xlvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Flokal Committer, March 19, 1907. 

 Mr. MARSHALL, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-six members present. 



Awards Recommended : 



Gold Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for Hippeastrums, Azaleas, &c. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for forced shrubs and alpine plants. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cuthbert, Southgate, for forced shrubs. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To E. A. Hambro, Esq., Hayes Place, Kent (gr. Mr. Grandfield), for 

 hardy plants. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Mr. H. Burnett, Guernsey, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Pelargoniums and Primulas. 

 To Messrs. T. Rochford, Broxbourne, for Nephrolepis todeaoidcs. 

 To Messrs. Sutton, Reading, for Cactus-flowered Cinerarias. 

 To Mr. W. E. Wallace, Eaton, Bray, for Roses and Carnations. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Lord Aldenham, Elstree, Herts (gr. Mr. Beckett, V.M.H.), for 

 Thyrsacanthus rutilans and cut shrubs. 



To Mr. A. F. Putton, Iver, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. May, Edmonton, for Clematis. 

 To Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, for Roses. 



To Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, for Peaches and Almonds in 

 blossom. 



To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for alpine plants and Rhododendrons. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for hardy plants. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for forced shrubs. 

 To Mr. R. Gill, Penryn, for cut Rhododendrons. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Mrs. BischofYsheim, The Warren House, Stanmore (gr. Mr. Doig), 

 for Lachenalias. 



Award of Merit. 



To Magnolia Soulangiana nigra (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Cuthbert, Southgate. A very striking variety, similar to the type, except 

 that the back of each petal is a dark -plum colour, covered with a purplish 

 shoon. 



To Rhododendron ' Duke of Cornwall ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. K. CI ill, Tremough, Penryn. Flower and truss of the largest size 

 and of a rich-crimson colour, with a beautiful sheen ; the upper petals 



