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years, when all additions and corrections ascertained within the 
five preceding years should be embodied. To render the observa¬ 
tion of the five years available, however, for the general good, 
before their publication in this consolidated form, an annual 
supplement should be issued, embracing the additional experience 
of each year. Every known fruit should have a fair trial. 
Secondly, with respect to Vegetables. A catalogue should be 
prepared on the same plan as the Catalogue of Fruits; and this 
catalogue should, in the first instance, comprise all the Society’s 
former recorded experience, with the result of a trial of every 
other known variety of vegetable up to the year of publication. 
This foundation laid, supplements to it should also be issued, and 
these supplements consolidated with the catalogue every five or 
more years. If some such plan as this were adopted, the public 
or subscribers would be in possession of the report on every 
known vegetable or fruit of the preceding year, and would be 
wanting only in the case of those of the current year, which 
should be supplied with all reasonable speed, at the close of the 
season. 
There is no natural objection to the plan, but the want of 
inclination among the leaders of the Society. The thing could 
be done, and done well too without material expense. Or if it 
did involve some cost, would not the value of the information be 
a full compensation? If the Society can afford no additional 
outlay, is all that is now spent annually better employed than it 
would be in this way? We commend the question to the serious 
consideration of those who have a voice in the affairs of the 
Society. It is one of many reforms wanted ; and we have through¬ 
out these remarks kept the Horticultural Society in view, because 
it is the Society to which the question nationally attaches. 
Romeo. 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF NEW PLANTS. 
Iridace^e. —Triandria Monogynia. 
Iris aurea (Lindley). This Iris was raised by Messrs. Whitley 
and Osborne, of Fulham, five or six years ago, from Indian seeds, 
presented to them by Dr. Royle. It was communicated to us 
