IV PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The Council have every reason to congratulate themselves 

 and the Society upon the selection which they made to fill the 

 office of Garden Superintendent. 



At Westminster, nineteen Fruit and Floral Meetings have 

 been held in the Drill Hall, James Street, Victoria Street, and 

 six Committee Meetings have been held at Chiswick, besides the 

 larger Shows in the Temple Gardens on May 19, 20, and 21 ; 

 and at the Crystal Palace on October 1, 2, and 3. Lectures have 

 been delivered at fifteen of the Meetings, exclusive of those given 

 at the Crystal Palace. The number of awards granted by the 

 Council, on the recommendation of the various Committees, has 

 been as follows : — 





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Gold Medal .... 



1 





1 



3 



1 





6 



Silver-gilt Flora 



5 







17 



1 



1 



24 



Silver-gilt Knightian 



2 





9 









11 



Silver-gilt Banksian 



1 





1 



10 



1 





13 



Silver Flora .... 



13 







68 



34 





115 



Silver Knightian 



2 





16 









18 



Silver Banksian 



8 





22 



78 



43 



1 



152 



Bronze Flora .... 









7 







7 



Bronze Knightian . 







4 









4 



Bronze Banksian 







5 



26 



5 





36 



First Class Certificate 



4 





8 



36 



36 





84 



Award of Merit 



17 





23 



210 



100 



2 



352 



Botanical Certificate 



1 



1 





2 



47 





51 



Cultural Commendation . 



8 





13 



6 



35 





62 



Highly Commended 



10 













10 



Commended .... 



3 













3 



Total .... 



75 



1 



102 



463 



303 



4 



948 



The Council must again express their opinion that there still 

 appears to be a tendency to multiply unduly the awards recom- 

 mended, and they earnestly request the several Committees to 

 consider seriously whether there is not a real danger of impairing 

 the value of these distinctions by such increase of their number ; 

 and whether it would not be possible, as well as politic, to be 

 somewhat less generous in the recommendation of awards 



