PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. XXXyil 
At a General Meeting of the Fellows of the Society, on Tuesday, the 1st 
May, Mr. W. Wilson Saunders, F.R.S., in the Chair, the following candidates 
were elected Fellows of the Society:— 
Aplin, William G., 2 Allen Terrace, Kensington, W. 
Bayley, Charles John, C.B., 51 Victoria Road, Kensington, W, 
Briggs, Mrs., 3 Gloucester Place, Hyde Park, W. 
Campbell, George W., 125 Park Street, Grosvenor Square, W. 
Cole, Henry Thomas, 2 Adelaide Road North, Finchley Road, N.W. 
Fiennes, Lady Augusta, 40 Queen’s Gate Terrace, W.' 
Franklyn, Geo. Woodroffe, Lovel Hill, Windsor. 
Hiscocks, Alfred James, Alfred Lodge, East Hill, Wandsworth. 
Hopetoun, The Countess of, Long’s Hotel, Bond Street, W. r and Hope- 
toun House, Linlithgow, Edinburgh. 
Jones, Harry Emlyn, 5 Farley Villas, Lower Clapton, N.E. 
Lavanchy, John R., 4 Sidney Place, Onslow Square, S.W. 
Locke, Mrs., 63 Eaton Place, S.W. 
Masters, Maxwell T., M.D., Spring Grove, Isleworth, W. 
Menzies, Mrs. Graham, 58 Westboume Terrace, Hyde Park, W. 
O’Shaughnessy, R., Oriental Club, Hanover Square, W. 
Peirce, Mrs. R. King, 16 Norland Place, Hotting Hill, W. 
Robson, Ralph, Hexham, Northumberland. 
Unite, John, 18 St. Alban's Place, Edgeware Road, W. 
Wood, Geo. James, Athelhampton, Dorchester, Dorset. 
The Rev. Joshua Dix read the awards of the Floral Committee ; Mr. Wilson 
those of the Fruit Committee. The Rev. M. J. Berkeley having explained some 
of the most interesting points in the day’s exhibition, Mr. Bateman delivered a 
lecture on the Dendrobium McCarthise. 
A Ballot for Plants then took place. 
PRIZES AWARDED BY THE FRUIT COMMITTEE DURING THE 
YEAR 1865. 
Mr. William Earley, gardener to Felix Pryor, Esq., Digswell, near Welwyn, 
Herts. 2nd Prize, 105., for Dessert Apples; and 2nd do., 10s., for Kitchen 
Apples, March 21st; 1st, 15s., for Dessert Apples; and 2nd do., 105., for Dessert 
Pears, October 3rd; 1st, 15s., for Dessert Apples, November 21st. 
Mr. G. Curd, Sidhampstead House, Reading. 1st Prize, 155., for Kitchen 
Apples, March 21st. 
Mr. R. Ruffitt, Brocket Hall, near Welwyn. 1st Prize, 155., for Dessert 
Apples, April 4th; 2nd do., 105., for Dessert Pears, November 2lst. 
Mr. J. Cox, gardener to W. Wells, Esq., Redleaf. 2nd Prize, 105., for 
Dessert Apples, April 4th ; 1st Prize, 205., for Peaches from an Orchard House; 
and 1st, 205., for Plums from an Orchard House, August 22nd ; 2nd Prize, 105., 
for Dessert Apples, October 3rd. 
Mr. A. Ingram, High Grove, Reading. 1st Prize, 205., for Strawberries, 
April 4th. 
Mr. J. B. Whiting, The Deepdene, Dorking. 1st Prize, 205., for Peaches; 
and 1st do., 205., for Plums, September 19th ; 1st Prize, 155., for Dessert 
Pears; and 1st do., 215., for Dessert Apples, October 3rd. 
Mr. Charles Turner, Slough. 2nd Prize, 10s., for Peaches; and 1st do., 
205., for Nectarines, September 19tli ; 2nd Prize, 105., for Dessert Apples ; 1st 
do., 15s., for Dessert Pears ; and 1st do., 15s., for Dessert Pears, November 21st. 
Mr. Westcott, Dulwich House, Dulwich. 1st Prize, 20s., for Peaches, 
September 19th. 
Mr. G Osborne, Kay’s Nursery, Finchley. 2nd Prize, 10s., for Grapes, 
October 3rd. 
Messrs. J. Iyery &. Son, Nurseries, Dorking. ..1st Prize, 15s., for Dessert 
Pears, November 21st, 
