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liOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FLOEAL COMMITTEE. 

 June 1, 1869. 



On this occasion First-class Certificates were awarded to the 

 following subjects : — Alocasia Sedeni, a hybrid between A. metallica 

 and A. Lowii, partaking much of the character and appearance of 

 the latter, from Messrs. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea ; Gymnogramma 

 chrysophylla gigantea, and G. calomelanos gigantea, large-growing 

 and noble varieties respectively of the golden and silver ferns of 

 our hothouses, from Messrs. Carter and Co., Sydenham ; Pelar- 

 gonium Victor Lemoine, the best of the double-flowered varieties, 

 having bright scarlet flowers ; and Coleus Sansoni, a silver sport 

 of one of the broad-leaved Coleuses, with a broad white edge, and 

 greenish chocolate blotch surrounded by a belt of deep rose, — both 

 from Messrs. Downie, Laird, and Laing, of the Stanstead Park 

 Nursery. A Second-class Certificate was awarded to Lissochilus 

 speciosus, a rather conspicuous terrestrial Natal orchid, with large 

 yellow flowers, shown by Messrs. Carter and Co. 



FKUIT COMMITTEE. 



George F. Wilson, Esq., in the Chair. 



Messrs. Barr and Sugden exhibited several specimens of Let- 

 tuces in very good condition — Victoria, Stanstead Park, Eclipse, 

 Brown Dutch Cabbage, Paris Green Cos, Field's Winter White, 

 and Prince of Wales Cos. The last two were very similar to 

 Moorpark and the common hardy green Cos of the market gardens. 

 These had been planted in the open ground in October, and with- 

 stood the winter very well. The Paris White Cos, on the con- 

 trary, succeeded badly. Mr. Fenn, the Eectory, Woodstock, ex- 

 hibited some remarkably fine specimens of Yorkshire Hero Pota- 

 toes, some of which were cooked for the Committee to taste, and 

 were found extremely fine in flavour and very floury. This variety 

 received a First-class Certificate on a previous occasion, and is 

 altogether first-class. 



