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To Dahlia (Show) Mrs. Humphries (votes, unanimous), 

 from Mr. G. Humphries. Warm pink, tipped with purple on the 

 centre florets ; good form. 



Botanical Certificate. 

 To Cuphea Llavae (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Pitcher 

 & Manda, Hextable. Petals brilliant scarlet, with a black spot 

 at base. 



Cultural Commendation. 

 To W. Marshall, Esq., Auchinraith, Bexiey (gardener, 

 Mr. Pratt), for a fine specimen of Nerine flexuosa, with twenty 

 scapes of flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. C. Turner sent several good stands of the Cactus, Show, 

 Fancy, and Pompon types of Dahlias. 



Messrs. H. Low & Co., Clapton, sent Lilium claptonense. 

 The Committee desired to see it again, with information as to 

 origin, &c. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons sent an interesting series of varieties 

 of El&agnus of a highly ornamental character, and a collection 

 of insectivorous plants to illustrate Mr. Lindsay's lecture. 



Mr. R. Owen sent a representative collection of summer- 

 flowering Pompon and Japanese Chrysanthemums. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



Dr. M. T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair, and ten members 



present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, for a group of rare 

 Orchids, comprising three varieties of their new Cypripedium 

 Pollettianum x (C. calophyllum x cenanthum superb um), which, 

 being second crosses in both parents, exhibited great variety ; 

 C. Maynardii splendens (C. purpuratum x C. Spicerianum), 

 Lrelia grandis tenebrosa, several fine varieties of Miltonia 



