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The Rev. Sir Kilwarcl Smvlli. ( Jrosvenor Sciuarc, and 



Ilill Ilall. Essex. 

 Herbert ^^■ilIialns, Es(|., Stinsford, near Dorchester. 



The following objects were exhibited ; 



Troni Mr. J. A. Henderson. F.M.S., a collection of j)lant.s from 

 the Swan River, and llvmcrnniU'is rutilmis. 



From .Mrs. Lawrence, F.II.S., a line collection of Ilralhs 

 iind Slore and (i rem house plants, ainon^:; which were C/iorozema 

 oratum in ^;reat beanty, and striking; specimens of Tweedia 

 (•(iriilra, Stcphaiiolis Jlorihunda and IWiustemon cuspidatmu. 



From Farl lirownlow, F.H.S., a ])ainting of 7^ro/i;wert gran- 

 diceps, which had llowcred at Helton Honse. 



From Mr. P. N. J)()n, Gardener to .James i^ateman, Esq., F.H.S., 

 a dried specimen of the M(uiit(t or liand flowcr of Mexico 3 a line 

 spike of Stnnhopea oculata ; a solitary llow-er oi' SfanJiopea saccata, 

 II most sini];-nlar species j I 'anda teres, the handsomest of Indian 

 Orchidaccie SteUs maerostacluja, a new species from (lUatemala, 

 and a small spike of Epidendrum n la turn, a very valuable species 

 in consecpience of the length of time its flowers last in perfection, 

 its noble habit, the leaves being two feet long, its delicious fra- 

 grance, and the facility with which it submits to cultivation. 



From Mrs. Withers, a drawing of Stanhopea venusta, a very 

 noble species of recent introduction. 



From Mr. Catleugh, Nurseryman, Chelsea, specimens of 

 seedling Pelargoniums of extraordinary beauty. 



From Augustus Foster, Esq., F.H.S., some seedling Calceolarias, 

 very remarkable for their fine colours. 



From Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir Edmund Antrobus, Bart., 

 F.H.S. , an Azalea indica lateritia, a seedling Gloxinia, and a variety 

 of Oticidium luridum. 



From Mr. Chapman, of Vauxhall, some Strawberries and 

 Grapes. 



From Mrs. Lane, Totnes, Devonshire, some very fine Citrons 

 and Lemons, which had been grown in a common green-house, in 

 which there is only a small Hue, never used, except to dry the 

 damp of the house, which is not in a favourable situation, being 

 surrounded by buildings and entirely deprived of the western sun. 



From Alexander Rowland, Esq., F.H.S., a collection of Hearts^ 

 ease. 



From Mr. Brown, F.H.S., Nurseryman, Slough, a very fine 

 plant of Lilium longiflorum. 



From the Society's Garden, a collection of iVorne^, and a con- 

 siderable variety of other plants ; on this occasion the Zebra 

 matloic, obtained by the French from Algiers, was first exhibited ; 

 it is a handsome hardy annual, with the habit and foliage of the 



