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Mr. Sprengal, gardener at Taplow Lodge, Bucks.; Mr. Naylor ; Messrs. Brown ; 
Mrs. Lawrence ; Mr. Spence, gardener to R. Durant, Esq.; Miss Garnier ; 
Mr. Beaton, gardener to T. Harris, Esq.; Mr. Harrison, of Aigburgh, near 
Liverpool; Messrs. Chandler; Mr. Crayshaw (Esq.), through W. H. Pepys, 
Esq.; Mr. Niemann, the Dutch gardener to P. C. Labouchere, Esq.; Sir Simon 
Clark, Bart.; and Mr. Hartbeg, the Society’s collector. 
The Anniversary Meeting was held on May 1, Mr. George Bentham in the 
chair, who announced that the President, T. A. Knight, Esq., had arrived in 
London, the day previous, for the purpose of presiding, but that his attendance 
had been prevented on the grounds of indisposition. (See Obituary, p. 39 6.) 
The following is an extract from the report of the Auditors:—•“ The Auditors 
have the pleasure to present to this Annual Meeting of The Horticultural Society 
of London, being the-twenty-ninth since its incorporation by Royal Charter, an 
abstract of the accounts for the past year, showing a surplus of income over 
expenditure to the amount of £1,557- 155. 2d.” 
METROPOLITAN SOCIETY OF FLORISTS AND AMATEURS. 
The Auricula Show was held on May 2, in the rooms of the Royal Society of 
Horticulture, at the Egyptian Hall, and it was announced that several extra 
prizes for other objects of exhibition would be distributed. This had the 
effect of bringing together a very interesting collection, as the show, instead 
of being confined to the amateur of this interesting individual plant, was 
one of a general nature. The room is decidedly the best in town where any 
floral exhibition could be held, and from the arrangement of light in the building, 
the flowers looked well, and displayed every perfection. Since our last visit, we 
find another addition to the embellishments in the shape of a looking-glass of ex¬ 
traordinary magnitude, which occupies nearly the whole breadth of the room, and 
being placed opposite the one at the bottom of the stairs, presents to the eye the 
interesting and singular delusion of an almost interminable series of floral corridors. 
—Mining Journal , Mag 5, 1838. 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 
April 30.—The Right Hon. the Earl of Derby in the chair.—The anniversary 
meeting was held this day, at the Museum, 28, Leicester-square. The report 
(for which see.the Gardeners Gazette , Supplement, May 5)|appeared on the 
whole favorable, although there was a considerable falling off in the receipts for 
some departments. This w r as ascribed, by N. A. Vigors, Esq., M.P., to a want 
of liberality on the part of the council.—The following officers were elected 
Treasurer —Charles Drummond, Esq.; Secretary —Rev. John Barlow, F.R.S.; 
Council —Dr. Bostock, Hon. Sir Edward Cust, George Dodd, Esq., Bishop of 
