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FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
A small Gold Banksian Medal was awarded to Messrs. H. 
Lane and Son, for a collection of Grapes; Silver Knightians to 
Mr. G. T. Miles (gardener to Lord Carington), for specimens of 
Pine Apple “ Lord Carington ,” and to Mr. G. Goldsmith 
(gardener to P. Hardwicke, Esq.), for collection of Pears. 
Silver Flora to Mr. G. Sage (gardener to Earl Brownlow), for 
a pot Vine grown for table decoration. 
A First-class Certificate was awarded to Apple “ Baumann's 
red Winter Pearmain ,” from the Society’s Gardens, Chiswick. 
Cultural Commendations were awarded to Mr. J. H. Goodacre 
(gardener to the Earl of Harrington), for 6 Bunches of Grape 
“ Lady Downed"-, to Mr. B. Dean, for collection of Potatos; 
to Harrison Weir, Esq., for Grape “ Champion Muscat ”; to G 
F. Wilson, Esq., F.R.S., for Pear “ Doyenne du Comice ,” from 
a pot-tree ; to Mr. J. Maulden (gardener to J. S. Budgett, Esq.), 
for two “ Smooth Cayenne” Pine Apples; and a collection of 
Grapes, from the Society’s Gardens, Chiswick. 
Votes of thanks were passed to Messrs. Wm. Paul and Son 
(Waltham Cross), for collections of Apples and Pears; to 
Messrs. Paul and Son (Cheshunt), for collections of Apples and 
Pears; to Messrs. James Veitch and Sons, for collection of 
Apples ; to Messrs. H. Lane and Son, for collection of Apples 
and Pears ; to Messrs. T. Rivers and Son, for collection of Fruit, 
viz., Apples, Pears and Plums; and to Messrs. Maule and Sons, 
for Fruit and Preserves of Pyrus Maulei. 
Novembee 19 , 1878 . 
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
H. J. Elwes, Esq., in the Chair. 
The Minutes of the last Meeting were read and confirmed. 
Elections. —F. 0. Barnes, A. F. Godward, Charles Green, 
Mrs. D. Maitland, Alfred Sabine, J. A. Swanston, Theophilus 
Thompson, Rev. H. Tindal, John J. Wilson, and Lieut.-Col. 
A. Wynch. 
The following gentlemen were, upon the nomination of the 
Council, elected Honorary Corresponding Members of the 
Society :—The Hon. Marshall P. Wilder, Boston, Mass., U.S.A.; 
M. Max Leichtlin, Baden-Baden ; Professor Charles S. Sargent, 
