244 London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



Broccoli is furnished in very limited quantities, bringing excellent prices. The 

 stock of old onions is getting very short, and, from the prevalence of cold 

 weather, rather in demand : within the last month they have doubled in value. 

 Old carrots are getting scarce, and as we have no supply of young or new, and 

 cannot expect any quantity for some time to come, they will undoubtedly be 

 much dearer. Of potatoes we still have abundance, of excellent quality, from 

 all parts ; but the supply to the metropolis is now so generally furnished direct 

 from the Thames, that we have little to do in them until the new are furnished 

 in June or July, when this market usually leads in that article, for price, quan- 

 tity, and variety. During the last month we have had two or three cargoes of 

 Dutch apples, which have kept us in tolerable supply; but for this, our stock 

 would have been extremely low: at present it does not exceed a few hundred 

 bushels per week. Of American apples there are yet some few in hand, of good 

 quality, but, of course, high in price., Strawberries begin to be furnished regu- 

 larly, and, since the introduction of the new varieties, of good size and quality. 

 Some few pines have also been sent, realising a fair remunerating price ; never- 

 theless, they are not at all abundant. Forced grapes are also in moderate 

 supply, but not much in demand, as the prices will plainly indicate. Of peas 

 we have had a few small parcels (forced), but at present they are not much in 

 demand. — April 15. 1834. 



Art. VIII. London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



March 8. 1834. — Read. Hints concerning the culture of Melons (par- 

 ticularly those of the Hoosainee varieties of the Persian families) as aquatic 

 or amphibious plants ; by G. J. Towers, Esq. 



Exhibited. Rhododendron arboreum, from Sir C. Lemon, Bart. Anemone 

 hortensis superba, and four other varieties ; from Mr. James Young, Epsom. 

 Phaius grandiflorus, from Mr. G. Mills. Camelha reticulata, and japonica 

 Colvillz, from Messrs. Chandler. Cockscomb cauliflower, from Col. Hallen ; 

 communicated by T. Hoblyn, Esq. [the seeds of this remarkable variety had 

 been received from Italy.] 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Camellias, narcissuses, Primula ver- 

 ticillata, Cassia laevigata, Berberis Jquifolium and fascicularis, three sorts of 

 Ribes, EYia stellata, .Euphorbia bilabris, Echeveria gibbiflora, &c. ; also four- 

 teen sorts of apples. 



Distributed. Scions, from the Society's garden, of the Brabant bellefleur, 

 Gravenstein, Pennington seedling, and Boston russet sorts of apples ; and of 

 the Beurre d'Aremberg and Forme de delices sorts of pears. 



Price of Tickets of Admission to the ensuing (see p. 189.) Exhibitions at the 

 Society's Garden. It was announced, that the price of the tickets would, after 

 April 1., be 5s. each : their original price was 3,?. 6d. each. 



April I. — Read. Meteorological Journal for the year 1833, kept in the 

 Society's Garden. 



Exhibited. A seedling heartsease, from Mr. T. Thompson, gardener to 

 Lady Gambier, Iver, Bucks. A species of Kennedy^, native of New Holland, 

 from Boyd Miller, Esq. A seedling auricula, from Mr. Wilmer, Sunbury; 

 and ornamental species of green-house plants, from Mr. Glenny and Mrs. 

 Marryatt. 



Also, from the Garden of the Society. Lachna2 v a eriocephala, Gompholobium 

 polymorphum, Chorozema Henchmanni, Gesnera Douglasw, Indigofera spe- 

 ciosa, Ornithogalum arabicum, Rlbes aureum prae v cox, and several other 

 well-known interesting plants. 



Scions, from the Society's garden, for distribution, were provided of the 

 following varieties of apples : — Red Astrachan, Brickley seedling, Reinette du 

 Canada, Pearson's plate, and Gloria mundi; and of the Fondante d'Automne 

 kind of pear. 



