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stead of on the twiggy branches. Here are the deadly Jatropha, 

 the towel gourd, (Lufla iEgyptiaca,) from the tropics, used as a 

 waddiag for guns, and as a sponge. The epidermis of the An- 

 dromachia igniaria, of Quito, is used as a tinder. The Pottery 

 tree of Para, the bark ol which is burnt and ground, and the 

 ashes mixed with clay to make vessels, it enables them to stand 

 fire without breaking, &c., &c. The visitors at Kew in 1850 

 numbered 179,0C0. By the close of September, 1851, had 

 reached 308,000. The government gives Kew seven thousand 

 pounds sterling per annum for its support, ($35,000.) 



" Gardeners consider it a great privilege to pass two years in 

 completing their education here. They have recently been pro- 

 vided with a small library and reading room. Those who distin- 

 guish themselves receive a superior testimonial." 



Thomas Godwin, a member of the American Institute, present- 

 ed to the Institute the following pamphlets and documents solic- 

 ited by him from various societies and institutions recently in 

 Europe, viz.: The Organization and Management of such Insti- 

 tutions, The Carrying out of Exhibitions, The Results, The Prizes 

 of the Great Birmingham and Midland Counties Cattle and Poul- 

 try Show for December, 1851, also of the Great Smithfield Agri- 

 cultural and Cattle Show for December, 1851, their Rules and 

 Modes of Management, their Catalogues, with an account of the 

 breed and mode of feeding, and the Prize Lists, What Mode of 

 Feeding is best for Gaining Prizes, Agricultural Catalogues, and 

 Pamphlets, and Circulars — all these illustrating the mode of doing 

 the business on a great scale — The Most Valuable Implements, 

 The Various Systems of Agriculture as Appliable to Various 

 Soils, Their Uses of Hollow Bricks, Drain Tiles and Pipes and the 

 Machines for Making Them, Copies of Lists of Prizes in England, 

 Account of Asphaltum Roofing Felt. 



Subjects for the next meeting. Plum, Apricot and Nectarine. 



The Club adjourned to next Tuesday at noon. 



H. Meigs, Secretary. 



