FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



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36. Helenium autumnale ' Gartensonne ' ; 33. Helenium autumnale 

 grandiflorum ; 29. Helenium autumnale superbum rubmm ; 31, 39. 

 Helenium ' Riverton Gem'; 8. Helianthus multiflorus plenus ; 3. 

 Helianthus rigidus ' Rev. WoUey Dod ' ; 13. Helianthus rigidus semi- 

 plenus (F.C.C. Sept. 25, 1888). 



Highly Commended. 



To Chrysanthemum :— No. 163. ' Brighton ' ; 20, 259, 422. 

 ' Crimson Diana ' ; 246. ' Gascoigne.' 



For descriptions of the above see Reports of Wisley Trials, 

 p. 511, and p. 544. 



Floral Committee, October 6, 1914. 

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

 Awards Recommended : — 

 Silver Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. J. Cheal, Crawley, for autumn foliage. 

 To Messrs. H. J. Jones, Merstham, for Asters. 

 To Messrs. H. B. May, Edmonton, for Crotons. 



Silver Banksian Medial. 

 To Mr. E. Ballard, Colwall, for Asters. 

 To Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield, for hardy flowers. 

 To Mr. G. Prince, Longworth, for Roses. 

 To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for shrubs in pots. 

 To Mr. ¥/. Wells, Jr., Merstham, for hardy flov/ers. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. All wood, Hay wards Heath, for Carnations. 

 To Mr. C. Engelmann, Saffron Walden, for Carnations. 

 To Messrs. Stuart Low, Enfield, N., for Carnations. 



Bronze Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Clark, Dover, for hardy flowers. 



Award of Merit. 



To Carnation ' Princess Dagmar ' (votes, 13 for), from Messrs. 

 Allwood, Haywards Heath, and Messrs. Stuart Low, Enfield. A 

 perpetual-flowering Carnation bearing a general resemblance to 

 ' Carola.' The flowers are large, heavily built, of good substance, 

 dark crimson-maroon, and well scented. The stalk is stiff and the 

 calyx good (fig. 114). 



To Collerette Dahlia ' Canopus ' (votes, 13 for), from Messrs. J. 

 Stredwick, St. Leonards. The flower is large, 5 inches in diameter, 

 round in outline ; florets of good substance, those of the collar being 

 very long, white, flushed with deep citron-yellow. The flower is 

 held well on stiff stalks. 



To Aster ' Purple Prince ' (votes, 10 for, 4 against), from Hon. 

 Vicary Gibbs, Aldenham House, Elstree. This is a handsome 



