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ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
It is hoped during the present year to make some progress with 
the formation of a herbarium of correctly-named specimens of 
cultivated Herbaceous plants. This will be exceedingly useful for 
purposes of reference, especially for naming the living collection. 
A very important collection of the seeds of Cotton plants sup- 
plied by Major Trevor Clarke was raised at Chiswick for the 
International Exhibition, of which it proved to be one of the most 
interesting and attractive features during a great portion of the 
period the Exhibition was open to the public. 
Experiments are about to be made on the practical manurial 
value of the various products of Major- General Scott* s system of 
sewage precipitation. 
The conservatory at South Kensington has been maintained in 
an exceedingly gay condition throughout the season by means of 
14,200 ornamental plants cultivated at Chiswick for that purpose; 
while the exterior gardens at South Kensington have been em- 
bellished by 52,000 bedding plants from the same source. 
During the year about 9000 flowering plants; 16,000 cuttings 
of flowering plants ; 1200 packets of cuttings of Apples, Pears, 
Plums, Cherries, Yines, and Figs ; 3000 Strawberry plants ; 60,000 
packets of flower seeds ; and 60,000 packets of vegetable seeds, 
have been distributed amongst the Eellows by ballot or otherwise. 
Large collections of cuttings of fruit-trees have been sent to Aus- 
tralia, Canada, Natal, New Zealand, and India. 
Presentations of plants, seeds, &c., have been received from 
amongst others: The Eoyal Gardens, Kew; Dr. Denny; Major 
Clarke ; Messrs. Veitch and Sons ; W. Bull ; Knight ; E. and A. 
Smith ; Downie, Laird and Laing ; T. Laxton ; Van Houtte ; R. 
Parker ; H. Cannell ; D. Paul ; E. G. Henderson and Son ; George ; 
Gibson ; Quilter ; Moore ; Barron, &c. 
The presentations of Peas for trial were made by Messrs. 
Minier, Nash, and Nash ; James Carter and Co. ; Sutton and Sons ; 
Veitch and Sons ; Hurst and Son ; Gibbs and Co. ; Wrench and 
Son ; Howcroft and Watkins ; T. Laxton ; Dean ; Williams ; Cut- 
bush ; James Clarke ; Barr and Sugden ; James Dickson and Sons ; 
E. and A. Dickson and Son ; Finney, Nutting and Son ; Hooper 
and Co. ; &c. 
M. J. BERKELEY. 
II. HOGG. 
T. MOORE. 
W. T. THISELTON DYER. 
