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feet, and was received by us late in the autumn of last year. 

 As will be perceived, it is an abundant bloomer, and we 

 have now two other plants equally loaded with bloom. 

 We treat it the same as the other kinds already in cultiva- 

 tion, giving it rich soil, with a moist warm atmosphere, and 

 bottom-heat." To Messrs. Loddiges, of Hackney, for Ca- 

 lanthe curculigoides, Catasetum saecatum, and a tall Onci- 

 dium oblongatum. 

 Banksian Medals : To Mr. Robertson, gardener to Mrs. Law- 

 rence, F.H.S., for Saccolabium denticulatum. To Mr. 

 Webster, Eaitham Gardens, for a cut spike of Renantliera 

 coccinea. " The plant from which it was cut is growing 

 upon a log of wood covered with moss ; it was taken out of 

 a very moist and warm house about the middle of June, 

 and placed at one end of a late Peach -house, with its top 

 nearly touching the glass, the whole plant being exposed to 

 the full force of the sun. The house shortly afterwards was 

 thrown open day and night : in this dry and airy situation 

 water was given every evening with a syringe, and a flower- 

 stem shortly afterwards made its appearance. The plain* 

 has been growing in the same exposed situation until within 

 the last three weeks, when it has been removed to a warm 

 house. Although the spike is not so large as it would 

 have been in a more congenial atmosphere, yet the flowers 

 are not inferior either in size or colour. As the plant 

 became reconciled to its cold exposed situation, I had the 

 gratification of seeing six more flower-stems make their 

 appearance, being in all seven at one time upon the plant. 

 These are of course in a more backward stage, and will not 

 be in flower for some time. I am inclined to believe that 

 the Renanthera may be made to flower while very young 

 by attending strictly to the plan of keeping the top of the 

 plant nearly close to the glass, giving it full exposure and 

 abundance of moisture." To Mr. Moore, gardener to R. 

 Hanbury, Esq., for a fine Cattleya labiata. To Mr. 

 Gold, gardener to Sir W. W. Dixie, Bart., for four Queen 

 Pine Apples, the heaviest of which weighed 5 lbs. 6 oz., 

 and the others respectively 4 lbs. 6 oz., 5 lbs. 2 oz., and 

 4 lbs. 2 oz. To Mr. Reid, of Noblethorpe, for four Queens, 

 weighing respectively 5 lbs. 6 oz., 5 lbs. 5 oz., 4 lbs. 7 oz., 

 and 3 lbs. 12 oz. To Mr. Mitchell, of Kemp Town, 

 Brighton, for very excellent bunches of Black Hamburgh 

 Grapes, from vines which had ripened off a fair crop about 

 the end of February. The bunches were not large ; but 

 the berries were finely swelled, sweet, and good, and the 

 crop was said to be large. After the first crop had been 



