CXXvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
at some distance beneath the surface continued frozen up to 
June, so that the plants had their roots in frozen earth while 
their tops were burnt with the sun, to the great destruction of 
the plants. At Sion, the effects of the same frost were very 
different, mainly owing to the different character of the soil. 
Photographs of Victorian Scenery. —Mr. Jennings exhibited, 
on the part of Mr. R. Roskilly, some beautiful photographs 
representing scenes in the forests of Victoria, and showing the 
immense size to which not only the Eucalypti grow, but also 
the Tree Ferns. 
Plants, Sc., Exhibited. —Rev. Harpur-Crewe showed flowers 
of Botryanthes alpestris, Scilla sibirica, Crocus Imperati, C. corsicus 
and C. minimus. Mr. Elwes sent Hyacinthus Elwesii (?), 
Galanthus Elwesii, G. Imperati, G. plicatus and G. nivalis. From 
Mr. Ware came some new forms of Himalayan primrose, P. rosea, 
Kashmir. A singular Japanese Azalea, A. macrosepalum, of 
Maximovicz, was shown, remarkable for its calyx lobes nearly 
equalling its corolla, and for its white flowers with pink 
stamens; Anomatheca cruenta, Sarchochilus sp., Dendrobium sp., 
and other 'plants were also shown. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE* 
First Class Certificates were awarded to Amaryllis ‘ ‘ Virgil, ’’ from 
Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons; to Ipsea speciosa, from Mr. H. Heims 
(gardener to E. A. Philbrick, Esq., Q.C.); to Azalea (indica) 
“ Empress of India f from Mr. A. van Geert; to Cymbidium 
Lowianum,, from Messrs. H. Low and Co.; and to Cyclamens 
( persicum) picturatum, and “ Crimson King from Mr. H. B. Smith- 
Cultural Commendation to Primula ■“ Mrs. Holland,” from 
Mr. W. Tidy. 
Votes of Thanks were passed to Mr. H. Heims, for Odonto- 
glossum Andersonianum; to Mr. J. James (gardener to W. F. 
Watson, Esq.), for Cinerarias, cut blooms ; to Mr. C. Green 
(gardener to Sir G. Macleay), for cut flowers of Vanda Cathcartii, 
Odontoglossum crispum, var. Macleayi ; and Stiftia chrysantha ; to 
H. J. Buchan, Esq., for cut flowers of Orchids ; to Messrs. J. 
Veitch and Sons, for miscellaneous group of plants ; to Mr. H- 
Cannell, for cut blooms of Pelargoniums and Fuchsia cor difolia 
splendens, cut specimen. 
