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Roses and Maples ; Gold Medal, G. Pault and Son for group of Roses ; 

 Large Gold Modal, Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for group of Orchids ; 

 Silver Flora, W. Paul and Son for cut blooms of Roses; Silver 

 Banksian, Osborn and Sons for group of Plants ; Silver Banksian 

 J. Aldous for group of Plants; Bronze Flora, C. Lee and Son for 

 Begonias. 



The prevailing cold winds prevented this meeting being very 

 largely attended by exhibitors, nevertheless the collections of 

 plants were sufficiently numerous to occupy one side of the conser- 

 vatory, and a few were staged in the Council-room. The chief 

 features were the superb group of Orchids from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence's garden, the Roses from Messrs. Paul of Cheshunt, and 

 the group from Messrs. Yeitch of Chelsea. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



Dr. Denny in the Chair. 



In the conservatory was a grand collection of Orchids from Sir J. 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking, which for 

 vigour, floriferousness, and brightness of colour could not be surpassed. 

 The following are some of the most noticeable specimens : Dendro- 

 bium Jamesianum on a block had two growths bearing from three to 

 eight large flowers each ; Masdevallia Harryana with over three 

 dozen large and extremely brightly coloured flowers ; Dendrobium 

 thyrsiflorum bore numerous enormous pendulous spikes ; Oncidium 

 sarcodes with a panicle of flowers over a yard in length ; Lycaste 

 Skinneri, a handsome specimen such as is seldom seen, with nearly 

 forty large blossoms ; Oncidium ampliatum majus had several large 

 panicles bearing an immense number of large pale yellow flowers ; 

 Laelia cinnabarinahad four racemes of bright orange-coloured flowers ; 

 Odontoglossum citrosmum and 0. citrosmum roseum were represented 

 by good specimens, one form of the latter had four fine racemes of 

 flowers, the labellums being very deeply tinged with rose ; Cattleya 

 Mendellii had two enormous blooms ; Cypripedium caudatum, hand- 

 some flowers with petals more than 2 feet in length . Odontoglossum 

 crispum and a superb variety aptly named grandiflorum were ex- 



