clxxxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Mr. A. Perry, Enfield, for herbaceous flowers. 

 To Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, W. (gr. Mr. 

 Hudson, V.M.H.), for Nymphaeas. 



To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for hardy foliage plants. 

 To Mr. George Arends, Ronsdorf, for hybrid Astilbes. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To H. W. Perry, Esq., Hillthorp, Upper Norwood (gr. Mr. Bucking- 

 ham), for Gloxinias. 



To Mr. H. H. Crane, Highgate, N., for Violettas. 

 To Messrs. Dobbie, Marks Tey, for Dianthtos. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. J. Douglas, V.M.H., Edenside, Great Bookham, for Carnations. 

 To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, Kent, for hardy flowers. 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Eucalyptus ficifolia (votes, unanimous), from W. North-Row, Esq., 

 Cove House, Tiverton. Flowers a brilliant scarlet, about two inches 

 across, and specially attractive by having a creamy-white calyx. The 

 heads or clusters are large, consisting of about twenty flowers and buds. 

 The foliage is large, leathery, and very dark green. Mr. North-Row stated 

 that the plant was raised from seed ten years ago, and was grown in a 

 cool conservatory, only heated in winter, and after being twice cut down 

 the plant was now about fifteen feet high. A native of Australia. 



To Nymphaea atropurpurea (votes, unanimous), from Lord Hillingdon, 

 Uxbridge (gr. Mr. Allan). A very large flower of an intense purple-red 

 colour, with golden stamens. 



Award of Merit. 



To Campanula longistyla (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., V.M.H., Burford, Dorking. A free-growing species, 

 with medium- sized purplish-blue flowers very freely produced. A hand- 

 some herbaceous plant (fig. 100). 



To Carnation 1 King Edward VII.' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 J. Douglas, V.M.H., Great Bookham. An immense flower with a white 

 ground, marked and striped with dark crimson. A ' fancy ' border 

 variety. 



To Gladiolus 'Duke of Richmond' (votes, 12 for, 2 against), from 

 Messrs. Kelway, Langport. A remarkably fine variety with the upper 

 petals of pale rose, marked with a darker shade ; the lower petal is white, 

 with a yellow blotch, and spotted with rose. 



To Matricaria inodora ' Bridal Robe ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Titt, Windsor. A beautiful pure white variety, with flowers nearly three 

 inches across, very double, and evidently freely produced. A decided 

 acquisition. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea : flowering shrubs. 

 Mr. F. J. C. Patmore, Lymington : Carnations. 



.Air. W. Gladwish, Tunbridge Wells : a climbing variegated Tropaeolum, 

 which arrived too late for the Committee's inspection. 



