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LONDON HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Papers on the following subjects have been communicated to the Society during 
the past months. — " On the Preservation of Carrots from the Attacks of the Wire 
Worm." "Notes upon a new hardy ornamental Plant from New Zealand, called the 
Clianthus puniceus," and " A further Account of Experiments upon the Cultivation 
of the Potato, made in the Garden of the Society in the Year 1834/' The first by 
Sir G. S. Mackenzie, Bart., the two latter by Dr. Lindley. The beautiful evergreen 
shrub, the description, &c, of which was the subject of the second paper, was found 
by Sir Joseph Banks and Dr. Solander, during Captain Cook's voyage in 1769, 
from which period, until lately, it is somewhat remarkable that it had not found its 
way to this country : since its introduction, it has not been observed to acquire a 
stature exceeding four feet, but in the localities in which it was discovered, it 
attains a large size, its bright scarlet blossoms rendering it at the same time a very 
attractive object. The potato experiments maintain their interest, and the 
magnitude and importance of their results will not be lost, we should imagine, by 
those whom it will so materially benefit. 
The following articles have been the most conspicuous in the exhibitions which 
have taken place ; viz., Strelitzia regina, Rosa Mandi Camellia, Amaryllis aalica, 
and A. falyptrata, Astrapcea Wallichii, varieties of Protea, Sedum, and Cyclamen, 
Crinum amabile, Echeveria gibbiflora, Garry a elliptica, and a double cone of the 
Araucaria pine from Chili. The collections of fruit have contained a very hand- 
some black Jamaica pine apple ; a shaddock, raised in Lancashire in the open air ; 
citrons, and an orange of much merit, from the open air in Devonshire. Fruit of 
the fine exotic, the Averrhoa JBilimbi ; tubers of the Oralis crispa, Easter beurre 
and beurre ranee pears, from standards ; Glout Morceau pears, and specimens of 
the Chinese pomegranate. 
Grafts of the Washington, of Coe's fine late red, of the Reine Claude violette 
and Nectarine plums, and of the Downton, Knight's early black, Elton, and late 
Duke cherries, have also been distributed. 
