O REPORT OF THE 



already respectable collection of hardy plants, the last three 

 years have added Stoves, which are now full of beautiful pro- 

 ductions ; and in particular a further supply of above sixty 

 species of Epiphytic Orchideae, from the President, Earl 

 Fitzwilliam, has fully justified the expenditure which comes 

 into the amount of this year, (though partly executed pre- 

 viously,) for the hot-house in which these singular vege- 

 tables flourish, * '^Vo provide additional facilities for the 

 cultivation of choice and rare plants, the Council were not 

 only encouraged, but compelled, by a sense of what was due 

 to the promoters of the Horticultural Fete which took 

 place with such distinguished splendour and success in the Mu- 

 seum Gardens during the month of August, 1838. The clear 

 profits from that admired exhibition amounted to =£'94. ; and the 

 thanks of the Society are justly due to the gentlemen who 

 took the trouble of the management, and who, it may be hoped, 

 will at the request of the new Council repeat their valuable 

 services. 



The other botanical riches of the Society, the British and 

 Foreign Herbaria, have been the subject of the incessant 

 labour of the Curator, Mr. Hincks, who has now succeeded in 

 placing a large part of the collection in a state which, to say 

 the least, is creditable to the Institution, and valuable to the 

 student. The Council have learned with pleasure that the 

 work of Mr. Baines on the Native Plants of Yorkshire is 

 already advanced nearly to completion, and they regard the 

 publication of this ' Botanist''s Guide' as entirely in the spirit 

 of the Founders of the Yorkshire Philosophical Society, who, 

 in their first statement of objects, earnestly called for the pro- 

 duction of such works. 



* Wm. Oldfield, Esq. (already a liberal benefactor to the Museum and 

 Garden, contributed to the cost of these erections, and has otherwise aided 

 improvements in the grounds. Mr. Oldtield and Mr. J. F. Brown have also 

 rendered essential service by contributing supplies of excellent soil. 



