PROCEEDINGS. 



IV.— BOOKS PRESENTED. 



The Athenajuna for October and November. From the Editor. 



Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. XX. Part 4 ; and Proceedings 



of the same, Vol. III. No. 43. From the Society. 

 The Quai-terly Journal of the Geological Society, No. 30. From the Society. 

 Bulletin do la Classc Physico-Math^matique do I'Acad^mie Imp^riale des Sciences de 



Saint Petei-sbourg, Tome XI. From the Academy. 

 The Literary Gazette for October and November. From the Publishei-s. 



January \lUi, 1854. (Regent Street.) 



I. -ELECTIONS. 



His Grace the Duke of Rutland, Belvoir Castle, Leicester- 

 shire; E. Rosher, Esq , J23, Upper Hamilton Terrace, St. John's 

 Wood; and G. H. Taylor, Esq., Langtou, Tunbridge Wells. 



II.— AWARDS. 

 Banksian Medal : — 



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

 Abbey, for six bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes, three 

 being this year's produce, and three being retarded fruit of 

 last season's growth. The latter were remarkable for the 

 small amount of shrivelling which they indicated, being 

 almost as plump and fresh as the new bunches, which were 

 also finely ripened and coloured. 



To Messrs. Jackson, Nurserymen, Kingston, for plants of 

 Lycaste Skinneri, Warrea Liudeniana, and Barkeria 

 Skinneri. 



Certificate of Merit : — 



To Mr. Wortley, Gardener to Mrs. Maubert, of Norwood, for 

 three bunches of Muscat Grapes, which, although of last 

 year's produce, showed scarcely any symptoms of shrivelling. 



To Mr. Brown, Gardener to J. Parnell, Esq., of Waltham 

 Abbey, for ripe fruit of Cuthill's Black Prince Strawberry. 



III.— MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS OF EXHIBITION. 



Mr. Thomson, Gardener to Mrs. Byug, at Wrotham Park, 

 furnished some Muscat Grapes. Good bunches, but very much 

 shrivelled. 



