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the edges. The upper lobe is blotched with greenish yellow. The 

 salmon tinge in this flower is quite a new colour in Azaleas. 



To Rhododendron suhlanceolatum (votes, 8 for), from Mr. E. C. 

 Notcutt, Woodbridge. Flowers large, about 4 inches across, clear 

 pink with markings of a darker shade on the upper lobe, borne in heads, 

 mostly of three. The short pedicels and the edges of the calyx are 

 covered with long downy hairs. The leaves are small, ovate-lanceolate 

 in shape, 2 inches long by f inch broad. The plant is a Japanese 

 species, and is not quite hardy in this country. (Fig. 115.) 



To Haherlea Ferdinandi Cohurgii (votes, 10 for), from Mr. G. 

 Eeuthe, Keston, Kent. This new alpine comes from the Balkans, 



Fig. 116. — Lewisia Cotyledon. {Gardeners' Chronicle.) 



and has large flowers borne three or four on a scape, of a pale lilac 

 colour, with a very hairy white throat spotted with golden yellow. 

 The tube of the corolla is violet on the upper side, and much lighter 

 underneath. The calyx and pedicels are hairy, and the foliage large. 

 The plant is in every way larger than H. rliodopensis, and is a 

 stronger grower. 



To Lewisia Cotyledon (votes, unanimous), from Mr. G. EeutliQ, 

 Keston, Kent. This interesting plant is the most beautiful of its genus, 

 y It was raised from seeds sent from Klondyke and has proved perfectly 

 hardy on an exposed rockery in this country for the last four years. 

 The flowers are about 1^ inch across, white, with a broad band of 



