FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
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FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
January ii, 1916. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and thirty members present. 
Awards Recommended : — 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Sutton, Reading, for Cyclamen. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for ferns and flowering plants. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Allwood, Haywards Heath, for Carnations. 
To Mr. J. J. Kettle, Corfe Mullen, for Violets. 
To Mr. L. R. Russell, Richmond, for shrubs. 
To Messrs. Wells, Merstham, for Chrysanthemums. 
Bronze Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Low, Bush Hill Park, for Carnations. 
Bronze Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. Barr, Taplow, for flowering shrubs. 
To Messrs. Cheal, Crawley, for shrubs. 
First-class Certificate. 
To Abies bracteata (votes, unanimous), from Lieut. -Colonel Barclay 
(gr. Mr. W. Graysmark), Bury Hill, Dorking. A beautifully coned 
branch of Abies bracteata was exhibited from a fine tree growing at 
Bury Hill, Dorking, which has attained the height of 60 feet 8 inches 
and has a spread of branches measuring 35 feet 6 inches. The cones 
are the remarkable feature of this species. They have leaf-like bracts 
about 2 inches long, which, together with the scales, are covered with 
globules of thin transparent resin. The foliage is deep green. The 
tree is a native of California, where Douglas discovered it in 1832, and 
whence it was introduced into England in 1853. 
Award of Merit. 
To Begonia ' Norbury White ' (votes, 6 for), from Mr. G. Kent, 
Dorking. A useful winter-flowering Begonia of exceptionally free- 
flowering habit. The flowers are white, very faintly tinged with 
pink, and are of the ' Lorraine ' type. 
