xlvi PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Floral Committee, May 8, 191 7. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and twenty-one members. 
present. 
Awards Recommended :— 
Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 
To Mr. E. J. Hicks, Twyford, for Roses. 
To R. L. Mond, Esq. [gr. Mr. Hall), Sevenoaks, for Calceolarias. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs B. R. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
To Messrs. S. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations and Acacias. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Mr. J. C. Allgrove, Slough, for Auriculas. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 
To Messrs. Cutbush, Highgate, for Azaleas, Primulas &c. 
To Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh, for Schizanthus. 
To Mr. J. Douglas, Great Bookham, for Auriculas. 
To Mr. J. C. Jenner, Rayleigh, for Carnations. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 
To Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, for hardy plants. 
To Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, for Roses. 
To Messrs. Piper, Langle}^ for Rosa Hugonis and Clematis. 
Bronze Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Cannell, Eynsford, for Pelargoniums. 
To Messrs. F. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
- To Mr. G. Kerswill, Exeter, for Gentians. 
To Mr. G. Prince, Longworth, for Roses. 
To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 
To Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Auriculas. 
Award oj Merit. 
To Primula ' Eureka ' (votes unanimous), from Adeline, Duchess 
of Bedford (gr. Mr. J. Dickson), Chenies. A Primula of remarkable 
vigour, said to be a hybrid between P. obconica and P. sinensis, the 
latter being the pollen parent. The flowers are exceptionally large, 
and are of a rosy carmine colour with a conspicuous greenish eye. 
They are borne in large trusses, and the foliage is very large and 
elongated. 
To Primula sinopurpurea (votes 9 for, 1 against), from Messrs. 
Wallace, Colchester. A charming species, introduced from China by 
Mr. G. Forrest. The flowers are of a deep violet-purple colour with a 
greenish-white eye, and are borne in heads of 6 or 7 on mealy stalks 
about 6 inches high. The smooth spathulate leaves are dark green 
above, and covered with golden- meal underneath. They are from 4 to 
5 inches long. 
