CXXXviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Messrs. Carter Page, London : Dahlias and Pelargoniums, 

 Mrs. L. Powles, Rye : Viola ' Rye Rayless.' 

 Mr. C. Thomas, Exeter : Meconopsis aculeatus. 

 Mr. E. A. Turner, Enfield : Violas. 



Mr. J. T. West, Brentwood : abnormal Geum ' Mrs. Bradshaw.' 

 Messrs. Wheadon, Guernsey : Gladiolus ' Sarnia's Glory.' 

 Messrs. Wills & Segar, Kensington : Hydrangeas. 



Floral Committee, June 30, 1914. 



At Holland Park. 



Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty members present. 



[For awards of cups and medals made by the Council after con- 

 sultation with the Judges, see p. evil.] 



Awards Recommended : — 



First-class Certificate. 

 To Hypericum laeve ruhrum (votes unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Bees, Liverpool. A very distinct and beautiful shrubby Hypericumi 

 from Asia Minor, bearing numerous corymbs of deep orange-red flowers. 

 The leaves are hnear and about i inch long. The individual flowers 

 are about J inch in diameter, and have golden-yellow anthers. The 

 plant grows about 18 inches high and is said to be hardy. 



Award of Merit. 



To Amaranthus ' Dr. Martin ' (votes, 9 for, i against), from 

 Mr. W. B. Upjohn, Worsley Gardens, Manchester. A beautiful and 

 effective decorative fohage plant for the cool stove-house. The 

 young leaves are reddish carmine, while the older ones are deeply 

 bronzed from the tip for about two-thirds of their length. 



To Campanula garganica ' W. H. Paine ' (votes, 9 for, i against), 

 from Messrs. W. Watson, C'ontarf Nurseries, Dublin. A charming 

 alpine Campanula, especially suitable for cultivation in pans. The 

 spreading growths are covered with pale violet-blue, star-shaped 

 flowers, measuring j inch across and having white centres. The 

 fohage is similar to that of the type. (Fig. 68-) 



To Carnation ' Chelsea ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. A. F. Dutton, 

 Iver. A white-ground fancy tree variety, edged and splashed with 

 deep rose -pink. The flower is very full, of good form, and has a good 

 calyx. 



To Carnation ' Gordon Douglas ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. J. 

 Douglas, Great Bookham. An excellent border variety, of good 

 form, with smooth petals. The colour is dark crimson, and the flowers 

 are borne on good stiff stems. 



To Gladiolus ' Mrs. Atkinson' (votes, 7 for, 2 against), from Mr. 

 C. B, Blampied, Guernsey. A good early flowering variety bearing 



