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From Messrs. Chandler and Son, Nurserymen, Vauxhall, a 

 beautiful specimen of Rhododendron fragrans, a variety of Azalea 

 calendulacea from Ghent, and a species of Jloe. 



From Wm. Bromley, Esq., F.H.S., a large specimen of Littcea 

 geminiflora, (the Bonapartea juncea of gardens) and a very fine 

 Chinese Azalea. 



From the Hon. and Rev. W. Herbert, a specimen of the Zephyr- 

 anthes sessilis, var. verecunda, a new bulbous plant, accompanied by 

 the following note : — " These bulbs were set out of doors last 

 year, in May, in a bed of very sandy compost, (say two-thirds 

 sand) taken up in October, and kept, with many others, in a pot 

 of dry sand through the winter. They were taken from thence 

 and planted in this pot eight days ago. A bed of them is very 

 showy, when they expand in the sunshine." 



From Mr. V. N. Don, Gardener to James Bateman, Esq., 

 F.H.S. , flowers of the rare Cliysis aurea, and of Aeiides odoratum. 



From Mr. Myatt, of Deptford, specimens of his f'ictoria Rhu- 

 barb, a very large variety. 



From Robert Mangles, Esq., of Sunning Hill, two new Swan 

 River plants : Gompholobium versicolor, and Isotropis striata ; the 

 latter a curious papilionaceous plant, with a yellow vexillum, 

 striped with brown. 



From the Society's Garden, a collection of plants of various 

 kinds, among which were Theophrasta Jussicei in full flower, and 

 the pretty Hoteia japonica. 



The following Medals were awarded : 



The Silver Knightian to Mr. Don, for his Orchidaceous epi- 

 phytes. 



The Silver Banksian to Wm. Bromley, Esq., for his Chinese 

 Azalea, and to Messrs. Chandler and Co., for Rhododendron 

 fragrans. 



The following Presents were announced j 



Comptes rendus hebdomadaires, 3*0., Nos. 15 and 16, from the 

 Academy of Sciences at Paris. 



The Proceedings of the Geological Society, No. 62, from the 

 Society. 



The Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society, No. 6, 

 Vol. 1. from the Society. 



June 4, 1839. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



The following were elected Fellows of the Society j 



Everard Augustus Brande, Esq., 5, Eaton Square. 



Miss Elizabeth Champion, Wandsworth Common, Surrey. 



