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biliadoD with a bigfa temperature contzflmtes so much towards 

 destroying the germinating power of seeds, is dissipated as ^st 

 as it is formed. It was added, that in the experience of the Vice 

 Secretary, no bener plan was known for sending to great dis- 

 tances most kinds of seeds, than, after being well dried, packing 

 them loosely in common brown paper, and enclosing them, 

 withoot pressure, in small coarse canvas bags, suspended from 

 the sides of a cabin, where they could be kept dry. The Society 

 had tried various other methods, such as packing in sugar, and 

 in charcoal : enclosing in tin cases, in bottles sealed up, &c. ; 

 and all such plans invariably proved unfit for the preservation 

 of the germinating principle of seeds ; especially the two last, 

 which bad long been known to be a means of destroying, rather 

 than preserving life, although still persevered in. 



It was added, in illastTation of these observations, that the most 

 successful instance of introducing seeds of the Deodar Cedar, from 

 India, occurred some ) ears since, when a plan, similar to that now 

 recommended for adoption was adhered to. In the year 15>31, 

 the Honourable T. Leslie Melville, on his return to England, 

 brought with him some cones of the Deodar thrown loosely into 

 a drawer in his cabin j these were presented to the Society by 

 that gentleman, and were so fresh, that nearly the whole of them 

 germinated inmaediately upon being sown, and in fact furnished 

 the principal pan of the plants which the Society has been for 

 some years distributing of this most valuable tree. 



The following objects were exhibited ; 



From Mrs. Lawrence, F. H. S., a collection of Store and Great 

 house Plana, among which were a fine plant of Cuphea MehiUa, 

 a beautiful hothouse herbaceous plant, with tubolar flowers, 

 coloured scarlet and green : Geissomeria lomgi^ora, a red flowered 

 Brazdian herhaceoos plant, prodacing a fine appearance wboi 

 weU grown; several Cape Heaths; and a handsome specimen 

 of Statice sinuata, a greenhouse undershrub, inhabiting rocky 

 {daces in the eastern parts of the Mediterranean, with very bright 

 blue flowers. The latter, althoagh long an inhabitant of gar- 

 dens, is now but seldom ctdtivated : but it appeared, from the 

 specimen exhibited, that, under skilful management, it becomes 

 a plant of very great beauty. 



From Messrs. Chandler and Sons, a collection of very select 

 Dahlias, among which were all the finest flowers of the season. 



From Mr. Richard Clarke, Gardener to Sir James Leman, 

 Bart, of Ealing, a dish of ^ne Grapes. 



From the Garden of the Society, a collection of Dahlias, and 

 other Rovers, together with numerous varieties of rinut. \moo^ 

 the latter, the following deserve particular mentioo : 



