NARCISSUS AND TULIP COMMITTEE, APRIL 21. 



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House, Little Heath, Potter's Bar, was so well arranged, and contained 

 such a good selection of varieties, all well represented, that the Com- 

 mittee unanimously recommended the award of a Silver Flora Medal. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Bath, for an extensive group of Daffodils in which were 

 good blooms of ' Weardale Perfection,' ' Autocrat,' ' Katherine Spurrell,' 

 ' Princess May,' 1 Capt. Nelson,' \ Madame de Graaff,' ' Horsfieldi,' &c. 



To E. H. Darlington, Esq., Potter's Bar, for an exhibit of well-grown, 

 fresh, and bright flowers arranged prettily in small glass vases. The 

 group contained thirty-one varieties, a few of the finest being 1 Duchess 

 of Westminster,' ' Sir Watkin,' ' Maximus,' 1 Mrs. Langtry,' ' Albicans,' 

 'Beauty,' ' Madame de Graaff,' ' Princeps,' 'Sulphur Phoenix,' and 

 4 Emperor.' 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Hogg and Robertson, Dublin, for a group of Daffodils 

 and early Tulips. * Cloncurry,' 'Dorothy Yorke,' 'Queen of Spain,' 

 'Brigadier,' 'Flamingo,' 'White Wings,' and 'Countess of Cadogan,' 

 were choice Daffodils well represented. 'Mrs. H. D. Betteridge,' a new 

 white-trumpet variety, was also shown, but there was only one bloom of it 

 on view. 



To Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, for a display of Daffodils and 

 Tulips, the latter arranged in two attractive groups on either side of the 

 former. 'Agnes Barr,' 'Maggie May,' 'Cassandra,' 'Gloria Mundi,' 

 ' Mrs. C. Bowley,' ' Madame de Graaff,' the beautiful little Narcissus 

 triandrus calathinus were conspicuous among the Daffodils. 



To Messrs. James Veitch, King's Road, Chelsea, for a group of bright 

 and well -grown Daffodils. 



Award of Merit. 



To Daffodil ' The Moonstone ' (Engleheart) (votes, unanimous), from 

 Miss Willmott, V.M.H., Warley Place, Great Warley, Essex. A lovely 

 pure white variety with semi-drooping flowers ; the cup is three-quarters 

 of an inch deep, and prettily frilled. 



To Daffodil ' Lilian ' (Engleheart) (votes, unanimous), from Miss 

 Willmot. A bold Ajax variety with broad creamy-white perianth 

 segments and a sulphur-yellow trumpet, frilled at the mouth. 



To Daffodil ' Strongbow ' (Engleheart) (votes, unanimous), from Miss 

 Willmott. An Ajax variety, but with a rather short rich yellow 

 trumpet, and broad white perianth segments. 



To Daffodil ' Adour ' (votes, unanimous), from Miss Willmott. This 

 may best be described as a fine late-flowering maximus, but it has bolder 

 perianth segments than the latter. The whole flower is brilliant golden - 

 yellow. 



To Daffodil ' Rev. Chas. Digby ' (Engleheart) (votes, unanimous), 

 from Miss Willmott. A variety with a deep and long trumpet of a soft 

 citron-yellow colour and white perianth segments, which shade to yellow 

 at their base. A very refined flower, a triandrus hybrid. 



