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EOYAL HOKTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Mr. Saunders sent a cut spike of a variety of Acineta Barkeri 
and a flowering plant of Gloxinia insignis. 
Mr. Paul had a large collection of cut Eoses and Pelargoniums, 
to which a Special Certificate was awarded. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
The leading feature was a very interesting collection of Pota- 
toes, from Mr. Fenn, divided into four sections : — (1) dwarf varie- 
ties, (2) seedlings for the frame, (3) for the garden, and (4) for 
field-culture. With these came a collection showing the effects 
of grafting. These mainly consisted of Yorkshire Hero grafted 
on Fenn's Onwards, showing produce ugly in form and dry 
and harsh in eating ; Yorkshire Hero grafted into the Fluke, 
the produce of which is dry even to grittiness ; Fenn's Onwards 
grafted into Yorkshire Hero, produce not so good in flavour as 
either of the parents ; Wheeler's Milky White grafted into Fluke, 
drier and harsher, and not so good in flavour ; Irrepressible Nigger 
grafted into Fenn's Purple Kidney, produce of* a fantastic form. 
The result was not encouraging ; but a Special Certificate was 
awarded. He also exhibited Apples, to show the effect of the 
stock on the scion. 
A Special Certificate was given to Messrs. Lane for fifteen well- 
grown varieties of Orapes. 
A First-class Certificate was given to Brocksworth Park Pear, 
from Messrs. Wheeler, and to Bouckard's Fruit-gatherer, from 
M. Verhulssen, of Brussels. 
aENEEAL MEETINa. 
Major Tbeyoe Claeke, in the Chair. 
Mr. Berkeley stated that Dendrohium cJirysotis was introduced 
from Assam, and was bought amongst a mass of Hendrobes at 
one of Mr. Stevens's sales. It closely resembles D.Jimhriatum ; but 
the marking of the petals and size of the lip are different. It 
was, however, probable that it is one of many allied forms. 
Cut specimens of the true Fuchsia coccinea were brought by 
the Chairman, and its history explained. 
Mr. Berkeley then spoke of the beauty of Samhucus racemosa 
in Scotland, of which he had secured a quantity of seed for Chis- 
wick ; and of Mr. Dunn's mode of extirpating the Phylloxera, 
from whom a memoir appears in our Journal. 
