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ously. Early in October they were placed in my Polmaise 

 Stove, where they have continued to flower freely, and pro- 

 mise fair to do so throughout the winter." With this came 

 a Seedling Cineraria, named ' Queen of the Isles,' concern- 

 ing which Mr. Kendall stated that the plant shown was a 

 Cutting from a Seedling of the present year, and that it had 

 never been out of doors at all, but kept in his Polmaise 

 Stove. Early in October it was subjected to a high tempe- 

 rature, being placed side by side with the Torenias in a 

 minimum heat of 76° by day, and GO'* by night, proving 

 beyond a doubt that the Cineraria may be successfully 

 forced into as fine a bloom at the present season as Nature 

 herself can display during the more favourable months of 

 spring. The Rev. C. Mackie, Rector of Quarley, Hants, 

 communicated specimens of a Seedling Apple, which had 

 been raised by Mr. Collins, Blacksmith, Upper Chatford, in 

 the same county, in the year 1832. He (Mr. Mackie) 

 stated that " the tree bore this year ten gallons of Apples, 

 almost the whole of wdiich were equal to, and many, I am 

 told, much superior to those I have sent, as he selected the 

 best to present to a gentleman in tlie neighbourhood, whose 

 admii'ation had been raised by seeing so much beautiful 

 fruit upon so small a tree. These Mr. Collins had parted 

 with before I had an opportunity of suggesting to him the 

 sending specimens for the Society's inspection. Having 

 put it to the test, I can vouch for its being a very valuable 

 fruit for baking, exceedingly well flavoured, and of a beau- 

 tiful colour wiien dressed." It is a Pearmain-shaped Apple, 

 resembling the Herefordshire Pearmain. Finally, from 

 Mr. Smitii, Enameller, Berkeley Street, Clerkenwell, came 

 samples of Enamelled Garden Labels. They were light 

 and very neat looking, but had the appearance of being 

 brittle. 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. Wliitfieklia late- 

 ritia, and Clerodendron Hugelii, the latter forming a small 

 tree covered with clusters of whitish flowers. It is a dis- 

 tinct looking species, possessing little merit beyond novelty. 

 The following Apples were exhibited from the Garden : — 



1. Bedfordshire Foundling, one of the best kitchen apples, 

 or it may be used for dessert ; the tree is vigorous, 

 bears abundantly when old, but to make it bear when 

 young it requires summer-pruning. 



2. Boston Russet, an excellent dessert-fruit ; the best of 

 all the American varieties for this climate. 



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