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tiful eiystalline exudation or givre, of a frosty appear- 

 ance with which they were covered, and perfumed the 

 whole court, at the same time, by their delicious aroma. 

 They were beyond doubt, the best specimens since long 

 seen, even in Mincing Lane, where, through the care of 

 Messrs. Blyth, Green, Jourdain & Go. some very credi- 

 table prices for these products were obtained at public 

 sales. 



Numerous applications, from Directors of meseums, 

 were made to the Commissioners and amongst others 

 for the museum at Kew and the Branch museum of the 

 Science and Art Department at Bethnal Green, for 

 specimens of vanilla ; in many cases these requests were 

 complied with. 



A great desire was also felt, to get some practical 

 hints as to the method adopted by vanilla curers in 

 Mauritius and Seychelles which have brought about 

 such very commendable results, but these I thought I 

 should not be justified in furnishing. 



I believe that this exibition has done much in ar- 

 resting the attention of the public, not to speak of the 

 usual dealers in that product, on the Mauritius and 

 Seychelles vanillas ; and that result, I need hardly say 

 will prove highly beneficial to that thriving colonial 

 industry, in securing for them increasing favour in the 

 market. 



It is not out of place to refer briefly here, to a 23a- 



rasite which has been of late a great cause of tbo falling 



of pods, cluefly at Reunion. It has been vcrently idenli- 



