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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Botanical Certificate, 

 To Masdevallia eleplianticeps (votes, unanimous), from Messrs. 

 Jas. Veitcli & Sons, King's Road, Chelsea. This fine species, 

 although discovered by Warscewicz about forty years ago, is still 

 rare. The variety exhibited had large waxlike purplish-crimson 

 flowers and yellow tails to the sepals. 



Other Exhibits. 



Messrs. Pitcher & Manda, The United States Nurseries, 

 Hextable, Swanley, Kent, and New York, exhibited the beautiful 

 Cypripedium Lawrenceanum Hyeanum, and a supposed new 

 variety of Dendrobium near to D. crystallinum, but seeming to 

 exhibit traces of D. Bensoniae. 



Messrs F. Sander & Co. exhibited Dendrobium bracteosum 

 under its erroneous synonym D. chrysolabium ; also Cattleya 

 Schofieldiana var. 



Messrs B. S. Williams & Son exhibited an unknown Orchid 

 (? Dipodium), which was referred to Kew to be named. 



FRUIT COMMITTEE. 



T. F. Rivebs, Esq., in the Chair, and six members present. 



Awards Recommended:— 



Silver Banksian Medal. 



To Earl Fortescue, Castle Hill, South Molton, Devon 

 (gardener, Mr. R. Nicholas), for three very handsome fruits of 

 Queen Pine Apple, weighing 21 lbs. 

 First Class Certificate. 



To Melon Advance, from Mr. J. Barkham, Longford House, 

 Ryde. A seedling scarlet-fleshed variety, of excellent flavour. 



Cultural Commendation. 



To Mr. Sibson, Wigton, Cumberland, for wonderfully fine 

 examples of Black Currants. 



Other Exhibits. 



The Duke of Northumberland, Albury Park, Guildford, 

 (gardener, Mr. W. C. Leach), sent fruits of Raspberry Hornet. 

 Mr. W. A. Cook, Calne, Wilts, sent six dishes of Peas. 



