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grandiflora, Statice profusa, Ericas ventricosa coccinea minor, Ixora 
Dixiana, and Anthurium Scherzerianum in splendid condition. Mr. 
Albert Offer was second, and Mr. J. Currey third. Mr. J. Douglas was 
first with six exotic Orchids. Mr. J. Howes, gardener to W. Cobb, Esq., 
Silverdale Lodge, Sydenham, was second, and Mr. W. Finch third. Mr. 
James Portbury, gardener to W. N. Troy, Esq., Eipon House, Putney Heath, 
was the principal exhibitor with Begonias in this section. Calceolarias 
were best shown by Mr. J. Douglas, Mr. Henry Guyett, and Mr. J. 
Bateman, gardener to Mrs. King, Southwood, Sydenham Hill. Mr. 
Charles Boatwright, gardener to B. Covell, Esq., Beckenham, was first 
with six Caladiums, showing fine specimens. Mr. J. Day, gardener to 
W. S. Gover, Esq., Casino House, Herne Hill, was second, and Mr. P. 
Lambert third. Mr. J. Douglas was first with six stove and greenhouse 
Ferns, Mr. Boatwright being second. Mr. W. Carr was awarded second 
prize for six greenhouse Azaleas in bloom. 
Miscellaneous. 
These were numerous and of a varied character. Messrs. B. vS. 
Williams & Sons staged Otaheite Oranges laden with fruit, and Mr. 
C. Turner sent plants of his new Eose Turner’s Crimson Eambler. 
Messrs. J. Laing & Sons sent a small collection of Streptocarpus, 
Drac»nas, Crotons, and Palms. Messrs. W. Paul & Sons had a grand 
group of Eoses in pots and some boxes of cut blooms. Messr.®. E'chard 
Smith & Co., St. John’s Nurseries, Worcester, sent fine specimen 
Clematises in pots. Mr. W. Eumsey, had several boxes of cut Eoses. 
Mr. H. J. Jones, Hither Green, Lewisham, bad a grand collection of 
Pelargoniums in flower, and Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, sent Tuberous 
Begonias in great variety. Messrs. Cutbush & Sons, Highgate, staged 
a group of miscellaneous plants ; as also did Messrs. Peed & Borne- 
mann, Sydenham. Mr. W. Leaking, Upper Norwood, sent some well 
grown Gloxinias. Messrs. W. Balchin & Sons, Hassocks Nursery, 
Sussex, staged a small group of Leschenaultia biloba major. A new 
Cucumber named Self’s Prickly Pre-eminent was staged by Mr. F. G. 
Self, The Grange, Lower Sydenham; and Mr. Hardy, Parson’s Green, 
sent a collection of Mushrooms. Extra prizes were awarded for the 
majority of these miscellaneous exhibits. 
First-class certificates were awarded to Mr. Chas. Turner, Slough, for 
Polyantha Eose Turner’s Crimson Eambler ; Messrs. J. Peed & Sons, 
West Norwood, for Caladium Comtesse de Brosse ; Mr. H. J. Jones, 
Lewisham, for Ivy-leaf Pelargonium Eyecroft Surprise ; Messrs. Wm. 
Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, for Eose Clio ; Mr. T. S. Ware, Totten¬ 
ham, for Begonias Bexley Gem, Picotee, and Messina, also Border 
Carnation Pride of Great Britain ; Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, 
for Herbaceous Phlox G. F. Wilson ; and Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, 
Forest Hill, for Caladium Mons. Leon Saye, and Begonias Lady Brooke, 
Earl of Craven, and Lady Dunsany. 
ARNICA MONTANA. 
This is a plant that is worthy of more attention, as it is now com¬ 
paratively neglected or confined to botanic gardens. On a rockery it 
has a pretty appearance, its bright orange yellow flowers being freely pro¬ 
duced, and at Kew it is usually attractive at this time of the year. 
Of the ordinary shades of yellow we have abundant floral representa¬ 
tives, but a pure orange is not so frequently seen, and contrasts with 
many other colours very effectively. 
ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
May 9th. 
Scientific Committee —Present : Mr. McLachlan (in the chair) ; 
Eev. W. Wilks, Mr. Blandford, Professor Miiller, Dr. Bonavia, and Eev. 
G. Henslow, Hon. Sec. 
Myosotis alpestris, inultipetalous var. —The plants brought to the last 
meeting by Dr. Bonavia proved to be the same as that described and 
figured in the Gardeners' Chronicle (August 8th, 1891, p. 159), where it 
is stated that “ According to M. Ernst Benary of Erfurt, who sent it 
out in 1886, it was raised in Germany, and is ‘ presumed to have sprung ’ 
from M. alpestris, robusta, grandiflora (Eliza Fourobert). It was fully 
described in M. Benary’s list of novelties in 1886. He adds, ‘ It comes 
quite true from seed.’ ” Mr. Appleton of Sipson near Slough writes 
that he has grown some acres of it for five or six years, and always 
from seed, about 80 par cent, coming true. The name by which it is 
generally known is “ Victoria,” but Messrs. Carter are issuing seed for 
1893, under the name of “ The Jewell.” It appears to be quite hardy, 
withstanding severe winters without any protection. A botanical 
description is given in the Gardeners' Chronicle, where it is called the 
“ Hen and Chickens ” Forget-me-not, as the flowers on the central axis 
terminate in a synanthic condition, while numerous scorpioid racemes 
radiate from below it. The stems are often strongly fasciated. With 
regard to the separate multipetalous flowers. Dr. Bonavia contributed the 
following additional observations :—“I have no doubt whatever that this 
monstrous form does seed, and for the following reasons (a) The pistil 
is conical, like the neck of a bottle in the middle of a circle of nucules ; 
and the stigma is well formed, consisting of six or seven lobes, often 
covered with pollen. (J) When the corolla had fallen off for some time 
the stigma is shrivelled, and several of the nucules are much larger than 
their companions, indicating that their contents had been fertilised. I 
have two forms before me—one of a turquoise blue with all the flowers 
elongated, and with an oval centre ; the other is much paler, and with 
all its flowers circular, the centre being also circular. Beth \ arieties 
have eight, nine, or ten petals and stamens.” A further examination of 
the pistils made by Mr. Henslow reveals that either another pistil or a 
cluster of stamens may be found within the ovary. In the last report 
a number of free central ovules was described ; but as this observation 
has not been confirmed, they were probably rudimentary papillae of 
undeterminable character. On removing an ovule from a nucule it is 
found to be oval, with a remarkably long “ beak ” turned towards the 
funicle. Many consisted of a hollow bag-like structure, being presum¬ 
ably the primine only. Those which had become larger proved to possess 
pro-embryos, while the fully formed nucules, with black polished sur¬ 
faces of the “seeds” issued by Messrs. Carter, had large, perfect, oily 
FIG. 73.— ARNICA MONTANA. 
embryos. The thanks of the Committee were given to Dr. Bonavia and 
Mr. Henslow for their investigations into the structure of this remark¬ 
able variety. 
Sugar-cane Moth. —Mr. Blandford exhibited specimens received from 
Mr. Morris of moths, the caterpillars of which attack the Sugar-canes in 
Teneriffe. It appeared to be a variety of or perhaps a different species 
to Diatrma saccharalis, which bores into the Maize stems, from which it 
is said to have spread to the Sugar-canes. It was first figured by Eev. 
L. Guilding in the “ Trans. Soc. of the Encouragement of Arts,” 1828, 
vol. xlvi., p. 149 (D. sacchari. Guild). It is also figured and described 
as the “ Larger corn stalk-borer” by Mr. L. 0. Howard, “ Insect Life,’ 
p. 95 (D. siccharalis, F), Washington 1891. 
Scale-insect on Retama. —Mr. McLachlan exhibited specimens from 
Mr. Morris, the plants growing from 7-8000 feet on the Peak of 
Teneriffe. It proved to be Mytilaspis pomorum, the Apple-tree scale 
insect. It was first described as occurring in N. America. It subse¬ 
quently appeared in Guernsey. It has also been found on the Broom, 
which is closely allied to Eetama. 
Euonyvius Attached hy Caterpillars. —Specimens of the common 
Spindle tree, infested with the web-forming Hyponomeuta evonymella 
