clxxxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Canna ' Eeichskanzler Fiirst Hohenlohe ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart. Plant of dwarf habit and very free flower- 

 ing ; flowers large, deep canary-yellow, the lower segment marked with 

 crimson. 



To Berberidopsis corallina (votes, 11 for, 1 against), from Lord 

 Malcolm of Poltalloch, Lochgilphead, N.B. (gr. Mr. D. S. Melville), This 

 lovely evergreen shrub was discovered by a Mr. Pearce in the forests of 

 Valdivia, Chili, in 1862, and is figured in the Bot. Mag. tab. 5343. It is 

 rather tender, and well deserves to be grown at the foot of a south-west 

 wall, or even treated as a cool greenhouse shrub in cold localities. It 

 grows freely in ordinary well-drained soil, and in autumn bears a great 

 number of small coral- red or crimson flowers in drooping terminal 

 racemes. Leaves alternate, oblong with a rounded base, toothed, glossy 

 green above, paler below. 



To Tree Carnation ' E. Crocker ' (votes, 11 for, 5 against), from Mr. 

 Jones, Lewisham. Sweet-scented pink flowers with slightly serrated 

 petals, reminding one of C. * Mrs. T. W. Lawson.' 



To Helianthus tomentosus (votes, 15 for), from Messrs. Wallace, 

 Colchester ; and Mr. Perry, Winchmore Hill. A medium-sized single Sun- 

 flower with broad, deep yellow ray florets and a prominent black centre. 

 The flowers are l)orne on stout pubescent stems, and the sub-cordate 

 leaves are pubescent, especially in spring and early summer. It grows 

 from 4 to 5 feet high. It received an award of merit under the name of 

 H. mollis, but was afterwards discovered to be H. tomentosus. 



To Tea Rose ' Salmonea ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. W. Paul, 

 Waltham Cross. A free-flowering variety with lovely sweet-scented, cup- 

 shaped, rose-pink flowers, touched with pale salmon in the centre. The 

 plant is of dwarf bushy habit. 



To Tea Rose ' Madame Berkeley ' (votes, 8 for, 4 against), from Messrs. 

 Paul, Cheshunt. A charming variety with long buds, pale cream-white 

 touched with rose-pink. It is very fragrant. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Goacher's Crimson ' (votes, 9 for, 4 

 against), from Messrs. Wells, Earls wood, Redhill. An early flowering 

 variety with well-formed dull crimson flowers, with a golden yellow 

 reverse. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Orange Masse ' (votes, 11 for, 2 against), 

 from Messrs. Wells, Redhill. A pale orange or buft'-coloured sport from 

 the well-known ' Madame Marie Masse.' 



To Phragmites communis foliis variegatis (votes, 15 for), from Messrs. 

 Barr, Covent Garden. A vigorous growing ornamental reed, 6 feet or so 

 high, well adapted for planting on the edges of lakes and in wild gardens. 

 The stems are clothed with long green leaves striped with white. 



To Cactus Dahlia 'Mrs. De Luca ' (votes, 16 for, 1 against), from 

 Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. A handsome variety with incurving bronzy- 

 yellow petals suffused with fawn. 



To Pompon Cactus Dahlia 'Freedom' (votes, 14 for), from Messrs. 

 Cheal. Flowers small, rich orange-scarlet, with narrow incurving 

 petals. 



