186 REPOllT OF THE COUNCIL, 



Cyclobotbra nionophylla. A bulb from the Sacramento Mountains. 



Brodia'a californica. Plains of the Sacramento Valley. 



Jatropha podagrica, called " Ruibarbo," from Nicaragua. " The thick 



part of the stem is used by the inhabitants of Nicaragua instead of 



lihubarb." 

 Leptosiphon aureus. An annual. From the Sacramento Valley. 

 Minmlus tricolor. From the plains of the Sacramento Valley. 



The Council do not think it prudent to incur the expense of 

 another collector for the present. 



A pair of new boilers has been applied to the iron conservatory 

 — a work the necessity for which was pointed out at the last 

 anniversary'. These boilers, supplied by Messrs. Burbidge and 

 Healy, of Fleet-street, have proved very effectual, and have been 

 made of such a size that the conservatory may be filled with 

 plants more tender than those now grown in it, should it here- 

 after appear advisable to maintain a higher temperature. In 

 setting these boilers the Garden Committee have directed that 

 the masonry sliould be such as would secure tlie greatest amount 

 of heat with the smallest expenditure of fuel ; and it is satis- 

 factory to report that this object has been completely effected. It 

 has also been found possible to maintain the fire in a state of 

 combustion for more than forty-eight hours without any renewal 

 of the fuel. 



To the Correspondents of the Society the Garden continues to 

 be indebted for nvmierous useful comnumications, among which 

 the following may be more particularly named : — 



From G. U. Skinner, Esq., 25 varieties of Achimenes, various Guate- 

 mala Orchids, and other plants. 



From Dr. Gardner, of Ceylon, Dwarf Jaffna Cocoa-nuts. 



From Col. Sykes, Arduina grandiflora, or the Natal Plum. 



From the Glasnevin Botanic Garden, Gynerium argenteum, a beauti- 

 ful hardy grass. 



From J. B. Pentland, Esq., Cinchona Calysaya, and tubers of Melloca 

 tuberosa. 



From John Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, Seedling Black Cluster- 

 Grnpe, cuttings of Late Gansel's Bergamot, and Pitmaston 

 Prolific Currant. 



From the Honourable Court of Directors of the East India Company, 

 East Indian Orchids and Seeds. 



From Mr. Prince, of New York, a collection of Hardy American 

 Terrestrial Orchids. 



From M. Linden, of Luxembourg, a quantity of Orchids and Stove 

 Plants. 



From Mr. Zeyher, of the Cape of Good Hope, a collection of Cape 

 Orchids and other Bulbs; with seeds of 10 kinds of Cape Pelar- 

 goniums. 



From Dr. Fischer, of St. Petersburgh, Panax horrida, 2 kinds of Ribes, 

 and various other plants. 



From M. de Jonghe, of Brussels, Zygopetalum brachypetalum, and 

 various other plants, together with a red variety of potato called 

 the " Bienfaiteur," and tubers of Melloca tuberosa. 



