FLORAL COMMITTEE, JUNE 20. 



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A. H. Srnee, Esq., The Grange, Wallington, Surrey (gr. Mr. 

 C. W. Cummins), exhibited flowers of single and semi-double 

 Delphiniums. 



F. W. Moore, Esq., Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, sent cut 

 blooms of Ismene longipetala, Lilium Martagon album, Alstrce- 

 meria Diazi, and Dicentra chrysantha. The Committee desired 

 to see the last-named again. 



Mr. C. G. Van Tubergen, Haarlem, sent cut flowers of 

 some new varieties of Liliums named Marhan G. F. Wilson, 

 Marhan Frank Miles, and Marhan Max Leichtlin. 



Lilium Marhan is a hybrid between L. Martagon $ and 

 L. Hansoni $. The name "Marhan" is obtained by joining 

 the first syllable of Martagon to the first syllable of Hansoni. 



Messrs. F. Sander & Co., St. Albans, exhibited Maranta 

 Leonioe, and Aristolochia gigas Sturtevantii carrying a large 

 flower. 



Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, sent a group of Tuberous 

 Begonias with distinctly marked foliage, Gloxinias, and Gerbera 

 Jamesonii. 



Mr. G. Fry, Lewisham, exhibited cut blooms of several 

 varieties of Carnations. 



Mr. E. C. Goble, Monkton Street, Ryde, I. W., sent a group of 

 seedling Carnations, Madame de Falbe and Solent Queen being 

 very noticeable. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited a group of rare 

 hardy flowering shrubs, including Zenobia (Andromeda ) speciosa 

 cassina? folia, bearing white flowers; Notospartium Carmich&liaB, 

 its small pink flowers being carried on rush-like twigs ; and Escal- 

 lonia Philippiana, a neat small-leaved species bearing bell-shaped 

 white flowers in abundance. 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, exhibited Zonal Pelar- 

 gonium Madame Jules Chretien. Flowers red, pink eye. 



Prize. 



Class 5. — Six single and six double or semi-double Delphi- 

 niums, distinct, one spike of each. Amateurs. First prize, 

 Kelway Silver Medal, to Joseph Brutton, Esq., Yeovil (gr, Mr 

 A. Crossman). 



