EXTRACTS OF PROCEEDINGS. 



Turnip named Early Munich, which has been tried at Chiswick 

 and found to he three weeks earlier than other varieties. A vote 

 of thanks was accorded to Mr. Eads of The Cedars, Northampton, 

 for a dish of Suttons' Giant White Runner Beans in good 

 condition. 



November 18, 1879. 



ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 



Major R. Trevor Clarke in the Chair. 



Medals awarded.—- Silver Banksian, P. M'Kinlay for a collection 

 of Potatoes. 



The meeting on this occasion was an extremely interesting one. 

 The great features of the gathering were the Primulas from Mr. 

 Gilbert of Burghley, the collections of plants from Messrs. Veitch 

 and Bull, the Abutilons and Primulas from the Society's garden 

 at Chiswick, and the numerous excellent collections of vegetables 

 staged in competition for Messrs. Suttons' Prizes. Several fine 

 collections of Grapes were also sent, especially those from Mr. 

 Gilbert, Mr. Wood, and Mr, Bell, which are referred to below. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



Dr. Denny in the Chair. 



The chief collections arranged in the Committee room were the fol- 

 lowing, all of considerable merit — Messrs. James Veitch and Sons 

 exhibited several new plants ; a first-class certificate being awarded 

 for Lgelia Dayana superba, an extremely rich purple variety* 

 Cattleya fausta superba and C. Mastersoniana, both beautiful 

 hybrids, were passed. Stelia Bruckmulleri is a dwarf species with 

 spikes of small brownish fringed flowers. Mr. W. Bull sent a large 

 collection of rare plants, comprising many beautiful Orchids, Cycads, 

 Palms, &c. The following were the most noticeable— Trichosma 

 suavif, bearing spikes of small flowers with incurved white sepals 

 and petals, and small labellums marked with yellow in the 



