PROCEEDINGS. 



Banksicm Medal : — 



To Mr. Fleming, C.M.H.S, Gardener to the Duke of 

 Sutherland, F.H.S., at Trentham, for three Montserrat 

 Pine-apples, weighing respectively 4 lbs. 4 oz., 4 lbs. 4 oz., 

 and 3 lbs. 13 oz., and a Prickly Cayenne of 5 lbs. 4 oz. 



To Mr. Snow, Gardener to the Earl De Grey, F.H.S., Wrest 

 Park, Silsoe, Bedfordshire, for a bunch of the Black Barba- 

 rossa Grape, weighing 4 lbs. This was a remarkably fine 

 specimen. It measured nearly 18 inches in length, and a 

 foot across the shoulder. The berries were all well swelled 

 and coloured. 



To the same for a collection of Pears, consisting of fine 

 specimens of, Beurre Diel, Passe Colmar, Old Crasanne, 



, Glou Morceau, Susette de Bavay, and Uvedale's St. Ger- 

 main ; also Easter Beurre, Chaumontel, Winter Nelis, 

 Napoleon, and Vicar of Winkfield. 



To Mr. Tillery, Gardener to the Right Hon. The Speaker, 

 F.H.S., at Heckfield Place, Hants, for a collection of 

 Pears, comprising Knight's Monarch, Ne Plus Meuris, 

 Forelle, Duchesse d^ngouleme, Grosse Calebasse, Winter 

 Nelis, Passe Colmar, Glou Morceau, Easter Beurre, Beurre 

 Ranee, Susette de Bavay. 



To J. C. Nash, Esq., of Bishops Stortford, Herts, for a large 

 basket of Muscat, and another of Black Hamburgh Grapes. 

 These were remarkably fine, lioth in buTich and berry, and 

 were justly admired. 



Certificates of Merit : — 



To Mr. Jones, Gardener to Lady Charlotte Guest, at 

 Dowlais, Merthyr Tydvil, for a Ripley Queen Pine-apple, 

 weighing 4 lbs. 



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

 for a Queen Pine-apple, weighing 3 lbs. 10 oz. 



To Mr. South, Gardener to A. H. Davenport, Esq., Capes- 

 thorn Hall, Congleton, for White Syrian Grapes. These 

 were very ripe specimens, and of superior flavour, owing to 

 their having been allowed to hang on the Vine for several 

 weeks after they had become transparent and apparently 

 readv for cutting. 



