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С. A. Mossaice: in the latter the petals are longer, 
and tiped with rose, and the spotting о of black-brown 
denser than in Argus. A fin alurum 
superbum with stout rosy-white flowers of th 
Se rm, was conspicuous by its colouring 
amongst the more sombre tints of the others: it is 
re A distinct 
pale fawn colour; the petals are 20 inches long, 
narrow, and brown in colour, as is also the i 
white. 
foliage from all others, it being narrow and arching 
as in Pitcairnias ; the lip is greenish outside and white 
within; the petals are narrow and the dorsal inr 
21 nches long. С. Curtisii has a dull 
who ower has 
varnished look i has a yellow lip, white 
dorsal sepals and tw isted diia ontally poised petals. 
good many examples of C. 1 
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Tautz, ә Studle 55 ` House, me Bush, 
n lot, including тас нт 1С. 
eteri given in our las pubescens, and 
thirteen others, d of ا‎ are bera: the list 
of Mr. Measures’ plants. 
e B. Cra ibas. Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks (gr., 
Mr. Ороке, — two plants of Oy aie ssum 
к x great pour one of which was named 
Mrs B. Craw: 
A E autiful yellow verd Mom Mase- 
reeli was shown by M. Masereel, Liége, the spike 
1 ped. 
& Co 4191, Park боа, 
Collections of Daffodils.—'These о occupied half the 
space available for the show, the largest group being 
. T. S. Ware e Farm Nurse 
r ries, 'Tot- 
T emones, a itillarias were 
Interspersed throughout the Narcissi, of which some 
varieti ere shown, as parabilis 
ynosure, Empress, poeticus in variety, especially N 
‚ N. incomparabilis Bella, Glow, 
and N. Captain Nelson, a trumpet yell 
Daffodil, with twisted se Mr. Ware also 
cont oup of miscellaneous plants in flower, 
including several varieties of la Sieboldi, 
rinosa, Ornithogalum arab i ia cali- 
fornica, A aryllis, Polemonium сетш эман ns 
culus amplexicaulis, Cypriped 
One Primula, viz, P. Sieloldi va var. "Wai "White; 
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bright yellow segments, and wi 
Rae N. N. Captain Nelson, N. Bernardii, N. 
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N: H. Irving, N. Orange 
&e., were specially cista (Bronse 
rms of poeticus were well shown, and 
loria чар with full, flat, 
Banksian.) Messrs. Krelage, of Haarlem, sent an 
interesting collection of Narcissi and Tulips. 
‘oses.— A grea pcg in the show the 
group of Roses from Mes aul & Son, Waltham 
Cross, N., who sent nr fifty vano of bush Roses 
in m and ыры boxes of cu 8. ants 
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majority of cases, WAGES and the 
individual Pages of good form ef 
the 
France, Pride of Waltham, Duke o any, ame 
Falco d Pri his ibit fully 
merited its award of a Silver Banksia edal 
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the blooms баар excellent in form. Souvenir d'u 
Fic. 129.—NARCISSUS TRIANDRUS VAR. PULCHELLUS. 
(SEE Р. 610.) 
Ami, Baroness Rothschild, Etienne Levet, were his 
B Banksian. 
pr Sane — heavily owe рч plants of 
zal ntica ssiflora, ose-in-hose 
ят pale акк, colour, ar and eig magy fa wort hybrids 
of A. mollis, t by Mr. А y Wa 265. 
Ш Жа Woking, Sarrey, е this 
came Cydonia japonica 
Si is in bearing its — crim- 
monii, which i very free in 
son flowers. аз chaste white yos унн 
Spirza aruncus came Mr. A 
more Hall, "She epton Mall 
abundantly flowered, эт from the open air, were 
shown ,80.C urseryman, Crouch End. 
Bom fine trusses of zo Ah Pelargoniums were sent 
from к Chilwell Жане by Messrs. Pearson & 
Sons; a good pink-co kind was observed in 
David Saunders. Mr. R. суый гагара - 
d Primulas, the ing Polyanthus 
end Beauty, that was certificated 
last year; P. Hose-in-Hose, and Primrosé Golden 
I iio large iis n blooms came from Mr. 
J. hic one an idea of the beauty of 
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FIRST-CLASS CERTIFICATES. 
To Mr. T. S. Ware, for Narc Captain Nelson. 
M уса T-S. Wae, d Fritillaria pallidiflora. 
S. Ware, for Primula Sieboldi var. 
Ware 8 White. 
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. Barr & Son, for Narcissus Captain 
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To Messrs. Barr & Son, for Narcissus Gloria 
Mundi. 
Messrs. Barr & Son, for Narcissus Glory of 
yden. 
To Messrs. Barr & Son, for Narcissus Madame De 
Graaf. 
vim Committee. 
Pre qu ym В, ers, Esq, in the chair; as 
dex b тее, > Suton T. B. Haywood, P, Cra 
ey, iles, J. Woodbridge, G. G. 
Nor orman, W. Pas, it b. Blackmore, H. Veitch, J. 
Fitt, and J, Burn 
The greatest taii here centered in the exhibit 
Mr. N d use G 
an, Hou 
which consisted of a basket of G у wnes’ 
ing, in excellent condition, not in the least 
shrivelled and retaining t loom, It was s 
these bunches re же] ripe in 
last week of September, 1886. T had 
been kept wonderfully well. From W. um 
Dick, А es Ditton House. Thames Ditton 
(gr., Mr. W. Palmer), came bu Gra 
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seedling Melon r. В, Per der, Impney Gardens, 
— рө. uiii: a Mel 
ce the report of the 
ена. of the Scientific бон of the Royal 
Horticultural Society is deferred till next week. 
Narcissus Committee. 
ast meeting of 2€ committee for the 
was held at South Kensington, оп Tu —À May 1€ 10. 
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raaff ; Tri ymus, raised by Mr. Rawson, regi 
wson ; from Dr. ‚ Wallace а citron-coloured 
voee nn qj imilar to n appears sometimes as a 
sport in Snlphureus pee It was doubted whether 
i som 
it would prove constant. e cases on f 
the flower is manner. Mr. Ware showed 
& flower somewhat similar to the above, together 
with a single f hich had t from the 
same bulb of the variety known as i- tus, 
д ed v collected 
and stamens on ee side were developed i in the form 
of petal-like tu 
А га1 hybrid, а variet d Bernardi, was re- 
n Mr. Barr also showed 
collection of "Tri ndrus, ill g the at 
variation in form. It was ght desirable to regis- 
rthe variety which had been known as Bu i 
conspicuus unde name stance, in order to 
void the confusion which might arise between it 
and the variety of Barri called Conspicu 
as also, 
in order to carry out t the principle of naming all 
rden forms and hybrids in the manner adopted by 
orists, and not in the manner adopted by botanists, 
. Scrase Dickens, Hon. Sec. 
BATH FLORAL FETE. 
a -—The spring show—one promoted by the 
committee м which pair out this series of exhibitions 
held on the above date in the Sydney Gardens, 
and it sai petent authorities to be one o 
the best ever held in Ba hi re a feature 
of excellence. zaleas w riking 
feature, recalling the ‘ elephants," so called, of Mies 
years ago; and the stove and greenhouse plants were 
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