BORTICrLTUBAL SOCI5TT OP LONDON. 



417 



July 4, 1S43. 

 ORDINARY MEETING. 



The following Candidates were elected Fellows of the Society : 



Captain Du Cane, R. X.. Braxted Lod^, Essex, and 3^, Half 

 Moon Street. 



T. Twisilen Hod^-, E?q.. Sand^te. 

 Marmad;;ke Salvin, Esq., Burn Hall, Durham. 



The following were the prin; ipal subjects exhibited. 



From Mr. Paxton, F. H.S., Gardener to His Grace the Duke 

 of Devonshire, F. H. S., a fine plant of Dendrolium /ormosum, a 

 rare Indian species, with very large white flowers thai have a 

 blotch of orange on the lip. (Kxightian Medal a\rarded.) 



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

 F.H.S., an excellent specimen of a dense flowered variety of 

 Saccolabium guttatum, with good plants of Omcidium pulcinatum, 

 and a \ariety of Epkdendruai cariegatum. (Banksllx Medal 

 awarded for the former.) 



From Mr. Mountjoy, F. H. S., of Ealing, a plant of Jchimenes 

 gTandijUora. 



From Mr. Hugh Low, of Clapton, a yellow variety of the old, 

 but scarce JmaryUis adrena, from Chili, collected in the vallies 

 of the Andes near Coquimbo ; also a good specimen of Dro^ra 

 macroph^Ua, from Swan River. 



From Mr. Field, Gardener to Step!: en Wink worth Silver, 

 E;q., F.H.S., a Seedl'mg Passion Flotctr, between P. Loudoni acd 

 P. Princeps, partaking of the character of each, yet distinct from 

 both J also two Seediijtg Ptlargoniums. (Certificate awarded 

 for the former.) 



From Mr. Rivers, of Sawhritlgewortb, a collection of Moss 

 Roses, among which were Princes Royal and CeUm, two new 

 and very dark varieties. 



From Mr. Stephen Hooker, F. H. S., a collection of Seedling 

 Roses. 



From D. D. Alves, E?q., F. H. S.. two specimeos of Sugar 

 Came, from St. Vincent, shewing the effect of the appUcation of 

 crushed bones and farm-yard manure to the land in which they 

 were growing. It is now being found out by planters that some 

 kind of manure is necessary to the Sugar Cane, and experiments 

 are being made on the relative benefits of the different sorts in 

 use. 



