PROCEEDINGS. 



Crassane, Aston Town, Knight's Monarch, and Hacon's Incom- 

 parable, the latter beautiful fruit of this excellent variety from 

 Earl Grey's garden at Howick. " Howick Gardens," Mr. Moore 

 stated, " are situated about three quarters of a mile from the sea, 

 and I find it necessary to grow all the late sorts of Table Pears 

 upon a south wall. But most of the autumn kinds ripen well on 

 either a west or east aspect." 



An interesting trayful of Apples was contributed by Mr. 

 Errington, Gardener to Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, 

 Bt, F.H.S. 



A capitally ripened smooth-leaved Cayenne Pine-apple came 

 from Mr. Dods, Gardener to Col. Baker at Salisbury. 



Mr. Davis, of Oak Hill, sent an Enville. 4 lbs. 2 oz. 



A Providence Pine, 6 lbs. 12 oz., was shown by Mr. Fleming, 

 Gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, F.H.S., at Trentham. 

 The same establishment also furnished three large and fine 

 bunches of Muscat Grapes. 



Black Hamburgh and Cannon Hall Muscats came from 

 Mr. Spary, of Brighton. 



Mr. Taylor, jun., Oakley, Beds, sent three bunches of what he 

 called Bed Hamburgh Grapes. 



A basket of Muscats came from J. G. Nash, Esq., of Bishop's 

 Stortford, much too late for competition. 



From Mr. Smith, Gardener to F. Newdigate, Esq., of Black- 

 heath, came a plant of Amaryllis reticulata. 



Messi*s. Standish and Noble again sent the new Evergreen 

 shrub Skimmia japonica, covered with Holly-like berries, even 

 more brilliant than before. 



J. Allnutt, Esq., of Clapham, furnished a plant of Camellia 

 Donkelaeri in bloom. 



Messrs. Lucombe, Piuce, and Co., of Exeter, sent two Conifers, 

 one named Biota glauca, which appeared to be a variety of the 

 Chinese Arbor-vitse, with a peculiar blue hue ; the other was a 

 potted plant of either a Cypress or a Juniper, but in so young a 

 state that it was impossible to say which. 



Mr. Carson, Gardener to W. F. G. Farmer, Esq., F.H.S., sent 

 handsome cut specimens of Cattleya guttata, and of three varieties 

 of Zygopetalum. 



