»'K(K KKI)I\(JS (»K THK 



having tlicir lonvcs of a lU'OjHT •::rc't'ii and haviiicj riioro of tlic 

 brown rolouriii«:: inaitlcr in t\w steins. It is necessary, however, 

 to use ihv nitrate of soda with fj^rcai caution, as in |)roi)ortions a 

 httle greater than here \ised it will destroy the ])lants. All the 

 three salts produced the same ell'ects, at least I could discern no 

 difference. 



Kobcrt Fortune, 



August 3, IHU. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 



The follwing were elected Fellows of the Society : 



John Thomas W'asey, Esq., Prior's Court, Berks. 

 Joseph ^^'ildy, Esq., Atherstone, Warwickshire. 



The following were the principal subjects of exhibition : 



From Mr. Upright, Gardener to G. C. Ridge, Esq., of Morden 

 Park, Surrey, a New Sweet scented Passijfora, (Certificate 

 awarded.) This plant had been raised by Mr. John Swubey, 

 Gardener to Mrs. Beckford, late of Fir Grove, near Mitcham. 



From Richard Harrison, Esq., F. H.S., a new species of 

 Stnnhopea, from Mexico, (Silver Baxksian Medal awarded.) 



From Mr. Green, Gardener to Sir Edmund Antrobus, Bart., 

 F.H.S., a splendid collection of Heaths and various other plants, 

 (Silver Knightiax Medal awarded.) 



From Mrs. Lawrence, F. H.S., plants of Cycnoches Loddigesii, 

 Erica jasmirdjlora rubra, Slan/iopea insignis, and a fine specimen 

 of Gesnera bulbosa, (Silver Banksian Medal awarded for the 

 latter.) 



From Mr. Chapman of ^^auxhall. Black Hamburgh and Dutch 

 Sweetwater Grapes. 



From Messrs. Beck and Henderson of 67, Strand, a very fine 

 collection of German Stocks, Marigolds and Poppies, (Silver 

 Banksian Medal awarded.) 



From Mr. Venables, Gardener to William Harrison, Esq., 

 F. H. S., a fine plant of Fuchsia corymbiflora and two Queen Pine 

 Apples, one of which weighed 3 lb. .5joz. j the other 4 lbs. (for 

 which a Silver Banksian Medal was given, with a Certifi- 

 cate for the Fuchsia.) 



From Mr. D. M'^. Ewen of Petworth, Sussex, a Seedling Plum. 



F'rora Mr. J. Roberts, Plumber, &c. 59, King Street, W^est- 

 niinster, Models of Greenhouses. 



