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room were occupied with the various collections of plants and 

 flowers, Messrs. Veitch's Lilies, Mr. Bull's new plants, Mr. Can- 

 nell'8 Cockscombs, Balsamf, and Coleuses, and the Society's Tube- 

 rous Begonias forming the chief features of the display. Messrs. 

 Carters' collection of Tomatoes in pots in the vestibule also 

 attracted great attention, and Mr. Harrison Weir's Grapes were 

 much admired. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



James McIntosh, Esq., in the Chair. 



Mr. H. Cannell of Swanley, Kent, was accorded a vote of thanks 

 for large collections of plants of considerable merit. Cockscombs 

 were represented by a number of handsome plant?, very dwarf, 

 with large finely arched heads. The colours were various and 

 extremely rich, the shades of crimson and pink being especially 

 noticeable. "Cannell's Perfection Balsams" were aUo bearing 

 large flowers of good form and of many different shades. A 

 number of Coleuses were shown, including several fine varieties. 

 Mr. W. Bull, King's Road, Chelsea, contributed a group of new and 

 handsome plants, among which the most noteworthy were Dieffen- 

 bachia Leopoldi, a distinct form with velvety deep green elliptical 

 leaves, each with a prominent white midrib ; the habit was com- 

 pact. Geonoma princeps, an elegant pinnate-leaved Pulin ; Bruns- 

 vigia Josephina3, an Amaryllid with a tall umbellate scape, bearing 

 red flowers on long pedicels ; Astrocaryum Malybo, a Palm with 

 pinnate shining green leaves and broad pinnae ; Odontoglossum 

 vexillarium rubrum, a deeply coloured form of that beautiful 

 Orchid; Selaginella involvens variegata, a form of this tufted 

 Selaginella with a few white branches; and Agapanthus umbel- 

 latus albus. 



Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, had a group of Liliums, 

 including several beautiful forms of L. auratum, were especially 

 notable. L. speciosum verum was very beautiful, the rosy crim- 

 son tint being very clear. L. tigrinum flore pleno had neatly formed 

 flowers, and Lilium longiflorum albo-marginatum had large pure 

 white flowers and leaves edged with white. The neat little 



