XXxiv PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Floral Committee, March 8, 1898. 
W. Marshall, Esq., in the Chair, and thirty members present. 
Awards Recommended:— 
Silver Gilt Flora Medal. 
To Messrs. Hill, Edmonton, for Ferns. 
To Messrs. W. Paul, Waltham Cross, for Camellias. 
Silver Flora Medal. 
To Mr. Mount, Canterbury, for Roses. 
To Mr. J. May, Twickenham, for Cyclamen. 
Silver Banhsian Medal. 
To Purnell Purnell, Esq., Woodlands, Streatham Hill, for 
Narcissi and Alpines. 
To Messrs. Cuthbert, Southgate, for hardy Azaleas. 
To Messrs. J. Veitch, Chelsea, for hardy shrubs. 
To the St. George’s Nursery Co., Hanwell, for Cyclamen. 
To Mr. H. B. May, Edmonton, for Clematis. 
Bronze Flora Medal. 
To Mr. Bowles, Hanwell, for Cyclamen. 
To Messrs. Laing, Forest Hill, for a group of plants. 
A ward of Merit. 
To Hippeastrum 1 Princess Osra ’ (votes, unanimous), from 
Captain Holford, Tetbury (gr. Mr. Chapman). Very handsome 
crimson-scarlet flowers, with a broad band of white down the 
centre of each segment. 
To Hippeastrum ‘ Navala ’ (votes, 11 for, 7 against), from 
Messrs. Jas. Veitch, Chelsea. Large bright red flowers of good 
form and substance. 
To Azalea grandiflora alba (votes, 20 for), from St. George’s 
Nursery Co., Hanwell. A very fine variety. Flowers large, 
white, the upper petals blotched and shaded with soft yellow. 
Botanical Certificate. 
To Bryophyllum calycinum (votes, unanimous), from W. 
Neild, Esq., Horticultural College, Holmes Chapel. This is a 
very interesting South American member of the order Crassu- 
laceae with thick fleshy ovate leaves, bronze green in the 
centre, paler towards the margins. Its tubular-shaped drooping 
