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EOTAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
GENEEAL MEETING. 
Lord H. Gordon Lennox, M.P., in the Chair. 
Mr. Berkeley called attention to Triteleia porrifolia, which, like 
T. uniflora and some other allied forms, has the habit of smelling 
of Garlic. 
Mr. Bull exhibited a specimen of Mesua ferrea, which at first 
sight looks like a Brownea ; but the leaves are not truly pinnate. 
Its wood is extremely hard ; and the sweet-scented flowers are 
sold in the bazaars under the name of Nagkesur. 
Mr. Berkeley exhibited a piece of bread eaten during the siege 
at Paris, a third of which was composed of ground chaff. 
Mr. Bateman commented on Amherstia nohilis, flowers of which 
were sent from Chatsworth — and onOdontoglossum rosevm from the 
cool parts of Peru, which ought to be more carefully explored. 
Mr. Hanbury had forwarded pods of Vanilla, which diff'ered so 
much that Mr. Bateman expressed a wish that, if any one possessed 
pods difierent from those usually in commerce, they might be com- 
municated as a loan. 
THE HYACINTH SHOW. 
The competition was principally between Messrs. Veitch and Cut- 
bush. Three varieties were selected for Eirst-class Certificates — 
Marquis of Lorne (single magenta), George Peabody (single red), 
and W. M. Thackeray (single red). These, with three other new 
varieties, Lilacina (single magenta), Lord Derby (single black), 
Robert Lowe (single yellow), were staged by Messrs. Cutbush. 
Messrs Veitch and Cutbush again competed for Tulips, the latter 
of whom exhibited a fine group of varieties of Narcissus orientalis, 
to which a Prize was awarded. Mr. Wilkie was first for miscel- 
laneous plants in flower, Mr. Ware being second. Messrs. Eol- 
lisson were first for Mignonette. Mr. Laing, gardener to P. W. 
Elower, Esq., had a Eirst Prize for Tree-mignonette; and an 
Extra Prize was given to Mr. Goddard for a neatly grown group. 
In the Miscellaneous Class a First Prize was given to Mr. May, 
and the Lindley Medal proposed to be given for his wonderful 
specimen of Fhalcenopsis Schilleriana. Equal Second Prizes were 
given to Mr. Denning for Orchids and to Messrs. Veitch for a 
