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Six onions, grown in the garden of Roger Wilbraham, Esq., 

 were exhibited, to shew the advantage of transplanting ; they 

 weighed together, eight pounds four ounces ; were remarkably 

 flat in their form, firm, mild in flavour, in every respect equal to 

 the imported Portugal onions. 



Three onions were also exhibited by Mr. Samuel Rontaul, gar- 

 dener to the Earl of Liverpool, at Walmer. They were grown 

 from English seed, and cultivated on the Portuguese plan, which 

 has been described in the Society's Transactions. The three 

 weighed five pounds, the largest one pound nine ounces. 



An extraordinary display was made at this meeting of all the 

 varieties of peaches, plums, and apples in season, sent from va- 

 rious parts of the kingdom. 



September 21st. The silver medal of the Society was pre- 

 sented to Mr. David Anderson, gardener to the Viscount Mon- 

 tague, at Ditton Park, for his skill in general cultivation, as 

 proved by the various exhibitions of fruit and vegetables which 

 he had made at different meetings of the Society. 



Specimens of many varieties of Flemish pears and apples were 

 shewn, received from M. StofTels of Mechlin, a corresponding 

 member of the Society. The display of peaches, grapes, and 

 other fine fruits, was even superior to the preceding meeting. 

 Several rare exotics, in flower, were exhibited. 



October 5th. The silver medal of the Society was presented 

 to Mr. George White, gardener to Benjamin Benyon, Esq., M. P. ; 

 to Mr. Samuel Rontaul, gardener to the Earl of Liverpool ; and 

 to Mr. Isaac Oldaker, gardener to the Right Honourable Sir Jo- 

 seph Banks, Bart., for their skill in various departments of horti- 

 culture. 



A very large collection of pears and apples, was announced as 

 having been received from Dr. Van Mons, professor of botany at 

 Louvain, and a foreign member of the Society, many of which 

 were new in this country, and highly deserving cultivation. A 

 large collection of pears, received from the garden of the Luxem- 

 burg, was announced; it contained all the best varieties of French 

 pears, and proved highly useful in correcting nutny of the mis- 



