210 Proceedings. [No. 9, new series. 



Proceedings of a Meeting of the Committee held at the Gardens 

 on Wednesday, June 15th, 1859. 



Hon'ble W. Elliot Esq., A. Scott, Esq., m. d., 



Colonel McCally, H. B. Montgomery, Esq., M. d., 



R. Hunter, Esq., Secretary. 

 Colonel Colbeck, 



The Secretary submits to the Committee the following printed 

 notices, (1) of the Plants available at the Gardens, (2) of the con- 

 signments of Seeds for 1859 and (3) of the lists of Prizes proposed 

 to be given at the next annual show at the Gardens, intended to 

 be held in February 1860. A copy of the list of Members of the 

 Society and the Rules and Regulations of it is also submitted. 



Copies of these two Pamphlets have been distributed to all Mem- 

 bers of the Society. 



Resolved that copies of these are to be also sent to all persons 

 requiring information, to all Gentlemen arriving at Madras, and to 

 all persons who applied for Seeds last year. They may be had at 

 the Gardens from the Superintendent, gratis. 

 Read the following — 



Chamber of Commerce, Madras 25th May, 1859. 

 To H. B. Montgomery, Esq., m. d., Secretary Agri-Horticul- 

 tural Society, Madras. 



Sir, — By desire of the Chamber of Commerce, I have the plea- 

 sure to transmit copy of a letter from Mr. Thwaites, the Director 

 of the Botanic Garden at Paradenia, Ceylon, to Mr. Goldingham, 

 m. c. s., on the subject of improving the indigenous Cotton of In- 

 dia. 



This communication will no doubt prove of interest to your 

 Committee. 



I have the honor to be Sir, 



Your most obedient servant, 



H. Nelson, Chairman. 



Paradenia, Ceylon, 24th March, 1859. 

 My dear Sir, — I am glad to hear that a decided effort is to be 

 made to give an impetus to an extensive cultivation of Cotton, for 

 the English Market, in the Madras Presidency, and I trust it will 

 be attended with every wished for success. 



