FLORAL COMMITTEE, AUGUST 29. 



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& Co., Colchester. A new and distinct Japanese Lily, with 

 flowers of a beautiful orange-brown colour, spotted with deep 

 orange. Its lanceolate leaves are of a bright green colour (fig. 35). 



To Cornus brachypoda variegata (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. A handsome variety, with 

 lanceolate-elliptic leaves, highly coloured, with irregular silver 

 and pale green blotches. 



To Clerodendron trichotomum (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. A distinct hardy Japanese shrub, 

 with creamy-white flowers and red calyces. The leaves are 

 broadly ovate and deep green. 



Award of Merit. 



To Carnation Mrs. Leopold de Eothschild (votes, 11 for, 1 

 against), from Messrs. de Rothschild, Gunnersbury Park, Acton 

 (gr. Mr. Reynolds). A large, useful, free-blooming variety, of a 

 beautiful salmon-pink colour. 



To Pentstemon Clevelandi (votes, 12 for, 1 against), from Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking. Flowers bright 

 crimson-scarlet, borne on long spikes. 



To Helianthus rigidus Miss Mellish (votes, unanimous), from 

 Rev. W. Wilks, Shirley, Croydon. The flowers of this variety 

 are very large, semi-double, and of a rich golden-yellow colour. 

 Leaves very large and broad. 



To China Rose Duke of York (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 W. Paul & Son. An autumn-blooming variety, with flowers of a 

 deep crimson, shading to rose. 



To Gladiolus Bernice (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Burrell & Co., Cambridge. Flowers distinct, pale yellow in 

 colour, with a deeper throat. 



To Gladiolus Gertrude (votes, 9 for), from Messrs. J. Burrell 

 & Co. Flowers very handsome, with broad segments of a 

 beautiful blush colour, tinged with pink. 



To Gladiolus Orlando (votes, 6 for, 3 against), from Messrs. 

 J. Burrell & Co. Flowers large, deep salmon-red, flaked with 

 purple towards the edges. 



To Gladiolus Cassandra (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Burrell & Co. Large, handsome flowers, of a soft creamy yellow, 

 with a red throat. 



To Cactus Dahlia Lady Penzance (votes, unanimous), from 



