FilOCKKDIN(.S OF TUF. 



cast. The tree was then in full foliat^e, and continued so nearly 

 ihree weeks later tlian the other trees of the same kind. The 

 fruit continued on it until the '2()th of November, when from 

 the continued hurricanes wliicli j)rcvailcd, I was compelled to 

 •gather tiiem, as they were more tiian half destroyed by bcini:; 

 whi|)j)ed by the branches, in deliance of my training, netlinj^, 

 and matt in-:;. Had it not been for this tenjjx stuous weather I 

 have no doubt some specimens would have been on the tree 

 until this present time. Some of the Pears were as fine as any 

 I have ever seen p;rown on walls, and the smaller ones I have no 

 doubt will enable me to have Marie Louise Pears on my table 

 on Christmas Day. To some it may a])pear strange that on a 

 clay soil I shouhl water my trees, but having in the making of 

 my garden, (the refuse corner of a brick-field when I took it) 

 placed brick-drains within twenty-feet of each other, directly 

 across the garden, I have no stagnant water, but am perfectly 

 dry, and in the summer months I invariably cover with manure 

 the roots of all trees which have a full crop, and water through 

 it, for which trouble 1 am abundantly repaid, both in the size 

 and quality of my fruit." 



From the Garden of the Society, a collection of Chrysanthe- 

 mums and various other flowers, together with many kinds of 

 Pears and Apples. Among the former was the sort called Mon- 

 sieur le Cur6 and also Vicar of Winkfield ; this kind grows to 

 an enormous size against a wall, but is much better flavoured 

 from a standard, especially when the branches are well thinned. 



The following presents were announced ; 



The Botanical Register, for December, from the Publishers. 



The Third Annual Report and Proceedings of the Botanical 

 Society of Edinburgh, 1838-9, from the Society. 



The Athenceum, for November, from the Editor. 



Proceedings of the Geological Society of London, No. 69, 70, 71* 

 from the Society. 



The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants, No. 7, from 

 the Author, Dr. Lindley. 



Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at 

 Philadelphia, Vol. VII. N. S. Part I. from the Society. 



