PROCEEDINGS 



OF THE 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



1839. 



No. VL 



Feb. 5, 1839. 

 ORDINARY MEETING. 



The following objects were exhibited ; 



From the Hon. W. F. Strangways, a collection of cut flowers, 

 among which were three species of Hellehorus, the half-shrubby 

 Primula Palinuri, a.nd specimens of the rare Crocus Imperati. 



From Mr. George Glenny, a Rhododendron, said by the exhibi- 

 tor to have been raised by himself from seed. It did not appear 

 different from a variety raised some years since by Mr. Waterer, 

 of Knaphill, and called in the Gardens R. pulcherrimum. 



From the Garden of the Society, flowers of Bignonia venusta, 

 from the Pine Stove, and of three varieties of Chimonanthus fra- 

 grans, from the open wall. It was stated that the method of 

 cultivating the former plant, described in the Transactions of the 

 Society, vol. 2, p. 1^2, new series, answered perfectly. Also 

 several other Stove and _Green-house Plants, and fruit of eight 

 varieties of Pear; specimens of the Beurr^ Ranee, from standards, 

 were particularly good in this collection, as also were the fruit of 

 the Fondante du hois, and the Ne plus Meuris ; a sort called tlie 

 Surpasse Meuris was of inferior quality. 



The following Presents were announced ; 



Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, No. 59, Vo], 

 III. from the Society. 



