PROCEEDINGS 
OF THE 
Aopal Horticultural Society. 
Vo. V. APRIL 
1865. No. 4. 
Announcements by the Council, 
CONVERSAZIONE. 
The President, A Me the P of Buccleuch, 
ersazione 
be a clusively to Fellows, holders of 
Transferable Ticke s, and Debenture-holders, who 
will be recei у His Grace from 9 
mili у ban will perform, 
First or Max. 
On this day the out-door season commences, and 
= full band of ee nd ЕШ; Guards will perform 
n the Gardens at South Ken € 
orton 
ckerell m been appointed 
= 
s: 
his Duca Sea yof pm Society, and commenced 
Royar Horticutrurar Socrery’s BANK Account. 
In consequence of Mes 
given up 
the Society 
Bra 
Fellows 
Call & Co. — ng 
their bulk nking Pei mir the асс 
t 
Я BE Sus or ORCHIDS. 
Ore ‘al Ad т Show, being d special show of 
5, wh еп upwards of 1007. is offered for 
h. Fellows and 
pas Жай н» g admission one 
, Шере tic =. in also to be pur- 
chased by the publie at the entrances, x 
rel pale ОЕ THE Коүлт, HORTICULTURAL 
бой THE AMSTERDAM INTERNATIONAL 
The 
T. Berkeley was na the 
inne i the chief of the deputation from the 
Ноо] maton. Societ the Amsterdam 
deput, DÀ xi the other PIA of the 
P Inu, ng omas | Moore Rd дор 
4. es for larg 
c | to d exhibitor Sho fills u 
a as BE representatives of Great Britain 
t the Con Мг. Berkele a s untoward illness 
тебе the Tis of his valua i 
Congress unfortunately Me M 
prevented aen ding by unforeseen en а 
‚ however, as the Council learned of the 
im poss esibi lity of M oin 
ere given to understand that Dr. Masters would 
not be unwilling to take Mr. Berkeley's place, and 
to start the following morning. "This was sec 
ingly arranged, and Dr. Masters’ valuable 
ill be given in the next number of the P 
ceedi 
GENE FIC FORTNIGHTLY MEETINGS. 
The белей Meeting for Election of Fellows 
and duces ion of Horticultural subjects, will take 
place on Tuesday, May 2nd, at three o'clock. 
THE QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY, OR THE DAY 
THAT Loa BE APPOINTED TO ВЕ 50 
РЕТ 
das at South Kensington will be 
opend b d. pabili this day from 12 to 6, admis- 
sion 
e Exhibition ж be held, showing the 
various uses of flowers for the decoration of halls, 
wing- SO, b: biete гем, bui 
; also of dinn 
prizes will 
ed а sufficient ш-ды of works of 
sent in yg зерт n, T". rize o. 
nm ан act of 3l., d энш of 21, 
р ach of 17, and hag prize tig of 10s., with 
. о 
Queen,” done in wild flowers, two егер. will be 
af Rig motto 
in artificial flowers, two prizes у 
amateur artists and Roy ра will be 
ee with the ju 
* decorations will be assigned 
rinted “pplication 
ре the 15th Жау, The ¢ objects must remain 
for two aks on exhibition. 
5. e wreaths, дее, and garlands за Йн һе 
composed Ф cultivated or wild flowers, — 
leaves, or branches of any deseription зе 
combined. garlands must not be 
8 fcet long. 
6. Artificial flowers for bouquets, &c., ү, 
тз. aod with these there is no ire п as to 
and separate certificates will be 
т il objects must be delivered ied freeto 
sad Gardens; those eomposed of artificial phis 
the preceding y, all others before 9 a 
the day of the Show. 
ess ы. 
