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Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Barr, Surbiton, for herbaceous plants. 

 To Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone, for herbaceous plants. 

 To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for Lupines and shrubs. 

 To Mr. A. LI. Gwillirn, New Elthain, for Begonias. 

 To Mr. Prichard, Christchurch, for hardy plants. 

 To Mr. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for hardy plants. 

 To Messrs. Clark, Dover, for Pyrethrurns. 

 To Mr. Prince, Oxford, for Eoses. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. C. F. Waters, Balcombe, for Carnations. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. B. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 



Award of Merit. 



To Geum coccineum ' Mrs. J. Bradshaw ' (votes, 7 for), from Messrs. 

 Clark, Dover. Flowers larger than the type, and inclined to doubling. Of 

 the same dazzling scarlet colour. 



To Lithospermum prostratum 1 Heavenly Blue ' (votes, 15 for), from 

 Mr. A. Perry, Enfield. A pale-blue form, of better habit than the type. 

 It is a much more abundant bloomer, and will grow well in a soil con- 

 taining lime. The corolla tube is tinged with purple. 



To Sweet Pea ' Paradise Apple Blossom ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Miss H. Hemus, Upton-on- Severn. Flowers borne three or four on 

 a stem. Standard and wings much waved, white, edged rose, more 

 heavily on standard than on wings. 



To Aquilegia, long spurred strain (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Dobbie, Rothesay. A beautiful strain, including many colours pleasingly 

 combined. Flowers of good form, with very long spurs, and borne erect 

 on wiry stems. 



To Iris 1 Edward Michel ' (votes, 6 for, 3 against), from Messrs. 

 Wallace, Colchester. The result of crossing I. pallida with I. germanica 

 1 Amas.' Standards 3 inches long, 2 inches broad, orbicular, narrowing 

 suddenly to the claw, purplish mauve, spotted and veined round claw with 

 pale purplish brown, and tinged green ; falls 3^ inches long, 2 inches 

 broad, rather deeper in colour than standards ; haft creamy white, veined 

 and spotted purplish brown ; beard yellow. Style branches 1^ inch long, 

 1 inch broad, pale mauve, tinged purple along the centre. (Fig. 92.) 



To Scolopendrium vulgare crispum multifidum (votes, 9 for), from 

 Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton. A curious form, with undulate leaves, 

 very heavily crested. 



To Scolopendrium vulgare crispum muricato-fimbriatum (votes, 

 unanimous), from Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton. Leaves undulate, 

 densely fimbriated, muricate near midrib on upper surface. (Fig. 93.) 



To Schizanthus 'Beauty of Trent ' (strain), (votes, 11 for, 1 against), 

 from Mr. H. Parr, New Barnet. Flowers large, rosy scarlet, with large 



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