By G. Bentham, Esq. Secretary. 



Council concerning the objects likely to be exhibited on the 13th 

 of September, the following alterations were made in the Regula- 

 tions ; firstly, with a view to offer a greater inducement to exhibitions 

 of Dahlias ; and, secondly, to check a practice which the Council 

 had reason to believe had been adopted by some of the Exhibitors, 

 of shewing plants not of their own growth and cultivation. 

 Dahlias were to be exhibited — 



1. In collections of 100 dissimilar varieties. For the two best of such collections Gold 

 Medals were offered, and for the two next best, Large Silver Medals. 



2. In collections of 25 dissimilar varieties. For the two best of such collections 

 Large Silver Medals were offered, and for the two next best, Silver Banksian Medals. 



3. As Seedlings, in lots not exceeding three each. For the two best of these, Silver 

 Banksian Medals .were offered. 



China Asters were to be exhibited in collections of twenty distinct varieties. 



All other regulations remained the same, except that every Exhi- 

 bitor was required to sign a written declaration that every article 

 exhibited had been in possession of the Exhibitor for at least four 

 months. 



It was also determined to add Mr. Thomas Ingram, of the Royal 

 Gardens, Windsor, to the number of Judge s,for the purpose of 

 facilitating the determination of the respective merits of the exhi- 

 bitions. The number of Fellows and Visitors who attended on this 

 occasion was only 897 ; but the number of Exhibitors was no less 

 than 92 ; the shew consisted chiefly of fruit and Dahlias, the dis- 

 play of the latter was magnificent. The awards of the Judges were 

 as follow : — 



THE GOLD BANKSIAN MEDAL. 



1 . For miscellaneous Fruit, from Mr. C. Dowding, Gardener to Lady Clarke. 



2. For miscellaneous Plants, from Mr. Redding, Gardener to Mrs. Marryat, F. II. S. 



3. For a Collection of 100 Dahlias, from Mr. C. Brown, F. II. S. 



4. For a Collection of 100 Dahlias, from Mr. Glenny, F. U.S. 



THE LARGE SILVER MEDAL. 

 1 . For Grapes, from Mr. Atler, Gardener to T. Farmer, Esq. F. H. S. 



