lxxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Messrs. W. Paul & Son. Walthani Cross, male a very fine display 

 with cut blooms of Boses. There were specimens of the new varieties. 

 Danmark, Corinna, and White Perle. 



Messrs. H. Lane Son. the Nurseries, Berkhampstead, showed a 

 group of hardy Pihododendrons, about twenty-five plants of average 

 dimensions, and freely flowered. 



A group of well-grown moderately- sized specimen Caladiums was 

 sent by W. Melles. Es.}.. Sewardstone Lodge. Chingford. 



An attractive and showy exhibit was that of Messrs. E. Smith & 

 Co., Worcester, who contributed a group of about five-and-twenty 

 balloon-trained Clematis, bearing a profusion of flowers. The individual 

 flowers were of large dimensions, and the colours bright. 



A bank of varieties of Anthurium Scherzerianum, with a profusion 

 of well-developed spathes. and also a specimen of A. Eothschildianum. 

 were sent by Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, Eonpell Park Nurseries. Norwood 

 Boad, S.E. 



Tuberous Begonias from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. Swanley. 

 Kent, made a fine show, the plants being vigorous and well flowered. 

 Double and single varieties were shown, the former predominating. 



Messrs. J. Veitch k Sons,Eoyal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, contributed 

 an elegant and tastefully arranged group of the ornamental-leaved 

 Japanese Maples. 



The only general exhibitors of stove and greenhouse Ferns were 

 Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead, of Sale, Manchester, whose extensive 

 collection comprised a remarkable number of varieties, many of them 

 choice, though none were large. Todeas were in great variety, so also 

 were Adiantmns, of which Mariesii. Lawsonianum, ciliatum, regina. 

 gracillimum, and the crumpled Luddemannianum were some of the 

 most striking. Of Trichonianes there were crispatum, radicans, 

 Andrewsii, radicans dissectum. &£. The collection in addition to 

 Ferns included numerous Selaginellas in variety. 



A brilliant and most interesting group of hardy Azaleas came 

 from Mr. Anthony Waterer, of Knap Hill. Woking; good-sized plants 

 in large pots, profusely flowered. 



Cut Floicers. — Mr. T. S. Ware had a stinking collection, which 

 comprised herbaceous Peonies. Papaver Orientale Brilliant. Blush 

 Queen, and Prince of Orange, single Pyrethrums, Lupinus polyphyllus 

 albus, Trollius europaeus, &c. 



Messrs. Paul had hardy Ehododendrons, varieties of Azalea mollis, 

 such as Comte de Gomer, Ernest Becko. Alphonse Lavallee, &c. 



Hardy alpine plants were only shown by Messrs. Paul & Son, and 

 they had a very interesting collection ; the mauve-flowered Bouvardia 

 pyrenaica, Saxifragas ajugifolia and lantoscana, the pretty white- 

 flowered Anemone montana, Thymus serpyllum, Iberis gibraltarica, 

 and Erigeron aurantiacuni were some of the prettiest features of 

 the group. 



Mr. T. S. Ware. Tottenham, sent a large and fine collection of Iris. 



