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J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. Plant of graceful habit, narrow 

 green leaves, margined and variegated with creamy-white. 



To Rose (H.P.) Silver Queen (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. W. Paul & Son, Waltham Cross ; bearing good-sized full 

 blooms of a delicate salmon-pink. 



Award of Merit. 

 To Pansy Golden Crown (votes, unanimous), from Mr. P. 

 Dean, Ealing. A bedding variety, producing large flowers of a 

 rich golden-yellow colour, with a deep purple blotch in the 

 centre. 



To Mimulus grandis (votes, unanimous), from Mr. R. Dean. 

 Plant lifted from the open ground, and bearing flowers of a very 

 bright crimson colour. 



'Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Ryder & Son, The Nursery, Sale, Manchester, sent 

 a group of new varieties of Primula Sieboldi, viz., Maiden's 

 Blush, Distinction, Champion, Beauty, and Snowfiake, besides 

 a varied selection of older varieties, forming a pleasing and 

 bright display. 



An interesting group of Hardy Flowers was sent from the 

 Royal Gardens, Kew, consisting of several species of Ophrys, 

 early Iris, Narcissus Bernardi, and Lotus peliorhynchus. 



Messrs. Paul & Son, "Old" Nurseries, Cheshunt, sent an 

 interesting collection of Alpine Plants — a pan of Trillium 

 grandiflorum, in full flower, being noteworthy. Ramondia 

 pyrenaica was also in good condition. 



ORCHID COMMITTEE. 



Dr. Maxwell T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair, and eight 

 members present. 

 The event of the meeting was the debut of the beautiful 

 hybrid raised by Mr. John Seden at the nurseries of Messrs. 

 Jas. Veitch & Sons, by crossing Cattleya Mossise with Lrelia 

 (Brassavola) Digbyana. The plant exhibited bore a beautiful 

 flower, quite distinct in form from any other known Orchid. 

 Its flowers are six inches across, the sepals and petals clear 

 pale-rose; the labellum, whose front lobe is almost circular, 

 having the edge beautifully cut and fringed, the fringe being of 



