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Mr. W. Peters, Leatherhead : Aster ' Dorothy Sturgis.' 

 Messrs. Rich, Bath:, hardy plants. 

 Mr. H. Shoesmith, Woking : Dahlias. 



Mr. G. Thompson, Mitcham : Chrysanthemum * Annie Thompson.' 



Hon. E. Willoughby, Brompton R.S.O. ; Carnations. 



Mr. W. T. Woodhams, Burgess Hill : Pelargonium ' May Bravery.' 



Floral Committee, September 23, 1913. 



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



present. 



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh, for Dahlias. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. E. Ballard, Colwall, for Asters. 



To Messrs. Wells, Merstham, for Phloxes and Chrysanthemums. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. J. Box, Hayward's Heath, for Lilies &c. 

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

 To Mr. J. B. Riding, Chingford, for Dahlias. 

 To Messrs. Treseder, Cardiff, for Dahlia Bouquets. 

 To Wargrave Plant Farm, London, for Asters. 



Award of Merit. 



To Aster ' Beauty of Ronsdorf ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Ware, Feltham. A charming dwarf variety of the Amellus section, 

 growing 18 inches high. The flowers measure 2 J inches in diameter, 

 and are violet-mauve in colour. The plant has a good habit, and 

 should prove invaluable for the autumn border. 



To Aster ' Mrs. Frank Penn ' (votes, 12 for, 1 against), from Messrs. 

 Jones, Lewisham. A very free-flowering and nicely branched variety, 

 bearing rosy-mauve flowers measuring slightly over 1 inch across. 

 The colour is very bright and a decided acquisition. 



To Berberis aggregata (votes, 11 for), from Hon. Vicary Gibbs 

 (gr. Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H.), Elstree. A very pretty berried shrub of 

 dwarf spreading habit, introduced from China by Mr. E. H. Wilson, 

 V.M.H. The leaves are arranged in axillary rosettes, and are dull 

 green above and lighter below, while the shape varies from ovate to 

 oblanceolate. They measure about \ inch long by \ inch broad. The 

 small globular berries are borne in dense clusters, and are of a dull 

 amber colour, suffused with coral. 



To Carnation ' Fairmount ' (votes, 14 for, 1 against), from Messrs. 

 Allwood, Hayward's Heath. A very attractive Carnation, of excellent 

 form and large size. The colour is light vinous mauve, and the variety 



