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LiNNiEAN, British, March 2d, Robert Brown, Esq., in the Chair. 

 A collection of specimens from the Herbarium of the Jate Dr. Sibth- 

 orp, illustrative of his tour in Greece, and collected by him, were 

 presented by Dr. Daubeny. Mr. A. White exhibited specimens of 

 the Eurostus validus of Dallas, captured by Fortune in Northern 

 China. Attention was directed to the fact, that although the insect 

 when dry was brown, when immersed in spirits of wine, it presented 

 a beautiful green color. The importance of ascertaining the color 

 before death was enforced, as many important characters are thus ob- 

 tained which do not exist in the preserved specimens. A series of 

 drawings from the Misses Haniet and Helena Scott were exhibited 

 to illustrate the Entomology of Australia, a work by their brother; a 

 paper by Mr. Swainson accompanied these accurate and beautiful 

 drawings, confined chiefly to butterflies and moths — many rare species 

 are found in Australia. A fruit of Araucaria Bidwillii, was present- 

 ed ; this tree a congener of A. imbricata, the Chili Pine, attaining a 

 height of 80 or 90 feet in its native locality, with fruit as large as a 

 (common) man's head, and quite as hard no doubt. Dr. Ths. Thomp- 

 son elected a Fellow. — Abridged from London paper. 



Entomological British, March, in our next. 



British Hort. London, March 2nd, Sir C. Lemon, Bart. M. P. in 

 the Chair. — Fellows elected, Lady D. Nevil and M. Sneyd, Esq. A 

 curious Cynoches (Orchid,) was sent from Messrs. Rollisons, new to 

 gardens, purchased at a sale; also from J. H. Schrceder's garden a col- 

 lection of orchids, Ccelogyne cristata, covered with bloom; Jlnsellia, 

 Africana, Dendrobium Heijneanum (white) best ever exhibited, Epi- 

 dendrum odoratissimum and Ly caste, high colored Var. Skinnerii. A 

 Knightian medal awarded. Messrs. Jackson, Nurserymen, for Maran- 

 ta sanguinea, (one of the arrow root family,) a Banksian Medal. This 

 is a South American plant, flowered for first time in England. Hayes 

 of Edmonton, sent two single fringed seedling Primula sinensis, Chi- 

 nese primrose; from Messrs. Veitch, a branch of Acacia dealbata, cut 

 from a standard iree 20 feet high, at present in bloom at their Nur- 

 sery — perfectly hardy tree S.E. of London. Messrs. Standish & No- 

 ble sent a new seedling, Rhododendron, in flower, named R. cilia- 

 turn, and really pretty, only 6 inches high, forced, hardy if grown out 

 doors — a Banksian Medal awarded. A Cyclamen from Mrs. Atkins, 

 Painswick, Gloucestershire, a cross between Perdicum and Coum — a 

 certificate aw r arded. (There is such a var. in our vicinity. Ed.Fl.) A 

 certificate awarded; a Ripley Queen Pine Apple, weight 31b. 3oz. 

 by Mr. Jones, gardener to Sir J. Guest, Bart. Bunches of black Ham- 

 burgh Grapes just ripened, from Mr. Mitchell Brighton; a certificate— 

 (outdoor temp, at this time about an average of 40° Fah. Ed. Fl. — 

 New "yellow crowned" Seakale, from Mr. Prestoe, gardener to E. 

 W. Blunt, Esq., Kempshall Park, The Nepal Berberry was by far 

 the most remarkable plant furnished ; ashleaved Berberis Nepale?i- 

 sis, from London Hort. Society Garden, Chiswick, described from 

 Oatacamund in the Neilgherries found by Fortune. Cuttings of fruit 

 trees were distributed to Fellows of the Society ; some plants were 

 furnished from the Society's garden. — lb. 



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