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sent flowering branches of Hamamelis arborea, a beautiful and rather 

 curious hardy small-growing deciduous tree introduced from Japan 

 exactly forty years ago. 



Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, sent a group of indoor flowering plants. 



From Mr. Towndrow, Malvern Link, came a new zonal Pelargonium 

 named ' Beauty.' 



Messrs. Ware, Feltham, contributed spring flowers. 



Mr. Lasson, Bermondsey Street, London, sent an example of patent 

 lead glazing for plant houses. 



Chrysanthemums were exhibited by — 



1. Mrs. Evans, Forde Abbey, Chard (gr. Mr. J. Crook). 



2. Mr. Springbett, Cheshunt. 



3. Mr. Dyer, Frimley. 



Floral Committee, January 28, 1902. 

 Mr. C. E. Shea in the Chair, and twenty-two members present. 

 Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Hill, Lower Edmonton, for Ferns. 

 To Messrs. Sutton, Eeading, for Primulas. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, for spring flowers. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs- Wallace, Colchester, for bulbous Irises. 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Hcemanthus imperialis (votes, unanimous), from M. Lucien 

 Linden, Brussels. During the past few years several beautiful species, 

 and apparently natural hybrid Haemanthuses, have been introduced from 

 the Belgian Congo State of Tropical Africa. The species in question is 

 one of the finest of the genus, certainly much superior to the one 

 named H. mirabilis, certificated March 26, 1901, and shown for com- 

 parison on the present occasion. The superiority of H. imperialis over 

 the last-named species is that its flowers are larger and more en- 

 during, as well as of a brighter and more pleasing shade of colour. 

 The flowers are borne in large globular heads at the apex of a stout 

 spike, nearly 18 inches high, and of a lovely shade of bright salmon 

 orange. The leaves are large and deep green. 



Award of Merit. 



To Primula sinensis 1 The Duchess ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Sutton, Reading. A remarkably pretty and distinct Chinese 

 single Primula, with large delicate pink flowers with a broad well-defined 

 rose-coloured zone near the prominent greenish-yellow centre. The 

 edges of the petals are nearly white and beautifully fimbriated. (Fig. 71.) 



To Begonia alba grandi flora (votes 10 for, 7 against), from Mr. 



