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IT. Tillett, for cone of Encephalartos ; to Lord Rendlesham, for a 
plant of Cattlcyci Skinneri ; and to Sir G. Macleay, for a group of 
Terrestrial Orchids. 
ERTJIT COMMITTEE. 
Cultural Commendation to Mr. W. Wildsmith (gardener to 
Yiscount Eversley), for dish of Strawberries. Yotcs of Thanks 
were passed to Mr. J. Woodb ridge (gardener to the Duke of 
Northumberland), for Purple Sea Kale, and to Mr. J. H. Goodacre 
(gardener to the Earl of Harrington) for dish of Onions. 
May 7, 1878. 
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
Lord Alfred S. Churchill, Yice-President, in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting having been read and signed, 
the awards of the Eruit and Eloral Committees were announced. 
Elections .■—Thomas Renskin, Mrs. Rolton, Mrs. Euchanan, J. 
Scarlett Campbell, David Carnegie, Lady Emily Cavendish, 
Admiral The Hon. Sir James Drummond, Lady Augustus Eitz- 
Clarence, Captain Thomas Gardner, Charles Clayton Glyn, 'Wil¬ 
liam Grogan, William Hurst, R. R. Plyatt, Major The Hon. C. J. 
Keith-Ealconer, Hon. Mrs. Locke-King, John Jekyll Kingsford, 
Robert A. Laing, George Murray Lang, Major Lawrie, James 
Ebenezer Saunders, E.L.S., Mrs. Arthur Tower, Lady Turing, 
Lady Westburv, Charles K. Wild, Arthur J. Wright. 
One Guinea Members Admitted .—Miss Desvoeux, William 
Beddoe, Miss Kate Jurgensen, Henry Armstrong. 
The Chairman then announced that His Majesty the King of 
the Belgians, whose deep personal interest in the’ science of Horti¬ 
culture was well known, had been graciously pleased to accept the 
nomination of the Council as an Honorary Eellow of the Society. 
He now asked the meeting to confirm the election in the usual 
way. His Majesty was accordingly elected an honorary member 
of the Society. 
Mr. H. J. Elwes, a member of the Council, delivered a lecture 
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