614 Lotidon HortiadUiral Society and Garden. 



Itracticc, and of the regulations under which it is now carried on ? A 

 inowlc'dj^c of it would be very valuable all over the kingdom. If Mr. 

 C'oke would condescend to write to you, he could tell you all about it, 

 antl so can luiy of his tenants. — X. Y. Sept. 5. 1831. 



Art. V. London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



July 17. 1832. — Exhibited. Specimens of corn [common wheat], from 

 Mr. Lance of Lcwisham, author of The Golden Farmer. 



From the Garden of the Soeiett/.' A new species of Gaura, from Cali- 

 fornia, and a new species of J'ster, also from California, .^pirae'a r/ria-folia, 

 and various other flowers. Fruits of three sorts of cherry, red masculine 

 apricot, Elton scarlet strawberry, a collection of gooseberries, and specimens 

 of three fine varieties of Silesian lettuce. 



August 7. — Bead. A paper on the drying of plants for a Hortus Siccus, 

 by Dr. Knight, of the Marischal College, Aberdeen. A paper on the 

 advantages of irrigating garden grounds by means of tanks and ponds, by 

 T. A. Knight, Esq. 



Exhibited. Noblesse peaches, from William Lindsay. Cucumber and 

 cockscomb, from Mr. Elphinstone, gardener to T. Broadwood, Esq. 

 Garden seat and flower stand, from Mr. Gibson, 2. Little Camera Street, 

 Camera S(|uare, Chelsea. Twenty-four varieties of carnations antl picotees, 

 from Mr. T. Hogg, florist, Paddington, of which the following arc the names : 

 — IJijou de Clermont, Mademoiselle d'Orleans, Marshal Turenne, Koi des 

 violettes, Princesse Marie, Voltaire, Firth's Virginius, Leighton's Bellero- 

 nhon, Hodge's Bright Phoebus, Clarke's Magnificent, Hogg's LortI Hill, 

 Wakefield's Paul Pry, Hogg's William the Fourth, Hogg's Penelope, Prince 

 George of Cambridge, Annesley's Lord Hill, Paganini, Douglas's Lady 

 Selkirk, Amour, Prinz von Oranien, Rosalie de Kohan, Louis Philippe, 

 Prince de Conde, and (iolden eagle. Reil juneating apple, and white juneat- 

 ing apple, from Mr. Josej)h Kirke. Specimen of a monstrous grape, from 

 Robert Ferguson, Esq. Striped Hoosainee melons, from T. A. Knight, 

 Estj. Cuciunber from Mr. P. Allan. Georginas and marigolds, from Mr. 

 Richard C^handler. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. — Flowers. Lupinus ornatus, Fuchsw 

 virgata; i'alvia cardinalis, Graham/, and chanuedryciides ; Madia elegans ; 

 Pcntstemon Richardson/, pubescens, atropurpureus, and cami)anulatus; 

 Calceolaria bicolor ; rerbeua pulchella, Aubletw, and chanuedrifolia ; Ca- 

 lampelis scabra, Trachymene civruiea, Tournefortir/ //eliotro|)it)ides ; Ameri- 

 can runner, frt)ni (i. W. Ward, Esq., \H'M); georginas, hollyhocks. — Fruit. 

 Apricots: the best blossoms of apricots were starved in the spring ; Large 

 early, royal, orange; black, a great bearer, singular, (liflcrent from that 

 introduced by Sir Joseph Banks, this received from M. Audibert, Taras- 

 con. Plums : Morocco, Wihnot's new early Orleans ; Cherry plum, a 

 variety obtained through the French, which bears most abundantly. [A 

 dish of plums, of a kiml named " the cherry plum," very interesting in 

 appearance, was, about five years ago, sent for ixhii)ition to a show of the 

 Bury St. Edmunds Horticultural Society. The plums exciteil nnich atten- 

 tion at the show, were thought very peculiar, anil were brought by a gentle- 

 man who attended the show, out of iiis own garden, if I rightly remember, 



at Diss. /. 1).] Late duke cherry, a few to show its lateness: it would 



require another week to ripen it perfectly, and it may be kept for the dessert 

 till the end of August ; Carnation cherry. (Joosebcrries : I'itmaston green 

 gage (this sort has the property of hanging long on the bush without turning 

 sour, as is the case with the generality of gooseberries, it shrivels like a 

 raisin, and is good for matting up, to keep late in the season) ; Red Cham- 



