IV PROCEEDINGS, 



Awards. Large Silver Medal to S. Rucker, Esq., F.H.S., of 

 Wandsworth, for various Orchids ; especially two exceed- 

 ingly handsome large-flowered varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, 

 and a fine specimen of Phalaenopsis amabilis. 



Knightian Medals : 1. To Mr. J. Robertson, gardener to 

 Mrs. Lawrence, F.H.S., for plants of Schomburgkia un- 

 dulata and S. crispa, Camarotis purpurea, and a well-grown 

 specimen of Styphelia tubiflora. 2. To Messrs. Eollisson, 

 of Tooting, for beautiful plants of Dendrobium densiflorum 

 and D. Cambridgeanum ; Ccelogyne cristata, Cattleya 

 Mossiae, a Maxillaria from Guatemala, and a new species 

 of IVIiltonia from Brazil. 



Banksian Medal to Mr. Glendinning, of the Chiswick 

 Nurser}', for a beautiful plant of Eriostemon buxifolius, 

 concerning which the following account was given : — *' This 

 is one of the prettiest plants we have, and may be forced 

 into flower at any period during the winter months. Its 

 fine dark green foliage, and neat habit, combined with its 

 abundant snow-white sweet-scented blossoms, render it an 

 object of much interest. It will bear much forcing without 

 injury, and remains in blossom for a considerable period. 

 It is, therefore, a plant desirable for decorating the con- 

 servatory or drawing-room in winter. Cut sprigs of it are 

 very useful in making bouquets. The plani now exhibited, 

 which is in good health and covered with bloom, was of 

 small size, growing in a small pot, about six months ago, 

 and in bad health ; but one large shift and a higher tem- 

 perature brought it to its present luxuriant state." 



Certificates : 1. To Messrs. Veitch anfl Son, of Exeter, for 

 plants of Lycaste Skinneri and Barbacenia squamata. 

 2. To Mr. Ayres, gardener to C. L. Stephens, Esq., for 

 two brace of Cucumbers, the longest measuring 19 inches 

 in length ; they were grown in a pit heated on Penn's 

 system. 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. Chysis bractescens, 

 Epidendrum Stamfordianum, sent to the Society from Gua- 

 temala, by Mr. Hartweg ; Phycella ignea ; and Arctostaphy- 

 los pungens, a half-hardy evergreen shrub, introduced from 

 Mexico by Mr. Hartweg. 



Books Present;ed. 



The Floricultural Cabinet for March. From Mr. .Tos. Harrison. 



The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London, vol. 13, part 1. From the 



Society. 

 The Botanical Ref^ister for March. From the Publishers. 

 The Athenaeum for February. From the Editor. 

 The Table Fruits of India (4 Nos.) From the Earl of Auckland. 



