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From Mr. John Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., 

 two noble specimens of Epacris pungens and purpurascens, toge- 

 tber with some other Greenhouse plants. 



From Mr. Grey Steel, of Richmond, a basket of cut flowers 

 of Camellias. 



From Mr. John Weedon, Gardener to R. H. Cox, Esq., of 

 Hilling:don, a brace of Cucumbers. 



From Mr. P. X Don, Gardener to James Batemaii, Esq., 

 flowers of Trichopilia tortilis, Epidendrum crassifolium, Bonatea 

 speciosa, Oncidium viperinum and Dendrobium fimbriatum ; con- 

 cerning the latter the following memorandum by Mr. Bateman 

 was read. 



" Dendrobium fimbriatum does not receive half the attention it 

 deserves, for 1 can truly say, that as yet I have never beheld 

 any species of the Orchidacea; that produces such an over- 

 whelming burst of beauty as itself. I have now about sixty 

 bunches in the highest perfection on my plant, which is sus- 

 pended from the rafters in a pot not more than a foot in dia- 

 meter ; the stems droop over the margin of the pot equally on 

 every side, and the ocean of flowers that dangle at their extremi- 

 ties looks more like enchantment than reality. The plant never 

 fails to flower, and its management is the simplest thing in the 

 world, requiring merely to be removed to any dn,', cool place {I 

 believe a common living room would answer every purpose) 

 during the winter months, and to have plenty of heat and mois- 

 ture during its season of summer's growth. It may be retained 

 to a longer or shorter period in its winter quarters, according to 

 the season when you wish it to produce its flowers, for they 

 will begin to make their appearance immediately after its transla- 

 tion from a cool place to a warm." 



From Mr. George Glenny, a collection of Greenhouse plants. 



From Mr. William Redding, Gardener to Mrs. Marryat, speci- 

 mens o( Epimedium grandijiorum, Billbergia fasciata, Dendrobium 

 aureum, a deliciously violet -scented species 'from Ceylon, Hovea 

 lanceolata, Sisyrinchium grandiflorum, and some other plants. 



From Messrs. Chandler and Sons, a very beautiful new variety 

 of Camellia japonica, imported bv Mr. Reeves in the vear 

 1837. 



From Mr. Brown, of Slough, a seedling Epacris impressa, 

 Rhododendron arbortum roseum, and the beautiful variegated 

 Azalea indica. 



From the Garden of the Society, a collection of Greenhouse 

 plants. 



The following Medals were awarded ; 



The Silver Knightiun to Mr. John Green, for his two species 

 of Epacris. 



