FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



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pointed florets. The colour is white, suffused with mauve on the 

 outer florets. 



To Nerine ' Giantess ' (votes, 15 for), from Messrs. Barr, Co vent 

 Garden. A very striking hybrid obtained as the result of a cross 

 between N. Bowdeni ? and N. coruscans major <?. The flowers are 

 very large and of a deep rosy-carmine colour. They are borne in 

 umbels of about fourteen on a tall, stout scape. 



To Nerine ' Glory of Sarnia ' (votes, 12 for, 3 against), from Messrs. 

 Barr, Co vent Garden. The flowers of this variety are of medium 

 size and are borne in umbels of about twelve. The colour is scarlet. 

 The cross from which this hybrid resulted was N. coruscans major ? 

 X N. Fothergillii major S . 



To Nerine 1 Salmon Queen ' (votes, 16 for), from H.J. Elwes, Esq., 

 V.M.H., F.R.S. (gr. Mr. W. Walters), Colesborne, Cheltenham. A 

 very beautiful reddish-salmon variety, of medium size. The flowers 

 are borne in umbels of about twelve on a tall scape. 



To Paulownia tomentosa lanata (votes, 7 for, 1 against), from 

 Hon. Vicary Gibbs (gr. Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H.), Elstree. A very 

 handsome shrub or small tree, bearing large, irregular, entire leaves 

 measuring as much as 1 foot across. They are covered with a fine 

 dense tomentum, and are dark green above and light green below. 



To Tithonia (Helianthus) speciosa (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 W. Batchelor, Stoke Bruern Park, Towcester. Although introduced 

 from Mexico in 1833, this attractive half-hardy annual appears to be 

 little known at the present time. The peduncles are one-headed 

 and thickened just below the flower. The ray florets, which number 

 about twelve or thirteen, are fiery red, with orange cadmium reverse. 

 The leaves are petiolate, cordate, undivided or crenately three-loted. 

 The plant is said to be 4 or 5 feet high, and the blooms measure 3 \ 

 inches across. 



To Tricyrtis stolonifera (votes, 11 for, 1 against), from H. J. Elwes, 

 Esq., V.M.H., F.R.S. (gr. Mr. W. Walters), Colesborne, Cheltenham. 

 A very interesting species from Formosa. The flowers measure 1 \ inch 

 across, and are bluish lilac in colour (shade 4, ' Repertoire de Couleurs '); 

 spotted with dark vinous mauve (shade 4, ' Repertoire de Couleurs '). 

 The three outer perianth segments, in common with the other members 

 of the genus, have protuberances at their bases. The flowers are 

 borne in great profusion on delicate chocolate-brown stems. The 

 leaves are ovate and spotted. 



Note. — The above awards to Dahlias were recommended by 

 a Joint Committee of the R.H.S. and the National Dahlia Society. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Burrell, Cambridge : Dahlias. 



Messrs. H. Cannell, Eynsford : Pelargoniums. 



Mr. C. W. Chantler, St. Mary Cray : hardy plants. 



Messrs. Clark, Dover : hardy plants. 



Mr. A. H. Cole, Swanley : Dahlias. 



