elx PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Award of Merit. 



To Maranta insignis (votes, 13 for) from Messrs. Bull, Chelsea. An 

 uncommon foliage plant from Brazil, with oblong leaves eighteen inches 

 long by four inches broad. The colour is bright green, deepening towards 

 the wavy margins, and freely blotched with olive-green. The under 

 surface is purplish red. 



To H.P. Rose ' Ben Cant ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. B. R. 

 Cant, Colchester. A cross between 'Suzanne Marie Rodocanachi ' and 

 ' Victor Hugo.' The shapely flowers are of medium size, bright red in 

 colour, and pleasingly fragrant. 



To climbing Monthly Rose 'Field Marshal' (votes, 13 for) from 

 Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross. A vigorous, free-flowering variety, 

 with deep-crimson double flowers. 



Other Exhibits. 



From the Royal Botanic Society, Regent's Park, N.W. (gr. Mr. E. F. 

 Hawes), came a large well-flowered plant of Grinum amentum, 'Regent's 

 Park variety.' 



F. A. Bevan, Esq., Trent Park, New T Barnet (gr. Mr. H. Parr), sent 

 Carnations. 



J. Edwards, Esq., Blackley, Manchester, sent a handsome plant of 

 Athyrium f.f. ramulosissimum. 



Mr. Lee, Clevedon, sent Campanulas. 



Messrs. Peed, West Norwood, sent Carnations. 



Mr. Turner, Slough, sent Roses. 



Mr. Johnson, Burton-on- Trent, sent flowers of Chrysanthemum 

 maximum 'Miss Amy Johnson.' 



Mr. Wade, Colchester, sent Lilies. 



Mr. Green, Dereham, sent flowers of a new Cactus Dahlia. 



Messrs. Yeitch, Chelsea, sent Lilium concolor, stated to be the true 

 type, with small, self-coloured, orange-scarlet flowers, whereas those 

 certified as concolor on July 14, 1896, were freely spotted with crimson. 



Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, sent new Roses. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, sent Sweet Peas. 



Flokal Committee, August 5, 1902. 

 Mr. W. Marshall in the Chair, and seventeen members present 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. Prichard, Christen urch, Hants, for hardy flowers. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Hobbies, Dereham, for zonal Pelargoniums. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for Phloxes, &C. 

 To Mr. Turner, Slough, for Carnations. 



