HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



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April 19, 1842. 



ORDINARY MEETING. 

 The followino: gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society : 

 General Brotherton, 13 Cado^an Place. 



Alexander Allan Francklyn, Esq., 18 Hertford Street, Park 

 Lane. 



The following were the principal subjects of exhibition : 



From Messrs. Lucombe and Pince, of Exeter, a new and 

 highly beautiful white Azalea, called A. leucomegista, the flowers of 

 which are exceedingly large, and are produced in corymbs bear- 

 ing more resemblance to those of a Rhododendron than an 

 Azalea ; and a bloom of Rosa Devoniensis, (Knightian Medal 

 awarded for the Azalea.) 



From A^r. Rivers of Sawbridgeworth, a handsome collection of 

 forced Roses, (Certificate awarded.) 



From Messrs. Veitch, of Exeter, a beautiful new species -of 

 Manettia, called bicolor, raised from Brazilian seeds, and a spe- 

 cies of Epidendruin, (Baxksian Medal awarded for the iManettia.) 



From Messrs. Chapman, of Brentford, a sample of their New 

 Spring Potato. 



From Mr. Brown, of Slough, specimens of the seedling Hearts- 

 ease, called the Countess of Orkney, and 30 other varieties. 



From Mr. Hugh Low, of Clapton Nursery, a species of 

 Conanthera, from Chili. 



From Messrs. RoUisson and Sons, of Tooting, a cut specimen 

 of Comhretum macrophyllum, a magnificent plant of Dendro- 

 bium macrophyllum, and Dombeya cannabina, (Knightian Medal 

 awarded for the Dendrobiutn.) 



From Messrs. Young, of Epsom, a species of Gesnera, a 

 seedling Azalea, Ardisia japonica, and the sweet scented IlUciuni 

 religiosujii, (Certificate awarded for the latter.) 



From Messrs. Chandler and Sons, of Vauxhall, a Camellia 

 called nitida, introduced from China by John Reeves, Esq. 



From Mr. Henry Silverlock, F. H. S., of Chichester, a Seedling 

 Heartsease, called Prince Albert. 



From the Garden of the Society numerous Orchidaceous and 

 other plants, comprising Oncidium leucuchilum, Broughtonia san- 

 guinea, Dendrobium secundum, Pimelea spectabilis, Chorozema . 

 varium, Acacia my rtifolia and Pentlandia miniata. 



