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borders, &c. ; by Mr. Grigor Drummond. Communicated by P. Neill, Esq. 

 The reading of this abstract was completed at the following meeting. 



Exhibited. A large collection of forced flowers, from Lady Antrobus. 

 Grapes : Muscat of Alexandria, from R. Brooke, Esq. Andromeda flori- 

 bunda, from Mr. Glenny. Two seedling kinds of camellia, from John AU- 

 nutt, Esq., C. Allnutta alba and superba. Monstrous polyanthus, and double 

 white-flowered camellia from the open ground, from J. Reeves, Esq. Pachys- 

 andra procumbens, and a collection of apples, from Mr. Kirke. Magn6h'« 

 conspicua, from Sir A. Hume. Camellias from the open air, from W.Brom- 

 ley, Esq. Berbcris Jquifolium and a collection of anemones, from Mr. James 

 Young. A collection of narcissuses, hybrid rhododendron, Pomaderris ellip- 

 tica, Primula verticillata, and LachenJilk tricolor, from Messrs. Dennis and 

 Co. Flowering specimens of camellias and of Magnolia conspicua, from 

 Messrs. Chandler and Co. A collection of flowers, from Mrs, Marryat. 

 Camelh'a reticulata, from Mr. Webb. Camellias, from H. Palmer, Esq. A 

 collection of apples, from Mr. S. Hooker. 



Also,frovi the Garden of the Socieirj. Ribes, nine kinds of; Berberis, two kinds 

 of; Pyrus sinensis. Camellia reticulata, Limnanthes Douglasii, Azalea /edi- 

 folia, &.C. Also Cereus senilis, from Mr. Barclay, who had sent the plant to 

 the Society's garden. 



April 21. — In the list of works presented, one is, A further Account of a 

 species of Insect of the genus IThrips, hurtful to the Olive ; and a Report on a 

 work of Dr. P. Negris, entitled " A Memoir on an Insect which devastates the 

 Provinces of Bologna, Romagna, and Ferrara," 1833 : presented by the author. 

 Dr. Carlo Passerini. 



Exhibited. Specimens of the Travers apple, from H. Dobree, Esq. iZho- 

 dodendron arboreum, from Mr. Leslie, gardener to J. Fleming, Esq. Pink 

 azalea and white seedling camellia, from John Allnutt, Esq. Passiflora qua- 

 drangularis sweet-scented, Tecoma Pandorcs; Kennedys, a new species of; 

 from Mrs. Marryatt. Azalea indica hybrida (raised from A. phcenicea fer- 

 tilised by /editolia), from Messrs. Young of Epsom : the specimen had been 

 produced under the culture of the gardener of F. G. Howards, Esq. Padonia 

 jsapaveracea and Moutan sweet-scented, from Messrs. RoUisson. Specimens 

 of seedling mimulus, from Mr. Andrews, Richard Patterson's, Esq., Blackheath. 

 The following from Mrs. Lawrence : — Hovea Celsi, Poljgala cordifolia, 

 Smith's scarlet azalea, Ismene calathina, Boronia serrulata, Tropae^olum tri- 

 col6rum,two trays of flowers of varieties of heatsease ; -Erica trossula, Hartnelli, 

 mundula, cerinthoides, propendens, Bonplandii, andromed(^/?ora, Blandfordii, 

 aristata major, and pyramidalis verna; tS'olanum crispum, Trillium grandi- 

 florum, and Dillwynia cinerascens and ^"uniperina ; a tray of flowering spe- 

 cimens of camellias and of i?hododendron Indicum. 



Also, from the Garden of the Sociefi/. Berberis fascicularis, Pyrus variolosa; 

 Ribes niveum, cereum, aureum serotinum, tenuiflorum, and speciosum ; Prunus 

 sinensis fl. pi., Lasthenia californica, Nemophila inslgnis, Gesnen'a latifolia and 

 Douglasii var., E'pacris paludosa, Ononis angustifolia, Acacia pulchella, Lasio- 

 petalum solanaceum. Azalea /edifolia, Collinsia bicolor, Calceolaria visco- 

 sfssima, ^'loe distans, Oncidium pumilum and carthaginense, Leptotes bicolor, 

 and Wistaria Consequa?2«. 



Mai/ 1. — The anniversary meeting was held, when the report of the auditors 

 was submitted, some new office-bearers chosen for the following year, &c. 



May 5. — Read. A communication on grafting the apricot tree; by Mr. 

 E. de Wael. 



Exhibited. Two sorts of apples, from Hasler Hollist, Esq. Anisanthus 

 Cunonicf, Anthocercis viscosa, Cypripedium pubescens, Dillwj nia glycinifolia 

 new var., a seedling pelargonium named Cicero, Lechenaultia oblata, and 

 Hovea Celsi, from Mrs. Lawrence. Hybrid Gloxinia caulescens (fertilised 

 with the pollen of Sinningia guttata), from W. Gordon, Esq. A collection of 

 flowers of heartseases, from Mr. Hogg, Paddington. Flowers of Paeonia pa- 

 paveracea, from Sir A. Hume. Chinese quince, two kinds of Kennedya from 

 JSwan River, American dogstooth violet, iSpirae^a crenata, and Cytisus argen- 



