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Smith, Henley-on-Thames (gr. Mr. Perkins). A rare variety, 

 bearing racemes 2 feet 6 inches in length. Flowers of a pretty 

 shade of lilac and blue. 



To Tea Eose Eugenie Verdier (votes, unanimous), from 

 J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq. Flowers of large size and good form ; 

 colour sulphur-yellow. 



To Caladium Baronne Clara de Hirsch (votes, 8 for), from 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. A very pretty dwarf variety, creamy- 

 white ground, shaded with green towards the margins ; the 

 midrib and veins rosy crimson. 



To Phyllocactus Orion (votes, 11 for), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons. Flowers large bright scarlet, the inner petals 

 margined with rosy purple. 



To Phyllocactus Jessica (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch & Sons. Flowers of medium size ; colour soft pink. 



To Phyllocactus Cooperi (votes, 13 for), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons. Flowers large, pure white in colour, the outer 

 petals greenish white. 



To Scolopendrium vulgare scalariforme (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. A dwarf variety with fronds 

 five to six inches in length, crimped and cut at the margins. 



To Begonia Marchioness of Salisbury (votes, 6 for, 3 against), 

 from Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. A fine double variety, with large 

 canary-yellow flowers. 



To Begonia Lady Theodora Guest (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. 

 J. Laing & Sons. A double form with medium-sized flowers ; 

 colour creamy white, suffused with salmon-pink. 



To Begonia Sunlight (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. J. Laing & 

 Sons. A very large single-flowered variety, with a white centre, 

 and rosy pink towards the margins. 



To Hymenophyllum chilcense (votes, 11 for), from Messrs. 

 W. & J. Birkenhead, Sale. An extremely pretty and distinct 

 Filmy Fern, growing only a few inches high, of a light green 

 colour. 



To Athyrium f. f. Frizeliae coronare (votes, 8 for), from Messrs. 

 W. & J. Birkenhead. A pretty variety of dwarf habit, beautifully 

 crested at the ends of the fronds ; colour light green. 



To Pteris cretica sempervirens (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. W. & J. Birkenhead. A magnificent variety of bushy 

 habit, with dark green fronds, beautifully crested. 



