52 Notices of Communications to the Society, of which 



At the same Meeting. Mr. Stephen Jeeves exhibited two 

 Bottle Gourds, grown by him in the garden of the Hon. 

 Thomas Brand, at the Hoo, in Hertfordshire; the seed 

 had been obtained from the Ionian Islands. They were 

 perfect specimens of the fruit of the Cucurbita lagenaria, 

 which does not often attain such perfection in the climate 

 of England. They were well formed, and in shape re- 

 sembled an oval bottle, with an extended neck and flat- 

 tened base : the length of the whole was near two feet, 

 that of the neck being one foot, and the circumference of 

 the body of the gourd was a little more than two feet. When 

 dried, the coat became perfectly hard, of a light-brown 

 colour ; and the internal matter being cleared out with care 

 from the end of the neck, the shell is capable of holding any 

 liquid. The inside matter was completely extracted by fre- 

 quent application of water only. This species of gourd 

 may be grown on a bed of dung, in the open air, without 

 glass ; but it is advisable to tie up the branches to stakes, 

 and to support them on cross pieces affixed to the stakes. 

 When thus trained, the fruit grows suspended, and conse- 

 quently assumes a regular and uniform shape. The plant may 

 also be trained to a south wall, against which it will grow vi- 

 gorously. The beautiful large white flowers which are pro- 

 duced abundantly on the plants so managed, have a very 

 handsome effect in the garden. It is necessary to stop the 

 shoots, where they have attained a certain length, to force 

 them into bearing. 



At the same Meeting. A Queen Fine, grown by Peter 

 Marsland, Esq. of Woodbank, near Stockport, was ex- 

 hibited. It weighed three pounds fourteen ounces, roea- 



