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order as the common Periwinkle, and that the bark is used by 
the Hottentots as an ordeal. Whatever may be thought of the 
Imanto'pliyllum^ it is certainly an improvement on the common 
form. Mr. Wilson Saunders had also sent flowers of the ornamental 
Composite Stifftia chrysanth.i. Horticulturists are much in- 
debted to Messrs. Backhouse and Mr. Ware for calling attention 
to hardy spring flowers. Mr. Berkeley stated that plants of 
Brocoli lifted to protect them from the frost had in many cases 
rotted off from the middle of the stem. Mr. Bateman commented 
on the Orchids. 
March 20, 1872. 
FLOBAL COMMITTEE. 
First-class Certificates were given to Mr. Jaques, gardener 
to P. Cunliffe, Esq., for Odontoglossum Alexandra} (roseum) ; to 
Messrs. Veitch for 0. Andersomanum, possibly a hybrid between 
0. Alexandra and 0. gloriosum ; and to Mr. B. S. Williams for 
Agave geminata ^ ( Williamsii), A Cultural Commendation was given 
to Mr. Chambers, gardener to J. Lawrence, Esq., for Beaumontia 
grandiflora ; to Mr. Wiggins for Cyclamen Persicum {giganteum) ; and 
to Mr. Dixon, Norwood, for a group of plants. Messrs. Veitch 
sent Masdevallia Earryana^ a name which now is substituted for 
M. amahilis. 
Messrs. Veitch were first for Hyacinths, and many other Prizes 
were awarded. 
FRIJIT COMMITTEE. 
A Cultural Commendation was given to Mr. J. Hudson, gardener 
to J. C. Imthum, Esq., for Lady Downe Grapes. A bunch of 
the same variety was sent by Mr. Kemp, gardener to the Duke 
of Northumberland, kept in his new registered Grape rail and 
* An error for A. gcmimfora. 
