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To Rhododendron Souliei (votes, 15 for, 1 against) from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. A beautiful dwarf species collected by Mr. Wilson in 

 Tatien Lu, at an altitude of 9,000-11,000 ft. Leaves elliptic, 2 inches long, 

 dark green above, paler below, in the young state glaucous, revolute in 

 the bud. Petioles and young stems glandular-hairy. Flowers 2 inches 

 across, flat, pale rose, a little deeper towards the edge and on the backs 

 of petals. Style and ovary glandular. Calyx segments \ inch long, 

 ovate, obtuse, glandular ciliate. Has withstood the winter outdoors 

 without protection. (Fig. 89.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Eose ' Lyon ' (votes unanimous). Bushes were shown by Messrs. 

 Kochford, and a standard by Messrs. Low. Flowers, of excellent form, 

 much finer on dwarfs than on the standard, salmon, shading to a yellowish 

 tint at base of petals, sweetly scented. 



To Saxifraga decipiens ' Miss Willmott ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Bakers, Codsall. A variety much like S. decipiens Arkturightii, 

 but of a more decided tone of colour. Rachis and pedicels, tinged with 

 purple, glandular-hairy. Flowers white, marked with purple. The buds 

 are tinged with reddish-purple, and make an effective contrast with the 

 white flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton : Violas. 

 A. Bartholomew, Esq., Reading : Anacyclus formosus. 

 Messrs. Bees, Liverpool : Primulas and Incarvilleas. 

 Mrs. Bischoffsheim, South Audley Street, W. : Single Chrysan- 

 themums. 



Messrs. Brown, Stamford : herbaceous plants. 



Messrs. B. Cant, Colchester : Roses. 



Messrs. F. Cant, Colchester : Roses. 



Messrs. Cannell, Swanley : Pelargoniums, &c. 



Messrs. Cayeux and Le Clerc, Paris : Impatiens x comoricoma. 



Messrs. Carter Page, London Wall : Dahlias, Violas, &c. 



Messrs. Clark, Dover : herbaceous plants. 



C. Elliot, Esq., Stevenage : Myosotis sylvatica 1 Clarence Elliot.' 



Messrs. Heath, Cheltenham : Pelargoniums. 



Mr. H. Hemsley, Crawley : alpines. 



Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : alpines. 



E. J. Johnstone, Esq., Groombridge : Sweet Peas. 



Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, Llangollen : Aubretias, &c. 



Messrs. Low, Enfield : Roses, Carnations, &c. 



W. Meyer, Esq., Kew : Aquilegia hybrida. 



P. Murray-Thompson, Esq., Mealsgate : Primroses. 



W. North Row, Esq., Tiverton : Gardenia from Pondoland East. 



Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt : Cupressus Laiosoniana Westermanni. 



Messrs. Rogers, Basset : Pelargonium 1 J. T. Hamilton.' 



Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond : Cytisus Andreanus prostratus. 



L. Sutton, Esq., Reading : Calceolaria prof usa. 



Messrs. R. Sydenham, Birmingham : Sweet Peas. 



