102 MONTHLY SUAIMARY. 



and 21st February, at whicb. 204 candidates were elected. This 

 raises the number of Fellows to 8024. 



Meeting^s of Floral and Fruit Committees. — These Com- 



mittees respectively held a meeting on the 18th of February. 



At the Floral Meeting, a number of Orchids of different kinds, 

 a class of plants which always makes an interesting and pleasing 

 exhibition, was shown. Messrs. Vjejtch exhibited 12 distinct 

 Varieties oi Lycaste SJcinneri—Si reminder of the variableness of 

 many of this tribe of plants which was very apropos to a discus- 

 sion on the distinctness of a Cattleya, which was exhibited by 

 Mr. M'MoRLANi), of Haverstock Hill — and which was undoubtedly 

 merely a pale variety of that most lovely species, (7. Warscewiczii^ 

 A fine tiger lily, introduced by Mr. J'oktune, from Japan, was 

 exhibited by Mr. Standish. The plant was feeble, from being 

 newly imported, and this prevented a decision being come to on 

 its merits, but wliatever might be the decision on its other proper- 

 ties, there was no doubt about its producing a very handsome 

 flower, of a fine straw yellow with brown spots. 



Nothing of very particular interest came before the Fruit 

 Committee. The fruit of Passijiora edulis, grown in a cool 

 conservatory, was sent by Mr. LA:aB, gardener, Ormanston 

 Manor. A seedling grape, a cross between Champion Hamburgh 

 and Barbarossa, which was considered promising, was sent by Mr. 

 Butcher. A box of THomme-Lefort grafting-wax was sent by 

 Dr. LrNDLEY, and was directed to be tried at the Garden at 

 Chiswick. 



A. Prize of 5Z. is offered for the most ornamental collection of 

 7" standard plants, suitable for the decoration of a dinner-table. 



The plants to be grown in pots not exceeding the following 

 sizes, viz, : — One 24 pot;' two 32 pots ; four 48 pots. All 48s 

 would be preferable. 



The plants may be ornamental either for their foliage, their 

 flowers, or their fruit. 



Plants having either foliage, flowei^, or fruit lower than 21 

 inches from the outside-bottom of the pofc, will be excluded from 

 competition. 



Elegance of form, slenderness of stem, and variety in colour, 

 will be the tests of excellence. 



Exhibitors are at liberty to screen the pots in any manner 



