IV 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Fellows of the Society; in a manner distinctly to the advantage 
and encouragement of horticultural skill and effort; and, lastly, 
in a manner w T hich will carry down to all future generations of 
Horticulturists the memory of Queen Victoria’s long and happy 
reign. 
Under the head of ordinary expenditure at Chiswick £1,850 
has been spent on the general work and maintenance of the 
gardens. Amongst other work, House No. 11 has been partially, 
and No. 10 entirely rebuilt, -whilst No. 5, devoted to Peaches, 
has been raised in height and a new roof put on. All this work 
has been done by the Society’s own staff of men. The receipts 
by sale of surplus produce amount to £357, making the net 
ordinary cost of the gardens £1,493. 
At Westminster, twenty Fruit and Floral Meetings have been 
held in the Drill Hall, James Street, Victoria Street, and fifteen 
Committee Meetings have been held at Chiswick, besides the 
larger Shows in the Temple Gardens on May 26, 27, and 28 ; 
and at the Crystal Palace on September 80, October 1 and 2. 
Lectures have been delivered at seventeen of the Meetings, 
exclusive of those given at the Crystal Palace. The number of 
awards granted by the Council, on the recommendation of the 
various Committees, has been as follows :— 
Award 
At provincial 
shows 
Affiliated 
societies 
On recommendation of 
Total 
Fruit 
committee 
Floral 
committee 
Orchid 
committee 
DO & 
g.g 
i i 
c3 S 
^ 8 
Gold Medal .... 
1 
6 
5 
2 
14 
Silver-gilt Flora 
5 
— 
— 
40 
8 
2 
55 
Silver-gilt Knightian 
2 
— 
16 
— 
— 
— 
18 
Silver-gilt Banksian 
— 
— 
3 
28 
4 
— 
35 
Silver Flora .... 
7 
14 
— 
79 
28 
4 
132 
Silver Knightian 
1 
30 
19 
— 
— 
— 
50 
Silver Banksian 
11 
— 
19 
8 L 
39 
3 
153 
Bronze Flora .... 
— 
9 
— 
7 
— 
— 
16 
Bronze Knightian . 
— 
— 
4 
— 
— 
— 
4 
Bronze Banksian 
— 
27 
1 
24 
2 
— 
54 
First-class Certificate 
— 
— 
— 
24 
25 
5 
54 
Award of Merit 
5 
— 
35 
209 
91 
6 
346 
Botanical Certificate 
— 
— 
— 
4 
27 
— 
31 
Cultural Commendation . 
4 
— 
16 
1 
25 
— 
46 
Total .... 
36 
80 
119 
502 
251 
20 
1 
1008 
[Ninety Bronze Banksian Medals have been granted to Cottagers’ Societies.] 
