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bearing freely pretty yellow flowers ; several forms of Ribes, 

 Sambucus canadensis filicifolia, and Geanothus rigidus. 



Floral Committee, April 24, 1894. 



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

 present, with W. C. Hackett, Esq. (Australian visitor). 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Gilt Flora Medal 



To Messrs. Paul & Son, Cheshunt, for a group of Roses, 

 flowering trees and shrubs, &c. The Roses exhibited high cul- 

 ture, and included amongst many varieties noteworthy examples 

 of Madame Cusin, Souvenir d'un Ami, Etoile de Lyon, Madame 

 de Watteville, and Margaret Dickson. Amongst hardy trees and 

 shrubs were beautiful sprays of Spiraeas, Lilacs, Genista purgans, 

 Exochorda grandiflora, Corylus Avellana purpurea (purple nut), 

 Philadelphus, Loniceras, and a fine selection of dwarf Cannas. 

 Also Phloxes, Saxifrages, Gentiana acaulis, and Cheiranthus 

 alpinus. 



Silver Floral Medal. 



To J. C. Tasker, Esq., Middleton Hall, Brentwood (gr. Mr. 

 Perry), for a very fine group of pot Roses, the plants large, with 

 healthy foliage and fine large flowers of good form and colour. 

 As varieties of exceptional merit may be noted Merveille de Lyon, 

 Ella Gordon, and Her Majesty. 



To Mr. W. Rumsey, Joynings, Waltham Cross, for a well- 

 grown group of Roses, both standards and dwarfs in pots, the 

 varieties Baroness Rothschild, Mrs. John Laing, and Baron de 

 Bonstettin being particularly good. Several boxes of cut blooms 

 of great excellence were also included. 



To the Guildford Hardy Plant Company, Millmead, Guildford, 

 for a large collection of Alpine plants arranged in a natural style 

 with stones, &c, amongst which were capital examples of Armeria 



