FLORAL COMMITTEE, JULY 16, 17. 



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Silver-gilt Banhsian Medal. 

 To Mr. Perry, Winchmore Hill, for hardy flowers. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. J. Russell, Richmond, for stove and greenhouse plants. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, for hardy flowers. 

 To Messrs. Fromow, Chiswick, for Japanese Maples and Lilies. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for hardy flowers. 



Award of Merit. 



To Lilium Burbanki (votes, 6 for, 4 against), from Sir Trevor Law- 

 rence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. W. Bain) ; G. 8. Patey, Esq., 

 Newton Abbot ; Messrs. Wallace, Colchester ; and Mr. Perry, Winch- 

 more Hill. There are at least two forms of L. Bttrhanki in cultivation. 

 Hybrids were raised by Mr. Luther Burbank, of California, between 

 L. pardalinum and L. Washing tonianum, which appear to have been put 

 into commerce without sufficient selection. The flowers of one form are 

 of a rich deep yellow spotted with crimson, the upper half of each petal 

 stained with brownish crimson. Another has much paler flowers not 

 unlike those of L. pardahnum, and much smaller than those of what 

 should henceforth alone be recognised as the true L. Burbanki. 



To Border Carnation ' Ensign ' (votes, 6 for, 4 against), from Mr. 

 Douglas, V.M.H., Edenside, Great Bookham. A magnificent variety, with 

 large substantial and fragrant pure white flowers. 



To Border Carnation * Seymour Corcoran ' (votes, 11 for, 3 against), 

 from Mr. Douglas. A medium-sized flower, with stout round yellow 

 petals touched with a deeper shade. 



To Campanula lactiflora caerulea (votes, unanimous), from Mr. Perry, 

 Winchmore Hill. A grand plant for the border or wild garden, with 

 enormous spikes of pretty lavender-blue flowers with a white centre. The 

 flowers are small and very enduring. 



To Arctotis grandis (votes, 12 for, 4 against), from Mr. A. W. Wade, 

 Colchester. A remarkably pretty annual composite, two feet or so high, 

 with single Chrysanthemum-like flowers about three inches across. The 

 ray florets are white, touched with lilac, with a prominent band of yellow 

 near the raised mauve-coloured disc. The reverse of the petals is deeply 

 stained with lilac, and the flowers are borne on stout stems and close up 

 at night. A sunny position should be selected for this South African 

 annual. (Fig. 256.) 



To Lilium concolor coridion (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace, 

 Colchester. A dainty little Lily, scarcely more than one foot high, with 

 slender stems, narrow bright green leaves, and small rich yellow flowers, 

 freely spotted with crimson on the lower half of the segments. 



To Candytuft ' Rose Cardinal ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Watkins & Simpson, Tavistock Street. Plants of compact bushy habit ; 

 very free-flowering ; flowers rose. 



Other Exhibits. 



From E. H. W. Rossiter, Esq., High Road, Chiswick, came three 

 baskets of flowers. 



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