FLORAL COMMITTEE, -MAY 23. 



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Flokal Committee, May 23, 1905. 

 Mr. W. Marshall in the Chair, and seventeen members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Calceolarias, &c. 

 To Mr. G. Mount, Canterbury, for Roses. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Peed, West Norwood, for Gloxinias and alpine plants. 

 Silver Flora Medal. 



To Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton, for Gymnogrammas. 



To Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, for hardy flowers. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for miscellaneous plants. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for herbaceous flowers. 

 To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for flowering plants. 

 To E. Wormald, Esq., 15 Berkeley Square, W., for Roses. 

 To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations, &c. 

 To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for Clematis. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, for hardy cut flowers. 

 To Messrs. Cripps, Tunbridge Wells, for Acers. 

 To Mr. C. G. van Tubergen, Haarlem, for Iri^e-. 

 To Messrs. Turner, Slough, for Lilacs. 



First-class Certificate. 



To Clematis montana rubens (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch, Chelsea. A remarkably floriferous form of the well-known 

 C. montana. The flowers are of a beautiful shade of rosy-red, quite small 

 plants being covered with blossoms. 



Award of Merit. 



To Primula vittata (votes, 14 for, 2 against), from Messrs. J. Veitch, 

 Chelsea. A new species from Western China, and perfectly hardy. 

 Flower-spike nearly 2 feet high, with campanulate flowers, about f inch 

 across, and a pale purple colour. Foliage erect, narrow, and serrated. 



To Lobelia tenuior var. rosea (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. A large-flowered form of L. tenuior with pale rosy 

 flowers. 



To Iris 1 Persephone ' (votes, 14 for), from Mr. C. G. van Turbergen, 

 Haarlem. A lovely variety of the Regelio-Cyclus type. The flowers are 

 of great size, with a ground colour of rich purple, and marked with 

 intense black. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Bell & Sheldon, Guernsey, sent Carnation ' Mrs. Bertie 

 Bell.' 



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