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member appeared to exert himself, and some fine specimens were upon the 

 tables. As usual, since the opening of the new hall, we shall only give a 

 report of the most interesting new plants, omitting all bouquets, common 

 plants, &c., unless some superior specimens should be exhibited. 



From the President of the Society, twelve fine varieties of calceolarias 

 raised from seed, some of them remarkably fine and distinct, one or two in 

 particular having very dark blotches on a cream or yellow ground ; also, 

 £rica ventricosa superba, v. alba, and curviflora rubra, Azalea variegata, 

 and three new petunias. Lady Alice Peel, Beaute parfait, and Beaute de 

 jour. From N. J. Becar, Esq., Brooklyn, N. Y., cut flowers of calceola- 

 rias, raised from the same lot of seed as those from the President ; also, 

 Lady Sale, and Sarah pelargoniums, petunias, &c. From D. Haggerston, 

 Combr^tum purpureum, Ipomzea Learn, and other flowers, &c. From A. 

 McLennan, four fine pelargoniums, in pots. From W. E. Carter, Aqui- 

 l^gia secunda, new and fine, magnolias, &c. From W. Quant, Xilium 

 eximium, and other plants. 



From Hovey & Co. a new lilac, called sanguinea, very handsome. 

 Hydrangea japonica, new and beautiful, pelargonium Queen Phillippi, 

 four new cereuses, hawthorns, &c. From Messrs. Winship, hawthorns, 

 spiraeas, and other flowers. From Joseph Breck & Co., a superb speci- 

 men of Wistana Consequana. From A. Aspinwall, a very fine display of 

 Perpetual, Bourbon, and Noisette roses. From T. Needham, £rica rubida, 

 Kenn^dz'a racemosa, &c. From D. Crowley, a very superior specimen of a 

 Moss Rose, in a pot, showing extra cultivation. 



Premiums were awarded as follows : 



To the President, a gratuity of ^5 for seedling calceolarias. 



To N. J. Becar, of Brooklyn, N. Y., a gratuity of $3 for seedling cal- 

 ceolarias. 



To D. Crowley, a gratuity of #1 for Moss Rose. 



To W. Quant, a premium of $'2 for best 6 pot plants. 



To A. McLennan, a premium of $\ for second best 6 pot plants. 



To Miss Russell, a premium of $2 for best bouquet. 



To Messrs. Winship a premium of ^1 for second best bouquet. 



Vegetables : From T. Needham, one dish China dwarf beans. From 

 W. Quant, one dozen tomatoes, and 3 bunches asparagus. From O. N. 

 Towne, two brace of cucumbers. From S. Walker, water cresses, finely 

 grown, and raised from seed received from the river Isis ; also, very fine 

 Victoria Rhubarb. 



May 2'id. Exhibited. — Flowers ; From the President of the Society, 

 Prince Notger, Charles X., Dark blue. Dark red and a curious double 

 lilac, all fine ; also. Double hawthorns, hardy seedling azaleas, &c., and 

 a fine plant of the Persian yellow rose, in bloom. From Messrs. Hovey 

 & Co., eight varieties of hawthorns, a fine new Gladiolus from Germany, 

 Jenny Lind pelargonium and roses. From D. Haggerston, fine hardy 

 Azaleas. From J. A. Kenrick, azaleas, Scotch Laburnum, and Wistana 

 Consequ^na. From S. Walker, tulips in variety, and some very good 

 ranunculuses. From Joseph Breck & Co., Tulips in variety, and other 



