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To Gladiolus ' Incontestable ' (votes, unanimous) , from Messrs. 

 Alkemade, Noordwijk, Holland. A magnificent variety, white in colour, 

 with a blood-red blotch at the base of the petals. Spike good. 



To Gladiolus 1 King of the Blues ' (votes, 6 for, 3 against), from 

 Mr. K. Velthuys, Hillegom, Holland. A very striking variety, bearing 

 very dark violet flowers on a medium spike. 



To Gladiolus ' Liebesfeuer ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. de Ruyter, 

 Noordwijk. A grand scarlet variety, borne on a long spike. 



To Gladiolus 1 Loveliness ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. de Ruyter, 

 Noordwijk. A very large pale sulphury- white variety. The middle 

 lower petal is deeper, and is streaked with light crimson. The flowers 

 are borne in a good bold spike. 



To Gladiolus 1 Pink Perfection ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 P. Hopman, Hillegom. A lovely apple-blossom pink variety, having 

 the margins of the petals flaked with salmon, and the bases crimson. 

 The spikes are of moderate length. 



To Gladiolus ' Prince of Wales ' (votes, unanimous) , from Mr. van 

 Zanten, Hillegom. A charming orange-salmon variety, having the 

 lower petals blotched with pale yellow, and tinged with crimson at the 

 base. Spikes good. 



To Gloxinia ' Veitch's Strain ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. A magnificent strain, producing very large flowers in 

 great profusion. The colours are very fine, including white, various 

 shades of pink, crimson, violet, violet-purple and deep purple. In 

 some cases the throats are white and in others spotted. The plants 

 exhibited were raised from seed sown in January, and thus they were 

 only six months old. 



To Nymphaea colossea (votes, unanimous), from Leopold de 

 Rothschild, Esq., C.V.O. (gr. Mr. J. Hudson, V.M.H.), Gunnersbury 

 House, Acton. As its name denotes, this is a very large-flowered 

 variety, and its remarkable vigour renders it especially suitable for 

 large expanses of water, where it can be allowed plenty of room to 

 develop. The flowers measure 9 inches or more across, and the petals 

 are sulphury- white, delicately shaded at the base with rose-pink. The 

 flowering season extends from early spring until the end of October. 



To Nymphaea ' Escarboucle ' (votes, unanimous), from Leopold de 

 Rothschild, Esq., C.V.O. (gr. Mr. J. Hudson, V.M.H.), Gunnersbury 

 House, Acton. A very beautiful variety, measuring about 6 inches 

 across, remarkable for its intense vermilion colour, which is uniform 

 throughout the petals and quite a unique shade in Water-Lilies. The 

 plant is a good grower and flowers freely. 



To Rose 'Annie Crawford' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. R. 

 Hammond, Grovelands, Burgess Hill, Sussex. A new seedling H. P. 

 from ' Captain Hayward ' and ' Mrs. Sandford/ raised by Dr. Camp- 

 bell Hall. The flowers are large, of perfect form, deep rose-pink, very 

 slightly scented. 



To Spiraea arborea grandis (votes, unanimous), from Hon. Vicary 

 Gibbs (gr. Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H.), Elstree. This handsome plant 



