CCXXXVlll PEOCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



J. Veitch, Chelsea. A very useful evergreen shrub from Western 

 China. It grows about 2 feet tall, and has leathery, ovate, spiny 

 leaves, which are shining on the upper surface and glaucous beneath. 

 The yellow flowers are borne in pairs, and the fruits are of a violet- 

 purple colour. (Fig. 151.) 



To Chrysanthemum ' Bronze Goacher ' (votes, 13 for), from 

 Messrs. Wells, Merstham. This new early-flowering Chrysanthemum 

 is a lovely bronze sport from * Crimson Goacher, ' which it resembles 

 in size and habit. 



Fig. 147. — Aster 'Amethyst.' {Garden.) (p. ccxxxvii.) 



To Chrysanthemum ' Dorothy Dann ' (votes, 8 for), from Messrs. 

 Wells, Merstham. A very free-flowering, dull terra cotta single variety, 

 the flowers of which measure 3^ inches across. 



To Clerodendron Fargesii (votes, unanimous), from the Eoyal 

 Gardens, Kew. A new Chinese shrub, which is said to be quite 

 hardy in this country. The specimen shown was in fruit. The sepals 

 are crimson, and the berry, which is about the size of a Sw^eet Pea 

 seed, is smooth, shiny, and of a Peacock blue colour. The leaves are 

 ovate and dark green. 



To Dahlia ' Delice ' (votes, 16 for), from Messrs. Carter Page, 

 London Wall. A lovely bright rose-pink ' Decorative ' variety, having 



