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TLOEAL COMMITTEE. 
March 2, 1870. 
A Eirst-class Certificate was awarded to Dendrolium cucullatum 
giganteum and a white variety of Lcelia JPilcheri from Messrs. 
Veitch. Mr. Saunders sent male and female Stangeria paradoxa, 
the latter of which was in fruit ; also Dcemonorops plumosa and 
Agave cuspidata, both of which obtained Eirst-class Certificates. 
The same award was made to a new Eose, from Mr. Turner, 
Marquise de Mortemart, a finely cupped variety with a blush 
centre and pink outer petals. Mr. Turner obtained the Eirst 
Prize for Camellias in pots, consisting of Mexicana nova^ Madame 
Lebois, Costituzione, II Cygno, Saccoi nova, and De Notaris. 
EEIJIT COMMITTEE. 
The first Prize for a single bunch of grapes was awarded to Mr, 
Baunerman, gardener to Lord Bagot, for Lady Lowne's Seedling ; 
the second to Mr. Gr. Johnstone, Grlamis Castle, for Muscat of 
Alexandria, which was ripe in the beginning of August and cut 
November 2 ; the third to Mrs. Torr for Lady Downe's Seedling. 
Mr. Bray, gardener to E. A. Sandford, Esq., obtained the Eirst 
Prize for Ehubarb, Asparagus, and Sea-kale. 
SCIENTIFIC COMiMITTEE. 
"W". "WiLSOK Saunders, Esq., in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting having been read, a Eeport of 
the Subcommittee appointed to superintend the experiments car- 
ried on with various manures at Chiswick was read and adopted. 
Dr. Grilbert spoke on the same subject, and it was agreed that 
the carrying out of certain details, as to the proposition of tlic 
ingredients to be used in the several boxes, should be left to Drs. 
Gilbert and Yoelcker. The question of the employment of a spe- 
cial assistant to superintend the experiments for the ensuing sea- 
son was discussed, and the Chairman promised to bring the sub- 
ject under the notice of the Council for its determination at its 
next Meeting. 
Dr. Masters exhibited, on the part of Messrs. Downie, Laird, and 
