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Holborn, exhibited plants of the certificated varieties of Cyclamen 

 raised a year or two ago by Mr. H. B. Smith of Ealing — namely, 

 Rosy Morn, Duke of Connau^ht, Queen of the Belgians, and 

 persicum picturatum, all extremely fine varieties both in colour, 

 floriferousness, and size of flowers. Mr. H. B. Smith, Ealing Dean 

 Nursery, also exhibited a superb collection of Cyclamens, including 

 two or three hundred fine plants in 48-size pots. They were all 

 characterised by the vigour, size, and substance of flowers for 

 which Mr. Smith is so noted. A silver Banksian medal was 

 awarded. Mr. Aldous, florist, Gloucester Road, obtained a silver 

 Banksian medal for a group of Cinerarias, Spiraeas, Heaths, Ferns, 

 and Palms, together with two handsome bouquets, one entirely 

 composed of Roses, and the other of Roses, Orchids, and Eucha- 

 rises. Mr. Greenfield, The Priory Gardens, "Warwick, obtained a 

 certificate for an excellent double Cineraria named Mr. Thomas 

 Lloyd ; the heads were nearly globular in form, of a deep purplish 

 blue colour. Messrs. Jackson and Son of Kingston exhibited several 

 Primulas, notably P. rosea and a pretty variety of P. denticulata. 

 The peculiar Arisaema speciosum was sent from the Society's 

 Chiswick garden. 



ERUIT COMMITTEE. 



Henry Webb, Esq., in the Chair. 



A collection of plants was exhibited by Dr. Siemens, showing 

 the effect of electric light on vegetation. There were three pots 

 of Carrot roots, three pots of Mustard, and two flowers of Calla 

 Eethiopica. One of each of the two former were subjected to con- 

 tinuous electric light, one to daylight and electric light, and one 

 to daylight only. In the case of the Carrots the advantage was 

 clearly in favour of continuous electric light, but in the case of 

 the Mustard there was no perceptible difference between equal 

 electric and daylight and daylight only, except that the former 

 was a shade darker in colour; but in the case of electric light 

 only, the effect was very inferior to either of the former. In the 



