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stantly wet, it grew by the middle of September to the 

 height of five feet, and its quality was in proportion to ita 

 size. Mr. Knight also recommends planting at greater dis- 

 tances than is usually the case, and covering the beds, into 

 which the young seedlings are first removed, with half-rotten 

 dung, overspread to the depth of about two inches with 

 mould ; under which circumstances, whenever the plants are 

 removed, the dung will adhere tenaciously to their roots, 

 and it will not be necessary to deprive the plants of any part 

 of their leaves. 



VI. Report upon the New or Rare Plants which /lowered in the Garden 

 ..,0/" the Horticultural Society at Chiswick, between March^ 1825, and 



^j itarch, 1 S2(j. Part I. Tender Plants, By John Lindley, Esq. 



The subject of this paper consisting of botanical details which 

 do not bear curtailing, we shall only extract the names of 

 the new species described in it, as a guide to our botanical 

 readers. In the whole, thirty-three species are noticed; 

 oi which the following are published for the first time : — 



2 Passiflora obscura. 7 Solanum dealbatum. 10 Taber- 

 naemontana gratissima. 13 Tephrosia ? Chinensis, 15 Hel- 

 lenia abnormis. 16 Gesneria Douglassii. 21 Gynandropsis 

 pulchella. 23 Rodriguezia planifolia. 26 Brassavola nodosa. 

 33 Phycella corusca. 



VII. Aocounf of a Protecting Frame for Fruit- Trees on Walls, By 



Mr. John Dick. 



In order to protect the fruit upon walls from the ravages of 

 bees, wasps, flies, and other winged enemies, a frame is con* 

 triVed fitting close to the face of the wall, and having a move- 

 able sliding canvass front, which can be readily removed when 

 the fruit is to be gathered, and replaced again afterwards^ 

 A plan of the frame accompanies the paper. From what we 

 have seen of this contrivance, we know that it is well adapted 

 to its purpose, and that no garden in which fine fruit is re- 

 quired, should be without one or more of such frames. For 

 the mode of making them, we must refer to the paper itself* 



VIII, On the Esculent Egg- Plants. By Mr. Andrew Mathews. 



In this country, the egg-plant, brinjal, or aubergine, fe 

 chiefly cultivated as a curiosity ; but in warmer climates, 

 where its growth is attended with less trouble, it is a fa- 

 vourite article of the kitchen-garden. In the form of fritters, 

 or farces, or in soups, it is frequently brought to table in 

 all the southern parts of Europe ; and forms a pleasant va- 



