clvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



HOLLAND HOUSE SHOW, June 24, 1902. 

 Mr. W. Marshall in the Chair, and twenty-seven members present. 

 The Cups and Medals awarded by the Council will be found at p. 441. 



Awards Recommended: — 



First-class Certificate. 



To Asparagus myriocladus (votes, unanimous), from Mr. R. Green- 

 field, jun., Bath Street, Leamington. A distinct and very pretty dwarf 

 Asparagus introduced from South Africa. The growths are very sturdy 

 and clothed with narrow deep -green leaves. 



Award of llerit. 



To Irio ' Sunshine ' (votes, 7 for), from G. Yeld, Esq., Clifton Cottage,. 

 York. A delightful flower of the German or Flag Iris section with 

 canary-yellow incurving standards and paler falls, with a conspicuous 

 deep yellow beard. 



To Bhodorhiidron ' Lady Clementine \Yalsh ' (votes, unanimous),, 

 from Messrs. John Waterer, Bagshot. Very pale pink, medium-sized, 

 well-shaped flowers, spotted with green on the upper segment. The 

 truss is large and very compact. 



To Double Begonia ' Masterpiece ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Blackmore and Langdon, Twerton-on-Avon, Bath. Large substantial 

 rich crimson flowers with smooth petals. 



To Double Begonia 1 Professor Lanciani ' (votes, S for, 4 against) r 

 from Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon. A vigorous variety with bright 

 salmon-coloured flowers. 



To Double Begonia ' Miss Dorothy Hardwick ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. Blackmore and Langdon. A bold Hollyhock-shaped flower 

 of a pale shell-pink colour, the petals slightly frilled. 



To Iris orientalis ' Snow Queen ' (votes, 6 for), from Messrs. Barr> 

 Covent Garden. A slender-growing Iris with deep-green sword-shaped 

 leaves and white flowers ; the basal half of the falls is greenish yellow. 



To Sjxira.r is 1 Five King' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. \Yallace,. 

 Colchester. A dwarf bulbous plant with small Iris-like leaves six inches 

 long. Closely allied to the lxias. Flowers nearly two inches across, 

 borne in pairs on slender stems a foot long. The centre is rich yellow, 

 with a deep-maroon zone edged with brownish red. 



Other Exhibits. 



E. M. Mundy, Esq., Shipley Hall, Derby (gr. Mr. J. C. Tallack), sent 

 some hybrid St reptocarpus bearing an abundance of flowers. 



From Rev. J. F. Anderson, Carham Vicarage, Coldstream, N.B., came 

 flowers of Cytisus scoparius Andreanus raised from seed. They were 



