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Proceedings of Societies. 
[Sept. 
XI. — Proceedings of Societies. 
1. Medical- and Physical Society. 
Saturday, 6 th June, 1829. 
H. H. Wilson, Esq. in the Chair. Mr. Ogilvy was duly elected President of the 
Society, in the room of the late Mr. Gibb. 
A letter was read from Earl Stanhope, Chairman of the Committee of Corre- 
spondence of the London Medico-Botanical Soctety, suggesting, that a correspond- 
ence should be opened between the two Societies. 
On the part of the Author a copy of Mr. Annesley’s Work on Indian Diseases, was 
presented to the Society. 
A Treatise on Inflammation of the Veins, presented by Mr. J. Greig, was read 
and discussed. 
An account of the Sulphate of the bitter Principle of the Rohena Bark, with spe- 
cimens of the salt, was presented on the part of Mr. Piddington. 
A copy of Lamarck’s work, entitled “ Les Animaux sans Vertebres,” was pre- 
sented by Mr. Swinton. 
Specimens of opium and of extract of rhubarb, prepared at Saharunpore, by Mr. 
Hoyle, were submitted to the meeting. 
2. — Agricultural and Horticultural Society. 
Thursday, 13 th August, 1829. 
Honorable Sir E. Ryan in the Chair. The following gentlemen, proposed by the 
Secre! ry, and seconded by Mr. Minehin, were elected Members : A. D. L. C. 
Maingi, . i-sq.. Rajah Kalee Kissen, C. R. Barwell, Esq., Francis Harris, Esq., 
James Dewar, Esq. 
The following Gentlemen, proposed by Captain Jenkins, and seconded by Mr. C. 
K. Robinson, were also elected Members of the Society : Colonel Sir Thomas An- 
bury, C. 11., Charles Fraser, Esq., Captain Penny, Captain Herbert. 
As were the two succeeding gentlemen, proposed by Mr. Minehin, and seconded 
by Mr. Dickens : H. Compton, Esq., L. Clarke, Esq. 
Captain Johnstone, proposed by Mr. Kyd, and seconded by Mr. Bruce, was also 
elected a member ; and also Colonel Alldin, proposed by Sir Robert Colquhoun, 
and seconded by Mr. Robison. 
The Reverend Dr. Carey, at his own request, was re-admitted a member of the 
Society. 
The Secretary informed the Society, that since the last general meeting a boat 
had reached Calcutta from the Poosah Garden, bringing a large quantity of garden 
seeds, and some grafts prepared by the Society’s superintendent there. 
A letter was read from Mr. Sheppard, superintendent of Botanical Gardens, 
Liverpool, inclosing lists of garden seeds sent out for the Society on the Bland, 
and informing the Association that the letter of the late Secretary, Mr. Barnett, 
had not reached him in time to execute the. commission respecting grafted trees, 
which however would soon be carefully attended to. The Secretary stated, that the 
boxes of seed alluded to as sent from Liverpool, had been landed in good order. 
He further stated that, after a trial of Europe seeds by himself, during the last 
nine years, he bad experienced constant disappointment, whenever he attempted to 
raise early crops of either cabbage, cauliflower, peas, or indeed any other early 
crop, from the English seeds. He therefore strongly recommended that the Poosah 
seeds only should be used for the first sowings ; delaying the sowing of English 
cabbage, or cauliflower seed, till the 15th of September, and of pease, till the 1st 
of November. He had uniformly found the best crops produced from the English 
seed which had been acclimated by being first sown in the upper provinces, and 
the produce when ripened, sent down the following year to Calcutta. It was there- 
fore, he thought advisable, that a large supply of the present investment of seeds 
be sent to the gentleman now in charge of the Poosah Garden, and any other 
horticulturists in the upper provinces who would make the Society a return in 
acclimating seeds, for distribution here during the following season. 
Mr. Robison’s proposal was approved of, and it was resolved to place the seeds 
at the disposal of the Garden Committee, with power to distribute them as widely 
as they deemed proper. 
