Vni rilOCEEOINGS. 



November 7, 1848. (Regent Street.) 



Various alterations in the by-laws were read for the first 

 time by order of the Council, as directed by the Charter, 

 and then suspended in the meeting-room. 



Awards. Large Silver Medal: To Messrs. Vcitcli, for 

 Calanthe veStita, a most beautiful new species from Moul- 

 mein, having fine spikes of large white flowers stained in 

 their centres with crimson. Among the many Orchids 

 which have been imported of late years to our gardens, this 

 is one of the most handsome and striiiin"'. 



Calanthe vestita. 



Banksian Medals: To Mr. Henderson, gardener to Sir 

 George Beaumont, Bart., of Colorton Hall, for a Queen 

 Pine-apple, ripe and well formed, weighing 5 lbs. 14 oz. 

 With this came another Queen Pine, weighing Gibs. 1 oz. ; 

 but the latter Avas not sufficiently ripened. To J. G. Nash, 

 Esq., of Bishop's Stortford, for a basket of Grapes, con- 

 taining beautiful bunches of Black Hamburgh, Cannon 

 Hall Muscat, and Muscat of Alexandria. These were from 

 the same vines which produced such a heavy and fine crop 

 last year, and concerning which some account has been 

 given in the Proceedings of the Society fur 1847, p. xiv. 



