FLOKAL COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 1. 



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Silver -gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Asters and Carnations. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Dahlias. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Dobbie, Rothesay, for Scabious and Montbretias. 

 To Messrs. May, Edmonton, for Veronicas and hardy ferns. 

 To Mr. Perry, Enfield, for Asters. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. Frank Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 

 To Messrs. Bath, Wisbech, for Chrysanthemums. 

 To Messrs. Prior, Colchester, for Roses. 

 To Mr. West, Brentwood, for Dahlias. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

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

 To Mr. Brazier, Caterham, for hardy plants. 

 To Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, for stove plants. 

 To Mr. Prince, Longworth, for Roses. 

 To Mr. Notcutt, Woodbridge, for hardy plants. 

 To Mr. Seale, Sevenoaks, for Pompon-Cactus Dahlias. 

 To Messrs. van Waveren, Sassenheim, for Paeony-flowered Dahlias. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Aspidium (Polys tichum) aculeatum pulcherrimum Drueryi (votes, 

 unanimous), from C. T. Druery, Esq., V.M.H., Acton. There are but few 

 forms of A. aculeatum grown, and this, which was raised by Mr. 

 Druery from spores of the type, is undoubtedly the finest. The pinnules 

 are much elongated, slightly laciniate, and rather distantly placed on the 

 rachis. With its light, graceful, arching fronds this is one of the most 

 beautiful hardy ferns. 



To strain of Annual Scabious (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Dobbie, Rothesay. A very fine strain of taller forms of Scabiosa 

 atropurpurea. The range of colour includes flesh, rose, mauve, pale 

 china blue, black (dark crimson), and black purple and white. 



Award of Merit. 



To Aster ' Norah Peters ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. Peters, 

 Leatherhead. One of the best white Michaelmas daisies. Disc large, 

 pale yellow ; rays very narrow, numerous and Erigeron-like, pure white. 

 Flowers 1^ inch across, flat. Panicle pyramidal, pointed, dense-flowered. 

 (Fig. 104.) 



» To Cotoneaster applanata (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Veitch, 

 Chelsea. A new decorative hardy shrub from Central China. Leaves 

 ovate, acute, about an inch long, glossy dark green above, downy below ; 

 twigs downy, shoots forming long arching sprays. Berries scarlet, in 

 close clusters of from two to ten or more on the leafless growths of the 

 preceding year. 



To Phlox ' George A. Strohlein ' (votes, 12 for, 6 against), from Messrs. 

 Gunn, Olton. A fine-trussed variety with large, smooth, flat, round pip. 

 Colour carmine-scarlet, with crimson-purple eye. 



