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Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for Dahlias. 
To Mr. C. J. Ellis, Weston-super-Mare, for Eustomas. 
Bronze Flora Medal. 
To Mr. H. Close, Orpington, for hardy plants. 
To Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Romford, for Roses. 
To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 
To Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for hardy plants. 
Award of Merit. 
To Dahlia ' Bianca ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. C. Turner, Slough. A large 
pure white Decorative variety of excellent form. 
To Dahlia ' Eastern Star ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 
A purplish rose Star Dahlia with maroon shading at the base of the florets. The 
flowers are borne on good stiff stems. 
To Dahlia ' Golden Rain ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 
Leonards-on-Sea. A good clear canary-yellow Cactus variety. 
To Dahlia 'Harry Crabtree ' (votes 6 for), from Messrs. Stredwick, St, 
Leonards-on-Sea. A purplish-mauve Cactus variety. 
To Dahlia ' Medallion ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 
Leonards-on-Sea. A yellow Collerette variety with a light collar. 
To Dahlia ' Mrs. Herbert Blackman ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stred- 
wick, St. Leonards-on-Sea. A pale rose-pink Garden Cactus variety with a 
lighter centre. 
To Dahlia ' Mrs. J. A. Jarrett ' (votes 5 for, 1 against), from Mr. J. A. Jarrett, 
Anerley. A very showy fiery orange-red Paeony-flowered Dahlia. The florets 
are very broad and twisted. 
To Dahlia " Primrose Star ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 
A primrose-yellow Star variety similar in form to ' Eastern Star.' 
To Eustoma Russellianum Ellisii (votes unanimous), from Mr. C. J. Ellis, 
Weston-super-Mare. A beautiful pale-pink variety of Eustoma Russellianum, 
a little-known greenhouse plant introduced from Texas in 1835. The plants are 
about 2 ft. high and have ovate, acuminate, glaucous leaves. The flowers, 
which are borne in a terminal panicle, are very handsome and have a dark blotch 
at the base of each of the five pink, obovate segments of the corolla. The plant 
is said to remain in flower for a period of three months. 
Other Exhibit. 
Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone : Calluna vulgaris fl. pi. 
Floral Committee, September ii, 1917. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and nineteen members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Mr. J. B. Riding, Chingford, for Dahlias. 
To Messrs. Piper, Langley, for berried shrubs. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To the Alder River Nursery, Iver Heath, for Lilies. 
To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for fruiting trees and shrubs. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns. 
To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 
To Mr. C. Turner, Slough, for Dahlias. 
Award of Merit. 
To Crab Apple ' Cheal's Crimson ' (votes 16 for), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 
This very distinct and ornamental Crab is a variety of Pyrus prunifolia, and its 
dark red fruits are much rounder and redder than those of the well-known Crab 
' John Downie.' 
To Dahlia ' Alma ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Burrell, Cambridge. 
A large white Paeony-flowered variety with broad florets. 
