VI 



CONTENTS. 



Hale Hall, Lancashire, the Seat of John 

 Blackburne, Esq. M.P. By Thomas Kirkland 

 Glazebrook, Esq. - - - 52 



On the Culture of the Double Yellow Rose. 

 By Mr. John Eraser, Gardener to the Hon. 

 William Eraser - - - 142 



On the Cultivation of Dahlias (now Georginas). 

 By a Florist - - - - 1+2 



An improved Mode of cultivating the Calceo- 

 laria corvmbbsa. By Mr. James Rollins 272 



On the Culture of the Hydrangea hortensis, 

 as practised in the Potsdam Gardens. By M. 

 G. A. Eintelmann - - - 2/3 



Description of a Elower-Stand, designed and 

 constructed for the Honourable Mrs. Fox of 

 St Anne's Hill. Communicated by Mr. H. 

 Tucker, Gardener to Mrs. Fox - - 274 



On the Cultivation of the Hyacinth. By Tho- 

 mas Fleetwood, Gardener, of Donnington. 

 Read at the Jleeting of the Vale of Evesham 

 Horticultural Society, Sept. 24. 1S28 - 42iS 



HORTICULTURE. 



On destroying the Mealy Bug and White Scale 

 on Pine Plants. By Mr. W. M'Murtrie, 

 C.M.H.S. - - - - 57 



On rendering Pear Trees and other Fruit Trees 

 fruitful, by operating on the Borders, and by 

 Natural Training. By Mr. Robert Hiver 60 



On training the Gooseberry. By Mr. William 

 Wilson, Merly Gardens, Dorset . . 62 



A certain and expeditious Method of raising 

 Mulberry Trees. By Superficial - 63 



Abridged Communications - - 64. 143 



An effectual Mode of destroying Slugs among 

 Cauliflowers and Cabbages. By Mr. Henry 

 Pike, Gardener at Wiukfield Park, Berkshire 



143 



On the Culture of the Sweet Potato (Convolvu- 

 lus Batatas), as practised in the Neighbour- 

 hood of New York. By B. W, Strong, Esq. 

 Communicated by Messrs. G. Thorburn and 

 Son, Nurserymen, New York - - 275 



On the Destruction of Wasps. By Thomas N. 

 Parker, Esq. of Sweeney Hall, Shropshire 277 



Catalogue of Fruits cultivated in the Govern- 

 ment Botanic Garden at Sydney, in New 

 South Wales. By Mr. Charles Fraser, CM. 

 H.S. . - - . .280 



On the Culture of the Pine-apple without Pots, 

 in the Royal Kitchen- Gardens at Nymphen- 

 burg. By Mr. Joseph Lang, Kitchen-Gar. 

 dener to the King of Bavaria - - 427 



On the Destruction of the Mealy Bug and 

 Scale on Pine Plants. By Mr. James Dall 430 



On introducing heated Air into Cucumber 

 Frames and Pits. By Mr. F. Mould - 435 



Upon the Influence of Rocks on the Prosperity 

 of Vine Plants, and upon the Quality of their 

 Produce. By M. Metzger, Curator of the 

 Botanic Garden and Public Arboretum at 

 Heidelberg, Author of Europisische Cerea- 

 leen, Der Rkeinische Weinbau and other 

 Works. Communicated by J. Rennie, Esq. 

 M.A. - - - - 436 



A Plan for a Strawberry Wall. By Robt. Byers, 

 Esq. . - . .437 



On the Destruction of Wasps. By Mr. James 

 Dall - . - - 4,38 



On destroying Slugs by Lime Water, in pre- 

 ference to chopped Straw. By Mr. W. P. 

 Vaughan - - - - 440 



On the Culture of the Cow Cabbage, or Cesa- 

 rean Cole. By Mr Bernard Saunders, Nur- 

 seryman, Island of Jersey - - 440 



On the Day Lily (//emerocAUis fulva), as a 

 Forage Plant. 3y Mr, J. EUes - -441 



Part II. REVIEWS. 



Transactions of the Horticultural Society of 

 London. VoL VII. Part IL 145. — Vol. VII. 

 Part III. - - - 28.x 51fi 



Memoirs of the Caledonian Horticultural So- 

 ciety. Vol. IV. Part I L - - 443 



:" .9c.'i.;i 



Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Agricul- 

 ture, Botany, Rural Architecture, &c., lately 

 published, with some Account of those con- 

 sidered the most interesting 149. 299. 445. 518 



Literary Notices - - 207. 323. 455 



Part III. MISCEll/AI^EOCrS INTELLIGENCE. 



General Notices - - 324. 543. 650 



Foreign Notices : 



France - - 67. 208. 326. 456. 54^=! 



Germany - - 69. 209. 326. 457 



Holland and the Netherlands - 327 

 Switzerland - . - 457. 548. 656 



Italv . - - 70. 458. 6.57 



Sicily .... 657 



Spain - - ., ' - .-/ - 71 



Greece - K:-^ .ru^nir ■ . 549 



Russia - - ' rt - 73 



Sweden - . "^ - 548 



Denmark . - - 71. 547 



Poland, - - - 458 



Asia - - - - 74 



India - - - ^ . 549 



Madagascar - - ■■ - 549 



North America - 77. 210. 458. 549. 6.i8 

 Australia - - - 327. 550 



Domestic Notices : 



England - 78. 212. 328. 458. 551. 659 



Scotland - - 82.215.332.461.552.662 

 Ireland - - - 84. 216. 338. 666 



Calls - - - - 557 



Domestic Economy ... 363. 667 



Hints for Improvements . . 668 



Garden Memorandums made during a Tour in 

 Rutlandshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, 

 Y'orkshire, Derbyshire, StafTordshire, W'orces- 

 tershire, &c., in October, 1826 - -671 



Steam Carriages, and their estimated Influence 

 on Domestic and General Improvement - 684 



Hints for Breathing Places for the Metropolis, 

 and for Country Towns and Villages, on fixed 

 Principles ... - 686 



Hints for a Plan for saving the Manure lost in 



the Common Sewers of London, and for ren. 

 dering the Thames Water fit for Domestic 

 Purposes - . - - 690 



Parochial Institutions ; or an Outline of a Plan 

 for a National Education Establishment, suit- 

 able to the Children of all Ranks, from \u- 

 fancy to the Age of Puberty . . 692 



Cultivation of Waste Lands - - 704 



The Condition of the Labouring Classes - 706 

 Hints for Prize Questions, submitted to Pro. 

 vincial Horticultural Societies i- - 713 

 Workhouse Gardens and Gardeners - -714 

 Garden Libraries - - - 94. 226 



General Education . - - 223 



Notices of Suburban Gardens - - ^o 



Gardens of the Pantheon, or Colosseum, Re- 

 gent's Park - - .222 



Arboretum in the Garden of the Horticultural 

 Society . - - - 344 



Commercial Horticultural Society - . 349 

 The Marquess of Hertford's Villa in the Re- 

 gent's Park - - . 464 

 The Imi>rovements at Windsor Castle - 604 

 Two Articles in the Constitution of the Dun- 

 fermline Florists' Society . . 618 

 Retrospective Criticism 95. 228. 364. 465. 607. 716 

 Queries arid Answers . 107. 232. 609. 728 

 Horticultural Society and Garden 85. 216. 342. 

 466. 611. 735 

 The London Nurseries 220. 3.^8. 469. 612. 736 

 Covent Garden Market 85. 219. .341. 472. 616. 741 

 Provincial Horticultural Societies 89. 220. 349. 

 473. 618. 742 

 Biography ... . 496 

 Obituary - , . .112. 240. 496. 640. 752 



