EXTRACTS OF PROCEEDINGS. 



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May 11, 1880. 



ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 

 Col. R. Trevor Clarke in the Chair. 



Elections.— Miss Attye, Isaac Beeman, G. S. Benham, Mrs. F. 

 Birt, E. Blythe, Mrs. Bullar, "Wakefield Christy, Mrs. Compton, 

 C. C. CottoD, Mrs. Davenport, James H. Deakin, Walter Derham, 

 B.A., Miss L. Fawkes, E. Gilbert, Patrick Grant, Mrs. Philip Gur- 

 don, Mrs. Fyfe Jamieson, J. M. Lely, Miss M'Dowall, Miss L. A. 

 M'Dowall, Capt. E. Spencer Meara, R.N., Charles Parbury, George 

 R. Peerless, Mrs. Shaw, Hon. Mrs. Jervoise Smith, Lord Sudeley, 

 Richard A. Todd, J. Walker, Mr. Henry Yeames. 



Medals Awarded— Gold Medal, J. Yeitch and Sons for group of 

 Azaleas ; Silver Banksian, Osborn and Sons for group of Plants ; 

 Silver Banksian, W. Rapley for group of Calceolarias ; Silver Bank- 

 sian, W. Cannell for baskets of Pansies; Silver Flora, Wm. Paul 

 and Son for cut blooms of Rotes. 



This Meeting was not distinguished by aDy extraordinary display 

 either of plants or fruits, yet the latter comprised some excellent 

 Pine Apples and Strawberries, while the former were sufficiently 

 numerous to make one side of the conservatory bright, and several 

 new plants of unusual interest were exhibited. In the conservatory 

 Messrs. Veitch and Sons' group of Azaleas and Maples occupied a 

 large space, and the rich colours of some of the Azaleas were so 

 agreeably softened by the pleasing light green foliage of the Maples 

 that the effect was extremely satisfactory. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 



Dr. Denny in the Chair. 



The plants submitted to the Committee were in excellent condi- 

 tion, although few in number. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, 

 Chelsea, exhibited several new plants, and for the following three, 

 first-class certificate were granted — Anthurium Schertzerianum 

 Rothschildianum, a form that has resulted from crossing the ordi- 

 nary A. Schertzerianum with the white variety, was raised by Mr. 



