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for out-door culture in these Isles, except in such favoured parts as Devon 

 and Cornwall and the South-west of Ireland. It is, however, well suited 

 for the embellishment of cool conservatories, and if allowed sufficient 

 headroom will develop into good-sized trees. Its habit reminds one of 

 Thujopsis, with flat brown branches clothed with flat glaucous-green 

 leaves, much after the fashion of strong-growing Selaginellas. 



Award of Merit. 



To Border Carnation 1 Mr. Leigh White ' (votes, 13 for), from Lady 

 Ardilaun, St. Anne's, Clontarf, Dublin (gr. Mr. A. Campbell). A delight- 

 fully fragrant, free-flowering variety, with bold shapely white flowers, 

 some ot the petals slightly splashed with pink. 



To Border Carnation ' Cedric ' (votes, 13 for), from Mr. Douglas, 

 Great Bookham. Flowers large, yellow ground, edged and heavily 

 shaded near the centre of the petals with brownish red. 



To Border Carnation 1 Bookham White Clove ' (votes, 15 for, 1 against), 

 from Mr. Douglas. A magnificent variety, with large, pure white, clove - 

 scented flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Earl of Ilchester, Holland House, Kensington (gr. Mr. C. Dixon), 

 sent flowers of Hibiscus Rosa- sinensis brilliantissimus and Eichhornia 

 erassipes. 



Colonel Beddome, F.L.S., West Hill, Putney, sent Campanula 

 peregrina, a native of Asia Minor. 



Miss Richardson, Crown Hill, Devon, sent Pinks. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, sent a small collection of hardy flowers 



Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, sent Crotons. 



Messrs. B. R. Cant, Colchester, sent new Roses. 



Mr. Potten, Cranbrook, sent hardy flowers. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, sent hardy flowers and sprays of flowering 

 shrubs. 



Carnations were exhibited by : — 



1. Lady Ardilaun, Clontarf, Dublin (gr. Mr. A. Campbell). 



2. H. Balderson, Esq., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead. 



3. Mr. Douglas, Great Bookham. 

 1. Mr. Bradley, Peterborough. 



5. Messrs. Phillips & Taylor, Bracknell, Berks. 



Floral Committee at Chiswick, August 12, 1902. 

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



Awards Recommended: — 



Highly Commended. 

 To Phloxes :— 



1. 'Kaiser Wilhehn.' 5. ' Sylphide.' 



2. 1 Regulus.' (). ' Ferdinand Cortez.' 



3. 4 Le Yengeur.' 7. ' Sesostris.' 



4. ' James Fanjuhar.' & 1 Kclaireur.' 

 A descriptive report will be found at p. G1 ( J. 



