46 



PROCKKDINCS ()F TIIK 



Fn»in .Mr. John MaluT, Jim., ( iardt iur to t\w Honourable 

 John Woslonni, of Firu ld in But kiiit^luunsliiro, :i specimen of a 

 sttdtiuii Dahlid t ailed " Mahrr's Victoria." 



From Messrs. Chandler and Sons of Vauxhall, a plant of Siatice 

 fif iuosa, and a c(»llecti(»n of Ddhlias. 



Frt>m Mr. 11. Pratt, (Jardener to William Harrison, Esq., 

 F. U.S., fine j)lants of tlie Krica liotticdtKumd Kucrann, n Melon, 

 and a collect it)n of ])<ilili<is. 



From Mr. Adam l*aul, Nurseryman, Chcshunt, a beautiful 

 I'ollection of Hoses. 



Fnuii Mr. Robert Buck, V. H. S., a fruit of the Citron Melon, 

 a small variety of very delicate flavour. 



From Messrs. UoUisson and Sons, Nurserymen, Tooting, a 

 macjnificent specimen of the beautiful new Japan Lily, called 

 Lilmm spcc'umtm, together with Maxillaria vitellina, a rare Bra- 

 zilian epiphyte, and Rcnanthera coccinea, in great perfection. 

 Of the latter it was stated that the probable cause of its so seldom 

 flowering in collections, might perhaps be found in the dissimi- 

 larity between its treatment in gardens, and its natural habits. It 

 is a common ])lant at Macao, where it is planted in pots of the 

 hard mud of the country^ and runs over old walls, producing its 

 gaudy panicles of scarlet flowers in abundance annually. During 

 the warm season it pushes forth vigorous branches, and clings 

 by its long twisted roots to any substance it may be placed near ; 

 but during winter it is exposed to a temperature of 40° Fahr. 

 and in the spring it is parched by cold north winds, which are 

 so dry as to split timber and to produce much inconvenience to 

 the human constitution. 



From Mr. John Breese, Gardener to Sir Thomas Neave, Bart, 

 of Dagnam Park, a noble bunch of the Cannon Hall Muscat 

 grape. It was very hke the figure published in the Transactions of 

 the Society, vol. i. n. s.p. 169, fig. 5. but was larger in all respects, 

 and it fully established the claim of this valuable variety, to be 

 placed on a level, in point of excellence, with the Muscat of 

 Alexandria. In the opinion of Mr. Breese it even excels that 

 variety, as it is earlier, and has but one stone in a berry. 



From the Society's Garden, a collection of flowers, among 

 which were Fuchsia cylindrica, a pretty new dioecious species with 

 scarlet flowers, from Mexico, and Ledocarpon pedunculare, a little 

 known half hardy Chihan shrub, with clusters of large brilliant 

 yellow flowers. 



The ftllowing Medals were awarded 3 



The Large Silver to Messrs. Rollisson and Sons, for Lilium 

 speciosum. 



The Silver Banksian to Mr. H. Pratt, for his Heaths • to Mr. 

 Adam Paul, for his Roses j and to Mr. John Breese, for his . 

 Cannon HaU Muscat Grapes. 



