FLORAL COMMITTEE, 



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FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



January 7, 1913. 



Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-five members 



present. 



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. C. P. Raffill, Kew, for photographs. 

 To Messrs. Sutton, Reading, for Cyclamen. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. H. Burnett, Guernsey, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for Ferns. 

 To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for greenhouse plants. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cut bush, Highgate, for Carnations and forced 

 shrubs, &c. 



To Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, for Carnations. 



To Messrs. Gill, Falmouth, for Rhododendrons, &c. 



To Messrs. S. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations. 



To Messrs. \V. Paul, Waltham Cross, for Camellias. 



To Messrs. Piper, Barnes, for dwarf shrubs and Primulas. 



To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 



To Messrs. Whitelegg and Page, Chislehurst, for Primulas. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Pelargoniums. 



Award of Merit. 



To Lindenbergia grandi 'flora (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. A tall shrubby greenhouse plant from the Himalayan 

 region, bearing bright yellow Mimulus-like flowers in great abundance. 

 The leaves are ovate and have a serrated margin. The plant shown 

 had been in flower for three months, thus demonstrating its great 

 value for decorative work in winter. (Fig. 104.) 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath : Carnations. 

 Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : rock garden. 

 Messrs. Clark, Dover : hardy plants. 

 Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage : rock garden. 

 Messrs. Hammond, Brentwood: Chrysanthemum 'Apricot.' 

 Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : hardy plants. 

 Earl of Jersey (gr. Mr. Hawkes), Isleworth : Cyclamen. 

 D. MacMaster, Esq., K.C., M.P. (gr. Mr. Pigg), Virginia Water : 

 Freesias. 



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