FLORAL COMMITTEE, JULY 14. 



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To Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, for a group of hardy 

 flowers. 



To Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. R. Hartland & Son, Cork, for double tuberous 

 Begonias. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, for a group of shrubs 

 and hardy plants. 



To Messrs. R. Wallace & Co., Colchester, for a group of 

 Calochorti and Lilies. 



To Mr. W. Rumsey, Waltham Cross, for Roses. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for Sweet Peas. 



To Mr. F. C. Foster, Havant, for Sweet Peas. 

 First Class Certificate. 



To Adiantum Bessonianum (votes, unanimous), from James 

 O'Brien, Esq., Harrow-on-the-Hill. A vigorous growing variety 

 of good habit, somewhat similar to A. Pacotti. Fronds deep 

 green and slightly fringed. 



To Lilium concolor (votes, 7 for, 6 against), from Messrs. R. 

 Wallace & Co., Colchester. A dwarf variety of slender growth. 

 Leaves small, lanceolate, light green. Small orange scarlet 

 flowers spotted with crimson. 



To Clethra canescens (votes, 16 for), from Messrs. J. Yeitch & 

 Sons. A rare and very handsome free-flowering, hardy shrub ; 

 with deep green lanceolate leaves. Flowers small, borne on long 

 racemes ; pure white and sweetly scented. 



To Didymocarpus malayanus (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons. A very pretty new species. A stove 

 or greenhouse plant of dwarf habit with ovate leaves, the central 

 portion of which is glaucous, running to a deep green towards the 

 edges and covered all over with silvery hairs. The pale yellow 

 tubular flowers are borne in clusters of two or three on peduncles 

 3 or 4 inches high. 



Award of Merit. 

 To Carnation 'Alice Mills ' (votes, unanimous), from E. C. 

 Sharpin, Esq., Bromham Road, Bedford. Flowers yellow, 

 striped and edged with deep rosy red. A grand variety. 



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