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PART II. 



REVIEWS. 



Art. I. Trmisactions of the Horticultural Society of London. 

 Vol. VII. Part V. 



(Concluded from p. 187.) 



This part, which concludes the volume, concists of a pre- 

 face, table of contents, index, &c. In the preface, the council 

 "congratulate the fellows on the great advantages already 

 derived from the establishment of the Society, and on the very 

 flattering prospect open to it for the future. It may be said 

 to have given an impulse to the study of horticulture, not only 

 in this country, but in all quarters of the globe, as is proved 

 by the establishment of numerous provincial societies on the 

 same model, and by the formation of similar institutions in 

 Germany, France, the West Indies, and other countries." 



The collections in the garden are increasing; and a large 

 proportion of the most interesting of the new plants intro- 

 duced has been distributed very generally among the Fellows. 

 In the ornamental department, the most extensive and valuable 

 introductions have been made by Mr. David Douglas from 

 the north-west coast of North America. Mr. Douglas brought 

 with him to England, in 1826, " a far greater number of 

 plants and seeds than he had previously sent home." Of the 

 species thus introduced, about 210 have been raised in the 

 gardens of the Society ; and, after having abandoned the mul- 

 tiplication of those which presented no other interest than as 

 botanical curiosities, 130 species are now growing, and nearly 

 the whole of them have been furnished to the Fellows, and to 

 the principal public gardens in correspondence with the 

 Society on all parts of the Continent. The peculiar value 

 attached to these plants, which are hardy enough to bear our 

 climate without any protection in winter, many of which are 

 also distinguished by their great beauty, has induced the 

 council to engage the same indefatigable collector to under- 

 take a fresh expedition to the same country, with such 

 additional means and assistance as the difficulties experienced 

 by him in his former journey had rendered necessary. 



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