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February Ibth. — Exhibited. Priestly, pound, Red-streak, Paradise, 

 Sheep-nose, and Vaudervere apples, from B. V. French. Pears, the 

 name unknown, from D. Snow, Mcdford. 



The shows of the Society the present winter have not been so inter- 

 esting as usual. There has not been a flower of any kind presented; 

 last season there were several fine shows of camellias. 



Art. VL Meteorolos:ical Notice. 



FOR JANUARY. 



Janttart was a cold month; snow fell in the early part of it, and 

 succeeding this there were several severe cold days. The mean tem- 

 perature of the month, as will be perceived by our table, was consider- 

 able lower than January last, 1836. The northerly and north-westerly 

 winds were prevalent, and, a major part of the month, were very brislc 

 The depth of snow has, fortunately, prevented that destruction to many 

 plants which is generally so inevitable when they are exposed to the 

 full influence of the blasts and cold of winter. 



Thermometer, — Mean temperature, 20° — highest, 48° ; lowest, 

 9° below zero. 



Winds. — N. nine days — N. E. eight — E. one — S. E. two — S. two 

 — S. W. one— W. three— N. W. five. 



Force of the Wind. — Brisk, nineteen days — light, twelve. 



Character of the Weather. — Fine, seventeen days — Fair, eight — 

 Cloudy, six. 



Snowy, four days- 



Art. VII. Obituary Notice. 



Death of Mr. Cunningham. — Intelligence of the death of this distin- 

 guished botanist has lately been received at Sydney, New South Wales. 

 He was sent out as colonial botanist, and was murdered in the interior 

 of that country, by the savages. He had wandered away from an ex- 

 pedition, which he accompanied, in search of some plants, and was never 

 seen afterwards; but from intelligence received from some of the na- 

 tives, it was discovered that he had been mistaken for an enemy and 

 killed. His death is much regretted by all who knew him; he was a 

 most able botanist, of a kind and obliging disposition, and was endeared 

 to all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. His brother, Mr. A. 

 Cunningham, now at Kewgardens, has given some account of his death 

 in the Gardener's Magazine for November. — Cond. 



