CXX PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



nonette the effect was very pleasing. Plants of Gomphrena globosa 

 nana were also shown ; as its name signifies, it differs from the 

 ordinary form in the dwarf and compact habit. A vote of thanks 

 was accorded to G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., Weybridge, for 

 flowers of Lilium, including L. pardalinum, L. californicum, and 

 a seedling. Messrs. Cutbush and Son, Highgate, had a collection 

 of Ivies in the vestibule comprising about fifty varieties, several 

 of considerable beauty. 



First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants : — 

 To Mr. Coppin for a seedling named Tuberous Begonia Mrs. H. 

 Coppin, a very distinct" variety, with very large yellow flowers of 

 good form ; the leaves were somewhat of the Pearcei type in 

 colouring, but very large, some being about 10 or 12 inches in 

 length. The habit was compact and good, and the variety ap- 

 pears to be one of great excellence. To Messrs. Veitch and Son 

 for Tuberous Begonia Rosea grandiftora, a beautiful variety, with 

 flowers of enormous size, about 4 to 5 inches in diameter, of neat 

 form, and pale pink in colour, very distinct and attractive ; 

 Oypripedium Morganianum, a hybrid between C. Stonei and C. 

 Veitchi, with narrow petals about 4 inches in length, spotted with 

 dark purple, the sepals were of a light colour faintly striped with 

 purple; Tuberous Begonia Countess of Kingston , of dwarf habit, 

 with large well-formed flowers of a rich crimson tint. In the 

 colour and symmetry of the flowers this fine variety could scarcely 

 be surpassed. The following varieties of Iris K&mpferi were also 

 deservedly certificated — Carnation, very large flowers, peculiarly 

 streaked with purple on a lighter ground ; Striata superba, very 

 neat symmetrical flowers with a pale lilac ground, marked with 

 fine purple veins, and having purplish blue stigmas ; Imperial 

 Wonder j large circular flowers, spotted and streaked with white 

 and two shades of purple ; Kosoburo San, falls and standards broad 

 and rounded, streaked and veined with purple on a light colour, 

 very distinct and beautiful; Delicata, flowers of moderate size, 

 semi-double, white in centre, lilac blue towards the margin, very 

 chaste. To Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Rose Mrs. Earry Turner, 

 a Hybrid Perpetual with neat compact blooms of good substance 

 and a surprising richness of colour. The shade was a deep rich 



