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IX. Six Months' Observation of Temperature at Chiswick according to 



Mr. Hadwen's directions 4 J 



X. Observations by Mr. Thompson on the Temperature in the Large 

 Conservatory at Chiswick, comparatively with the external Air 

 in Shade and against South-aspect wall, as suggested by Gaylard 

 Hadwen, Esq., F.R.H.S. (Journ. Hort. Soc. N. S. i. p. 193) .. 44 



XI. Observations on the Kumquat. By R. Fortune, Esq , . . . 46 



XII. Mr. Pearson's Nurseries, Chilwell, near Nottingham. By Mr. 



B. Wynne 50 



XIII. On the Paradise Apple. By J. Decaisne, Member of the Insti- 



tute of France 55 



XIV. Notes as to Locality and Culture of Tobacco. Communicated by the 



Hon. G. J. Goschen. 5& 



XV. On the Cultivation of Vanilla in Mauritius. By John Horne, Cura- 

 tor of the Botanic Gardens. (Communicated byDr.HooKER, F.R.S.) 61 



XVI. On th$ Effects of Frost on Vegetation at Melbourne. By F. Von 



Mueller, M.D., F.R.S 65 



XVII. On the Esculent Fungi of America. By Dr. M. A. Curtis, in a 



Letter to the Rev. M. J. Berkeley 71 



XVIII. The Aloe, its Habits and Culture. By Mrs. M. E. Barber. (Com- 

 municated by J. D. Hooker, C.B., F.R.S., &c.) 80 



XIX. Note on the Leaf-colouration and Flower-production of Variegated 

 Zonal and other Bedding Pelargoniums treated with Chemical 

 Manures. By Thomas Moore, F.L.S., Floral Director, R.H.S. 83 



XX. On the Result of Experiments in Potato-grafting. By M. Fenn. . 85 



Extracts from Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society, and 

 Miscellaneous Matter lxxxix 



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