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apples, from Mr. Joseph Kirke, F.H.S. Collections of georginas, from 

 the following persons : — Mr. Nairn, gardener to Mr. Orby Hunter at New- 

 sell's Park; Mr. Gardner of Earl Acton; Mr. John Cree of Addlestone 

 nursery, Chertsey ; Mr. Joseph Wells, gardener to William Wells, Esq., 

 of Redleaf, near Tunbridge ; Mr. Thomas Wells, gardener to John Wells, 

 Esq., Bickley House, Bromley; Mr. J. D. Parks, nurseryman. Welling, near 

 Dartford ; Mr. C. Brown, of Slough ; and Messrs. Sinclair and Cormack, 

 New Cross nursery, Deptford. These having been sent, in compliance with 

 the invitation of the Society (p. 381.), in a competition for the large silver 

 medal, the chairman, Peter Grant, Esq., named Mr. Chandler, Mr. John 

 Mearns, and Mr. Munro, as judges ; who awarded the large silver medal to 

 Mr. Joseph Wells, for his collection of seedling georginas ; and recom- 

 mended that the Banksian medal be given to Mr. C. Brown of Slough, and 

 Mr. T. Wells, Bickley House, Bromley. 



Also, from the Garden of the Societi/. Flowers. China asters, Justic/a 

 speciosa. Calceolaria arachnoidea, Pentstemon atropurpureus and campa- 

 nulatus, Z/upinus ornatus, Cladanthus arabicus, Terbena chamaedrifolia, 

 pulchella, and Aubletz«, Gaillard^a bicolor and aristata. Phlox tardiflora, 

 Georginas, i/ibiscus syriacus (varieties), CEnothera serotina, Gil/« capitata 

 (white variety), Calampelis scabra, Zephyranthes Candida, (Salvia involu- 

 crata, Colchicums, 'Franciscea Hopeana, Clematis balearica and flammula 

 rotundifolia, Eulophia Mackaidna, Compositae sp. of Douglas, *Pyrrh6psis 

 elegans. — Fruit. Netted French melon, Cephalonian melon. Pears : 

 Belle et bonne, Sanspareil, Early bergamotte (a great bearer as a stand- 

 ard). Green pear of Yair, Forme de Rousselet, Vallee Franche, Archiduc 

 d'ete. Franc-real d'ete. Longville's kernel apple. Peaches : Barrington 

 (a new sort, tree healthy and vigorous; a good bearer; glands globose; 

 trees with such generally, this in particular, not subject to mildew : leaves 

 glandless are found most subject to this), Bellegarde, Grosse mignonne, 

 Noblesse (well known to be a good sort). Royal Charlotte (the Madeleine 

 a petites fleurs of the French), Incomparable (a large high-coloured 

 Clingstone, but not very good), Early admirable. Nectarines : Elruge, 

 Pitmaston orange (a hard, good-bearing sort), Newington, White, Golden 

 (sometimes very good, when the season is good, and in a warm soil and 

 situation). Nuts : Cosford nut. Cob nut. Frizzled filbert (a great bearer). 

 Red filbert. White filbert. Large Cob nut, Downton long nut, Downton 

 large square nut, Spanish nut, Barr's Spanish nut. Bond nut. 



Sept. 20. — Ejcliibited. Black Hamburgh grapes, and Beddington mus- 

 cadine grapes ; from Edmund Tattersall, Esq. : the latter appear to be the 

 Chasselas musque grape of the French. Hancock grapes (a fine variety, 

 resembling the Raisin des Cannes), and Bengale hermite rose, from Mrs. 

 Marryatt. Very beautiful Black Hamburgh grapes, from a green-house 

 without fire, from John Allnutt, Esq. Page's late melting peach (appa- 

 rently the Late admirable), Potentilla Hopwoodiwwa, Z)elphinium sinense 

 seedling, three sorts of seedling Roses, and other flowers, from the 

 Misses Garnicr, Wickham, Hants. A very fine bunch of Black Prince 

 grapes, from Mr. H. Silverlock, F.H.S. Onions, from seeds sown in 

 August, from Mr. Robert Ross of Penrhjn Castle. Seventy sorts of 

 Georginas, double white Althce'a frutex, ^sclepia? tuberosa, Raphiolepis 

 rubra, and seedling Z>elphinium sinense ; from Messrs. Rollisson of Toot- 

 ing. Double-bearing raspberries, white Nice grapes, and eight sorts of 

 apples, from Mr. Joseph Kirke, F.H.S. A very fine Cockscomb, from 

 Mr. Gundry, gardener to S. Paynter, Esq., at Richmond. 



Also, from the Garden of the Societt/. Flowers. Terbena rhamaedrifolia, 

 Cladanthus arabicus, il/alva miniiita, Gaillardirt aristata and bicolor, //ibis- 

 cus africanus and syriacus (varieties), Phlox marilandica, GesnenVz niacro- 

 stiichya, Alstroemena acutifolia, &ilvia cardinalis and involucrata, iT/alva 

 purpurata, Chinese asters, Georginas, Lupinus ornatus ; i?6sa indica ane- 



