.'.4 



rsocBBoiNos or tbb 



From Mr. Robert Buck, of BUckbcath, Black H^MOmrgk, and 

 Common HaU Mtucot, Grape*. 



From Messrs. Chandler and Sons, a coUectioo of DaMiUu. 



From the Garden of the Society, kmong a variety of flowers, 

 some specimens of the Folfgommm amtpi^icamle, a very pretty 

 species, with crimson flowers, quite new to our gardens ; it had 

 been raised from seeds, sent to ihe Society from Dr. Falconer, of 

 Sahaninpur. Also a collection of Fnut, the mo6t remarkable 

 of which was a new MortUo Cherry, called Battmrr* October 

 Morrlio, which, to all the good qualities of the ^'ariety after which 

 it is named, bears abundantly as a standard, on which it will K»ng 

 several ^-eeks later than the Morello. 



The Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. John Davis for hb 

 Pine .\pples, and to Mr. James Lane, for his Grapes. 



The following Presents were announced ; 



The Botanical Rezister for October, from the Publishers. 

 The AtkemoMmi for the month of September from the Editor. 



Oct. 16, 1&3S. 

 ORDINARY MEETING. 



lliere was read the following extract from the Meteorological 

 Journal kept in the Society's Garden. 





Mean 

 Pressure; 



Mean Tem- 

 perature. 





Min. 

 Temp. 



.n shade. 



1 Amount 

 of rain ; 



in inches 



January 





2:\^ 



4^ 







February 



29 6:34 





53 



11 



2.22 



March 







62 



24 



.B6 



.April 



29.7S6 





69 



16 



^2 



May 



29iKi5 





7S 



26 



J^2 



June 



29.S50 



59.S9 



83 



35 



3.65 



; 29.Si?6 



43j23 









From which it appears, that the mean pressure for February 

 was remarkably low : more so than in any correspcNiding month 

 for many years immediately precedmg, with the exception of 

 Februarv, lb33. 



(• Melted SnoMT.) 



