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EOTAL HOBTICULTUEAL SOCIETY. 
The pretty little Cyrtanthus from the Cape of Good Hope 
seemed to be a form between C. angustifolius and C. collinus. 
With respect to the new Catalpa from Messrs. Cripps, he stated 
that it seemed not to be generally known that the petioles con- 
tained an abundant pith, while in those of Faulownia imperialis 
there was a similar pith, but hollow. 
The Chairman said, with respect to the Cyrtanthus^ that he was 
informed that plants at the Cape assumed such differences under 
different conditions, and that though he thought this distinct, he 
would be sorry to say so definitely. 
FLOEAL COMMITTEE. 
AuGrsT 16, 1871. 
First-class Certificates were awarded to Agave Simsii and A. 
imhricata, two of six interesting species sent from Mr. Peacock. 
Mr. "Wilson Saunders sent Anthurium ornatum, a new species 
from Santa Martha, with bright green cordate leaves, a white 
spathe, and delicate pink spadix, to which also a First-class Cer- 
tificate was awarded. Mr. Marshall sent a flowering plant of 
LcBlia elegans MarshalU, remarkable for the distinct form of its 
richly coloured lip. 
For twenty-four cut spikes of Gladioli, 'Messrs. Kelway 
were first. First-class Certificates being given to Araximenes, 
vermilion-scarlet, crimson-feathered; Yellow King, pale yellow 
flamed with crimson ; Astraea, bright scarlet feathered with crim- 
son; Lady Bridport, a shaded pink, deep crimson-feathered; 
Archelaus, white-feathered and flamed with crimson ; and Phidias, 
claret-crimson, shaded with white ; Mr. Douglas second, Mr. 
Gr. Wheeler third. Mr. Dombrain had an Extra Prize. 
The Amateur Class also included some fine seedlings raised by 
Mr. Douglas, to which First-class Certificates were awarded : — 
Francis Whitbourn, white, flamed with rich crimson ; Mrs. F. 
Whitbourne, pure white, feathered purplish crimson ; William 
Earley, faint yellow, flamed with reddish pink ; and one of M. 
Souchet's novelties (Talisman), clear deep rose. Messrs. J. and 
C. Lee exhibited a very large collection of cut branches of orna- 
mental trees and shrubs, including 146 species and varieties, which 
formed a striking feature of the show. 
