Cancelled unused Award of Merit Certificate.The Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria (Under Royal Charter) Established 1849 Monogram of SOCIETY AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FOUNDED 1804, ROYAL CHARTER 1809 (in silver). TRIAL GROUNDS AWARD BURNLEY HORTICULTURAL GARDENS AWARD OF MERIT The President and Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria grant this Award of Merit under the Rules for Trials at Burnley. To Variety Submitted by Raised by Date Signed by President Secretary Handwritten cancelled across certificateaward of merit, certificates, the royal horticultural society of victoria, trial grounds award

Certificate awarded to the Burnley School of Horticulture for a Dahlia, "Dorothy Jessep." Dated 20.6.38.First Class certificate printed with stamp and signed with monograms of The Royal Horticultural SocietyThe Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria (Under Royal Charter) Established 1849 Monogram of SOCIETY AFFILIATED WITH THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY FOUNDED 1804, ROYAL CHARTER 1809 (in gold). TRIAL GROUNDS AWARD BURNLEY HORTICULTURAL GARDENS FIRST CLASS CERTIFICATE The President and Committee of the Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria grant this First Class Certificate under the Rules for Trials at Burnley. To DAHLIA___ "Dorothy Jessep" Variety Min. G.C.____21 1/2 points Submitted by Burnley School of Horticulture Raised by B.S.of H. 20.6.38 Date Signed by Frank Clarke President Roy Mattingley, Secretary dalhias, dorothy jessep, frank clarke, roy mattingley, trial ground awards, 1938, royal horticultural society of victoria, dahlia dorothy jessep

Record of the popular dahlia flowers grown in the Burnley trial grounds between 1938 and 1952 - and the interest in entering competions with The Royal Horticultural Society of Victoria by Burnley School of Horticulture.Certificates for dahlias raised by the Burnley School of Horticulture (1) First Class Certificate, "Betty Holmes" 20.06.1938. Awards of Merit, (2) "Burnley Prolific" 20.06.1938. (3) "Burnley Beauty" 20.06.1938. (4) "Burnley Fairy" 18.05.1939. (5) "Burnley Surprise" 18.05.1939. (6) "Burnley Supreme" 18.05.1939. (7) "Burnley Delight" 18.05.1939. (8) as a Garden Flower Only: "Miniature Cactus Dahlia" June 1952 (1)Gold coats of arm, and First-class Certificate - Red stamp with Gold (2,3,4,5, 6,7)Silver Coat of Arm and Award of Merit, Red stamp with silver (8) Silver coat of arms and decoration around typescript. certificates, flowers, dahlias, burnley, the royal horticultural society of victoria