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orange-coloured fleshy lip, vieing in brilliancy with the 

 E. vitellinum itself. It was stated that after the plant had 

 gathered strength it might be expected to produce flowers in 

 clusters, which, of course, would add much to its value. To 

 D. T. Curtis, Esq., of Boston, Massachusetts, for examples 

 of Easter Beurre Pears, packed in tin cases, buried in salt. 

 Seven of these cases were opened, in which were found three 

 fruit good, and four spoiled. These Pears, which were very 

 fine, were stated to have been ripened by a method peculiar 

 to Mr. Curtis, the nature of which was not explained. They 

 Avere melting, sweet, and perfectly ripe, a condition which 

 this Pear attains with difficulty with us in England. The 

 mode in which they were packed is new ; and when it is 

 considered that the fruit must have been quite ripe when 

 put into the boxes, it may be pronounced to be successful ; 

 but as each tin box contained only one fruit, it will be evi- 

 dent that it is too expensive for adoption on a large scale. 



Banksian Medal: To Mrs. Lawrence, F.H.S., for a collec- 

 tion"of plants, consisting of a fine specimen of Enkianthus 

 reticulatus, two species of Boronia, Mirbelia floribunda, 

 Phaius Wallichii, Maxillaria Ilarrisoniae, and an Oncidinni 

 resembling sarcodes. To Mr. E. G. Henderson, Nursery- 

 man, St. John's Wood Road, for a well-grown Dielytra 

 spectabilis. To Messrs. Lane, of Great Berkhampstead, 

 for four boxes of beautiful cut Roses, gathered from a honse 

 heated on the Polmaise principle. They consisted of Hybrid 

 Perpetual : Baronne Hallez, crimson ; Baronne Prevost, 

 blush, large and beautiful ; Caroline de Sausal, blush ; 

 Chateaubriand, delicate pink ; Comte de Montalivet, rosy 

 crimson ; Cornet, bright pink ; Dr. Arnal, deep crimson ; 

 Duchesse de Gallieria, shaded pink ; Duchesse de Praslin, 

 blush, with pink centre; Duchess of Sutherland, glossy 

 blush ; Edward Jesse, lilac crimson; Gen. Cavaignac, rosy 

 pink; Geant des Batailles, vermilion; General Negrier, 

 rosy blush ; George Lecamus, rosy blush ; La Belle Ame- 

 rique, shaded pink ; Lady Alice Peel, rosy crimson ; Louise 

 Aimee, pink, light edge ; Louis Buonaparte, bright rose ; 

 Madame Guillot, rosy crimson ; Madame Laffay, crimson ; 

 Madame Trudeaux, brilliant carmine ; Marquise Boccella, 

 pale pink ; Miss Pepin, delicate pink ; Mrs. Elliot, crim- 

 son ; Polybe, rosy purple ; Princess Beljioso, rose; Queen, 

 brilliant rose ; Regulata, pink ; Reine des Fleurs, pink ; 

 Reine Matiiilde, light pink ; Robin Hood, lilac rosy pink : 

 Sidonie, bright pink; Standard of Marengo, crimson lake; 

 William Jesse, crimson, tinged with lihic ; Comte Rob- 



