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Messrs. Mawson, Windermere : Chrysanthemum ' Gladys Mawson.' 

 Mr. T. W. Cowburn, Tring : Acalypha musaica 1 Mrs. Marc' 

 Mr. G. Kent, Dorking : Carnation ' Charming Bride.' 

 Miss V. Fellowes, Shotesham Park, Norwich : Rambler Rose 1 Robert 

 Fellowes.' The Committee asked to see a plant. 

 Mr. C. M. Humphreys, Birchanger : Sweet Peas. 

 Mr. J. Vert, Saffron Walden : Delphiniums. 

 Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden : Phlox. 



Flokal Committee, August 20, 1907. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Gladioli. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for rare or newly introduced hardy 

 plants. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for annuals. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



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



To Messrs. H. B. May, Upper Edmonton, for flowering plants. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, for a collection of economic plants. 

 To Mr. A. Bullock, Epping, for Ixoras. 



To Messrs. A. Charlton, Tunbridge Wells, for hardy flowers. 

 To Mr. G. Prince, Longworth, for Roses. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, for new Roses. 



To Messrs. T. S. Ware, Feltham, for hardy flowers. 



Award of Merit. 



To Streptocarpns 1 Burdett's Strain ' (fig. 101) (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. F. Burdett, Sunningdale. Finely grown specimens of a large flowered 

 and floriferous variety were exhibited. Flowers purplish-blue, blotched 

 and rayed at the throat with reddish-purple, 3 inches across, rather rough 

 in form, on stout stalks 15 inches long. The Awartl was to the strain, 

 and slight variations in the form and shade of colour of the flowers were 

 evident in the plants exhibited. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Bubus bambusarum (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea. 

 An interesting hardy bramble from North China. The flowers and fruits 

 will add little to the decoration of the garden, but the long trailing shoots, 

 reaching 10-15 feet, with the three-parted leaves green above, very white 



