Cxlviii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Carter Page, London Wall, for Dahlias. 

 To Colonel Lockwood (gr. Mr. G. Cradduck), Bishop's Hall, 

 Eomford, for Acalyphas. 



Silver Banksiain Medal. 



To Mr. J. Box, Lindfield, for hardy plants. 



To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Cannas and Begonias. 



To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for Dahlias. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for hardy plants. 



To Messrs. Kelway, Langport, for Gladioli. 



To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for Veronicas and ferns. 



To Messrs. Yeitch, Chelsea, for greenhouse plants 



Bronze Banlcsian Medal. 



To Mr. Amos Perry, Enfield, for Delphiniums and Nymphaeas. 

 To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for hardy plants. 



Award oj Merit. 



To Dahlia * Bridesmaid ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, 

 Crawley. A good single variety, about 3 inches across, of a pleasing 

 rosy-lilac shade with a golden-yellow centre. 



To Dahlia ' Killarney ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, 

 Crawley. Another single, similar in size to the above, but of a good 

 buff colour, with a zone of red round the golden-yellow centre. 



To/ Dahlia ' Mrs. Stephens ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Stredwick, St. Leonards-on-Sea. A splendid * Cactus ' variety of 

 good form and size. The colour is pale sulphur-yellow, and the petals 

 are slightly twisted. 



To Dahlia * Turtle Dove ' (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. Stred- 

 wick, St. Leonards-on-Sea. A good * Cactus ' Dahlia of a curious 

 reddish-rose tint, almost shading to white at the outside petals. The 

 flowers are of good form, and about 6 inches across. 



To Gladiolus ' Yellow Beauty ' (votes, 15 for), from Messrs. 

 Kelway, Langport. The flowers are large, pale sulphur-yellow, with 

 a tinge of crimson at the base of the petals. The two lower petals 

 have a somewhat greenish tinge. The spikes are good, and carry a 

 large number of blooms. 



To Hibiscus syriacus ' Snowdrift ' (votes, 9 for, 3 against), from 

 Mr. E. C. Notcutt, ^Yoodbridge. Flowers funnel-shaped, pure 

 white, and about 3 inches across, borne in the axils of the leaves, and 

 having a mass of creamy-yellow stamens in the centre. The leaves are 

 alternate, ovat-e, wedge-shaped, three-lobed and toothed. 



To Nymphaea Glads toniana (votes, unanimous), from Leopold de 

 Eothschild, Esq., C.Y.O. (gr. Mr. J. Hudson, Y.M.H.), Gunnersbury 

 House, Acton. This handsome variety is pure white, with a large 

 mass of golden-yellow stamens in the centre. The flowers are of 



