FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
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Award of Merit. 
To Freesia ' Quakeress ' (votes 20 for, i against), from Rev. J. Jacob, Whit- 
church, Salop. A large -flowered Freesia of a pale lilac-mauve shade with a pale 
cream blotch. 
To Freesia ' Rosebud ' (votes 18 for, i against), from Rev^ J. Jacob, Whit- 
church, Salop. The flowers of this variety are large and open, whitish inside, and 
tipped and streaked with rose pink. 
To Helleborus ' Ena ' (votes 15 for, 6 against), from Adeline, Duchess of 
Bedford, Chenies. This fine dark maroon variety and the one referred to below 
were selected from a good strain of Helleborus punctatus hybrids. 
To Helleborus ' Gertie ' (votes 15 for, 4 against), from Adeline, Duchess of 
Bedford, Chenies. This variety is of similar form to the above, but of a light 
claret colour and prettily spotted. 
To Primula denticulata magnifica (strain) (votes 16 for), from Messrs. Baker, 
Wolverhampton, A particularly vigorous and large-flowered strain of this well- 
known Primula. The colours vary from white through various shades of lavender 
and mauve, to rosy lilac. 
To Rhododendron calophytum (votes unanimous), from Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston. 
A Chinese species of great beauty. The large, open, bell-shaped flowers are white, 
heavily flushed with pink, with a deep crimson blotch at the base. They are 
borne on reddish pedicels about three inches long in trusses of about twenty 
blooms. The long lanceolate leaves are dark green. 
Botanical Certificate. 
To Androsace longifolia (votes unanimous), from S. Morris, Esq., Norwich. 
Other Exhibits :— 
Messrs. Artingdale, Shefiield : Primulas. 
Messrs. Chapman, Rye : Freesia ' Moonlight.' 
Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : shrubs. 
Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : hardy plants. 
Mr. R. A. Malby, London : Sempervivum rubicundum x S. Comollii. 
Mr. G. Prince, Longworth : Roses. 
Mr. Stevens, Famham : Chionodoxas. 
Mrs. Tuke, Chiswick : Camellias. 
Floral Committee, March 23, 1920. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and thirty members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Gold Medal. 
To Hon. Vicary Gibbs (gr. Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H.), Elstree, for alpines. 
Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Whitelegg, Chislehurst, for rock garden. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Azaleas and Magnohas. 
To Messrs. Gill, Falmouth, for Rhododendrons. 
To Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, for hardy plants and Azaleas. 
To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for Azaleas and stove plants. 
Silver Grenfell Medal. 
To Mr. G. H. Dalrymple, Southampton, for Freesias. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 
To Messrs. Baker, Wolverhampton, for hardy plants. 
To Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, for Carnations. 
