FLORAL COMMITTEE, APRIL 19. 



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Award of Merit. 



To Auricula ' Phyllis Douglas ' (votes, 14 for), from Mr. J. 

 Douglas, V.M.H., Great Bookham. A white-centred Alpine variety, 

 with large flowers of perfect form and much substance; colour deep 

 violet-purple, beautifully shaded to the pale, edge. (Fig. 79.) 



To Cineraria ' Feltham Beauty ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 J. Veitch, Chelsea. A fine strain of the ' Stellata ' type. Plants of 

 very compact habit, producing , in great abundance flowers 1^ inch 

 across, including all shades found in Cinerarias. 



To Lonicera pileata (votes, 18 for, 1 against), from Messrs. G. Paul, 

 Cheshunt. This is a recent introduction from China, and has proved 

 quite hardy. Leaves opposite, sessile, broadly lanceolate, obtuse, about 

 f inch long; flowers in axillary pairs, pale cream, slightly scented. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Bakers, Codsall : hardy plants. 



Messrs. Barr, Covent Garden : hardy plants. 



Messrs. Carter Page, London, E.G. : Violas, &c. 



Messrs. Clark, Dover : hardy plants. 



B. Cresswell, Esq., Longfield : Pelargonium. 



Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham : Auriculas. 



Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage : alpines. 



Mr. H. Ellison, West Bromwich : Dracaena Bruantii. 



Messrs. Gilbert, Bourne, Lines. : Anemones. 



Guildford Hardy Plant Nursery : alpines. 



Messrs. Heath, Cheltenham : alpines. 



Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : alpines. 



Messrs. Jackman, Woking : hardy plants. 



Mr. P. Ladds, Sv/anley : Stocks. 



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

 ' Matador. ' 



Mr. Fleetwood Paul, Botley : Sweet Peas. 



Messrs. G. Paul, Cheshunt: Lachenalias, shrubs, &c. 



Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross : Eoses. 



Messrs. Peed, Streatham : alpines, &c. 



Lieut. -Col. Taylor, Braintree : Haemantkus insignis. 



Messrs. Ware, Feltham : hardy plants. 



Miss Watson, Finchampstead : Ixiolirion tataricum. 



Floral Committee, April 19, 1910. 

 Mr. H. B. May in the Chair, and thirty members present. 



Awards Recommended 



Gold Medal. 



To Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham, for Alpine and Show Auriculas. 

 To Lieut.-Col. Holford, CLE., O.Y.O., Tetbury, for Hippe- 

 astrums. 



