FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
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To Dianthus microlepis rumelicus (votes 15 for, 1 against), from 
Messrs. Tucker, Oxford. This small, tufted Pink is a native of the 
mountains of Thrace and has numerous clear pink flowers. 
To Primula conica (votes 14 for), from Messrs. Wallace, Colchester. 
A species of the Muscarioides section. The inflorescence is a crowded 
spike of lavender-purple blooms, forming a dense head. The stalks 
are hairy and about 9 in. long. The blooms are about J in. across at 
the mouth and a paler colour in the interior. The leaves are spathu- 
late, about 6 in. long, with short silky hairs. (Fig. 108.) 
To Ribes cruentum (votes unanimous), from Mr. C. Elliott, Steven- 
age. An interesting species from North California forming a dwarf, 
diffusely branched shrub, spiny, and bearing three or five-lobed leaves 
a little smaller than those of the Gooseberry. The flowers are pendulous 
and about 1 in. long, the recurving outer petals being crimson maroon, 
the inner ones tubular and of shell-pink tint with white tips. The 
shoots are covered with long spines. (Fig. 109.) 
Other Exhibits. 
Messrs. Barr, Taplow : Saxifrages. 
Messrs. Bath, Wisbech : Polyanthus. 
Messrs. Cannell, Eynsford : Pelargoniums. 
Mr. J. Crook, Camberley : Polyanthus. 
Messrs. Fletcher, Ottershaw : Deutzias. 
Misses Hopkins, Shepperton : hardy plants. 
Col. Mark Lockwood, M.P., Romford : Seedling Carnation. 
Messrs. Carter Page, London : Violas. 
Miss Willmott, V.M.H., Warley : alpines. 
Floral Committee, May 16, 1916. 
Mr. H. B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and nineteen members present. 
Awards Recommended:— 
Silver-gilt Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. B. R. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
Silver-gilt Banksian Medal. 
To Messrs. F. Cant, Colchester, for Roses. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Cuthbert, Southgate, for Antirrhinums. 
To Messrs. May, Upper Edmonton, for miscellaneous plants. 
Silver Banksian Medal. 
To Mr. J. Douglas, Gt. Bookham, for Auriculas. 
To Mrs. Lloyd Edwards, Llangollen, for Saxifrages. 
To Mr. G. W. Miller, Wisbech, for hardy plants. 
To Messrs. Whitelegg & Page, Chislehurst, for Schizanthus. 
