CXXVi PROCEEDINGS OP THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Mr. H. B. May, Dyson's Lane Nursery, Upper Edmonton, 

 for a collection of Ferns, containing well-grown plants of 

 Adia'ntum Reginas, A. scutum roseum, Pteris cretica nobilis, 

 Gymnogramma Alstoni, G. schizophylla gloriosa, &e. 



First Class Certificate. 

 To Carex variegata (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons. A useful plant for table decoration ; leaves 

 grass-like, and with a broad white midrib. 



To Pteris leptophylla princeps (votes, six for, five against), 

 from Mr. H. B. May. A bold, robust-growing kind, of graceful 

 habit. 



Award of Merit. 



To Chrysanthemum (Anemone) M. Charles Lebocqz (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. A 

 charming variety ; guard florets of a buff-yellow colour. 



To Chrysanthemum (Japanese) Eynsford White (votes 

 unanimous), from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons — bearing hand- 

 some pure white flowers. 



To Chrysanthemum (Anemone) M. Pankoucke (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. Deep brownish-red 

 flowers. 



To Chrysanthemum (Japanese- Anemone) Nelson (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. A good addition 

 to its class ; flowers of a dull rose colour. 



The same flower was also shown by Mr. G. Stevens, nursery- 

 man, Putney, and received a similar award. 



To Chrysanthemum (Japanese-reflexed) W. Neville (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. Colour, buff- 

 yellow. 



To Chrysanthemum (Japanese) Stanstead Surprise (votes, 

 five for, one against), from Messrs. John Laing & Sons, The 

 Nurseries, Forest Hill. An English-raised seedling ; flowers of 

 a cherry-rose colour. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. G. Wythes, Syon House Gardens, Brentford, sent a 

 remarkably well-flowered plant of Hymenocallis macrostephana. 



Mr. R. Dean, Ealing, sent Seedling Pentstemons, to show the 

 rich colours to be obtained from a good selection* 



