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XXIII. On the Nutritive Constituents of Water. By Professor 



SCHULZ-SCHULTZENSTEIN 113 



XXIV. Hints on Hybridizing Fruits. By John Standish, Royal 



Nursery, Ascot, Berks 135 



XXV. On a supposed Hybrid Fern from Philadelphia. By the 



Kev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S 137 



XXVI. Note on Border-heating. By the Eev. W. Kingsley . . 140 

 XXVII. Note on the cultivation of Anther stia -nobilis. By Mr. 



Taplin, gardener to His Grace the Duke of Devonshire, 



at Chats worth 144 



XXVIII. Report on Peach- and Nectarine-Trees at Chatsworth. 



By Mr. Robert Thompson, Royal Horticultural So- 

 ciety's Gardens, Chiswick. With a Note by the Editor 145 

 XXIX. Note on a Disease in Celery. By the Rev. M. J. 



Berkeley, M. A., F.L.S 150 



XXX. On certain species and varieties of the Genera Crataegus 

 and Pyrus as Ornamental Plants. By Mr. Thomas 



Kier Shortt 151 



XXXI. On two species of Mudgea. By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, 



M.A., F.L.S ' 154 



XXXII. A short Note on the state of Horticulture in Hungary. 



By Miles Berkeley, Esq 157 



XXXIII. Some account of the Fruits and Vegetables of Madeira, 



the Canaries, and Cape Verdes. By R. T. Lowe, M. A. 161 



XXXIV. On the Botanic Garden at Breslau, and its organization. 



By Professor Goeppert, Director of the Establishment 187 

 XXXV. On some Experiments in Temperature. By E. Hadwen, 



Esq.,F.H.S 193 



XXXVI. Note on Asplenium ebenoides, Scott. By the Rev. M. J. 



Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S 198 



XXXVII. On an Imperfect Fungus producing Disease in Orchids. 



By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M. A., F.L.S 197 



XXXVIII. On Branch Orchid-Pots. Bv J. Bateman, Esq., M.A., 



F.H.S., F.R.S : 199 



XXXIX. Notice of a curious Case of Lateral Fusion. By the Rev. 



M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S 200 



XL. On Two Arads from the Society's Garden at Chiswick. 



By the Rev. M. J. Berkeley, M.A., F.L.S 200 



XLI. On some Double Flowers of Primula sinensis. (In a Letter 



to the Rev. M. J. Berkeley.) By Dr. Maxwell T. 



Masters 202 



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