FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
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Award of Merit. 
To Campanula ' Fleur de Neige ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. G. W. Miller, 
Wisbech. A remarkably good double white variety of Campanula persicifolia. 
It should be very valuable for market work. 
To Delphinium ' Sunshine ' (votes 7 for, 2 against), from Mr. W. E. Samuel, 
Wrexham. The large pale-blue mauve-shaded flowers of this variety are borne 
in a fine bold spike. The eye is dark and more broken than in some varieties. 
To Delphinium ' Welshman ' (votes 8 for, 3 against), from Mr. W. E. Samuel, 
Wrexham. The spikes of this variety are very tall and handsome. The flowers 
are slightly smaller than those of the variety mentioned above, and are pale 
blue splashed with mauve. The eye is dark and very conspicuous. 
To Dianthus ' Ella ' (votes 11 for), from S. Morris, Esq., Norwich. A single 
white Pink of excellent form with a dark-crimson centre. 
To Lilium x ' Mrs. R. O. Backhouse ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace, 
Tunbridge Wells. This tall handsome Lily is the result of a cross made by the 
late Mrs. Backhouse between Lilium Martagon and L. Hansoni. It is of robust 
habit and grows five or six feet high. The flowers are reflexed and of a buff 
colour spotted with crimson. The stamens are brown and the backs of the 
segments are tinted with pink. 
To Philadelphus burfordensis (votes unanimous), from Sir William Lawrence, 
Bt., Burford. This beautiful free-flowering variety is a sport from Philadelphus 
' Virginale.' Its flowers are white and very large. 
To Philadelphus 'Girandole' (votes 10 for), from Sir William Lawrence, Bt., 
Burford. An excellent double white variety raised by M. Lemoine. It is 
very floriferous. 
To Phytolacca clavigera (votes unanimous), from Mr. A. Perry, Enfield. 
A handsome hardy herbaceous plant bearing dense racemes of small pink flowers 
with green centres. The plant throws out numerous side shoots, and has very 
attractive foliage. 
To Rhododendron discolor (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace, Tunbridge 
Wells. A new Chinese species which has proved to be perfectly hardy, and is 
of great value for hybridizing on account of its late-flowering habit. It is beauti- 
fully scented, and the widely open white flowers are borne in trusses of eight or 
nine. The outside of the flowers is tinted with pink. 
To Rose ' Mrs. Hornby Lewis ' (votes 7 for), from Mr. E. J. Hicks, Twyford. 
A large and very fragrant hybrid Tea variety. The colour is cream tinged 
with apricot. 
To Rose ' The Premier ' (votes 6 for, 1 against), from Messrs. G. Paul, Ches- 
hunt. This beautiful floriferous rose is a hybrid of Rosa lucens. It bears large 
clusters of semi-double white flowers tinted with pink when first opening. The 
stamens are golden and add to the attractiveness of the blooms. The foliage 
is shiny, and the long arching branches which the plant throws up render it 
ideal for the wilder parts of the garden. 
To Streptocarpus ' Mauve Queen ' (votes 9 for, 2 against), from Messrs. 
Cuthbert, Southgate. The flowers of this variety are very large, measuring 
nearly 4 inches across. The colour is a charming shade of violet-mauve, and 
the throat is white. 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Mr. W. E. Samuel, Wrexham, for Delphiniums. 
Other Exhibits : — 
Messrs. Ballington, Matlock : Delphiniums. 
Messrs. Boekee, Leiden : Delphinium ' Mauve Queen.' 
Messrs. Clark, Dover : Ozothamnus rosmarinifolius . 
G. Hall, Esq., Alton : Carnation ' Mrs. Goodwyn Hall.' 
Mary, Countess of Ilchester, Dorchester : Pittosporum daphniphylloides . 
Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : hardy plants. 
D. Mappin, Esq., Hartfield : Delphiniums. 
F. M. Remnant, Esq., Hutton : Border Carnation ' Mrs. Rhoda Remnant.' 
Mr. M. F. Saunders, Downend : Dianthus ' Salmon King.' 
