CCXXviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Highly Commended. 



1. A. vimineus ' Freedom.' 



5. A. Novce-Anglice 1 W. P. Bow- 



2. A semi-plena. 



man.' 



6. A. cordifolius 'Ideal.' 



7. A. cordifolius ' Sweetheart.' 



3. A. ' Edna Mercia.' 



4. A. ' Jessie Crum.' 



For report on Asters see p. 638. 



Floral Committee, October 21, 1902. 



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



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Wells, Earlswood, Redhill, for Chrysanthemums. 

 To Mr. Jones, Ryecroft, Lewisham, for Chrysanthemums. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Mr. May, Upper Edmonton, for Adiantum farleyense and 

 Dracasnas. 



To Messrs. Veitch, Chelsea, for winter-flowering Begonias, and 

 Dcedalacanthus parvus. (Fig. 277.) 



To Messrs. Hill, Lower Edmonton, for Polypodiums. 



To Mr. Godfrey, Exmouth, for Chrysanthemums and Carnations. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Michaelmas Daisies and Carnations. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.R.S., Colesborne, Cheltenham (gr. Mr. W. 

 Walters), for seedling Nerines. 



To Messrs. Bull, Chelsea, for Tree Ferns. 



To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Chrysanthemums. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 



To Mr. Russell, Richmond, for Aucubas. 



To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for hardy flowers. 



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



To Messrs. Williams, Upper Holloway, for Dracaenas. 



Award of Merit. 



To Japanese Chrysanthemum ' Hon. Mrs. Ackland ' (votes, 12 for, 5 

 against), from the Hon. W. F. D. Smith, M.P., Greenlands, Henley-on- 

 Thames (gr. Mr. H. Perkins). Large rich yellow flowers with a paler 

 reverse. 



To Cimicifuga japonica (votes, unanimous), from Leopold de Roth- 

 schild, Esq., Gunnersbury House, Acton (gr. Mr. Jas. Hudson, V.M.H.). 

 A very pretty and uncommon hardy plant introduced from Japan in 

 1879. Its deep green lobed leaves are of similar shape to those of Anemone 

 japomca, and its tiny snow-white flowers composed of slender petals 

 appear on spikes 18 inches high, and remain in good condition for a 

 month or more. It is a good plant for a moist situation and may be 

 increased by division. (Fig. 278.) 



