> P 
] ; ll the groups were Madame author's a view, that the gre = 
adjourned to the inej meetings — “ear gespen Ae Bene e ie Cobden, Anne, Princess — onipinal protoplasms of celle be = — deras the 
Society, and whe en one ny, 1 ra. | Galitzin, Triumphans, and Anais. Amateu — — 2 —.— re developed, 
will consist = a grea — measure of “those n take a son; 2d, — — 8 = —— Optimum enveloped the whole being. 3 — in whic 
especial in in, vari = and v 3 submit N exellent condition, and it isa very fine Le soa G he diserepane een Mr. Wi thought 
2 e on m Aerides 0 a Vanda with only one or two being large, free in flowering, an and h A api ee pars Busk might be accounted for by their having and 
one 1 —— . Ca — wi ely cE ——— shown by Mr. Black., fr. to E. Foster, 3 either 5 ent species of 3 ms w — 
breaks, if new or ding, had Zaria, an orange rose distinctly different ods of their developmen : 
. — eer dey oi 4 The flowers are of very good form, | announced * 25 the Council of — hea had made 
oriettes and altogether it is an exceedingly pie he 3 — arrangements Dr. Lankester and i ha 
dy market. Portia has a 
Sot cttls, — 4 ie aoe * capy 7 De ademona,. Novelty, se Mr. | were abo edid a new — bare e 
ü j 1 ee oS „isa showy crimson, wi 2 9 mere awarded, publish: in ie journal the Tran the Society. 
oyaL BOTANIC, REGEN BK; June 25 Y Spencer. —— f r 4 
7 — have ve seen so large a display. of Aa fe s as — Glas sat eie — discover, as it was un se Tr rr would be suppli 5 10 
need on this s occasion, and it is well . it was so; versally admitted that the best were unrewarded. T t members o the- Society gratuitously, but those 
for a ‘Ore would bay — d we ato * —— ut | judgment in the case of pollections — a 3 3 members who wis could have the journal in addition, 
em, * were ecarce, and so were ve e of muc issatisfac n n 1 r m 
hous e Plants ; Heaths were e ont 1 rads, oe with and proved a . menti brose — d the Transactions, by. the payment of 1s. per quarter; 
one or two exceptions, was more remarkable for quantity th varieties, among wW W ; 
Bep auch admired, r. 
and Madame ag were muc! 
— In'large odie oe and G yea Spr ants, Mr. a dente ee, 
N 3 
— 5 of Dartford; obtained the first the rade arlets, —— will be useful. 
prize, in a yo ful —.— of plants for this season of the 41s Silver produced their Flower of the 
year. In ee n to oo oe andas, St 1 —— Da aya Aapke 6 Surprise. 
denias, Polygalas, and Hea of which were in rable E —Well-grown plants £ Dr. Smith, Miss Robarts, 
por pane N ine of the best ace — “elite 4 —4 — Eupan — “Elizabeth, Kossuth, and Sir R. Peel, were 
be co e than a secon te plant; but as seen on —— — hibition INKS, among which some 
Wednesday it i ee en ee — p — — etch‘ — wer e in 17 cr well-laced, — of average size. 8 
being t an inverted pale blue a ba ich; 2d, Mr. Edwards 
of darker blue round the mou 4 the t rost. The plant ures meg, 24 digen —— Mr. T Tur rner In —.— collections 
— 2 not ser son ess than 3 feet pyro 13 j 
this was also an excellent Rondeletia speciosa— Sarah, Gl and Koh-i-n 
Mr. Muy; gr. Mrs: Lawrence, of Ealing Pa 3 vie wae Perfection, Enthan Sarahs * good condition: amis San 
8 * 2 rkable' for’ large. else, and good Optima, Mrs, Herbert, Mrs. M‘Leap, orning Star, Criterion, 
aioe Obs whiten wae Ia pod dtn, urs Dipladenta E Jenny Lind, Narborough Buck, 
i Nette Iuntsman 
nue 2 na — — en well — — —— Panarks.— 30 3 : 1st, Mr. Turner; 2d, Mr. Bragg, w 
— — thie collection — — 5 —— also Tr : oe dark — — Mr. Thomson — 
„ this 
shrub with with 3 rosy flowers, somewhat resembling. those P 1 e ns —One Pa oo wikis TE pans were exhibited, The 
ery — This, we He Se, is hardy 
blooms acquire a bril ice — is eports. 
F was oad more —— Grapes; but most of 
the white kinds ae not appear t e. is wa s 
with nearly uscats. In iha he aS memoranda w 
lace the exhibitions in the order in which we found shem 
the jud 
— oo came 
Mr. Green, gr. to Sir E. wed Bart. The positi 
—5 es will — — — 
tia speciosa still in good 
wer, th was sho eee ps ed by ges, 8 9 —.—— to express any opinion 
; our own upon their re ve merits, 
— ny o. latter 4 22 ae . I f eo collections the first prize was awarded to Mr. Davis, 
Mr. Spe 8 1 — —.— — warded, ct Oak-hill, who had Black N and white Muscat Grapes, 
ided). two dishes of Peaches and Nectarines, a dish of Cher ries, and 
specimen some 3 feet hi arte Pine-apples. The next — that of Mr. Fleming, gr. 
this ie — ias — be Among stove plants Pine-apples, Black Ham aburgh G a white-fleshed and a 
8 aun Gun e piece Spent Melon, with dishes of y Peig . Figs, 
d May e Cherries 
nished — . — N nadi Raptors: Esni, May Ma 12 a 2 St Ix PINEAPPLES: were contributed by Mr. 
Norwood: 1 Watson i r, to Mrs. Tre well, | Fleming (aids Mr. — g to the Duke of ortik eD; ; 
e we be ero —— Ixora | and a third p 1 o Mr. Bray, 
— — 2 — wrong 7 Mr. Fleming nad a Montserrat, 2 hee 4 5 ron 
— 7 Ibs. 13 of.; a smooth- leaved - Cayenne; 2 lbs. 13 oz. 
a pr rickly-leav Cayenne, 3 ibs, 6 oz, Mr. M‘Ewen pro 
On collection duced of & similar hadet the heaviest t being 
of 25 8 was yroduseá by 8 yati 5 0. Mr. Bra 
. it we remarked Odentoglossum citrosmum, 
~ Blumei, the white and yellow flowered Anguloas 
—— Chysis aurea, the — 
of a 
igh, an . on — to — with 
visiti á 
javanica, 
well bloomed —— 3 
some — — n eee are just beginning to make 
— er plant 
— — 
5 Š 5 The best 
K 15 ck Ay 1 of? ibs. 6 03. 4 third va 
rom Mr. Willams gr. to C. B. Warner, "ee prett 0 41 pea and the latter one o S. 6 oz; A third prize was 
little ee dro —— ee, a e the pretty awarded t to Mr, Davis, gr. to J. Dixon, Esg., for the same sort, 
other 
Mr. Blake, qvitod. fl. H. Schröder, 
The 3 SINGLE Queen was that of Mr. Bray, gr, to 
collection of 15, 
to E. 
Lousada, Esq., re weighed 4 lbs, 6 oz, ‘The next best 
came from Mr. Tur bull, AEO had a fine example of the same 
sort, and a — of ithe same value was awarded to ron J genes 
gris ＋ pi 5 Le r * e fruit weighed 4 Ibs. 9 this 
w Que orbes, gr, to the Duke of Bedford, 
took a 3a. pita for a trait weighing 4 lbs. 1 oz. Certificates 
were awarded t M‘Ewen and Mr. Constantine, Mr. 
sy owed a Black Prince, which weighed 
Ist pr. 
Ee q., or mg ame the best 
Am — * ae Galeandra Baue —_— 
ley, gr, to H. B. Ker, me cami 
a ‘the curious Bone yim 
bited by Messrs, Ivison and 
re — well-flowered Cattleya 
Saeki fe 0 3 fne Oncidium luridum which-Mr, Ivison 
swic was re on this o Th 
spote — pr ccasion, still in ES Ome: Thin 
A large n of O Gaares,—The bes mp of 12 lb s. (Black Hamburgh) 
who > amt ag joint a pe eee ‘came from Messrs. Rollisson came from Mr, altel, of Brighton; these were well- grown 
e roup of 5 stove panies rit enthuveds The 
ONE — ae Messr rs, Henderson showed a good 0 eee —.— . * e eng cee fa 
avescens, r 
TaLb-Cactr.—The following: were furnished by Mr. Green: foes sa go collection.” Mr. Harrison, Weybriage, took 
2 8 4 for the — ort. The 
Epiphyllum formosum, Greenii, — aan dis — this Grape 
ge — Green's Hybrid. | en eee, grand 70 gr pi to as the Coster, Esq- — Mr. Henderson 
APE Heatus.—By far t lants were t ane best, Mr. Davis wr Fos 
Mr. ith, gr. to W. Quilter, P Bats of ‘Norwood, to —— ec Constance were wanting i 
two priveipal first prizes wi Mey and Ir. Taylor 721 MET Turnbull 2585 tthe —— —— of this sort ft in 
Mr, likewise sent good * ge 1 a. dishes. Other white Gra Ta — — — 4 — 
„ Fairba Williams! Lay ast ae 5 py At l, nee 8 
As the best kinds may be e — at at Chiswick on K Musos 3d prize was arded to Nr. Williams. Er. 
inst., we defer their ur engine. 0 C. B. Warnér, r, Es d., fi r Sw eetwater. * in pots wee 
Rosks,—Messrs, Paul produced a. collection in pots, 2850 by! Mr. Jackson; the — had from 10 to 15 bunches 
there were —.— 8 out oas but they — seen | each. ing trom 
under the most favourable circumstances, it being as yet too | 7 t09 — 
early in the 3 em. One ower informed us Pracze ano Nectaiwas,—The best collection of four dishes 
R 
55 — 
on. . of th 
exhibiti. — e 0 e most extensive collections in far. 
s the best were E rica’ Massoni, 
Among sixa from 
usar otal horn, and t 
Lawrence Fquarroea 3 Ma Paa 2 ai tis and ‘rioters > laire i Gage, Raa. Air next best were 
rlegg * t 
velty there was little. Mr. Lane sent riety of to C. Cartwright, —.— Nortë 3 — 
Jaya "Riedadendeon Mr. Blake 5 D * — se for large fruit of the 8 Pasar aud Violette Hative 
orange flowers of li ore ; Meser Nectarine, which would probably have received a higher award 
ee in bad condition, og had they been ri 
teher-plan — and Musa zebrina with 
— of uneom ants: 
8 Mrroxa.— The best of Hybrid Green fleshed sor of 
Bredaire re ; Mes Ivison sent an example of the me . Oddie. Tue next best was omen Mr, 
Among M vzaus S 
ian and 1 kind, oer he eee 
ý — — appeared po alan 
been much N by 2 The best 2 dishes were shown 
e Earl de Grey, who A Noblesse 
Ewen ; and an equally fine fruit of the 1 Hybrid 
me from Mr. Fleming. Ro best scarlet-fleshed w 
r. MEwen — 
r er tributed by Mr, Robertson ; 
2 3 Henderson ; plans of 
; groups o 
53 Some beautiful fruit of Knight’s Early Black ana 
wit Elton —— M thee a a Mr. Snow3 the a best cam 
om Mr. M*Ewen, who showed Ma: 
oma waznares.— Th he best four dis —_— 2 
en, who had La L 
rit 
4 Goliah, 
rom Mr, 
nas * 
Amer Condition than is usually. the: 
Fo cpt 12 — 5 lét. M Mr. Robinson; 24, Mr. Stani? ; | Alice Maud 
ir, 3 — arly prolifie Plus, 
toth on, gr. to the Duke of N. Nortiumber 
antain, and one 
ir Mr: Loctiners Tissen ding kinds were ur Amio rofi o 
agnet Lavinia, Pulebrom, Flying Du tehman lad! sent raimples of “Yaoi Nutmeg, Planta’ 
ber Wont eis eae i. Ist, Mr. Gaines ; | two others, which a large Silver Gilt Medal wes Sade 
Microscoricat,.June 23.—G. Jackson inthe 
peim chair, W. Wooler; Esq.,. w pn 
4 papers entitled “ Further 
| ture of Volvox 
Virgin Queer, 
3. — ae 
of this 
. into th e 
Duke of Sutherland, oe mo — two re | 
d 
came from Mr. * on 5 8 — ee aA i — hes 
Elruge 24 
Books 3 Bereid, 
The Botany. of- the 5 Voyage. Hora f 
New Houle By J. D. r M.D. 22 Part l. 
Here d Co.—At length we may e for some 
anes pom. 55 ye botany of our A 
Co onies. whose energy and — 
so em minently qua ify Yim for the task, has now, with 
the aid of the Lords of the Admiralty, taken up New 
aland, of whose vegetation five parts. of Ray. present, 
work will give ample details. It is to be hoped that 
the Floras of Tasmannia and alia itself will follow 
n suceessio The work is 3 in good plain 
English, with a view to the convenience 
ta W vithou ut, o ount, 1 * 5 rendered in the 
mallest de — 4 unsci tific. Quite the contrary.’ 
— — all the rd ene 
illustrated Fi 20 exe ellent plates, and, as it 
gives the Zealand colonist the means of knowin 
that rele can tell them concerning the singalar, 
vegetation of their island, which, “ altho ; 
slan 
clothed with vegetation, possesses remarkably few 
of plants ; the little ee nd s$ Gas mannia has n 
twice as m 
s s add, that ee 
Weis ghtiane. Texano- 
Asa Gray. Part 1. we 10. pes. 
lished by es Smithsonian Instituti ine ot Was 
A very careful syst of a 
w gen wn and engraved by Mr. Sprague, in his, 
pat ie 1150 first part anda with Composite plants, - 
The. Search for Franklin. ngmans.—A pamphlet 
y Mr. Petermann, advocating the search for. 41% 
missing voyagers being e along = Sais s 
5 oe re lar Ocean =A taken 
and N pte the distin eee 
Siberia kr Behring’ s Straita. It is mpanied-h 
very useful chart of the Polar regi 
The Travellers Gr: (Longmans 8), M pirt 715 ni 
state 1 base a as 
my F. Ta A ti Tae co 
tany and the Bib 
explanation of the 
have seldom, seen 
the renga and "ities itica 
ne is familiar vich E 
Natural History g the Creation. 
e 
rincipal e of 15 We 
book In Abel sound sciencs, bas bee "n so suse 
gord in 27 Quid langua 
Mur oes to hi Gold Diggings. eer i 5 
es * mphlet consisting of * deserip- 
tions of mia is going forward in. the old fields 
e= tralia, The work would 
Ante r no 
with th 
Gar Memoranda: 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY'S GaRDEN, TURN forh 
The Orchids in N different houses are no- the 
most part in full — whieh is encouraged 7 by 
maintenance of a — st genial climate. U tall! pen 
treatment, the hug Leela superbiens Ww : 
blossomed so — tly for these last f 
—— is pushing — —— and 2 — 
as elected * eee. A were 
Stra 
— e . — in the enhouse next the Orchid- 
use, age is gay with the us summer occupante 
re we kiraga examples of tw „o 2 
pee eee eee. 9 
to this N of p 
reminds us * a bed of lee yea wii 
is» in blossom in the 
8 of ran poser roem. peer 
which are produced in abundance, inte cea, 
display now, when showy bedding plants Parpenten’s Wer) 
The small greenhouse, near = pri ca pa j 
other 
Pos. 
is at present as gay as a house of pee ee 
sibly be —a — obtained chiefly by kinds of the I 3 
Pelargoniums. — — Tom Thumb. 
“strueture: of- this-organismy | s 
Perhaps and was especially directed to the support of; we wintered j 
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