CXXVi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Begonia Picotee (votes, 6 for, 2 against), from Messrs. J. 

 Laing & Sons. Very pale yellow with pink-edged petals ; very 

 pretty. 



To Begonia Lady Gertrude (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. J. 

 Laing & Sons. Rosy pink, pale centre. 



To Begonia Bertha McGregor (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. J. Laing & Sons. A Foliage Begonia of the Rex type, 

 with dark green leaves margined with silver. 



To Gladiolus Mr. Hobhouse (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Kelway & Son, Langport. Deep rosy salmon. 



To Gladiolus Private Secretary (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Kelway & Son. Pink. 



To Gladiolus Mr. MacAlister (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Kelway & Son. Pale yellow. 



To Phlox Eclaireur (votes, 8 for, 1 against), from Messrs. 

 Paul & Son, Cheshunt. Deep purplish rose, pale centre. 



To Phlox Le Soleil (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. Paul & Son, 

 Cheshunt. A fine variety, with large rosy-pink flowers, light 

 centre. 



To Phlox Michael Cervantes (votes, 6 for, 2 against), from 

 Messrs. Paul & Son. Blush, rose centre. 



To Coleus Distinction (votes, unanimous), from Mr. J. 

 Morris, Acton. A very dark dwarf and sturdy variety. 



To Carnation Mrs. Leopold de Rothschild (votes, unanimous), 

 from Messrs. de Rothschild, Gunner sbury Park, Acton (gardener, 

 Mr. G. Reynolds). Good habit; yellow flowers, clove-scented. 



To Begonia Princess Beatrice (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading. A dwarf bedding variety ; 

 small leaves and very free flowering. It looked very handsome 

 as planted in the bed at Chiswick this summer. 



To Begonia multiflora L'Avenir (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. 

 Vilmorin, Paris. A handsome variety with medium-sized double 

 flowers, deep scarlet ; free bloomer, dwarf habit. 



To Begonia Louise Robert (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. Vil- 

 morin. About nine inches high ; large semi-double flowers, deep 

 rose, pale rose centre. 



To Begonia Mme. Louis Urban (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. 

 Vilmorin. Dwarf, hardly more than six inches high ; very 

 dark foliage ; flowers nodding, very double, over two inches 

 across, deep rose-pink ; a good variety. 



