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were infested with the red spider; or the acid might be procured, and the 

 plants watered with it in a diluted state ; after which the frame should be shut 

 closely up. 



Exhibited. Stanh6pe« inslgnis, Zygopetalon rostratum, Gongora atropur- 

 purea, and Acropera Loddigesii, from Mr. P. N. Don, gardener to J. Bate- 

 man, Esq. Stanhopcrt insignis var., and Cattley« crispa, from Mr. Paxton, 

 gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. Twelve varieties of Ferbena, Onci- 

 dium sp., Campanula fragilis hirsuta, Tacsonia pinnatistipula, and Clarki« 

 elegans var., from Mrs. Marryat. Stanhopea insignis, from Mr. Pratt, gar- 

 dener to W. Harrison, Esq. Dahlias from J. Salter of Shepherd's Bush. 

 Picotees and roses, from Mr. F. Hogg of Paddington. Roses from S. Hooker. 

 Strawberries from the Rev. \V. Cobbold, Vicarage House, Selborne, near 

 Alton. A collection of heaths. Campanula Carolini, Cleome sp., A^'ymphae^a 

 caerulea, Clerodendrum speciosissimum, &c., from Mrs. Lawrence. A dian- 

 thus, a seedling petunia, and an orchideous plant, from Mr. J. Moore, 

 gardener to the Misses Garnier, Wickham, Fareham, Hants. 



From the Garden of the Society, iyupinus ornatus, mutabilis, and lucidus ; 

 iiliuni longiflorum, Godetirt rubicunda and vinosa, Madia floribunda, il/alope 

 grandiflora ; Phlox acuminata, and seedlings ; Barton/a aurea, Clematis Hen- 

 derson/, C'aprifohum hispidulum, Matricaria grandiflora, Digitalis ; from Mr. 

 Bevan. Roses, dahlias, royal duke cherries, grapes ; Windsor scarlet-fleshed 

 melon, 31b. 14 oz. ; [)lanted out Feb. 13. cut July 29. 



Awarded. A large silver medal to Mr, Paxton, for Cattley« crispa. A 

 silver Knightian to Mr. Kedding, for Oncidium carthagineiise var. ; and to Mrs. 

 Lawrence, for heaths. A silver Banksian to Mr. Hooker, for roses ; to 

 Mr. Pratt, for Stauii6pe« insignis ; and to Rlr. Hogg, for carnations and 

 picotees. 



Aug. 15, — Read. A paper " On the Culture of the i?anunculus, by Mr. Wm. 

 Dunsford, gardener to the Hon. Baron Dimsdale. 



Exhibited. Exica. cerinthoides, Ewer««a, ampullacea rubra, BowieaMff, 

 &c. ; Cychnoches Loddiges«, and Poinci««« pulcherrima ; from Mrs. Law- 

 rence. Gooseberry pippins of 1836, from Sir Henry Rycroft. Vdnda mul- 

 tiflora, Myauthus deltoides, Astelma eximium, Amaryllis SweetH, dahlias, 

 stocks, and China asters, from Mr. Dunsford, gardener to the Hon. Baron 

 Dimsdale. Hybrid melon, from Mr. J. Duncan, gardener to J. Martineau, 

 Esq. Balsams, marigolds, and morello cherries, from Mrs. Nichols of 

 Hammersmith. Seedling and other dahlias, from Mr. J. Salter of Shepherd's 

 Bush. Turner^! ^rioniflora, Peristeria pendula, Acropera Loddigesii, Pan- 

 cratium Amancaes, Epidendrum ciliare, Lantana Sellowi, Vallota purpurea, 

 and dahhas, from Mr. Glenny. Black Hamburg grapes, balsams, and 

 three vars. of heaths, from J. Alnutt, Esq. Oncidium Y.-d\\cednum and Eu- 

 lophia guineensis, from J. Bateman, Esq. A collection of dahlias, from 

 ^lessrs. Chandler. Otaheite, or Anson's pine, green-fleshed melon (Hamp- 

 ton Court), early Cantaloup melon, black Hamburg and muscat of Alex- 

 andria grapes, v\hite spine and black spine cucumber, from Mr. P. Flana- 

 gan, gardener to Sir T. Hoare, Bart. Varieties of Indian corn, from P. A. 

 Browne, LL.D. -f rica Ewer«?;a, eximia, jasminiflora var. Lee's tricolor, 

 ampullacea, &c., from INIr. J. Fairburn of Clapham. Roses and duhlias, 

 from Messrs. Paul and Son of Cheshunt. Dahlias, from Mr. Mountjoy of 

 Ealing. Model of an apparatus for preserving fruit from the attacks of wasps 

 and other insects, from Mr. Masters, gardener to Lady Maria Finch, Bexley 

 Abbey, near Maidstone, 



From the Society s Garden. Quisqualis indica, CEnothera DruramondJ, Pelii- 

 nia t'iolacea superba, Diplopappus incanus, Physianthus undulatus, dahlias, 

 and gooseberries. 



Awarded. A silver Knightian medal to J. Bateman, Esq., and to Messrs. 

 Paul, for the Oncidium haxxceunum. A silver Banksian to Messrs. Paul, 

 for roses ; to Mr. Flanagan, for cucumbers; to Mrs, Lawrence, for Erica. Ewer- 

 dna ; and to Mr. Alnutt, for -Erica ampullacea. 



