-PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 79 
not fit for ped purposes: they emit roots at 
every joint as they come in contact with t 
ground ; = — is that the centre of the 
plant b becom 
is over. The shape of the individual е ог Ex 
is not of so much consequence for Secs 
Ф 
poses, but in varieties for cultivation uh is 
indispensable. Ve our бојари бе. ; should 
be shown under the following heads, and, if 
worthy, ся Los нан according! 
IT 
Class A, for Verbenas, Pelargoniums, Tropæ- 
lums, Petuniag, бе. в ‘guitable f for bedding pur- 
, В, for Verbenas, Pelargoniums, &e. &c., 
for cultivation in and conservatory decoration, 
Ну ‘ould then the pla wh 
рч 
апа en ste 
This, I think, wo «мт be the means age аб 
very e number of oi терет verbenas, 
&e., now under cultivation, down to a few really 
good and useful slants suitable f hs “cultivation in 
pots and for bedding 
In conclusion, I will name ate pelargoniums as 
standards by which I think the varieties intende 
for bedding RN be Ги krapa are Boule de 
Fen and Christin 
Lerrer rrom Mr. W, Wass CORRESPONDING 
Мемвев, R.H.S 
POON Egypt, 
March 1 17th, 1865, 
аа dear м duly received your favour, in- 
Con that on the recommendation of the 
neil oft the Royal ap cultural Society I have 
һай the h 
а T have been sat I have а mG or two 
into the со districts, but have not found 
à will interest our So 
h 
с min апа мөр» 
may mention that one nobleman here has n 
mde torty our portable steam engines, whieh 
hi eee” -two steam ploughs and eultiyators on 
the б айт = a offen ane — observations on 
L 
2 bat a Эу bat шур кеш SI ELE in pma de is to send 
between the melon 
With wine and sugar it is good, but 
nea them it is insipid. It may proye to be 
interesting to pongo of our Fellows, I therefore вепй 
the xem ides I beg to present to the Society. 
2nd. I da some seeds of a cedar which Т 
gathered a 
4. Som: bee seeds of an сані variety, 
ас heads are used for decorative purpose 
Believe me to be, 
ours truly, 
У. WANKL 
Tra, Esq 
ant- See, " Royal Horticultural Societ 
[Thes neni Ads d to have been transmitted lo 
Chiswick, to be dealt with by the Chiswick Garden 
Committee.] 
Donations, 
Messrs. J. Backhouse & Son, H.S., The 
Нолана ги iles of Schizostylis coccinea. 
€ H. tg o F.R.H.S.,, 55 Inverness 
Мына, Bayswater, у. —Seeds of Prodi pea and 
ymond Barker, Esq. 4 F.R.H.S,, rii 
Fairford, near Swindon—1 Phenix 
tylifera 
Mr. Wm. Barnes, F.R.H.S., Mw nd 
Camberwell, S.—40 ne sorts of az 
James Bateman, А > F.R.S; F. RHS, 
dulph Grange, Congleton—1 Luzariaga radica 
ditto erecta, 1 Heracleum Ern for the ce 
м, 
12 plants of Moutan Раошез уси d). 
Edward Browne, Esq., F.R.H.S., Oakhill, d 
pilaa: B S.W.—8 packets of seeds from Mel 
Miss Clark, 23 Hornton Si Kensington, W. 
1 Ziziphus palinrus, 1 
M ^A Trevor Clar ke, PRES, Мов du 
obtusa, Maple, Gossyp 
Per. gren p dtes ‘Cindia), podo- 
ge . John Cola, 4 F. =з H.&, 30 Rutland Gate, 
8. аб р» ds of seed of а leguminous plant from 
Joppa, зый 2 poet rae ef the blue gum tree. 
war оке, Esq., R.A,, The Ferns, Hyde 
Park ale LS W.—2 Lanta na horboniea, 1 
Strelit 
Miss Daniel, T. R.H.S., 107 Eaton ‚ ВУ 
—geeds of 6 varieties of capsicum 
D A Il, The Down House, Red Marley, 
per Je - D Bugden—11 tubers of Oxalis 
evenat, 
Mra Findlay, — вы Portman Square, 
Beads of an Afri 
мег Н. Foquett, 11 Chepstow Villas, Bayswater, 
‚—6 Dendrobium 
IM Conntess vot Harrington F. ie pa Kie 
sington Palace 
the da Garden of СЕ 
Mrs. Harrington, Е.Е.Н.8., Glen Mohr, Wool- 
058—1 1 Разв aye mage ? seeds of premi 
plant from the 
of Good 
seeds, stated to се come from the C. Cape of Good 
