THE FLORAL MAGAZINE. 
red-spathed kind with, the white-spathed, which, by 
the way, is not very ornamental. The progeny ex- 
hibits striking intermediate characters ; the ground 
colour of the spathe, for instance, is creamy white, pro- 
fusely spotted and blotched with blood red, thereby 
rendering it very distinct and effective. The spadix, 
which is singularly twisted, is of a yellow colour, 
similar to the white-spathed parent. The foliage is in 
no way different from that of the ordinary kind. It 
was raised in Baron de Rothschild’s garden, at Ferrieres, 
by Mr. F. Bergman ; and the stock, we learn, has now 
passed into the hands of Messrs. Veitch and Sons. 
Some fine new Gloxinias were shown. A Fii'st-class 
Certificate of Merit was awarded to Prince of Wales 
(Messrs. Veitch and Sons); a very pretty variety 
belonging to the erect-flowered section, the ground- 
work pure white, overlaid with a beautiful network and 
spotting of bright violet-purple, the well-defined pure- 
white margin adding considerably to its beauty, and 
to Gloxinia Chiswick white, raised by Mr. A. F. 
Barron, at the Gardens of the Royal Horticultural 
Society at Chiswick. It has a fine bold habit of growth ; 
the flowers are large, erect, numerous, and of a pure- 
white colour, quite distancing any white Gloxinia 
previously seen. 
Chionographis japonica, from Messrs. Veitch and 
Sons, was also awarded a First-class Certificate of 
Merit. It is a plant full of interest, from a botanical 
point of view, the flowers, which are inconspicuous, are 
arranged in long spikes ; but, being subtended by 
numerous small white bracts, they have a feathery 
appearance. It is said to be quite hardy. It is 
recommended for planting in rockwork. The same 
award was made to the following new decorative Pelar- 
goniums, viz. : W. E. Gladstone, Clipper, and Sunrise, 
raised by Mr. R. Weatherill, all three very free- 
blooming, bright-coloured varieties of dwarf growth, 
and excellent habit; and to Decorator (Braid), one of 
what is known as the Regal type, the flowers white, 
blotched and pencilled on the petals, and especially on 
the upper ones, with crimson purple. 
Other novelties comprised a very fine example of 
Odontoglossum odoratum from M. Sparke, Esq., of 
Liverpool, awarded a cultural commendation ; Odonto- 
glossum rnulus, with a fine four-branched spike, from 
J. S. Bockett, Esq. ; Carnation Surrey Belle, flesh- 
tinted pink, striped with rose, from Mr. George ; and 
Bedfont yellow wallflower, the finest form of the single 
wallflower yet seen, the flowers large and of a deep 
orange-yellow colour, from Mr. R. Dean. 
At the first great show of the Royal Botanic Society, 
held at the Regent’s Park, on May 19th, a large 
number of new plants were certificated ; but it is not 
necessary to enumerate them all, as a goodly number 
have already been noticed in this column. As usual, 
Messrs Veitch and Sons were to the fore with 
novelties, and received Certificates for the following : 
Odontoglossum Vexillarium splendens, with large, 
bright, rose-coloured flowers ; Yucca filamentosa aurea 
elegantissima, with golden longitudinal bands, instead 
of white, as in the case of Yucca filamentosa variegata; 
Oncidium concolor majus, the largest-flowered form of 
this fine yellow orchid yet seen ; and to Crinodendron 
Hookeri, a rare Chilian plant of an Azalea-like habit 
of growth, with large crimson pitcher-shaped flowers. 
To Mr. William Bull, for Masdevallia bella ; Sarracenia 
purpurea sanguiuea, with pitchers of a dark blood-red 
colour ; Croton chelsoni, a species introduced from the 
New Hebrides, with narrow, elegantly-arched leaves, 
of green and gold nicely blended ; and to Microstylis 
calophylla, having leaves of a brownish-bronze 
body colour, broadly margined with pale silvery 
green, and spotted with a deeper shade of the same 
colour. The same award was made to Mr. B. S. 
Williams for Croton Warreni, a singularly distinct 
form, with long, spirally-twisted and otherwise con- 
torted leaves, variegated with bronze-green, golden- 
yellow, and crimson ; Ixora Pilgrimi, with remarkably 
bold foliage, and large trusses of orange-buff flowers ; 
and for Maranta Gouletti, a species with erect-growing 
leaves about 6 inches long, 3 inches wide, silvery-grey 
in colour, and a margin of green about half an inch 
wide. To Messrs. E. G. Henderson and Son, Edgware 
Road, for Asparagus consanguineus, a remarkably 
handsome climbing species, with dense plumose, leafy 
branchlets, pale green at first, and finally assuming 
a much darker shade of the same colour; and for 
Fairy Rose, Little White Pet, with pretty double- 
white flowers ; to Mr. C. Turner, for variegated Zonal 
Pelargonium, Mr. H. Cox, with handsomely-coloured 
leaves ; to Messrs. F. A. Smith, Dulwich, for an 
Epiphyllum raised between E. Crenatum and E. 
Ackermanni, with large, brilliant, scarlet flowers, 
flushed with violet-purple ; to H. Little, Esq., for 
Decorative Pelargoniums, Reamie, Criterion, and Miss 
Mary Gill; to Messrs. Veitch and Sons, for Gloxinia 
Coronet, a pretty reticulated flower, with a very dark 
band round the throat, and extending half-way down 
the tube; and to Messrs. James Laing and Co., Forest 
Hill, for Begonia, Mrs. Laing, having finely-formed 
white flowers. 
