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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Azalea mollis fl. pi. " Mecene " (votes, unanimous) from 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. Flowers, creamy white, sweetly 

 scented, and borne in abundance. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, sent some splendid 

 trusses of Zonal Pelargoniums in good variety. 



From the Eoyal Gardens, Kew, was sent a basket of hardy 

 plants that had been flowered under glass, consisting of 

 Puschkinia libanotica compacta, Chionodoxa Lucihae alba, 

 Primula denticulata, Saxifraga Burseriana, and Narcissus 

 nivalis. 



0. T. Hodges, Esq., Lachine, Chislehurst, sent cut blooms 

 of Hellebores in variety. 



Mr. E. Dean, Ealing, sent some well-flowered plants of 

 Primrose Blue Gem. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Syon House, Brentford 

 (gardener, Mr. G. Wythes), sent a promising seedling Anthurium 

 somewhat resembling A. Scherzerianum, Ward's var. 



Prizes. 



Prizes were awarded in the following classes for Ama- 

 teurs : — 



Class 1. — Group of Spring Bulbs, comprising 12 Hyacinths, 

 8 pots of Tulips, 6 pots of Narcissi, 12 pots or pans of any other 

 Bulbs. First prize, Withheld. Second prize (£2. 10s.), M. 

 Hodgson, Esq., Shirley Cottage, Croydon (gardener, Mr. H. 

 Shoesmith). 



Class 3. — 9 Cinerarias. First prize (Bronze Flora Medal 

 and £1) to M. Hodgson, Esq. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, F.K.S., in the Chair, and eight 

 members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Award of Merit. 

 To Dendrobium melanodiscus pallens x (votes, unanimous), 

 from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., Burford Lodge, Dorking 

 (Orchid grower, Mr. White). The variety D. melanodiscus x , 

 obtained in the Burford collection by intercrossing D. Findlayanum 



