CXYi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



These two flowers appeared upon separate individuals imported 

 from Caracas as C. chlorochilon. They flowered in the collec- 

 tion of M. A. Honjean de Lehaie, Membre de la Chambre des 

 Representants, Hyon (Mons), Belgium. The special interest 

 attached to the specimens was the great similarity between the 

 two sexes, a character also observed in C. Loddigesi, while in 

 C. ventricosum, C. pentadactylon, and C. Eossianum the male 

 and female flowers are very dissimilar. C. Egertonianum, the 

 male of C. ventricosum, is a familiar example. 



Elm with Coloured Wood. — A branching specimen in full 

 leaf was exhibited by Mr. Morris. It was received many years 

 ago at Kew from Van Houtte, under the name of Ulmus sp. 

 libero-rubro. This is believed to be only a form of the Scotch or 

 Wych Elm, Ulmus montana. The peculiarity possessed by the 

 specimen consisted in its having the wood immediately beneath 

 the bark of a bright pink colour, which easily distinguishes it 

 from the type. The exact nature of the colouring substance in 

 this instance did not appear to have been investigated. 



TEA-ROSE SHOW. 

 June 23. 



In connection with the Society's usual show of new and 

 rare plants, flowers, fruit, and vegetables, the National Rose 

 Society held its great show of Tea Roses in the Drill Hall. 

 After the severity of the preceding winter, the beautiful display 

 of Roses came as a great surprise, almost everyone being 

 under the impression that the season would be very backward. 

 Despite the fact that the exhibition was confined to Teas and 

 Noisettes, cut in some cases from under glass, the show proved 

 to be a good one, and the general display was bright and 

 interesting. 



In Class A, for twenty-four single trusses, not less than 

 twelve varieties, Mr. A. H. Gray, Beaulieu, Newbridge Hill, 

 Bath, well merited the first prize for his remarkable collection. 

 Among the varieties exhibited were Madame Cusin, Niphetos 

 (very fine), Comtesse de Nadaillac, Marechal Niel, Souvenir 

 d'Elise Vardon, Catherine Mermet (two charming blooms), The 

 Bride, Alba Rosea, Reine du Portugal, Comtesse Panisse, 

 Caroline Kuster, and Souvenir d'un Ami. Mr. T. B. Haywood, 



