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The South Suburban Horticultural Society. 
The usual monthly meeting of the South Suburban Horticultural Society 
was held at the Coffee Tavern, Prahran, on Thursday evening, the 6th of 
August. Mr. G. F. Crawford was in the chair. 
The Chairman announced that the date of the spring show had been 
fixed for the 30th and 31st of October. 
The judges for the evening — Messrs. H. Coglan and A. Anderson for 
the open class, and W. F. M‘Laine and J. W. Sangwell for the amateur 
class — reported the following awards : — Open Class. — One orchid first, Mr. 
J. W. Sangwell, gardener to Mrs. Henty, St. Kilda Road ; six pansies 
second, Mr. H. Haycroft ; dish oranges first, dish lemons first, Mr. G. H. 
Greenwood ; one draccena first, Mr. J. Ross ; one fern grown under glass 
second, one do. not grown under glass first, Mr. W. B. Keyes ; six cut 
flowers second, Mr. W. M‘Dougall; one cineraria first, one primula sinensis 
second, two hyacinths first, Mr. W. F. M‘Laine. Amateur Class. — One 
dracoena first, Mr. P. Brierley ; six cut flowers first, Mr. W. Chisholm ; 
one plant in bloom first, one fern grown under glass first, one do. not 
grown under glass first, Mr. W. B. Keyes ; six cut flowers first, three cut 
bulbs first, one orchid first, Mr. H. Stoddart. 
The Richmond Horticultural Society. 
The usual monthly meeting of the Richmond Horticultural and Cottage 
Garden Society was held at the local town hall on Tuesday evening, the 
nth of August. Mr. B. W. Holgate was in the chair. 
The Secretary reported having received 100 camellia plants for gift dis- 
tribution in connection with the spring show of the Society. 
The judges for the evening, Messrs. F. Bechtold and J. F. Jones, 
reported the following awards One fern under glass, first, one fern not 
under glass second, Mr. J. James ; one primula sinensis first, six varieties 
cut flowers second, one cabbage first, Mr. J. Betts. Mr. J. P. Jones 
exhibited fine cut blooms of violet (Marie Louise.) 
Medical Board. 
A meeting of the Medical Board of Victoria was held on Friday, the 
7th August, at the Government Offices. There were present — Dr. Youl (in 
the chair), Dr. Featherston, Dr. Blair, Dr. Shields, Mr. Tweeddale, Mr 
Hewlett. The undermentioned gentlemen attended, produced their 
diplomas, and were registered, as follows : — George Robert Moore Graham, 
Richmond, L. et L. Mid., R.Q.C.P., Ireland, 1883; Thomas George Beckett, 
St. Kilda, L.R.C.P. etK.C.S. Edin., 1880, L.S.A. London, 1880; Frederick 
William Elsher, Richmond, Lie. 1882, F. 1885, R.C.S. Ireland, L. et I. 
Mid., R.Q.C.P. Ireland, 1882; Samuel Hammond, Melbourne, 
L.R.C.S.E.^1858, L.S.A. London, 1858, L.R.C.P. Edin., i860; William 
