FLORAL COMMITTEE, JULY 14. 



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To Sweet Pea ' Lady Grisel Hamilton ' (votes, 15 for), from 

 Mr. H. Eckford, Worn, Salop. A variety with pale lavender 

 flowers. 



To Sweet Pea ' Queen Victoria ' (votes, 9 for, 7 against), from 

 Mr. H. Eckford. Flowers creamy-white, tinged with pink. 



To Sweet Pea 1 Prince Edward ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. H. Eckford. Standards orange-red, wings rose, shaded with 

 purple. 



To Gloxinia 1 Mrs. F. T. Edridge ' (votes, 10 for, 9 against), 

 from Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill. Flowers large, 

 erect ; deep velvety purple, edged with violet. 



To Carnation ' Jim Smyth ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 H. G. Smyth, 21 Goldsmith Street, Drury Lane, W.C. A 

 magnificent border variety with large bright scarlet flowers. 



To Canna 1 Ami Jules Chretien ' (votes, 8 for, 7 against), 

 from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. Large orange 

 scarlet flowers, flushed with salmon pink. 



To C#nna * Aurore ' (votes, 15 for), from Messrs. H. 

 Cannell & Sons. Plant of dwarf habit, with very large bright 

 orange scarlet flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Edwin Bostock, Esq., Tixall Lodge, Tixall, sent a specimen 

 of Frangipanni — Plumeria rubra. 



H.R.H. the Duchess of Albany, Claremont, Esher (gr. Mr. 

 Burrell), sent sprays of a somewhat rare ornamental hardy tree 

 named Pterocarya caucasica. 



J. G. Mortlock, Esq., Meldreth, Royston, Cambs. (gr. Mr. 

 Maurer), sent some Rose trees which had been budded in the 

 last winter, with a view to saving a season, and were now coming 

 into blossom. A very interesting experiment. 



A. Pears, Esq., Spring Grove, Isle worth (gr. Mr. Farr), sent 

 an unnamed Caladium. 



Mr. C. Dymott, Southampton, sent a new late show Pelar 

 gonium, 1 Harry Dymott.' 



Messrs. S. Rogers & Sons, Whittlesea, Peterborough, sent 

 Picotee ' Border Queen.' 



From Messrs. Frewer Bros., Stowmarket, came three varieties 

 of Begonias. 



Messrs. Young & Dobinson, Stevenage, staged a group of 

 flowers. 



