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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Dr. Masters read a communication from Mr. Early respecting 
Mr. Smee's plan of heating with a single tube, believing that it 
might be applied in connexion with the air-supply to glass struc- 
tures, especially in very early forced vineries. 
Mr. Grlaisher then exhibited the last improvement in thermo- 
meters, for ascertaining the temperature of roots. 
The Meeting then adjourned. 
GENEEAL MEETING. 
Lord H. Gordon Lennox, M.P., in the Chair. 
Mr. Berkeley remarked that Mr. Thompson's Collinsia was no 
doubt a variety of C. grandijlora, and was the same plant which 
Sweet had figured under the name of C. verna, a very rare species. 
He then called attention to Mr. Barr's large collection of Scillas, 
amongst which one was preeminent for size and beauty. Nume- 
rous as they were, all were referable to three species, and the 
greater part to Scilla campanulata. 
Mr. Bateman commented on the Orchids which had been exhi- 
bited, calling special attention to Mr. Linden's Masdevallia, and 
to the magnificent specimen of Vanda teres, which had travelled 
without injury in Lord Londesborough's heated van. 
PELAEGONIUM AND HEATH SHOW. 
Mr. Ward, gardener to E. G. Wilkins, Esq., was first for nine 
show Pelargoniums, which were peculiarly good ; Messrs. Dobson 
second. Mr. Ward was first in the Amateur Class for six, Mr. 
James second. Eor six fancy varieties (amateurs) Mr. J. Weir, 
gardener to Mrs. Hodgson, was first, Mr. James second. Mr. C. 
Noble was first for Clematis ; but there was no competition. Mr. 
B. S. Williams, Messrs. Eollisson, and Messrs. J. & E. Lee 
obtained the Prizes for Palms. Eor Heaths in the open class for 
eight, Mr. Ward was first, Messrs. Jackson second. In the 
amateurs' class for six, Mr. Carr, gardener to P. S. Hinds, Esq., 
was first, Mr. Ward second, and Mr. Wheeler third. Eor the 
collection of twelve in 12-inch pots, Mr. Ward and Messrs. Jack- 
son were first and second. The Prizes for Stove Eerns were 
