PEOOEKDINGS. 



II.— MEDALS AWARDED. 



Large Silver Medal : — 



To Mr. Franklin, Gardener to Mrs, Lawrence, F.H.S., for a 

 very fine collection of Orchids, among which were two plants 

 of Vanda tricolor, two of V. suavis, two fine specimens of 

 Cattleya labiata, a striking variety of Lycaste Skinneri, 

 Odontoglossum grande, Cymbidium giganteum, Calanthe 

 vestita, Miltonia Candida and violacea, and others, including 

 a so-called new Oncidium and Odontoglossum. 



JBayihsian Medal ; — 



To Mr. Forbes, Gardener to the Duke of Bedford at Wobura 

 Abbey, for an exhibition of Grapes, consisting of a bunch 

 of Muscat, weighing 2^ lbs., and three of Black Hamburgh, 

 weighing respectively 2i lbs., 2^ lbs., and 5f lbs. The 

 latter was, however, not one bunch, but a cluster of bunches 

 all produced from a common point or bud. 



To Mr. Martin, Gardener to Sir H. Fleetwood, Bart., for 

 fine bunches of Oldaker's West's St. Peter's, a valuable 

 variety for hanging long after it is ripe without shrivelling. 

 The same exhibitor also showed Muscats, the produce of a 

 second crop from the same Vines this year, and a dish of 

 excellent Hamburghs. 



Certificate of Merit : — 



To Mr. O'Brien, Gardener to G. Reed, Esq., Burnham, So- 

 merset, for a curious new form of Myanthus. 



To Mr. Price, Gardener to W. Thompson, Esq., M.P., for a 

 well-ripened Queen Pine Apple, weighing 4 lbs. 13 ozs. 



To Mr. Davis, of Oak Hill, East Barnet, for beautiful 

 examples of Muscat of Alexandria Grapes. 



To Mr. "Wooley, Gardener to H. B. Kerr, Esq., F.H.S., for 

 Black Hamburgh Grapes, fair sized specimens, and perfectly 

 ripe, from Vines that had been grown in what Mr. Rivers, of 

 Sawbridge worth, calls an " Orchard-house," i. e., an un- 

 warmed roughly constructed shed with a glazed roof. It 

 was stated that there had been an abundant crop in this 

 house, without any mildew, and that such places had been 

 found very useful in whiter for keeping Orange-trees, 

 Aloes, Fuchsias, or other half-hardy plants that require little 

 water. 



