Archive: Prizes & Cups

Below are a list of special prizes and cups that are awarded in specific classes.

Cups are awarded to the winner with the greatest number of points in the relevant section unless otherwise stated (note Regulation 12 in the 2011 Schedule & Entry Form.pdf along with an RHS certificate.

Rosettes will be awarded for 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each class along with Best in Show and Best Artwork.

Please see Schedule page for details of all classes and how to enter.

The Bronze Banksian Medal of the R.H.S.: See description on page 8.

The Col. Bromhead Memorial Cup with the Society’s rosette and certificate for Best in Show.

The John Grapes Memorial Prize, for the most meritorious exhibit of flowers in the Show.

The Harry Thorne Memorial Cup, for the most meritorious exhibit of vegetables.

The Worshipful Company of Gardeners’ Certificate of Merit in Horticulture

The Cowen Memorial Challenge Bowl

The Kathleen and Harold Sharp Trophy, awarded to the winner of Class 28

The Garden News Top Vase Prize, awarded to the winner of Class 29 (see ‘Hints to Exhibitors’)

The Lambert Memorial Bowl (donated by Mr R Collett) together with The Worshipful Company of Gardeners’ Diploma for Excellence for the best entry in any rose class.

The Clifford Bragg Challenge Cup (donated by Mr C Bragg)

The Petersham Perpetual Challenge Cup (donated by Col. Cottingham)

The Alf Gundry Memorial Prize, awarded to the winner of Class 57(b).

The Garden News Top Tray Prize, awarded to the winner of Class 57(c) (see ‘Hints to Exhibitors’)

The James Clarke Memorial Cup (greatest number of points)

The Worshipful Company of Gardeners’ Certificate of Merit for the best entry

The Philip Carr Challenge Cup (donated by Mr Philip Carr)

The North Trophy for the exhibit which gave the Judges the most pleasure

The Violet Lincoln Memorial Salver

The Anthony Rampton Memorial Prize for the most meritorious photographic print – Classes 81 and 97

RHS certificate of merit in Horticulture

The Pamela Griffiths Memorial Cup (greatest number of points)

The Mary Turner Cup (donated by Mrs A Bray) for the winner of Class 87

The Petersham United Charities Prize, for the best schools’ exhibit of fruit, flowers and/or vegetables in class 99

The Anne Millard Cup for best junior floral entry

The Edmonds Cup (donated by Mrs F Edmonds) to the winner of highest points.

The Cowen Cup for the most meritorious exhibit in children’s art in classes 96 and 98

GENERAL

Section 1

NOVICES

Section 2

FLOWERS

Section 3

FRUIT

Section 4

VEGETABLES

Section 5

FLORAL

ARRANGEMENTS

Section 6

COOKERY

Section 7

ARTS & CRAFTS

Section 8

JUNIOR (Floral, Fruit & Vegetables)

Section 9

JUNIOR (Cookery, Arts & Crafts)

There is great competition within our Society for the award of this prestigious medal. It is presented each year to the exhibitor who wins the largest total amount of money in prizes in the whole of the horticultural classes at the Show, or who has the highest number of place points within the vegetable, fruit, flower and plant sections. Prizes awarded in Sections 5 to 9 and any other special prizes listed shall not count towards its award. This medal cannot be won by the same competitor more than once in any three-year period. This helps to give different people an opportunity of winning. The medal is granted by the Royal Horticultural Society to affiliated societies.

Sir Joseph Banks was born in 1743 and died a baronet and President of the Royal Society in 1820. He was a very wealthy man and in 1768 he financed and joined Captain Cook’s expedition in the Endeavour. This voyage around the world took him three years. When he reached Australia, Banks and his companions named the coastline where they landed Botany Bay because of the abundance of unknown plants. He returned home laden with dried plants, seeds, roots, illustrations, and records of an astonishing variety of new discoveries.

The Banksian Medal was first issued in 1922 in commemoration of Sir Joseph and “to encourage exhibitions of various garden productions of excellence, merit or novelty”. This tradition has been carried on by the Royal Horticultural Society ever since.