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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
August 14. 
should be taken off daily, and be raised at the sides 
almost continually to avoid a close, damp atmosphere, 
for such an atmosphere is injurious and even fatal to 
the plant if long continued. We prefer growing it in 
a greenhouse where a bell-glass is not needed. It must 
be shaded from the sun; and in watering, no water 
must be poured over the crown of the root. 
Unless all these precautions are taken this Eern will 
j not live under cultivation. Its dislike of a close at¬ 
mosphere precludes it from the Wardian case, for which 
its diminutive size renders it peculiarly suitable. 
The Annual Meeting of the British Pomological So¬ 
ciety was held at the Rooms, 20, Bedford-street, Covent 
Garden, on the 6th inst., when the chair was occupied 
by Mr. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth. 
The objects of this Meeting were to elect Office 
Bearers for the ensuing year, to receive the Treasurer’s 
Report, and for general business; and it is gratifying for 
us to have to state, that the success which has attended 
the Society from its formation is such as to satisfy the 
expectation of its most ardent well-wishers. Mr. Spencer 
reported that the Society now consists of ninety-four 
members; that the income for the past year, arising 
from entrauce fees, subscriptions, and donations, 
amounts to £84, and the expenditure to £62 16s. 2d., 
leaving a balance in hand of £21 3s. 10d., which, with 
outstanding subscriptions, amounting to .£17, leaves a 
total balance in favour of the Society of £38 3s. LOd. 
This statement being submitted to the Meeting, it was 
unanimously approved of. Mr. Spencer then begged to 
be allowed to resign the office of Treasurer, on the 
ground that his residing at a distance so far from 
London prevented him from taking such an active part 
in the management as he could wish, and he believed 
that the interests of the Society would be better served 
by the appointment of a resident Treasurer. This 
subject having been taken into consideration by the 
Meeting, it was agreed to accept Mr. Spencer’s resig- | 
nation, and Mr. Thomas Taylor, of Covent Garden, 
was unanimously elected in his stead. Air. Hogg stated 
that, although he would still continue to hold the office 
of Secretary, and to give the Society all the aid in his 
power, as hitherto, he was of opinion that it would be 
of advantage to the Society, seeing that the duties of 
the office were now greater than he could conveniently 
discharge, that an Assistant Secretary, with a fixed 
salary, should be appointed, and to whom the practical 
working of the Society should be entrusted. The 
Meeting having approved of this suggestion, Air. 
William Davidson, late of Shrubland Park, was una¬ 
nimously elected Assistant Secretary. 
The list of Office Bearers having been read, the 
following were elected for the ensuing year :— 
PRESIDENT. 
Sir Joseph Paxton, Knight, m.p. 
VICE PRESIDENTS. 
R. IIanbury, Esq., The Poles, Herts. 
H. Bellenden Ker, Esq., Cheshunt. 
M. W. Stephens, Esq , Reading. 
Thomas Ingram, Esq., Frogmore. 
COUNCIL. 
G. W. Johnson, Esq., Winchester. 
H. G. Bohn, Esq., Twickenham. 
Mr. Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth. 
Mr. Robert Hogg, London. 
Air. John Lee, Hammersmith. 
Air. George AIcEwen, Arundel Castle. 
Mr. J. B. Whiting, The Deepdene. 
Air. Thomas Moore, Chelsea. 
Air. Hugh Low, Clapton. 
Air. Charles Turner, Slough. 
Air. J. Powell, Frogmore. 
Mr. J. Edwards, Holloway. 
Air. F. G. AIai.leson, Claremont. 
treasurer. 
AJr. Thomas Taylor, Covent Garden. 
honorary secretaries. 
Mr. John Spencer. 
AIr. Robert Hogg. 
assistant-secretary. 
AIr. Wm. Davidson. 
Air. AIcEwen, of Arundel Castle, sent a specimen of 
a Alelon, which he called the Golden Drop Alelon, but 
which, in the opinion of the Aleeting, was the Broniham 
Hall. Unfortunately, this excellent fruit, which was a 
fair specimen, had been cut too early, and had been 
kept too long after having been cut. To the same 
gentleman the Aleeting was indebted for fruit of the 
Stamviek Nectarine, which was well-grown, and ad¬ 
mirably ripened. There can be no doubt that this is a 
valuable acquisition to our British fruit-gardens. The 
flesh was very melting, juicy, and richly-flavoured, and 
contrasted very much with excellent specimens of 
Elruye, sent by the same gentleman, and which were 
more briskly-flavoured and vinous than the Stamviek. 
In the collection were also specimens of Chapman’s 
Prince of Wales Plum. This variety is an immense 
bearer ; the fruit is in appearance similar to the Orleans, 
but it is a variety better adapted for cookiug or preserv¬ 
ing than for the dessert. 
Air. Busby, of Stockwood Park, exhibited two bunches 
of his new 7 seedling Grape, which has been called the 
Stockwood Golden Hambro’. One of the bunches had 
been highly forced, and the berries were of that fine 
pale amber colour w 7 hich we find in highly - ripened 
Muscats. The other had been grown in a house with ; 
little fire-heat, and was not so ripe as the other. The I 
bunches are large, and shouldered like the old Black 
Hambro’; the berries are large, and inclined to be oval; 
the skin thin ; flesh tender and juicy, and with a rich, j 
sugary, and very full, vinous flavour. We cannot speak 
in too high terras of this admirable fruit, which is, j 
without doubt, the best of all the white Grapes, except I 
only the Aluscats. It forms a noble bunch, and has a 
handsome berry, and one which cannot fail to find a ’ 
place wherever Grapes are grown. We have since J 
ascertained that it is one which bears carriage well, as 
it is with difficulty that the berries can be shaken from ! 
the bunch. 
Air. Rivers, of Sawbridgeworth, produced fruit of Lc- 
mercier Cherry, which were large and very beautiful. This 
is adistinct variety of Peine Hortense, which we described 
