Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . Flower Show, June22nd; they were there awarded first-class certificates ofmerit. They were then submitted to the judgment of thegentlemen composing the Floral Committee of the EoyalHorticultural Society, June 2l)th. Since then they have been exhibited at the Eoyal Botanic Societys Flower Show,Eegents Park, when they were also awarded certificates ofmerit. These were the only times the plants have everbeen exhibited. I feel assured the gentlemen of the FloralCommittee would not willingly injure my reputation as aflorist by unjust
Journal of horticulture, cottage gardener and country gentlemen . Flower Show, June22nd; they were there awarded first-class certificates ofmerit. They were then submitted to the judgment of thegentlemen composing the Floral Committee of the EoyalHorticultural Society, June 2l)th. Since then they have been exhibited at the Eoyal Botanic Societys Flower Show,Eegents Park, when they were also awarded certificates ofmerit. These were the only times the plants have everbeen exhibited. I feel assured the gentlemen of the FloralCommittee would not willingly injure my reputation as aflorist by unjustly doubting my integiity ; and as they ap-pear to have withheld their commendation of these Clema-tises from some doubt as to their origin, I trust this explana-tion wOl be satisfactory to them, and that they will do methe justice to award me any certificates they may thinkthese plants merit; or should they desire it, I am willingagain to submit them for their opinion at any future meet-ing of the Committee.—Thomas Townsend. FLOWEE GAEDEX 1. Centre Golden Chain Ger,inium,snrrounded with Bijou, and edged?with Lobelia. 2. Henri de , Nierenibergia, Variegated .\ 3. Boule de Nieee. Spitfire, Lobelia. 4. Bijou Geranium, Golden Chain,Lobelia. 5. Chilstne Geranlom, Nierember-pia. Vnriegated Alyssum. 6. Ceriso Unique Geranium, Ladyriymouth. Lobelia. I (2, 3. 4, 5, 6, planted as No. 1.) 7. 8, 9. 10. with lialteraaj) shown in Perilla. II, 14. Lady Plymouth Geranium,dottel with Brilliant. 12, 15. Lady Plymoalh, dotted withLobelia. 13, 16. Cloth of Gold Geranium,edged on outsirip only with Perilla. 17, 18. Ct^rise Unique Geranium;Caleeolaria Aurealioiibuada, ed^edon outside only with Perilla nan-kinensls. 19. Tropa:olum flegans, edged witlTLobelia, and Lady Plymouth Ge-ranium planted alternately. 20. Christine Geranium, edged witlbNierembergia 2). Perilla nankinen&is, edged witlLVariegated .\ivs5uru. The garden is surrounded by a wall as shown. Th
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