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150 plants of these were shown, even and vigorous. About fifty 
Tulips were contributed also of good quality, the Cyclamens being 
notable for the great size of their flowers. A silver Banksian medal 
was adjudged to Mr. Williams for this collection. 
Messrs. J. Carter & Co., Holborn, exhibited a large collection of 
Cineraria,s of their “ Brilliant Prize ” strain, the plants being dwarf 
and bearing richly coloured flowers of many distinct shades. Pour 
baskets of Primulas, comprising specimens of all the chief Holborn 
varieties, were also contributed, the group being backed up with a 
row of Deutzias and Dielytras. A bronze Banksian medal was 
awarded. 
Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, exhibited a large and handsome 
group of Roses in pots, of sizes varying from 6 to 12 inches or more 
in diameter. The plants w r ere all very healthy, the blooms abundant, 
bright, and of good substance. Such well-known varieties as Madame 
Thdrese Levet, Madame Victor Verdier, Duke of Teck, Annie Laxton, 
Marie Rady, Souvenir d’Elise, and La France were represented by 
fine plants, smaller specimens being staged of the neat Polyantha 
Roses Mignonette and Margueritta, the former pale pink and the 
latter white, the flowers being small but borne in dense clusters. A 
silver-gilt Banksian medal was adjudged to Messrs. Paul & Son. 
Messrs. Collins Bros. & Gabriel, Waterloo Road, London, had a 
very bright collection of the scarlet Anemone fulgens flowers in neat 
glasses. Purple, white, and crimson varieties of the new Victoria 
Giant type were also represented by a number of flowers very prettily 
arranged. Mr. J. James, Woodside, Farnham Royal, Slough, con¬ 
tributed a group of Cinerarias extremely varied in colours, the flowers 
of great size and admirable form, and for which a bronze Banksian 
medal was awarded. 
Messrs. Cutbush ife Son, Highgate, exhibited a beautiful group of 
Hyacinths and Tulips, about 120 of the former and fifty of the latter. 
The Hyacinths were distinguished by their fine spikes and large bells, 
all the leading varieties being represented. The Tulips also were 
of very good quality, the flowers large, and the colours rich. A 
bronze medal was awarded. From the Society’s garden at Chiswick 
several groups of Azaleas, Lachenalias, Primulas, and Begonia 
manicata. 
Several prizes were offered by an amateur for Amaryllises, but the 
competition was not very keen, Mr. Little gaining nearly all the 
prizes, being first and second for the best seedling with The Ameer 
and Queen Mab ; first and second for the best light variety with 
Iolanthe and Comet. He also gained the same position for the best 
dark variety with Princess Dagmar and Dr. Masters. These four 
with Mdlle. Titiens and Coronet also were placed first as the best 
Amaryllises. Messrs. Paul & Son were third with a seedling 
Amaryllis named Mrs. Hird. 
Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, offered prizes for nine seedling 
Cinerarias, single varieties, but only one collection was staged, for 
which the third prize was awarded to Mr. H. Little, Hillingden 
Place, Uxbridge. 
First-class certificates were awarded for the following plants :— 
Amaryllis Lady of the Lake (Veitch).—Flower of excellent form ; 
petals broad, rounded, white, with a few rose spots. 
Amaryllis Wordsivorth (Veitch).—Flower neat, rounded; petals 
very bright scarlet, veined with darker shade. 
Amaryllis Byron (Veitch).—Flowers of moderate size, five in a head, 
but remarkably rich in colour—a deep warm crimson, quite distinct, 
and scarcely equalled in richness by any other variety. 
Amaryllis Tennyson (Veitch).—A very handsome variety, with 
flowers of enormous size, 7 or 8 inches in diameter ; the petals pro¬ 
portionately broad, and bright scarlet in colour. The plant shown 
was bearing a massive spike, over 3 feet high, with four grand flowers. 
Hyacinth Pink Perfection (Veitch).—A single variety with spikes 
of great size and excellent form, the bells very large, the petals 
spreading, white suffused with a delicate pale pink. An exceedingly 
handsome variety. 
Hyacinth Souvenir de J. II. Veen (Veitch).—A single variety, rich 
dark blue ; bells of moderate size, in a very dense compact well- 
formed spike. 
Rhododendron Triumphans (Veitch).—A striking variety, bright 
scarlet, rounded petals, wax-like in texture and appearance. 
Cineraria Princess of Wales (James).—Flowers nearly 3 inches in 
diameter ; petals very broad, rich purple-crimson. 
Cineraria Mr. Herrin (James).— Intensely deep, rich maroon; 
flower of moderate size but beautiful in form. 
Cineraria Duke of Edinburgh (James).—Flower 2£ inches across, 
rich purple-blue ; petals broad with a white ring in the centre. 
Anthurium ferriense. —A hybrid between Anthurium ornatum and 
A. Andreanum, raised by Mr. Bergman, gardener to Baron A. de 
Rothschild, Ferriers en Brie, France. Foliage very much in the way 
of A. ornatum, the spathe being 5 inches long and about 4 broad, 
ovate in form, and not puckered like A. Andreanum, of a rich cherry- 
red colour; the spadix white. 
Angrcecum articulat.um (Williams).—Flowers about an inch in dia¬ 
meter, white and wax-like, with spurs 3 or 4 inches long, and borne 
in a short raceme. 
Rose Mignonette (Paul & Son).—A pretty little Rose of the Poly¬ 
antha type, with pale pink flowers, produced in clusters similar to 
Margueritta, but rather larger. It is dwarf, free, and graceful. 
Rose William Francis Bennett (H. Bennett).—A Pedigree Tea variety 
of a purplish crimson colour, very bright in the bud, which is neatly 
formed, and well adapted for buttonholes or bouquets. They are 
extremely fragrant. 
Scientific Committee.— Sir J. D. Hooker, K.C.S.I., in the chair. 
Sclerotia of Pcronospora infestans. —Mr. W. G. Smith called atten¬ 
tion to the fact that the so-called “sclerotia” described in a paper 
by Mr. A. Wilson, read at the last meeting, were observed and 
figured by Von Martius so long ago as 1842 (Die Kartoffel epidemic), 
and by Berkeley in his paper on the Potato murrain in the first 
volume of the Horticultural Society’s Journal. They were sub¬ 
sequently figured by Broome in 1875, and Professor Buckman. 
Mr. G. Murray said that from his examination they often seemed to 
consist of the discoloured and disorganised contents of the cells 
which they completely filled, though in Martius’ drawing two or 
three were in one cell. Dr. Masters, however, noticed that they 
were often outside the cells, and of an angular character, as if they 
had not assumed the form of the interior of the cell. The question 
was raised whether they might not have been expressed by the 
covering glass. Martius figured them with conidiferous threads 
proceeding abundantly from them. Further investigation of their 
true nature was thought desirable. 
Abutilon and Hibiscus “ bigener.” —Dr. Masters described a very dark- 
flowered Abutilon, which was said to be due to an original cross 
between Hibiscus rosa-sinensis and Abutilon striatum. The original 
plant was a dark-flowered seedling which was fertilised by Mr. George 
for two or three generations with the pollen of the Hibiscus, and 
though the character of the flower is that of Abutilon it has the 
truncated column and foliage of Hibiscus, thus showing distinctly 
intermediate characters. In one plant the leaves were marked with 
a dark crimson spot. Hence it appears to be a true bigener, or 
cross between two distinct genera. 
Ivy-leaved Pelargonium Cross. —Mr. George sent some foliage of a 
cross between the Ivy-leaved and a rough-leaved Pelargonium. 
Several showed a reversion to the peltate type, some assuming a 
funnel-shaped or other irregular form, thus b^raying its origin from 
P. peltatum. 
Orange Trees attacked by Mytilaspis Citl icola. —Mr. Maclachlan 
exhibited leaves and branches of Oranges much injured by this 
insect from the Bahamas. He read a communication by Messrs. 
Dunlop and Roker, communicated by the Governor to the British 
Government, requesting information. The insect was therein named 
Aspidites Gloverii. He made some remarks on the method of attack 
by the insect, and suggestions as to remedies to suppress it. 
Solatium sj)ecies. —Sir J. D. Hooker read a communication from 
Mr. Lemmon of Oakland, California, upon the discovery of three 
species or varieties of Solanum, bearing tubers, from the borderland 
of Arizona and Mexico. “We found them first,” writes the author, 
“ on the cool northern slopes of the high peaks [of the Huachuca 
range] ; then afterwards, where least expected, invading the few 
rudely cultivated gardens of the lower foot-hills. One kind is called 
S. Jamesii. This has white flowers and tubers. Another was 
S. Fendleri, Or. It has smaller purple flowers and flesh-coloured 
tubers. This, Dr. Gray lately concludes to be but a variety of the 
old Peruvian Potato, and he calls it S. tuberosum var. boreale. The 
third form or species, found at 10,000 feet altitude, has mostly single 
orbicular leaves, one or two berries only to the umbel, and small 
pink tubers on long stalks, growing in loose leaf mould of cool 
northern forested slopes. I have great faith in the successful raising 
of one of these species (or varieties) to a useful size, for the fol¬ 
lowing reasons: 1, While the S. tuberosum var. boreale bears long 
stolons and but a few tubers, the other kind, S. Jamesii, makes many 
short stolons terminated by four to eight large round white tubers. 
2, While the first kind has been partially tried and then given up, the 
latter species is known to have become enlarged to the size of hen’s 
eggs during the accidental cultivation of three years in the embanking 
of a rude fishpond.” 
THE CHRYSANTHEMUM ELECTION. 
TOO-MUCH-ALIKE VARIETIES. 
I note at page 177 of the Journal of Horticulture the excellent 
remarks of Mr. Moorman on the “ too-much-alike varieties,” and 
like him am rather amused at the opinions expressed by some of 
the electors regarding the varieties that are supposed to be identical. 
As you say, no doubt this arises through their not having the 
varieties true to name. The election must prove an advantage to 
all, particularly to those now forming collections, of which there 
are many. 
I was rather surprised to find that some varieties, Cherub for 
instance, did not obtain more first-class votes. The reason I think 
is not far to seek; many growers fail to obtain good blooms of 
that variety, and thus it loses a place in the first class. It is a 
telling flower in a stand when in its proper form. 
Piincess of Wales and Mrs. Ileales I hold are quite distinct 
when properly' grown. The petals of the Princess have a deep 
pink shade, whereas those of Mrs. Heales are a light creamy white. 
I know that under some conditions they are very nearly alike, 
particularly when the blooms of the Princess are fading; they then 
lose that rich shade of colour which renders them so attrac- 
