XXViii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



for table decoration, consisting of Dracaenas, Crotons, Aralias, 

 and Ferns, surrounded by Isolepis gracilis. 



To Messrs. William Paul & Son, Paul's Nurseries, Waltbam 

 Cross, for a dozen boxes of Camellias, good and well-known 

 varieties, some of tbe most notewortby sorts being alba plena, 

 C. M. Hovey, Cup of Beauty, fimbriata, Mathottiana, &c. 

 Bronze Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Barr & Son, King Street, Covent Garden, for a 

 showy exhibit of Daffodils (cut blooms) in numerous varieties, 

 associated with Anemone fulgens, Chionodoxas, Scillas, and 

 Crocus. 

 First Class Certificate. 



To Hippeastrum (Amaryllis) Champion (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea. 

 A noble flower between 10 and 11 inches in diameter, the largest 

 yet obtained. Colour, rich deep scarlet. 



To Phoenix Eoebelinii (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. F. 

 Sander & Co., The Nurseries, St. Albans, and Mr. J. O'Brien, 

 Harrow-on-the-Hill. A miniature Date Palm of graceful habit, 

 likely to be very useful for decorative purposes. 



To Camellia La Vestale (votes, unanimous), from Mr. C. 

 Turner, Royal Nursery, Slough. Flowers pure white, and of 

 fine shape. 



Award of Merit. 



To "strain " of Cinerarias (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 H. Cannell & Sons, The Nurseries, Swanley. Flowers well formed, 

 colours pleasing and diversified. 



Other Exhibits. 



From the Royal Gardens, Kew, were sent a number of rare 

 and interesting plants, comprising Strelitzia Nicolai, white and 

 purple flowers ; Tacca artocarpifolia, bearing a cluster of flowers 

 and long drooping filaments, somewhat similar to the better 

 known Attacia cristata ; a plant in flower of Buphane toxicaria 

 (the Poison Bulb) ; Godwinia gigas, large deep purple spathe ; 

 Arisaema speciosum ; iEchmea glomerata, bracts scarlet tipped 

 with purple ; rhizomes of Arrowroot plant (Maranta arundinacea). 

 Several Rhododendrons were also shown, including R. arboreum, 

 R. a. roseum, R. grande (argenteum), and Acacia retinodes, bearing 

 sweetly scented flowers. 



