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that it was perennial, not annual, and afforded two or three 

 cuttings in a year ; so that it might be found both cheaper to 

 grow, and more productive, as well as of far better quality than 

 hemp itself. 



III.— ARTICLES FROM THE SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 



Specimens of Rhynchospermura jasminoides, Weigela amabilis, 

 three kinds of Azalea, the Sikkim Rhododendron theaeflorura, 

 two Eriostemons, and other plants, among which was the beautiful 

 Tropaeolum Trioraphe de Gand, which is one of the most showy 



and useful of the genus. 



A2inl ISth, 1854. (Regent Street.) 



I.— ELECTIONS. 



Sir W. W. Wynn, Bart., 18, St. James's Square ; H. Akroyd, 

 Esq., Doddington Park, Nantwich ; W. E. Hubbard, Esq., 24, 

 Palace Gardens, Kensington. 



II.— AWARDS. 

 Banksian Medal: — ■ 



To Messrs. Lee, of Hammersmith, for a collection of plants, 

 consisting of two well-grown specimens of Eriostemon, 

 Pultensea biloba, two Azaleas, one A. vittata, the other A. 

 amoena, and one or two Epacrises. 



To Messrs. Lane, of Great Berkhampstead, for beautiful 

 specimens of Rhododendron campanulatum, and a new 

 variety of that species called General Napier. 



To Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, F.H.S., 

 at Trentham, for a dish of May Duke Cherries, large, plump, 

 and well coloured. . 



Certificate of Merit : — 



To Messrs. Standish and Noble, for Rhododendron alstroeme- 

 rioides, a hybrid remarkable for its showy heads of small 



