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PROCEEDINGS. 



tabilis, Anguloa uniflora, a species of the genus Eulophia, 

 and one or two other plants. 



Certificate of Merit : To Mr. May, Gardener to Mrs. Law- 

 rence, F.H.S., for a well grown plant of Ixora coccinea. 



Miscellaneous Subjects of Exhibition. Blooms of twenty- 

 four varieties of Hollyhocks from Mr. Bragg, of Slough. 

 A badly formed, Cockscombed-crowned Providence Pine- 

 Apple, weighing 11 lbs. 11 ozs., from Mr. Jones, Gardener 

 to Sir J. Guest, Bart., F.H.S. Specimens of u Richmond 

 Villa Black Hamburgh Grapes," finely covered with bloom, 

 from H. Judson, Esq., of Brighton. A Bromham Hail 

 Melon, weighing 2 lbs. 11 ozs., from the raiser, Mr. Bundy, 

 Gardener to Lord Dynevor, Dynevor Castle, Llandillo ; 

 and a machine for sulphuring trees and plants, from Mr. 

 Fry, Gardener to Mrs. Deal, Lee, Kent. The latter is on 

 the same principle as Brown's fumigator, and looks not un- 

 like a small -sized fumigator placed on the top of a larger- 

 sized one. It is stated to answer perfectly. 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. Haricot d'Alger 

 and the Cabbages Chou de Pomcranie and Chou pointu de 

 Winnigstadt. For descriptions of these see pp. 280 and 

 281 of the present volume. 



Books Presented. 



Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Vol. XIX., Part 2; aud Pro- 

 ceedings of ditto, Vol. II., Nos. 35, 36, 37, 38, and 39. From the Society. 



The Gardeners' Magazine of Botany, Horticulture, &c, Parts 6 and 7. From the 

 Publishers. 



Icones Plantarum Asiaticarum, Part 2; Notulaj ad Plantas Asiaticas, Part 2; and 

 Itinerary Notes of Plants collected in various parts of India, Vol. II., by the 

 late W. "Griffith, Esq. From the Honourable the Court of Directors of the East 

 India Company. 



Notizie sopra due specie d'Insetti nocivi agli Alberi, &c, by Dr. Passerini. From 

 the Author. 



Verhandlungen der k. k. Landwirthschafts Gesellschaft in Wien und Statuten der 

 kaiserlich-koniglichen Landwirthschafts, &c. From the Agricultural Society of 

 Vienna. 



The Athenaeum for June and July. From the Editor. 



Proceedings of the 27th Anniversary Meeting of the Royal Asiatic Society. From 

 the Society. 



Essai d'un Catalogue Methodique et Synonymique des Froments qui composent 



la collection de L. Vilmorin. From M. Vilmorin. 

 Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society, Vol. VI., No. 23. From the Society. 



September 3, 1850. (Regent Street.) 



Awards. Knightian Medal: To Mr. Scott, Gardener to 

 Sir George Staunton, Bart., F.H.S. , for some forced Late 

 Admirable Peaches, remarkably large and fine, and some 

 ripe Mangoes. One or two of the latter were somewhat 

 injured by travelling ; but the others M ere unblemished, 



