34—1846.] 
THE GARDENERS' 
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CHRONICLE, 
567a: 
Adelaide was awarded to M. Souchet fils for the finest 
collection of new plants in flower ; among them were 
ryptomeria japonica, Napoleona imperialis, Gardenia 
Whitfieldii, Statice Fortuni, Achimenes argyrostigma, 
Echites melaleuca picta, Thunbergia fastuosa, Justicia 
chinensis, Tillandsia acaulis zebrina, ZEschynanthus atro- 
Purpureus, Justicia Macdonnelli, Passia (2) de Minas 
Geraes, Chirita chinensis, Cuphea decandra, Beaufortia 
Sparoa, &e. &e. Silver Medal was given to M. 
Ryfkogel for the finest and best cultivated plant, viz., 
Dichorizandra ovata. A Silver Medal to MM. Cels 
for the second best general collection of plants in flower; 
and another for the second hest collection of rare 
Plants, among which were Brassia odorata, Aerides cor- 
nutum, Phaius albus, Epidendrum fragrans, Cattleya 
crispa, Dichorizand 2; hy n onih 
longiflorus, and zebrinus ; Achimenes multiflora, Strelit- 
zia augusta, Mussænda Afzelii, Blandfordia grandiflora, 
Ixora barbata, Hoya Cunninghami, a species of Ges- 
nera from'Cayenne—together with some fine Palms, 
Conifers, and Cacti. The Silver Medal for herbaceous 
Plants was awarded to M. Pélé for Phlox Marianne, 
omniflora, speciosa americana, and œil de lynx, Alstroe- 
meria psittacina, Stachys Dodartii, Lobelia grandis, 
ueen Victoria, and fulgens grandiflora, Statice eximia 
and ‘tatarica, Yucca draconis variegata, Lilium lanci- 
folium album, rubrum, and superbum, Veronicas, 
Apapanthus, &e. A second Silver Medal was given.to 
M. Bertrand for herbaceous plants, principally consist- 
mg of Lobelias, Petunias, and Phloxes. A second 
Silver Medal was awarded to M. Chauviére for miseel- 
laneous plants in flower ; among whieh were Gloxinia 
cerina, insignis, Youngii, Rollissonii, rosea, and Lindley- 
ana; Lilium lancifolium rubrum and punctatum ; 
Angelonia flori da; Achi grandifl longiflora, 
argyrostigma, Liebmanni, multiflora, and carnea; Mus- 
Sænda macrophylla and Afzelii; Justicia Whitfieldii, 
Picta and purpurea superba; Clerodendron splendens 
and infortunatum ; Echites splendens, and a variety of 
` other plants, M. Deshayes. was awarded a Silver 
Medal for Erica Aitoniana, Leeana, ampullacea, rubra, 
Jasminiflora, mammosa purpurea, and coccinea, West- 
Phalingia, cruenta, Irbyana, eximia, Lawsoni, &c. ; 
2nd M. Michel, another for E. Bowieana, Aitonia, 
reflexa rosea, versicolor, retorta major, tricolor major, 
Mammosa purpurea, rosea, and coccinea blanda, &e. 
M. Salter was awarded the Silver Medal for 30 varieties 
of Fuchsias ; among which were Agnes, Bianca, Con- 
Sueror, Delicata (Newberry) ; Empress, Eximia (Smith); 
Etoile de Versailles, Favorite, Lancaster Witch, La 
Sylphide, Lansezeur, Miss Roberts, Napoleon (Salter), 
Pomona, Lady Julia, Reine:des Frangais, Sanspareil, 
and Trafalgar. M. Dupuy Jamain the Silver Medal 
or Roses in pots, and M. Verdier a Silver Medal 
for eut Roses, » which considering the scorching 
Weather to which they had been subjected, were very 
Rocques, Madanie Laffay, Archdue Charles, Comte de 
and others, were in great beauty. MM. Tripet 
and Leblanc were awarded a Silver Medal, for a large 
Collection of China ‘Asters, consisting of several varie- 
ties: of tall and dwarf German quilled kinds, tall and 
dwarf English Ranunculus flowerin g, and tall and 
dwarf Anemone flowering, MM. Jamin and Durand 
gained the Silver Medal for the finest collection of fruit, 
consisting of Peaches (Gros Mignon), early and late; 
lums (Reine Claude, De Montfort, and Queen Victoria); 
Pears (Colmar d'été, Bon Chretien d'été, Louise bonne 
@Avranches, Beurré aurore, Souveraine d'été, Musea- 
dette, Williams, Beurré des Champs, Excellentissi 
earth by way of sample of an estate. So, referring the 
reader to the book itself, we here close our brief notice, 
with a hope that the success of this, we believe her first 
avowed attempt at putting German tales into an 
English dress, may induce the fair translator to perse- 
vere in a work not less useful than amusing. 
Garden Memoranda. 
Haddo House, the Seat of the Right Hon. the Earl 
of Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire.—This is truly a noble re- 
sidence, surrounded with some thousands of acres of 
umbrageous Pine forests. The park is both extensive 
and beautifully varied with bold groups and receding 
vistas, on an undulating surface, the scenery ever 
changing 4s the traveller passes along some 20 miles 
of approaches and spacious drives, Standing at almost 
any prominent point of the domain, the vast amphi- 
theatre, as far as the eye can traverse, is the property 
of Lord Aberdeen! From the southern front of the 
house, a grand avenue stretches out for about a mile in 
length, adorned with vases and a choice collection of 
hardy Pines. Among the latter, variegated varieties of 
Silver and Spruce, engrafted by his lordship’s gardener, 
Mr. Dallachy, are very interesting. A tree of the varie- 
gated Spruce, in particular, stands upwards of 25 feet 
in height, and is very beautifully diversified from top 
to bottom. Another remarkable specimen, also picked 
from the woods, may be compared to a gigantic variety 
of Abies Clanbrasiliana, or a hybrid between it and 
Abies excelsa ; I should say it may be Abies Clanbra- 
siliana var mucronata? Entering by the southern ap- 
proach, the new conservatories appear conspicuous in 
the distance. The plants, upon inspection, were found 
to be in fine health and beauty. A specimen of Brug- 
mansia arborea was 14 feet in height, loaded with 
upwards of 600 of its large white campanulate blossoms. 
Considering the peculiar season, there is a very supe- 
rior crop of fruit in the garden. Field crops are also 
very luxuriant, and the harvest has commenced. The 
Potatoes, however, like those of other districts, are very 
much’ diseased ; not a sound plant have I seen since I 
left Edinburgh nearly a month ago.— R. Arthur, 
Miscellaneous. 
The late Hailstorm.—A public meeting was held on 
Monday last, at the London Tavern, for the purpose of 
devising means to preserve from ruin the florists and 
nurserymen who have suffered so severely from the 
violence of the late storm. His Royal Highness the 
Duke of Cambridge took the chair. He believed that 
all the gentlemen whom he had then the honour to ad- 
dress felt the same sympathy with himself for those un- 
fortunate individuals who were now experiencing a 
great calamity, induced, not from any negligence on 
their own parts, but by a visitation of Providence, over 
which, of course, they could have no control. He be- 
lieved there was no more deserving or hard-working 
class in the community than those whom they had 
assembled to assist. He could bear testimony to what 
he asserted from personal observation in his own neigh- 
bourhood. It appeared from the report of the South 
London Floricultural Society that the losses sustained 
by those engaged in horticultural trade in the neigh- 
bour hood of Stockwell, Clapham, and Brixton, amounted 
to no less a sum than 18,0007. He had the satisfaction 
to state that the room in which they were then assembled 
had been given them gratis for the present occasion, 
and an offer had been made by the proprietors ‘of the 
Hallof Commerce of the use of their establishment, either 
for a floricultural show or for any other purpose calcu- 
lated to promote the object of the present meeting. A 
bseription had also been commenced, and Dr. Lindley, 
&e.) sand M. Crochot a prize for. Melons, which were, 
1n every respect, magnificent, 
4 3 ebtetus. 
Village Tales from the Black Forest. Translated from 
the German by Meta Taylor. London: Joseph 
Cundall, 1846. 
E once lent a little boy not a little precocious in his 
taste and habits of reading the “German Popular 
Stories,” a work with which children, and, it may be, 
children of a larger growth,” are often much amused, 
albeit replete with all manner of monstrosities and 
"i y extravaganzas. Our young friend had for some 
time been deeply absorbed in the diverting, but, it must 
he confessed » very {absurd adventures of “ Hans- in 
Luck,” “ Ashputtel,” and “ Rumpel-stilts-kin,” when all 
of a sudden he closed the book, and resumed the peru- 
Sal of a little work connected with English history, ex- 
Claiming as he did so, “ Now for a little sense!” We 
are half inclined to think that the young philosopher 
Would have made a similar observation had the “ Vil- 
age Tales” instead of ** Tales of the English” chanced 
to lay in his way, for undoubtedly their great charm, 
whether to juvenile readers or those of riper years, lies 
1n their truth to nature, their appearance of probability. 
Ney are correct pictures of German cottage life, 
humble life, we admit, but not the less valuable on that 
Account, Teniers; in his way, was as great as Rem- 
brandt ; and Morland as one of the Caracci‘; and since 
there must be peasantry as well as nobility, we have to 
Would be too short to do the “ Tales” justice, and short 
Ones about as much to the purpose. as sending a bag of 
who was unable to attend, had forwarded 107. 10s. Mr. 
Barclay, of Lombard:street had also sent them 5l. 5s., 
and he hoped that they might have the satisfaction of 
being able in^a considerable degree to ameliorate the 
existing distress. Mr, J. Allnutt, who stated that 3000 
squares of glass had been broken in his conservatory, 
roposed the following resolution :—“ That the severe 
losses which the nurserymen, florists, and gardeners in 
the neighbourhood of the metropolis have sustained in 
consequence of the dreadful hailstorm on the Ist day of 
August instant, call for our warmest sympathy, and 
demand all our efforts to alleviate the distress occa- 
sioned thereby." Mr. Iliff seconded the resolution, 
which was carried unanimously. Mr. Cook, of the firm 
of Trueman and Cook, proposed the next resolution :— 
“ That a publie ipti no d, and 
fund raised for the relief of the sufferers.” Mr. Seldon 
secouded the resolution, which was also passed unani- 
mously.- Mr. James Cook, of Mincing-lane, was ap- 
pointed treasurer, and Messrs. Barclay and Company, 
Coutts and Company, Cocks and Biddulph, Jones, Lloyd, 
and Co., and Young and Son, to receive subscriptions. 
Several subseriptions were then announced, among 
which were 20 guineas from the Duke of Cambridge ; 
10 guineas from the Lord Mayor; Barclay and Co., 
5 guineas, Mr. Hawes, M.P., 107. 10s, &c. A com- 
mittee was appointed to carry out the objects of the 
meeting, and a vote of thanks having been passed to 
the royal chairman, the meeting separated. 
Substitute for Potatoes.—Mr, Williams, of Pitmaston, 
suggests that cottagers’ gardens should be planted with 
Swede Turnips, any quantity of which may be had at 
present from the farmers, who are now engaged in hoe- 
ing their Swedes, and in that operation cut out thou- 
sands of superfiuous plants. He says, and we agree 
with{him, that a well boiled and carefully mashed dish 
of Swede Turnips, eaten with bacon or such other animal 
e 
ifood as the cottager can command, forms a more nutri- 
tive 'meal than Potatoes. 
siderable degree of care must be taken in transplanting 
the Swede. The ends of the tap root should be carefully 
put in the ground with a setting stiek, and the soil 
should be pressed closely about the root ; the upper end 
of the tap, however, next the leaves, should be one inch 
above the soil, as the future Turnip swells sooner, and 
becomes of a larger size and more hardy in resisting 
frost, by its exposure to light, day heat, and air. It will be 
an act of Christian charity in the farmers to direct their 
workmen to remove the superfluous plants of this valu- 
able root carefully, so that they may be available for the 
cottagers’ garden. We feel that it would be superfluous 
to add a word about giving the plants freely to the poor: 
—no English farmer would be so churlish as to refuse 
them.— Worcester Herald. 
Sale of Orchids.—On Thursday last another {eollee- 
tion from Mexico was sold by Messrs. Stevens. It 
consisted of 172 lots, many of them containing new and 
rare things ; good prices were therefore realised. The 
highest sum given was 11/. for a plant of the new 
Galeottia grandiflora, mentioned in last week's Number, 
and a large mass of a supposed new species of Schom- 
burgkia fetched 7/7. 10s. ; 5/. was given for an Odonto- 
glossum, reported to be a new species, and a fine speci- 
men of Chysis bractescens fetehed 6/. Other prices 
were as follow :—Galeandra Baueri, from 1/. J8s. to 
4I. 15s. ; Barkeria melanocaulon, from 17. 10s. to 4/. 105. ; 
the p ively new Odontogl bul 1 
from 12, 8s. to 5/.; O. Lindleyi, from 18s. to 34 ; O. 
maculatum, from 1/. 18s. to 37. ; Epidendrum erubes- + 
cens, from 17. 6s. to 3/. 12s. 6d. ; a supposed new spe~ 
cies of Cattleya, 17. 3s.; Oncidium brevifolium, 1/. 185.5 
Odontoglossum hastatum, 1/. 85.; a terrestrial Oncidium, 
possibly new, from 17. 1s. to 2l. ; an Epidendrum allied 
to E. maerochilum, from 17. to 14. 8s. ; E. Candollei? 
ll. 3s. ; Sobralia Galeottiana ? 17, 18s. ; Oncidium albo- 
violaceum, 17. 16s. ; and finally, Peristeria longiscapa, 
14. 9s. ; the prices of other lots varied from 6s. to 17. 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing Week.) 
Preserving late Grapes. — No fruit is more gene- 
rally admired, or more useful in the dessert, than good 
Grapes. Their keeping properties, moreover, under 
proper ci are ishing hree condi- 
tions are particularly necessary here, in order to ensure 
success :—Ist, that they be well fed in the berry ; 2d, 
that they be thoroughly ripened by the end of August ; 
and 3d, that they receive abundance of ventilation. To 
be well fed they must possess an active root, perma- 
nently so ; this is of more importance than overloading 
the border with manure, and depends, of course, on 
thorough-drainage, and such a constitution of soil as 
will at all times readily transmit moisture. To be 
thoroughly ripened, they must have plenty of warmth, - 
a dry atmosphere, and a free circulation of air day and 
night. The argument about cold currents, and a host 
of consequent calamities, does not apply here, but to 
forced Vines, the berries of which are ina tender state, 
They should, moreover, be well coloured by the period 
before-named. Some persons think to excel in late 
Grapes by a tedious, retarding: process ; this is a great 
mistake, unless a considerable amount of flavour can be 
dispensed with. At this period I would beg to direct 
attention to the above principles. As to the application 
of fire-heat, I care not whether it be January or July, 
my advice is, if your house is too cold, or too damp, 
keep a fire during such a period. Fires, however, will 
scarcely be wanted yet to the late Vineries. 
CONSERVATORIES, STOVE, &c. 
Where conservatory borders or beds exist, see that 
they are duly watered. Examine the plants indi- 
vidually, as theix wants will be various. Arrange- 
ments must be made forthwith for housing tender 
plants. There is, in many cases, no necessity to get 
them all in at once; let it be done in a progressive 
way, according to their wants. Slove and Orchids.— 
Little new here; follow out the principle of ripening 
growths for the winter day by day. Continue to increase 
the amount of air in a general way, and to slightly de- 
crease the amount of atmospheric moisture. Mixed 
Greenhouse.—A. few of the more showy annuals, such 
as the Collinsias, Clarkias, Leptosiphon, Platystemon, 
Erysimum, Iberis, Lasthenias, Eutocas, Nolanas, 
Calandrinias, &c., may be sown now in pots, 
and kept in cold frames through the winter. They 
will serve to decorate the shelves of the mixed 
greenhouse in early spring, as well as to enliven 
the early flower-beds or borders. A nice turfy loam, 
rather old, will be better than rich composts, the 
object being to obtain a stiff and healthy plant capable 
of enduring a hard winter. There will be also more 
colour in proportion to the amount of foliage, a most 
important matter in the cultivation of annuals. Look 
well to succession. Achimenes,—Give water freely, and 
ward off intense sunshine. dits 
KITCHEN GARDEN FORCING. 
Pines.—Those who are compelled to winter their 
Pines in the old fashioned dung pits, had better begin 
to harden their plants betimes, by a free circulation of 
air and less water. Vineries.—See former directions, 
and observe the remarks at the commencement of to- 
day's calendar. . Peaches. — Uncover early Peach 
houses if convenient; at any rate give abundance of 
air, and let not the red spider and brown scale establish 
ajfooting. To this end water them with ordinary 
soap-suds two or three times a week. Late Melons.— 
Keep down insects by all possible. means. - Give liquid 
Mr. W. states that a con-- 
