cxii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Floral Committee, August 26, 1919. 



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



Awards Recommended : — 



Gold Medal. 

 To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Gladioli. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



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

 To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for stove plants. 

 To Messrs. Van Til, Hillegom, Holland, for Gladioli. 

 To Messrs. Vert, Saffron Walden, for Hollyhocks. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for shrubs and hardy plants. 

 To Major Churcher, Alverstoke, for Gladioli. 

 To Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh, for African Marigolds. 

 To Mr. E. J. Hicks, Twyford, for Roses. 



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



To Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Romford, for Roses. 



To Messrs. Velthuys, Hillegom, Holland, for Gladioli. 



To Mr. W. Wells, Junr., Merstham, for Delphiniums. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. Blackmore & Langdon, for Delphiniums. 

 To Messrs Ladhams, Southampton, for hardy plants. 



Award of Merit. 



To Dahlia ' Coral Star ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 

 A very striking orange-scarlet ' Star ' Dahlia with good stiff stems. 



To Dahlia ' Stalwart ' (votes 8 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 

 Leonards. A very large-flowered stiff- stemmed, crimson ' Decorative ' variety. 



To Dahlia ' Triumph ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 

 Leonards. A bright rosy-cerise Decorative Dahlia which holds its flowers well 

 up above the foliage. 



To Erigeron 'Merstham Glory' (votes 22 for), from Mr. W. Wells, Junr., 

 Merstham. A very free-flowering much-branched hardy garden plant of medium 

 height. The individual flowers are pale mauve in colour, and nearly two inches 

 across. 



To Gladiolus ' Kelway's Marechal Foch ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Kelway, Langport. A very fine bright- scarlet variety, having flowers of medium 

 size borne on a long spike. 



To Gladiolus ' Mrs. McAlpin ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Kelway, 

 Langport. A large-flowered salmon variety streaked with scarlet, and having 

 a pale yellow blotch on the middle lower petals. The flowers are borne in a 

 very fine spike. 



To Gladiolus ' White Beauty ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Kelway, 

 Langport. An excellent white variety of large size with faint purplish violet 

 streaks on the three lower petals. 



To Hollyhock ' Lady Bailey ' (votes 12 for), from Messrs. Vert, Saffron Walden. 

 A fine, double, pale-pink variety of large size. 



To Hollyhock ' Queen of the Yellows ' (votes 12 for), from Messrs. Vert, 

 Saffron Walden. An excellent pale-yellow double variety, similar in form to the 

 preceding variety. 



Other Exhibits. 



Hon. Vicary Gibbs, Elstree : Dipteronia sinensis. 



Mr. Jarrett, Anerley : Dahlias. 



Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech : hardy plants. 



W. Van de Weyer, Esq., Corfe Castle : hybrid Buddleias. 



Messrs. R. Veitch, Exeter : Gladiolus ' Golden Dream.' 



Miss E. Willmott, V.M.H., Great Warley : Zauschneria californica, Wolley 

 Dod's variety. 



