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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



F. R. Robinson, Esq., Blagdon House, Sneyd Park, Bristol 

 (gr. Mr. A. Ambrose), sent a good white Tree Carnation named 

 Blagdon Surprise. 



Mr. J. O'Brien, Harrow-on-the-Hill, showed Cyrtanthus 

 Tuckii. 



Mr. G. May, Teddington, sent a group of Carnations. 



Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham, sent a group of Pelargoniums. 



TEMPLE SHOW. 



Flobal Committee, May 23, 1894. 



W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and nineteen members 

 present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



First Class Certificate. 



To Datura chlorantha (votes, unanimous), from J. T. Bennett- 

 Poe, Esq., 29 Ashley Place, S.W. Plant of dwarf habit, with 

 large bright green ovate leaves and clear canary-yellow trumpet- 

 shaped flowers. 



To Alstrcemeria pelegrina alba (votes 11 for, 2 against), from 

 J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq. (for description see page lxiv.). 



To Begonia platanaefolia decora (votes, unanimous), from 

 MM. Linden, Brussels. A distinct variety, with deeply lobed 

 leaves of a glaucous grey hue on a green ground with prominent 

 green veins. 



To Adiantum Claesianum (votes, unanimous), from MM. 

 Linden, Brussels. A very pretty new dwarf variety with light 

 green fronds, the centre of the pinnre glaucous, with streaks of 

 grey radiating to the margins. 



To Cyathea pygmsea (votes, unanimous), from MM. Linden. 

 A Tree Fern with a slender stem, and rich green fronds, deeply 

 cut. 



To Alsophilla Marshalliana (votes, unanimous), from MM. 

 Linden. A graceful Tree Fern of dwarf habit, with long leathery 

 fronds, deeply cut, of a light green colour. 



