PROCEEDINGS. \ 11 



Comte de Paris, light crimson, tinged with lilac. China : 

 Mrs. Bosanquet, pale flesh ; Cramoisie supt5rieure, velvety 

 crimson, from Messrs. Paul, of Cheshunt ; a bunch of 

 Muscat of Alexandria Grapes, weighing 2 lbs. 8^ oz., 

 though it had lost nearly 1 lb. from berries having dropped 

 off, and from its having been cut and sent to London a week 

 before the meeting took place, from Mr. Hutchison, 

 gardener to A. L. Gower, Esq., of Castle Malgwyn, Pem- 

 broke. This and a buncli of Black Hamburgh Grapes 

 weigliing 4 lbs, was the produce of vines grown on a 

 border constructed as described at p. 303, vol. ii. J. AU- 

 nutt, Esq , of Clapham, sent Grapes in which it was 

 stated miltlew had been cured by means of free ventilation 

 and occasional fire-heat at night. Branches of his New 

 JNIonthly fruited Raspberry, profusely loaded with ripe 

 fruit, were produced by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth ; 

 and from J. Penn, Esq., of Lewisham, came the fruit or 

 seeds of Cycas revoluta, being round, flattened, reddish- 

 coloured nuts, which may be eaten like liazel nuts, and 

 which are produced on the edges of small buff-coloured 

 woolly leaves. It was stated that a kind of Arrowroot pre- 

 pared from similar plants was used as food by the natives 

 about Vera Cruz and other parts of Mexico. 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. A new Callistemon 

 (brachyandnim) from S. Australia, having numerous tufts 

 of crimson stamens, surmounted by j'ellow anthers, the one 

 contrasting well with tlie other ; Cestrum viridiflorum, a 

 highly fragrant species ; and Satyrium Herschelli, a variety 

 nearly related to S. erect um. In consequence of the sup- 

 posed difficulty of cultivating this and other kinds of ter- 

 restrial Orchids, which comprise some of tlie most beautiful 

 herbaceous plants in existence, it was mentioned that the 

 Society had taken some pains to obtain a collection, with 

 the view to ascertain whether they are cultivable or not, 

 and tlie plant in question was produced as one result of the 

 experiment, which it was stated had as yet proved suc- 

 cessful. The plant shown, though far from the prettiest of 

 its race, exhibited the best of health. 



Books Presented. 



Essai sur la V<^getation de rArcliipel des Feroe; comparee a celledes Shetland et de 

 rislande Meridionale. By Ch. Martins. From the Author. 



Note sur rAccroissement en Diametre de quelques Souches d'Arbres resineiix, apn-s 

 la suppression de leur tige, addresst'e a I'Academie des Sciences; quelques Notes 

 sur I'Accroissement des Arbres Exogenes ; et Projet de Decret relatif a I'Enseigne- 

 ment de I'Horticulture, presente au Ministre de 1' Agriculture et du Commerce, le 

 ler Aout, 1848. By M. A. du Breuil. From the AuUior. 



TTie Athenseum for September. From the Editor. 



Annales de la Societe d' Horticulture de la Gironde, 2me Annee. 6me. Numero. 

 From the Society. 



