HorlicuUural Society of London, 173 



trench with decayed vegetables, and covering them with the 

 exhausted linings of cucumber beds. The young plants are 

 reared for some time under handlights. For full particulars 

 of this practice, we must refer to the paper itself, which is 

 clearly written^ and, coining as it does from one of our most 

 skilf u J g^ixleners, well worthy of attention. 



Xn(l,'''Ntftic&t>/Five Varieties of P ears teceiwdfrom Jersey in the year 

 ft , fi 1 1 : 1 826. By John Lindley, Esq. 



We fri|^|;s here de^^^ are of the highest excellence. They 



are,' 1. the Marie Louise ; 2. the Duchessed*Angouleme ; o, 

 the Doyenne gris ; 4. the Do3'enn6 panache ; 5. the Beurr^ 

 d*Aremberg ; and 6. the Gloux morceaux. The second, the 

 fifth, and the sixth kinds are represented in two very beau- 

 tiful coloured plates ; and are, perhaps, the most exquisitely- 

 flavoured of all the varieties of the pear. The Beurre 

 d*Aremberg and Gloux morceaux are long keepers ; the 

 others are autumnal kinds. Of the former it is said, *^ the 

 flesh is whitish, firm, very juicy, dissolves in the mouth, and 

 is wholly destitute of grittiness ; it is sweet, rich, and so pe- 

 culiarly high flavoured, that I know no pear that can be com- 

 pared with it in that respect." 



XVllI. Upon the Culture of the Prunus Pseudo-cerasus, or Chinese 

 Cherry. By Thomas Andrew Knight, Esq. 



This species of cherry is expected to become an acquisition 

 of considerable value, for the purpose of forcing ; and also 

 as an early fruit, when trained upon an open wall. Mr. 

 Knight recommends its propagation by cuttings, which root 

 freely, and that it be abundantly supplied with liquid manure. 

 From its highly excitable habits, he suspects it to be a native 

 of a cold climate, probably of Tartary, 



p^X» On the Culture of the Pine- Apple. By Mr. James D.alL 

 :rr\ XX. On forcing Asparagus. By the same. :■!"■■' 



Thes^. two papers %ifr<^ communicated by the Cambridge 

 Horticultural Society, having gained one of the annual silver 

 medals presented by the London to Provincial Societies. 

 They contain good practical directions fp|;t\he; cultivation 

 upon which they treat. 



XXl.'Ohtervations wpon forcing Garden Rhubarb. By Mr. William 



Stdthard. 

 This plan is perhaps the best that can be followed, as it is at 

 once the most certain and the most simple. You sow rhu- 

 barb seed ou a rich moist border in the beginning of April. 



