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FLOBAL COMMITTEE. 



January 19, 1870. 



Fine collections of Orchids came from Lord Londesborough, 

 Mr. Parsons, Mr. B. S. Williams, and Messrs. Veitch. A 

 collection of cut flowers of Cattleyas was sent by W. Mar- 

 shall, Esq., of which C. Triance, var. Io, C. Triance, var. Penelope, 

 0. Triance, var. Atalanta, and O. Triance, var. Venus, obtained 

 First-class Certificates. Mr. Edmunds, of Hayes, sent Primula 

 sinensis, of immense size, to which also a Eirst-class Certificate 

 was awarded. Mr. Welsh sent a rich carmine-rose var. of Cy- 

 clamen persicum, which obtained the same award. A. capensis, 

 Cissus porphyropliyllus, with some other interesting plants, were 

 sent by Mr. Wilson Saunders. Messrs. Yeitch obtained the 

 prize which was offered for hardy Conifers ; while for Ivies the 

 first prize was awarded to Mr. Turner, the second to Mr. W. 

 Paul, and an extra prize was given for a nice group to Messrs. 

 Henderson. A variety of the Common Laurel, Cerasus lauro- 

 cerasus rotunclifolius, obtained a Second-class Certificate on ac- 

 count of its promising habit. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



The most interesting object at the Meeting was an imported 

 Pine from Bahia, which far exceeded in flavour those which are 

 usually sent from the West Indies. A fine dish of the fruit of Sola- 

 rium hetaceum came from Lord Carington. Mr. Parsons obtained 

 the first prize for Apples, Mr. Earley the second ; Mr. C. Boss 

 the first in Pears, Mr. Hobbs the second. Mr. Meredith sent 

 Grapes in excellent order, which obtained a Special Certificate, 

 as did Muscat of Alexandria, from Lord Harewood, which ri- 

 pened in September. 



GENERAL MEETING. 



James Bateman, Esq., F.R.S., in the Chair. 



In the absence of Mr. Wilson, Mr. Berkeley made remarks on 

 the Pineapple and Solanum hetaceum (Guisados). The curious 

 processes on the petioles of Philodendron crmipes were pointed 

 out as somewhat similar to the foliaceous processes on Begonia 

 phyllomania ; and some observations were made on the supposed 



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