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‘Sieboldi. ¥ i i t suitable for it is quite an ordinary on ha er 
NT SHOWS. ceervilea, and Clématis Sieboldi. By Mr. Weir, a large collection | pos quite an ‘ary one, such as any mixture of 
Berwick Horeindlendt Siesta tang uate Second Show for | of cut Pelargoniums, specimens of Alsti eee, PO aot maid and loam, in which the latter constitutes the main part 
the season was held in the Red Lion Assembl Room, when | gala oppositifolia, Swainsénia alba and purpurea. By Mr. eee Vaiadiene ae June is the fittest season for propagating 
Premiums were awarded as follow :—For the best siv varieties of | Deans, 12 Seedling Pelargoniums, some of which were very Be) rie theta oe ces on cuttings, which will need bottom-heat 
Rose, 1, Mr. Alex. Aitken, gr to J. S. D. Selby, Esq.; 2, Mr. W. | attractive; cut Roses, Seedling Calceolarias, a card of Fuchsias, | tos! em.— Paaton’s Magazine of Botany. 
Heck: Bae 7 i rete Leese G. | including Deansia, nobilis, La Grande, corymbiflora, Victoria ————— 
Affleck. Best six varieties of Pinks, 1, Mr. W. Affleck; 2, Mr. G. : 4 I SCI aaaian 
Laidler, gr to R. Forster, hed Best twelve varieties of Calceolaria, | regina, effusa, fasciculata, is a Sb prsaue! vilegisccn MISCELLANEOUS. 
1, Mr. P. Henderson ; 2, Mr. J. Hood, gr to H. Gregson, Esq. | Of Mr. W. Veitch, two cards of fine Pinks.—Kelso Chronicle. Mushrooms.—We have lately received the 6th Number 
i a . Hood, ate sine * ‘i 
Haag Woelve Ramunculuses, Me GER Tete ee Ce eamenan | (pare of Evesham Horticultural and Floral Society, July 28.—At | of “* The Transactions of the Gardeners’ and Stewards’ 
twelve Gooseberries (for weight), 1, Mr. W. Afleck ; 2, Mr. J. | the Fourth Exhibition the following prizes wereawarded:—Car- | Provident and Mutual Instruction Society of Treland 7”? 
’s, 1, Mr, M. Smith; 2, Mr. T. NAtIons.—Scarlet Bizarre: 1, eh ee ape ite from which we extract the following useful remarks } 
WDongal, gr to A. Dickson, ksq. Best Dish of Cherries, 1, EE Tentees AEE HUGO oe OGRA EREAET OT HECTOR CoE | MECREIEO wen alc ibtt Hol CUNISAHORSGER HE Mushroom. 
Atlee aoa MY SiGCut Be CO aentoh Cee eau Paulina,—2, Cartwright’s Rainbow,—8, Jarrett’s Lucretia, W. | ‘(I have grown Mushrooms in the open ground, in the 
Caulifiowers, 1, Mr. T. M‘Dougal ; 2, Mr. A. Aitken, Best three | Barnes, Es]. Purple Flakes olmes's Mary Ann,—®, Brab- | following way :—Having opened trenches twelve inthe 
Fuchsias, 1, Mr. P. Henderson ; 2, Mr. G. Laidler. ‘Best twenty- | bin’s Squire Magnell,—3, E! 
wha Gooseberi 
Pod), 1, Mr. J. 2 fr y : 
Mr. G. Laidier; 2, Mr. G. Blair. Sweepstakes for the greatest | Rose Flukes: 1, Brown’s Duchess of Gloucester, W. Barnes, Esq.; | cut from a pasture-field sods four inches deep, and six 
variety of Roses, Mr. J. Hood. Besides (tose Sada: a prize was | 2, Smith’s Coronation, Mr. Holmes; 3, Malpas’s Lady Grey, W. | inches broad, placing the spawn about the size of a 
\ } P ‘ : ’s Admiral Southam, Mr. J ees E i 
Hrarded to Mr. J. Bell, for a collection of Pansies, Mimuluses, | Barnes, Esq. Red Picotees: 1, Heart's ae , walnut, twelve i art in the du 
, oses, Trumpet Honeysuckle, and six Seedling Pansies which | Holmes; 2, Unknown, Mr, Clark; 3, Graham’s Duke of Leeds, ai Pols tal eau: Se 
Promise to be superior flowers. Kelso Chronicle r. Holmes. Purple Picotees: 1, Ketland’s Queen Victoria, Mr. | the trenches, and the sods over the dung on their sides, 
i olmes; 2, Major Kealy, W. Barnes, ‘Esq.; 3, nown, Mr. | covering all with maiden mould, about four inches in 
Cambridgeshire Horticultural Society, July 19.—The following | Clark. Brsr Device in Frowers, a Pheasant, Miss Huntley, 
i i “ ; oi - | Pansirs, Rev. J. Marshall. Dauxias, 1, rosea, Mr. R. Francis; ) 
ton Courts ape Sr me aed pre TART 2, Metella,—3, Egyptian Prince, Mr. Clark; 4, Sussex Rival, Miss | the season they naturally appear in the pasture-fields— 
| Hambro’, Mr. Stewart; 2, Mr. Catling. Bunch of White Grapes, | Huntley ;"5, Seedling, Mr. R. Francis; 6, Phenomenon, Mr. | and even for this period the plan is well worth a trial. 
Hrontignan, Mr. Stewart. Peaches, 6 best, Noblesse, and Clark. Anan Purple Flake, J. Clarke, Esq.; Scarlet Flake, These beds may be made in March and August; andyit 
cine: PSHE Mba Re nae Clark, Harpy ANNUALS, Mr, Moore. Pmrinntars, 1, Miss | TY ald peta have — hag a ~ 
J. Taylor; 2, Antwerp, Mr. Widnall. Red Gooseberries, for | Huntley ; 2, Mr. Clark. Cocxscomss, Miss Huntley. Hravixsr | very wet wea’ er I placed hoops over the beds, and covere 
Weight, 12 to the Ib, Mr. Giddings; 2, 18to the lb, Mr. J. Taylor; | Six Goosepurntss, Red, 1 and 2, Mr. Pinnell; Green, 1, Mr. them with dry litter or mats. If the spawn grows, there 
rite do. iddi 
i will be Mushrooms in about six weeks from the time of 
1 Mr. Newman; Yellow do., 13 to the Ib, Mr. Giddings; 2,15 to | White, 1, Mrs. Ashwin; 2, R. Ashwin, Esq. Graves, Black, i i = 
the 1b, Mr. Newman; Green do, 15 tothe Yb, Mn Giddings. | E. Rudge, Esq.; White, Mr. Pinnell. Mruon, E. Rudge, Esq. Satay From the uncertainty of obtaining good crops 
Heaviest Gooseberry, Weight 95 dwts 12 grs, Mr. Giddings; 2, | Cucumners, Miss Huntley. Deserr Arpvxs,1, Mr. Z. Hughes ; | of Mushrooms in the open air, I give the preference to 
| fought 24 dwts, 8 grs, Companion, Mr. H. Green. Gooseberries, | 2) 'T, White, Bsq. Pxans, 1, Mr. H. Drury; 2, Mrs. Ashwin. house culture, and have found the following mode of cul- 
emnphen oy pf R d, Mr. E. Haines; White, Mr.H.Drury. Cusr- 5 S 
Se flavour, Champagne, Messrs, Hudson; 2, Mr. M1. Green, | Rasrmennits, Red, Mr. jey; White, Rev. W. ‘Digby. Exrna | tivating most certain :—stable dung being one of the 
ed Currants, for weight, 22 bunches to the 1b, Mr. Wood; 2, | Rtes, Black, Miss’ Huntley; Vii Gla Pinte Tidrangen, | wont thecedbary-4 ents, should b d for that pure 
26 bunches to the 1b, Mr. Giddings; White do., 18 bunches to the Prizes—Collection of Fuchsias, Mr, Clark; Purple Hydrangea, y age 8, shou prepared for p 
Ib, Mr. Giddings ; 2, 3 bunches to the Ib, Mr. H. Green, Carna- | Mrs. Ashwin; Dish of Marygolds, Mr. R. Francis; Peas, ae pose by frequent turning, so as to let off what we term 
me (Medal), Garratt’s Queen of Roses, William IV., Wood’s Randell; Carnation, 1, aera eee eae 5 iid. | the steam heat, and should never be allowed to get 
j eul, Willmer’s Solander, and Fletcher’s Red Rover, Mr. | White Verbena, Princess Royal, Mr. ; " Heral: | what is termed’ a burning heat; in fact the frequent 
Wexford Horticultural ee aie, ome Summer Exhibi- | turnings prevent and counteract this. An open shed 
j 8 Twitehett’s Don John, Holmes’ Count Pacliga, Twitchett’s | tion took place in the Assembly Rooms. The specimens were | jg the most Proper place to prepare the dung. The 
nusen of Scarlets, Lowe's Marchioness of Westminster, Mans- | Beautifully prepared by the Proprietors, and in the ar Mushroom-h honlaabasae ‘rect ide and 30 feet 
ley? y chit ’ re 1 dd, fest q shou ie eet wide an eet 
\ My. ypcauty of Woodhouse, Mr. Twitchett. Seedling Carnation, | 21800 refined taste was displayed, a manifest improvement on t ad with Bideeh a 
©. Wood. Six Picotees, John’s Prince Albert, Martiv’s vietoria, | former exhibitions. — ‘The following prizes were awarded— | long, constructed with slide windows, a door at each end, 
Giddens’ Diana, Seedling, Wood's Manfred, Mr. Wood; 2, Sharp’s | FLowers :—Hvzotics, W. Bolton, Esq. Ericas, G. LeHunte, Esq. | and a boarded passage 4 feet high running along the whole 
’ fem, Brinkler’s Masterpiece, Giddens? Sir Robt, Peel, Brinkler's | Hardy Herbaceous Plants, W. Bolton, Esq. Calceolarias, W. Bol. length of the house. The space from the boarded passage 
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: é i 7 the wall is to contain the prepared dung for the beds, 
8) Sir R, Pi i a. | Seedling, H. Cooper, Esq. Pansies, R. Donovan, Esq. Seedling, | tO nad t prep y 
ling LT ea Sy Bie Dities nee Minne en Gents B. Allen. Esq. Annual Flowers, W. Bolton, Esq. Picotees, J. W. | with three divisions in them from the wall to the boards, 
Bandine, Beauty of the Plain, Lady Gientworth, Garrick, Messrs. | Gof, Esq. Ornamental Bouquet, W. Bolton, &4, Ornamental | sq that when correctly formed, there will be six beds, 
nison; 2, Eclipse, Rival Sussex, Pickwick, Ruby, Argo, | 2wotic Plant, G. LeHunte, Esq. Fuchsias, G. LeHunte, Esq. three at each side, each 10 feet long and 6 feet wide. The 
Wheeler's Maria, Mr. Ready. ‘Three Bulsems; Mr, H. Green; 2, | Ornamental Plants, J. Rowe, Esq. Veceranuns :—Cauliflowers, ii tor hawet ido iditeotions? 6b iyo 
Messrs. Hudson. Cockscomb, Messrs. Hudeon ¢ ‘Mr, Newman. | Peas, Kidney Beans, Turnips, Celery, White and Red, A. ¥. Mea. | beds are to have a sloping direction, so as to be only 
Plant ina pot, Achimenes longiflora, Mr. Widnall; 2, Mr. H.| dows, Esq. Beans, J. Nunn, Esq. Lettuce, W. Bolton, Esq. | feet deep at the walls of the house. The best seasons for 
Green. Best large collection of Plants, Mr. Widnall; 2, Mr. H. | Carrots, J. W. Gott, Esq. Cabbage, J. Rowe, Esq. Frurirs :— forming the beds are spring and autumn, and then in 
in Of Oud Flare Collection of Plunts, Messrs. Hudson, Collec. | Melons (Green Flesh), J, Rowe, Esq. Ditto (Scarlet Flesh), G. i hi i 
Mi of Lut Rlowers, Mr. Ready; 2, Mr. H. Green. ‘Ter Lettwees, | LeHunte, Esq, Grapes (Black), W. Bolton, Beq, Perohn we, | succession every month—not all at the same period. We | 
tJ: Taylor; 2, Mr. Potter. Extra Prizesc Beato of Vege. | Bolton, Esq. Necturines, W. Bolton, Esq. Cherries, W. Bolton, commence with the first bed, and after the violent heating 
fas, Mr. Newman; Do., Messrs, Hudson. Strawberries, Elton | 28a. Gooseberries (Green), R. Donovan, Esq. (Red), H. Cooper, | has subsided, place the Mushroom spawn in it, just under 
ma tr. Newman. Rhubarb, Mr. 5, Taylor. Pansies, Mr. | Esd- (White), H. Cooper, Esq. Currants (White), H. Cooper, the surface, about the size of a walnut, in rows 1 foot | 
idnall.— Cambridge Advertiser. Esq. (Red), J. W. Goff, Esq. Raspberries, R. Allen, Esq. Straw. a @ 6 inch agi hich Beda 
4 ephat berries, J. W. Goff, Esq. Cucumbers, W. Bolton, Esq. Second | asunder ani Inches apart ; after which, the be 18 
Diss Horticuttural Society, July 27.—The Third Show was not | Dito, G. LeHunte, Esq. Exotic Fruit, G, LeHunte, Esq.— | struck down by the back of a spade, and covered with 
duite so numerously attended as the last. ‘The display of plants | Weaford Conservative. 3 inches of fresh maiden mould. Dry hay is then placed 
A i c Over all, about 12 inches deep, and left so for one month 3 
Bardens of Sir J. Fl Rev. B, dG. St. V. [We hope to be able to make up all our arrears of Country pS 3 0) - 3 
Wilson, Esq. We a OMS ELE Ae Seen aa ection Shows next week.] at which time the spawn will have sufficiently run through 
shown by the latter gentleman. The following is a list of the 
Drizes awarded :—Best 4 Cockscombs, G. St. V. Wilson, Esq. 
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3 - est OTICES or NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE EITHER | 8ive a copious watering from the fine rose of a water-pot. j 
bie We Wilsons Bag, ere Fema” ams Hardy Bo baie : USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL, — In a few days after, the Mushrooms will appear in abun: 
Ferbenas, 1, Mr, Barker; 2, Rev. B. Penning. Best Petr ScurerLa/RIA Jar6nica. Japan Skulleap. (Frame Herbaceous dance, and should be taken off while young, as, if left, 
Plant.) Labiatee. Didynamia Gymnospermia.—This i of | they are liable to be infected by insects. The beds we 
¥ those Pleasing litle Plants whieh, grow only four or five inches in | have been describing will continue to bear from one month 
height, are of a partially trailing character, and bear a profusion of + it appear ; whi i 
) ony blossoms throughout the whole summer. The baNoRtd ar But ee hetean ake ae ee in <i) a Tae 
produced in comparatively large spikes, at the end of the principal | Ne second bed will be coming into bearing; and so on 
Cee or Vee ea eae Lats of a para blue tint, are | for the six beds. As eae) bed ceases so Ne: the earth 
bona? ly Rev. C, H. Browne; 2, Mr. P. Gould. Best | pretti ly spotted in the throat. They are somewhat like those of a on should be removed, by which operation the | 
Suounber, ee eYaR. Cobbold; 2, Rev. T. Frere. Best Celery, 1, | delightful little plant which is so common on. our hedge-banks, and Taree ee RP idre the cre Will be Gat dowe | 
ae lower; 2, Miss Harrison, Best Nectarine, Cherries, §e., | js therefore scarcely noticed—the Ground Ivy; only they have a i BOSMEE Bul h iwthé d Wi | 
Rae v. Wilson, Esq. Best Currants, Rev. T. Frere. Best much longer tube, and are arranged with greater éffect. its | tO the crowns of the spawn in the ung. When the beds ] 
Pion erries, Mr. Bi ay. of Vegetables, Sir J, | name asserts, it is a Japan plant, and has been in the nursery of | are dry, a layer of the same sort of material that they were 4 
taps i Upwards of 40 prizes were distributed amongst the cot. | Messrs. Rollisson, Tooting, for three or four years. It is probabl Originally formed of, should be laid on them four inches | 
Bers.— Norfolk Chronicle. one of the many plants brought to light by Dr. Sicbold, during his aa, hi id ld must be placed a i 
Fels : J _— travels in Japan. From its native country the probability is, that it | 4¢ep, and Over this maiden mould mus h = gape Phe 
Vicinie” Plorists? Society, July 17.—The florists of Felton and its | ‘ul be found hardy enough to endure our winters. At Messrs. Rol- | before described. This done, a lining of fres horse-dung 
at Rs ele ae showy, of Ranunculuses and Pansies, | lisson’s it has oe ee a frame pene and grown in a pot, | is placed in the passsge, so as to cause the plants to grow | 
awarded nds following ORR pe when prizes were | amongst Alpines and such-like species, being exposed through the and the beds again to bear. By this mode of house cul- | 
ened) —The Ist and 2d to M ture, and from beds so constructed, a constant supply of i 
With veuinse des Beautés ; 3d Mushrooms may be had during the year. i 
Gh CCatlet and gold stripe, More Orchidacee for Sale.—A further sale of Guate- {| 
Santo the Rev. J. Orrell, with Lou elf : : alate cultivated sa poet is announced, and we are able to state | 
and Wits to Mr. A. Gowens, with Nabat, Brabangon, Cleopatra, | with extreme ease, not being at all delicate, and simply requiring | ™Ala epiphytes is Prraeeh A 
ding ariat; and 5th and 6th, to Mr. R. Richardson, with Theo. | the commonest, soil. As a border plant, however, it will attain to | that it will include some extraordinarily fine specimens of i 
nat ani Quaker Lady. Pansies, 1st to Mr. Riddell, with the dest | a higher perfection than in a pot, and may possibly prove useful for | the rarer Guatemala species. In addition to Barkeria | 
| Vin 6 dissimilar Blooms, consisting of Black Diamond, Grand | planting in beds or patches. These it would cover with bloom spectabilis, there are large masses of Lelia superbiens 
| Wonae Midas, and three Seedlings; 2d, to Mr. J. Jeffrey, with | throughout the summer. It can be increased by cuttings or by}: cpectabilis, Epidendrums, a Cattl like plant. d | 
Pilots gqouc tne, World, Midas, Oberon, Mulberry, Isabella, and | division; ofyif-a small portion of earth is drawn up around the par- | Odontoglossums, Epidendrums, a Cattleya-like plant, an | 
| Tsabehia to Mt. Riddell, with Midas, Eclipse, Wonder, Victoria, | tially trailing shoots, so. as almost or wholly to cover them at the | Oncidium sphacelatum ; all in perfectly good order. | 
i 3 Sele and a seedling; 4th, to Mr. Jeffrey, with Mulberry and | bottom, these will most likely root in the manner of Verbenas, and aaa i) 
r four lings 5 th, to Mr. Jeffrey, with Wellington, Oberon, and | may afterwards be taken off. It will he desirable to test its hardi- : | 
cibiesctlings ; and 6th, to Mr. Riddell, with Eclipse, Pilot, Invin. | ness by leaving ee iS Mie exposed in the following winter.— IRebiewos. 
awa, Teules, and two Seedlings. The Sec ling prize axton’s Magazine of Botany, ome Re q i { i 
| warded to Mr. J. Jeffrey tor the i seteStonloig Been Swale Fait picra. Streaky-blossomed Trumpet-flower. (Green- | Dr. Justus Liebig, in his Relation to Vegetable Physi. 
H Was al: med Jefirey’s Sampson v 1 of beautiful Stocks | house Climber. f Didynamia Angiospermia.—Thi: ology. By Dr. Hugo Mohl. (Dr. Justus Liebig’s 
| then di exhibited by Mr. Burn, gt to C. W. Bigge, Esq., but as | handsome species has, we find, been in British collections since the Verhiltniss zur Pflanzen-Physiologie.) Tubingen, | 
to the ys. 19 competition, no prize could be awarded, according | year 1823; but, like many of its allies, it is s ) shy in developing “ 43 / i 
Rany: Yules. The table of flowers was full and fine ; many of the | its flowers, that several who have cultivated it for some years es. . Coietiratge fot piag'676:) f 
were Heuluses were in fine condition, while the Pansies as usual | have never seen a blossom. Plants at Messrs. Rollisson’s, however, i Ovigi ai % / I 
| almost innumerable, and attracted general admiration, perfected some blossoms last yearin astove; and the same specimens In the second chapter (Origin and Nature of Humus,) i 
ae have flowered again in the present season. ‘The plant is by no Liebig states, that vegetable matter is successively changed Hl 
| Was eurehshive Horticultural Society, July 12.—This Meeting | means of a rambling habit, for, although its branches extend to a by decomposition into humus, and that it ida 
When <i within the Spread Eagle Assembly-room, Jedburgh, | considerable length, it is so well clothed with evergreen foliage as to | PY Ee id with the ox art CONSEATELE | 
Mr, aPhi2°S were awarded as follow:—For the best six Pinke 1, | present, at all times, an agreeable appearance. ‘The flowers seem to forms carbonic ac’ © oxygen of the atmospheric i] 
best, Hunter; 9, Mr, G. Taylor, gr.to G. Broad, Esq. For ¢4¢ | come out in pairs, towards the upper ends of the shoots, and are | air; all which forms a constant source of nourishment for | 
hite 22 4rieties of Garden Rose, Mr.W.Deans, for Clifton | individually of a large size, being almost three inches in breadth. plants, which decompose both the carboni id taken u | 
Grand poss Blush Moss, Red Moss Provins, Village Mars | They are of @ deep lilac or purplish colour with echash wee byethetsodias and: that obtat ie ete ee aie | 
Casas, PLC, Red Proving, Champion, Dark Tescany, ant t2 | aut wmany:streake of a darker tint throughout. Although, when | bY oot, obtained by the leaves from the | 
Moss prop, Mt: D. Crichton, gr. to the Earl of Minto, for Req | improperly managed, it is next to impossible to get B, Dictaitai-ait-y Chis, says Dr. Mohl, was known long-ago. New i 
Atagon, pins, Unique, Rantinculoides, Blush Moss, La Belgique, | bigom yet if rightly grown, and suffered to reach matunity before | however, most certainly, is the arumentation by which i 
begf8 0) Provins, L’Antiope, and York and Lancaster. Foy the | it is expected to flower, it blossoms freely enough. Hither a warm tiintends’ to. Hrov, Be ' a i 
Porteorige la7goniums, W.Deans, for Joan of Are, Garth's | greenhouse or a cool stove will suit it, Still, it is perhaps the best 4 Prove (p. 56) that humus is unnecessary, 
Deane?» Climax, Dennis's Perfection, Speculum Mundi ated plan to keep it in an intermediate house, or a kind of close conserva- | 4nd that plants derive their food exclusively from the at- i 
i W.o Revilliam, a seedling of 1842; 2, Mr. T. Weir, gr, to | tory. In sucha situation, it only needs to be placed in soil that is mosphere. In corroboration thereof, he adduces the i 
Becca cee Ninety tne | Heanor ets Goes | uatednvian and Govier re nab ER DOAOTTIC es 
4 » uards ? he lass, or very deep, a ee aed : . e ¥ . af i] 
| ta the best three Hea Ca Gan Me uta me tees ata RORELne condition, But, when it has grown sufficiently | that its gigantic Palms, Graminee (sic !), and Ferns, could | 
Beason” (Kaleeolurias, Mr. Crichton. From the lateness of the | large to be capable of bearing flowers, the great point with it, = dispense altogether with soil,on account of the immense j 
| Such ee eke was no competition for several of the articles, | with others of the genus, is to refrain from pruning it, and let 1 e evelopment ‘Ohtheis foliage, as they are also distinguished 
artic) trawberries, Melon: &e, Th were &@ numb f | branches take their natural course, unless they become too straggling. f 3 i 
i Mee Presented to this meeting, the Reiccie tnt which rere b rf Under such management it will not fail to flower; and it matters | "0M those of the present world by their scanty roots. | 
ichton, of Minto 3 Some fine blooms of Cactus, Passifiora little whether it he planted in a pot or ina bed of earth. The com- 1 L. says further, that in hot climates the succulent plants 
