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132. Antagoniste: — from Messrs. Fjraser, 1^ feet, early; 

 white ; poor. 



133. Czarina: — from Messrs. Fbasee. 2 feet; pure white. 



134. Madame ^T. Henderson: — from Messrs. Feaser, 3 feet; 

 ■white. 



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XX VII. —ANN UAL REPORT OF THE PROCEED- 

 INGS OF THE FLORAL COMMITTEE TO THE 

 COUNCIL, Feb. 10, 1862. 



i By Thomas Mooee, Secretary to the Commitiee. 



The Committee has, during the past year, steadily pursued the 

 ohjects for \\diich it was constituted. lu addition to the monthly 

 or bi-monthly meetings which have taken place in regular order, 

 and of which reports have, from time to time, appeared in the 

 Proceedings — in which, moreover, I may remark, the members of 

 the Committee have taken a sustained interest, as is evidenced by 

 the large general attendance of its members at the several meet- 

 ings — in addition to this, a considerable amount of tune and 

 attention has been devoted during the past summer to the exami- 

 nation of various subjects grown for trial in the Gardens at 

 C his wick. 



The trial subjects, to which especial attention has been directed, 

 are the following : 



1, Bedding Pelargoniums, i , , ti *v « 



„ T-^ ' > verv extensive coj lections. 



S. Verbenas, 



3. Phloxes, 



4. P^NTSTEMONS, y considerable collections. 



5. New Annu. 



6. Petunias, 



7. Heliotropes, J> less extensive collections, 



8. MISCELLA^^E0USBEDDINGPLANTS 



9. Variegated Begonias, supplemental collection. 



Of all these, which have been very carefully and critically 

 examined, the reports have been agreed to. 



The merits of the Variegated Pelargoniums have not been 

 finally decided on, owing to the small size and slow progress of 

 some of the newer, afid as it may be presumed, better varieties. 



