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Presented. Mr. Ronalds having sent a collection of seeds for distri- 

 bution at the Meeting, notice was given that they would be prepared and 

 sent to those Fellows desirous of receiving them, upon their leaving then- 

 names. The following announcement from the Council was made : — The 

 Council will award medals for the best exhibitions of the following pro- 

 ductions upon the undermentioned days of meeting, provided any articles 

 worthy of a medal shall be exhibited. For the best exhibition of Roses 

 on the second meeting in June; Ditto, second meeting in September; 

 Camellias, first meeting in April ; Georginas, first meeting in September ; 

 Melons, first meeting in July ; Pines, second meeting in July ; Ditto, first 

 meeting in February ; Grapes, first meeting in June ; Rhododendrons, se- 

 cond meeting in May ; Azaleas, first meeting in June : and also that a large 

 silver medal will be given for the most ornamental hardy plant, and a 

 Banksian medal for the second best that may be exhibited before May 1. 

 1832. 



Read. A paper on the Cultivation of the Cai'nation, in a letter to the 

 Secretary ; by Mr. William May. A paper on the double-flowering Yellow 

 Sweetbriar, in a letter to the Secretary; by John Williams, Esq. C.M.H.S. 



Exhibited. Coe's Golden Drop Apple, from Richard Brook, Esq. : this 

 was a first-rate variety. Seedling Camellias, from John Allnutt, Esq. 

 Apple unnamed, from Mr. James Young. Four Seedling Camellias, from 

 Messrs. Chandler and Sons. Newtown Pippins, from James Webster, Esq. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Apples: Calville Malingre, Norfolk 

 Beaufin ; Pomme de Fer, Reinette de Canada, Boston Russet, kept in 

 fern ; Norfolk Greening, Alfriston, Red Sweet Pippin, Cockle Pippin, 

 Dutch Mignonne, kept in a box in the earth; Dutch Mignonne, Fenouillet 

 Rouge, Tulip, London Pippin, kept in a closed jar. — Pears : Easter Ber- 

 gamot. Double de Guerre ; Beurre Ranee, kept in fern. — Flowers : 

 Poppy Anemones, Rlbes sanguineum, aureum prae^cox, and setosura ; 

 Bi'rberis glumacea and Jquifolium, Primus sinensis and domestica fl. pi.. 

 Double-flowering peach, Jmygdalus macrocarpa and sibirica, Pyrus 

 japonica (semidouble and single red). Azalea Indica phcenlcea. White 

 Azalea, Camell?« reticulata and speciosa, Eugenk malaccensis, ^ubus 

 spectabilis. Single Hyacinths, Crown Imperials, Fritillarias, Wallflowers, 

 Crocus alpinus tardiflorus, ^mygdalus communis. 



April 19. — Announced that a new part of the Transactioiis of the Society, 

 being the first of a new series, is in preparation, and will be ready by the 

 end of May or beginning of June. 



Read. An account of the different modes of keeping fruit which have 

 been tried at the garden in the season of 1831. The Meteorological Jour- 

 nal kept in the garden for the months of January, February, and March. 



Exhibited. Three seedling Apples, from John Entwistle, Esq. Pad- 

 dington Pears, Duke of Gloucester Apples, Royal Nonpareils, and Old 

 Nonpareils, from Thomas Hunt, Esq. Camell/a reticulata, from Mj\ J. A. 

 Henderson. Ten sorts of Naixissus, and sixteen sorts of Polyanthus Nar- 

 cissus, from Mr. James Young. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Flowers : Schizanthus pinnatus, 

 Erythrina herbacea, Sinnuigz« guttata and Helleri, O'xalis floribunda, 

 i/ibiscus j-osa-sinensis ; i?ubus spectabilis, Ribes sanguineum, aureum san- 

 guineum, aureum prae^cox, aureum serotinum, cereum, and tenuiflurum ; 

 Intoxicating Red Currant, Ameldnchier sanguinea ; Pyrus prunifolia, salici- 

 folia, baccata, sinaica, and spectabilis flore pleno ; Double-flowering Peach, 

 Primus nigra, insititia, and sinensis ; (Spirae^a chamaedrifolia and /iypericifolia, 

 Fella Pseudo-cytisus, Double-flowering Furze, Lunaria rediviva. Camellia 

 (new variety from China), Wallflowers, Early Tulips, Fritillarias, French 

 Double Cherry. 



May 2. — The Anniversary Meeting took place, when officers for the 

 year ensuing were elected. 



