PROCEEDINGS. XXXVll 



Sir Peter Pole, Bart. ; 

 G. Rushout, Esq., M.P. ; 

 R. S. Holford, Esq. 



The following Fellows of the Society were elected Officers 

 for the ensuing- year, viz. : — 



The Duke of Devonshire, President ; 



J. R. Gowen, Esq., Treasurer ; 



Dr. Royle, Secretary. 



Mr. S. F. Grav, 1 * ,•, 



TIT i-. /-I1 1 J } Auditors. 

 Mr. G. Charlwood, ) 



The Annual Report from the Council and Auditors was read 

 and adopted. (See the body of this volume.) 



Mai/ 8, 1852. (Garden Exhibition.) 



The weather on this occasion was propitious, and the exhibi- 

 tion everytiiing that could possibly be desired ; for not only 

 were the plants produced admirable examples of cultivation, but 

 they were furnished in such numbers that room under the tents 

 could scarcely be found for them. Such Azaleas, Orchids, 

 Roses, and Cape Heaths nobody ever saw in the Garden before ; 

 and, considering the season, there was a good show of fruit. 

 The number of visitors was 2755, exclusive of exhibitors and 

 persons officially employed. 



L— AWAEDS. 

 The Large Gold Medal : — 



To Mr. May, Gardener to Mrs. LawTence, F.H.S., for a col- 

 lection of twenty Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



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

 twenty species of Exotic Orchids. 



The Gold Kfiightian Medal : — 



To Mr. Cole, Gardener to H. Colyer, Esq., of Dartford, for a 



collection of twenty Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Speed, of Edmonton, for fifteen Stove and Greenhouse 



Plants. 

 To Mr. May, Gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, F.H.S., for six 



Stove and Greenhouse Plants, in 20-inch pots. 

 To Mr. Blake, Gardener to J. H. Schroder, Esq., F.H.S., for 



twenty species of Exotic Orchids. 



