Cclxxviii PEOCEEDINGS OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Floral Committee, November 8, 1910. 



Mr. W. Marshall, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-eight 

 members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Gold Medal. 



To Messrs. Hill, Lower Edmonton, for a group of Ferns. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for Begonias and Chrysanthemums. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for British Polypodiums and 

 Begonias. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Carter Page, London Wall, for Chrysanthemums. 

 To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Carnations, &c. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Frank Galsworthy, Esq., Chertsey, for flower paintings. 

 To Messrs. Peed, Norwood, for Chrysanthemums. 

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



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations. 



Award of Merit. 



To Carnation ' Mrs. C. W. Ward ' (votes, 19 for, 1 against), from 

 Mr. G. Lange, Hampton. An American perpetual-flowering variety ; 

 flowers full, of good size, deep cerise in colour; petals broad, serrated 

 at the edges ; calyx good ; stems stiff and strong. The variety is said 

 to be a vigorous grower and the colour is seen to great advantage under 

 artificial light. 



To Chrysanthemum * Mrs. J'rank Hill ' (votes, 23 for), from 

 Messrs. Geo. Williams, Cardiff. A violet-rose single Chrysanthemum, 

 about 3 inches in diameter, with a prominent golden-yellow centre 

 surrounded by a zone of white. The variety is said to grow 3^ feet in 

 height and to be bushy in habit. 



To Chrysanthemum ' Victorian ' (votes, 10 for, 1 against), from 

 Messrs. J. Stredwick, St. Leonards. A Japanese variety, 6 inches in 

 diameter, having the florets of a peach-red colour, shading to bright 

 yellow at the base with a yellowish buff reverse. 



Other Exhibits. 



E. Barclay, Esq., Dorking: Chrysanthemums. 

 W. B. M. Bird, Esq., Chichester: Chrysanthemum 'Mrs. Wm. 

 Bird.' 



Messrs. Cannell, Swanley : Pelargonium ' Salmon Paul Crampel. ' 



