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the Pollen, in cross breeding, upon the Colour of the Seed- 

 coats of Plants, and the Qualities of their Fruits. By Thomas 

 Andrew Knight, Esq. F. R. S. &c. President. — An Account 

 of a new Variety of Plum, called the Downton Imperatrice. 

 By the President. — Observations upon the Effects of Age 

 upon Fruit Trees of different Kinds; with an Account of 

 some new Varieties of Nectarines. By the President. — On a 

 hybrid Amaryllis, produced between Amaryllis vittata and 

 Amaryllis Regina-vittata. By James Robert Gowen, Esq. — 

 On the Cultivation of the Pine Apple. By Mr. Alexander 

 Stewart, Gardener to Sir Robert Preston, Bart, at Valleyfield, 

 Perthshire. — Description of a Pear Tree, on which the Ope- 

 ration of Reverse Grafting has been performed. By Mr. 

 William Balfour, Gardener to the Earl Grey, at Howick, in 

 Northumberland. — Notice of new or remarkable Varieties of 

 Fruits, ripened in the Summer and Autumn of the year 1822, 

 which were exhibited at Meetings of the Horticultural So- 

 ciety : — A Description of some new Pears. By Mr. John 

 Turner, Assistant Secretary. — Account and Description of 

 five new Chinese Chrysanthemums ; with some Observations 

 on the Treatment of all the Kinds at present cultivated in 

 England, and on other Circumstances relating to the Varieties 

 generally. By Joseph Sabine, Esq. Secretary. — A Note on 

 the Pears called Silvanges, and particularly on the Silvange 

 Verte (Green Silvange). By Mons. Charles Francis Pierard, 

 of Manjouy, near Verdun-sur-Meuse. — On the Preparation 

 of Strawberry Plants for early Forcing. By the President. — 

 On Transplanting Peas for early Crops. By Mr. Daniel 

 Judd. — Some Account of the Edible Fruits of Sierra Leone. 

 Drawn up by Joseph Sabine, Esq. from the Journal and 

 personal Communication of Mr. George Don. — Directions 

 for the Management of the Hot-house Fire-places, that are 

 constructed with double Doors and Ash-pit Registers. By 

 William Atkinson, Esq. — On Forcing Grapes, as practised 

 in Denmark. By Mr. Peter Lindegaard, Gardener to His 

 Majesty the King of Denmark, at the Palace at Rosenberg. 

 On Fig-trees, and an Account of their Cultivation in a Fig- 

 house, in the Garden of the late Earl of Bridgewater, at 

 Ashridge in Hertfordshire. By Joseph Sabine, Esq., Secre- 

 tary. — Notices of Communications to the Horticultural So- 

 ciety, between May 1st 1821 and January 1st 1822, of 

 which separate Accounts have not been published in the 

 Transactions. Extracted from the Minute Books and Papers 

 of the Society. — Description of a Vinery, and Mode of Train- 

 ing practised in it. By Mr. William Beattie, Gardener to 

 the Earl of Mansfield, at Scone, near Perth. — Description of 



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