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Donations have also been received from the East India 

 Company, Dr. Andrew Smith, B. H. Hodgson, Esq., Cor- 

 responding Member, William Spence, Esq., Jacob Bell, 

 Esq., Lovell Reeve, Esq., P. Kerwan, Esq., Dr. Mantell, 

 Dr. Gibbs of South Carolina, Dr. Leidy of Philadelphia, 

 Dr. Hamel of St. Petersburgh, M. Guerin-Meneville, M. 

 Alfred Malherbe, M. Goudot, M. Zaddach of Konigsberg, 

 M. Gotthelf Fischer, the Editor of the Athenaeum Journal, 

 A. Adams, Esq., R.N., M. W. Haidinger, Wm. Wright, 

 Esq., John H. Redfield, Esq. 



GARDEN ESTABLISHMENT. 

 a. Works. 



The Works which have been executed since the last 

 Anniversary were absolutely necessary for the proper 

 maintenance of the Collection ; and in the construction of 

 the Buildings the Council believe that the utmost practical 

 skill has been employed, as they have been able to collect 

 the best evidence on that subject from experiments pre- 

 viously tried in other establishments, iia this country and 

 on the Continent. 



The North Garden has been enlarged by the conversion 

 of the piece of waste ground, west of the Giraffe-House, 

 into a large inclosed area for the Aurochs, which is pro- 

 tected from the north by a substantial brick-built shed and 

 lofty wall. The whole of this area has been effectually 

 drained and an artificial raised surface constructed of 

 brick-rubbish and gravel, which affords no lodgement for 

 water even in the most unfavourable weather. 



The peculiarly adverse condition of the Society's land 

 for horticultural purposes, renders success in that particular 

 a matter of great difficulty ; but the general taste of the 

 Fellows, and the desirableness of producing a gayer ap- 

 pearance in the Garden, have satisfied the Council that 

 the addition of a small Stove-house for the propagation of 

 plants would be amply repaid by the increased facilities it 

 would afford to the Gardener for conducting his operations : 



