FLORAL COMMITTEE, AUGUST 27. 



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Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. Wade, Colchester, for hardy flowers. 

 To Messrs. Young, Milford, Godahning, for hardy Heaths. 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Nehimbium speciosum album plenum (syn. Shiroman) (votes, 

 unarimious), from Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, 

 Acton (gr. Mr. Jas. Hudson, V.M.H.). A free-growing Japanese water 

 plant, with large orbicular leaves and bold semi -double white flowers. 

 (Fig. 260.) 



To Nelumbium speciosum roseum plenum (votes, unanimous), from 

 Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. This is another Japanese variety with 



Fig. 260. — Nelumbium speciosum album plenum. {Tlie Garden. 



magnificent semi-double rose-pink flowers, striped and suft'used with 

 deep rose. 



To Brunsvigia grandiflora (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Paul, 

 Cheshunt. A very uncommon bulbous plant, introduced from the Cape 

 of Good Hope in 1829. Leaves long, flat, 2 inches broad, pale green ; 

 scape 20 inches high, terminating in an umbel of single rosy-pink bell- 

 shaped flowers 2J inches long and as much across. 



Aioard of Merit, 



To Gladiolus hybridus princeps (votes, unanimous), from ISir Trevor 



