Hv'oCEEDINGS. 



July 9, 1853. (Gaiiden Exhibition.) 



On this occasion, as usual, His Grace, the President, gratified 

 the visitors by opening to them his delightful grounds. The 

 morning was wet, but the weather became fair at 11, and remained 

 so, with slight interruption, for the remainder of the day. The 

 Exhibition was excellent for July, and more varied than it was 

 ever before seen in that month. Variegated plants and Orchids 

 in particular were plentiful, and the fruit generally was good. 

 The number of visitors was 7225, exclusive of exhibitors and 

 persons officially employed. 



I.— AWARDS. 

 The Large Gold Medal: — 



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

 collection of twenty Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



The Gold Knightian Medal : — 



To Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., F.H.S., 

 for a collection of twenty Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 



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

 twenty species of Exotic Orchids. 



The Gold Banksian Medal : — 



To Messrs. Fraser, of Lea Bridge Ptoad, Essex, for a collection 



of twenty Stove and Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. Carson, Gardener to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., F.H.S., 



of Nonsuch Park, for a collection of fifteen Stove and 



Greenhouse Plants. 

 To Mr. May, Gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, F.H.S., for a collec- 

 tion of six Stove and Greenhouse Plants in 20-inch pots. 

 To Mr. Williams, Gardener to C. B. Warner, Esq., F.H.S., 



for twenty species of Exotic Orchids. 

 To Messrs. Rollisson, Tooting, for fifteen species of Exotic 



Orchids. 

 To Mr Smith, Gardener to W. Quilter, Esq., of Norwood, 



for ten varieties of Cape Heaths. 

 To Mr. Bonham, Gardener to Mrs. Maddeford, of Staines, for 



twelve varieties of Pelargoniums in 8-inch pots. 

 To Mr. Turner, of Slough, for the same. 



