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monefldra, superba, Chainpney««a, and Bengale mouseline; Invincible 

 carmine rose, Wells's noisette, *Pyrrh6psis elegans. — Fruit. Pears : 

 Belotte (crisp, a sort of Calebasse), De Tamaise, Inconnue Cheneau, In- 

 connue Angouleme (a new sort, somewhat resembling the Bishop's Thumb ; 

 when in perfection, supposed to be very good). Poire d' Amour, Henri 

 Quatre, and Grise bonne (old Fi-ench pears), Duquesne d'ete, Green 

 pear of Yair, Belle et bonne. Forme de beurre Duquesne (from Van 

 Mons, second-rate), Reine des poires (rather crisp ; is now far from 

 deserving that name). Peaches : Sanguinole (melting, used in preserves ; 

 some Sanguinoles are clingstones), Braddick's North American (a yellow- 

 fleshed clingstone), Morrisania pound (has been grown in America to that 

 weight, and is here a very good peach, though not better than the follow- 

 ing). Late admirable (Teton de Venus, or Royale, the best of the late 

 melting peaches). Chancellor (the Belle Chevreuse differs very little from 

 this), Nivette (scarcely distinguishable from the Late admirable). Cepha- 

 lonian melon; Seedling pine-apple of Oldaker (this is the first time that 

 this pine has fruited at the garden) ; Tomatoes, viz. Large red. Red cherry. 

 Yellow cherry. Large cherry. Pear-shaped red. Small pear-shaped. 



Oct. 4. — Read. An account of the striped Hoosainee Persian melon ; 

 by T. A. Knight, Esq. Nine sorts of Apples, from Mr. Joseph Kirke. A 

 Monstrous pippin, from Wm. Pridden, Esq. Brown beurre, and Gan- 

 sell's bergamotte pears, and nine sorts of Apples, from Law Brock Hol- 

 linshed, Esq. Seedling Georginas, from Mr. James Veitch of Killerton, 

 near Exeter. A very fine collection of seedling Georginas, from Mr. John 

 Lee, Phytolacca decandra, from John Allnutt, Esq. Two very valuable 

 seedling Apples, from Dr. Maclean of Sudbury. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Flowers. Cladanthus arabicus, 

 Gih'ffl capitata (white), Stevza purpiirea, Tagetes liicida, ffinothera serotina,, 

 Terbena chamaedrifolia, (Salvia cardinalis. Calceolaria bicolor, Escallonaa 

 rubra, Georginas, Asters. — Fruit. Pears : Brown beurre, Flemish 

 beauty, Neill, Autumn Colmar (has not come so fine as usual), Styrian 

 (rather crisp), Beurre de Capiaumont (hardy, and stands the spring 

 frosts), Marie Louise (would be much better in a few days), Beurre Diel 

 (a few specimens ripened earlier, in consequence of the plant, a standard, 

 having been moved : the general crop will last for two months yet), Cale- 

 basse (a great bearer ; very sweet, but rather crisp). Doyenne blanc (bears 

 well as a standard), De Tamaise, Henri Quatre (rather a small fruit, but a 

 good bearer), Beurre Knox (a very abundant bearer, but soon decays), 

 Reine des poires, Urbaniste (seems not to be so good a bearer as some of 

 the other new pears), Gendeseim. Catherine peach. Miller's Burgundy 

 grape, Cephalonian melon, Potiron jaune. 



Oct. 20. — Read. A paper on the propagation of Balsams by cuttings ; 

 by the author of the Domestic Gardener's Manual. 



Exhibited. Handsome specimens of two dwarf Cockscombs, from J. 

 Archdale Palmer, Esq. Chaumontelle pears, from Mr. G. Watson, gar-, 

 dener to Lord Palmerston. Scarlet arbutus, a particularly fine variety, 

 from Mr. Joseph Kirke. Quercus Plex with variegated leaves, and Geor- 

 ginas, from Mr. J. Veitch of Killerton nursery, near Exeter : the seed- 

 lings of this collection were among the most remarkable of the present 

 season, they were most beautiful. Five sorts of Indian corn ; from Pro- 

 fessor La Gasca. Very perfect heads of Indian corn grown in the Isle of 

 Wight, from Lord Vernon, F.H.S. Small specimens of Indian corn, 

 from G. J. Powers, Esq. A very large variety of Walnut, with a thin shell 

 and exceedingly delicate kernel, from J. Biddulph, Esq. A specimen of a 

 hoe, called a Tally from Lord Vernon; recommended as being a very 

 efficient instrument for stirring soil between rows. It had a handle about 

 4 ft. long, and a curved iron end, the point of which was flat and triangular, 

 with a cross-bar for breaking clods. A pruning knife, from Lord Vernon, 



