CXXii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Asparagus filicinus (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, 

 Bart., Burford (gr. Mr. Bain). A species from the temperate and tropical 

 Himalaya, of tall, erect growth, with the main branches spreading 

 horizontally and clothed in a curiously frond-like manner with the small 

 2-5-branched, flat, falcate cladodes. Flowers small, greenish, on slender 

 pendulous pedicels about an inch in length, generally in pairs. 



To Aubrietia 'Paul's Pink' (votes, 15 for, 6 against), from Messrs. 

 G. Paul, Cheshunt. Habit good, floriferous ; colour rosy-pink, very 

 similar to that of ; Souvenir de W. Ingram.' 



To Auricula ' Coronet ' (votes, 14 for, 3 against), from Mr. J. Douglas, 

 Y.M.H., Great Bookham. A green-edged variety, flowers of good size 

 and substance, but with not very flat pips. 



To Auricula ' May Day ' (votes, 14 for, 7 against), from Mr. Douglas. 

 A yellow self, flowers very full, round and flat, 1| inches in diameter; 

 pale yellow, paste white ; truss good. 



To Auricula 1 Mildred Jay ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. Douglas. 

 An alpine variety with flowers If inches in diameter, very full, round and 

 flat ; ground colour rich purple with broad edge of pale purplish-lilac ; 

 paste pale sulphur-yellow. (Fig. 41.) 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden : alpines, &c. 



Mr. F. Boston, Cliftonville, Northampton : Polyanthus. 



Messrs. Box, West Wickham : alpines and Begonias. 



Messrs. Bull, Chelsea : stove foliage plants. 



Mrs. Burns, North Mymms Park : w T hite Hippeastrums. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : flowering trees and shrubs. 



Messrs. Clark, Dover : alpines, &c. 



W. B. Craig, Esq., Ivybridge, South Devon (gr. Mr. Swan) : Roses. 

 H. J. Elwes, Esq., Colesborne : Fritillarias, &c. 

 Messrs. Heath, Cheltenham : alpines. 

 Mrs. Hensley, Farnham : floral studies. 

 Lady Hindlip, Worcester : Sweet Peas. 



Mary, Countess of Ilchester, Holland House : Lopezia and Petraea. 

 Misses Kipping, Hutton : alpines. 



Mr. S. J. Martin, Menai Bridge: Pelargonium 'Perfection.' 



Mr. S. Mortimer, Farnham : Polyanthus. 



Mr. F. J. Patmore, Lymington : Violas. 



Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield : herbaceous plants. 



Messrs. Phillips and Taylor, Bracknell : Auriculas and alpines. 



Mr. G. Prince, Longworth : Rose 'Lady Violet Henderson.' 



Rev. Roland Upcher, Halesworth, Suffolk : Polyanthus. 



Mr. A. R. Upton, Guildford : alpines, &c. 



Messrs. Ware, Feltham : herbaceous plants. 



Mr. W. A. Watts, St. Asaph : Polyanthus. 



Mr. W. H. Young, Romford : Coleus. 



