PROCKEDINGS OF TIIK 



ractiristic of the wild carrot, M. \ ilinorin stated, that this dis- 

 jKisition became weaker in each p neration in a very sensible 

 decree, and in an almost exact relation with the enlar«::ement of 

 the root. Already the wild carrot has, in this resjiect, arrived at 

 the same point as the old varieties ; it no loni::er nms, or at lea^t 

 not more so than the latter. It is thus become truly biennial 

 from hc'iuii: annual. which it was at starting. 



In eonehision, the author adverted to one of the unsuccessful 

 means that he had em|)l()yed during; his cx|)criuuMits. He wished 

 to ascertain if shorleninf; the stems would produce any favour- 

 able inlluence on the root ; conse(|uently a certain number of 

 plants were submitted to a rip)rous and successive pinchintr as 

 they i;rew up ; they were pinched off just above the neck, takin^: 

 care to preserve entire the radical leaves, 'i'hese plants could 

 therefore neither form stems nor Howcr branches, but the roots 

 p:aincd notliiui; by this suj)pression ; they were not less hard tlian 

 those of the individu;ds which had run up freely; they even 

 api)earcd to l)c more forked. 



M. X ilmorin's paper was illustrated by sj)ecimens of various 

 roots of the carrots derived immediately from the wild slock, in 

 the way above described. They were rather coarse, but as large 

 and fine as field carrots usually are. 



The following objects were exhibited ; 



From Mrs. Lawrence, a large collection of beautiful Stove and 

 Greenliouse plants, the most striking of which were IWica melan- 

 thera and scabriuscula, and /Eschynantlms grandiflorus. — (Silver 

 KxiGUTiAN Medal awarded.) 



From Edward Baker, Esq., M.P., flowers of Cattleya Mossia, 

 a beautiful variety of Cattleya lahiata. 



From Mr. W. Smith, of Norbiton Nursery, a Hybrid Rhododen- 

 dron with pure white flowers spotted with pink. 



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

 large plant of Hardenbergia (formerly Kennedy a) Compfoniana, 

 and two species of Epacris. (Silver Knightian Medal 

 awarded.) 



From Mr. A Toward, Gardener to H.Il.H. the Duchess of 

 Gloucester, Zichya (formerly Kennedya) tricolor, a handsome 

 new traihng plant from Swan River. (Silver Banksiax Medal 

 awarded.) 



From John Allnutt, Esq., various Camellias, especially the C. 

 Sasanqua rosea. (Silver Banksian Medal aw'arded.) 



From Sigismond Rucker, Esq., Jun., a spike of flowers of 

 Dendrobium speciosum. Common as this plant is it rarely blossoms, 

 and when that happens it is generally after the plant has been 

 exposed to a low^ temperature for some time. Mr. Rucker's 

 plant flowered under these circumstances. It stood in the open 

 air all the previous summer and then, upon being removed into 



