lxXXviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, for a group of Eoses. 



To Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, for a group of dwarf- 

 growing Cannas in great variety. 



To Messrs. Dobbie & Co., Eothesay, for a group of herbaceous 

 flowers. 



To Mr. B. Ladhams, Southampton, for a very fine group of 

 unnamed seedling Pinks. 



To Mr. A. Waterer, Knap Hill, for two boxes of unnamed 

 seedling Rhododendrons. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Brodiaea Howelli lilacina (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 R. Wallace & Co., Colchester. A very pretty, free-flowering 

 hardy bulbous plant. Flowers borne in umbels, colour bluish- 

 lilac tipped with white. 



To Eremurus robustus (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons. Flowers borne on spikes 8 to 9 feet in height, 

 the upper half covered with lovely soft pink blooms from 1 to 2 

 inches in diameter. The plant is hardy, but the young growth 

 is very liable to be killed by frost in early spring, and then the 

 whole plant usually dies. 



Award of Merit. 



To Border Carnation Nabob (votes, unanimous), from 

 Martin R. Smith, Esq., Hayes Common (gr. Mr. Blick). Flowers 

 large, of good substance ; colour pale terra-cotta. 



To Border Carnation Her Grace (votes, unanimous), from 

 Martin R. Smith, Esq. Flowers large, of good form, and of a 

 pretty shade of pink. 



To Clove- scented Carnation Admiration (votes, unanimous), 

 from the Duke of Marlborough, Blenheim, Woodstock (gr. Mr. 

 Whillans). Flowers very large ; colour rich golden yellow. 



To Brodiaea ixioides erecta (votes, 13 for), from Messrs. R. 

 Wallace & Co. A distinct and handsome variety, with clear 

 golden yellow flowers. 



To Paeony Margaret Attwood (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. R. Wallace & Co. Flowers semi-double, white with 

 yellow disc. 



To Paeony The Mikado (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. R. 

 Wallace & Co. A distinct single-flowered variety, with large, 



