178 MONTHLY SUMMAEY. 



General Meetings.— Two General Meetings were held in the 

 month of March, one on the 7th, and another on the 21st, at 

 yrhich 138 new Fellows were elected. 



Hyacintli and Camellia Show. — The Conservatory is he- 

 coming so well furnished, that without very great inconvenience 

 it is no longer possible to hold the Society's shows there. For 

 the American show, and the other great shows, the first of which 

 is to be held on the 31st of May, immense tents are in preparation, 

 which will cover nearly the whole of the lower part of the Ante- 

 Garden, The Hyacinth and Camellia Show was held on the 

 19th of March, and up to a late hour there was great doubt 

 whether the show would be successful. The exhibitors having, 

 as sometimes happens, delayed entering their names for exhi- 

 bition until the last moment, some sending in their flowers 

 without any previous intimation at all. In consequence of this, 

 the names of many, even of the successful competitors, did not 

 appear in tho Catalogue of Exhibitors, which was published by 

 the Society and sold at the door. The weather, too, had been 

 bad for some days previously, so that the anticipations of the 

 show were not bright. In spite of these adverse indications, 

 both the day and the show were everything that could be 

 desired. The number of Fellows who availed themselves of 

 their privileges on the 19th produced an attendance of about 

 8000; and 915 tickets were sold to the public — so that after 

 p:^eeting all expenses a small balance remains on the right side. 



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which a certain amount of loss was expected, the result is the 

 more gratifying. The next show — the Azalea Show, on the 9 th 

 of Apnl— will be held pai'tly in the Council Room and partly iu 

 the adjoining colonnade. 



' The awards of the Floral Sub-Committee and of the Judges 

 will be found at pages 245 and 240. The show of Hyacinths 

 was exceedingly good, Mr, Cutbush and Mr. W. Paul leading 

 the way. Another most interesting and valuable part of the 

 exhibition was that submitted to the Floral Sub-Committee. 

 Among these were two very beautiful Camelhas, one exhibited by 

 Mr, Standish, and the other (a seedling), by Messrs, Jas. Veitch 

 & Son, and two hybrid Rhododendrons, exhibited by the latter 

 gentlemen, a cross between B. EdffworthU and B. ciliatiim, 



