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To Cactus Dahlia ' F. A. Wellesley ' (votes, 13 for), from Mr. Shoe- 

 smith, Woking. Flowers a rich carmine, shading to ruby on the margins 

 of the florets. # 



To Caladium ' Giroud ' (votes, 12 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Bull, 

 Chelsea. Foliage pea-green, with small splashes of cream and deep claret. 

 A very distinct variety. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, sent a collection of Caladiums, chiefly new 

 varieties. 



Messrs. Hugh Low, Enfield, staged a group of Ericas and Statices. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, sent a group of hardy flowers. 



Mr. Amos Perry, Winchmore Hill, staged a group of hardy flowers. 



Mr. Shoesmith, Woking, brought a collection of Cactus Dahlias. 



Messrs. Yeitch, Chelsea, staged Sambucus canadensis and Rosa 

 Wichuraiana ' Myra,' raised from Wichuraiana x 1 Crimson Rambler.' 



Messrs. Barr sent Miscanthus (syn. Eulalia) sinensis zebrina stricta. 



B. Wentworth Vernon, Esq., Stoke Bruerne Park, Towcester (gr. Mr. 

 W. Batchelor) sent eleven varieties of Carnations. 



Owen Turner, Esq., Park Tower, Ipswich, sent Carnations 'Audrey 

 Turner ' and 1 Hawthorne,' both of which the Committee desired to see 

 again. 



A. E. Scott, Esq., Rotherfield Park, Alton, Hants (gr. Mr. W. H. 

 Yates), staged fine sprays of Bhus Cotinus. 



Mr. Geo. Springthorpe, Fosse Road, South Leicester, sent Chrysan- 

 themum maximum in two varieties. 



Messrs. Cannell staged Godctia nana laciniata. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Syon House (gr. Mr. Geo. Wythes, 

 Y.M.H.), sent two varieties of Campanula pyramidalis cjrandiflora. 



Mr. Empson, Holme Chase, Bletchley, sent Carnation 1 Mrs. Broome 

 Giles.' 



Mr. H. B. May, Upper Edmonton, staged Carnation ' Prince of Wales.' 



Floral Committee, September 2, 1902. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Atvard of Merit. 



To Nymphtfa stellata 1 Mrs. Ward ' (votes, 11 for), from Leopold de 

 Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton (gr. Mr. Jas. Hudson, 

 V.M.H.). A very handsome but tender Water-Lily, probably a hybrid 

 between N. stellata and X zanzibarensis. The sweet-scented sub- 

 stantial flowers, with long pointed petals, are of a warm pink suffused 

 with blue 



To Ceanothus ' Indigo' (votes, 10 for, 8 against), from Mrs. W. H. 

 limns, North. Mynims Park, Hatfield (gr. Mr. C. R. Fielder). The flowers 

 of this uncommon ' Blue-bush ' are deeper in colour than those of any 



