cliv PBOCEEDING-S OF THE KOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Phlox ' Muriel Rogers ' (Forbes). 



Phlox ' Espoir ' (Forbes). 



Phlox ' Miss Lingard ' (Chiswick). 



Phlox ' Croesus ' (Chiswick). 



Phlox ' Mme. M. Carvalho ' (Chiswick). 



Phlox ' Snow Queen ' (Chiswick). 



Floral Committee, August 3, 1909. 



Mr. W. Marshall, V.M.H., in the Chair, and eighteen members 



present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Gladioli. 



To Leopold de Rothschild, Esq. (gr. Mr. J. Hudson, V.M.H.) 

 Gunnersbury Park, Acton, for water plants. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Mr. C. Blick, Warren Nursery, Hayes, for Carnations. 



To Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone, for hardy plants. 



To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 



To Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Carnations and Spiraeas. 



Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Mr. A. Perry, Enfield, for Spiraeas. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for hardy shrubs and Roses. 

 To Mr. J. Douglas, V.M.H. , Bookham, for Carnations. 

 To Sir D. Gooch, Bart., Chelmsford, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. R. Harkness, Hitchin, for Roses. 

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



Award of Merit. 



To Carnation 'Elizabeth Shiffner ' (votes, unanimous), from Mr. J. 

 Douglas, V.M.H., Edenside, Great Bookham. Flowers of medium size, 

 primrose yellow, tinged buff, especially in centre ; calyx good ; stems 

 stiff, erect ; strongly clove-scented. 



To Carnation ' Fiery Furnace ' (votes, 8 for), from Messrs. Blackmore 

 and Langdon, Bath. Flowers of good form held erect on stiff stems, 

 slightly scented ; ground colour apricot, tinged red, flaked and tinged rich 

 crimson. 



To Carnation ' Jupiter ' (votes, 10 for, 3 against), from Mr. C. Blick, 

 Hayes, Kent. Ground colour apricot, heavily tinged lilac rose at edge of 

 petals. Flowers of good form, but stems inclined to be weak. 



To Carnation ' King of Spain ' (votes, unanimous) from Mr. J. 

 Douglas, V.M.H., Great Bookham. Flowers large, borne on long stiff 

 stems ; calyx good ; ground colour rosy scarlet, flaked deep crimson 

 maroon ; clove-scented. 



