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Seedling dahlias (Ansell's unique), from Mr. Thomas Ansel), Camden 

 Nursery, Camden Town. Seedling and Cannon Hall muscat grapes, from 

 Mr. Robert Buck, F.H.S., of Blackheath. Newly invented artificial stone 

 flower-pots, by Mr. J. Stiff of 46. Regent Street, Lambeth Walk. Dahlias, 

 from Mr. Thomas Hogg of Paddington. Seedling dahlias, from R. W. Eyles, 

 Esq., of Brickwood House, Croydon. Fuchsia fulgens, from Mr. John Lee, 

 F.H.S. A collection of dahlias, and a collection of plants, from the Hon. 

 W. F. Strangways. 



From the Garden of the Society. Epidendrum ciHare, Combretum purpu- 

 reum, Lobel/w elegans. Phlox Drunuuondi, Ceanothus azureus, dahlias. — Fruit. 

 Apples : Mason's white, Calville rouge d'ete, Oshn, summer rose, red 

 Quarrenden, and early white Calville. Pears : Summer St. Germain (an ex- 

 cellent bearer as a standard), and poire de cygne, which is very different from 

 the swan's egg pear, already so well known in this country, which seems not 

 to be a French pear, Madeleine de Courson peach. Many kinds of fruits, 

 which ought to have been ripe a fortnight ago, according to their period of 

 maturity in the generality of seasons, have made little or no progress, as far as 

 ripening and flavour are concerned, for the last ten days. 



Awarded. A silver Knightian medal to Mrs. Marryatt; and silver Bank- 

 sian medals to Mr. Ansell, and to Mrs. Nichols. 



SejJtember 19. — Read. A paper on the Growth of Melons in open-sided 

 Frames, by John Williams. 



Exhibited, Crossed Housainee melons, grown in open-sided frames at Pit- 

 maston, from John Williams Esq., C.M.H. S. Emperor Alexander apple, from 

 Mr. Gibson of Turnham Green. Bign6ni« /asminoides, Frankeni« pauciflora 

 and a collection of dahlias, from Messrs. Chandler and Sons. Cannon Hall 

 muscat grape and two seedling grapes, a collection of seedling dahlias, and 

 various cut flowers, from Mr. Robert Buck, F.H.S. i'rica verticillata, E. 

 mammosa, Gesner« speciosa, G. riitila, Myanthus barbatus, Geissomeria longi- 

 flora, Ixora coccfnea. Cassia sp., Cr6we« maligna, and /hibiscus sp., from Mrs. 

 Lawrence, F.H.S. Gesnera splendida, //edjchium Gardneudniun, and Gon- 

 gora sp., from Mr. Redding, gardener to Mrs. Marryatt, F.H.S. Fuchsia ful- 

 gens, from Mr. John Lee, F.H.S, 



From the Garden of the Society. Dahlias, AlstroemerM hirtella. Lobelia Tupa, 

 Diplopappus incanus, Linaria dalmatica, Calandrinia discolor, Ceanothus azu- 

 reus, Stokesia cyanea, and two h}brid petunias. — Fruit. Peaches: Grosse 

 niignonne, George IV., noblesse, Royal George, Royal Charlotte, and Barring- 

 ton. It may be remarked of this season, that the grosse mignonne usuallj' ripens 

 in the last week of August ; so that peaches may be said to be more than a 

 fortnight later than they generally are. Elruge Nectarine. Pears: Waterloo, 

 Hessel, Yutte, franc real d'ete, deux tetes. These are all good beai-ers as 

 standards. The Yutte pear is the most melting ; but for some it is too much 

 perfumed. The franc real d'ete is a good pear. Jeschil Armudi, a Turkish 

 pear of fine colour, sweet, but not rich in this climate. Apples : Dutch cod- 

 lin, k.; no core, k. ; transparent de Christ, k. ; Monk's codHn, k. ; sack apple, 

 k. ; summer golden pippin (a valuable summer apple), clove pippin, summer 

 Thorle, Leyden pippin, Kerry pippin, summer Crofton, summer July flowers. 

 Duchess of Oldenburg. Pond's seedling plum, from a standard ; a great bearer, 

 and, no doubt, a good cul nary plum. St. James's quetsche plum, from Fischer, 

 iOottingen. 



Awarded. A large silver medal to Mr. J. Lee, for the Fuchsia fulgens. A 

 silver Knightian to Mrs. Marryatt, and to Messrs. Chandler, for Hedychium 

 Gardnerifl««H? and Bignonia /asminoides. A silver Banksian to Messrs. 

 Chandler, for dahlias ; to Mr. Robert Buck, for Cannon Hall grapes ; and to 

 Mrs. Lawrence, for the Gesnera n'.tila. 



October 3. — Exhibited. O'xalis Bowiei, from Mr. Frost, gardener to Lady 

 Grenville, Dropmore. Corysanthes macrantha, from Mr. Don, gardener to 

 James Bateman, Esq., F.H.S. Gesnera splendens, from Mr. Henry Groom, 

 F.H.S. Fuchsia sp., from Brickwood, Esq., of Grove Lane, Cam- 



