CCXXX PEOCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



September 12, 1911. 



. f Mr. W. Marshall, V.M.H. (Groups). 

 Unairmen | ^ ^ ^^^^^ V.M.H. (Committee). 



Seventeen other members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-giit Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Hobbies, Dereham, for Dahhas. 



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



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 

 To Mr. Box, Lindfield, for hardy plants. 



To E. H. Brown, Esq. (gr. Mr. R. Bradford), Eoehampton, for 

 Crotons. 



To Mr. West, Brentwood, for Dahlias. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for Dahlias. 

 To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for miscellaneous plants. 

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

 To Mr. A. Perry, Enfield, for Nymphseas and Delphiniums. 

 To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for Clematis and Gesnerias. 

 To Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Dahlias. 



Bronze Flora Medal. 

 To Messrs. Cannell, Swanley, for Begonias. 



To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for Dahlias and Michaelmas Daisies. 

 Award of Merit. 



To Amaryllis x Parkeri (votes, unanimous), from Leopold de Roth- 

 schild, Esq., C.V.O. (gr. Mr. J. Hudson, V.M.H.), Gunnersbury 

 House, Acton. This lovely plant was sent from New Zealand in 1905. 

 The strong flower stalk had been cut off level v/ith the ground, and 

 measured 2 feet 6 inches in height. It carried a magnificent head of 

 thirty open flowers and buds. The flowers are trumpet-shaped, and 

 measure 3^ inches long by 3 inches across the mouth of the trumpet. 

 They are rose coloured, with a tinge of orange at the base, and are 

 connected to the main stem by pedicels 2| inches long. The pistil is 

 very prominent and the scent exquisite. 



To Amaryllis x Parkeri alba (votes, unanimous), from A. Wors- 

 ley, Esq., Isleworth. This is practically identical in habit with the 

 above, but the flowers are creamy white, with a pronounced apricot 



