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were infested with the red spider; or the acid might be procured, and the 

 plants watered with it in a diluted state ; after which the frame should be shut 

 closely up. 



Exhibited. Stanhopea inslgnis, Zygopetalon rostratum, Gongora atropur- 

 purea, and Acropera Loddigesw, from Mr. P. N. Don, gardener to J. Bate- 

 man, Esq. Stanh6pe« inslgnis var., and Cattleya crjspa, from Mr. Paxton, 

 gardener to the Duke of Devonshire. Twelve varieties of Terbena, Onci- 

 dium sp., Campanula fragilis hirsuta, Tacsonia pinnatistfpula, and Clarkfa 

 elegans var., from Mrs. Marryat. Stanhopea inslgnis, from Mr. Pratt, gar- 

 dener to W. Harrison, Esq. Dahlias from J. Salter of Shepherd's Bush. 

 Picotees and roses, from Mr. F. Hogg of Paddington. Roses from S. Hooker. 

 Strawberries from the Rev. W. Cobbold, Vicarage House, Selborne, near 

 Alton. A collection of heaths. Campanula Carolinz, Cleome sp., iVymphae'a 

 caerulea, Clerodendrum speciosissimum, &c., from Mrs. Lawrence. A dian- 

 thus, a seedling petunia, and an orchideous plant, from Mr. J. Moore, 

 gardener to the Misses Garnier, Wickham, Fareham, Hants. 



From the Garden of the Society, iupinus ornatus, mutabilis, and liicidus; 

 iilium longiflorum, Godetia rubicunda and vinosa, Madia floribunda, i^falope 

 grandiflora ; Phlox acuminata, and seedlings; Bartonia aurea. Clematis Hen- 

 dersoni, Caprifolium hispiduluni, Matricaria grandiflora. Digitalis ; from Mr. 

 Bevan. Roses, dahlias, royal duke cherries, grapes ; Windsor scarlet-fleshed 

 raelon, 3 lb. 14 oz. ; planted out Feb. 13. cut July 29. 



Awarded. A large silver medal to Mr. Paxton, for Cattleya crispa. A 

 silver Knightian to Mr. Kedding, for Oncldium carthaginense var. ; and to Mrs. 

 Lawrence, for heaths. A silver Banksian to Mr. Hooker, for roses ; to 

 Mr. Pratt, for Stanhopes inslgnis ; and to Mr. Hogg, for carnations and 

 picotees. 



Aug. 15. — Read, A paper " On the Culture of the 72anunculus, by Mr. Wm. 

 Dunsford, gardener to the Hon. Baron Dimsdale. 



Exhibited. jKrica cerinthoides, Ewer«?za, ampullacea rubra, 'Rovi'iedna, 

 &c. ; Cychnoches Loddigesw, and Vomcmna pulch^'rima ; from Mrs. Law- 

 rence. Gooseberry pippins of 1836, from Sir Henry Rycroft. Vdnda mul- 

 tiflora, Myanthus deltdides, Astelma eximium, Amaryllis Sweetii, dahlias, 

 stocks, and China asters, from Mr. Dunsford, gardener to the Hon. Baron 

 Dimsdale. Hybrid melon, from Mr. J. Duncan, gai'dener to J. Martineau, 

 Esq. Balsams, mai'igolds, and morello cherries, from Mrs. Nichols of 

 Hammersmith. Seedlmg and other dahlias, from Mr. J. Salter of Shepherd's 

 Bush. Turners ifrioniflora, Pei-isteria pendula, Acropera Loddigeszi, Pan- 

 cratium Amdncaes, Epidendrum ciliare, Lantana Sellow2, Vail6t« purpurea, 

 and dahhas, from Mr. Glenny. Black Hamburg grapes, balsams, and 

 three vars. of heaths, from J. Alnutt, Esq. Oncldium Lance«?»«m and Eu- 

 lophia guineensis, from J. Bateman, Esq. A collection of dahlias, from 

 Messrs. Chandler. Otaheite, or Anson's pine, green-fleshed melon (Hamp- 

 ton Court), early Cantaloup melon, black Hamburg and muscat of Alex- 

 andria grapes, white spine and black spine cucumber, from Mr. P. Flana- 

 gan, gardener to Sir T. Hoare, Bart. Varieties of Indian corn, from P. A. 

 Browne, LL.D. ^nca Ewer«?;a, eximia, jasminiflora var. Lee's tricolor, 

 ampuliacea, &c., from Mr. J. Fairburn of Clapham. Roses and diihlias, 

 from Messrs. Paul and Son of Cheshunt. Dahlias, from Mr. Mountjoy of 

 Ealing. Model of an apparatus for preserving fruit from the attacks of wasps 

 and other insects, from Mr. Masters, gardener to Lady Maria Finch, Bexley 

 Abbey, near Maidstone. 



From the Society'' s Garden. Quisqualis indica, ffinothera Driunmondi, Peiii- 

 nia I'iolacea superba, Diplopappus incanus, Physianthus undulatus, dahlias, 

 and gooseberries. 



Awarded. A silver Knightian medal to J. Bateman, Esq., and to Messrs. 

 Paul, for the Oncldium hanceanum. A silver Banksian to Messrs.. Paul, 

 for roses ; to Mr. Flanagan, for cucumbers; to Mrs. Lawrence, for Evica. Ewer- 

 dna ; and to Mr. Alnutt, for JErica ampullacea. 



