CXCii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Floral Committee, October 24, 1893. 



W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and twenty-two members 

 present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons, Crawley, for a remarkably fine 

 exhibit of Cactus, Fancy, Show, and Single Dahlias. Amongst 

 the Cactus section were Crawley Gem, a bright scarlet-flowered 

 variety ; Robert Cannell, bright pink ; and of the Fancy type 

 Norma was very noticeable. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Laing & Sons, Forest Hill, for a group of 

 flowering and foliage plants, amongst which were Tuberous 

 Begonias, Orchids, variegated Ficus, Dracaena Doucetti, Alocasias, 

 Nepenthes, Codireums, good Chrysanthemums, &c. 



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

 large group of Codia?ums, amongst which were some splendid 

 examples, very well coloured, of such tried varieties as Majes- 

 ticum, long, narrow green leaves, with red midrib and veins ; 

 Warrenii, beautifully twisted yellow and green leaves, varying 

 to crimson ; Queen Victoria, leaves broad, and blotched with 

 yellow shading to red on a bronzy-green ground ; Prince of 

 Wales, Williamsii, &c. 



To Mr. Anthony Waterer, Knap Hill Nursery, Woking, for a 

 group of Andromeda arborea, and a very fine example of 

 Scarlet Oak, the foliage being of an intensely brilliant colour. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch & Sons, Chelsea, for a very well grown 

 group of Chrysanthemums in pots. There were some remark- 

 ably fine and large blooms of Miss Anna Hartshorn, pure white ; 

 Col. W. B. Smith; W. H. Lincoln, yellow; Louis Bcohmer ; 

 W. G. Child, deep crimson, &c. 



To Mr. T. S. Ware, Tottenham, for a splendid group of 

 Decorative, Show, and Cactus Dahlias, arranged in large 

 bunches with foliage. Among them were Viscountess Folke- 

 stone, rich sulphur-yellow ; Duke of Clarence, brilliant crimson ; 

 and Mary Pictor, grand canary-yellow. Also Lilium neil- 

 gherrense. 



