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red-tipped stigmas push through a cluster of stamens, the filaments being crimson 

 and the anthers golden yellow. The handsome foliage is deep green above, and 

 covered with a thick down on the under surface. 



Award of Merit. 



To Carnation ' Cleopatra ' (votes 10 for, i against), from Mr. J. Douglas, 

 Great Bookham. A very fine Border variety of excellent form. The blooms 

 are clear old- rose colour and are carried on strong wiry stems. 



To Carnation ' Saffron ' (votes 10 for), from Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron 

 Walden. A good clear yellow perpetual- flowering variety with non-bursting 

 calyces and strong wiry stems of good length. 



To Geranium ' Whiteknights Glory' (votes 10 for), from Mr. F. Bright, 

 Whiteknights, Reading. A handsome zonal Pelargonium bearing large trusses 

 of well- formed orange- salmon flowers. This variety should be very valuable 

 for summer bedding. 



To Iris Hoogiana (votes 12 for), from W. R. Dykes, Esq., M.A., Godalming. 

 A new Turkestan species belonging to the Regelia section. It is very hardy, for 

 it does not reappear above the ground until some weeks after I. Korolkowi and 



1. stolonifera, to which it is nearly allied. Iris Hoogiana grows to a height of 



2. \ to 3 feet, and each stem produces two or three flowers. The colour of the 

 flowers is a beautiful shade of blue — almost sky-blue. The falls are slightly 

 deeper in colour and the golden yellow beard adds greatly to the beauty of the 

 flower. 



To Iris ' Turkoman ' (votes 7 for, 2 against), from W. R. Dykes, Esq., M.A., 

 Godalming. This is a very free- flowering Iris. It is hybrid of I. Korolkowi and 

 I. stolonifera. The flowers are of medium size, and have the standards bluntly 

 pointed, and the tips of the falls rounded. The colour is a striking shade of 

 bronze veined with bluish purple, while the conspicuous beard is of a very bright 

 blue shade. 



To Menziesia multiflora major (votes 8 for, 1 against), from Mr. G. Reuthe, 

 Keston. This is a synonym of M. ciliicalyx, and is a new species from Korea. 

 This charming hardy plant has bell-shaped flowers of a pink shade outside, 

 white inside, and the reflexed segments of a wine-red colour. The stamens are 

 crimson. The foliage is light green, and becomes a beautiful red tint in the 

 autumn. 



To Pink ' Model ' (votes 10 for, 2 against), from Mr. C. H. Herbert, Birming- 

 ham. A beautiful garden Pink, producing perfect flowers of a clear pink colour 

 with crimson markings at the base. 



To Pink ' Queen Mary ' (votes 14 for), from Mr. C. H. Herbert, Birmingham. 

 This variety has large flowers of a deep rose-pink colour, with maroon-crimson 

 markings at the base of the petals. The margins of the petals are slightly 

 fringed. 



To Primula Cooperi (votes 9 for), from Messrs. Bees, Liverpool. This Primula 

 is of tufted growth, and produces spikes carrying large clusters of deep violet- 

 purple flowers, somewhat deeper in colour round the eye. The individual 

 blooms are about J inch across. The leaves are long, lanceolate, with finely 

 serrated margins and mealy underneath. The plant grows about 1 foot high, 

 and is said to be quite hardy. 



To Rhododendron lepidoboothii (votes 6 for), from E. J. P. Magor, Esq., St. 

 Tudy, R.S.O., Cornwall. This plant is the result of a cross made in 191 5, between 

 R. lepidotum and R. Boothii, the latter being the pollen parent. It is a vigorous 

 and apparently hardy plant with a good habit. The flowers are broadly bell- 

 shaped, and about i\ inch across. They are white with brown spots on the 

 upper segments while the anthers are brown. The foliage is very dark green. 



To Rose ' Covent Garden ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. B. R. Cant, 

 Colchester. A rich deep crimson Hybrid Tea variety of excellent form, and 

 pleasing fragrance. It is said to be very free-flowering and to continue over a 

 long season. It also forces well under glass. 



To Saxifraga ' J. C. Lloyd Edwards ' (votes 10 for, 1 against), from Mrs. 

 Lloyd Edwards, Llangollen. A very large-flowered variety of a bright rosy-red 

 colour with a green centre. It belongs to the mossy section and is about 4 

 inches in height. 



To Saxifraga ' Red Dwarf ' (votes 9 for, 3 against), from Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, 

 Llangollen. A very free- flowering mossy Saxifrage with deep reddish- scarlet 

 flowers. Its height is from 3 to 4 inches. 



To Schizanthus ' Snowflake ' (votes 6 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Watkins 

 & Simpson, London. A very free- flowering pure white variety of Schizanthus 

 wisetonensis of dwarf compact habit. 



