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the summer months, but to require some protection in 

 winter. Cut flowers of a new species of Lupine called L. 

 pubescens, having very downy leaves, sent from Quito by 

 Mr. Hartweg ; and eleven plants of Fuchsia floribunda, a 

 garden variety, showing the effects produced on that kind 

 of plant by the use of different manures. The plants were 

 all taken from the cutting-pan at the same time, and potted 

 into 6-inch pots. The compost used was peat and loam 

 in equal proportions. Of the first three plants, which were 

 the best. No. 1 received one teaspoonful of Harris's liquid 

 manure in half a pint of water ; 2 had half an ounce of 

 Apatite spread on the surface of the soil ; and 3 had the 

 same mixed in the soil. These three were nearly equal in 

 every respect. Of the next three, two had each one ounce 

 of charcoal, the one on the surface, the other mixed in the 

 soil ; the other received half an ounce of superphosphate of 

 lime mixed in a pint of water. These were nearly equal, 

 but somewhat inferior to the first three. Three others, one 

 of which received an ounce of cow-dung mixed in the soil, 

 another a quarter of an ounce of phosphate of ammonia 

 mixed in half a pint of water, the third half an ounce of 

 superphosphate of lime mixed in the soil, were inferior to 

 the second three. No. 10, to which one teaspoonful of 

 Hallett's concentrated liquid manure was given in half a 

 pint of water, was the least luxuriant of the group. Each 

 of these agents was repeated on the 6th of July, and the 

 plants were never repotted after they were taken from the 

 cutting-pan. All the plants under this experiment were 

 larger and better than the comparative specimen, to which 

 nothing was applied. 



Books Presented. 



The Botanical Register for September. From the Publishers. 



The Athena?um for Auf;nst. From the Editor. 



Proceedings ot'tlie Geological Society of London, No. 98. From the Society. 



The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, part 1, vol. 14. From the Society. 



The Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, vol. 5, part 1. From the 



Society. 

 The Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland, No. 15, part 1. 



From the Society. 

 Journal of the Bombay Branch Royal Asiatic Society, Nos. 5 and 6. From the Society. 



October 1, 1844. (Regent Street.) 



Awards. Knightian Medals : To Mr. J. Eobertson, gardener 

 to Mrs. Lawrence, F.ILS., for various plants, especially a 

 most beautiful .specimen of Aphelandra cristata, nearly six 

 feet high, producing six large heads of scarlet flowers. 

 To Mr. Jack, gardener to R. G. Loraine, Esq., for a plant 

 of Dipladenia crassinoda, a new stove twiner. To Mr. 



