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fruiting Aucubas and Amaryllis ; to Messrs. Eoliisson for Den- 
drobiums and Vandas; to Mr. Lawrence, gardener to Bishop 
Sumner, for Cattleya Triancd, var. Laurenciana ; to Messrs. Lane 
for Camellias in pots ; to Mr. T. S. Ware for spring flowers ; to 
Mr. "W. Paul for cut Camellias; to Mr. Trapler, gardener to D. 
J . Kay, Esq., for cut Camellias ; to Mr. W. Moore, gardener to 
C. Leach, Esq., for a fine plant of Dendrohium speciosum ; and to 
an equally fine specimen from the Society's collection. 
Eirst-class Certificates were given to Mr. Pilcher for Masde- 
vallia coccinea, var. ; to Messrs. Backhouse for Odontoglossum 
retusum, var. latro ; to Mr. Denning for a Fern closely resembling 
Cheilanthes MatJiewsii ; and to Mr. Turner for Golden Tricolor 
Pelargonium (Mr. Eutter). Mr. Howard, gardener to J. Brand, 
Esq., took the Eirst Prize for Lily of the Valley, Mr. Searle, gar- 
dener to B. C. Steele, Esq., being second, and Mr. Wilkie, third ; 
Mr, Howard was first for cut Camellias, Mr. Baxter second, and 
Mr. Wilkie third. 
FEUIT COMMITTEE. 
Mr. Bray, gardener to E. A. Sandford, Esq., was first for As- 
paragus, Sea-kale, and Ehubarb ; Mr. Miles, gardener to Lord 
Carrington, second. Mr. Sage, Ashridge Park, was first with a 
single bunch of Black Alicante ; Mr. T. Bannerman, gardener to 
Lord Bagot, second with Lady Downe's seedling ; and Mr. Lynn, 
gardener to Lord Boston, third with Black Alicante. 
Special Certificates were given to Mr. Osman, Stanmore Hall 
Grardens, for Japan Loquat, and to Mr. Batters, Chilworth 
Manor, for Queen Pine-apple. Domenico Piccirillo sent speci- 
mens of Stone-pine, the fruit of wbich is often eaten in Italy. 
Mr. Smith, gardener to T. Brassey, Esq., sent a model of a saddle 
tubular boiler which would evidently be a powerful one ; and 
Mr. Cannell a model of his new registered economizing boiler, 
which, it is feared, is too complicated for general use. 
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 
O. F. Wilson, Esq., F.E.S., in the Chair. 
The Secretary stated that the Snowdrop-bulbs which were 
brought by the Chairman to the last Meeting were attacked by a 
