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Wood of the following Coniferous trees was laid before the 

 meeting: — 



A plank of Cedar of Lebanon from a tree raised at Highclere, 

 in 1773, from native seed presented to the 1st Earl of Carnarvon 

 by Dr. Pococke. 



Also wood of Abies Douglasi, Larix Americana, Callitris quadri- 

 valvis, Pinus insignis, P. Laricio, and Cupressus torulosa. 



IV.— ARTICLES FROM THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 



Tryraalium odoratissimum ; Azalea ramentacea, a small- 

 flowered white kind, which appears to hold its foliage better than 

 the common white Azalea ; the hardy evergreen Berberis 

 Darwini from a greenhouse, in which its bright orange yellow 

 flowers are very ornamental in early spring ; Echeveria retusa ; 

 a collection of Chinese Primulas and some other plants. 



Cuttings of the following Pears were distributed : — 



Louise d'Orleans : fruit middle-sized, oblong, melting, and said 

 to be of first-rate quality ; ripening in November. 



Delices de Jodoigne : tree vigorous, said to be very productive ; 

 fruit large, melting, and rich ; season October. 



Zezamuri from Tiflis : sent to the Society by Messrs. Baumann, 

 of Bolwiller, but has not yet fruited in the Garden. 



Also the following Plum : Corse's Dictator : large, purple, and 

 rich ; an American variety. 



v.— BOOKS PRESENTED. 



The Athenpeum for February. From the Editor. 



Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, Volume XXIII. and General Index to 

 the Second ten volumes of the Journal of the same from the Society. 



March 2\st, 1854. (Regent Street.) 



I.— ELECTIONS. 



Sir J. Davis, Bart., Holywood, near Bristol ; T. F. Baily, 

 Esq., Hall Place, Tunbridge ; G. E. Frere, Esq., Roydon Hail, 

 Diss ; Dr. Madden, 10, Pavilion Parade, Brighton. 



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