NARCISSUS COMMITTEE, APRIL 11. 



CXV 



Class 3— Collection of Daffodils. Open. First Prize, Barr 

 large Silver Medal, to Rev. S. E. Bourne. Second Prize, Barr 

 small Silver Medal, to Mr. Kingsmill. Third Prize, Barr large 

 Bronze Medal, to Rev. G. P. Haydon. Fourth Prize, Barr small 

 Bronze Medal, to J. W. Melles, Esq. 



Nakcissus Committee, Apeil 25, 1893. 



Rev. G. H. Engleheaet in the Chair, and five members 

 present. 



The Rev. W. Wilks read a letter which Messrs. Veitch had 

 sent to him in accordance with the Committee's request for in- 

 formation as to his hybrids at their last meeting. In it Messrs. 

 Veitch say : " They were grown in sandy soil in the open ground 

 and without any protection, and have not been transplanted for 

 three years. They all look strong and healthy. We send you a 

 few more hybrids, which we fear may be over before the next 

 meeting." 



Mr. Wilks reported that he had received the additional 

 hybrids referred to, and had carefully examined them, but that 

 they were all too much faded to bring up to the meeting. He 

 reported of them as follows : — 



1. Charles Dickens $ x Burbidgei $. — Large white perianth, 

 with exceedingly deep orange-red cup. A very fine flower. 



2. Pallidus prascox $ x Burbidgei $ . — No trace of Burbidgei. 

 A very large flower, like an almost white-perianthed Sir Watkin. 



3. Charles Dickens $ x P. precox. — A fine Tridymus of two 

 shades of yellow. 



4. Charles Dickens ? x Moschatus $ . — A very pale Tridymus. 



5. Golden Spur ? x Burbidgei $ . — Straw-coloured perianth, 

 deep yell*w trumpet — reminding one of Sir Watkin. 



6. Obvallaris 2 x Burbidgei cf. — Somewhat smaller than the 

 last, and with darker perianth. 



7. Charles Dickens ? x Golden Spur $ . — A fine Tridymus, 

 pale perianth, large lich-coloured cup, but variable, one spike 

 sent having much smaller self-coloured flowers. 



