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Bronze Banhsian Medal. 



To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 

 To Miss Dixon, Edenbridge, for Tulips and Hyacinths. 

 To Mr. Prichard, Christchurch, for alpine plants. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Fcltham, for alpine plants. 

 To Messrs. Wills & Segar, S. Kensington, for Carnations and 

 Cyclamen. 



Award of Merit. 



To Crocus biflorus Alexandri (votes, 18 for), from Messrs. Barr, 

 Covent Garden. A handsome variety of C. biflorus. The interior 

 of the flower is white, the back of each outer segment is deep purple- 

 violet with a narrow white margin, the inner segments have only a 

 small patch of purple towards the base of the flower. This is most 

 likely the variety 4 purpurascens of Herbert, Hist. Crocus, Journ. 

 Hort. Soc. Lond. vol. ii. part iv. p. 286. (Fig. 54.) 



To Crocus biflorus 'Lemon Queen' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden. This pale citron-yellow flowered 

 variety is probably a hybrid between C. b. Weldenii and C. chrysan- 

 thus. Forms almost identical with this have appeared in several 

 gardens where these varieties have been grown together. The flower 

 shows traces of the outside freckling of Weldenii and has the black- 

 dotted anther barbs of chrysanthus. The stigma is bright orange. 

 (Fig. 55)- 



To Crocus Imperati albiflos (votes, 9 for, 1 against), from Messrs. 

 Barr, Covent Garden. A variety of C. Imperati with white flowers more 

 or less slightly tinted with purplish-pink. This variety is described 

 and figured in M awe's Monograph Croc. p. 119, and is figured by 

 Herbert in the collection of drawings now in the Lindley Library. 



To Primula malacoides 'Rose Queen' (votes, 17 for, 3 against), 

 from Mrs. Denison (gr. Mr. Gentle), Berkhamsted. This variety 

 has large, magenta-pink flowers with which the mealy white buds 

 make a pleasing contrast. The plants shown were robust and their 

 numerous peduncles each bore 5 to 7 whorls of flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. Box, Lindfield : hardy plants. 



Mr. Braggins, S. Kensington : garden plants. 



Messrs. Cannell, Eynsford : Cinerarias. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : shrubs &c. 



Messrs. Clark, Dover : Polyanthuses. 



Mrs. Fisher, Molesey : paintings. 



The Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery : hardy plants. 



Mr. V. T. Hill, Langford : alpine plants. 



Rev. J. Jacob, Whitewell : Lachenalias. 



Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : rock plants. 



Mr. Lawson, Halifax : pictures of Gloriosa superba. 



Mr. Miller, Wisbech : hardy flowers. 



Miss Ough, Streatham : pictures. 



