CCXVi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Commended ( x x ). 



To Carnation Cheshire Favourite, from Mr. Mercer, Higher 

 Bebington. Salmon-pink with fringed margins. Very large and 

 handsome, and a free bloomer. 



To Pentstemon Charles Normand, from M. V. Lemoine. 

 Bright pink, blush-coloured throat, with deep pink markings. 



II.— MIGNONETTE, 1894. 



M. E. Benary, of Erfurt, sent seeds of eleven reputed 

 varieties of Mignonette, which were sown in April in the open 

 ground. 



Distinct varieties of Mignonette are not at present very 

 numerous, but by careful selection several markedly distinct 

 ones have been obtained, which are very great improvements on 

 the old or common variety. The variations, it may be noted, are 

 chiefly due to the strength or vigour of the plants, the size of 

 the flower spikes, and the colour of the anthers, which vary 

 from pale greenish white to dull yellow and various shades of 

 almost crimson. 



The following is a brief description of the plants raised 

 from M. Benary's seeds : — 



1. Grandiflora ameliorate/,, a slender grower of loose 

 straggling habit ; pale green foliage ; spikes large ; anthers pale 

 red. 



2. Grandiflora aurea, a compact grower of somewhat bushy 

 habit, with rich shining green foliage ; spikes of medium size ; 

 anthers dull yellow. Very distinct. 



3. Grandiflora Crimson Queen, of spreading habit; height 

 fifteen inches ; foliage light green ; spikes large ; anthers pale 

 crimson. 



4. Grandiflora spiralis, a fine variety with bright green 

 foliage, and long spiral spikes with pale red anthers. Very 

 distinct 



5. Grandiflora Victoria, a robust grower of medium height, 

 with glossy green leaves and stout, erect, beautifully formed 

 spikes ; anthers deep red. A grand variety. 



G. Grandiflora multiflora compacta, a dwarf and compact 



