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Award of Merit. 



To Astilbe rivularis gigantea (votes, 9 for, 1 against), from Mr. A. 

 Perry, Enfield. Leaves 18 inches in length, biternate, doubly serrate, 

 upper surface dark green ; lower surface pale green. The drooping cream- 

 coloured flowers are borne on a panicle 2 feet 6 inches long. The plant 

 grows to a height of 6 feet. 



To Ganna 1 Roi Humbert' (votes, unanimous), from Sir Trevor 

 Lawrence, Bart., K.C.V.O., V.M.H., and Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea. A 

 dark-leaved, orchid-flowered variety, with a bold spike of large orange - 

 crimson flowers. 



To Gladiolus 1 Lord Alverstone' (votes, 13 for), from Messrs. Kelway, 

 Langport. Long bold spike ; flowers medium sized, outer perianth-pieces 

 scarlet ; inner, scarlet-magenta. 



To Gladiolus ' Miss Ada Reeve ' (votes, 10 for, 3 against), from Messrs. 

 Kelway. Long bold spike, sturdy habit ; flowers very large, pure white, 

 streaked in throat with rosy purple. 



To Polysticlium aculeatum pulcherrimum plumosum (votes, unani- 

 mous), from C. B. Green, Esq., Acton. A very plumose variety. 



Botanical Certificate. 



To Anemonopsis macrophylla (votes, unanimous), from Mr. A. Perry, 

 Enfield. Leaves biternate, coarsely toothed. Flowers white and purple, 

 after the style of Anemone japonica, but smaller. Introduced from 

 Japan in 1869. 



Other Exhibits. 



Mr. F. Brazier, Caterham : Carnations. 



Messrs. Dobbie, Rothesay : Antirrhinums. 



Mr. T. Down, Alton : Phlox. 



Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage : alpines. 



Messrs. R. Harkness, Hitchin : Hollyhocks. 



Messrs. Heath, Cheltenham : Campanulas, &c. 



Messrs. Low, Enfield : Rose ' Orleans.' 



Messrs. Peed, Streatham : Gloxinias. 



Mr. R. Pocock, Stratford-on-Avon : Carnations. 



Mr. E. Potten, Cranbrook, Kent : flowering plants. 



Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston : hardy plants. 



Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond : Fuchsias. 



Flokal Committee, August 31, 1909. 

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



Awards Recommended :— 



Gold Medal. 



To the Harvard University, Mass., for a collection of photographs, 

 representing the flora and fauna of Central and Western China, taken by 

 Mr. E. H. Wilson, during his third journey to that region. 



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