CXXxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



yellow, and have the upper petals hooded, while the broad frill gives 

 an Iris-like appearance. The plant grows about i foot high, and 

 the lanceolate leaves clasp the flower stem. (Fig. 146.) 



To Rose ' Irish Fireflame ' (votes, 11 for, 1 against), from Messrs. 

 Alex. Dickson, Newtownards, Ireland. A charming single Rose like 

 ' Irish Elegance ' in form, but having the beautiful long buds of a 

 rich coppery-orange colour, changing to apricot when the flower 

 is fully open. It is a free and perpetual flowering variety, and the 

 dark, glossy, green foliage forms a pleasing background to the lovely 

 colour of the blooms. 



To Rose ' Mrs. Campbell Hall ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Alex. Dickson, Newtownards, Ireland. A very fine ' Tea ' Rose, of 

 large size and wonderful substance. It is creamy white in colour, 

 prettily suffused with pink, especially in the bud state. It is pleasantly 

 scented. 



To Rose 'Nancy Perkins' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. T. 

 Perkins, Northampton. A very dwarf white Polyantha Rose, of 

 exceedingly free-flowering habit. The flowers measure about 1 inch 

 across, and are very double. They have a pleasing scent. The plants 

 exhibited were about 1 foot high. 



To Rose * White Tausendschon ' (votes, 14 for, 3 against), from 

 Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross. This is a good rambler, similar 

 in habit, foliage, vigour, and size of flower to ' Tausendschon,' from 

 which it is a sport. The flowers are white, delicately tinted with 

 pink in the bud state. They are borne very freely in large clusters. 



To Sarracenia Brucei (votes, unanimous), from Mr. A. J. A. Bruce, 

 Chorlton-cum-Hardy. A very handsome variety, having a long, 

 gradually tapering trumpet, veined in the upper half with crimson. 

 The pitcher has a large lid with frilled margins. The flowers are green 

 and the reverse of the sepals shaded crimson. 



To Saxifraga Grandfieldii (votes, 8 for, 4 against), from Sir Everard 

 Hambro, K.C.V.O. (gr. Mr. Grandfield), Hayes, Kent. A fine encrusted 

 variety, of garden origin, bearing spikes of pure white flowers. The 

 leaves are serrated and arranged in rosettes, from which the flower 

 spikes arise. The stems and pedicels are covered with hairs. The 

 plant is about 1 foot high. The specimen exhibited was growing in 

 a 6-inch pan, and carried eleven spikes of fully-expanded flowers. 



To Styrax Wilsonii (votes, unanimous), from Miss Willmott, 

 F.L.S., V.M.H. (gr. Mr. Fielder, V.M.H.), Great Warley. A very 

 graceful Chinese shrub, of dwarf habit. The twigs are wiry, and carry 

 small ovate-lanceolate leaves having a few irregular notches. The 

 flowers are white, pendulous, freely borne, and have prominent 

 cream anthers. It possesses a similar degree of hardiness to that of 

 S. japonicum. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Olearia chathamica (votes, unanimous), from Rev. A. T. 

 Boscawen, Long Rock, Cornwall. An interesting species from New 



