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XXXVII. UPON THE PRUNING AND MANAGEMENT OF TRANSPLANTED STAND- 

 ARD TREES. Read June 2, 1818 233 



XXXVIII. UPON THE CULTURE OF THE GUERNSEY LILY. Read August 3, 



1819 . . . . .236 



XXXIX. UPON THE EFFECTS OF VERY HIGH TEMPERATURE ON SOME SPE- 

 CIES OF PLANTS. Read December 7, 1819 . . . 238 



XL. UPON THE CULTURE OF THE PINE-APPLE WITHOUT BARK OR OTHER 



HOTBED. Read March 7, 1820 242 



XLI. PHYSIOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS ON THE EFFECTS OF PARTIAL DECOR- 



TICATION OR RINGING THE STEMS OR BRANCHES OF FRUIT-TREES. 



Read June 6, 1820 . 246 



XLII. UPON THE CULTURE OF THE FIG-TREE IN THE STOVE. Read July 



18, 1820 248 



XLI II. ON THE CULTURE OF THE COCKSCOMB. Read December 19, 1820 . 250 

 XLIV. OBSERVATIONS ON HYBRIDS. Read February 6, 1821 . . . 251 



XLV. UPON THE MANAGEMENT OF FRUIT-TREES IN POTS. Read May 8, 



1821 254 



XLVI. ACCOUNT OF AN IMPROVED METHOD OF RAISING EARLY POTATOES 



IN THE OPEN GROUND. Read June 5, 1821 . . . 256 



XLVI I. ON GRAFTING THE VINE. Read September 18, 1821 . . . 258 



XLVIII. FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE PINE- 

 APPLE. Read March 5, 1822 260 



XLIX. DESCRIPTION OF A MELON AND PINE PIT. Read July 16, 1822 . 261 



L. UPON THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CURVILINEAR 



IRON ROOFS TO HOTHOUSES. Read October 1, 1822 . . . 263 



LI. A NEW AND IMPROVED METHOD OF CULTIVATING THE MELON. 



Read November 15, 1822 267 



LI I. ACCOUNT OF THE INJURIOUS INFLUENCE OF THE PLUM STOCK UPON 



THE MOORPARK APRICOT. Read April 1, 1823 . . .272 



LIU. ACCOUNT OF SOME MULE PLANTS. Read May 6, 1823 . . . 275 



LIV. REMARKS ON THE SUPPOSED INFLUENCE OF THE POLLEN IN CROSS- 

 BREEDING, UPON THE COLOUR OF THE SEED-COATS OF PLANTS, 



AND THE QUALITIES OF THEIR FRUITS. Read June 3, 1823 . 278 



LV. ON THE PREPARATION OF STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR EARLY 



FORCING. Read March 16, 1824 280 



LVI. ON THE CULTIVATION OF STRAWBERRIES. Read December 21, 1824 283 



LVII. UPON THE BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF PROTECTING THE STEMS OF 



FRUIT-TREES FROM FROST IN EARLY SPRING. Read February 1, 

 1825 286 



LVIII. ACCOUNT OF A METHOD OF OBTAINING VERY EARLY CROPS OF THE 



GRAPE AND FIG. Read March 1, 1825 ..... 288 

 LIX. ON THE CULTURE OF THE STRAWBERRY. Read May 17, 1825 . 290 



LX. ON THE CULTIVATION OF THE AMARYLLIS SARNIENSIS, OR GUERNSEY 



LILY. Read December 20, 1825 292 



LXI. UPON THE CULTURE OF CELERY. Read December 5, 1826 . . 294 



LXII. UPON THE CULTURE OF THE PRUNUS PSEUDOCERASUS, OR CHINESE 



CHERRY. Read February 20, 1827 295 



