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Woburn, a collection of blooms from several species of. Zinnias, Combretum 

 purpureum, and Mandevilla suaveolens, and some pineapples. 



From Mr. Robert Buck, of Blackheath, a new and rather pretty light-coloured 

 Amaryllis, from the Cape of Good Hope, and a dish of grapes from the Deccan 

 vines, which, like those shown on a former occasion, though ripe to appearance, 

 were very delicient in flavour. 



From Mr. Head, of Worthing Nursery, some seedling cherries, resembling the 

 Morello in size and colour, but very inferior in flavour. They were grown on a 

 wall with a west aspect; 26 of them were found to weigh half a pound. 



From Mr. XV. Buck, gardener to the Hon. Fulke Greville Howard, F.H.S., 

 grapes of the following kinds: — Tokay, Grange's seedling, and the Finger or 

 Horn grape. 



From Mr. Chapman, of Vauxhall, a dish of black Hambro' grapes. 



Mr. D. Brewster, gardener to Colonel Lindsey, of Ballacarris, Fifesbire, sent 

 two pots of jelly and jam, made from unripe grapes — both tolerably well- 

 flavoured. 



Plants — Odontoglossum Rossii, Phaius albus, Catasetum citrinum, Zygope- 

 talum maxillare, a new species of Thrift, called Armeria fasciculata, a native of 

 Corsica, nearly hardy, but requiring the protection of a frame in winter. 



Cut flowers — Ceanothusazureus, ditto pallidus, Physianthus albicans, Malva 

 Maurltiana. 



Pears — Franc real d'ete, Yutte, Hessel, Chair a'Dame, Ambrette d'ete, Sum- 

 mer Bergamot, St. Pierre. 



Apples— Gravenstein, Summer Golden Pippin, Ley den Pippin, Mason'* 

 White, Manx Codliu. 



Plums — Reine Claude Violette, Virgin, Damas blauc, Pond's Seedling, 

 Diapree'rouge, Wine sour. 



Nectarines — Violette Hative, Elruge. 



Peaches — George the Fourth, Bellegarde. 



The Knightian medal was awarded lo Mr. Davis, for the Providence pine, and 

 Banksian medals to Mr. Buck, for the Deccan grapes, to Mrs. Lawrence for 

 Curcuma Roscoeana, and to Mr. Parsons for Ripley Queen pines. 



Sept. 15th. — Dr. Henderson, Vice-president, in the chair. 



From Mr. Henderson, nurseryman, of Pine Apple-place, Edgeware-road, was 

 a fine specimen of /F.schynanthus grandittorus, which had been treated as an 

 orchideous plant, a cutting having been last year struck on a stump of a tree, 

 and suspended in the stove, where.it flowered abundantly. 



Messrs. Lee. and Co., Hammersmith, sent a hybrid Ipomea, raised from 

 Sellowii, impregnated with Horsfallii. 



Mr. Christie, of Clapham-road, exhibited a bloom of Cereus triangularis, a 

 species nearly related to the night blooming Cereus, and which usually blooms 

 and fades between sun-set and sun-rise ; the present flower, however, by some 

 accident, remained fit for show during the day. 



From Mr. Hugh Low, of Clapton, were some pretty plants from the Swan 

 River, one a new species of Boronia, and a Stylidium saiitiagoides. 



From Mr. Fielder, gardener to William Linwood, Esq., F.H.S., a Moscow 

 Queen Pine, weighing 4 lb. 9 oz. 



From Mr. Robert Buck, of Blackheath, two vines in pots, of different varieties 

 of the Deccan grape introduced some years hack by Colonel Sykes ; and a 

 branch of Coe's Golden Drop Plum. 



Some drawings were exhibited by Miss M. Beloe, on rice-paper, a substance 

 which, although so called, is not composed of rice; but of the pith of a species 

 of Hibiscus, cut by the Chinese into thin slices and pressed. 



From the Society's Garden were exhibited : — 



Plants of Cattleya intermedia, ditto Harrisoniaua, Oncidium Papilio, Dendro- 

 1 ium alpestre, Zygopetalum intermedium, Gardenia Rothmannii. 



Cut flowers. — A collection of Dahlias, ditto of Roses, Lupinus Hartwegii, an 

 annual species from Mexico, Malva Mauritiaua, Ptutstemou gentianoides, 



