XCli PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Rhopaloblasta princeps, a most elegant Palm resembling a Daemo- 

 norops ; Yriesia Falkenbergii, a striking curiosity with coral red 

 bracts tipped with piukish white that attracted much notice ; Spiraea 

 Aruncus astilboides, a mass of snow-white plumes, and chastely- 

 beautiful ; Croton insignis, like an enlarged C. Queen Victoria ; 

 Illicium religiosum variegatum, somewhat resembling Euryalatifolia, 

 but much clearer in the markings ; Anthurium insigne ; Davallia 

 fijiensis, and Selaginella involvens variegata. Mr. B. S. Williams 

 followed with Alsophila tomentosa, very elegant ; Cocus Baptistii ; 

 Aralia nobilis, an imposing plant; Croton Dodgsoni, very bright 

 with narrow leaves ; C. Rodeckianus, bright and drooping ; Wallichia 

 zebrina ; Nepenthes Dormanniana ; Dracaena Mrs. Turner, green and 

 white ; Sanseveria aurea marginata ; Calamus densus, an elegant 

 Palm ; Dieffenbachia latimaculata, and Asplenium Baptistii, a most 

 distinct Fern with very dark and elegant fronds. In the other class 

 for new plants — namely, for those sent out since 1877, Mr. W. Bull 

 was again first with a handsome collection, which included such fine 

 plants as Philodendron Carderi, with velvety cordate leaves shaded 

 with dark and light green; Juncus zebrinus, the zebra-striped Rush; 

 Thrinax barbadensis, a neat fan-leaved Palm ; Dieffenbachia Leopoldi, 

 leaves bright green, the midrib of which is white and prominent ; 

 Ceratozamia fusco-viridis, a very distinct Cycad with pinnate shiny 

 green leaves ; Oncidium Gardnerianum, Very pretty, flowers marked 

 with yellow and brown ; Cyphomandra argentea has elliptical silvery 

 leaves with bright green veins, and Sarracenia atro-sanguinea, a 

 beautiful form of the Side-saddle Flower. The others were 

 Encephalartos Frederici-Gulielmi, Gymnotheca Raddiana, and 

 Plectocomia himalayana, an elegant pinnate-leaved Palm. Mr. 

 Rann was second in this class with a good selection of new plants 

 in excellent condition. 



Mr. Bull's Prizes. — Some very fine examples of culture and 

 many beautiful plants were staged. In class A (private growers), for 

 plants introduced since the beginning of 1877, the first prize and cup 

 was awarded to Mr. Rann, gardener to J. Warren, Esq., Handcross 

 Park, Sussex, with splendidly grown examples of Croton Williamsii, 

 C. Princeps, C. Challenger, C. Hendersoni, C. roseus pictus, Kentia 

 WendlandiaDa, Dracaena Goldieana, Lomaria Dalgairnsise, Panax 



