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W. Nicholson, Esq., Basing Park, Alton (gr. Mr. W. Smyth), 

 submitted cut blooms of Azalea Faja and A. Bink variegata. 

 The Committee asked to see a plant of the last named. 



Sir W. Eden, Bart., Windlestone Hall, Ferry Hill (gr. Mr. J. 

 Bethell), sent some pretty flowering shoots of Bougainvillaea 

 fastuosa. 



From F. E. Eobinson, Esq., Blagdon House, Sneyd Park, 

 Bristol (gr. Mr. Ambrose), came cut examples of perpetual- 

 flowering Carnation Blagdon Surprise. 



H. Balderson, Esq., Corner Hall, Hemel Hempstead, sent cut 

 blooms of single Primula Baldersoni. 



F. W. Moore, Esq., Botanic Gardens, Glasnevin, exhibited 

 some very fine cut flowers of Lachenalia Nelsoni and Ehododen- 

 dron arboreum verum. 



From Mr. Lynch, Botanic Gardens, Cambridge, came flowers 

 of Tulipa Kaufmanniaua, a new and pretty variety. 



M. L. Duval, Versailles, France, exhibited several very fine 

 varieties of Vriesias. 



Mrs. H. McEonald, Northgate, Chichester, sent small plants 

 of seedling Aucubas. 



Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, exhibited a small group 

 of interesting hardy shrubs and flowers, in which were Azalea 

 carminata splendens, a dwarf free-flowering variety with bright 

 red flowers ; Ehododendron racemosum, a very dwarf variety 

 with clusters of white flowers tinged with pink towards the 

 edges of the petals ; and very fine plants of Shortia galacifolia, 

 having pretty bell-shaped white flowers. 



Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, staged cut blooms 

 of Carnation Mrs. H. Cannell and Zonal Pelargonium New 

 Life. 



Mr. J. H. Witty, Superintendent of Nunhead Cemetery, S.E., 

 exhibited an arrangement of flowers suitable for table and other 

 decorative purposes. 



Messrs. De Graaff, Leyden, Holland, sent blooms of the pretty 

 little Scilla sibirica alba. 



Messrs. Hubert & Mauger, Guernsey, sent some good bunches 

 of Anemones. 



Mr. H. Elliott, Stourvale, Christchurch, Hants, exhibited 

 Eichardia aethiopica gigantea, a strong-growing variety, and some 

 good examples of Freesias. 



