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A rt. IX. Horticultural Society and Garden. 



April 6. — A good deal of discussion took place respecting the propriety 

 of electing Mr. Sabine's friend and defender, the Earl of Caernarvon, a 

 member of the Council ; but notwithstanding the considerable opposition 

 made to this measure, His Lordship was eventually elected. 



Exhibited. Melocactus, from Mr. Thomas Russell of Worthing. Cera- 

 tochilus insignis, from William Cattley, Esq. F.H.S. Camellias grown in 

 the open air, from Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Bart. F.H.S. Small-mesh 

 netting, at 6d. per square yard, 4 and 5 yards wide ; common netting, 2 yards 

 wide, 31. 3s. per cwt., or 2d. per square yard ; and bunting, at 6d. per square 

 yard ; from Mr. Benjamin Edgington. Seedling Pine-apple, from John 

 Entwistle, Esq. F.H.S. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Forty-five sorts of Apples, five 

 sorts of Pears, and Keen's Seedling Strawberry. 



April 20. — Read. On Heating Houses with hot Water; by Mr. George 

 Knowles. On an Improvement in the Mode of raising annual Seeds ; by 

 Mr. Joseph Harrison. An Account of three Plants producing the officinal 

 Jalap ; by M. Juan de Orbezoro. 



Exhibited. Three sorts of seedling Apples, from Sir Thomas Dyke, 

 Bart., viz. : from the Nonpareil, from the Newtown Pippin, and from the 

 Kingsland Pippin. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Thirty-seven sorts of Apples ; four 

 sorts of Pears ; and thirteen sorts of Flowers, viz. Ribes aureum serotinum, 

 prse s cox, and tenuifldrum ; double-flowering Almond and Cherry ; Merisier a 

 fleurs doubles ; double-flowering Furze ; J? osa Banks/<^, white and yellow ; 

 early Tulips ; Fritillarias ; Ribes multiflorum. 



May 1. — Some stormy discussion respecting a letter of resignation which 

 Mr. Malcolm, the nurseryman, had sent to Mr. Barnard, the pro tempore 

 honorary secretary. The object was to get the letter read, which, how- 

 ever, was not done. The officers for the ensuing year were balloted for, 

 and are as under : — President, T. A. Knight, Esq. ; Treasurer, Alexander 

 Seton, Esq. ; Secretary, George Bentham, Esq. ; Assistant Secretary, John 

 Lindley, Esq. 



The following printed paper was read : — 



" The Council of the Horticultural Society, on the occasion of the pre- 

 sent Anniversary, have to submit, for the information of the Fellows, a state- 

 ment upon the following points, viz. : — Respecting the measures which 

 have been already carried into effect pursuant to the recommendations of 

 the late Committee of Enquiry ; and respecting the arrangements which are 

 in progress towards additional alterations 



" Under the first of these heads, the Council have the satisfaction of 

 stating, — 



" 1st, That, after a minute investigation of the business, both at Regent 

 Street and at the garden, means have been taken to dispose of the arrears 

 of correspondence ; and, on the 1st of June, to accomplish those reductions 

 of the establishment which were recommended by the Committee. 



" 2d, That the sale, on the terms already announced at the Meeting on 

 the 6th of April last, of a portion of the Transactions at present on hand 

 will, without interfering with the claims which the Fellows of the Society 

 may have upon the general stock, eventually place at the disposal of the 

 Council a sum of money to be applied towards the discharge of the debts 

 of the Society. 



" 3d, It is in future intended that the publication of the Transactions 

 shall take place as regularly as possible, and at a reduced expense ; but it is 

 hoped that the plates will be prepared in a style not inferior to that in which 



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