FLORAL COMMITTEE, JULY 11. 



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FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



Chiswick Show, July 11, 1893. 



TV. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and eleven members 

 present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. C. Lee & Son, Hammersmith, for a splendid 

 collection of the variegated forms of hardy evergreen and de- 

 ciduous trees and shrubs, amongst which were some excellent 

 examples of Salisburia adiantifolia aurea, Acers in variety, 

 Euonymus, Osmanthus aurea variegata, Prunus Pissardii, Golden 

 Privet, &c. 



To Mr. H. B. May, Dyson's Lane, Edmonton, for a magnifi- 

 cent group of plants, consisting principally of a great variety of 

 Ferns, noteworthy being Adiantum farleyense, Pteris Mayi, 

 P. Victoria, Nephrolepis davallioides multiceps ; also Aralia 

 elegantissima, Dracaenas, Caladiums, and a few richly coloured 

 Codiaeums. The group was edged with Isolepis gracilis. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Martin R. Smith, Esq., Hayes Common, Beckenham (gr. 

 Mr. Blick), for a beautiful display of Carnations, of old and new 

 varieties, noticeable being Siurus, a beautiful yellow, spotted 

 with scarlet ; Catherine Glover ; Bendigo, large purple flowers ; 

 Duke of Orleans, flowers rich yellow ; Cherry Ripe; Ellen Terry, 

 a fine large white variety, &c. 



To Messrs. B. S. Williams & Son, Upper Holloway, for a 

 group of plants, conspicuous amongst them being Codiaeum 

 Golden Ring, a fine variety ; Caladiums, Bertolonias, Ochna 

 multiflora, Dracaena Goldieana, Brassavola Digbyana, &c. 



To Messrs. Sutton & Sons, Reading, for a group of the 

 semperflorens section of Begonias. The plants were only six 

 months old from the seed, and were flowering in the greatest pro- 

 fusion. The following varieties are worthy of special mention : 

 Crimson Gem, flowers crimson, dwarf habit ; Duchess of York, 

 bright rose; Coral Gem, flowers pink, carried in clusters ; Read- 

 ing Snowflake, white. Stocks and Achimenes were also shown. 



