PROCRKl)IN<:s 1)1- Tiir. 



S.'in Mipirl. I'io Kni^ucs south east, to secure a passage for 

 (iuaya()uil. this piweuts ine from acconijianvinti; the plants to 

 lU'Iizo ; hut, however, I shall write some iiistriietious to the 

 i jiptain of the vessol who is to take ch-irt;'!' of them, aiul promise 

 him a eompeiis.ition for his trouhle of atteiichii^ to them (hiring 

 tlie passage." 



Soiisiniiitr, Nortnihrr^littli, Isll. — "Two days at;() I arrived 

 here from (iuatemala. and learned that some vessels are expected 

 in a few days in tlu' port of Aeajutla, five lea^nes distant, which 

 will afterwards jjo to the south, so 1 determined to await a pas- 

 saue here to (Juayacjuil. On the 4th instant I sent my last 

 eolleetion to the eare of Messrs. \Vrii;ht and Nicholson, Jielize ; 

 consisting of '21 boxes, marked II. S. GJ-HJ, and enclosed I 

 transmit you a list of the contents; the boxes will arrive on the 

 15tli instant at Isabal, whence tliey will be forwarded immediately 

 per steamer to lielize. 'J'he plants of Orchidacca^ are nailed to 

 tlie sides of the chests, the roots are wrapped up in Tillandsia, 

 leavini;- the centre free from jjacking. 'J'he experiment of pack- 

 in^ a few cases with sawdust I could not try, not having' been 

 able to procure a sullicient cpiantity to fill even one box." 



On tlie '2-lth of Fel)ruary the important collection mentioned 

 in the last letter, reached the society in '21 boxes. It consisted 

 of 5 sorts of seeds, one of whicli was dead, the others in good 

 condition. Of these Pinus oocarpoides is now in course of dis- 

 tribution ; also of 6'2 sorts of orchidacese in good condition, .3*21 

 plants of which have been distributed. Three of the boxes 

 also contained soil in which eight sorts of acorns had been sown 

 and had germinated, but on their arrival two of them had 

 ])erished, and the remainder were in a very precarious state, with 

 the exception of Quercus Skinneri, which is likely to recover. 

 In addition, 18 sorts of bulbs and roots were found, but in bad 

 condition. 



In the Gardkn of the Society some indispensable improvements 

 have been introduced; about 250/. have been expended in the 

 erection of workshops, and other buildings, of which the Garden 

 had urgent need, and some of the glass-houses have undergone 

 thorough repair. In particular the Orchidaceous house, a low 

 stove w hich had been heated with flues, and which was extremely- 

 ill suited to the cultixation of plants, has been very much im- 

 proved ; the roof has been raised higher, a new heating apparatus 

 has been constructed with two of Mr. Rogers's boilers and hot 

 water pipes, on which zinc evaporating pans have been placed ; 

 and the greatly improved condition of the plants attests the 

 advantage of the change. The Great Conservatory which at the 

 date of the last report had just been tilled with plants has been in 

 satisfactory operation, and is already beginning to present a beau- 

 tiful appearance. The bushes in the bed of earth have esta- 



