FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



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Award of Merit. 



To Begonia ' Lord Methuen ' (votes, 5 for, 2 against), from Messrs. 

 Blackmore & Langdon, Bath. A bedding variety of free-flowering 

 habit. Eacli flower exceeds 5 inches in diameter, is double, frilled, 

 and bright scarlet. (Fig. 102.) 



To Begonia ' Mrs. W. Cuthbertson ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Blackmore & Langdon, Bath. A bedding variety bearing 

 very large double, frilled, rose-pink flowers on stiff stems. (Fig. 103.) 



To Erica cinerea atrorubens (votes, 6 for, 3 against), from Mr. G. 

 Reuthe, Keston. A very bright rose-red-flowered form of the bell- 

 heather. 



To Hemerocallis ' Golden Bell ' (votes, 15 for), from Messrs. 

 Wallace, Colchester. A handsome seedling of H. fiava, bearing large, 

 deep lemon-yellow flowers with broad segments. 



To Lilium 'Amos Perry' (votes, 11 for), from Mr. Amos Perry, 

 Enfield. This plant is said to be a hybrid between L. Humboldti and 

 L. Parryi. It has the general appearance of the former in foliage and 

 flower, but the flowers are much larger, and borne in pairs or threes ; 

 segments broad, pointed, recurved, deep orange-yellow, blotched 

 around the throat with brown. 



To Sweet Pea ' Jean Ireland ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Dobbie, Edinburgh. A Spencer variety, cream, with a broad margin 

 of soft pink. 



To Rose ' Queen Alexandra ' (votes, 7 for, 3 against), from Rev. 

 H. Pemberton, Romford. A Hybrid Tea variety. It is said to be a 

 perpetual flowerer; flowers quite single, pale citron-yellow flushed 

 with pink when young, fading with age to white. 



To Rose ' Queen of Fragrance ' (votes, 6 for) , from Messrs. W. Paul, 

 Waltham Cross. A Hybrid Perpetual variety, rather short-petalled 

 but well formed, soft rose, and very strongly scented. It was awarded 

 the ' Clay ' Challenge Cup in 1914. 



To Verbena chamaedryoides (votes, unanimous), from Mr. R. 

 Prichard, West Moors. An exceptionally large plant was exhibited. 

 The habit is procumbent ; leaves opposite, lanceolate, serrate, rough ; 

 flowers about | inch in diameter, bright scarlet. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. Appleton, Bedford : dwarf Marguerite Daisy. 



Mr. Allgrove, Slough : new herbaceous Senecios. 



Messrs. Baker, Wolverhampton : Delphiniums. 



Messrs. Bees, Liverpool : Ranunculus Lyalli, Primula pulchella, 

 Clematis chrysoccma, Rodgersia pinnata rosea, Silene laciniata Purpusii. 



Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone : Delphinium 1 Queen Mary.' 



Messrs. Clark, Dover : Pentstemon isophyllus, Polystichum angular e 

 Clarkii. 



Messrs. Hugh Dickson, Belfast : Roses. 



Mr. Douglas, Great Bookham : Border Carnations. 



Mr. Gaunt, Leeds : Campanula linifolia. 



