CXVlii PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



July 13, 1880. 



ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 

 G. T. Clark, Esq., V.P., in the Chair. 



Elections. — Mrs. Firman, Francis Henry Hogg, Sydney Howard, 

 Dr. J'AnsoD, Mrs. Keane, Eobinson Kendal, Douglas Kingsford, 

 Rev. H. D. McCheane, J. B. Sharpe, H. Villiers Stuart, M.P., 

 James Waddell, Charles Westendarp. 



Medals Awarded.— Bronze Banksian, James Carter and Co. for a 

 collection of Lettuces ; Bronze Banksian, H. Cannell for cut blooms 

 of Verbenas. 



The General Meeting was unusually large and interesting for 

 this time of year, the Council-room being completely filled with 

 plants, flowers, and fruit from a number of exhibitors. Tuberous 

 Begonias were strongly represented ; the other most note- 

 worthy exhibits being the superb collection of Japanese Iris blooms 

 from Messrs. J. Yeitch and Sons, Chelsea, their Orchids and new 

 plants and the collection of Lettuces in the vestibule from Messrs. 

 J. Carter and Co., High Holborn. 



FLORAL COMMITTEE. 

 Dr. Denny in the Chair. 



This Committee had'a large number of new and beautiful plants 

 submitted to their attention, and that the exhibits possessed con- 

 siderable merit may be judged from the number of first-class 

 certificates awarded. Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, Chelsea, had a 

 fine group of Tuberous Begonias, Orchids, and new plants. Some 

 of the most noticeable Begonias were the dwarf forms. Mrs. 

 Arthur Potts with rich crimson flowers ; B. Davisi with neat 

 bright scarlet flowers. Of the larger varieties Brilliant with enor- 

 mous scarlet flowers ; Le Geant, also with large blooms ; Emperor, 

 Monarch, the pretty white form Peine Blanche ; several named 

 seedlings, Rosea grandiflora, and Countess of Kingston described 



