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iiK'iu iiit; jii.st ai)ovi' the Iront Hue, arxl lliose arc in tlicir turn 

 covered with Ihit tiles. The drainin^-tiles convey the heat over 

 the whole surface of the bed, so that a regular bottom heat of 

 9r>" can be maintained. 'J'he depth of the j)it from the glass to 

 the tiles is -1.^ feet at the back, and 4 feet in front. In such a 

 construction, and cultivated upon the system recommended 

 at |). 174 of " The (iardcner's C hronicle," the writer stjites, that, 

 by the aid of dung heat, every amateur and t^ardcncr n)ay grow 

 J*ines with as little trouble and expense as Cucumbers or Melons. 

 A Providence I'ine, weighing 7 lbs. 1 oz., grown under similar 

 treatment, also accompanied the communication. 



'i'he following were the principal subjects of Exhibition j 



From Mr. Joseph Goode, (Jardcner to Mrs. Lawrence, F.H.S., 

 a beautiful specimen of Krica infundibuiifoTinis, and E. Parmen- 

 iieri rosea ; also Stuiiliopca gravcolens, and a good specimen of 

 N. itisigjiis, likewise SojjIironUis pterocarpa, Oncidium crispum, 

 Avhimeues grand'iflora, A. muWJloTd, and a good plant of Cuttleya 

 jMossi(C. (Kni(;htian Mkhal awarded for the four last.) 



From Mr. S. Gad, (iardener to Thomas J. I>cnox, Esq., 

 F\H.S., a magnificent specimen of Gloriosa superba, having more 

 than twenty of its singular orange and vermilion flowers ex- 

 panded at one time. (Knigutian Mrdal awarded.) 



FVom Mr. Cuthill, Florist, Camberwell, an exceedingly well 

 grown plant of Lisianthus Russellianus, a basket of flowers of a 

 clove-scented Seedling Carnation, called Prince of Denmark, and 

 a Beechwood Melon. (Certificate awarded for the former.) 



From Messrs. Youell and Co., of Great Yarmouth Nursery, 

 cut blooms of nineteen varieties of Fuchsias, comprising some 

 fine kinds ; also good specimens of the Fasiolff Raspberry, 

 (Certificate awarded for the latter.) 



From Mr. Mountjoy, of Ealing, a very pretty Hybrid Gloxinia, 

 between ISinningia guttata and G. rubra. (Certificate awarded.) 



From Mr. Smith, of Dalston Nursery, four Seedling Fuchsias, 

 named F. venusta, Venus victrix, Vesta, and gigantea, a very large 

 variety. 



From Messrs. Goode, Florists, Ponders End, Middlesex, a 

 plant of Erica Massoni. 



From Mr. H ally, of Blackheath a plant of Gaultheria hispida. 



From Messrs. Chandler and Sons, Vauxhall, a good plant of 

 Fuchsia St. Clare, also F. excelsa, F. Brewslerii and a well -grown 

 plant of F. Chandlerii, likewise Verbena Foicleana; cut blooms of 

 several fine varieties of Verbena, and some cut flowers of Mari- 

 golds. (Certificate awarded for the first mentioned plant.) 



From Alexander Rowland, Esq. F.H.S., two boxes of cut 

 Rose blooms, comprising some fine varieties. 



From W. Hasledine Pejns, Esq. F.H.S., Lupines, shewing the 



