FLOEAL COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 15. CCXXxi 



53. 'Miss Wfflmott' (Cactus) (Baker). 

 79. 1 Stalwart ' (Cactus) (Mortimer). 



Other plants highly commended (XXX) : — 



Phlox dccussata ' Comtesse de Jarnac ' (Dobbie, Forbes). 

 Phlox decussata 1 Prosper Henry ' (Forbes). 

 Zca japonica gigantea quadricolor (Dammann). 



For descriptions see Reports. 



Flokal Committee, September 15, 1908. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Burrell, Cambridge, for Gladioli. 

 To Messrs. Dobbie, Marks Tey, for Dahlias. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



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

 To Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea, for shrubs, Nerines, &c. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Carnations, & . 

 To Messrs. May, Edmonton, for flowering plants. 

 To Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, for shrubs. 

 To Mr. Perry, Enfield, for herbaceous plants. 

 To Mr. West, Brentwood, for Dahlias. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Begonias. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for Dahlias. 



To Mr. LI. Gwillim, New Eltham, for Begonias. 



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



To Messrs. Wells, Merstham, for Chrysanthemums, &c. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden, for herbaceous plants. 

 To Mr. F. Brazier, Caterham, for Phloxes, &c. 

 To Messrs. Clark, Dover, for herbaceous plants. 

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

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for herbaceous plants. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Populus lasiocarpa (votes, 14 for, 4 against), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch, Chelsea. A recently introduced species from China, said to make 

 a noble tree 20-50 feet in height. Young plants were shown which had 

 withstood the last three winters in the open at the Coombe Wood 

 Nurseries. The leaves of these plants were cordate and about 12 in. ong 

 the main veins and leaf-stalks being noticeably red. (Fig. 111.) 



