CONTENTS. 



THE PRIMULA EXHIBITION AND 

 CONFERENCE. 



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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 



The Exhibition — 



I. Primroses in General 167 



List of Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 



Awards 176, 180 



II. Special Show of the National Auricula Society, Southern 



Section 177 



The Conference — 



Introductory Address by the Chairman . . . . . . . . 187 



Report of the Secretary to the Conference . . . . . . 189 



Objects exhibited 189, 213 



Short Communications . . . . . . . . . . 189-190 



Seeds distributed . . . . . . . . . • . . . . 189 



Mr. Shirley Hibberd on the " Origin and History of the 



Florist's Auricula " . . . . . . . . . . . . 191 



Discussion — 



Sir Joseph Hooker 208 



Mr. J. G. Baker 209 



Professor M. Foster . . . . . . .... 214 



Mr. Lynch 215 



Mr. Douglas 215 



Mr. Bolton 215 



Mr. Fraser 216 



Mr. Potter 217 



Mr. Hibberd's Reply 217 



Mr. Churchill on the " Origin of the Auricula " ; (Paper Con- 

 tributed to the Gardeners' 1 Chronicle subsequent to the 



Meeting of the Conference) . . . . 217 



Rev. Francis D. Horner on " Improvement of the genus 



Primula." Read in abstract by Mr. Bolton .. .. 220 



Discussion — 



The Chairman 230 



Mr. Burbidge 231 



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