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jYuiged lines, of which one belongs tc each segment of the perianth, 

 and the whole fonn an apparently continuous line at the back of 

 the base of the filaments. Stigma three parted, with narrow re- 

 curved divisions. 



The followins: Medals were awarded : 



The Silver Knightian, to Richard HarrisoD, Esq. for Cyrtopo- 

 dium punctatum ; Mr. Thomas Brown, for his double purple 

 Azalea indica j Mr. Spence, for the yellow Brugmansia bicolor ; 

 Mrs. Lawrence, for that part of her collection which consisted of 

 Cleome purpurea, Peristeria cerina, the species of Oxylobium, 

 Hovea Celsi, and Epacris onosnia?flora. 



'Ihe Silver Banksian, to Mr. John Davis, for his Grapes ; Mr. 

 Beaton for his Tweedia caerulea ; Mrs. Lawrence for Clianthus 

 puniceus ; Mr. G. H. Nieman for forced fruit, and Mr. Springall, 

 for Oxalis floribunda. 



The following presents were announced ; 



The Botanical Register, No. 5, New Series, by Messrs. Ridg- 

 way and Sons. 



The Suburban Gardener, No. 12, by John Claudius Loudon, 

 Esq. 



The Arboretum and Fruticetum Britannicum, No. 58, by the 

 same. 



Comptes rendus des Seances de V Academie des Sciences, etc. by 

 the Academy of Sciences of Paris. Nos. 1 1, 12, 13, 14. 



May 15, 1638. 



Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq., the President of the Society, 

 having died on the 1 1th inst, it was considered by the Council a 

 proper mark of respect to the memory of this lamented gentle- 

 man, not to hold any public meeting of the Society until after 

 his funeral, and consequently no meeting was held this day ; of 

 which notice was given by advertisement in the principal news- 

 papers. 



May 26, 1838. 



EXHIBITION AT THE GARDEN. 



This, the first meeting at the Society's Garden for the year 

 1838, was remarkable for the extraordinary number and beauty 

 of the objects exhibited. Although the weather was very cold 

 for the season the visitors were more numerous than usual, liie 

 number passed through the gates having been 2,V66, exclusive 

 of exhibitors. 



