made of the' future of Vanilla cultivation in Bengal, a number 
of plants were two years ago, put out in this garden under 
sheds similar to those in which the Pepper vine is grown. The 
growth of these plants has not been satisfactory, probably from 
over-shading. Many have therefore been recently put out un- 
der the shed of Mango-trees. The finest old Vanilla plants in 
the garden grow against a north wall. One of these was this 
year laden with pods, but an unusually high temperature for a 
day or two, caused these to drop prematurely. Recent as well 
as former experience leads me to think that Vanilla will never 
become a staple produce of Bengal.” 
Le Secretaire donne communication de deux articles 
insert's dans le Journal of Botany : le premier intitule 
“ Notes sur l’Orchidologie des Mascareignes ” et le second 
sur les Orchidces recolt ces a Bourbon pendant le sc jour 
de I’ expedition du Passage de Venus par M. Balfour; ces 
deux articles sont de M. S. Le M. Moore qui a etc charge 
de la description de ces plantes pour la Flore de Maurice. 
Le Dr Arthur Edwards qui arrive de F ranee dit qu’il 
a ete charge par le Bibliothecaire du Museum de deman- 
der a la Societe les Nos. de ses Transactions qui lui man- 
quent et ajoute a ce sujet, que les travaux de la Societe 
sont tres apprecies du monde savant a Paris, qu’il a vu 
adjuger a un tres haut prix ses bulletins, a la vente apres 
deces de la bibliotheque du celebre conchyliologiste Des- 
hayes. 
M. A. Daruty, qui suit avec un grand interet le 
developpement de la Flore de l’llot Barldy depuis cinq 
ans, presente les observations suivantes a ce sujet : 
