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FLOEAL COMMITTEE. 
April 6, 1870. 
Eirst-class Certificates were awarded to Dendrohium thyrsijlo- 
rum from Messrs. Veitch ; to Primula Boveana^ Desc. (exhibited 
under the name of P. Contii), a species closely allied to P. verticil- 
lata, which occurs also in A b yssinia ; to Thrynax grandis, a South- 
American Fan-Palin, and Eneephalartos mirahilis from Mr. Bull: 
also to Odontoglossum triumphans, var. nigrescens^ from W. Mar- 
shall, Esq. ; to AngrcBcwn JEllisii, from Mr. B. S. Williams ; to a 
variety of Cyclamen named giganteum^ivom Mr. Hayes, with very 
large rose-coloured flowers ; to Azalea Frangois de Vos ; and a 
lovely pink Hose, Mdlle. Eugene Verdier, from Messrs. Paul. 
Amongst other interesting plants were a South- American variety 
of Artocarpus incisa, from Mr. Bull, which has large drooping 
leaves, and is more hardy than the more generally known form, and 
Vellosia Candida, an interesting plant from Brazil, with narrower 
petals than the form which is figured in the ' Botanical Maga- 
zine,' both sent by Mr. Bull. Cut flowers of a variety of Bosa 
herheridifolia were also exhibited, which departs from the cha- 
racter on which Dr. Lindley founded his genus Lowea, in having 
pinnate, not simple, leaves. 
Mr. Edmonds, of Hayes, obtained the First Prize for Cyclamens, 
Mr. Stevens, of Ealing, the Second, and Mr. James, gardener to 
W. F. Watson, Esq., of Isleworth, the Third. The two first were 
examples of high cultivation, the third collection was unfortu- 
nately rather too far advanced. Mr. Turner, Mr. Edmonds, and 
Mr. James were the successful competitors for smaller collections. 
The competition for Cinerarias was confined to two individuals, 
Mr. James being first and Messrs. Dobson second. The mis- 
cellaneous plants, consisting of Orchids, Eoses, Spring flowers, &c. 
were truly admirable. 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
Dr. T. Thomson, F.E.S., in the Chair. 
Mr. Miers presented the second volume of his ' Contributions 
to Botany ' to the Society's Library. Mr. G. F. Wilson sent 
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