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Aug. 3. — Read. The Meteorological Journal kept in the garden during 

 the year 1829. 



Exhibited. — Duchess of Oldenburgh Apples, from Mr. Francis, Ivy 

 House, Canterbury. Moorpark Apricots, from Mr. J. G. Fuller, F.H.S. 

 Seedling Currants, from John Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Three sorts of Pears ; five sorts of 

 Apples ; Primus cerasifera ; five varieties of Apricots ; two sorts of Cher- 

 ries ; a Golden Mignonne Peach, accidentally ripened prematurely in con- 

 sequence of the death of the upper part of the branch to which it belonged. 

 An Otaheite Pine-apple, weighing 5 lbs. This proved to be a very bad 

 variety. A collection of flowers, consisting of J'nthemis arabica ; Iberis 

 umbellata ; Taghtes liicida ; seven sorts of Pentstemons ; three varieties of 

 Chelone ; ikfalope trifida ; Jgeratum mexicanum ; Calceolaria arachnoidea ; 

 C. new sp. ; C. pinnata; Pyrethrum inodorum; eight varieties of CEno- 

 thera ; two sorts of Lodsa ; two sorts of Coreopsis ; -Mfrnulus moschatus ; 

 Eschscholtzk californica ; two sorts of Ferbena ; seven sorts of Phlox ; 

 a collection of tall, dwarf, and anemone-flowered Georginas. 



Aug. 17. — Exhibited. Specimens of an amber-coloured Grape from 

 Portugal, from C. Holford, Esq. F.H.S., apparently some variety of the 

 Chasselas. Sir Abraham Pytches's Black Grape, from C. Holford, Esq. 

 F.H.S. Sweetwater and Black Prince Grapes, from the same. Black 

 Hamburgh Grapes, from Miss Prest of Lewisham. These were very beau- 

 tiful specimens. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Montagu Cantaloup Melon ; Melon 

 of Siam;; long green-fleshed Melon ; Psidium Catieydnum ; eight sorts of 

 Pears ; eight sorts of Apples ; seven sorts of Plums ; Early Anne Peach ; 

 a collection of tall, dwarf, and anemone-flowered Georginas ; /beris umbel- 

 lata var. j Ferbena chamasdrifolia ; Eschscholtzk californica; Malope 

 ??zalacoides ; Cladanthus arabicus ; 5enecio elegans ; three varieties of 

 Coreopsis ; Jgeratum mexicanum ; China Asters ; Pyrethrum inodorum 

 (double); nine varieties of Oenothera ; three varieties of Nigella ; five sorts 

 of Phlox ; Zupinus polyphyllus albus ; L. polyphyllus ; L. plumosus ; L. 

 ornatus; Combretum purpureum ; Calceolaria, new sp. 



Sept. 7. — Read. Account of a case of Malformation in an Exogenous 

 Tree, by John Lindley, Esq. F.R.S. &c. 



Exibited. Camellia Chandleri? in blossom, from John Allnutt, Esq. 

 Flowers of Camellias, from the same. A curious Root from Pulo Penang, 

 from J. L. Haythorn, Esq. Double Georginas, from Mr. Russell of Bat- 

 tersea. Guimaraen Plums, from J. Biddulph, Esq. A collection of Ap- 

 ples, and Kirke's fine Plum, from Mr. Joseph Kirke. Sweet Red Cur- 

 rants, and two cross-bred Melons, from T. A. Knight, Esq. A Queen 

 Pine, weighing 4 lb. 1 oz., Tokay Grapes, Muscat of Lunel Grapes, from 

 Mr. William Greenshields. An Apple, unnamed, from N. W. Wickham, 

 Esq. Amber-coloured Portugal Grapes, and Black Grapes of Champagne, 

 from Charles Holford, Esq. 



Also from the Garden of the Society. Coreopsis tinctdria and lanceolata; 

 Pentstemon atropurpureus and campanulatus ; Cladanthus arabicus ; ilialva 

 miniata and moschata ; /beris umbellata ; Tagetes liicida ; ilfalope 

 wzalacoides ; China" Asters ; Jgeratum mexicanum ; (2?nothera tetraptera, 

 purpurea, Romanzovra, viminea, quadrivulnera, odorata, and a new variety ; 

 Helianthus lenticularis ; Perbena chamasdrifolia ; Catananche cseriilea; 

 Pentstemon diffusus; Salvia cardinalis and Grahams'; ikfalva purpurata, 

 Escallom'a bifida; iupinus plumosus, ornatus, polyphyllus, and poly- 

 phyllus albus ; Georginas. Pears of the following sorts : Norman, Amande 

 d'E'te, Orange Bergamot, Sanspareille, Summer Franc-Real, Cuisse Ma- 

 dame, Williams's Bon Chretien, Orange Tulipee, Augustbirne, Julienne, 

 Archduc d'E'te, Early Bergamot, Pastorale de Christe, Imperatrice d'E'te, 

 Waterloo, Ambrette d'E'te, Tresam. Prata, Vallee Franchc, Deux-Tetes, 



