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PROCEEDINGS OE THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Picea Pinsapo. —A specimen of this was- exhibited, showing a 
peculiar tufted form analogous to the Clanbrassil Fir. 
Seedling Primrose. —Mr. G. E. Wilson exhibited a seedling 
Primrose, the colour of which showed an approximation to that of 
the Chinese species. 
Hybrid Amaryllis.— Colonel Clarke showed flowers of an 
Amaryllis , the result of crossing A. pardina and A. aulica. 
Yarious plants of interest were exhibited, some of which were 
sent up as subjects of interest from the Ploral Committee, while 
others were submitted merely for the purpose of obtaining their 
names. A discussion arose as to the desirability of the Com¬ 
mittee, as such, undertaking the naming of plants, but no formal 
conclusion was arrived at. 
ELOEAL COMMITTEE. 
Medals Awarded. —Gold Banksians to Sir Trevor Lawrence, 
Bart., M.P., for his magnificent group of Orchids ; to Mr. John 
Wills, Mr. B. S. Williams, and Messrs. W. Eollisson and Sons, 
for groups of plants ; to Messrs. Barr and Sugden, for collection 
of Daffodils; and to Messrs. Jas. Yeitch and Sons, for group of 
Clematises, Eoses, and Amaryllis. Silver-gilt Banksian to Messrs 
W. Cutbush and Son, for group of plants; Silver Banksian to 
Mr. J. Aldous, for group of plants. 
Eirst-class Certificates were awarded to Mr. W. Bull, for 
Adiantum tetraphyllum gracile , also for Davallia fijiensis ; to Messrs. 
Eollisson and Sons, for Grevillea robust a var. filicifolia; to Mr. B.Wm. 
Parker, for Caltha palustris fi. pi. minor , and Megaseci ( Saxifraga ) 
purpurascens ; to Messrs. J. Yeitch and Sons, for Crinum bractea- 
tum ; to Mr. B. S. Williams, for Wallichia zebrina and Amaryllis 
“ F. Pilgrim ; ” to Mr. C. Green (gardener to Sir G. Macleay), for 
Diotis Huttoni. Botanical Commendation was awarded to Mr. 
Bull, for Alocasia Johnstoni. Cultural Commendation (with votes 
of thanks) to Mr. J. Walker, Messrs. H. Lane and Sons, and Mr. 
J. Scott, for their respective collections of Eoses (cut blooms). 
Yotes of thanks ‘Were awarded to Messrs. E. and A. Smith, for cut 
blooms of Cineraria ; to Mr. W. Bull, for Odontoglossums ; to Mr. G. 
Ambler (gardener to Mrs. Jennings), for his basket of Alpine 
Primulas ; toMr. E. Dean, for hardy spring flowers; to Mr. H. 
Hooper, for cut blooms of Pansies ; to the Hon. and Eev. J. T. 
Boscawen, for Amaryllis “ Beauty of Cornwall ; ” to Mr. G. F. Wilson, 
for new seedling primrose or Polyanthus, Alice Wilson; to Mr. W t 
