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as a rule somewhat weakly and very shy bloomers. A question 

 was also asked as to whether they had been bloomed out of doors 

 in this country. Nos. 7 and 9 are very pretty flowers of a pale 

 creamy colour, while No. 8 is like a miniature bunch-flowering 

 Obvallaris, and very distinct. 



10. Obvallaris ? x Poeticus $. 



11. Golden Spur ? x Stella $. 



12. Pallidus pr&cox ? x Poeticus $ . 



13. Henry Irving ? x Stella <? . 



14. General Gordon ? x Cernuus <? . 



15. General Gordon $ x Burbidgei 



16. Pallidus praecox $ x Burbidgei 



17. Golden Spur $ x Burbidgei <? . 



Of these No. 12 is a good Incomparabilis variety with large 

 perianth, the segments being individually unusually broad. 

 No. 14 has a very pretty trumpet, but is weak in the perianth. 

 In No. 16 the red cup of the male parent has apparently had no 

 effect, the only result of the cross being to have shortened the 

 crown of the mother, thus leaving it with enormously long 

 perianth segments, out of all proportion to the crown. It was 

 considered very curious, but hardly desirable. 



The Rev. G. H. Engleheart brought a number of seedlings, 

 among which were the following : — 



1. " Sol," raised from seed of Emperor. — A very large flower 

 indeed, with a fine trumpet and noble perianth. 



2. " Aurora." — A grand trumpet, but perhaps a little weak 

 in the perianth, but this may very probably come stiffer and 

 broader the second year of flowering. 



3. Ajax $ x Triandrus $. — These were brought to show 

 the marvellous potency of the pollen of Triandrus, which must, 

 Mr. Engleheart said, have been blown by the wind out of a frame 

 and infected plants at a considerable distance. Three flowers 

 were shown, the two smaller ones being very charming in form, 

 and of a pale lemon colour. 



4. Empress ? x Poeticus $. — This was brought to show 

 the probable parentage of Nelsoni, the seedling being almost 

 identical with Nelsoni major. 



5. White Ajax ? x Poeticus $. — This was brought to show 



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