Clxxxvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Dahlia 1 Elsa Ellrich ' (votes, 10 for), from Mr. H. Shoesmith, 

 Westfield, Woking. A Cactus variety of excellent exhibition size and 

 form. The flowers are blush-white, with long curled quill-petals. 



To Dahlia 1 Mauve Queen ' (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 

 An exhibition Cactus variety, mauve-pink with creamy centre. 



To Dahlia 'Peggy' (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. Cheal. A "single" 

 variety with an unusual harmony of colour. Mauve-pink at the edge, 

 suffused with orange towards the centre, a red band surrounding the disc. 



To Dahlia 1 The Bride ' (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. Cheal. A decora- 

 tive Cactus variety, white, of medium size, with very straight quill-petals 

 and excellent long, stiff stalks. 



To Fuchsia ' Coralle ' (votes, 8 for, 1 against), from Mr. H. J. Jones, 

 Lewisham. This is the best of a number of hybrids of Fuchsia triphylla 

 which within the last year or two have been introduced from Germany. 

 The flowers are of a light coral-red, about two inches long, with small 

 calyx lobes and petals at the end of the tapering calyx-tube. The 

 inflorescence is an elongated drooping raceme at the ends of the branches, 

 bearing twenty or more flowers at a time, and lasting for several months. 



To Gaillardia ' Lady Rolleston ' (votes, 11 for), from Messrs. Harrison, 

 Leicester. An excellent variety of G. grandiflora. Both ray and disc 

 are of a uniform golden yellow, the rays broad, in two rows, and the 

 flowers over four inches across. 



To Gladiolus 'Purity' (votes, 13 for), from Messrs. Kelway, Langport. 

 Flowers large, regular, pure white, with cream at the throat of the lower 

 segments and touches of purple at the base of the flower. 



To Lychnis grandiflora (votes, 11 for), from Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield. 

 A species from China, allied to L. fulgens and L. Haageana, introduced 

 long ago but still very rare in gardens. The flowers are variable, but, 

 in the plant certificated, were of a rather dull red, 3 inches across, with 

 broad smooth petals. A showy plant, 1-2 feet high. 



To Pentstemons 'Beckett's strain' (votes, unanimous), from Lord 

 Aldenham (gr. Mr. Beckett, V.M.H.), Elstree. A fine strain of named 

 varieties of this favourite bedding plant, varying from white tinged with 

 pink (' Virgin Queen '), white and pink (' Rosalba '), to rich shades of 

 scarlet (' Firefly,' ' Rubicunda ') and purple. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Misses Kipping, Hutton : a small group of alpine and herbaceous 

 plants. 



Messrs. G. Stark, Gt. Ryburgh : variegated Tropaeolums and Sweet 

 Peas. 



Mrs. Greaves, Leicester : seedling Carnation. 

 Mr. Sarsfield-Winstan, Shenfield : seedling Violas. 

 Mr. J. Spence, Guildford : the original dwarf form of Alyssum 

 maritimum. 



Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough : seedling Pompon Dahlias. 

 Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt : Phlox 1 General van Heutsky.' 



