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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



To Mr. J. Snowden, gardener to the Rev. G. Yeates, York, for 

 a superb plant of Adiantum concinnum (votes, unanimous). 



To Mr. S. Hardcastle, York, for 10 Succulents, very finely 

 grown (votes, 7 for, 3 against). 



After the deputation had finished their work, a luncheon was 

 given in their honour by the Council of the Gala, ali the 

 judges being also invited. Sir Joseph Terry, President of the 

 Gala Committee, was in the chair, and he was supported by the 

 Lord Mayor and by the Dean of York, by the Sheriff, and other 

 leading gentlemen of the city and neighbourhood. 



In the evening a banquet was given by the Lord Mayor and 

 Lady Mayoress at the Mansion House, to which all those members 

 of the deputation who had not already returned to London were 

 invited. 



GENERAL MEETING. 

 June 23, 1896. 

 Mr. George Bunyard in the Chair. 



Fellows elected (16).— E. Bertolacci, Alister Clark, Mrs. H. 

 Gilliat, Samuel Hardy, Oliver F. Hartland, Rev. W. Clarke 

 Hose, Mrs. J. Godwin King, J. W. Pewtress, W. Pritchard, 

 F. C. Proctor, D. B. Rapport, J. T. Richardson, Simon Rogers, 

 William Tarling, Miss F. Hunt Ward, A. F. White. 



Mr. Samuel Heaton gave a Lecture on " Gardeners — Past, 

 Present, and Future." (See page 40.) 



SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. 



January 14, 1896. 

 Dr. M. T. Masters, F.R.S., in the Chair, and six members 



present. 



The Colouring of Flozvers and Fruit. — The following com- 

 munication was received from Mr. Roupell, of Harvey Lodge, 

 Roupell Park, in reply to inquiries upon the artificial colouring 

 of Apples : — " The lime used was the best chalk lime, air-slaked. 

 The lime and soot formed part of the compost with which they 

 were planted ; say, one part soot, two parts lime, two parts 



