226 Hoyticidtiintl Sociefj/ of London. 



George Caley, Corresjionding Member of the Society, and 

 Curator of the Botanic Garden at St. Vincents. 



On the Cultivation of Parasitical Plants. By the Hon. and 

 Rev. William Plerbert, D.C.L. F.H.S. &c. 



July 15. — The following communications were read: 



On the Cultivation of tender Roses by budding on the Musk 

 Cluster Rose. By John WiUianis, Esq. Corresponding Mem- 

 ber of the Society. 



On the Cultivation of Dahlias. By Mr. .John Mearns, F.H.S. 



An Account of a new Variety of Apj^le. By M. Andre 

 Thouin, Foreign Member of the Society. 



August 5.— The Silver Medal was presented to Mr. George 

 Washington Jones, for having first introduced into this country 

 Plants of the Aracacha from South America, and for present- 

 ing the same to the Society. 



The following communications were read : 



An Account of a Steam- Apj^aratus erected at Barton Cot- 

 tage, Hampshire, by Mr. John Hague ; communicated by 

 John Dent, Esq. M.P. F.H.S. 



On the Cultivation of the Arachis hypogea. By Mr. John 

 Newman, Gardener to the Hon. Robert Fulke Greville, F.H.S. 



August 19. — The following communications were read: 



On the Cultivation of tender Plants in the open Air. By 

 Mr. Nathaniel Shirley Hodson, Corresponding Member of 

 the Society. 



On the Cultivation of Citrons. By Mr. Archibald Craig, 

 Corresponding Member of the Society. 



September 2. — On the different Modes of increasing Solar 

 Heat on the Surface of Garden Walls, &c. By John Williams, 

 Esq. Corresponding Member of the Society. 



September 16. — The Silver Medal was presented to Edward 

 Nicholas Bancroft, M.D. of the Island of Jamaica, for his at- 

 tention in sending to the Society plants oi xho. Aracacha. 



Also to William Atkinson, Esq. F.H.S. for having produced 

 the new variety of Strav>'berry called the Grove End Scarlet 

 Strawberry. 



Also to Mr. Peter MacArthur, Corresponding Member of 

 the Society, Gardener to Alexander Baring, Esq. at the Grange, 

 Hampshire, for his skill in the cultivation of fruits, as evinced 

 by the specimens exhibited by him at the meetings of the So- 

 ciety on the 5th and 19th of August and 2d of September. 



The following communications wei'e read: 



On the Propagation and Growth of the Yucca filamentosa. 

 By Mr. Folkes, Gardener to Sir EverardHome, Bart. F.H.S. 



On a Method of treating Dwarf Standard Apple- and Pear- 

 Trces, By Peter Ptaiuier, E^q. Captain R.N. F.H.S. 



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