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Floral Committee, May 7, 1918. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 

 To R. L. Mond, Esq. (gr. Mr. Hall), Sevenoaks, for Calceolarias. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 

 To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for flowering shrubs and Acers. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



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

 To Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, for hardy plants. 

 To Messrs. Piper, Langley, for hardy plants. 

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



Award of Merit. 



To Polyanthus ' Miller's Giant Strain ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. G. W. 

 Miller, Wisbech. A very fine strain of vigorous and free flowering habit. The 

 individual blooms are very large and include shades of creamy white, primrose, 

 golden yellow, and dark crimson. 



To Primula spicata (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Wallace, Colchester. 

 This is undoubtedly one of the gems of the genus Primula. It was collected 

 by Mr. Forrest in the Tali region of Yunnan, and was first introduced by Messrs. 

 Bees in 1908. It is said to be hardy and belongs to the Soldanelloides section 

 and has open spikes of pendulous, bell-shaped, sweetly scented flowers of a 

 lovely violet- blue colour tinged with silver meal which is also found on the 4 

 to 6-inch flower stems and on the calyces. 



To Rhododendron Roylei magnificum (votes unanimous), from Mr. G. Reuthe, 

 Keston. A very fine form of this hardy Himalayan Rhododendron. The 

 flowers are very much larger than those of the type, and are borne with great 

 freedom. They are orange red, slightly darker on the outside, and in shape 

 vividly suggest the flowers of the Lapageria. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : shrubs and Dahlias. 

 Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : hardy plants. 

 Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt : Illicium religiosum. 

 Mr. C. Turner, Slough : flowering shrubs. 

 Mr. W. Wells, jun., Merstham : alpines. 



Floral Committee, May 28, 1918. 

 Mr, H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-two members present; 



Awards Recommended : — 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Dickson, Belfast, for Sweet Peas. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham, for Border Carnations. 



To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 



To Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, for hardy plants. 



To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for Azaleas. 



To Messrs. Wallace, Colchester, for Irises. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for flowering trees and shrubs. 

 To Mr. F. Gifford, Hornchurch, for Paeonia officinalis lobata. 

 To Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, for flowering shrubs. 

 To Messrs. Piper, Langley, for hardy plants. 

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



