clvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, for Daffodils and Tulips. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Mr. C. Bourne, Bletchley, for Daffodils and Tulips. 

 Award oj Merit. 



To Narcissus ' Horace ' (votes 8 for, o against) for garden purposes 

 and for cutting, from Messrs. Barr. A well-known Poeticus variety 

 that carries its white, crimson-crowned flowers on tall stems. 



To Narcissus * Cleopatra ' (votes, 9 for, o against) for garden 

 purposes, from Messrs. Barr. Received A.M. April 21, 1902. 



To Narcissus ' Bedouin ' (votes, 7 for, o against) for garden 

 purposes and for cutting, from Messrs. Barr. A beautiful bicolor 

 Incomparabilis variety, with white perianth and oraiige-yellow crown ; 

 of fine size and substance. 



To Narcissus ' Josine ' (votes 7 for, i against) for garden purposes, 

 from Messrs. E. H. Krelage, Haarlem, Holland. A charming Trumpet 

 Daffodil, of fine form ; the neatly-frilled trumpet is white and the 

 perianth light primrose. 



To Tulip ' Pelican ' (votes, 7 for, o against), from Messrs. Van 

 Waveren & Kruyff, Sassenheim, Holland. A fine pure white sport 

 from the popular ' La Reine.' 



To Tulip ' Ibis ' (votes, 6 for, i against), from Messrs. Van Waveren 

 and Kruyff. A large variety, with bold, rounded, red flowers, shaded 

 with rose ; white base, yellow stamens, and black anthers. 



To Tulipa stellata (votes, 7 for, o against), from Messrs. Barr. 

 A pretty, slender-stemmed Tulip, with glaucous-green, wavy leaves, 

 and yellow flowers that are flushed with red on the outside of the three 

 outer segments. The Kew authorities consider that T. stellata, as 

 shown by Messrs. Barr, is T. chrysantha Boissier. 



Narcissus and Tulip Committee, May 5, 1914. 

 Mr. E. A. Bowles in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



The motion of which notice was given at the previous meeting 

 was brought forward and carried. Mr. Adams consequently with- 

 drew his proposals. The Hon. Sec. was requested to prepare voting 

 papers and send them to members of committee, requesting their 

 prompt return with lists of twenty varieties under the several headings. 

 [This was done, and at a subsequent special meeting the votes were 

 checked and the twenty leading varieties in each group with the 

 exception of the Exhibition varieties were placed in order according 

 to the votes received, see p. clvii.] 

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Gold Medal. 



To Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, for a large collection of Tuhps, 

 chiefly Darwin and other May-flowering varieties. 



