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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, for a group of hardy 

 plants, consisting largely of Narcissus Horsfieldi, Bam con- 

 spicus, sulphureus plenus, and poeticus ornatus. Also Irises, 

 Muscari botryoides alba, Anemones, Primula Sieboldi Zephir, 

 Gladioli, and very fine Freesias. 



To Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for a group of 

 Narcissi, Tulips, Irises, Tritelias, Muscari, Anemones, &c. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Hugh Low & Co., Clapton, for a group of hard- 

 wooded greenhouse plants, conspicuous amongst them being 

 Azaleas, Eriostemons, Boronia heterophylla, Chorozemas, 

 Tremandras, Hibbertia Eeidii, Ericas, and Polygalas. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a group of hardy 

 trees and shrubs, including Cytisus Scoparius Andreanus and 

 Cytisus purpureus pendulus, worked as standards on Laburnum 

 stocks about 7 feet high, and beautiful bushes of Chionanthus 

 virginicus (Fringe-tree), carrying an immense number of clusters 

 of pure white flowers. Also Rhodora canadensis and some fine 

 examples of Acer (Negundo) variegata. 



To Mr. R. Dean, Ranelagh Road, Ealing, for a group of 

 seedling Polyanthus. 



To Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, N., for a 

 group of Clivias, Rhododendrons, and Hippeastrums (Amaryllis). 



To Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, for a collection of cut Roses, 

 containing very good blooms of Catherine Mermet, The Bride, 

 Ethel Brownlow, Niphetos, and Souvenir d'un Ami. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. B. Ladhams, Shirley, Southampton, for a very pretty 

 group of hardy flowers, in which were superb examples of the 

 new large-flowered Pink Ernest Ladhams, Doronicums, Spiraea 

 astilboides, Aubrietia Leichtlini, Fritillarias, and Alpine Auri- 

 culas. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Iris (Oncocyclus) Helenaa (votes, 8 for), from H. J. Elwes, 

 Esq., Colesborne, Andoversford. A magnificent variety, intro- 

 duced from Syria. Standards broad, deep purple ; falls maroon, 

 with a darker base (fig. 4). 



