FLORAL COMMITTEE, JUNE 7. 



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To Ixora Westii (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. de Roth- 

 schild, Gunnersbury House (gardener, Mr. J. Hudson). A 

 charming light variety. 



Award of Merit. 



To double Pyrethrum Alfred Kelway (votes, 5 for, 3 against) > 

 from Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport. 



To single Pyrethrum Princess Marie (votes, 11 for), from 

 Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport. 



To Gloxinia The Beacon (votes, 12 for) and G. Ensign (votes, 

 9 for), from J. Donaldson, Esq., Tower House, Chiswick (gar- 

 dener, Mr. T. Bones). 



To Carnation Yellow Queen (votes, 12 for), from J. Donald- 

 son, Esq. 



To Gladiolus byzantinus albus (votes, 7 for, 4 against), from 

 the Rev. E. Arkwright, Seymour Street. A hardy white form of 

 G. byzantinus. The flowers had been grown in the open air in 

 Mr. Wilks's garden at Shirley. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. Frisby, Worden Hall Gardens, Preston, exhibited a 

 basket of a very dwarf Tagetes, Little Gem. 



Mrs. Robb, Chitley Farm, Liphook, brought Solanum crispum 

 and Cytisus scoparius Moonlight, the latter being a creamy- 

 yellow-flowered variety. 



Messrs. de Rothschild, Gunnersbury House, Acton (gardener, 

 Mr. J. Hudson), exhibited a fine stand of Ixoras Westii and Fraseri 

 (cut blooms). 



Mr. G. Yeld, Clifton, York, sent several hybrid Irises 

 and Hemerocallis Apricot. 



Prizes. 



Class 1. — Twelve Hardy Rhododendrons, three trusses each, 

 distinct. Amateurs. First Prize, Silver Flora Medal and j£1, to 

 His Grace the Duke of Northumberland, Syon House (gardener, 

 Mr. Wythes), Second Prize, 15s., to the Earl of Dysart, Ham 

 House, Richmond (gardener, Mr. Sage). 



Class 7. — Six Single and Six Double Pyrethrums, three 

 blooms of each. Amateurs. First Prize, Kelway Silver Medal, 

 to Lord Wimborne, Canford Manor (gardener, Mr. Crasp). 



