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ing 1 lb. 4 oz., and 1 lb. 2 oz. 5 also a handsome fruit of the v^n- 

 iigua Pine Apple weighing 5 lb. 12 oz., and two Queen Pine Apples y 

 weighing 3 lb. 5 oz., and 3 lb. 6 oz. (Baxksias Medal awarded 

 for the Grapes and Antigua Pine Apple.) 



From Benjamin Maund, Esq., of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, 

 specimens of Grapes grown on a wall protected by a glass case, 

 which is fixed close to the face of the wall with a hole in the 

 end to allow the vine to pass through without being bruised. 

 The bunches although beautifully coloured, were not large, but 

 those unprotected in this manner were very small and bad. 



From Mr, A. Scott, Gardener to Sir George Staunton, Bart., 

 at Leigh Park, near Havant, a bunch of Bananas weighing 

 upwards of 129 lb. (Banksiax Medal awarded.) 



From Mrs. Mason, of Copt Hewick, near Ripon, a curious 

 specimen of a Trumpet Gourd, mea.^uring 4 ft. 2 in. long. 



From G. Tradescant Lay, Esq., Interpreter to Her Majesty's 

 Mission, China, a fruit of the Hung-Kwo or Shan Le, the Red 

 fruit or wild Apple of the Chinese, which appears to be a kind 

 of CratdEgus. It is stated by Mr. Lay that the pulp is made into 

 - red translucent cakes, which are very pleasantly tasted, and may 

 be eaten freely without fear of indigestion, flatulency or fulness. 

 The fruit is reputed medicinal by the Chinese in bowel complaints 

 among children. 



From Mr. Green, of Turnham Green, excellent fruit of fllU 

 Uamss Bon Ctiretien Pear, grafted on the Cntillac ; also two Ca- 

 tillac Pears, grown on a branch which was allowed to remain on 

 the tree. Mr. Green stated that the tree was formerly a Catillac, 

 and that it grew very vigorously, but did not bear well j the fruit 

 was also small and cracked, in consequence of which the tree was 

 headed back and grafted with fniliams's Bon Chretien, which has 

 always produced fine fruit ever since it came into bearing. The 

 branch producing the two Catillacs sent had borne abundantly, 

 and the fruit was even of finer quality than it was before the 

 other sort was worked upon the tree. 



From Samuel Solly, Esq., F.H.S., specimens of an apple called 

 Normantan Wonder, that had been kept 12 months in good con- 

 dition. 



From the Garden of the Society were plants of Oncidium re- 

 curcum, and sanguineum, the beautiful Miltonia Candida, Brassa- 

 vola venosa, Gloriosa superba, Gesnera longifoiia, and Sedum Sie- 

 boldii, also specimens of Pears, consisting of Louise Bonne, (of 

 Jersey) a most excellent Pear, Poire Figue, Autumn Bergamot and 

 Ambrosia, Aston Totcn, "which although not large, is an excellent 

 standard pear, bears well, and has something of the Crassane 

 flavour, together with specimens of Flemish Beauty, Belle et Bonne, 



