FLORAL COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 20. 



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Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Lady Freake, Fulwell Park, Twickenham (gr. Mr. 

 Rickwood), for Carinas. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Pandanus Sanderi (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Sander, St. Albans. A very ornamental plant, with arching 

 leaves 4 feet long, rich green striped with yellow. The spines 

 on the under surface of the midrib are short and stout. 



To Ligustrum Walkeri (votes, 6 for, 3 against), from Messrs. 

 Paul & Son, Cheshunt. An Indian Privet having small twisted 

 or undulated leaves arranged in pairs on wiry stems. It is said 

 to be not hardy, and would be of doubtful utility in a greenhouse. 

 (Fig. 87.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Acer Juhlkei variegata (votes, 9 for, 2 against), from 

 Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt. The deeply divided leaves of this 

 variety are very distinct, striped with creamy white and rose on 

 a green ground. The under surface is a lovely glaucous hue, 

 and the bright red petioles are very showy. 



To Hibiscus totus albus (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Paul. The single flowers are pure white and somewhat larger 

 than those of the well-known H. syriacus. 



To Gynerium argenteum aureum lineatum (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea. This is a dwarf 

 growing variety of the Pampas Grass, with long narrow leaves 

 bordered with yellow. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' May Manser ' (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham. Plant of dwarf, 

 sturdy habit, with large well-formed pure white flowers. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Louis Lemaire ' (votes, 7 for), 

 from Mr. Wells, Redhill. A sport from ' Gustave Grunnerwald,' 

 with orange yellow flowers flushed with bronze. The plant is 

 dwarf, compact, and very free flowering. 



To Populus ontariensis variegata (votes, 7 for, 8 against), 

 from Mr. J. Carter, Willow Bank, Keighley. A vigorous 

 growing Poplar, with large heart-shaped leaves mottled and 

 blotched with yellow on a green ground. 



To Adiantum Faulkneri (votes, unanimous), from T. Roch- 

 ford, Esq., Turnford. A compact, bushy variety, bearing some 



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