xlii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Floral Committee, February 13, 1917. 
Mr. E. A. Bowles, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty- two members 
present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Silver -gilt Flora Medal. 
To Mr. J. MacDonald, Harpenden, for grasses. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Mr. J. Simmons, Hounslow, for forced bulbs. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Chapman, Rye, for flowering bulbs. 
To Messrs. S. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations. 
Bronze Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 
Award of Merit. 
To Freesia ' La France ' (votes 17 for), from Messrs. H. Chapman, 
Rye. A beautiful seedling, resulting from a cross between F. Leicht- 
linii and a Dutch-raised hybrid. The flowers are very large, of a 
mauve-violet colour with a white throat, and are sweetly scented. 
To Primula malacoides alba plena (votes unanimous), from Messrs. 
W. & J. Brown, Stamford. A good double white form of this well- 
known greenhouse Primula. 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Cheal, Crawley : Polyanthus. 
Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh : Sweet Peas. 
Floral Committee, February 27, 1917. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and eighteen members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Miss J. Gundry, Sidcup Hill, for paintings. 
To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Cyclamen and Carnations. 
Bronze Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for flowering shrubs and alpines. 
To Mr. J. C. Jenner, Rayleigh, for Carnations. 
To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 
