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convinced it would tend to rapidly disseminate a better taste for flori- 

 culture. Our horticultural societies, in aiming at so much, accomplish 

 less. Their funds do not allow them to award a sufficient amount in 

 premiums, there are so many objects to be embraced. Flowers in them- 

 selves are so various, that to encourage any class there should be a lib- 

 eral sum devoted to them alone. — Ed. 



An evening meeting of the society was held Feb. the 20th, when some 

 varieties of flowers were e.xhil)ited. Among others, Mr. Glenny exhibit- 

 ed a splenilid seedling camellia, of a dark crimson color, which, for 

 symmetry of form, obtained universal commendation. A conversation 

 took place, on a gall, discovered on the leaves of the camellia, the work 

 of an insect, which does not, however, appear to extend its ravages far, 

 but the economy and nature of which, would form interesting matter of 

 investigation. This gall, as it is called, is found only on such plants as 

 are infested with the scale, or stand near such. Though injurious, in 

 our opinion, only, as keeping the plants in a state of uncleanliness, it 

 can only be got rid of, by the total destruction of every scale. It is 

 caused by their excrements, which are deposited upon many of the 

 leaves, where the insects are most thickly congregated, and which, from 

 its adhesive nature, is not readily washed oft*, and the plant soon assumes 

 a mouldy and blackened appearance. We have been troubled with 

 this scale, more or less, but we have found a careful washing of the 

 plants, with a sponge, of both stems and leave?, in the fall of the year, 

 before they are placed in the house, a very sure way of destroying them. 

 Washes of any kind are aj)t to injure the plant, and, after all, do not 

 wholly destroy the insects. When any of this "gall," as it is called, is 

 observed on a plant, the insect that causes it should be sought out, and 

 destroyed. By pursuing such a course, they will soon be exterminated. 

 —Ed.) 



London Horticultural Society. — The most interesting displays the 

 past winter, before the society, have been the great variety of pears, and 

 other fruit, from the garden. Among the pears little known, was Dow- 

 ler's seedling, called one of the best varieties, keeping well. The vari- 

 eties of apples were very numerous. The exhibitions of flowers have 

 been rather meagre. 



Royal Society and Central School of Horticulture and Agriculture. — 

 This iiourishing society continues to hold its meetings and exhibitions, 

 and, the past winter, a series of interesting lectures have been delivered 

 before the members by Professor* Johnson. A synopsis of the lectures 

 is in the Horticultural Journal, but it would be impossible for us to pre- 

 sent even a very condensed account of the same. We shall notice the 

 published report of each lecture, and, if we perceive anything particu- 

 larly interesting, shall extract the same in a future number. 



An exhibition of the society was held on Saturday, Feb. 17, 1838. 

 The principal flowers were the camellias, of which a most splendid 

 display was made of both plants and cut blooms. Five new and fine 

 varieties were among the number: two of them are named Cardinal 

 (a single one, we believe,) and Louis Philippe, neither of which are 

 yet in the trade: two beautiful rose-colored varieties, in the collection 

 of Mr. Glenny, and probably raised by him from seed: and a superb 

 crimson one from Mr. Luttman, which gained the Victoria silver medal. 

 Messrs. Chandler exhibited a collection, embracing, with others, imbri- 

 cata, punctata, Colvilh', Donkelaert, double white and double striped. 

 Mr. Glenny displayed thirty-seven plants in seventeen varieties: Messrs. 

 Bowler, Upright, and Redding, each, exhibited twenty or thirty fine 

 specimens. Twelve varieties of cut flowers, of great elegance, were 

 contributed by Mr. Glenny and Mr. Allnutt, for tlio gold medal. The 

 specimens of both the exhibitions were so beautiful that the committee 



