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pay to grow it here, it would be cheaper to import it. Mr. 
Clapham sent specimens of Trichomanes in various stages, and 
which were referred to Dr. Masters for examination and report. 
FLORAL COMMITTEE. 
First-Class Certificates were awarded to Primula rosea , from 
Mr. Ware ; to Galanthus nivalis , var. Melvillei, from Mr. D. 
Melville (gardener to the Duke of Sutherland) ; to Rose (Tea) 
“ Madame Alexandre Bernaix," from Mr. C. Turner; to 
Davidsonia pruriens, from Mr. W. Bull; to Camellias, “ Mrs. A. 
M. Hovey " and “ C. M. Hovey ,” from Messrs. Hovey & Co. ; to 
Hyacinths, Salmon King, King of Reds, Leviathan, and The 
Sultan ; and Amaryllis “ Mrs. Baker," from Messrs. J. Yeitch and 
Sons ; to Azalea “ Duke of Connaught," from Mr. B. S. Williams; 
and to Cyclamen “ Queen of the Belgians," from Mr. H. B. Smith. 
Cultural Commendation to Lycaste Skinneri cerina, from Mr. 
W. Bull. Votes of Thanks were passed to Mr. G. Thomson, 
for a fasciated specimen of Ruscus androgynus ; to Mr. Z. Stevens 
(gardener to the Duke of Sutherland), for Odontoglossum Ander- 
sonianum var.; to G. F. Wilson, Esq., F.R. S., for Primula concolor, 
and to Mr. C. Green (gardener to Sir G. Macleay), for cut of 
flowers Salvia albo coerulea, S. elegans, and Prostanthera lasianthos. 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
A Vote of Thanks was passed to L. A. Killick, Esq., for 60 
varieties of Apples. 
April 8 , 1879. 
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING. 
Colonel R. Trevor Clarke in the Chair. 
Elections. —John Barton, Richard F. Fisher, Mrs. E. Foster, 
Hon. Mary Grant, D. Guilineuf, Lt.-Col. Hatton, E. Kennedy, 
Miss Kennedy, Col. G. H. Moncrieff, F. A. Philbrick, Q.C., 
W. A, Soames, Hon. Mrs. Toler, R. G, Wylde. 
Medals Awarded. —Large Gold Banksians to Messrs. J. 
Veitch and Sons, for collection of Amaryllis, &c., and to Sir 
Trevor Lawrence, Bart., M.P., for a group of Orchids. Small 
Gold Banksian to Mr. B. S. Williams for group of plants. 
Silver Banksians to Messrs. Paul and Son, for Roses in pots and 
cut blooms of Roses; and to Mr. W. Bull, for group of plants ; 
