cxlvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Messrs. Clark, Dover, for hardy plants. 



To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Paeonies. 



To Messrs. G. Paul, Cheshunt, for Paeonies and Eoses. 



To Mr. A. Perry, Enfield, for herbaceous plants. 



Silver Banhsian Medal. 

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

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

 To Messrs. Jackman, Woking, for hardy plants. 

 To Messrs. E. W. King, Coggeshall, for Sweet Peas. 

 To Mr. E. C. Notcutt, Woodbridge, for hardy plants. 

 To Hon. V. Gibbs, Elstree, for Pelargoniums. 

 To Mr. M. Prichard, Christchurch, for Paeonies. 

 To Mr. G. Eeuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 

 To Mr. W. Unwin, Histon, for Sweet Peas. 

 To Sir E. Loder, Bart., Horsham, for rare hardy plants. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Bakers, Wolverhampton, for Aquilegias. 



Award of Merit. 



To Erigeron macranthus var. exhibited under the name Aster Mesa 

 grandiflora (votes, 17 for), from Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate. Flowers 

 1| inch in diameter. Eay florets narrow ; of a soft lavender-blue colour ; 

 disc yellow, tinged towards centre with green. The plant grows to a 

 height of 2\ feet, and is very free-flowering. (Fig. 94.) 



To Campanula phyctido calyx (votes, 16 for), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., V.M.H., Burford. Flowers disposed in loose panicles ; 

 pedicels 2 inches or more long, each bearing a single, broadly campanulate, 

 blue flower ; style branches deep purple ; the ovary is covered with small 

 transparent warts when the flower is open, but in the bud this character 

 is not so marked. This plant is said to be taller than C. amabilis, but 

 otherwise the two plants are identical. 



To Delphinium x Moerheimi (votes, 16 for), from Messrs. Cutbush, 

 Highgate. Inflorescence loose ; flowers borne on pedicels 2| inches long, 

 pure white, tinged with blue on upper petal and bearded yellow on two 

 lower ones ; If inch in diameter, with greenish- white spur j inch long. 

 Eaised by crossing D. chinense with pollen from D. Belladonna. The 

 plant reaches a height of 4 feet, and is much more vigorous than most 

 white varieties. 



To Paeonia ' Leonora ' (votes, 14 for), from Mr. C. Turner, Slough. A 

 large, bright crimson, single variety ; staminodes narrow, dull yellow, 

 tinged with red ; flowers borne on stout stiff stems. (Fig. 95.) 



To Paeonia 1 Queen of Singles ' (votes, 17 for), from Mr. C. Turner, 

 Slough. Flowers slightly larger than the foregoing, pure white, tinged in 

 places with pale rose ; staminodes very bright yellow,, showing up against 

 the white petals. The stems are stiff and erect, and the flower sweetly 

 scented. 



To Picotee ' Her Majesty ' (votes, 14 for, 7 against), from Mr. Chas. 

 Blick, Warren Nursery, Hayes. A yellow ground Picotee, heavily edged 



