FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
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Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Viscount Astor (gr. Mr. Camm), Taplow, for Celsia cretica ' Cliveden var.' 
To Messrs. Cutbush, Barnet, for Roses. 
To Mr. E. J. Hicks, Twyford, for Roses. 
To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations and green-house plants. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 
To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 
Bronze Floral Medal. 
To Messrs. Bowell & Skarratt, Cheltenham, for hardy plants. 
To Messrs. Reamsbottom, Geashill, for Anemones. 
To Mr. J. Sweet, Whetstone, for Cytisus racemosus ' Sweet's Double.' 
To Messrs. Tucker, Oxford, for alpines. 
Bronze Banksian Medal. 
To Misses Hopkins, Shepperton, for hardy plants. 
Cultural Commendation. 
To Viscount Astor, Taplow, for Celsia cretica ' Cliveden var.' 
To Messrs. Gill, Falmouth, for Rhododendron Nuttallii, F.C.C. 1864. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Cornus Nuttallii (votes unanimous), from J. Osborne, Esq. (gr. Mr. 
W. A. Cook), Weybridge. This beautiful tree or shrub from the Pacific coast 
of North America is very rarely seen in flower in this country. The leaves are 
obovate and from 2 to 4 inches long. The involucre measures about 4 inches 
across, and consists of usually four to six obovate, whitish bracts, which are the 
chief beauty of the plant. 
Award of Merit. 
To Auricula ' Bookham Blue' (votes unanimous), from Mr. J. Douglas, 
Great Bookham. A very free-flowering and vigorous alpine variety with big 
trusses of large deep-blue flowers. 
To Cardamine pratensis lilacina plena (votes 16 for, 2 against), from Messrs. 
Ladhams, Southampton. A good semi-double form of this well-known native 
plant with lilac flowers. 
To Carnation ' Wivelsfield Claret ' (votes 15 for, 2 against), from Messrs. 
Allwood, Haywards Heath. The flowers of this perpetual-flowering variety 
are large and full, and of a rich claret-red colour. The edges of the petals are 
serrated and crinkled. The calyces are non-bursting, and the flower has a very 
decided clove perfume. 
To Daphne Cneorum alba (votes 8 for, 4 against), from Messrs. Tucker, Oxford. 
A pure white form of this fragrant-flowered dwarf shrub. 
To Bryanthus aleuticus (votes 10 for), from Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston. A 
dwarf evergreen shrub belonging to the Ericaceae and sometimes called Phyllodoce. 
The flowers are cream-coloured and bell-shaped, \iket\ioseoi Andromeda. 
To Bryanthus nipponicus (votes unanimous), from Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston. 
This is similar in habit to B. aleuticus, but its flowers are white and very abundant. 
The plant is a native of the mountainous regions of Japan. 
To Primula marginata var. 'Linda Pope' (votes 15 for), from Dr. J. Macwatt, 
Dun. A very fine variety bearing trusses of lilac-mauve flowers nearly one inch 
across with a white eye. Most of the trusses have about eight flowers. The 
calyces are mealy, and the leaves are large and much cut at the edge. 
To Rhododendron ' Don Ernesto ' (votes 10 for), from T. H. Lowinsky, Esq. 
(gr. Mr. G. Dibble), Sunninghill. A rich rosy scarlet variety of great beauty and 
fine form. It and the other three Rhododendrons from the same exhibitor are 
hybrids resulting from crosses between R. ' Doncaster ' and R. Avcklandi. 
To Rhododendron ' Donna Anita ' (votes 12 for), from T. H. Lowinsky, Esq., 
Sunninghill. The flowers of this variety are of a beautiful shell-pink colour. 
To Rhododendron ' Donna Florenza ' (votes 9 for, 5 against), from T. H. 
Lowinsky, Esq., Sunninghill. A handsome variety with deep rich rose flowers. 
To Rhododendron ' Richard Gill ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Gill, 
Falmouth. This is the result of a cross between R. Thomsoni and R. Fortnnei. 
The flowers are large, borne in a big truss, and are of a beautiful deep rose colour. 
To Rhododendron ' The Don ' (votes unanimous), from T. H. Lowinsky. Esq., 
Sunninghill. The flowers of this variety are of an intense rosy-scarlet shade. 
