CCXXVlll PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



September 1, 1908. 

 Mr. W. Marshall, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



Awards recommended :— 



Gold Medal. 



To Messrs. Carter Page, London Wall, for Dahlias. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Mr. Perry, Enfield, for herbaceous plants. 



To Messrs. Wallace, Colchester, for Montbretias, &c. 



Silver- gilt Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Gladioli. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. May, Edmonton, for Carnations. 



To Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea, for annuals, shrubs, kc. 



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



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Baker, Wolverhampton, for Dahlias. 

 To Mr. Brazier, Caterham, for Phloxes and Asters. 

 To Messrs. Gunn, Olton, Birmingham, for Phloxes. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for herbaceous plants. 



First-class Certificate. 



Ilex Pemyi (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea. A 

 recently introduced species from China, with neat pyramidal habit, the 

 horizontal branches densely set with dark green glossy leaves ; quite 

 hardy. (Fig. 110.) 



Award of Merit. 



To Dahlia ' Marathon ' (votes, 17 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Stred- 

 wick, St. Leonards-on-Sea. A very large-flowered Cactus variety, of 

 exhibition form, rosy-orange, the bases and tips of the rays yellow. 



To Dahlia ' Tom Jones ' (votes, 15 for, 3 against), from Mr. Mortimer, 

 Rowledge, Farnham. A ' show ' variety ; creamy-yellow ground, edged 

 and suffused with mauve-pink. 



To Gladiolus primuUrms hybrids (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Wallace, Colchester. The strain results from crossing G. primulinus and 

 G. gandavensis and while the flowers retain the hooded form of 

 the former, a number of delicately beautiful shades of pink and salmon 

 have been introduced by the latter. The hybrids were grown outdoors, 

 and are said to be as hardy as G. gandavensis. 



