268 MISCELLANEOUS INTELLIGENCE. 



REMARKS. 



PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 



London Horticultural Society, Regent-Street. — Sept. 5. — From Messrs. 

 Veitch and Son, of Exeter, were beautiful cut specimens of Echites splendens, 

 and a species of Allamanda, said to be grandiflora, but appearing to be only 

 cathartica; also a beautiful little plant of a Vevticordia, for which a certificate 

 was awarded. Mr. Henderson, of Pine Apple-place, exhibited a plant of Stan- 

 hopea Wardii, bearing a fine spike of its beautifully spotted flowers ; also a new 

 species of Achimenes, which sprung up spontaneously among the roots of a mass 

 of Orchidaceae, which was purchased from Mr. Skinner last year, and having, in 

 its habit of growth and appearance of foliage, a marked resemblance to A. pe- 

 dunculata, hut distinctly different in the flower, which is of a violet-rose colour, 

 with a dingy yellow throat, closely dotted with small brown spots ; the flowers also 

 are rather larger than those of the last-mentioned variety ; although it is not so 

 handsome as some of the others, yet it evidently possesses considerable merit ; 

 for this a Silver Knightian was awarded. From Mr. J. Robertson, gardener to 

 Mrs. Lawrence, were beautiful plants of Catasetum Russellianum, Oncidium 

 microchilum, Maxillaria Deppei, and Stanhopea graveolens, having a remarkably 

 fine spike of its pretty yellow flowers; also splendid plants of Lilium lancifolium 

 album, speciosum, and lancifolium rubrum ; the latter about six feet in height, 

 and bearing fifteen full}' expanded blooms. This plant was stated by Mr. Robert- 

 son to have been presented to Mrs. Lawrence some time ago by Baron Hugel, 

 and is perhaps the only plant of the kind in the country : a silver Knightian was 

 awarded for the Stanhopea and L. lancifolium rubrum. Mr. H. Groom, of 

 Clapham Pise, also exhibited a collection of Lilium lancifolium album, and 

 lancifolium roseum, particularly well-grown specimens, varying from five feet to 

 five feet and a-half in height, and producing seven and eight stems from each 

 pot, literally covered with beautiful white and pink flowers. They had been 

 grown in a span-roofed house, about 21 feet long by 18 feet in breadth, on a 

 horizontal stage ; a Knightian Medal was awarded for them. From S. Rucker, 

 Esq., was a fine plant of a most beautiful new variety of Miltonia Candida, and 

 a cut flower of Govenia sp., very curious, and rather handsome: a Banksian 

 Medal was awarded for the Miltonia Candida. Mr. Trenfield, of Lee, sent some 

 seedling Verbenas and a hybrid Gloxinia, with light pink flowers. Mr. Pawley 

 exhibited cut flowers of two new seedling Fuchsias. From the gardens of the 

 Society were plants of Peristeria Barkeii, with its fine pendulous scape of yellow 

 flowers; Bolbophyllum Careyauum, Achimenes coccinea and longiflora, Babing- 

 tonia camphorosmte, an exceedingly pretty plant, hearing on its fine drooping 

 branches a multitude of its small white flowers. This plant was imported a few 

 years ago from Swan River; also Fuchsia sanguinea, Statice mucronata, and 

 cut flowers of Lupinus semperflorens, sent by Mr. Hartweg, particularly remark- 

 able on account of its forming a large bush, densely covered with flowers, during 

 the whole year, in its native country, Peru. 



Horticultural Society. Oct. 17. — From Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. 

 Lawrence, were Erica hyemalis, and Solandra, the former richly covered with 

 Mowers: a fine specimen of Zygopetalum rostratum, with large white labellum, 

 striped with purple, making a good contrast with the darker upper petal*. Plants 

 of the curious Polystachya macrantha, and Saccolobium denticulatum, the latter 

 growing on a block of wood, and having a fine healthy dark green foliage, and a 

 cluster of small white-fringed flowers. From the same collection were Oncidium 

 ciliatum and Suttoni; the latter with a spike of bright yellow blossoms; Galeandra 

 Baueri, which has kept blooming since the middle of August ; Tetranema mexi- 

 canum, very useful, on account of its blooming at this season of the year, when 

 flowers are so desirable ; and Hippeastrum aulicum, with large dark red flowers ; 

 and a large specimen of Sedum Sieboldii, a pretty plant, with drooping branches, 

 which terminate in fine masses of flowers. A Banksian medal was awarded for 

 Erica Solandra, Zygopetalum rostratum, Saccolabium denticulatum, and Tetra- 

 nema mexicanum. Messrs. Lucombe and Co., of Exeter, sent an excellent plant 



