FLORAL COMMITTEE, DECEMBER 13. 



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Award of Merit. 



To Chrysanthemum Eobert Owen (Jap. incurved) (votes, 

 unanimous), from Mr. E. Owen, Maidenhead. 



To Chrysanthemum Viscountess Hambleden (Jap. incurved) 

 (votes, unanimous), from Mr. K. Owen, Maidenhead. 



To Chrysanthemum Waban (Jap.) (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. Eobert Owen, Maidenhead. 



To Chrysanthemum Enterprise (Jap. Anem.) (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Mr. Eobert Owen, Maidenhead. Flowers lemon 

 cushion, pink guard-petals. 



To Chrysanthemum Fred Dorner (votes, 15 for, 1 against), 

 from Messrs. J. E. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell. 



To Chrysanthemum Mile. Marie Eecouva (votes, 9 for), 

 from Messrs. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. A useful decorative 

 late-flowering variety. 



To Chrysanthemum Mrs. Eobinson King (votes, unanimous), 

 from the Duke of Sutherland, Trentham Hall (gardener, Mr. 

 P. Blair). A Japanese incurved variety, with canary- coloured 

 flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Syon Gardens, Brentford 

 (gardener, Mr. G. Wythes), sent a large group of decorative 

 Chrysanthemums . 



Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, exhibited Iris Histrio and Nar- 

 cissus monophyllus. 



From Messrs. Pitcher & Manda came eleven varieties of 

 Chrysanthemums, cut blooms, two* of which the Committee 

 desired to see next November : Mrs. Lay and Mrs. E. D. Adams. 



Mr. Eobert Owen, Maidenhead, sent cut blooms of nine 

 varieties of Chrysanthemums, of which four gained Awards of 

 Merit ; and Eleanor D. Smith, Peter Blair, and H. M. Pollett 

 the Committee asked to see again. 



Messrs. J. E. Pearson & Sons, Chilwell, Notts, sent cut 

 blooms of seven varieties of Chrysanthemums. 



Mr. W. Wells, Earlswood, Eedhill, sent flowers of Chrysan- 

 themums Kate Wells and Carrie Wells. 



T. B. Haywood, Esq., Woodhatch Lodge, Eeigate, sent cut 

 blooms of Chrysanthemum E. C. Kingston. 



