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15 ioct.* Mr. Bateman then commented on the Orchids exhibited, 
and especially on Odontoglossum Alexandres as an object of ornament. 
The Meeting then adjourned. 
March 6, 1872. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
First-class Certificates were given to ^fr. B. S. Williams for 
ToxicopMcda spectahilis ; to Mr. Green for Imantophyllim miniatum 
( Cooperi), believed to be identical with /. miniatum {pictum), shown 
formerly by Mr. Bull, and the same as grandiflorum of the nurseries ; 
to Messrs. Kollisson for Calamus verticillaris ; to Mr. "W. Paul 
for Waltham White Primula. Cultural Commendations were 
awarded to Mr. Masson, gardener to E. Miln, Esq., for Fhalanopsis 
Schilleriana with 207 fully-expanded blossoms, to which a Silver 
Floral Medal was awarded ; to Mr. Denning for a group of Orchids ; 
to Messrs. Yeitch for Bendrohium Farmeri, for Palms and Poses in 
Pots; to Mr. B. S. Williams for Bendrohium Camlridgeanum, 
Cyclamens, &c. ; to Mr. Ware for hardy spring flowers ; to Messrs. 
llollisson for Palms and Orchids ; to Mr. Herbst for two baskets of 
Lily of the Valley ; to Messrs. Henderson for Cyclamens ; to Messrs. 
Standish for forced spring flowers, with a grand box of Marechal 
Mel Rose ; and to Mr. W. Paul for cut Camellias. Mr. Potts, 
gardener to J. Knowles, Esq., took the First Prize for cut blooms of 
Camellias. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
Cultural Commendations were given to Mr. Miles for smooth 
Cayenne Pines, weighing 6^ and 5 lbs., from plants thirteen months 
old ; to Sir. W. C. Trevelyan for home-grown Oranges and Lemons ; 
and to Mr. Sago, gardener to Earl Brownlow, for Keen's Seedling 
Strawberries. Mr. J. Potts, gardener to .1. Knowles, Esq., was first 
for late Grapes, Mr. Sage second, Mr. Bannerman, gardener to 
* There an illustration of the tree in the Gardener's Chronicle,'' 
1872, p. 467. 
