Catalogue of Botanical Works, Sec. 447~ 



34. On two different Sorts of Cabbage Lettuce. By Mr. H. L.. 

 Mathieu, Commercial Gardener in Berlin. 



The Perpignan and Montre are the sorts recommended ; the 

 first as durable, the latter as early. 



35. On the Culture of Nicotmna. (now Petunia) nyctaginiflora.. 

 By Mr. Otto, Inspector of the Botanic Garden at Berlin. 



This handsome white-flowering annual tobacco is not 

 unfrequent in the gardens about London, to which it was 

 introduced from America a few years ago. 



36. Meeting of June 22. 1823. 

 Before a very numerous assemblage, some fruits and flowers 

 were presented, and the director, president, vice-president, 

 general secretary (Mr. Otto), treasurer, and ordinary secretary, 

 elected for the ensuing year. 



37. Discourse of the Director, on the foregoing occasion. 

 Considerable benefits are anticipated from the Society. A 

 number of corresponding members elected. 



38. Prizes proposed to be given by the Society, for the Year 1824. 

 1 . Deciduous trees for sandy soils, 50 dol. 2. Construction 

 of forcing-houses, 100 dol. 3. Security from frost, 50 dol. 

 4. The handsomest ornamental plants and their culture, 50 dol. 

 An Appendix to Part I. contains a list of the Members of 

 the Society ; viz. patron, the King ; native honorary, 5 ; 

 foreign honorary, 63 ; paying members, native, 234 ; foreign, 

 243 ; corresponding members, 26 ; total, 571. 



Art. IV. Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agriculture, Botany, 

 Rural Architecture, 8fc. published since April last, with some 

 Account of those considered the most interesting. 



In printing the botanical names in the following catalogue, and through* 

 out this and the greater part of the preceding Number, we have made the 

 following improvements : — 



1. We have accented all the scientific names, both of plants and of 

 classes and orders, natural or artificial. 



2. In order, if possible, to affix something like meaning to the scientific 

 names, we have distinguished each as belonging to one of the three following 

 classes: 1st, those composed of Greek or Latin words; 2d, those named after 

 men; 5d, those adopted from the botany of antiquity, or to be found in 

 a classical dictionary (say Lempriere's) ; and 4th, those adopted from the 

 aboriginal names, or doubtful. Names of the first class, whether generic or 

 specific, will be found in one kind of type, as Clerodendrum and media ; 

 names of the second class, or in memory of men, will be found to have 

 the letters added to the name in a different type from those composing the 

 original word, as Banksza and Lambertiawa ; classical names are distin- 



