cclx PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROIAL riORTICULTll KAL SOClPVn . 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 • To Messrs. Allwood, Hay ward's Heath, for Camations. 



To Eev. H. Buckston (gr. Mr. A. Shambrook), Derby, for 

 Cyclamen. 



To Mr. W. Lawrenson; Yarm, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for alpines. 



To Messrs. Wells, Merstham, for Carnations and Chrysanthemums. 

 To Messrs. Young, Cheltenham, for Carnations. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

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



A ward of Merit. 



To Asplenium divaricatum elegans (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. Parker, W^hetstone. A useful decorative fern of light and 

 graceful habit, with finely cut arching fronds of a pale-green colour. 



To Carnation ' Bonfire ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Wells, 

 Merstham. A bright scarlet, perpetual-flowering variety of perfect 

 shape and medium size. The petals are prettily serrated and the 

 flowers have a slight perfume. The bright colour renders this variety 

 particularly useful for decorative work. 



To Carnation ' Mrs. A. F. Dutton ' (votes, 10 for, 3 against), from 

 Mr. A. F. Dutton, Iver. A charming perpetual-flowering variety of 

 large size, with crinkled petals. It originated as a sport from ' White 

 Perfection. ' The colour is a delightful shade of bright rose. 



To Chrysanthemum * Eric Wild ' (votes, 16 for, 2 against), from 

 Messrs. Wells, Merstham. A very pale rose-pink single variety, with 

 a ring o^f white surrounding the centre. The flowers measure 

 4 inches across. 



To Chrysanthemum ' Miss A. Brooker ' (votes, unanimous), from 

 Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, and Messrs. Wells, Merstham. A very 

 useful decorative variety, with flowers measuring 6 inches across, borne 

 an stiff stems. The petals are broad and the colour is deep blood-red. 



To Chrysanthemum * Mrs. Wingfield Miller ' (votes, 10 for, 

 4 against), from Messrs. Wells, Merstham. A pretty deep violet-rose 

 single variety measuring 4 inches across. The centre is surrounded by 

 a narrow band of white. 



To Prunus Miqueliana (votes, unanimous), from Colonel Stephenson 

 E. Clarke, C.B. (gr. Mr. Conn), Cuckfield. A pretty Japanese species, 

 bearing numbers of many-petalled white flowers measuring 1 inch in 

 diameter. The tree has proved to be hardy in mid-Sussex and flowers 

 regularly in November and December. The open flowers can stand a 

 few degrees of frost without suffering perceptible damage. (Fig. 204.) 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. G. Cradduck, gr. to Colonel Lockwood, Eomford, for Chry- 

 santhemum * Mrs. Swinburne.' 



