FLORAL COMMITTEE, MAY 8. 



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Cannell & Sons, Swanley. A free -flowering variety, with a 

 bright pink corolla ; sepals white, shaded delicate salmon. 



To Dracaena De Smetiana (votes, 11 for, 1 against), from 

 Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway. A very fine 

 decorative plant, with broad leaves which measure 20 inches in 

 length ; colour light green striped with pink. The foliage in a 

 young state is creamy white with pale salmon-red. 



To Rhododendron Purity (votes, 6 for, 4 against), from 

 Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son. A greenhouse variety, with 

 large pure white single flowers. 



To Begonia Lord Milton (votes, 9 for, 4 against), from Messrs. 

 J. Laing & Sons. A very fine double tuberous-rooted variety, 

 with salmon-red flowers. 



To Pelargonium Mrs. W. Wright (votes, 10 for, 2 against), 

 from Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham. A handsome variety, with 

 large soft pink flowers margined white, the upper petals blotched 

 with dark red at the base. 



Other Exhibits. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., Burford, Dorking (gr. Mr. 

 Bain), sent excellent examples of Anthurium burfordense, with 

 a brilliant crimson -coloured spathe ; also several very fine 

 Lilacs. 



From the Duke of Northumberland, Albury Park, Guildford 

 (gr. Mr. Leach), came cut Lilacs and Cercis siliquastrum (Judas 

 tree). 



J. Bateman, Esq., Home House, Worthing, sent a very fine 

 truss of Rhododendron Fortunei. 



F. W. Moore, Esq., Glasnevin, sent cut examples of Hibiscus 

 Hugeli and Portlandia grandiflora. 



From Colonel Halford Thompson, Eastcliff, Teignmouth, 

 came a variety of plants growing in Jadoo fibre, amongst others 

 Fuchsias, Petunias, Chrysanthemums, and Begonias. 



J. H. Arkwright, Esq., Hampton Court, Leominster, sent a 

 white-flowered Carnation. 



G. F. Wilson, Esq., Weybridge, exhibited Rhododendron 

 Mandeo and two varieties of Iris iberica. 



De Barri Crawshay, Esq., Rosefield, Sevenoaks, sent Scilla 

 nutans bracteata. 



