20—1846.] THE 
GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
Of New Harpy EvERGREENS in pots only one group 
was exhibited, and that was from Mr. Francis, of 
Hertford. In addition to seven species of Abies, the 
same nuraber of Pinus, and nine Junipers, it contained 
Cryptomeria japonica, four species of Cypress, Thuja 
filiformis and articulata, Taxus adpressa, Ilex latifolia, 
opaca, and platyphylla; Taxodium sempervirens, 
Araucaria imbricata, and Pernettya mucronata, the 
latter producing little red berries. 
Misceiianrous OBJECTS comprised an Azalea lateritia, 
from Mr. Carson; the large-flowered variety of Aphe- 
lexis spectabilis, from Mr. W. P. Ayres ; a Cape Heath, 
from Mr. Malyon; a fine Chorozema Henchmanni, 
from Messrs. Fraser; a beautiful white Azalea, from 
Mr. Bamsell, gr. to J. C. Weir, Esq., of East Acton ; 
a Leschenaultia formosa, from Mr. Bruce ; an Achi- 
menes picta, from Mr. Green ; a collection of seedling 
ododendrons, from Mr. Waterer, of Bagshot ; and a 
group of arborescent seedling Gloxinias, notieed on a 
former occasion, from the gardens at Syon. 
In the tent appropriated to the PErAnGoNrUMS, there 
Was a freshness and gaiety peculiar to this beautiful 
flower. The collections were numerous, and, as r 
garded growth and fine development of colour, they 
Were never seen in finer condition, The improvement 
in the colour is doubtless attributable to the new sorts, 
which are driving from the exhibitions the older and 
inferior varieties ; hence the benefits whieh arise from 
the establishment of that class in which the merits of 
the new flowers form the objects of emulation, In the 
Amateurs’ Class, for new and first-rate varieties, the 
Gold Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. Cock, whose 
Collection contained the following varieties: Duke of 
Cornwall, Hector, Atalanta, Rosetta, Mustee, Emma, 
ilo, Sultana, Duchess of Leinster, Eliza Sauvage, 
Orion, and Isabella.—In the same Class for Nursery- 
men, Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. Beck, of Isleworth, was 
Awarded the Gold Banksian Medal for the following new 
And fiue sorts: Hebe's Lip, Susanna, Master Walter, 
Mustee, Isabella, Lurida, Hector, Resplendent, Rosy 
Circle, Desdemona, Aurora, and Arabella.— The Silver 
Gilt Medal was voted to Mr. Catleugh, for Milo, Magog, 
mma, Orion, Free Briton, Duchess of Sutherland, 
Sultana, Mary, Rosetta, Luna, Duke of Cornwall, and 
Rosetta superba ; and the Large Silver wasobtained by 
x. Gaines, whose flowers were Xarifa, Milo, Nosegay, 
‘Athenian, r, Don Juan, Lady Smith, Amelia, 
Cossack, Prince Albert, Redworth, and Lady Caroline 
Douglas.—For 12 varieties of Pelargoniums of superior 
cultivation in 8-inch pots, the Gold Banksian Medal in 
e Amateurs’ Class was presented to Mr, Cox, who 
exhibited Orion, Emma, Cicero, Eliza Sauvage, Sarah, 
Queen Philippa, Sir R. Peel, Sultana, Erectum, Cyrus, 
uperb, and Princess Alice.— In the Nurserymen’s 
Class the Gold Banksian Medal was awarded to 
Mr, Catleugh, for Madonna, Sultana, Juliet, Hebe, 
Queen of Beauties, Charles the Tenth, Coronation, 
Madeline, Luna, Symmetry, and Duke of Cornwall.— 
r. Gaines received the Silver Gilt Medal for Coro- 
Nation Superb, Sultana, Augusta, Queen of Bourbons, 
aines's Pirate, Emma, Rising Sun, Saxon King, Egbert, 
Albion, Vanguard, and Lady Prudhoe.—.Mr. Staines 
received the large Silver Medal* for Rosalie, Adonis, 
unbeam, Ackbar, Erectum, Clio, Sylph, Lady Ebring- 
ton, Lady Sale, Duke of Cornwall, Marchioness of 
Lothian, and Duke of Wellington ; and asimilar Medal 
Was awarded to Mr. Dobson for Rosy Circle, Luna, 
Sultana, Hero, Zanzummin, Arabella, Matilda, Sir R. 
Peel, Margaret, Mustee, Lord Chancellor, and Duke of 
Cornwall.—For Pelargoniums in 6 varieties in 12 inch 
pots, the Amateurs’ Prize, the Large Silver Medal, was 
awarded to Mr. J. Parker, gr. to — Oughton, Esq., for 
Coronation, Erectum, Duke of Cornwall, Mabel, Unit, 
and Master Humphrey.—In the Nurserymen's Class, 
Mr. Gaines received the same award for Cyrus, Rising 
Sun, Erectum, Albina, Lady Sale, and Corcnation. 
The CarcEoLAmus were limited in number, and two 
collecti ns were di lified in of non 
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S fi uty to the regulati of the Society.—The 
RNC Knightian Medal was awarded to Mr. G. Stanley 
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his collection, comprising British Queen, Queen 
of Fairies, Prince Alfred, Monarch, Ring John, and 
.ammoth; and Mr. Gaines was awarded ihe Large 
Silver for the following 6 varieties: Gaines's Com- 
Pacta, Mirabilis, Alpha, Enchantress, and Kinghorn's 
ab, and Miss Houston. But few seedling Pelar- 
Boniums were exhibited, and none of the present season 
Were considered an improvement upon those already in 
{ultivation, Among those exhibited as specimens 
ae years old, four were exhibited by Mr. Dobson, gr. 
H UE E. Beck, and were named Competitor, Baechus, 
Sil e's Lip, and Patrician. To the first named, the 
flo ver Knightian was awarded: it is a rich coloured 
wee the top petals are covered with an even tint of 
a ERES. leaving a narrow rim of rosy crimson 
n e edge. The centre of the flower is light, slightly 
Inged with blue, with lower petals of a bright rosy 
Urple, with a deeper rose-coloured spot in each. 
nie was awarded the S. B, ; the upper petals to 
or flower are of a deep maroon, with a narrow border 
h rose, centre white, rose-coloured under petals, 
SOMOS dark veins and blotches in each. Hebe’s Lip 
NDS a similar award ; velvety top petals surrounded 
1 erimson, white centre, with bright rosy pink under 
Petals. A Certificate was awarded to Patrician ; a 
si ome error appears to have occurred with regard to Mr. 
will he s plants, and we understand that this part of the award 
Pisa e brought again under the notice o judges. Inthe 
d "while we give the return as it stood in the official 
eclaration, s 
flower having rosy pink lower petals with dark top 
petals, changing to rosy crimson on the edge. These 
flowers are large and finely formed, free bloomers, and 
of excellent habit. —Mr. Hoyle also received a Certi- 
ficate for again exhibiting his Mount Etna. This 
fiower possesses extraordinary brilliancy and beauty of 
colour. The pervading colour is a deep and bright 
scarlet lake or crimson rose, with a dark blotch in the 
top petals, The flowers are rather small, and the plant 
does not appear to be of robust habit. There were 
several seedling Caleeolarias exhibited ; three were 
selected by the judges as desirable varieties, named 
Masterpiece, from Mr. Kinghorn, Gaines's Lord 
Hardinge, and Green's La Polka. Some seedling 
Cinerarias were shown, but none possessing novelty or 
striking peculiarities appeared amongst them. 
The exhibition of Fruit was limited, and, with some 
exceptions, indifferent, some of the Grapes being hardly 
ripe, notwithstanding the warning previously given 
that such would be excluded from consideration by 
the judges. For Grapes the Silver Gilt Medal was 
awarded to Mr. Kemp, gr. to P. Grillion, Esq., of East 
Acton, for famous bunches of White Muscat ; and Mr. 
Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Frogmore, received a 
similar award for Black Hamburghs.—Mr. Dodds, gr. 
to Sir G. Warrender, Bart., and Mr. Walter, gr. to 
Capt. Hart, also both sent fine bunches of the same 
variety. — A Silver Banksian was obtained by Mr. 
Fleming, gr. to the Duke of Sutherland, at Trentham, 
for Black Hamburghs, Sweetwater, and White Musca- 
dine; and Cannon Hall Museats were shown by Mr. 
Wilson, gr. to Earl Howe, Gopsall.—Black Hamburghs 
aud Sweetwaters from Mr. Toy, gr. to Col. Challoner ; 
and Mr. Slowe, gr. to R. Baker, Esq.—Among 
Market Gardeners, Mr. Davies, of Oakhill, East 
Barnet, was awarded a Silver Gilt Medal for Black 
Hamburghs a S famous box o 
Black Hamburghs also came from Mr. Mitchell, of 
Kemptown, Brighton ; and Mr. Chapman, of South 
Lambeth, likewise sent Black Hamburghs and Sweet- 
waters.— For Pine-apples Mr. J. Povey, gr. to the Rev. 
J. Thornycroft, of Thornycroft Hall, Congleton, . ob- 
tained a Silver Gilt Medal for three Providences, all 
of them fine specimens’ of cultivation; and a Large 
Silver Medal was awarded to Mr, Brewin, gr. to R. 
Gunter, Esq., Brompton, for Blood Queen, an: An- 
tigua Queen, Providence, Black Jamaica, and En- 
ville; Mr. Davies, moreover, showed 5 Providences 
and 4 Black Antiguas, all of them  fine-looking 
fruit. — Of Peaches and Nectarines Mr. Fleming 
sent of the former fine specimens of the Royal 
George and Violette Hátive Nectarines. — Other 
fruit consisted of Keen's Seedling Strawberries aud 
4 Melons, viz., Snow’s Hybrid Green-fleshed, Spivey's 
Hybrid G fleshed, and the Beec! d, from Mr. 
Judd, gr. to W. H. Whitbread, Esq., Southill, Bedford- 
shire; British Queen Strawberries from Mr. Toy ; 
Keen’s Seedling Strawberries from Mr. Eyre, gr. to R. 
W. Barchard, Esq.; Apples and Pears from R. 
Brook, Esq., of Petistree Lodge, Suffolk; and from Mr. 
Baldwin, of Turnham-green ; and British Queen Straw- 
berries from Mr. Davies, 
LINNEAN SOCIETY. 
Tuesday, May 5th.—The Bisuor of Norwicu, Pre- 
sident, in the Chair,—A note was read from Dr. 
Forster, on the migration of the swallow. The author 
gave the results of his observations on the migration of 
the swallow (Hirundo rustica) on. the continent of Eu- 
rope, being au extension of his former observations on 
the same subject in Great Britain. A mote on the im- 
pregnation of the British species of Viola was read by 
Thomas S. Ralf, Esq., in which the author pointed out 
that the particular form of the stigma in the flowers of 
Viola was connected with the development of hairs in the 
spurred peta/s, upon which the pollen falls. This paper 
was illustrated by specimens which were exhibited by the 
aid of the microscope of the Society. In these speci- 
mens it was observed that in those cases where the 
stigma is globose and the style bent, that a number of 
submoniliform hairs were present in the claw of the 
petal. The hairs are covered with pollen, and it is 
through these that the pollen gains access to the interior 
of the style. At the conclusion of the first paper, Mr. 
Richard Taylor observed, that as it was not in opposi- 
tion to the by-laws of the Society, be would make a 
few observations on the paper he had just read, and 
drew attention to the tables drawn up by the Belgian 
naturalists for the registering phenomena like those re- 
corded by Dr. Forster, The President stated that it 
had long been his conviction that discussion should be 
allowed at the meetings of the Society, and hoped that 
as the by-laws of the Society did not forbid it, that for 
the future the Fellows would be induced to discuss the 
papers brought forward, In our report of Mr. Quekett’s 
paper at the last meeting, it was stated that that gentle- 
man had observed grains of starch are always developed 
on the outside of a eytoblast in Exogens and Endogens. 
We are requested by Mr. Quekett to state, that although 
he had always found starch granules on the outside of 
the cytoblast in Exogens, he had found them inside in 
‘Lilium bulbiferum, and outside alone amongst Endo- 
ca. 
gens, in Iris germa 
New Garden Plants. 
27. Pmonta Wirrmanntana. The Yellow Peony. Hardy 
Perennial. (Crowfoots). Siberia. 
A more remarkable acquisition than a yellow Peony, | fruit. 
not a pale straw-coloured species, which is only a 
spoiled whi'e, but a true yellow-flowered plant, does 
not often occur. All that we know for certain of its 
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history is, that it was received in October, 1842, in the 
Garden of the Horticultural Society, from Mr. N. de 
Hartwiss, the director of the Nikita Garden in the 
Crimea; that it is just mentioned in the “London 
Journal of Botany,” for April, 1842, p. 207, by Dr. 
Fischer, of St. Petersburgh, who, in a letter to Sir 
William Hooker, makes the following statement :— 
* Mr. Hartwiss has received many interesting plants 
from Abcharia, sent by Count M. Worontzoff. Among 
them he has found a yellow-flowered Pzeony, Epime- 
dium pinnatum (confined hitherto to Talysch alone), 
and Pinus Nordmanniana (an Abies), said to be a 
showy and beautiful tree.” We understand that 25 
guineas was demanded for a single plant of it in one of 
the great continental nurseries. The species has much 
the appearance of Pzeonia Cretica, is quite hardy, grows 
where any other Pæony will grow, and flowers in May. 
At present we believe that the plant in the Garden. of 
the Horticultural Society is unique in this country.— 
Botanical Register. 
28, GRAELLSIA SAXIFRAGMFOLIA.  Saxifrage-leaved 
Graellsia. Hardy Perennial. (Crucifers.) Persia. 
A little plant, with long-stalked kidney-shaped or 
roundish leaves, very coarsely notehed, and smelling 
strongly of Garlic. ‘The flower-stems are about 9 inches 
high, and bear a compound corymb of small white 
flowers, resembling those of the common scurvy Grass. 
It grows freely in any good, rich garden-soil, and is well 
suited for roekwork. It flowers in July and August, 
and is inereased by dividing the old plants in autumn 
or spring, or by seeds.—Journal of the Hort. Society. 
29. OPHIOPOGON PROLIFEP. Proliferous Snake’s-beard. 
Stove Perennial. (Lilyworts.) Sineapore. 
This has a slender stem slowly rising by means of roots 
which its leafy shoots throw out,in the manner of a 
screw Pine. The stems are not thicker than a swan's 
quill, and bear at intervals clusters of bright-green 
sword-shaped leaves, which curve downwards, and are 
longer than the flowering stems. The latter are bright 
purple, and bear in an interrupted manner a few 
clusters of nearly sessile small, white, obovate flowers, 
whose texture is between fleshy and spongy. It suc- 
ceeds in rough, sandy peat. During summer an ample 
supply of water is necessary ; also a very moist atmo- 
sphere, at a temperature of not less than 80° by day. 
In winter it requires to be treated almost like an Or- 
chidaceous plant; if a humid atmosphere is kept up, 
little or no water will be required for a few weeks.— 
Journal of the Horticultural Socirty. 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing Week.) 
Tue spring disbudding of fruit-trees is a matter of 
considerable importance at this period ; for on thinning 
in due time, and ina proper way, success in ripening 
both wood and fruit is mainly dependent. This process 
should not'be completed at one dressing—the operation 
is too severe. The trees should be looked over about 
thrice, viz. :—First, when the young shoots are about 
2 inches long ; second, in about a week afterwards ; and 
finally, finished in about another fortnight. The first 
dressing should consist chiefly in rubbing off foreright 
and ill-placed shoots ; at the second thinning a select:on 
of wood as to the necessary quantity and position may 
be made; and finally, at the last, all gross shoots, or 
robbers, should be stopped, in order to equalise the sap. 
CONSERVATORIES, STOVE, &c. 
Conservatory.—-Camellias making their wood should 
have constant shading ; the house should be kept very 
moist day and night, and the plants frequently syringed. 
Pay every attention at this period to plants of climbing 
habit, whether festooning from the roof, up pillars, or on 
trellises in pots. Let stopping, thinning, training, &c., 
proceed in a methodical way. Many of these plants are 
unproductive of blossom for want of stopping the gross 
shoots. To stop such frequently is to gain both time 
and space. Stove and Orchids.—Centradesias, Eran- 
themums, Poinsettias, Justicias, Geissomerias, Cler 
dendrons, Euphorbias, Brugmansias, Gesneras, Vineas, 
with other ornamental stoye plants, more especially 
those intended to relieve the dull winter months, should 
at this period have the highest of cultivation. They 
should be allowed plenty of room, and clear manure- 
water, and should, if requisite, have their rambling 
shoots stopped occasionally. The latter should be done 
forthwith, as young wood made late in the season will 
not produce winter flowers. Mixed Greenhouse.— 
Those who grow that delightfully sweet winter flower, 
the Cyclamen persicum, will find it the best plan to 
plant it out at this period in a highly raised bed in the 
kitchen garden. This bed should be composed chiefly 
of peat soil and coarse sand, to which a little sandy 
loam andea little leaf soil may be added. It is truly 
astonishing what superior plants they make in this way, 
as I have proved for the last 30 years. 
z KITCHEN GARDEN FORCING. 
Pineries. — If the weather proves very sunny, it 
wil be advisable to shade fruiters im their first 
swelling, in order'to dispense with the necessity of 
giving so much air; this wil preserve a greater 
amou:t of atmospheric moisture in the house. 
Vineries.— Early houses now ripening should have 
abundance of air. Let a few of the laterals which had 
been reserved, for fear of breaking the principal buds, 
be removed if they shade any of the principal leaves. 
Do not, however, remove them to throw sunlight on the 
Late Vineries—These will be now in blossom 
in most places ; keep up a lively circulation of air with 
a warmer atmosphere, anó[jeease syrinzing. Continue, 
however, to moisten the tan or floors as well as foot- 
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