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The third duty has been the identification of flowers sent by 

 those who were doubtful as to the correct name, and had not the 

 requisite means of reference or comparison for determining it. 

 The numbers of letters received both from the trade and from 

 amateurs show that this work has been appreciated and of 

 value generally. Last year the Council of the R.H.S. granted 

 to the Committee the privilege of recommending the award of 

 a first-class certificate to Narcissi which might be considered 

 worthy of the distinction. Hitherto this had been done by the 

 Floral Committee, causing some confusion, because varieties 

 were certificated before they had been before the Narcissus Com- 

 mittee for confirmation of name. The only variety recom- 

 mended as yet for a certificate is incomparabilis " Lulworth." 



The importance of the Narcissus and the work of the Com- 

 mittee must not be considered merely with reference to the place 

 which the flower holds in the gardens of the many amateurs 

 who cultivate it, but also with regard to the value of its position 

 as a cut flower in the London and other markets, its production 

 for this purpose forming an industry of some importance, and 

 one chiefly confined to this country. This double interest has 

 enabled amateurs and representatives of the trade to work 

 together on the Committee, clearly to their mutual advantage. 

 The number and beauty of the seedlings now being raised and 

 brought forward render the work as important as ever, and it is 

 hoped, when what has been done by the Committee is more 

 generally understood, that they will obtain that confidence in 

 their judgment which they have endeavoured to earn. 



C. R. Scrase Dickins, Hon. Sec. 



April 16, 1890. 



Schedule of Registered Varieties. 



Pseudo-narcissus : 

 Achilles. 

 Ard Eigh. 

 Automedon. 

 Challenger. 

 Golden Plover. 

 Troilus. 



Vicar of Lulworth. 

 Major : 

 Distinction. 

 Emperor. 

 Glory of Leyden. 



Major — continued : 



Henry Irving. 



Madame de Graaff. 



Santa Maria. 



The Czar. 

 Bicolor : 



Camoens. 



Dean Herbert. 



Empress. 



J. B. M. Camm. 



John Horsfield 

 (Horsfieldii). 



