FLORAL COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 13. 



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Award of Merit. 



To Decorative Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Joseph Lowe ' (votes, 11 for, 

 5 against) from Mr. Shawyer, Cranford, Hounslow. A sturdy, much 

 branched and remarkably floriferous variety, with shapely rich canary- 

 yellow flowers, composed of narrow petals finer than those of the variety 

 named ' Carrie ' certificated September 23. 



Other Exhibits. 



W. J. Woods, Esq., Swathling, Southampton, sent Rosa polyantha 

 • W. H. Lavavasseur.' 



J. Bradshaw, Esq., The Grange, Southgate (gr. Mr. G. Whitelegg), 

 sent flowers of Hclianthus 'Yellow Prince,' said to be a cross between 

 H. tomcntosus and H. decapetalus. 



From Mrs. Watson, Ccombe Road, Croydon, came flowers of an 

 uncommon plant grown from seed gathered in Uganda, Central Africa. 

 The plant has trifoliate glaucous leaves, set on long petioles, and bears 

 stiff racemes of greenish-yellow flowers reminding one somewhat of an 

 Erythrina. It was considered to be probably Crotolaria Cunninghamii, 

 introduced from Central Australia in 1869. The specimen was subse- 

 quently submitted to Dr. Rendle, who was kind enough to examine it 

 carefully, and afterwards reported : " The resemblance to C. Cunninghamii 

 is striking in the plate (Bot. Mag. tab. 5770), but less so in the type 

 specimen of the species which we have at the British Museum. . . . 

 Your plant is quite distinct from the Australian. ... I think it is 

 almost certainly C. agatiflora, Schweinf . Material for comparison is not 

 extensive, but points decidedly to the inclusion of your specimen in this 

 species which is also from East Tropical Africa." — A. B. R. 



Mr. Bona, Deanscrook, Elgin, N.B., sent Carnation 'Baden Powell.' 



Mr. Surman, Bromley Road, Beckenham, sent early flowering 

 Chrysanthemums. 



Mr. Mortimer, Farnham, sent Cactus Dahlias. 



Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, sent a small plant of Maranta tigrina. The 

 Committee asked to see this again with M. zebrina for comparison. 



Mr. Treseder, Cardiff, sent Pompon Cactus Dahlias. 



Mr. Johnson, Wooton, I. W., sent Cactus Dahlias. 



Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea, sent a plant of Aconitum Wilsoni bearing 

 some resemblance to A. autumnale. 



Mr. Seward, Han well, sent Japanese Chrysanthemums. 



Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, sent Carnations. 



Messrs. Peed, West Norwood, sent hardy flowers. 



Floeal Committee, at Chiswick, October 13, 1902. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Award of Merit to each of the following Asters. 



1. A. 'Calliope.' 5. A. 'Cordelia.' 



2. A. ' Ariadne.' 6. A. cordifolius clegans. 



3. A. ' Elsie Perry.' 7. A. acris nanus. 



1. A. 1 Coombe Fishacre Bright- 8. A. vimineus ' Delight.' 

 ness.' 



