CCXXX1Y PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Class 
15. 12 Tea-scented and Noisette Roses, single trusses. Nurserymen. 
11. 10s.— 11. —15s. 
16. 12 Roses, distinct, single blooms. Open .1/. 10s. — 1/. — 15s. 
17. Vase or basket of Roses. Open .... 3b— 21 .—1/. 
18. 6 Bouquets of Roses, 6 distinct kinds, 5 trusses to eacli bouquet. 
Open .... 31. — 21. —lb 
Note.—Each Bouquet to he shown separately , in a hyacinth glass or some 
similar kind of stand. 
19. 6 Moss Roses, distinct kinds. Open . 11. —los.—10s. 
20. 24 Roses, in pots, not fewer than 10 distinct kinds, the pots not 
to exceed 8 inches in diameter. Open . 6b—4b —3b 
21. 20 New Roses of 1885, 1866, or 1867, in pots, not fewertkan 10 distinct 
kinds, the pots not to exceed 8 inches in diameter. Open . 61. —4 1. —3b 
Note. — Exhibitor's can only show in two of the Classes 5-6, or 7-8. New 
Roses are to date from the time when first put in commerce. 
TUESDAY SCIENTIFIC FRUIT AND FLORAL MEETINGS. 
The Fruit and Floral Scientific Meetings of the Society will be held, as under, 
on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month, excepting in the months of January, 
February, November, and December, during each of which only one Meeting 
will be held. 
The Fruit and Floral Committees commence their work at 11 o'clock, and, 
as a general rule, complete it before 2 o’clock. 
These Meetings are followed by the General Meetings for the Election of 
Fellows, and for other routine business. 
The General Meeting commences at 3 o’clock. 
As soon as the routine business of the General Meeting has been transacted, 
explanations will be given by the Chairmen of the Fruit and Floral Committees, 
by the Horticultural Directors, or by other gentlemen, on the rarities and 
other meritorious subjects exhibited for the adjudication of the Fruit or Floral 
Committee. 
All such subjects are, however, open to the inspection of Fellows, as soon as 
the Committees have terminated their labours. 
*** The Lindley Medal will be awarded, on the recommendation of the 
Committees, to objects of extraordinary merit as regards cultivation, produced 
at the Tuesday meetings. 
Other Medals will be awarded as advertised. 
Dates of Fruit and Floral Scientific Meetings for 1868. 
Tuesday, January 21 
,, February 18 
,, March 3 
17 
April 
7 
21 
May 
5 
Tuesday, May 
19 
,, June 
2 
M 91 
16 
» July 
7 
99 JJ 
21 
,, August 
4 
99 99 
18 
Tuesday, September 1 
)> n 
,, October 6 
„ „ 20 
,, November 17 
,, December 15 
FRUIT COMMITTEE. 
The objects of the Fruit Committee are :—(1) To encourage the production 
of new and improved varieties of Fruits and Vegetables, by examining and re¬ 
porting on such as may be submitted to it for the purpose. (2) To collect and 
disseminate reliable information respecting the adaptability of particular kinds 
of Fruits to the varied conditions of soil, locality, &c. throughout the United 
Kingdom. (3) To report for publication in the Journal or Proceedings of 
the Society on all Fruits and Vegetables grown in the garden for the purposes 
of comparison or experiment, and on subjects exhibited at the meetings. 
