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PROCEEDINGS. 



are the Cloves of Commerce. Ou account of the diffi- 

 culty of keeping it alive, this remarkable tree is still com- 

 paratively rare in this country. At Syon. however, it has 

 been found to succeed well, planted in Norwood loam and 

 sand, in which the Mangosteeu and Nutmeg have likewise 

 been found to thrive. ,; The tree from which the branch 

 was cut is now a fine plant fifteen feet in height, in a tub, 

 some of the branches bearing seven buds on a cluster. It was 

 received — a young seedling plant — at Syon in the year 1839." 

 Certificates of Merit to Mr. Norman, of Woolwich, for very 

 fine boxes of Piccoteesand Carnations ; and to Mr. Barnes, 

 of Bicton, for a dish of large white Strawberries, which 

 were rather over ripe, and somewhat bruised by travelling. 

 " They have been greatly admired by all who have seen them 

 growing, and partaken of them. tVe have no Strawberry 

 that is more productive ; its colour is remarkably bright, 

 clear, and shining, when fresh gathered, if well ripened ; 

 and its flavour is good, though different from all others. It 

 comes into use after other varieties are over, or nearly so ; 

 thus the Strawberry season may, with good management, 

 be prolonged considerably, which is a great desideratum." 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. Buddlea Lind- 

 leyana. one of Mr. Fortune's first importations from China, 

 which, if not altogether hardy, has been proved to be at 

 least as hardy as a Fuchsia. Various dried Chinese fruits, 

 or sweetmeats, brought over by Mr. Fortune ; they con- 

 sisted of Dates, the produce of the Jujube tree (Ziziphus 

 Jujuba), of which there are many varieties ; also Litchis 

 and Longans. The Litchi fruits are the largest, having a 

 much rougher coat than the Longan, which is, moreover, 

 an inferior variety. Both are round fruit, with sweet pulp 

 surrounding the stone, covered by a tous:h thin leathery 

 coat, which is semi-transparent and colourless. Another 

 dish contained pressed Oranges, a preserve obtained from a 

 small acid Orange, common about Chusan ; it looks as if 

 the pulp had been taken out. and the rind boiled in sugar, 

 and pressed. Associated with these was also a dish of the 

 \Vampee — Cookia punctata, whose small peculiarly-fla- 

 voured berries form a preserve more agreeable to Chinese 

 than English taste. 



Books Presented. 



The Botanical Register for July. From the Publishers. 



Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland. No. 17, Part L 

 From the Society. 



Recherche snlla Natura del caprifico. e del Fieo. e s illa Capriflcazione. From the 

 author, Guglielmo Gasparini. 4io., Napoli, 184j. 



