FLORAL COMMITTEE, SEPTEMBER 3. 



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Floral Committee, September 3, 1907. 

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



Awards Recommended:— 



Gold Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for Bamboos. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Lord Aldenham (gr. Mr. Beckett), Elstree, for Pentstemons. 

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

 To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Gladioli. 

 To Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, for Roses. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Gunn, Olton, for Phloxes. 



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



To Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield, for herbaceous plants. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Carnations. 



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



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, for stove plants. 



To Messrs. G. Bunyard, Maidstone, for herbaceous plants. 



To Messrs. Frank Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for Dahlias. 



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



To Messrs. T. S. Ware, Feltham, for herbaceous plants. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Jarman, Chard, for Centaureas. 



To Mr. H. J. Jones, Lewisham, for Fuchsia triphylla hybrids. 



To Messrs. Wells, Merstham, for early flowering Chrysanthemums. 



Award of Merit. 



To Arctotis regalis (votes, 10 for), from Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart, 

 (gr. Mr. Bain), Burford. Ray florets, silvery-white with a bluish tinge on 

 the reverse side ; disc purplish -blue, surrounded by a narrow yellow band. 

 Flowers 4 inches across. Said to be a hybrid between the orange- 

 flowered A. aureola and the white A. grandis. A. regalis is a perennial, 

 best propagated annually from cuttings. (Fig. 102.) 



To Canna ' Mme. Louis Voraz ' (votes, 6 for, 3 against), from Sir 

 Trevor Lawrence, Bart. The flowers are orange-yellow richly netted with 

 red ; petals large, regular ; truss close ; foliage glaucous green. The 

 variety is unique in the reticulation of its petal. 



To Carnation 'Mrs. T. Coulthwaite ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. 

 P. Blair, Trentham. Flowers white, large, smooth-petaled, strongly clove- 

 scented, of refined form. A free-flowering border variety, with non- 

 splitting calyx. 



