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Purple-edged or Striped— 1. Dr. Homer, Seedling, 1839, Horner's Dew 

 drop ; 2 Mr. Burman, Ely's Dr. Horner; 8. Mr. Bell, Wood's Agrippina • 4 Mr 

 Burman, Star of Brunewick j 6. Dr. Horner, Hufton's Miss Willoue-h'hv ■ fi' 

 Ditto, Ely's Vanquisher. <o U gn D y , t>. 



Red Scarlet, or Pink-edged or Striped- 1. Dr. Horner, Hemmingford 

 Beauty ; 2. Ditto, Hogg's Miss Campbell ; 3. Ditto, ditto ; 4. Ditto Ely's 

 Criterion ; 5. Ditto, Geddin's Miss Desbrough ; 6. Ditto, Hemmingford Beau- 

 Yellow Ground edged or Striped- 1. Dr. Horner, Rosalie de Rohan • 2 

 Ditto, Princess ; 3. Mr. h. S. Norman, Ugolina ; 4. Dr. Horner, Ariel' S 

 Ditto Rosalie de Rohan ; 6. Dr. Burman, Barron's Queen Adelaide 



Yellow Self— 1. Mr. H. S. Norman, No. 1. 2. Ditto; 8. Dr. Horner' Golden 

 Drop; 4. Ditto, Goldfinch ; 5. Mr. Burman; No. 1 ; 6 . ditto, No. 1 



A National Arboretum.— We have been informed that a National Ar 

 boretum is about to be planted in the New Forest, Hampshire, by Mr Pa,™ 

 of Southampton. r ; ' "b e 



The ground being national property is under the direction of the commis 

 s.orners of Woods and Forests. It will be situated about two miles IVom 

 Lyndhurst. n " um 



* Conductor. 



A Subscripts* Botanic Garden-Is in contemplation, by taking a 

 considerable quantity of the grounds at White Knights. Of the specimens 

 of rare trees and shrubs, in what is termed the wilderness, m „/ P f them 

 are unequalled in this country. ' l em * 



Royal Botanic Society.— The ground at the circle Regent's Park is in 

 rapid progression tor its object. A charter of incorporation has been 

 granted to the society <• lor the promotion of Botany in all its branches and 

 its application to medicine, arts, and manufacturers; and also for the for 

 mation of extens!ve botanical and ornamental gardens " Pre*;,!™? Vi. 

 Duke of Richmond-Treasurer: Mr. ^ajoribanC-Council 7h foute of 

 Norfolk, Earl of Albermarle, J. Rushbrook, P. Barnes, and J. aSowerbJ, 



On Increasing the number op Flower, on the Chinese Primrose - 

 When the first flowers appear in autumn pinch them off, this induces "more 

 vigorous and numerous production to fo low ; I have practised thi.lL f 

 treatment for the last two years with astonishing success ™ d £ 



On Indian BoTANY.-Thename of Dr. Wallich is familiar to every botanist 

 in this country, as having been a most indefatigable collector „f lVP i \ 

 After the death of Dr. Ruxburgh, Superintendent of th rfl u ""p* !"*•'• 

 Garden, Dr. Wallich took the management of i and bVhis Sll » A rT 

 aided by the East India Company fhe garden Lsl^ed fh^degreToi" 

 prosperity ; upwards of three hundred Gardeners and workmen Se attached 

 to it. Numerous travellers are employed bv the Cnmn.n/L * auacfled 

 extent of the country subject to i* aomi/at.on, whh^view to add?o 't£. 

 collection of plants and which have considerably 'enriched Ihe science of Bo 

 tany by numerous d.scover.es. Dr. Wallich, has commenced the Publication" 

 of two works, on the vegetables and flowers of India the l«iV., \ ? ■ , U 



red figures of the rarest plants of Asia. During the last C fi ° ff nta,nS co, ° r - 

 Company have collected™ immense quanthy of dried LJcL!™7< ^ 

 seven to eight thousand ) which have been'sent toYondo" and preserved InZ 

 Company a Museum. Through the liberality of a rereni A l„ P v 7l . 



of Directors has instructed Dr. Wallich to distribute H decision, the court 

 among the principle botanists of Europ aft^ 



measures to insure their publication for the benefit of Ve "ounSv S Thi J'* 

 trilmtion has commenced, and we are confident ihl I • C ,° Unt /y- . The d,s " 

 highly estimate this act oV exLsle llberafit ^ fr ' endS ° f SC,enCe wil1 



