600 TRANSACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE [Sess lvh. 



Beiirre Diel, Hessle, Louise Bonne of Jersey, etc. Plums 

 — Kirke's, Early Transparent, and Jeiferson, from walls ; 

 and Victoria, Pond's Seedling, and Early Prolific, from 

 standards. Cherries — Frogmore Early Bigarreau, Early 

 Orleans, and Early Lyons, from open wall. Gooseberries — 

 Whitesmith, Early Kent, Industry, etc. Currants — lied 

 Dutch, "White Dutch, Cutleaved White, etc. Strawberries 

 — John liuskin, Xoble, etc. 



Professor Bayley Balfour exhibited the most recent 

 addition to the Museum of the Poyal Botanic Garden, of 

 models for teaching purposes. 



The following letter from the President at Stratford- 

 on-Avon was read : — 



I regret I shall not be able to attend the ^lay meeting 

 of the Society. Perhaps, if the Billet is not very full, a 

 few notes on this extraordinary season, from the South, may 

 be of interest to the members for comparison with your 

 neighbourhood. 



At Xewland, Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, I noticed 

 the hawthorn in flower pretty generally on the 24th xVpril, 

 and I was informed that it began to flower fully a week 

 earlier. 



In the Public Garden at Bath on the 28th April, haw- 

 thorn, white and red, lilac, laburnum, and horse-chestnut 

 were all in full bloom, and in such splendid condition as 

 in some cases to conceal the leaves. I never saw a more 

 splendid display, and as the other trees were in the fresh 

 beauty of spring foliage, fully out, the scene was perfect of 

 its kind. 



On the Gth May, wlien I passed through l^ath again, 

 however, the beauty of the scene was over. In most of 

 the trees the flowers liad faded, and in many they were fast 

 dropping to the ground. 'I'lius tlie season has been botli 

 remarkably early and himentably short. 



At ]jradfoi'd-on-Avon in the last week of April things 

 were much in the same stage of advancement as in Bath, 

 llalf-a-dozen species of roses, wistaria, and clematis were 

 in full bloom on the wall of Dr. Beddoe's garden and house,. 



