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FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and sixteen members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver BanJcsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. C. Lee & Son, Royal Vineyard Nursery, Hammer- 

 smith, for an effectively arranged group of Hardy Evergreen 

 Shrubs, consisting of Retinosporas, Aucuba viridis (well berried), 

 Yucca plicata, Euonymus in variety, Osmanthus ilicifolius and its 

 varieties, Ivies, Phillyreas, &c. 

 Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To the St. George's Nursery' Company, Hanwell, for a well- 

 flowered and brightly coloured group of Cyclamens. 

 Award of Merit. 

 To Helleborus colchicus, var. coccineus (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Paul k Son, Old Nurseries, Cheshunt ; flowers of 

 a deep purple-rose colour. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Paul & Son sent a pretty group of Hardy Plants in 

 flower, consisting of Hepaticas in variety, Bulbocodium rutheni- 

 cum, Iris Rosenbachia and Iris carnea, Anemone apennina var. 

 blanda, and Helleborus (in variety). 



Mrs. Whitbourn, Great Gearies, Ilford (gardener, Mr. J. 

 Douglas), sent flowers of a Helleborus raised from a dark form 

 of H. guttatus. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Albury Park, Guildford (gar- 

 dener, Mr. W. C. Leach), sent flowers of Violets Marie Louise, 

 Swanley White, and De Parme ; also flowers of a brightly coloured 

 strain of Cinerarias. 



Messrs. James Veitch & Sons, Royal Exotic Nurseries, Chel- 

 sea, sent cut flowers of Greenhouse Rhododendrons of the group 

 multicolor. The Committee expressed a wish to see plants in 

 flower. 



Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, sent several early- 

 flowering Daffodils, such as the pretty yellow Narcissus cycla- 

 mineus, N. minimus, Corbularia monophylla, &c. Chionodoxa 

 sardensis was shown in fine condition ; also Anemone fulgens. 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, sent a good Primula 



