CXViii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
To Dahlia ' Dominion ' (votes 5 for, 1 against), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 
Leonards-on-Sea. A good orange-buff Cactus variety tinged with red. 
To Dahlia ' Harold' (votes unanimous), from Mr. J. T. West, Brentwood. 
A very effective Decorative variety. The flowers are large and of a beautiful 
fiery-red shade. 
To Dahlia ' Mauve Star ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Cheal, Crawley. 
A very dainty pale-mauve Star Dahlia. 
To Dahlia ' Miss Lewis ' (votes unanimous), from Mr. J. T. West, Brentwood. 
A pretty bright-pink Pompon Cactus variety with strong stiff stems . 
To Dahlia ' Penelope ' (votes 7 for), from Messrs. Burrell, Cambridge. A 
very effective and distinct Single Decorative variety having cerise-pink flowers 
striped with white borne on good stems. 
To Dahlia ' Rev. John Hamlet ' (votes unanimous), from R. Cory, Esq., 
Cardiff. A Paeony-flowered variety having flowers of good size and of a very 
striking and beautiful shade of bright pink. The base of the floret is golden 
yellow. 
To Dahlia ' Seahorse ' (votes 4 for, 2 against), from Mr. J. T. West, Brent- 
wood. A good form of Decorative Dahlia having deep-yellow flowers tipped with 
white. 
To Dahlia ' St. Egwyn ' (votes 5 for, 2 against), from Mr. C. Turner, Slough. 
A bright-pink Paeony-flowered variety. 
To Dahlia ' Tey Bell ' (votes 6 for, 1 against) , from Messrs. Dobbie, Edinburgh. 
A dark crimsOn-maroon Collerette variety with a white collar streaked with 
crimson. 
To Dahlia ' The Guardian ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, 
St. Leonards-on-Sea. A very showy, large-flowered Garden Cactus Dahlia. 
The colour is bright red. 
To Dahlia ' W. Dunn ' (votes 4 for), from Messrs. Burrell, Cambridge. A 
scarlet Collerette variety with a yellow collar. 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Allwood, Hay wards Heath : Carnations. 
.Messrs. Alex. Dickson, Newtownards I Dahlia ' Hawlmark Star ' and Sun- 
flower ' Cactus Star.' 
Mr. J. A. Jarrett, Anerley : Dahlias. 
Floral Committee, September 25, 191 7. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair and twenty-seven members present. 
Awards Recommended :— = 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. F. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. B. R. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for shrubs and Dahlias. 
To Messrs. Alex. Dickson, Newtownards, for Roses. 
To Mr. E. J. Hicks, Twyford, for Roses. 
To Messrs. Piper, Langley, for shrubs. 
To Mr. J. B. Riding, Chingford, for Dahlias. 
Bronze Flora Medal. 
To Mr. J. C. Allgrove, Slough, for Rosa Moyesii. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Hay wards Heath, for Carnations. 
To Rev. J. H. Pemberton, Romford, for Roses. 
To Mr. G. Reuthe, Keston, for hardy plants. 
Bronze Banksian Medal. 
To Mr. W. Wells, Jim., Merstham, for Asters and Delphiniums. 
Award of Merit. 
To Aster ' Joan Vaughan ' (votes 15 for), from Messrs. Baker, Wolverhamp- 
ton. An early flowering variety of the Novi Belgii section growing 6 ft. high. 
