FLORAL COMMITTEE, OCTOBER 24. 



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Floeal Committee, Octobee 24, .1911. 



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

 Chairmen ^ ^ ^^^^ V.M.H. (Committee). 



Twenty-five members present. 



Awards Recommended :— 



Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 

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

 To Mr. L. E. Eussell, Kichmond, for Bamboos and berried plants. 

 To Messrs. Yeitch, Chelsea, for Chinese plants and miscellaneous 

 trees and shrubs. 



Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Asters, Carnations, and climb- 

 ing plants. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Bakers, Codsall, for Dahlias. 

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

 To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for autumn fohage and berries. 

 To H. J. Elwes, Esq., F.E.S., V.M.H. (gr. Mr. Walters), Coles- 

 borne, Cheltenham, for Nerines 



To Mrs. Jeffrey, Lee, for paintings of flowers. 



To Messrs. Ware, Feltham, for Asters, Begonias, and Dahlias. 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations. 



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



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



Bronze Flora Medal. 



To Messrs. Paul, Cheshunt, for Eose hips and foliage of rare 

 shrubs. 



Award of Merit. 



To Aster ' Amethyst ' (votes, unanimous), from Hon. Vicary 

 Gibbs (gr. Mr. E. Beckett, V.M.H.), Elstree. This Michaelmas 

 Daisy belongs to the novi-belgii section, and has large, light bluish- 

 violet flowers measuring If inch across. It is very free-flowering in 

 habit, and when arranged in large vases lends itself admirably for 

 indoor decoration. (Fig. 147.) 



To Aster ' Profusion ' (votes, 17 for), from Hon. Vicary Gibbs. 

 The flowers of this Aster, which belongs to the ericoides section, are 

 white and small. They are borne in wonderful profusion on long 

 sprays, which furnish the plant down to the level of the ground. The 

 plant is from 3 to 4 feet high, and is a very valuable and handsome 

 border plant. 



To Berberis verruculosa (votes, 12 for, 2 against), from Messrs. 



