MARCH. 
85 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
The loss which this Society has sustained through the decease of its 
President, the late estimable Duke of Devonshire, is to be filled up, 
we are happy to learn, by the election of his Royal Highness the 
Prince Consort, who has signified his willingness to be put in nomina¬ 
tion for the office; we most heartily congratulate the Council and 
Fellows on an event so auspicious to the future usefulness and pros¬ 
perity of the Society. 
By the death of Dr. Royle, a short time back, the Secretaryship of 
the Society has also become vacant, and we understand that Dr. 
Lindley, who for years has filled the office of paid Vice-Secretary, 
has placed his resignation in the hands of the Council, who, with much 
regret, have accepted it, and we see it is their intention of nominating 
Dr. Lindley for election to the Honorary Secretaryship, with a seat in 
the Council, a position which every well-wisher of the Society will be 
pleased to see Dr. Lindley occupy. The disinterested and liberal 
manner in which, after his long and valuable services to the Society, 
he has voluntarily given up his paid Vice Secretaryship of £500 
per annum to relieve the Society to that extent, we feel sure will be 
appreciated in its proper light by every Fellow of the Society, more 
particularly as the Council will still have all the benefit of his services, 
and co-operation as Secretary, in respect to management and scientific 
details; he will, however, of course be relieved of more official duties, 
which will fall into other hands. 
OESTRUM AURANTIACUM. 
This desirable plant, though not of very recent introduction, is deserving 
of more especial notice, on account of its valuable disposition to 
flower at a season when blossoms are comparatively scarce, and also 
because of its usefulness when cut flowers are much in demand; and 
if we add to this the cheerful racemes of orange-coloured inflorescence 
which are produced in such profusion, I think that we, too, shall have 
few plants really more useful or attractive. This excellent acqui¬ 
sition was introduced from Guatemala in the year 1842. Considering 
the country from whence it came, one might be inclined to infer that 
a stove temperature would be necessary, but such is by no means the 
case, its most suitable place being the greenhouse or conservatory. 
Those who may have had an opportunity of seeing the once fine speci¬ 
men grown in the conservatory border of the Horticultural Society at 
Chiswick, will at once agree that such a situation would be the most 
suitable; nevertheless, the plant is very well adapted for pot culture, 
and to such I intend to confine my remarks. 
Its culture is by no means difficult; perhaps the best time for pro¬ 
pagating young plants is during the spring. Supposing this to be the 
case, the cuttings may be taken off about three inches in length, if the 
base be tolerably ripe, so much the better. These may be inserted in 
sand, over a compost of sandy soil, with a bell-glass to cover them ; 
