which are 

 to he found some of the most lovely of variegated Pelargoniums. 

 The foliage was flat and even, green in the centre, with a broad 

 margui of light yellow, within which was a broad and strongly 

 defined zone of deep orange-red. It received a First-Class 

 Certificate. 



Variegated Pelargonium ItaKa TJnita : — from Messrs. E, G. 



Henderson & Son, As the foi'mer was the best of the varieties 

 with red-zoned yellow-edged leaves — the golden tricolor zoned 

 section, this was the best which had appeared of the silver-edged 

 red' zoned set. Its leaves were flat, which is a considerable merit ; 

 they have a broad creamy edge, and next to it a broad well-marlted 

 zone of rosy-red. It received a First-Class Certificate. 



Verbena Rugby Hero :~from Mr. W. H, Treen, Victoria 



Nursery, Rugby. The specimens shown consisted of fine trusses of 

 very large flowers, measuring more than an inch across, of a rosy- 

 pink, with a crimson ring around the rather open pale eye. It 

 was, however, a grand variety, classing with Lord Leigh and 

 Lord Craven, already brought before the Committee, and received 

 a First-Class Certificate. 



Araucariasp. ''Port Molle":~from Mr. Burx. An ever- 

 green of dwarf compact growth, with glaucous foliage. Some old 

 branches shown with the young plants had lanceolate imbricated 

 incurved leaves. It was awarded a Second-Class Certificate. 



Calceolaria ericoides :— from Messrs. Veitch & Son. A re- 

 markably distinct-looking species, quite resembling a heath in 

 its general features. From the root proceeded numerous vigorous 

 shoots a couple of feet in height, and quite erect; these, which 

 were furnished with small semiterete leaves clothed with short stiff 

 pnbescence, produced along their whole length numerous short 



