FLORAL COMMITTEE, APRIL 10. 
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Flokal Committee, April 10, 1900. 
W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 
Awards Recommended:— 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
To D. H. Shilson, Esq., Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall (gr. Mr. R. 
Gill), for a magnificent collection of Himalayan Rhododendrons, of 
which many were seedlings. 
To Mr. Mount, Canterbury, for Roses. 
Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, for flowering shrubs. 
To Messrs. Frank Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Cuthbert, Southgate, for flowering trees and shrubs. 
To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Zonal Pelargoniums. 
To Messrs. Williams, Upper Holloway, for forced hardy shrubs. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Purnell Purnell, Esq., Woodlands, Streatham Hill, for Alpines. 
To Messrs. Hill, I.ower Edmonton, for tinted and variegated Ferns. 
To Mr. Russell, Richmond, for forced hardy shrubs. 
Aicard of Merit. 
To Rhododendron Shilsoni (votes, 18 for, 1 against), from D. H. 
Shilson, Esq., Tremough, Penryn, Cornwall (gr. Mr. R. Gill). Thi is 
a hybrid raised by the exhibitor, between R. Thomson! and R. barbatum, 
both Himalayan species. The progeny is of good habit and very flori- 
ferous, the leaves and flowers bearing a cl9se resemblance to R. Thomsoni. 
The deep crimson or dull red campanulate flowers, about two inches across, 
are borne in neat trusses, and vary from a dozen to eighteen in a truss. 
It is quite hardy in Cornwall, but in the London district is likely to 
need some protection in severe winters, and its flowers would be apt to 
get cut by late frosts. It will prove an excellent plant for unheated glass- 
houses. 
To Pyrus malus angustifolia, fl. pi. (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 
W. Paul, Waltham Cross. A remarkably pretty free-flowering semi- 
double ornamental Apple, the flowers when fully expanded being a delicate 
shade of pink, and the unopened buds warm rose pink. The tree is 
vigorous, thoroughly hardy, and of good habit. 
To Azalea mollis ' Mrs. A. E. Endtz ' (votes, 10 for, 8 against), from 
Messrs. Cuthbert, Southgate. An advance on the well-known ' Anthony 
Koster.' The flowers are very large, deep orange yellow with a faint 
suspicion of salmon, and suffused with orange on the upper segment. 
To Ghent Azalea ' Duchess of Wellington ' (votes, 12 for), from 
Messrs. Cuthbert. The small blush-pink flowers, marked with crimson 
