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XIII. Historical Notes ou the Introduction of various Plants into the 

 Agriculture and Horticulture of Tuscany : a summary of a Work 

 entitled — " Cenui storici sulla introduzione di varie piante nell' 

 agricoltura ed orticultura Toscana." By Dr. Antonio Targioni- 

 Tozzetti. Florence, 1850 133 



XIV. An Abstract of Meteorological Observations iu the Garden of the 

 Society ; iu continuation of those published vol. vii. p. 138, By 

 Robert Thompson . . 195 



XV. An effectual and unexpensive mode of Protecting Wall-trees 



from Spring Frosts 205 



XVI. Ascertained Effects of the Winter of 1853-4 upon Exotics cultivated 

 in the Gardens, &c., of Great Britain. Compiled from various 

 sources ............ 207 



XVII. Report on a Trial of the Dutch Method of forcing Apricots. By 

 Mr. W. Tatter, Gardener in the Royal Grardens of Hereuhausen, 

 near Hanover. (Translated from the Allgemeine Garten Zeituug, 

 of Berlin.) 248 



XVIII. Analysis of a Chinese Work on Husbandry and Botany. By Sir 

 John Francis Davis, Bart., K.C.B., F.R.S., Fellow of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. (Presented to the Society with the original 

 work.) ............ 257 



XIX. On the Vine Mildew. By Hugo Von Mohl. Translated by the 



Rev. M. J. Berkeley. (Third Memoir.) 264 



XX. American Plants. By Mr. John Saul, Nurseryman, Washington 



City, D.C., United States 272 



XXI. Suggestions for employing Evergreens as a Winter Decoration in 

 Flower-Gardens. By Messrs. Standish and Noble, Nurserymen, 

 Bagshot. (Communfcated September 10, 1854) . . . 275 



XXII. Pine Culture in South Wales. By W. P. Ayres, C.M.H.S. . . 278 



XXIII. Notes on Pears, with reference to the Sorts enumerated in the 

 Supplement to the Catalogue of Fruit-trees published by the 

 Horticultural Society. By M. Do Jonghe of Brussels . . 287 

 XXIV. How to Regenerate our Fruits. By Mr. T. Rivers, F.H.S., Saw- 



bridgeworth 292 



XXV. Notes ou Pears received in the Autumn of 1854, from M. de 

 Jonghe, of Brussels, and from Mr. Langelier, St. Heliers, Jersey. 

 By R. Thompson • . . 299 



New Plants, &c. from the Society's Garden : — 



1. Pinus Royleana 52 



2. Nycterinia selaginoides 53 



3. Liuum grandifiorum 55 



New Escdlents Received in the Garden of the Society: — 



1. Oxalis tuberosa 57 



2. Gesnera esculeuta ........... 58 



3. TropDeolum tuberosum ......... 59 



4. Poireau d'6t6 petit de Brabant 60 



5. Poireau jaune de Poitou ......... 60 



Proceedings at Meetings op the Society from June 28, 1853, to December 5, 

 1S54 ..,-...... Page i. — Ixxix. 



