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From S. H., a mode of preserving fruit from iiasps, flies, 8(C., in 

 bags made of Linen ; with some Coe's Golden Drop Plums/ which 

 had been kept in that manner. 



From Mr. George Cockburn, F.H.S., of Kenwood, Highgate, 

 some very fine roots of Oxalis Deppii, and some Asli- leaved Kidney 

 Potatoes, raised from sets, planted on the /th of July, (Certifi- 

 cate awarded for the Oxalis roots.) 



From the Garden of the Society were the following plants : 

 Oncidium ciliatum, Moxillaria foveata, Brassavola venosa, Odonto- 

 glossum Bictoniense and Catlleya labiata ; with a collection of 

 fruit : viz. the Beurre Bosc, Napoleon, Crassane, Heine Caroline 

 Pears, the latter handsome and very sweet but with rather 

 crisp flesh j Forelle, not so rich as many others but with smooth 

 and fine flesh ; »Swcr<f F erte, which ripens in succession from the 

 same tree ; Winter Nelis, and Alihorp Crassane. Specimens of the 

 Golden Reinette, Sykehouse Russet, Dou nton, Franklin s Golden 

 Pippin, Brabant Bellefieur, and Margil Apples were also exhibited. 

 It was stated, that the flavour of many kinds of Apples was not 

 so good as might have been expected after so warm a Summer, 

 probably from its being too hot and dry when they were growing, 

 and too wet when they approached maturity. 



The following Presents were announced : 



The Florist's Journal, No. 34, from the Editor. 



The Botanical Register for November^ from the Publishers. 



The Athenaum for September, from the Editor. 



December 6, 1842. 

 ORDINARY MEETING. 



The following gentlemen were elected Fellows of the Society : 



Mr. William Buckmaster, Turnham Green. 

 Sir Ralph Howard, 17 Belgrave Square, and Bray Park, 

 Wicklow. 



Mons. L. Jacob Makoy, Liege. 



The following were the principal subjects of Exhibition : 



From Mr. Paxton, Gardener to His Grace the Duke of Devon- 

 shire, a magnificent plant of Lcelia anceps, with Trias racemosa, and 

 a species of Renanthera. (Knightian Medal awarded for the 

 Lalia.) 



From Mr. Appleby, Gardener to Thomas Brocklehurst Esq., 



