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To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for cut flowers of Primula obconica. 

 To Messrs. Williams, Upper Holloway, for forced hardy flowering 

 trees and shrubs. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. House, Westbury-on-Trym, for Violets. (Fi<<. 182.) 



First-class Certificate. 



To Rhododendron grande (votes, 20 for, 3 against) from F. I). 

 Godman, Esq., F.R.S., South Lodge, Horsham (gr. Mr. Moody). A 

 lovely Rhododendron for greenhouse decoration. It was discovered by 

 Dr. Hooker in the Sikkim Himalaya upwards of half a century ago, and 

 flowered for the first time in this country in 1858. It is vigorous in 

 growth, with large rich green leaves silvery white underneath. The 

 cream-white flowers, stained with purple at the base, are touched with 

 rose on the exterior of the corolla in a young state. A faithful illustra- 

 tion is given in the Botanical Magazine, tab. 5054, under the name of 

 R. argenteum. 



To Haemanthus ' Fascinator ' (votes, 15 for, 5 against), from M. Lucien 

 Linden, Brussels. A magnificent variety with a stout spike of salmon- 

 pink flowers. The foliage is broad and deep green. 



Aioarcl of Merit. 



To Hiiemanthus ' Queen Alexandra ' (votes, unanimous), from ^I. 

 Lucien Linden. The flower spike is smaller than the last-named, but 

 the soft pink flowers are individually larger and borne in much looser 

 trusses. 



To Hnemanthus mirabilis (votes, 16 for), from M. Lucien Linden, 

 Brussels. A large truss of salmon-coloured flowers touched with orange. 



To Primula megaseaefolia (votes, unanimous), from ]\Iiss Willmott, 

 V.M.H., Great Warley, Essex. A new species from Asia Elinor and an 

 acquisition to hardy Primroses, being very floriferous and quite distinct. 

 It bears warm rose-purple flowers with a conspicuous yellow eye, in loose 

 trusses on stout hairy stems 5 inches or so above the ground. Leaves 

 cordate, hairy and deep green. (Fig. 133.) 



To Lachenalia ' Kathleen Paul ' (votes, unanimous), from F. W. 

 Moore, Esq., V.M.H., Glasnevin, Dublin. A splendid variety with long 

 rich orange-yellow flowers and bright scarlet buds. The deep green 

 leaves are freely mottled with purple. 



To Lachenalia ' Phyllis Paul ' (votes, unanimous), from F. W. Moore, 

 Esq., V.M.H., Dublin. This may perhaps be best described as an im- 

 provement on the well-known L. Nelsoni. 



To Hippeastrum ' Lord Boringdon ' (votes, unanimous), from Captain 

 Holford, C.I.E., Westonbirt, Tetbury (gr. Mr. A. Chapman). Brilliant 

 crimson flowers of good form and substance. 



To Hippeastrum ' Clovelly ' (votes, unanimous), from Captain Holford, 

 C.I.E., Westonbirt (gr. Mr. A. Chapman). A handsome white flower 

 freely streaked and ribbed with rose pink. 



To Tulipa Korolkowi bicolor (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace, 

 Colchester. A new and very pleasing dwarf Tulip, with small globular 



