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PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Rhododendron Show. 
Messrs. Waterer & Godfrey's show of rhododendrons in the great tent will 
be in bloom about the end of May or beginning of June. 
Ballot for Plants. 
A Ballot for Plants will take place on Tuesday, May 1st, at 3 o’clock in the 
afternoon. 4-Guinea Fellows, or 40-Guinea Life Members, are entitled to 
name eight lots: 2-Guinea Fellows, or 20-Guinea Life Members, to name four 
lots. It will be sufficient if Fellows will make a mark opposite the numbers of 
the lots they select, and return their lists, with their names and addresses 
written thereon, to the Assistant-Secretary, at the Offices of the Society, South 
Kensington, W., on or before Tuesday, the 24th of April. After that date no 
applications can be attended to. The result of the ballot will be communicated 
in the “ Proceedings,” and the Plants, which the Fellows may obtain by it, as 
well as those at the next ballot, will be forwarded all together at the close of 
the season, unless Fellows intimate their wish to have them sooner, and in that 
ease they are requested to notify how they wish them sent. 
The list of plants is enclosed with this number of the “ Proceedings.” 
Floral, Fruit, and General Meetings. 
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The next General Meetings for election of Fellows and discussion of horticul¬ 
tural subjects will take place on Tuesday, April 3rd and 17th, and May 1st 
and 15th. At these meetings the plants and fruit brought before the Floral 
and Fruit Committee in the morning will be described. 
Fellows and their friends are admitted to these meetings. The general public 
are admitted to the Flower Show, on the termination of the meetings. 
Fellows are earnestly requested to contribute towards making these meetings 
instructive and attractive. 
Exhibition of Spring Flowers. 
The exhibition of hyacinths, roses, and other spring flowers, in the Society's 
Gardens, by Mr. William Paul, Waltham Cross, commenced on the 21st of 
March, and will be continued until the 3rd of April inclusive. The show, though 
tine last year, is far exceeded by what Mr. Paul has accomplished this year. 
Prizes for Saturday Shows of 1865. 
The following are the medals gained by exhibitors at the Saturday Shows 
in 1865 :— 
Mr. William Bull, King’s Road, Chelsea; 4 First Gold Banksian, 3 Second 
Gold Banksian. 
Messrs. J. & C. Lee, Royal Vineyard Nursery, Hammersmith; 2 First Gold 
Banksian, 1 Second Gold Banksian. 
To Mr. William Bull was also awarded the Prince Consort’s Medal, for the 
greatest number of marks; the Duke of Buccleuch’s Prize of 15/. for the 
greatest number of first-class certificates; and the Duke of Buccleuch's 2nd 
Prize of 10/. for the greatest number of second-class certificates. 
The exhibitions of Messrs. Bull & Lee were very spirited throughout the 
year, and have greatly contributed to the success of the Saturday Meetings. 
Mr. Bateman’s Challenge Medal for Orchids. 
The accompanying table will show' the value of the awards made 
during the last two years by the Floral Committee to the orchids exhibited 
before it. It will be seen that Mr. Veiteli has during the years 1864-5 carried 
off the greatest number of marks, and he is consequently declared to have 
duly w r on the Challenge Medal:— 
