PHOCKKDINCiS oi I IIK 



Surrey, a splcruliil plant ot" I'lujihijIlKni s/nci(Ksnin, (Hanksian 

 Mkdai. awardi'd ) 



l-'roin iMi'ssrs. Dt'iiiiis and of' ( Iu Imm, a cnllctiioii of Itn.^va. 



From Mr. ( atkuf;l», of Hans Thuo. Sloani' Mirt't, !-oinc svvd- 

 liiijX l\ liiriiouiums raised by the liev. 1(. (iarth and five other 

 seedling I't Un i^oniunts, (Hanksian Mkpal awarded.) 



From W . II. lilaauw, Ks(j., F. U.S., some monstrous Calcco- 

 la litis. 



From Mr. J. A. Henderson, F. U.S., a \ery tine j)lanl of ('yc 

 7tu(hrs chlororliilon , (Hanksian Mkoal awarded ) 



From Mr. Walker, (Jardener to Thomas Harris, Esq., F. U.S., 

 tl»e following Orchidaceous plants, E])ulendrum aromaiicuw, K. 

 vuicrochilnm (white), and Cyrtuchilum filipcs. 



From (Jeori^e liarker, Ksq., F.II.S., a very fine plant of a new 

 and sweet scented Onc'uUum from Mexico, named On. Ihirkcri, 

 (Hanksian Mkdal awarded. 



From Mr. Myatt, of l)e})tford, fruit of a new Strawberry 

 raised by himself and called the British Queen, (Ckktificaet 

 awarded.) 



From the Gardens, a very large collection of Succulent and 

 other plants, containing u new variety of Maxillaria aromalka, 

 Gongoru maculata, Epidendrum aromaticum, several varieties of 

 Fuchsia, Pimelea rosea, and a variety of Mammillarias. 



The following presents were announced ; 



The Botanical Register for June, from the Publishers. 

 Memoires de la Soci^t^ de Physique et d'lJistoire Naturelle de 

 Geneve, T. 9, P. 1, from the Society. 



June 7^ 1841. 

 GARDEN COMMITTEE. 



Mr. Thompson reported as follows from the Orchard and 

 Kitchen Garden Department, upon the effect of nitrate of Soda 

 upon cabbages. Some Vanack Cabbages were manured with 

 dung and with Nitrate of Soda ; the portion which had the dung 

 manure is the best ; the produce where the Nitrate of Soda was 

 applied is also very good. The soil in the latter case^ it may be 

 remarked was more consolidated than where the dung was 



