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Red, all fairly-grown specimens. Ivery's Nonsuch was considered 

 the best red, and the Incomparable the best white. 



Floral Committee. — June 5. — Messrs. Veitch furnished a beau- 

 tiful assemblage of fine plants, among which were some valuable 

 Orchids. We may especially mention: — Cattleya M'lforlandii, a 

 kind in the way of Mossicu, having a large amount of orange in the 

 lip ; a singular Lycopodium from the Solomon Isles, with long 

 stems clothed with Fir-like foliage, and divided at the top into 

 many tails or rather" branchlets ; the handsome Bornean Alocasia 

 gigantea with sagittate leaves flushed and veined with silver; 

 Gymnogramma Lauclieana Thompsoni, a tasselled gold Fern ; Jfa- 

 ranta roseo-picta, with deep-green shining leaves zoned with pink 

 when young, and with Avhite when old ; various fine Japanese Be- 

 tinosporas, especially F. obtusa aurea and densa ; the Chilian 

 Athyrium latifolium ; a new Coleus called Gibsonii, from New 

 Caledonia, with lively-green leaves blotched and veined with choco- 

 late ; and a variety of Pampas Grass with variegated leaves, — alto- 

 gether a magnificent group, to which a special Certificate was de- 

 servedly awarded. From the Rev. T. Medland, Steyning Rectory, 

 Sussex, came handsome cut specimens of Faulovnia imperialis. 

 From Mr. Ball came several new Ferns, to which Certificates 

 were awarded. Among them were : — Neplirodium molle confluens, 

 JV. m. densum, JS T . m. ramosissimum — remarkable tasselled varieties ; 

 Athyrium proliferwn, an Indian species, proliferous at the point of 

 the fronds ; and A. Filix-foemina pulcJirum, a very pretty Lady- 

 Fern. To the silver-leaved Franthemum argyroneurum, a First- 

 Class Certificate was awarded. The Garden of the Society con- 

 tributed the pretty little Oxalis rosea, a charming pot-plant for 

 greenhouse decoration. 



"With Maranta roseo-picta, Mr. Yeitch sent Maranta tubispatJia, 

 which obtained a First- Class Certificate last year, but is mentioned 

 here to identify it with Calatliea tubispatJia, Bot. Mag. tab. 5542. 

 Areca Verscliaffelti was worthy of especial notice for its truly 

 triangular stem. This was sufficiently plain in the young plant 

 exhibited ; but it was peculiarly striking in an older specimen at 

 Amsterdam last year, in which the lower leaves had fallen away. 

 A Cyrtantlius was sent by Mr. Bull, which differed from the figure 

 of C. obliqiius in the 'Botanical Magazine' only in the smaller 

 flowers and more obtuse leaves. It was considered a mere con- 

 dition of that species. It has very much the habit of Coburgia, 

 but wants the distinctive crown, besides the difference of locality. 



