FLORAL COMMITTEE, MARCH 5. 



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Aiuard of Merit. 



To Azalea amoena Hexe (votes, 11 for, 5 against), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch, Chelsea. This variety was said to be raised from A. indica x 

 A. amoena ; the flowers are about the size of A. indica, of a very bright 

 reddish-purple colour, and produced so freely as to hide the foliage, which 

 is shorter and more rounded than that of A. indica. Quite small plants 

 were covered with flowers. 



To Kose 1 Richmond ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. W. E. Wallace, 

 Eaton, Bray. A deliciously scented H. T. Rose of brilliant colour, some- 

 what resembling 'Liberty,' on which it is said to be an improvement, 

 and larger in size. An American variety. 



To Iris 1 Aspasia ' (votes, 16 for, 1 against), from Mr. F. H. Chapman, 

 Guldeford Lodge, Rye. A glorified form of I. reticulata, and finer than 

 I. reticulata major, the largest of the type. 



To Iris ' Melusine ' (votes, 12 for), from Mr. F. H. Chapman. A 

 beautiful little variety of a pretty pale-blue colour, with bright yellow 

 blotches on the falls, and indicating I. reticulata parentage on one side, 

 with another dwarf variety for the other. Both the above varieties were 

 raised by Herr Max Leichfclin, of Baden-Baden. 



To Freesia Chapmanii (votes, unanimous), from Mr. F. H. Chapman, 

 Rye. A remarkably fine variety, with five to eight flowers on each stem. 

 The flowers are a pale yellow, with orange at the base of each segment, 

 with a deep-orange blotch on the lower segment ; the flower stems of 

 unusual strength. 



To the strain of Primula stellata 1 The Lady,' from Messrs. Cannell, 

 Swanley. A very fine strain of this type, the colours ranging from pure 

 white to intense crimson. 



To Lachenalia 'May Crosbie ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. F. W. 

 Moore, V.M.H., Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin. A strong-growing variety, 

 with large flowers of a beautiful soft-yellow colour. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. T. Avery, The Gardens, Loudwater, Rickmansworth, staged 

 Primula obconica. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, brought hardy flowers. 

 Messrs. Brooks, Basingstoke, sent Primulas. 

 Mr. F. H. Chapman, Rye, staged Iris. 

 Miss Hopkins, Barming, sent hardy flowers. 

 Messrs. H. B. May, Edmonton, staged flowering plants. 

 Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, brought Crocus, Iris, &c. 

 Mr. R. Sydenham, Birmingham, sent Lily of the Valley. 

 Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, staged flowering plants. 

 Messrs. Wallace, Colchester, brought bulbous flowers. 

 Messrs. Low, Enfield, staged Carnations. 



Mr. J. Belland, Newton Abbot, sent a double-flowered Cyclamen. 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., V.M.H., Burford, Dorking, sent Cotyledon 

 macranthum. 



Mr. F. Bedford, Straffan House Gardens, Straffan, Ireland, sent two 

 varieties of Galanthus. 



