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PROCEEDINGS. 



Speaker, F.H.S., for Keens' Seedling Strawberries. To 

 Mr. Toy, for the same. 



Certificates of Merit : To Mr. Ambrose, of Battersea, for six 

 Fancy Pelargoniums, in 8-inch pots. To Mr. Miller, Gar- 

 dener to R. Moseley, Esq., of Pine-Apple Place, Edgeware 

 Road, for the same. To Mr. Gaines, F.H.S., for a collec- 

 tion of Cinerarias, in 6-inch pots. To Mr. Mount joy. 

 F.H.S., for a Seedling Rhododendron. To Mr. Wood, of 

 Norwood, for eighteen variegated hardy Plants. To Messrs. 

 Veitch and Son, of Exeter, for Dendrobium transparens. 

 To the same, for Stylidium ciliare. To Mr. Fleming, for 

 May Duke Cherries. To Mr. Meredith, Gardener to His 

 Grace the Duke of Sutherland, F.H.S., at Cliefden, for 

 Keens' Seedling Strawberries. 



May 28, 1850. (Regent Street.) 



The following " Notice of alteration in the By-Laws " was 

 read, and posted in the meeting-room : — " The Council hereby 

 give notice that they propose to substitute for Chapter IV., 

 Article I., of the present By-Laws, namely, ' the admission-fee 

 to be paid by each Fellow shall be six guineas,' the following 

 words, viz., ' the admission-fee to be paid by each Fellow shall 

 be two guineas.' " 



Election. A. G. H. Battersby, Esq., Cote House, near Bristol. 



Awards. Large Silver Medal: To Mr. Loddiges, F.H.S., 

 for a new and interesting Odontoglossum, with pure white 

 flowers, beautifully spotted with brown. 



Banksian Medal: To Mr. Chapman, Gardener to J. B. Glegg, 

 Esq., F.H.S., for a dish of well-ripened Scarlet Nectarines. 



Certificate of Merit: To J. D. Llewellyn, Esq., F.H.S., for 

 Vanilla Pods, large and quite ripe. 



Miscellaneous Subjects of Exhibition. A double red 

 Azalea and A. fulgens, from J. Allnutt, Esq., F.H.S., and 

 the following Orchids from Mr. Loddiges, viz. Vanda teres ; 

 Aerides crispum, and its pale-flowered variety ; Saccolabium 

 guttatum, miniatum, and ampullaceum ; Cattleya Mossiae, 

 and its variety called aurantia ; the bright-yellow Oncidiuni 

 bifolium ; Dendrobium Griffithianum ; the rare Burlingtonia 

 fragrans ; Odontoglossum stellatum ; and two Epidendrums. 

 Concerning Saccolabium ampullaceum, Mr. Loddiges stated 

 that it had been in perfection for three months, and that he 

 considered it to be the most lasting of all orchids. 



