FLORAL COMMITTEE, MAY 25. 
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Mr. Stevens, Putney, sent five varieties of Carnations. 
Messrs. James, Slough, sent an interesting group of hybrid 
Cinerarias. 
Mr. Tulett, Swanley, sent Pelargonium ‘A. Tulett.’ The 
Committee requested that a plant might be sent to Chiswick for 
comparison with those on trial there. 
Mr. James Bryson, Helensborough, sent specimens of a very 
fine Rose named ‘Day-dream.’ The Committee thought highly 
of it, and expressed a wish to see flowers from plants grown in 
the open ground. 
Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, sent sprays of flowering trees and 
shrubs. 
From Messrs. Balchin, Hassocks, came splendidly flowered 
specimens of Boronia serrulata, Erica perspicua nana, and 
Browallia major. 
Messrs. Miller, Fulham Road, sent East Lothian Stocks and 
Pyrethrums. 
Floral Committee, May 25, 1898. 
Temple Gardens. 
W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and twenty-three members 
present. 
Awards Recommended: — 
The list of Cups and Medals awarded by the Council will be 
found on p. lvi. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Lilium rubellum (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace, 
Colchester. A new hardy Japanese species, of slender habit, 
growing to a height of about 18 in., with small rich green 
lanceolate leaves and funnel-shaped rose-pink flowers. (Fig. 88.) 
To Acalypha Sanderi (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
Sander, St. Albans. A distinct and attractive stove plant, with 
deep green ovate leaves and long pale green petioles. The con¬ 
spicuous spikes of blossom, often 20 in. in length, composed of rich 
crimson flowers, are somewhat similar to those of the popular 
‘ Love Lies Bleeding.’ 
