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Award of Merit. 
To Dahlia ' Alabaster ' (votes 7 for), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 
Leonards-on-Sea. A very large white Cactus variety, of fine form. 
The colour at the base of the florets becomes greenish. 
To Dahlia ' Amethyst ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stred- 
wick, St. Leonards-on-Sea. An excellent Pompon Cactus variety. The 
flowers are of a rosy-mauve colour and are borne on wiry stems. 
To Dahlia ' Bizarre ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, 
St. Leonards-on-Sea. A good Cactus variety, with curled and twisted 
florets. The colour in the centre of the flower is a shade of 
crimson-maroon, which becomes very much lighter in the outer rows 
of florets. 
To Dahlia ' Mascot ' (votes unanimous), from Messrs. Stredwick, 
St. Leonards-on-Sea. A large, deep Tyrian rose variety of the Coller- 
ette type with a white collar. 
To Dahlia ' Pte. Ed. Drury ' (votes 5 for, 2 against), from Messrs. 
Stredwick, St. Leonards-on-Sea. A dull salmon-red Collerette variety 
with a yellow collar. 
To Dahlia ' Saffron ' (votes 7 for), from Messrs. Stredwick, St. 
Leonards-on-Sea. A deep sulphur-yellow Cactus variety of nice form. 
To Montbretia ' Queen of Spain ' (votes, 13 for), from S. Morris, 
Esq., Earlham Hall, Norwich. The flowers of this very fine variety 
measure 3J in. across, and the colour, which is somewhat deeper than 
that of ' Star of the East,' is a shade of scarlet orange. 
To Rose ' Callisto ' (votes 11 for, 2 against), from Rev. J. H. 
Pemberton, Romford. A new seedling perpetual Hybrid Tea Rose. 
The flowers are borne abundantly in bunches. The colour is a very 
pale shade of cadmium-yellow and the blooms are very fragrant. 
Flowering is said to continue over a long period. 
Note. — The above awards to Dahlias were recommended by a 
Joint Committee of the R.H.S. and the National Dahlia Society. 
Other Exhibits. 
Mr. J. C. Allgrove, Slough : Thalictrum dipterocarpum, 
Messrs. Bunyard, Maidstone : hardy Fuchsias. 
Messrs. H. Chapman, Rye : Cyclamen. 
Mr. C. Elliott, Stevenage : Veronica ' Redstart/ 
Mr. J. A. Jarrett, Anerley : Dahlias. 
Messrs. S. Low, Enfield : Gloxinias. 
C. J. Lucas, Esq., Horsham : Itea ilicifolia. 
H. C. Slingsby, Esq., Bush Hill Park : Pelargonium ' H. C. Slingsby.' 
Floral Committee, September i, 1916. 
Sub-Committee at Wisley. 
Mr. H.-B. May, V.M.H., in the Chair, and four members present. 
A Sub-Committee inspected the Trials of Annual Carnations and 
Indian Pinks, Clarkias, Delphiniums (Annual) and Larkspurs, Godetias, 
