PROCEEDINGS. 



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leaved variety), and dolabriformis ; a Metrosideros ; Euca- 

 lyptus montana ; Grevillea sulphurea and rosmarinifolia ; 

 Tasmania aromatica ; Ozothamnus multiflorus ; Corrsea rufa ; 

 Hydrangea japonica ; Viburnum odoratissimum ; Edwardsia 

 microphylla ; Azalea indica phoenicea ; and Rhododendron 

 arboreum, cinnamomeum, and Rollissonii. These were exhi- 

 bited as examples of the mildness of the climate of Devon- 

 shire, having all proved hardy there, except perhaps Acacia 

 dolabriformis, which was stated to have received some slight 

 protection in very severe weather. 



Novelties from the Society's Garden. Mr. Fortune's 

 Spathoglottis (S. Fortuni), a pretty and very useful species 

 on account of the long time it keeps in flower • and Dolichos 

 Catjang, a bean, whose pods are said to attain the length of 

 4 feet, and which is called in the East Indies the Whip 

 Bean. It is used in the hotter parts of the East as a sub- 

 stitute for kidney beans. 



Books Presented. 



Journal of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Vol. 8, Parti. From the 

 Society. 



Botanical Register for August. From the Publishers. 

 The Athenaeum for July. From the Editor. 



