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Highly Commended. 
Double-flowered Tulips ' Yuurbaak,' ' William III.,' and ' Voltaire.' 
Single-flowered Tulips ' Rosa Mundi,' ' Couleur de Cardinal,' and 
' Cerise Gris de Lin.' 
A descriptive report on Tulips will appear when the trial is completed. 
Floral Committee at Chiswick, May 16, 1900. 
W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and seven members present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Highly Commended. 
Single-flowered Tulips ' Gesneriana Bouton d'Or,' ' Royal White, 
' Picotee,' ' Golden Crown,' and * Summer Beauty.' 
Double-flowered Tulip * Rose Blanche.' 
Darwin Tulips 'Phoecia,' ' Donders,' 'Rev. H. H. Dombrain,' 
' Friiulein Amberg,' ' Auber,' * Gustave Dore,' ' Europe,' ' Mr. Farncombe 
Sanders,' and ' Professor M. Foster.' 
A descriptive report on Tulips will appear when the trial is completed.. 
Floral Committee, Temple Gardens, May 23, 1900. 
W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and twenty-eight members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
The list of Cups and Medals awarded by the Council will be found 
on page xvi. 
Aicard of Merit. 
To Bougainvillea ' Maud Chettleburgh ' (votes, 14 for, 4 against), 
from Colonel Rous, Worstead House, Norwich (gr. Mr. W. Chettleburgh). 
This is perhaps best described as an improvement on B. glabra. It is 
very floriferous, with large brightly coloured bracts. 
To Echium Callithyrsum (votes, unanimous), from the Hon. John 
Boscawen, Tregye, Perranwell, Cornwall. The deep bluish-violet flowers 
of this uncommon Echium are borne in great profusion on very large 
stout spikes. The flowers exhibited were cut from plants growing in the 
open air. 
To double Begonia ' Mrs. Hall' (votes, 12 for), from Messrs. Laing, 
Forest Hill. This is a magnificent variety with large shapely salmon- 
pink flowers, shading to delicate pink in the centre. 
To Border Carnation ' Herbert J. Cutbush' (votes, 9 for, 2 against), 
from Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate. Large bright scarlet substantial 
flowers, but unfortunately almost, if not quite, scentless. 
To Tree Pa?ony 'Lady Sarah Wilson' (votes, 10 for, 2 against), from 
Messrs. Kelway, Langport. The delicately fragrant flowers of this new 
variety are exceptionally large, semi-double, of good form, pink, deeping 
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