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to a large collection of Cabbages from the Society’s Garden at 
Chiswick. Votes of thanks were passed to Messrs. C. Lee and Son, 
for the “ Lawton ” Blackberry, and to Mr. S. Ford for collection 
of Potatos. 
August 20 , 1878 . 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
First-class Certificates were awarded to Mr. B. S. Williams, 
for Croton Williamsii; to Mr. C. Turner, for Dahlias “ Helen 
Macgregor ’ ’ and ‘ £ Prince Bismarck ”; to Messrs. J. Veitch and Sons, 
for Cattleya Veitchiana ; to Mr. Mitchell (gardener to Dr .Ainsworth), 
for Cattleya Mitchelli. A Botanical Certificate to Mr. H. J. 
Clayton, for Blechnum interruptum. Cultural Commendation was 
voted to Mr. B. Johnson (gardener to T. T. Clarke, Esq.), for 
seedling Vallotas in flower ; and Votes of Thanks were passed 
to Mr. R. S. Yates, for a magnificent spike oiLilium auratum ; to 
Sir Trevor Lawrence, Bart., for specimens of Odontoglossum 
Paichenlieimii and Dendrobium MacCarthice superba ; to Mr. H. 
Cannell, for cut Verbenas ; to Mr. C. Green (gardener to Sir 
George Macleay), for cut flowers ; and to G. F. Wilson, Esq., 
for cut flowers of Lilium Lishmanni and Lilium speciosum 
rub ram. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
A First-class Certificate was awarded to Mr. F. N. Dancer, 
for Plum “ Paver's Sultan ,” and Votes of Thanks to Mr. Dancer, 
for a collection of Plums, and to Messrs. W. Paul and Son, for a 
collection of early Apples. 
September 17 , 1878 . 
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
John Denny, Esq., M.D., in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. 
The Assistant Secretary announced the Awards of the Fruit 
and Floral Committees, and commented upon several of the 
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