It was originally arranged that the second paper on the list 

 should be prepared by Mr. Barlow, of Stakehill, near Manchester; 

 but that gentleman being precluded by other engagements from 

 undertaking the task, the subject was treated of by the Rev. 

 Francis D. Horner. 



The following pages comprise an account of the Exhibition, 

 a report of the proceedings at the Conference, together with a 

 list of the species cultivated in British gardens, drawn up by 

 Mr. Dewar, of the Royal Gardens, Kew, and other documents 

 connected with the nomenclature and literature of the genus 

 Primula. 



The Council of the Royal Horticultural Society are under 

 great obligations to the Exhibitors, to the Readers of Papers, and 

 others, who contributed to the success of the meeting, and to 

 Mr. Churchill for his kindness in revising the botanical lists. 

 They desire to tender their special thanks to the Proprietors of 

 the Gardeners' Magazine said, of the Gardeners 9 Chronicle for the 

 use of the illustrations, and to Dr. Masters, of the Garden* rs' 

 Chronicle, for his very valuable assistance in connection with 

 the publication of this report. 



THE ORCHID NOMENCLATURE CONFERENCE. 



At the Orchid Conference, held at South Kensington on May 

 13th, 1885, a discussion took place on the subject of " Orchid 

 Nomenclature," in which several well-known Horticulturists 

 took part. At the close of the discussion, which is published in 

 the Report of that Conference, p. 62, it was agreed to defer 

 further consideration of the question to a future date, chiefly 

 with a view to obtain the opinions of Professor Reichenbach on 

 the subject. It was hoped by the members of the Committee 

 that on the occasion of the Liverpool Horticultural Show that 

 the Professor might be induced to come over to England and to 

 go into the question in a systematic manner. Unfortunately 

 they were again disappointed, as Professor Reichenbach was 

 unable to visit England at that time. This being so, it devolved 

 upon the members of the Orchid Nomenclature Committee 

 during the discussion to point out a few of the difficulties of the 



