XXX PROCEEDINGS. 



dener to E, Johnstone, Esq., for a box of very fine Chry- 

 santhemum blooms. To Mr. Jackson, of Kingston, F.H.S., 

 for a well-grown specimen of Statice macrophylla. To 

 Mr. W. P. Ayres, gardener to J. Cook, Esq., F.H.S., for 

 a plant of Achimenes picta, in fine bloom : this was stated 

 to have been grown in an intermediate liouse, the night 

 temperature of which rarely exceeded 55°, and was fre- 

 quently below 50". The general impression among culti- 

 vators is, that this plant will not produce flowers sufficient 

 at one time to make a first-rate specimen ; but half a dozen 

 plants in one pot, as profusely covered with bloom as the 

 one sent, would present a beautiful appearance. To Messrs. 

 Henderson, of Pine Apple Place, for an exceedingly well- 

 grown specimen of ^schynanthus grandiflorus. To Mr. 

 Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutlierland, for a speci- 

 men of a Cabul Melon, which weighed 5 lbs. 13 oz., and 

 measured 21 inches in circumference ; Mr. Fleming stated 

 that he had cut three of the same kind, weighing together 

 18f lbs., from plants grown in a vinery, under the shade 

 of vine-leaves ; the melons he cuts at this season he 

 wraps in paper, and then lays them in a basket, the sides 

 and bottom of which are also covered with paper ; he tlien 

 lays a sheet of paper over the whole, and places the basket 

 in a pine-stove for a period of eight or ten days, by which 

 means the fruit acquires an excellent flavour, and is es- 

 teemed a great acquisition to the dessert during November. 

 To Mr. Hammond, of Jersey, for various Pears, especially 

 specimens of the Chaumontelle, Colmar, and Passe Colmar. 



Novelties from the Society's Gardens. Phsedranassa ob- 

 tusa, a greenhouse bulb, which was sent from Peru by Mr. 

 Hartweg, having scarlet and green blossoms, which have 

 considerable resemblance to those of P. chloracra. An ob- 

 long scarlet fruit, about 6 inches in length, cut from a 

 species of Trichosanthes, sent by Mr. Fortune from the 

 northern parts of China. 



Books Presented. 



Botanical Register for Novemlier. From tlie Publishers. 



Journal of the Aijricultural and Horticultural Society of India. Nos. 9, 10, 12, vol. 2. 



From the Hon. Court of Directors of the E. I. Company. 

 Grenier— Mobile — Vallery pour la Conservation Ues Graines. 8vo. Paris, 1841. From 



Mr. T. Bermingham. 

 The Floricultural Cabinet for November. From Mr. Jos. Harrison. 

 The Athenajura for September and October. From the Editor. 



December 3, 1844. (Rkgent Street.) 



Awards. A Large Silver Medal to Messrs. Henderson, of 

 Pine-Apple Place, for Aphelandra aurantiaca, said to have 



