HORTICULTURAL SOtlKTY OF LONDON. 



From Mr. Bartholomew Hepple, Gardener to sir Charles 

 Monck, Bart., fine fniit of Oranses and Lemons, ripened in a 

 greenhouse at Belsay, in Northumberland. 



From yir. John Green, Gardener to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., a 

 small collection of Sinningias, eight varieties of Erica, and some 

 other beautiful Greenhouse plants. 



From Mr. Falconer, Gardener to Archdale Palmer, Esq., two 

 noble plants of Phaius grandifolius, ciu Azalea indica alba, Euphorbia 

 splendens and other Greenhouse plants. 



From Mr. Croucher, Gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, at 

 West Hill, near Wandsworth, a large plant of Cytisus race- 

 mosus. 



From Mr. Conway, Gardener to Lawrence Sulivan, Esq., of 

 Fulham, an Azalea indica Smithii. 



From James Bateman, Esq., a collection of Orchidaceous 

 plants, consisting of a fine specimen of Epidendrum selligerum, 

 a spike of Calanthe discolor, one of the prettiest of its race and 

 easily cultivated in a greenhouse, and a new species of Epiden- 

 drum from Mexico. 



From John .Allnutt, Esq., three varieties of Camellia. 



From -Messrs. Ross and Co., 33, Regent Street, London, 

 specimens of India rubber bags to preserve cut flowers. These 

 bags are fitted with a self acting spring, which keeps the end 

 closed up, and in consequence of their sides not allowing the 

 water evaporated from the flowers to escape, they will for a long 

 time protect their fading and withering. 



From Messrs. Lane and Co., of Great Berkhamstead, a very 

 extensive and beautiful collection of Roses. 



From Mr. Butcher, Gardener to Mrs. Lawrence, a collection 

 of Stove and Greenhouse plants, among which were eight species 

 of Orchidaceae, and the rare Adamia cyanea, a Xepalese shrub, 

 whose fruit is a cluster of light blue berries. 



From the Garden of the Society, several greenhouse and other 

 plants, among which were Oncidium stramineum, a very rare 

 Mexican Orchidaceous plant, received from Mr. Hartweg ; Chori- 

 zema Dicksojii, a new and handsome Swan River papilionaceous 

 shrub, with deep red flowers; and Trymalium odoratissimum, a, 

 sweet scented shrub with loose panicles of small white flowers, 

 also from the Swan River. 



The following ]\ledals were awarded ; 



The Silver Knightian to Mrs. Lawrence, for Orchidaceous 

 plants ; to Messrs. Lane and Co., for Roses ; and to Mr. Falconer, 

 for Azalea indica alba, Euphorbiasplendens, and Phaius grandifolius. 



The Silver Banksian to Mr. William Smith, for Camellia 

 reticulata ; to Mr. Errington, for Strawberries ; to 'Sir. B. Hepple, 

 for Oranges and Lemons ; to Mr. John Green, for Sinningias ; 

 to Mrs. Lawrence, for Adamia cyanea. 



