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The following Presents were announced ; 



Harrisons Floricultural Cabinet for February, from the Editor. 

 Baxter's British Flowering Plants for Febniary, from the 

 Author. 



Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Parts 4 and 5, from the 

 Society. 



The Botanical Register for February, from the Publishers. 

 The Ladies Flower Garden of Ornamental Annuals, No. 14, 

 from Mrs. Loudon. 



The Athenaum for January, from the Editor. 



Febniary 18, 1840. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



The following were elected lellows of the Society j 



Sir Arthur Chichester, (of Riileigh), Bart., Youlston, near 

 Barnstaple. 



Chas. Dorrien, Esq., Lavant House, Chichester. 

 The following were the principal objects exhibited j 



From Mrs. Lawrence, a collection of Heaths, and other plants. 

 (Silver Knightiax Medal awarded.) 



From Mr. Henry Newson, Gardener to Countess de SaHs, a 

 large plant of Azalea indica alba, covered with flowers. (Silver 

 Banksiax Medal awarded.) 



From Mr. Thomas Smith, Gardener to Charles Mills, Esq., 

 Hillingdon, a Phaius grandifoUus of large size. (Silver Bank- 

 siax Medal awarded.) 



From C. M. Tearne, Esq., of Hallow, in Worcestershire, a 

 drawing of an Evergreen Lucombe oak grafted on a deciduous 

 Turkey oak in such a way as to exhibit the winter foliage of 

 both at the same time. 



From Mr. Redding, Gardener to Mrs. Marryat, specimens ot 

 Kennedya Marryattce, and other plants. (Silver Banksiax 

 Medal awarded.) 



From Mr. George Mills, Gardener to Baroness de Rothschild, 

 a brace of Cucumbers. (Silver Banksian Medal awarded.) 



From Mr. J. B. Whiting, fruit of an Apple, called the Corn- 

 wall pippin, a variety of great excellence. It was raised from 

 seed in the garden of Sir George Cornwall, Bart,, at Moccas 

 Court, in Herefordshire, and is said to be a cross between the 

 Golden pippin and the Golden Harvey. 



