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To Clethra arhorea< (votes, 10 for, 4 against), from Messrs. Stuart 

 Low, Enfield. This beautiful greenhouse shrub is a native of Madeira, 

 from whence it was introduced into this country in 1784:. The flowers 

 are white, bell-shaped and five-petaled, and are borne freely in terminal 

 compound racemes. The leaves are oblong, attenuated, lanceolate, 

 glabrous on both surfaces, and serrated. (Fig. 125.) 



To Eschscholtzia ' Mikado Ganiculata ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. W. H. Gardiner, St. Osyth. A very fine variety of this popular 

 hardy annual, having deep fiery-red flowers with prettily crinkled petals. 

 It is said to be the result of crossing the variety ' Mikado ' with 

 E. caniculata rosea. 



To Gladiolus ' Grown Jewel ' (votes, 9 for, 4 against), from Messrs, 

 Kelway, Langport. A very large, handsome variety, of a delicate 

 rose-pink colour with a deep yellow blotch on the lower petal. In the 

 bud state the colour is almost salmon-pink. Spike good. (Fig. 126.) 



To Haemanthus Andromeda (votes, 9 for, 3 against), from E. Gory, 

 Esq. (gr. Mr. Gobb), Duffryn, nr. Gardiff. A very handsome green- 

 house plant, growing about 20 inches high, with a large roundish umbel 

 of small reddish-orange flowers. The leaves are about 18 inches long 

 by 4^ inches broad, light green covered with spots at the base. The 

 base of the flowering stem is also spotted. 



To Lysimachia Henryi (votes, 14 for), from Mr. M. Prichard, 

 Ghristchurch. A pretty creeping, hardy plant from N.W. Ghina, bear- 

 ing numerous heads of deep yellow, open, cup-shaped flowers. Leaves 

 lanceolate. If inches long. 



To Rhododendron x * Glorinda ' (votes, 10 for, 2 against), from 

 Messrs. Veitch, Ghelsea. A warm greenhouse variety of a lovely dull 

 rose-pink colour. It is the result of a cross between R. jasminiflorum 

 carminatum ^ and R. x ' Minerva ' 5. 



To Eose ' Danae ' (votes, unanimous), from Eev. J. H. Pemberton, 

 Havering-atte-Bower. A charming new seedling Hybrid Tea of a 

 creamy-white colour shading to pale apricot. It may be described as 

 a perpetual cluster Eose, and is of branching, bushy habit. It grows 

 about 5 feet high, and is said to be mildew-proof. The period of 

 flowering extends from June to October. 



Other Exhibits. 



Waldorf Astor, Esq., Taplow : Delphinium ' Mrs. W. Astor. ' 



A. G. Bartholomew, Esq., Eeading : Delphinium macrocentron, 



&c. 



Messrs. Bees, Liverpool: Lobelia ' Blue Bees,' &c. 

 J. T. Bennett-Poe, Esq., Gheshunt : Tiveedia coerulea. 

 Messrs. Gutbush, Highgate : Garnations. 

 L. Davidson, Esq., Twyford : Goleus. 



Mr. G. Elliott, Stevenage : Campanula americana and Phlox 

 ' Dainty Dame. ' 



Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery, Guildford : hardy plants. 

 Mr. G. Prosser, Hereford : seedling Pelargoniums. 



