clxxx PEOCEEDINGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Amaryllis Belladonna maxima (votes, 10 for, 5 against), from 

 Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton (gr. Mr. Jas. 

 Hudson, V.M.H.). The flowers of this variety appear much earlier than 

 those of the type ; they are also of a deeper shade of pink. 



To Gladiolus Lemoinei 'Lumineux' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 Prichard, Christchurch, Hants. A large-flowered variety, with broad 

 cream-coloured segments suft'used with crimson ; the basal portion of the 

 lower segments heavily blotched with crimson. 



To Gladiolus Lemoinei ' Due d'Abruzzi ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 Prichard, Christchurch. Large lilac-coloured flowers, streaked with 

 purplish-blue ; the lower segments bright purple, shaded with violet. 



To Cyrilla racemiflora (votes, unanimous) from Messrs. Jas. Veitch, 

 Chelsea. An exceedingly rare shrub, introduced from the Southern 

 United States in 1765. It is rather sparsely branched, has bright green 

 lanceolate leaves, two inches long, and bears tiny white flowers in slender 

 drooping racemes, five inches long, in whorls on the previous year's wood. 



To Bedding Carnation ' Sir R. Waldie-Griftith ' (votes, 10 for, 

 1 against), from Messrs. Laing & Mather, Kelso-on-Tweed. A remarkably 

 bright and distinct variety, with large shapely rich orange-scarlet sweet- 

 scented flowers. 



To Canna ' Mrs. G. A. Strohlein ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Cannell, Swanley. A splendid variety, with large substantial crimson 

 flowers ; leaves bronze-purple. 



Other Exhibits. 



A. Worsley, Esq., Isleworth (gr. Mr. J. Miles), sent Hippeastrums and 

 some seedling Coleus. 



W. P. Thomson, Esq., Bollo Lane, Chiswick, sent Phlox * Mrs. Jenkins.* 

 Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, sent Cactus Dahlias and hardy Robinias. 

 From Messrs. Dobbie, Rothesay, came a collection of Zinnias. 

 Mr. A. W. Wade, Colchester, sent a group of hardy flowers. 

 Mr. W. Baxter, Woking, sent Cactus Dahlias. 

 Messrs. Ware, Feltham, sent hardy flowers. 



Messrs. Johnson, Boston, sent some Helianthus cucumerifolius hybrids. 



Flokal Committee, August 27, 1901. 

 Mr. W. Marshall in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 



Awards ReGommended : — 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. Russell, Richmond, for Alocasias. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 

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



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Laing, Forest Hill, for Caladiums. 

 To Mr. Prichard, Christchurch, Hants, for hardy flowers. 



