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PHorREiiiNos OK THI-; 



of tliis (oiiiUiy mml ri iiitrodiu t'd l)y Mrs. Alarryat, aUlioiijj;[i 

 lultivatcd in llic Noar 151)7 l)y (Jerardr. 



From Mr. .1. Davis, (iurdeiu r to Sir Simon ( larko Hart, a Qiucn 

 Pine .-IppU, wci^hiiii:; I A lbs ; and two plants oi llriivhrysum pro- 

 li/entm. 



From Messrs. Ilollisson and Sons of Tooting, very beautiful 

 «peeimens of r«///< v^/ nisfxi, nu epiphyte with lar^e white llowers 

 in the eentre of whieh is a thirk i)nr])le lip ; and Sl<ui/iopea 

 insii^uis. 



From K. W. Eylos, Ks(| , F. U.S., a seedlin^^ Duhl'm. 



From Mr. .Iosej)h Kirke, F. U.S., speciinens of the IVasldii'^lon 

 Vlum, one of the finest varieties of this fruit ; and the Diirlwss of 

 <)l(h iil>i(ru;li .Ipjilc, a handsome autumnal variety, covered like a 

 Plum with a white bloom. 



From Mr. J. A. Henderson, F\ II. S., a seedling Pine Apple, 

 w eiu;hinij o lbs. 4 oz. 



From tlie (Jarden of the Society, specimens of various flowers 

 and fruit, anion^- which were; Vlnliberlia grandijiora ; Calasetum 

 ( itriniiiit, a new orchidaceous plant introduced by the Society from 

 Mexico ; and . hnjiliicome argula, a beautiful half hardy herbaceous 

 ])lant, with lonj^ tul)ular pink flowers, introduced from the Him- 

 alaya mountains by Professor Royle. Among the fruits were the 

 Acton Scot Pcoch ; the late Duke Cherry, a most valuable late va- 

 riety, with the quality of the May Duke ; the Nectarine Plum, an 

 excellent bearer, its only fault being that of easily losing the bloom 

 off the fruit ; and the Summer St. Germain and English Caillot Itosat 

 Pears, both good bearers, ripening at a time when good pears are 

 not plentiful. 



The following Medals were awarded ; 



The Silver Knightian to Messrs. Rollissons , for Cattleya 

 crispa. 



The Silver Banksian to Mr. George Mills, for Fuchsia fulgens, 

 and to Mr. Redding, Gardener to Mrs. Marryat, for the Cocks- 

 combs. 



The following Presents were announced j 



The Botanical Register, for September, from the Publishers. 

 British Flowering Plants, No. 74, from the Author, Mr. William 

 Baxter. 



Proceedings of the Geological Society, Nos. 57 and 58, from the 

 Society. 



The Athenccum, for the month of August, from the Editor. 



Comptes rendus, &;c. Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6, of the second half year, 

 1838, from the Academy of Sciences of Paris. 



Annates des Sciences Physiques et Naturelles d' Agriculture et 

 d' Industrie^ puhliees par la Societe Royale d' Agriculture, 8^c. de 

 Lyons, T. 1, Hvraisons, 1, 2, 3. 



