FLORAL COMMITTEE, APRIL 5. 



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Award of Merit, 



To Carnation * E. F. Felton ' (votes, 19 for, 1 against), from Mr. 

 H. Burnett, Guernsey. Flowers large, of good form and substance; 

 petals broad, slightly indented; colour rich pink, much resembling the 

 variety ' Mrs. H. Burnett. ' The calyx is decidedly weak. 



To Rhododendron primulinum (votes, 19 for), from Messrs. J. 

 Veitch, Chelsea. A new evergreen species from China, collected by 

 Mr. E. H. Wilson. Leaves ovate-oblong, coriaceous, about ^ inch long, 

 margin recurved, dark green above, paler beneath ; flowers about 1 inch 

 across, borne in clusters on the ends of the shoots, pale primrose- 

 3^ellow; petals undulate; filaments somewhat hairy. (Fig.' 78.) 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Bakers, Codsall : alpines. 



Messrs. Bide, Farnham : Violets. 



Messrs. Cannell, Swanley : Begonias. 



Messrs. Carter Page, London, E.C. : Annuals, &c. 



Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : alpines. 



Messrs. Gilbert, Bourne, Lines. : Anemones. 



Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery : alpines. 



Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : alpines. 



Messrs. Jarman, Chard: Cinerarias. 



Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., Burford : Calathea crocata 

 (F.C.C. Feb. 8, 1881, under name Maranta crocata). 

 Messrs. Peed, Streatham : Lachenalias. 

 Mr. G. Prince, Oxford : Eoses. 

 Mr. G. Eeuthe, Keston : alpines, &c. 

 Mr. W. P. Stark, Basingstoke: Violets. 



Floral Committee, April 5, 1910. 

 Mr. H. B. May in the Chair, and twenty-five members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for Cinerarias and forced shrubs. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Carnations and hardy plants. 



To Mr. G. Prince, Oxford, for Eoses. 



To Mr. L. E. Eussell, Eichmond, for forced shrubs. 



Silver Flora Medal. - 



To Mr. H. Burnett, Guernsey, for Carnations. 



To Messrs. S. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnatious, &c. 



To Messrs. H. B. May, Edmonton, for Eoses, &c. 



To Mrs. W. H. Page, Hampton, for Carnations, Lihes, &c. 



