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them off immediately ; " being of opinion that the withered leaves of the 

 beech, the hornbeam, and the Turkey oak, among trees, and those of the 

 Bentham?« fragffera, Escall6nf« different species, Ten6n'«, &c., keep the youno- 

 shoots warm in the winter season. But here, again, I may be wrong : at all 

 events, I shall be happy to be set right by you, or any of your correspondents. 

 J, M. C. N. Fulham Nursery, Feb. 5. 1838. 



Art. VII. The London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



February 20. 1868. — EocUbited. Cucumbers, from Mr. George Mills. 

 A basket of camellia flowers, from J. Allnutt, Esq. Tubers of Tropae^olum 

 tuberosum. 



From the Garden of the Society/. Apples : Baxter's pearmain, Dutch 

 mignonne, reinette du Canada, Court of Wick, Syke House russet. Lamb 

 Abbey pearmain, golden pippin, &c. — Pears : Tresor d'amour, Dowler's 

 seedling, bellissime d'hiver, bon Chretien Turc ; also plants of Clivea 

 nobilis, Cymbidium sinense. 



Awarded. A silver Banksian medal to Mr. Mills, for the cucumbers; and 

 to Mr. Young, for the Tropge^olum tuberosum. 



March 6. 1838. — Exhilnted. Burchelh'a capensis, from Mr. Lane, gardener 

 to J. H. Palmer, Esq. Ea^Awrhia splendens, from Mr. J. Falconer, gardener 

 to R. Palmer, Esq, Plant of French white camellia, and a basket of 

 camellia flowers, from John Allnutt, Esq. Grapes, from J. H. Vivian, Esq. 

 Spanish onions, from Mr. C. Judd, gardener at Seacombe Park (Mr. Gam- 

 bier's). E'pacris pungens, E. impressa, E. nivalis, Aphelandra cristata, 

 ^rica vernix coccinea, from Mr. Henry Pratt. E'pacris impressa, E. pungens, 

 E. p. TOsea, E. nivalis, Boronfa serrulata, from Mr. J. Green, gardener 

 to Sir E. Antrobus. Caraelb'«! epsomensis, C. «nemonefldra alba, C. p&pa.- 

 veracea, C. CoIviUm striata, C. elegans, C. Colvilh'i, C. j'>se.QmcBjldra, C. Donk- 

 laerz, E'pacris impressa (seedling), from Messrs. Chandler. Combretum 

 purjjureum, Burchelh'« capensis, Gesner« oblonga, Ardisia paniculata, Stan- 

 hopea grandiflora, Oncidium biflorum, Chorozema cordifolium, Lechenaultfa 

 formosa, Ardisia crenulata, Se\ago corymbosa, -Euphorb/a fulgens (jacquinz'^B- 

 Jlmxt), E'pacris complanata rubra, E. c. alba, E, variabilis, E. impressa, 

 Kennedfa Marryatti, n. sp., Boronk pinnata. Azalea indica rubra, Ruellfa 

 sp, E'pacris nivalis, from Mrs. Lawrence. Protea speciosa, P. longiflora, 

 Banksia Cunninghams, Cymbidium nutans, C. Mphiifolium, Neottia sp., from 

 Mrs. RIarryat. 



From the Garden of the Society. Dessert Apples : (those marked * are 

 the best.) Benwell's pearmain, Wyken pippin, Byson Wood russet, cluster 

 golden pippin, * Bedding's nonpareil (small, but brisk-flavoured), * Brad- 

 dick's nonpareil (excellent bearer), Ponto pippin, Baxter's pearmain, Coe's 

 golden drop, * new rock pippin (a firm rich apple), * Boston russet, cockle 

 pippin, * Syke House russet. Kitchen Apples : * Alfreston, * Bedfordshire 

 foundling, hollow-crowned pippin. Chappie apple, Colville malingre, * Bra- 

 bant bellefleur, Rhode Island greening, tulip. — Plants. Lodsa lateritia, 

 Brasavola cordata, Oncidium ampliatum, Illfcium floridanum. 



Cuttings for Distribution. Plums : Pond's seedling, a large and very hand- 

 some variety, equal in size to the magnum bonum ; of a reddish colour, 

 with a fine bloom ; a very 'abundant bearer ; quality not equal to the green 

 or purple gages, but much better than that of the magnum bonum. Coe's 

 fine late red. This is a valuable late variety. In the past season, it was 

 found to be the same as the St. Martin and St. Martin rouge ; under which 

 names trees were received from the Luxembourg Garden at Paris, and from 

 the Parisian nurserymen. (No foreign synonyme has yet been discovered 

 to Coe's'golden drop plum.) — Cherries: Early purple Guigne, bigarreau gros 

 coeuret ; a very large black bigarreau, very deserving of cultivation : it is larger 



