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20—1846.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
ARAUCARIA IMBRICATA, or CHILIAN PINE. 
OUELL anp CO/s Stock of the above magnifi- 
cent hardy tree will be found unequalled in this country 
or the Continent either for extent or luxuriance of growth ; and 
they beg to call the attention of planters in general to the faet 
that those they offer are not nursed plants or drawn up iu close 
pits, but fine sturdy plants possessing dark rich green foliage, 
and such as have stood the severity of the winter for several 
years in this the most eastern point of England, prover! 
its excessive cutting winds. The following is the scale of prices 
for plants in pots, and may be planted out with advantage at 
the present season, 
for 
2 years old E + a. 9s. per dozen. 
8 $5 . . . m oe 12s. D 
4 ai x i" 4 a wal 8s; s 
5 e : m m m e. 80s. "m 
Q3 dde Scie OS . 60s. a 
Cedrus Deodar, 1 year, fine 18s. ^n 
lfoot .. . BOs. 
oy 
Pinus excelsa, 3 inches m . 
Mee GATOS ROC nalis sent 
35 », 18inch, fine bushy plant A 
» » Gerardiana, 2 years, .. 30s. 
Abies Khutrow, 2 years e oe 98 3y 
Also fine specimen plants of older growth from 10s. 6d. to 
21. 2s. per plant. 
Agents in London for the sale of the above, Messrs. FLANA- 
GAN and Son, 9, Mansion-house-street, where samples may be 
, May 16 
OYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY. he FIRST EX- 
HIBITION this Season in the Gardens of the Society, in 
Regent’s Park, will be held partly in the New Conservatory, on 
WeEpNEsDAY next, May 20. Tickets can be obtained at the Gar. 
dens by presenting an orderfrom a Fellow or Member, pr 
each, except on the days of Exhibition, when they will be 7s. 6d. 
Carriages to set down either at the front gate or at the new 
north gate, which is connected with the Conservator; 
ORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON.— 
EXHIBITIONS AT THE GARDEN.—The second Meet- 
The Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
SATURDAY, MAY 16, 1846. 
MEETINGS FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING WEEKS 
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the 
Society ; and as for the flowers, their beauty was 
HIBITION in arden of the Horticultural 
beyond description. Never before was such a 
blaze of rich colours, delicate tints, and magnificent 
vegetation assembled. The great table on which 
the Chinese Azaleas and Cacti were assembled was 
à pyramid of flame, and the exhibition of Orchids | 
alone was 48 yards long, in a double bank: nor 
was there a bad specimen among them. 
"This, indeed, was the great and gratifying feature 
of the whole show—that an ill-grown plant was not 
to be found. In former days fine plants were col- 
lected and so combined as to make a gay display, 
but they might have been compared to officers in 
full dress in front of a ragged regiment. Now, 
however, the rags have disappeared—there are no 
privates, but all wear full dress uniforms. And 
this it is which really proves the good effect upon 
the country of the ceaseless stimulus applied to 
gardening by the Horticultural Society. Not only 
has the highest*kind of gardening been promoted, 
but bad gardening is ashamed to appear; it may 
be said, indeed, hardly to exist near the metropolis, 
except in some favoured situation under the auspices 
of an ancient man who tenaciously clings to the 
routine of the “ middle ages” of gardening. 
he Heaths were in capital order, but the growers 
ruin their collections by the sameness of the 
varieties ; and unless more pains are taken to cul- 
tivate the rare and varied forms that are now so 
seldom seen, this part of the Exhibition will cease 
to be attractive, be the skill of the gardener never 
80 great. 
The show of Fruit was unworthy such a country 
as England ; the best of it, indeed, was excellent, 
and was suitably rewarded, but much was indif- 
ferent; and the obstinacy with which gardeners 
Continue to send it in an unripe state met with its 
deserts, by their contributions being excluded from 
consideration, as we foretold would be the case. 
The perseverance with which one person maintained 
the ripeness of his sour Grapes was quite amusing, 
and, considering his disappointment, pardonable 
enough ; for the fruit itself was fine. We trust, 
however, that the Judges will not flinch from their 
duty of passing by unripe fruit, and that the growers 
will learn in time to distinguish: between vinegar 
and sugar. 
Of novelty there was little, Messrs. Verrcu as 
usual were the most successful exhibitors under 
that head; but their Rhod gardenioid 
though sweet-scented, is a dingy thing, and the 
Eranthemum yariabile is but a third-class plant, 
though pretty. Oncidium phy hil was 
CHRONICLE. 315 
Brassia. The finest specimen, beyond all com-, aud I fear you will pronounce that these leaves are 
parison, was Sir Groner SrauNToN's spotted|blighted by the murrain” They were brought to 
Cyrtopod (Cyrtopodium punctatum), which was 
probably the most remarkable plant ever brought to 
a publie exhibition. It is fully described in the 
detailed account of the meeting, to be found in 
another column. It received the large reward of a 
Gold Medal, and it deserved the prize. 
A drunken gardener was turned out of the 
garden early in the morning, and as he was thus 
sufficiently disgraced we forbear to give his name, 
inthe hope that it will be a lesson for his future 
guidance. 
Tue establishment of a New Botanic Garden at 
Cambridge, which we long since announced, appears 
to have been attended by the usual difficulty in 
such cases—the want of funds sufficient to render it 
efficient. The authorities who keep the key of the 
University strong box, or manage its Exchequer, 
seem inclined to withhold their aid ; and if it should 
be found impossible to induce them to relent, it is 
expected that a public subscription will be opened 
for raising the necessary funds. 
The following paper was circulated last week in 
Cambridge :— 
The Undersigned, being anxious that the University 
should enjoy the full advantage offered by the site that 
has been obtained for the New Botanic Garden, invite 
Members of the Senate to meet at the House of the 
Philosophical Society, on Tuesday next, the 12th inst., 
at 2 o'clock, to consider whether some plan may not be 
devised for securing this objeet. 
Tur MASTER or TRINITY. 
N or ELY 
Ww 
GEO. 
In compliance with this invitation, a meeting of 
Members of the Senate took place atthe house of 
the Philosophical Society on Tuesday the 12th inst., 
and the Master of Trinity having been called to 
the chair, the following resolutions were passed 
unanimously :— 
I.—That the New Botanie Garden should be con- 
structed upon a scale adequate to meet the demands of 
| Modern Science. 
IL—It appears that a very considerable sum of 
Money will be requisite to complete and support a 
Botanic Garden of the dimensions required. 
III.—This Meeting believing that the University are 
desirous that the New Garden should be laid out on 
such a scale as may meet the demands of Modern 
Science, it is proposed that a Deputation be formed to 
wait on the Vice-Chancellor, to enquire of him what 
may be the resources likely to be fortheoming on the 
part of the University for securing and supporting such 
a Garden. 
IV.—That the Deputation consist of Dr. Paget, the 
Professor of Botany, Mr. Williamson, Mr. Smith (of 
Caius), and Mr. Babington : and that the Chairman of 
the present Meeting be requested to call another Meet- 
ing, by adjournment, on Tuesday next. 
he deputation has our best wishes. The result 
of it we shall duly report, We cannot suppose that 
the University will refuse substantial assistance ; 
we are confident, at least, that the noble Duke who 
now holds the office of Chancellor will support the 
views ofthe meeting, for no one knows the value of 
such institutions better than his Grace. But if, 
unhappily, the application to the Vice-Chancellor 
should prove abortive, we shall then look without 
alarm to the liberality of the truly great men who 
call Cambridge their Alma Mater. 
We are not about to revive the Porato question ; 
that is unnecessary ; for those who would listen to 
advice, and were capable of understanding the value 
òf evidence, have taken such precautions as their 
means would admit ; while others, upon whom facts, 
experience, and reasoning are alikethrown away have 
followed their own devices. In either case it is now 
too late to do more than point out one circumstance 
which still may prevent a part of the disasters that 
are to be anticipated. 
That the new Potato crop will suffer greatly 
under various circumstances is beyond a doubt. 
It is too certain that the small losses sustained in 
pits and forcing-houses are now to be experienced 
on a grand scale in our gardens and fields, unless 
indeed such assertions as those which Lord GEORGE 
Bentinck and Mr. Saw have made in one House 
of Parliament and as a Noble Duke is reported to 
be preparing for the other, should root out the 
Potato murrain as effectually as they have suc- 
ceeded in destroying all confidence in the judgment 
of violent party-men. 
To the daily accumulating evidence of the un- 
much finer than either, for it bore a great panicle of | 
flowers which looked as if they belonged to a' 
of the cro, out of doors, we have to add 
the following striking instance :— ; 
* The enclosed I send you for your inspection, 
me on Saturday from Writtle in this county ( Essex), 
from plants forced on a heap of stable dung; but 
not much, as you will infer by their being but 
little in advance of the sets in the natural soil. I 
did not hear whether the tubers were yet of any 
size, or even formed. My informant stated that 
some plants, in a more forward stage, had all 
assumed the worst appearances of last year. The 
leaves and stalks are quite black and cankered to 
the ground.” 
Such will of course be the condition of the Potato 
crop in other cases, during the coming season. 
Happy the men whose fields are blighted now; 
for they may plough them up and grow something 
else. ‘We need not say that the evil once declared 
thus early is irremediable. But as it may be most 
generally expected in July and August, when the 
Potato haulm has nearly completed its growth, it is 
as well to state at once that mowing down the 
haulm the instant the disease appeared in a district 
had last year the effect of saving the crop. The 
quantity of Potatoes was of course greatly dimi- 
nished, but such as it was they were found to keep. 
There is, however, this difficulty, that if the 
cutting down is delayed too long disease appears 
with its usual virulence, and that we know too 
little of the early symptoms to judge with certainty 
when to ply the sickle. Hence the conflicting 
assertions that are to be found upon this, as upon 
so many other points connected with the Potato 
murrain. 
The fact, however, is as we have given if, and 
we trust that those who shall unhappily be afflicted 
by the coming visitation will be successful in apply- 
ing the remedy before it is too late. 
We are confident that all classes of Society will 
join with us in congratulating the GARDENERS’ 
Benevotent IssTrTUTION on the prosperous state 
ofits finances. It appears from the account just pub- 
lished that the Trustees have 25 pensioners on their 
ist, 17007. in the funds, and a subscription income of 
about 6007. a-year. We earnestly hope that those 
means will be much increased. No class of men 
ministers so largely to the enjoyment of sociéty 
as gardeners, none have so much expected from 
them, none are more badly paid. They are required 
to have the education and appearance of at least a 
farmer, and they have often not the wages of a 
footman. 
We do not quarrel with the regulations of the 
world. On the contrary we have always main- 
| tained that a publie journalist has no right to 
| enquire into or interfere with the arrangements 
between a master and his servants. It is mere 
impertinence in him to do so ; and when he does 
he only injures those whom he pretends to serve, 
while his true object is to serve himself. Many 
worthy persons have fancied that we have deserted 
the gardeners’ cause when we have refused to mix 
it up with the question of pounds, shillings, and 
pence ; but we know the world better than they, and 
| we must persevere in our course, however much 
[unponplenty the refusal may produce. Gardeners 
| are too much injured by false friends—perhaps well 
| meaning ones—to aiford that their real advocates 
should increase their difficulties by disgusting those 
from whom their wages flow. 
But we may say, without offence to.any one, that 
it is very desirable for those who enjoy the ser- 
vices of gardeners when in health aud youth, to do 
something to sustain them when in adversity ; and 
we once more urgently beseech our friends to use 
| the Gardeners’ Benevolent Institution as the means 
through which their charity shall bedispensed. Most 
deserving,we will even add pitiable, cases are before 
the committee, and the rich man’s guinea cannot be 
placed in more fitting hands. Thousands are an- 
nually collected for hospitals, intended to alleviate 
the sufferings produced too often by men’s vices ; 
how much stronger is the claim of an institution 
which only steys in to the relief of worthy men of 
excellent character when bowed down by the in- 
firmities incident to old age. 
. If this charity were but supported in real 
earnest it would confer a greater amount of good 
than the world can easily believe possible ; and we 
do hope that this appeal will be productive of some 
solid effect. We shali be most ready to forward any 
subscriptions that may be entrusted to us. 
We observe that the Committee propose to make 
some alterations in the management ot the Society’s 
funds ; for they have given notice that, at the next 
half-yearly meeting, the following motion will be 
submitted for consideration : — * That no further 
sum or sums of money be funded than the amount 
of donations or life subscriptions, in accordance with 
No. 16 of the Society's regulations, without the 
!consideration of the general body.” In this we 
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