EXTRACTS OF PROCEEDINGS. 



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Awards Recommended for Dahlias:— 



Silver -Gilt Banhsian Medal. 

 To Messrs. Paul & Son ; Messrs. J. Laing & Sons ; Messrs. 

 J. Clieal & Sons ; Messrs. Keynes, Williams & Co. ; and Mr. C. 

 Turner. 



Silver Flora Medal. 



To Mr. George Phippen ; Messrs. Rawlings Bros. ; Mr. J. T. 

 West ; Mr. T. S. Ware ; and Messrs. H. Cannell & Sons. 



Silver Banhsian ]Medal. 

 To Messrs. Dobbie & Co. ; Mr. George Humphries ; Messrs. 

 Saltmarsh & Son ; and Messrs. Heath & Son. 



Bronze Banhsian Medal. 

 Mr. J. Tranter ; Mr. W. Salmon ; and Messrs. J. Peed & Sons. 



Certificate of Merit, 



To Eldorado (Show) and Mikado (Pompon), from Mr. Charles 

 Turner. 



To Comedian (Fancy) and Phoebe (Pompon), from Messrs. 

 Keynes, Williams & Co. 



To Beauty of Arundel (Cactus) and Centennial (Decorative), 

 from Messrs. J. Cheal & Sons. 



To Melita (Pompon Cactus), from Mr. T. S. Ware. 



To Yellow A. W. Tait (Decorative), from Messrs. H. Cannell 

 & Sons. 



To Daisy (Pompon), from Mr. J. T. West. 



GRAPE CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION. 



September 24, 1890. 



The Exhibition of Grapes was not so large as could have been 

 desired, and comparatively few of the smaller-berried kinds were 

 shown. One feature of the exhibition, however, attracted much 

 attention, namely, the manner in which Grapes were packed for 

 market. The methods of packing were various, some of the 

 exhibitors using shallow baskets technically known as " flats " 



