384 Report on the progress of the Horticultural Society, 



Ipomoea longifolia, Heliotropium crassifolium, Verbena sp., Con- 

 volvulus sp., Parkinsonia aculeata, and Berberis tenuifolia. The 

 others have not yet flowered. 



Besides these, the box contained one Orchidaceous plant (Ltdia 

 majalis), and one bulbous plant (Habranthus concolor), both of 

 which are now in the Garden. Its contents enabled the Society 

 to distribute 50 plants and 350 packets of seeds among the Fellows 

 of the Society. 



No. S.— Aguas Calientes, July 18th, 1837. — " I left Lagos on 

 " the 13th instant, after rinding but very little interesting there, with 

 " the exception of a few plants of Milla biflora, and another in habit 

 " resembling Calliprora, with most beautiful yellow flowers. I have 

 " secured a good quantity of bulbs and shall transmit them to you 

 " by the first opportunity. The neighbourhood of this town seems 

 " to promise a little more than that of Lagos, particularly the 

 " mountains, which now after the rains we have had, begin to pre- 

 " sent some variety, but still I do not find my expectations realized, 

 " and my collections of seeds as well as dried specimens are mak- 

 " ing but a very slow progress, particularly the former to which I 

 *' only added six kinds during the last month." 



No. 9. — Aguas Calientes, August ISth, 1837. — " During the last 

 " month I have been more fortunate in my researches, than in 

 " any previous, and have somewhat increased my collections of 

 " seeds and specimens, among which the following distinguish 

 " themselves for their beauty, viz. Pentstemon sp. CEnothera sp. 

 " Castilleia sp. Sisyrinchium sp. and a Bartonia of which I sent 

 " some seeds in box H. S. 3, under the name of ' Pegajosa' which 

 " were collected at Guanaxuato, but having no flowers at the time 

 " I was not able to recognise it." 



No. 10. — Aguas Calientes, September llth, 1837. — " My col- 

 " lections received again the same addition during the last month 

 " as during the one previous, for having extended my excursions 

 " for some 20 leagues, I had a variation of soil and climate ; the 



