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CONTENTS. 



aside ; with Directions for the Destruction of Insects in a 

 Hot-house. By William Kent, Esq. F. L. S. 8?c. p. 287 



L V. On the Causes of Decay in Fruit Trees, particularly 

 Apples. In a Letter to the Secretary. By the Rev. 

 William Williamson, Corresponding Member of the Horti- 

 cultural Society. p. 291 



LVI. On Coverings for Cucumber Frames. By Alexander 

 Seton, Esq. F. H. S. p. 296 



LVII. An Account of the Cultivation of the Mespilus Japonica 

 or Lo-quat, as a Fruit-bearing Tree, at Blithfield in Staf- 

 fordshire. In a Letter to the Secretary. By the Right 

 Honourable William Lord Bagot, F. L. S. $c. p. 299 



LVIII. On the Cultivation of the Under-ground Onion. In 

 a Letter to the Secretary. By Mr. John Maher, F. H. S. 

 Gardener to His Grace the Duke of Norfolk, at Arundel 

 Castle. p. 305 



LIX. On Training the Fig-tree. By Thomas Andrew 

 Knight, Esq. F. R. S. 8?c. President. p. 307 



LX. Some Account of the Collections of Apples, exhibited 

 at the Meetings of the Horticultural Society, during the 

 Season of 1818 ; with Observations on their Qualities and 

 Names, and a List of the most approved Sorts for the 

 Dessert and Kitchen. By Mr. John Turner, Assistant 

 Secretary. p. 310 



LXI. Observations on the Blacking of Garden Walls, as it af- 

 fects the ripening of Fruits. In a Letter to the Right Hon. 

 Sir Joseph Banks, G. C.B. P.R.S. fyc. By Mr. Henry 

 Dawes. p. 330 



LXII. Account of the Species of Casuarina, growing in the 



