ii PROCEEDINGS. 



Spearmint. These were all excellent of their kind and 

 extremely well grown. 



To Mr. Chapman, Gardener to J. B. Glegg, Esq., F.H.S., for 

 beautiful specimens of Bellegarde Peaches and Violet 

 Hative Nectarines. 



Banhsian Medal : — 



To Mr. Smith, Gardener to Mrs. Reay, of Little Blake Hall, 

 Wanstead, for a collection of Vegetables, consisting of Red and 

 White Turnip and short-topped Radishes ; White Spine and 

 Victory of Bath Cucumbers ; Early American, Globe, and 

 Hague's Kidney Potatoes ; Brown Cos and Victoria Cabbage 

 Lettuces ; Globe and Jerusalem Artichokes, the former very 

 small ; Early Mazagan Bean, Asparagus, Dwarf Dun Frcn(;h 

 Beans, Curled Parsley, Early Horn Carrot, Globe Onion, 

 Early Dutch Turnip, Early Kent Peas, West Ham Cabbage, 

 Asiatic Cauliflower, Horse-Radish, Mustard and Cress, com- 

 mon and Lemon Thyme, Garden Sorrel, Mint, and Sage. 



To Mr. Dodds, Gardener to Col. Baker, of Salisbury, for a 

 Providence Pine-apple, weighing 9 lbs. JOoz. 



Certificate of Merit : — 



To Messrs. Hurst and M'Mullen, of Leadcnhall Street, for a 

 binidlc of Salt's Crimson Perfection Rhubarb, an excellent kind, 

 red throughout the interior, as well as outside the stalks. It 

 was stated to be of the same breed as Buck's Pihubarb 

 (Rheum undulatum), a Russian kind, not so large as some 

 sorts, nor so acid, and very attractive, on account of its fine 

 dark-red colour. 



To Mr. Keynes, F.H.S., Salisbury, for a Lilac Lobelia, which 

 promised to be a good bedding plant. 



To Messrs. Os\)orn, of I'^dhani, for Lysimachia Leschenaulti, a 

 pretty species bearing compact heads of small round rosy 

 flowers. This also looked as if it would be a good plant for 

 bedding purposes. 



III.— MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS OF EXHIBITION. 



Mr. Spivey, Gardener to J. A. Houblon, Esq., of Hallingbury, 

 Herts, sent a collection of vegetables comprising Potatoes, Peas, 



