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XLIL—REPORTS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
(Continued from page 164.) 
May 5, 1868,—The Rev. Тознол Dix in the Chair. 
Mr. \Увемон exhibited samples of Japan Flax, China Grass, and Cuba Bast, three 
pie adapted for tying plants, the first named being the finest in texture, and much 
the stron 
FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
` Crumatis Еойтомет,— Мг. STANDISH, Ascot. А magnificent hardy Japanese climber, 
with downy tansia leases, Pho dap minal өйө of whieh in the plant produced was фе 
lobed. The flowers were ачна double, white wi ith ^ delicious scent во 
whe resembling orange Ка, Тһе a were remarkable for ps the md 
ed instead of sessile. It was a very distinct and condat fine 
CLEMATIS FLORID. v. STANDISHII, —Mr. STA А v very mé e Japanese 
ры apparently а ү ety of C. florida, m the. ат sessile as in that Е й 
owers were of a gn violet blue. It was regarde uite an acquisit 
ae rz H. P. Lord MacauLAY.—Mr. W. PAUL, a ps A шеша те 
with bold fo pue An МТ flowers of a velvety crimson in the way of General 
КНР * but brighter in colour, thicker in the petal, and more 2 
flowers were full and well formed, and altogether it was regarded as а first-class 
variety. 
CASSIOPE FASTIGIATA. —Messrs. VEITCH & Son. А beautiful mito Andromeda-like 
о е Glasnevin Botanic Garden. 
80 that the “branches were Aes T ФЕ were Her sp Bris? with drooping white 
bell-s pet bloss 
OunisIA PEARCH.— e аф) кттон & Sox. А showy herbaceous perennial, with the 
A tA nee of the pretty O. sepe (see vol. ii, p. 371), which was now shown а 
it for comparison. It had dark red stems and leaf-stalks ; the leaves were pan aars 
regularly ovate and crenate; and the = which grow sim similarly on eot ot stem; 
were larger, viib a longer AA apd more spreading lips ; they were авон, ath 
on the face of the limb with deep blood red. The plant w уаз obtained from а 
through И. Мг. Peres, after whom it has been named by И.Р hilippi. This en super- 
Dra Se VEE & бох. Ап habited, branched, and 
rather sturdy looking greenhouse evergreen shrub, likely to 16 ысы a useful exibition 
= € brieating awl- leaves, and roundish terminal heads of 
hite pete = It had been obtained from King George's Sound. 
gr Va yg aa REPENS.—Messrs. VEITCH & Бен. A pretty creeping Chilian gesnerad, 
adapted for basket culture in greenhouses, bearing у "p pretty EL ped 
scarlet flowers. It has been NDS edi in уо]. ii. 
RHODODENDRON PICOTEE — srs. VEITCH з Вох. A hardy variety raised 
at Exeter. The flowers were а т se in close well-formed trusses, and were Бо: | 
ery ornamental 
marked with intense black spots on the three upper segments. Ау 
lant. 
panii м Frix-r@mrna, var. SAGITTATUM (Moore).—Mr. W. Burr, Chelsea. А 
remarkably elegant dwarf sport of Ре of small neat habit, the fronds gracefully 
arching and symmetrical, with the bi orm of pinne exten ing- over the greater 
part of the frond, the apex ge ште. and the normal basal pinn Ac so as to 
match with those above them E heil point and refracted pinnæ give e the ‘frond an 
arrow-like appearance, whence the 
MIMULUS ион ‚тат. МАВ = Burr. One ofa numerous set о of hybrids 
obtained by crossing the Moret Ore den Mimulus called Gaie led Cale EE with A Abs 
arace of beautif 
introduced M. cupreus. The result Sb been 
fowers, speckled in various inii with ccppery red dots. "qe present i on of the 
