XXIV PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



January 13, 1880. 



OEDINARY GEKEEAL MEETING. 



Dr. Benny in the Chair. 



Elections. — Mrs. Barrand, A. Clapham, Francis A. M. Eland, Mrs. 

 Catherine Greaves, Stephen Kennard, "William Henry Belfield, Mrs. 

 Chermside, Sydney Ebbs, Eev. H. Harpur Crewe, Mrs. K. J. 

 liouldsworth, Mrs. Martha Ellen Badley, Sir Henry Scudamore 

 Stanhope, Bart., Prank Tayler, Preston J. Wallis. 



Medals awarded. — Silver Banksian, J. Yeitch and Son for groups 

 of Orchids, Cyclamens, and Primulas ; Silver Banksian, H. Cannell 

 for cut blooms of Pelargoniums. 



The first meeting of the year would have been an unusually quiet 

 one had not Messrs. Yeitch contributed three large and handsome 

 collections of Cyclamens, Primulas, and Orchids, besides groups of 

 Roman Hyacinths and Lilies of the Yalley. Mr. Cannell's Pelar- 

 goniums were also very bright, and imparted a very agreeable 

 liveliness to the otherwise rather dull appearance of the tables. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



"W. B. Xellock, Esq., in the Chair. 



Messrs. James Yeitch and Sons, Chelsea, were accorded a vote of 

 thanks, and the award of a silver medal recommended for their 

 large collections of plants. These comprised about forty Cyclamens 

 in very vigorous health, both the foliage, flower, and colours beirjg 

 excellent ; twenty plants of Primula sinensis fimbriata alba with 

 very large flowers, and about the same number of P. fimbriata 

 rubra, trusses large and colours rich. A collection of Lilies of the 

 Yalley was unusually fine, the scapes and bells large and accom- 

 panied by good foliage, which greatly improves the appearance of the 

 flowers. An excellent collection of Orchids was also staged, 

 including Masdevallia Tovarensis, a well-known pretty white- 

 flowered species from Colombia, with over sixty flowers (first-class 

 certificate) ; Saccolabium giganteum, a good specimen, which was 

 bearing eight large spikes; Masdevallia polysticta, flowers with 



