CCXXxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Mr. R. Forster, Nunhead Cemetery, S.E., for Chrysanthemums. 

 To Mr. J. Russell, Richmond, S.W., for foliage plants. 

 To Messrs. John Waterer, Bagshot, for Conifers. 



Award of Merit. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Harry Shrimpton ' (votes, unanimous), 

 from Mr. Seward, Hanwell. A vigorous variety with rather narrow, 

 drooping, bronze-yellow petals with a paler reverse. 



To Incurved Chrysanthemum ' Mrs. J. Seward ' (votes, 13 for, 4 

 against), from Mr. Seward. Large shapely canary-yellow flowers. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum 'S. T. Wright ' (votes, 13 for, 4 against), 

 from Messrs. Wells, Earls wood. A splendid variety with long, broad, 

 drooping, crimson petals with a golden reverse. 



To Tree Carnation 1 Duchess of Portland ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate. . Pale salmon-pink sweet-scented flowers 

 with slightly fringed petals. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Kalanchoe marmorata (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Veitch, 

 Chelsea. The plant exhibited was about 4 feet 6 inches high, and con- 

 sisted of a single stout glaucous stem furnished with thick opposite green 

 leaves mottled with red. The long tube-shaped white flowers similar to 

 those of Nicotiana sylvestris are borne in terminal corymbs. 



Other Exhibits. 



Lady Wantage, Lockinge Park, Wantage (gr. Mr. Fyfe), sent flowers 

 of Ipomcea rubro-ccerulca. The Committee asked to see it again. 



Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton (gr. Mr. Jas. 

 Hudson, V.M.H.), sent Dahlias and Mesembryanthcmum roseum elegans. 



F. D. Lambert, Esq., Moor Hall, Cookham (gr. Mr. J. Fulford) sent 

 a small group of Begonia ' Gloire de Lorraine Turnford Hall.' 



From Mrs. Lancaster, The Rookery, St. Mary Cray, came large 

 handsome fruits of Holbocllia (Stauntonia) latifolia, a free-growing 

 climber, with deep green leathery leaves. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, sent hardy flowers. 



Mr. Godfrey, Exmouth, sent Zonal Pelargonium ' Duchess of 

 Cornwall.' 



Mr. Barnard, 151 The Grove, Hammersmith, exhibited a splendid 

 selection of coloured photographs of flowers. 

 Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, sent foliage plants. 

 Messrs. Peed, West Norwood, sent Begonias. 

 Chrysanthemums were exhibited by : — 



1. Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P., Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames 

 (gr. Mr. H. Perkins). 



2. J. Colman, Esq., Gatton Park, Reigate (gr. Mr. W. Bound). 



3. G. W. Bird, Esq., Manor House, West Wickham (gr. Mr. H. 

 Ridden). 



4. H. Hoskier, Esq., Coney Hill, Hayes Common, Kent. 



