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3. Specimen of the Salempenta from the Botanic Gardens, sent by 
Mr. Jenman ; also Salempenta's eggs. 
4. A series of specimens of the elongated Land-snails (Bitlimtis)^ 
shewing the eggs, the young shells, and the full-grown form. 
Several members remarked that the specimens of 
native otters exhibited were very poor ; and the Curator 
expressed a wish that the members would assist him in 
procuring better specimens for the Museum. 
Mr. Howell Jones stated that his offer to any member 
of the Society to take over his lime-trees at Plantation 
Hope free of cost, for the purpose of trying an experi- 
ment in shipping the fruit, not having been accepted, he 
had accepted an offer from Mr. J. T. Law towards that 
obje6t, and he promised to publish the results of the 
experiment when ascertained. 
In connection with the possibility of establishing a fruit 
trade from this colony, Mr. Jones mentioned that on the 
last trip of the Nonpareil) 1,000 bunches of bananas had 
been purchased by Capt. Boniface from Pin. Houston 
for $160. He understood there was a considerable de- 
mand for bananas in America. 
Mr. Hawtayne remarked that the price quoted by Mr. 
Jones, 16c. per bunch, left a very good margin for profit 
to the shippers, as he remembered that at the Colonial 
Exhibition, they were charged something like six shillings 
per bunch for bananas from a shipment by the same 
steamer. 
The President mentioned that he learnt from the 
newspapers that bananas were very dear at present in 
New York, in consequence of the failure of the crop at 
the Bahamas. 
The meeting then terminated. 
