Cvi PEOCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



than ornamental. Messrs. Hooper and Co., Covent Garden, were 

 awarded a vote of thanks for specimens of the so called "Resur- 

 rection Plant," Selaginella lepidophylla, dried plants of which 

 expand when placed in water. Mr. Aldous, Gloucester Road, staged 

 a group of miscellaneous plants in the conservatory. 



The following exhibitors were awarded first-class certificates for 

 the plants described : — Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons ; Asparagus 

 plumosus nanus, a dwarf form of that beautiful species with simi- * 

 larly elegant leaves, but only about 6 or 8 inches in height; 

 Pteris serrulata cristata bella, a form of this well-known Fern, in 

 which the terminal crest is very finely and elegantly divided, the 

 general habit also being graceful ; Erythrina marmoraia, an attrac- 

 tive plant, with finely variegated foliage. Mr. W. Bull, Chelsea ; 

 Lilium nitidum, a distinct and pretty Lily, with small orange- 

 coloured spotted flowers resembling L. parvum, but differing from 

 that in the bulbs. Messrs. Hooper and Co. ; Oanna Ehemanni, a 

 showy plant with large rosy crimson flowers, in the way of C. iridi- 

 flora. Mr. Y. Lemoine ; Pelargonium Madame Thibaut, a handsome 

 Show variety, with semi-double flowers of a bright purplish tinge 

 margined with white, and also an unnamed seedling with white 

 flowers marked with a dark blotch in the centre of each petal ; 

 Fuchsia Madame Galli Marie, a floriferous double variety with 

 large flowers, the corolla white, and the calyx rich scarlet. Mr. G. 

 Braid; Pelargonium Zulu Belle, one of the " decorative" section, 

 of compact habit, bearing neat trusses of symmetrical flowers, 

 white, with a deep purple blotch in the centre of each petal. 

 Mr. C. Turner, Slough ; White Pink, Mrs, Sinkins, an extremely- 

 fragrant and floriferous variety, with blooms of great size and fine 

 form. J. Mcintosh, Esq., Duneevan, Oatlands Park, Weybridge 

 ('gardener, Mr. Taylor) ; Lilium polyphyllum, a rare species, with 

 flowers of a moderate size, of a somewhat creamy tint, spotted and 

 streaked inside with purple. Two Ivy-leaved Pelargoniums from 

 the Society's Garden at Chiswick were also certificated— namely, 

 Gloire d Orleans and Mons. Dubus, both of M. Lemoine's raising. 

 They were very compact in habit, with neat trusses of pink 

 flowers, those of the latter being of a lighter tint, 



