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varieties was exhibited by Mr. Shrimpton, gardener to A. J. Doxat, 

 Esq., but it was disqualified, on account of its containing one of the 

 Ponipone or small tiuwered kinds. Of the last named class of Chry- 

 santhemums, j\lr. Wetherill, gardener to D. M'Neil, Esq., produced 

 admirably grown plants of Cedo Nulli, white with a pink tinge in it ; 

 Bob, a brown kind ; Drine Drine, yellow ; La Sultana, pink ; La 

 Gitana, and Requiqui, purple. In this class Mr. Doxat's gardener 

 exhibited Madame Rousselon, pink ; Pompone d'Or, yellow ; Autumni, 

 orange ; Requiqui, purple ; Drine Drine, and Helene, Of other small 

 flowered Chrysanthemums, Mr. Oubridge, gardener to J. Foster, Esq , 

 and Mr. Windsor, gardener to A, Bligth, Esq., also showed collections. 

 Cut flowers, of large kinds, very fine specimens, were contributed from 

 the garden of My. Foster, of Stamford Hill, and Mr. Salter, of 

 Hammersmith, also showed handsome blooms of his new variety, 

 called Alfred Salter. 



Grapes and Pine-apples from various places were sho\^'Tl in admirable 

 condition, and Pears and Apples were abundant. Plums, Coe's Golden 

 Drop and Imperatrice, came from Mr. Hill, gardener to R. Sneyd, 

 Esq. ; and I\Ir. TiUyard, gardener to the Right Hon. the Speaker, at 

 Heckfield, furnished capital fruit of the first-named variety. Mr. 

 JMuirhead, gardener to Lord Charles Wellesley, contributed Coe's 

 Golden Drop, and Coe's Late Red came from Mr. Whiting, of the 

 Deepdene. Mr. Lidgard, of Hammersmith, sent a small dish of Ick- 

 worth Imperatrice. Figs, Nerii, a small, sweet kind, and Brown 

 Turkey, came from Mr. M'Ewen, of Petvvorth, and Mr. M'Ewen, of 

 Arundel Castle. Raspberries came from the Duke of Norfolk's garden 

 at Arundel, from Heckfield, and from Mr. Clements, of East Barnet. 

 Among the kinds was Rivers' Perpetual Bearing, shown on the canes on 

 which they grew. Late Strawberries were shown from Arundel ; the 

 sort was Iroilope's Victoria. Morello Cherries and Dutch Red Currants 

 came from Mr. Tillyard, and beautiful examples of the American Cran- 

 berry, from Mr. M'Ewen, of Petworth. The Vice Secretary stated, 

 respecting this Cranberry, that it will grow well in any American 

 border, whereas the English sort is uncultivable except in ground 

 through which there is a running stream. 



Specimens of Fry's propagating and Seakale pots came from ]\Ir. 

 Pascall, of Chislehurst ; and a model pit was shown by Mr. Lancaster, 

 of Deptford. The latter was sent to exhibit a new kind of ivinter 

 protection, called patent Lignum textile. This material, which is that 

 of which hat-boxes are made, smeared over with coal tar to make it 

 waterproof, is put over hollow frames or covers which are filled with 

 straw and placed over the lights of the pit which is to be protected. 

 The efficiency of this covering remains to be proved. It looks, how- 

 ever, as if it would be durable, and it only costs a penny a square foot. 



Of Dioscorea Batatas, or Chinese Yam, there were roots from Mr. 

 Henderson, of the Wellington Road Nursery, the Society's garden at 

 Chiswick, and from her Majesty's garden at Frogmore. The hea\aest 

 roots shown weighed rather more than a pound, which, when we 

 consider the small size of the sets, is rather encouraging. As regards 

 its propagation it was stated that small tubers answered better than 



