lxviii PROCEEDINGS OE THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



F. Bergman, gardener to Baron Rothschild at Ferrieres, France. 

 The leaves resemble the typical species, but the spathe exhibits a 

 combination of the characters of both, for it is white spotted or 

 dusted over with red, and the spadix is yellow. It is certainly very 

 peculiar, but will not surpass the old form in a decorative point of 

 view. Chionographis japonica, a pretty little plant with a basal 

 rosette of leaves and long scapes of small white flowers. Gloxinia 

 Prince of Wales, a variety of great merit ; habit compact and sturdy ; 

 flowers erect, very symmetrical in form; colour white, thickly 

 dotted with violet purple. Several other Gloxinias were shown 

 by the same firm, notably Eclatant, of a rich crimson colour ; and 

 Ariadne, similar in form to Prince of "Wales, but dotted with red. A 

 plant of a dwarf Anthurium was also sent, named A. Schertzeri- 

 anum pygmseum, about 9 or 10 inches in height, with narrow 

 acute leaves, and narrow brightly coloured spathes. Mr. G. Braid, 

 Winchmore Hill, sent plants of seedling Pelargoniums of the type 

 known as 4t decorative varieties " — namely, those grown for market. 

 They were all in 48-size pots and in vigorous health; but of the 

 three varieties shown only one — viz., Decorator, was considered 

 sufficiently distinct to merit a first-class certificate. This was of 

 good habit ; trusses large ; flowers of good form, petals slightly 

 crimped round the margin, white streaked with rose in the centre. 

 The others, Criterion and Distinction, were also good varieties and 

 profusely flowered. Mr. Weatherall of Finchley also exhibited 

 some new Pelargoniums of the same type. First-class certificates 

 were awarded for the following— Surnise, habit compact; truss 

 large ; flowers rich scarlet, with a dark blotch on the upper petals ; 

 very showy. Clipper, trusses neat; flowers rosy crimson, the 

 upper petals being rather brighter, marked with a dark blotch; 

 and Mr. Gladstone, a fine variety, with rosy salmon flowers, pro- 

 duced in noble trusses. A first-class certificate was awarded for 

 a new Gloxinia from the Society's garden at Chiswick, which was 

 appropriately named the Chiswick White. The plant wa9 in excel- 

 lent condition in a 24-size pot, and was bearing over two dozen 

 fine flowers and buds. The former were of unusually good form, 

 large and pure white. This appears to be one of the best white 

 varieties yet obtained both in purity of colour and profuseness. 



