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KOYAL UOllTICULTUBAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. M^'Laren's Prolific Kaspberr", which obtained a Certificate 
last year as an autumn-bearing sort, fully maintained its character. 
GENEEAL MEETING. 
G. ¥. Wilson, Esq., F.E.S., in the Chair. 
Mr. Berkeley called attention to the paucity of specimens of va- 
riegated Pelargoniums exhibited, although special prizes had been 
offered for them. This was partly attributable to the excessive 
heat of the weather, which had interfered with the due coloration 
of the leaves. The dimorphic character of RenantJiera Lowii was 
commented on, and the curious habit of Bowenia spectahilis 
throwing up leaves after the fashion of some Arad. 
A branch of Ahies Clanbrasiliana from Mr. Lloyd "Wynne's 
garden at Coed Coch, was exhibited reverting to the typical form 
Similar growth has been observed in the Douglas Pine. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
August 17, 1870. 
«r A Eirst-class Certificate was given to Lilium tigrinum splendens, 
from Mr. Bull ; to J?teris serrulata gleicheniifolia, from Messrs. 
Henderson ; to Clematis Victoria^ a hardy variety with purplish 
lilac flowers ; to Verbenas (George Peabody and Grand Monarque) 
from Mr. Eckford, gardener to Earl Eadnor ; to double Pelargo- 
nium Crown Prince, from Mr. Cannell ; to Lcelia elegans gigcmtea, 
from Mr. B. S. Williams, which, however, was considered by Mr. 
Bateman to be Cattleya elegans ; to Dahlia Marquis of Bath, pale 
tipped with rose, from Mr. G. Wheeler ; and to Lilium longiflorum 
alho -marginatum^ from G. E. Wilson, Esq. A Second-class Cer- 
tificate was given to Hollyhock Eose Queen, from Mr. Porter, 
gardener to E. Benham, Esq. 
A Certificate of Merit was awarded to Yerbena Mrs. Boulton, 
a large white flower with a deep rich crimson eye, from Mr. Perry. 
Messrs. Cripps also sent a golden-leaved variety of the common 
Catalpa, which promises to be a great addition to our shrubberies. 
The Gladiolus show was good, though not a large one. Messrs. 
Downie and Laird were preeminently first in the class for eighteen ; 
the Eev. H. H. Dombrain was first in the amateur class, Messrs. 
