HORTICULTURAL BOCIKTY OF LONDON. 



79 



March 5, 1839. 

 ORDINARY MEETING. 



The following gentleman was elected a P'ellow of the Society ; 



John Meares, Esq., of Park Lane, and Plas Llanstephen, 

 Carmarthenshire. 



The following objects were exhibited 3 



From Mr. P. N. Don, Gardener to James Bateman, Esq., flowers 



of Oncidium pubes, Bonatea speciosa, Oncidium b'lfolium and Cyrto- 

 chilum maculatum. 



From Mr. R. Errington, Gardener to Sir P. Egerton, Bart., 

 a flowering shoot of Cereus Jlagellifirmis longissimus, a most 

 beautiful hybrid between C. Jiagelliformis and C. speciosus ; the 

 specimen was cut from a plant having 1^0 flowers upon it, and 

 grafted upon C. triangularis at the height of 6 feet from the 

 ground. 



From Mr. Redding, Gardener to Mrs. Marryat, a collection of 

 Greenhouse plants, among which were Epacris pungens, Dendro- 

 bium cucullatum, and Camellia reticulata ; also plants of the hardy 

 Andromeda floribunda and Epimedium grandiflorum. 



From Mr. Ansell, of the Camden Nursery, Camden Town, a 

 plant of Epiphyllum truncatum. 



From John Allnutt, Esq., Azalea indica alba, a seedling and 

 two other Camellias, and three species of Epacris. 



From Mr. Newson, Gardener to Countess de Salis, a beautiful 

 specimen of Azalea indica alba. 



From the Honble. W. F. Strangways, a collection of cut 

 flowers, among which were Helleborus atropurpureus, from Hun- 

 gary and Tulipa elegans, from the Caucasus. 



From the Garden of the Society, a collection of Greenhouse 

 plants, fruits of the Passe Colmar, Easter Beurr^, Beurr^ Ranee 

 and Dowler's seedling Pears. The latter was not of first rate 

 quality, but it is useful because it keeps well and is a sure and 

 abundant bearer. 



Cuttings were distributed of the following fruit trees, viz. ; 

 The Reine Claude Violette Plum j one of the few purple Plums 

 of which the flavour will bear comparison with that of the Green 

 Gage. The Nelis d'Hiver Pear ; not a large sort but high flavoured 

 Syn. La Bonne Malinoise. The Louise Bonne Pear (of Jersey) j 

 very different from the old Louise Bonne of the French, which 

 is quite worthless in this country. This will succeed as a 

 standard even in the north of England, where it answers better 

 as such than the Marie Louise ; season October. The Down- 

 ton Nonpareil Apple ; larger than the old Nonpareil, of a brisk, 

 shaq), yet rich flavour ; hardy and a good bearer. 



