FLORAL COMMITTEE, JULY 13. 



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To Mr. Frank Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 



To Mr. Eckford, Wem, for Sweet Peas. 



To Mr. Ladhams, Southampton, for hardy flowers. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, for hardy flowers. 



To Mr. B. R. Davis, Yeovil, for Begonias. 



To Mr. J. Charlton, Tunbridge Wells, for hardy flowers. 



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



Bronze Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons, Swanley, for double 

 Begonias. 



First Class Certificate. 



To Nymphsea Marliacea albida (votes, unanimous), from 

 Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Gunnersbury House (gr. Mr 

 Hudson). Flowers large, white, guard petals suffused with 

 pink. 



To Platanus occidentalis argentea variegata (votes, unani- 

 mous), from Mr. J. Russell, Richmond. A very ornamental 

 hardy tree. The pale green foliage is deeply cut and heavily 

 splashed and suffused with silvery grey. 



Award of Merit. 



To Nymphaea Ellisiana (votes, 10 for, 1 against), from 

 Leopold de Rothschild, Esq., Acton (gr. Mr. Hudson). A beauti- 

 ful variety, with small deep crimson flowers and conspicuous 

 golden-yellow stamens. 



To Salvia bicolor (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., Burford (gr. Mr. Bain). A very distinct species 

 from Morocco. It forms a vigorous-growing plant with branch- 

 ing spikes of pale blue flowers, with a white lip. 



To Calochortus Plummerse aureus (votes, unanimous), from 

 W. H. Wallace, Esq., Amory, China. A very handsome variety 

 with deep yellow flowers, the base of the petals being covered 

 with clear yellow hairs. 



To Carnation 'Violet Douglas' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham. The ground colour of this 

 lovely variety is sulphur yellow, striped and margined with rosy 

 pink. 



