lvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
To Mr. Malby, Woodford, for photographs. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for flowering plants. 
To R. L. Mond, Esq., Sevenoaks, for Freesias. 
To Messrs. Piper, Bayswater, for alpines. 
To Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, for hardy plants. 
To the Marquis of Ripon (gr. Mr. Smith), Kingston Hill, for spring 
flowers. 
To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for alpines. 
To Messrs. Wells, Merstham, for Carnations. 
Bronze Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 
To Mr. J. Box, Haywards Heath, for Primula malacoides robust a. 
To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for shrubs and alpines. 
To Mr. G. W. Miller, W T isbech, for hardy plants. 
To Messrs. Whitelegg & Page, Chislehurst, for alpines. 
Award of Merit. 
To Berberis Bealei (votes, 14 for, 7 against), from Elizabeth, Lady 
Lawrence (gr. Mr. Bain), Burford, Dorking. This most useful early- 
flowering Berberis was introduced by Fortune from China in 1845. 
Its lemon-yellow, delightfully fragrant flowers are borne in terminal 
clusters of numerous erect racemes. The fragrance of the flowers 
resembles that of the Lily of the Valley. The handsome leaves 
are composed of four or five pairs of large, stiff, dark green, sparsely 
spined leaflets, the bases of each pair often overlapping, and a very 
large terminal leaflet often measuring as much as 6 inches long. 
To Berberis japonica hyemalis (votes, 18 for), from Mr. G. Reuthe, 
Keston. This very old garden plant is a fine early-flowering form of 
Berberis japonica, and has generally been accepted as B. Bealei. It is 
quite distinct from the latter in its leaves, which have from eleven to 
seventeen leaflets, the lowest pair of which are close to the base of 
the leaf-stalk. The leaflets are not so large and broad as those of 
B. Bealei, neither do the bases overlap. The flowers are yellow, very 
sweetly scented, and are borne in numerous racemes about 8 inches 
long. The flowering season extends from October to early spring. 
To Lachenalia 'Rosemary' (votes, 18 for), from Rev. J. Jacob, 
Whitchurch. The flowers of this beautiful variety have yellow calyces 
heavily tinged with red, while the petals are greenish, bordered with 
claret purple. The red colouring of the calyx is very pronounced in 
the bud state, and gives all along a bright appearance to the flowers. 
The stout scape is spotted and about 9 inches high, while the handsome 
leaves measure about ij inch across. 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Bath, Wisbech : Daffodils and Tulips. 
Messrs. Cannell, Eynsford : Pelargoniums. 
Messrs. Chapman, Rye : bulbous plants. 
Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage : alpines. 
