| 108 PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Wentworth, Mrs. W. C. 8, Leinster Terrace, 
Hyde Park, W. 
Williams, J John Edward, 7, Burton Street, Pim- 
lico, 
Wombwell Miss Orby, 14, Chester Square, 
em adm а Lecture on the Vegetation and 
Insect Life of the a was delivered by H. 
W. Bates, Esq., illustrated by numerous Sante 
and specimens. 
А. paper on Disbulding Orchids, by A 27 
њо tt, gardener to Mr. Ba ж es then 
It ар be found in this number of 
urata, 
n Peonies, sent by 
occasion 
plants turned ^ 
-house 
rsley, where they had позна dexeeing, 
_ and produced an effect such as 
ceived by those who have = а sim pote Wt of 
d In order to give the Fellows and the 
gene an opportunity of judging for themselves 
of the attractiveness of these plants, the Counci 
propos devot heir cultivation a 10 
of the space in the new conse tory that is to 
nd Mr. 
ety a splendid ыкы of 
utans for the purpose of furnishin ng that space, 
presented to the Soci 
Mo 
Ах Овртхлку GENERAL MEETING was E ld 
the cas of May, Mi Hun Сот, Esq., ў B, i 
the 
The following ет жеге 
Fellows of the Socie 
Begbie, Robert S., A Inverness Terrace, Bays- 
ег, 
Brett, Mrs. Walter, 
Brompto n, 
Brown, Miss 
Cavendish Squar 
Cassell, Mrs. J 
N.W. 
duly elected 
5, Thurloe Place, Old 
Cordelia, 28, Margaret Street, 
John. pm Avenue Road, Regent's 
54, Lowndes 
AE s e Albert 
Levey Ja (жле Grassdale Lodge, St. Law- 
rence. 
2587; 
Lowndes, J. pA 1, Half Moon Street, pog 
Maling, Miss, 16, Brompton Crescent, S 
eo ee George, 15, nuns dis 3 vm 
en 
ы. Mn. Lonis, 82, York Terrace, Regent's 
tar т Henry Edward, Atheneum Club, Pall 
Towra org R. C., 75, Inverness Terrace, 
эи Edward, 15, Old Jewry Chambe 
E. 
Fx кшш n Isa Villa, Ка Hill, loli 
V 
Tyrell, E: J. T., Bart, 177, Piceadilly, W. 
and Boreham House Chelm sford, Essex. 
Willis, Moe Blon field House, Upper West- 
bourne 
А Leeture was then е by James Bate- 
man, dr? „ оп Cool Orehids, illustrated by draw- 
ings and Pact beautiful specimens of Orchids, 
contributed by Mr. onn and his friends to 
em E^ lish a ата 
е plan € Rhododendron e formerly 
me sti as so liberally the бои ety by 
Mr, Riicker during its Ne cde season, Was now 
exhibited in fall pot This species isa вы 
of Bhootan, and is the grandest of all known 
Rhododendrons. It was discovered by Mr. 
nephew of Dr. Nuttall. The late Dr. Nuttall was 
a veteran botanist and traveller; indeed, he 
his loy t an extent as to lead 
ОЧ but, | 
rently disregarding the well-known axi 
facit per alium facit per se,” ad по! af 
acquired possession of the property than he 
despatched e. nephew, Mr. Dooth, to Bhootan, 
who made many brilliant disgra es in that 
wonderful coun ard the finest of which he dedicated 
to his incorrigible uncle! The В. Nuttallii requires | 
a greenhouse, and is best grown i in a po 
Petter from Mr. Weir, the (allis 
| in pm Grenda, | 
nTA, March 25, 1864. — Sir, МЕ 
If ou he н al 
Stea avi e e hi tant, е 
pube berton Po ee 
ай =: 
ве a 
may be ‘somewhat es to ee 
аде 18 is dated from Sta. Marta. е a | 
give you explanation, a short ich кә j 
petobedings since de e wrote to hs whie 1 
from Ban 
nanca 
up ^ 
When I lefi im 
river а, тн 
called jonques, to look for the 
ae: my plan was to go 
pping at or near à 
Smilax 
ten ded to 
route I believ * 
serve tl Sei to purpose. of 
z joa die S add in procuring spei the 
ues or ât в: dll 
i lena; 
N agda EN after 
the am 
of my "last n: 
t river I met w 
speeimens of it; bat I am 
the species wanted, but it 18 
iave yet met with in the — 
