FLORAL COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 12. 



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To Mr. H. Deverill, Cornhill, Banbury, for a group of hardy 

 flowers. 



To Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, for a group of Koses arranged 

 in stands, baskets, and vases. 



Award of Merit. 



To strain of Begonia grandiflora erecta cristata (Tuberous), 

 (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, 

 Dorking (gr. Mr. W. Bain). The large beautifully crested flowers 

 are of various shades of salmon, red, rose, pink, and orange. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Mrs. Wingfield ' (as a 

 decorative variety) (votes, 9 for, 4 against), from Mrs. Wingfield, 

 Ampthill House, Ampthill (gr. Mr. W. J. Empson). Plant of 

 dwarf habit ; very free flowering ; flowers large, soft pink. 



To Veronica Silver Star (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. Jas. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. A very dwarf, compact, free-growing variety 

 with thick, ovate, pale green leaves, broadly margined with 

 creamy-yellow. 



To Nandina domestica (votes, 11 for), from Messrs. Jas. 

 Veitch. An old but very rare plant, native of China and Japan. 

 Its light green compound leaves assume a bright reddish crimson 

 colour in autumn. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum 1 Madame G. Bruant ' (votes, 

 12 for, 2 against), from Messrs. J. K. Pearson, Chilwell, 

 Notts. Flowers very large, the petals long, white shading 

 to yellow, and pinkish purple towards the tips. 



To Marantapicta (votes, 8 for, 4 against), from Mr. W. Bull, 

 Chelsea. A dwarf ornamental plant from Brazil. The leaves 

 are 10 inches long by 3 inches broad, dark green, with olive 

 green markings. (Fig. 127.) 



Other Exhibits. 



The Marquis of Huntly, Orton Longueville, Peterborough 

 (gr. Mr. A. Harding), sent some very fine cones of the Santa 

 Lucia Silver Fir (Abies bracteata). 



Mrs. Parr, The Cedars, Upper Tooting (gr. Mr. J. Stott), sent 

 three varieties of Gloxinias. 



From J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Holmwood, Cheshunt (gr. 

 Mr. Downes), came a very handsome plant of Sarracenia 

 Eblana, the result of a cross between S. flava and S. purpurea, 

 raised at the Glasnevin Botanic Garden. 



