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pale blue, single, and borne on long spikes that are not so overcrowded as 

 is so often the case. 



To Delphinium 1 Norman Hirst ' (votes, 18 for, 4 against), from 

 Messrs. Kehvay, Langport. Spikes of great length, densely covered with 

 very dark blue flowers, heavily shaded with purple, showing a pale yellow 

 eye. 



To Pimpinella magna rosea (votes, 11 for, 4 against), from Mr. 

 Prichard, Christchurch. A pale rosy form of the well-known Pimpinella 

 which should prove an acquisition for the rock garden. 



To the strain of Dwarf Sweet Peas (votes, 11 for), from Messrs. 

 Cannell, Swanley. A remarkably floriferous strain with a great variety of 

 colour. 



Other Exhibits. 



Viscountess Enfield, Barnet, sent Dianthus barbatus 1 Elizabeth.' 

 Hon. Walter Rothschild, Tring Park, sent Nymp>hcea zanzibariensis 

 rosea. 



C. Beavan, Esq., Trowbridge, staged Rose 1 Maisie Ellison.' 



Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, sent a large group of English Iris. 



Messrs. Peed, Streatham, staged Roses and Alpines. 



Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone, brought Roses and Delphiniums. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, staged trees and shrubs. 



Messrs. Ladhams, Shirley, sent Pinks. 



Messrs. Turner, Slough, sent Pinks. 



Messrs. Brown, Peterborough, brought Roses and Pelargoniums. 

 Mr. Notcutt, staged herbaceous plants. 

 The Guildford Hardy Plant Co. sent Roses. 

 Messrs. Sander, St. Albans, staged hybrid Begonias. 

 Messrs. Low, Enfield, sent Malmaison Carnations. 

 Mr. Douglas, V.M.H., brought Pinks and a new hybrid Dianthus 

 raised by crossing a Sweet William with a Clove Carnation. 

 Messrs. Gibson, Bedale, sent Poppies and Delphiniums. 

 Mr. Reuthe, Keston, sent flowering shrubs. 



Floral Committee, July 12, 1904. 

 At Holland House. 

 Mr. May in the Chair, and twenty- seven members present, j 



[A list of the Cups and Medals awarded by the Council will be found 

 at page xxix.] 



Awards Recommended:— 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Alpinia Sanderce (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Sander, 

 St. Albans. A remarkably handsome stove plant with long lanceolate 

 leaves, heavily striped and marked with white. A high temperature and 

 generous applications of dilute liquid manure are appreciated by these 

 plants. 



