CCViii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Dahlia 'Crescent ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. J. Stred- 

 wick, St. Leonards. A Cactus variety. Flower pink, with white 

 tip and light gold green base to florets. 



To Dahlia 'Cresset' (votes 6 for, 3 against), from Messrs. J. 

 Burrell, Cambridge. A Collerette variety. Flower reddish-purple 

 with slight white markings at edge of florets. Collar purple and 

 white. 



To Dahlia 'Curlew' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. J. Burrell, 

 Cambridge. A Cactus variety having rose-pink flowers and incurved 

 florets. 



To Dahlia 'Don Juan' (votes 6 for, 1 against), from Reginald 

 Cory, Esq., Duffryn. A Collerette variety with a scarlet and white 

 collar. 



To Dahlia 'Esmee' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. J. Burrell, 

 Cambridge. A Cactus variety having lemon-yellow flower. 



To Dahlia 'Gossamer' (votes 4 for, 2 against), from Messrs. J. 

 Stredwick, St. Leonards. A Cactus variety. Flower 5 inches in 

 diameter, clear deep yellow. 



To Dahlia 'A. R. Perry ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Stredwick, St. Leonards. A Cactus variety with much incurved 

 florets. Colour dull rose, with a gold tip and yellowish base to 

 florets. 



To Dahlia 'Sappho ' (votes unanimous), from Reginald Cory, Esq., 

 Duffryn. A Single Decorative variety. Flower 4 inches in diameter, 

 terra-cotta flushed with light rose ; stands well above foliage. 



To Dahlia 'Tipperary' (votes unanimous), from Reginald Cory, 

 Esq., Duffryn. A Single Decorative variety. Flower medium size, 

 brilliant crimson, with white-tipped florets. 



To Dahlia 'Vanesse ' (votes 6 for), from Messrs. J. Burrell, Cam- 

 bridge. A small Pompon variety. Flower regular in shape, white. 



To Dahlia 'William Pound' (votes unanimous), from Mr. S. H. 

 Cooper, Chippenham. A Pompon variety. Flower small, compact, 

 colour a striking primrose yellow. 



To Poly podium Dryopteris plumosum (votes unanimous), from 

 Mr. T. G. H. Eley, Burgess Hill, Sussex. This is a plumose variety 

 of the native Dryopteris, found on Whitbarrow Scar, Westmorland. 

 The colour is a shade lighter than the type ; the fronds and pinnules 

 are broader ; the latter have a disposition to overlap. (Fig. 124.) 



N.B. — The above awards to Dahlias were recommended by a 

 Joint Committee of the R.H.S. Floral Committee and the National 

 Dahlia Society. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : flowering shrubs. 



Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh : Mair's Seedling Gladioli. 



Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : rock plants. 



Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park : Statices. 



Mr. Charles Turner, Slough : Crab apples. 



