Cj'i PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



COUNCIL MEETING. 



A Silver Flora Medal was voted to the Rev. G. H. Engleheart, 

 M.A., for his skilful and scientific labours in the hybridization 

 of Daffodils. (Vide p. lxiii.) 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



W. Maeshall, Esq., in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Kelway & Son, Langport, Somerset, for a very 

 fine collection of Peonies, Irises, Pyrethrums, and other hardy 

 flowers. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. William Paul & Son, Waltham Cross, for twenty 

 boxes of Rhododendrons. 



To Messrs. Collins Brothers & Gabriel, Waterloo Road, S.E., 

 for an effective group of Peonies grown in pots. 



To Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, for a bright and well- 

 arranged group of Hardy Flowers. 



To Messrs. Barr & Son, Covent Garden, for a beautiful col- 

 lection of Hardy Flowers. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, for a pretty group 

 of Begonias, Palms, Ferns, &c. 



First Class Certificate. 

 To Celmisia spectabilis (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch & Sons, Chelsea. A very distinct dwarf hardy Composite, 

 native of New Zealand, where it grows at an altitude of 

 2,000-5,000 feet. The flower-heads are two inches across, with 

 narrow white ray-florets and a gold centre. This is the only 

 species at present in cultivation, although there are more than 

 twenty others known. 



Award of Merit. 

 To Begonia (single) Lady Lawrence (votes, 15 for), from 

 Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley. Flowers clear golden 

 yellow, well shaped. 



