», While for the last ten years you have not 
The periodical appearance of certain insects has 
ly noticed, but never satisfactorily accounted for. 
ettigonia. Insects nearly allied 
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ticing them from their favourite 
ne who knows anything of the 
be ignorant that St. Clare is 
lorticultural Society should be se: 
. H.—This is nothing more than Poppy-seed 
—<An Economist is recommen: 
subject in Macculloch’s little treatise on Wine- 
ir Rubus is the R. hispidus of Lin- 
Willdenow is the R. trivialis of Michau 
— Mary.—Sutherlandia frutescens; a 
ant, usually treated as a tender 
» and water it freely when it begins to gro 
can procure this of such nurserymen a; 
ts cultivation is well worth attempting in 
dleyana; 6, Lotus Jacobsus ; 7, Agératum Mexi 
Ginothera tetraptera; 11, Escallénia rubra < 
S. D. would be so kind as to say how he 
warf it would be a great kindness to y shows shall appear as soon as 
brilliant scarlet, having a ric! 
tinged with purple, and havin 
93, something similar to it, 
mus.—The insects which you find upon your 
dhering to the leaves, are the pupz of the 
dy-bird (Coccinella dispar). As this 
te, lives upon Plant-lice, Aphides,&c, you 
Toy, but do all youcan to encourage, 
-—Your Thorn-hedge is attacked bya 
on 
lo no harm in your house, being a 
Gas-liquor is to be obtained at 
had fallen to pie 8; from the form and colour of the petals of 
the Queen of Sarum, it appears to be a pretty flower, and well 
shaped, but deficient in Substance. The other variety is not so 
good,*+——S, B. D.—No, 1, a seedling of good form and sub- 
stance, white centre, with bright rose termination to the lower 
petals ; fine deep spot, rosy: crimson beyond; a clear and bril. 
liant flower. 2, Maroon spot, with rosy crimson margin, lower 
petals purplish rose, a good deal veined, and this is also visible 
in the top petals; a flower of good form, substance, and colour. 
3, A flower of good form and substance, deep maroon spots, 
remarkably even. 4, Maroon spot, mottled and veined to the 
edge; very delicate rosy purple under-petals ; a flower of good 
form and substance. 5, Crimson maroon Spot, veined and 
softening to the edge; very delicate pink under-petals. These 
flowers are all rather small, well formed with short round under 
petals of good substance, clear and bright in colour, and may 
be regarded as very pretty second-class flowers.*——X, y, Z,— 
e know nothing of your flowers; but this we know, that if 
they have been delivered at our office they have been punctually 
noticed; for nobody’s questions are neglected. Your insinua- 
ou. 
Picorrrs.—Evan Hirst,—Your Picotee is a stout flower with 
well-formed petals, but the white is bad, the edges of the petals 
serrated, and the heavy edging very irregular : it will not do 
for a show-flower, but will be very ornamental in the border, 
—W. 
that the guard-leaves do not project sufficiently beyond the 
omises well.——Youell and Co.— ged rose Picotee; 
the edges of the petals are too serr: If this defect is per- 
manent it is fatal to the petals are w 
formed, of a good s »and the flower opens well 
if the eee Would come smooth, it would be a very desirable 
The 
CALCKOLARIAS.— Seedlings (wi name).—These were very 
pretty varieties, spotted and blotched; 6 and 7 were the best 
in the collection, but they are all too smal) for the taste of the 
present time.*——, B, ).—Your seedling with yellow ground, 
entirely covered with brown spots, is a very gocd variety, but 
inferior to Standishii.* 
Pansigs.—T. Cross.— Conqueror, a dark flower, of good form and 
substance; the upper petals and a broad margin round the 
lower petals are of a deep velvety mulberry colow 
very bright and rich-coloured flower, of moderate size, but not 
superior to some of the older varieties. —T. Cripps.—The 
the corolla being a little darker, with a slight tinge of purple; the 
crimson purple: a fine and showy flower. Maria, tube and 
Sepals smooth and rose-coloured ; corolla large, of a fine bright 
blue purple: an elegant variety. Queen, large flower, of good 
colour, but the corolla is too crumpled. Florence, tube 
Smooth, sepals spreading, rosy in colour, with the points 
slight) ith green ; corolla, rosy purple: a very pretty 
flower, 1 orm, bright in colour, 
and smooth in texture.* S. B, D.—Your seedling Fuchsia 
is rather small, but fine in colour; bright red tube and sepals, 
with large violet purple corolla; it is an elegant flower, but 
rather too much like some of the older varieties, 
As usual, a host of letters have arrived too late for answers this week. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Tax Overland Mail has arrived this week with news 
from Bombay to the 19th June, and from China to the 
16th April. The details are not of much importance, with 
the exception of those'which relate to Scinde. Sir C. Napier 
has made terms with most of the chiefs of that fertile 
country, and there is little doubt that its complete pacifi- 
cation will shortly be effected. Dost Mahommed has 
reached Cabul and has resumed the government, but the 
Affghan chiefs are far from being united in their allegi- 
ance to him. Lord Ellenborough left Agra on the 30th 
May for Caleutta, to join his council. In China, Sir H. 
Pottinger was waiting the arrival of the new Imperial 
Commissioner Ke-Ying, who was expected at Canton 
about the beginning of June. Smuggling was openly carried 
on, in spite of the efforts made to arrest its progress ; and 
opium and British goods were selling at high prices.— 
From Spain, we learn that the insurgent Generals entered 
Madrid on the 24th, and that the Lopez Cabinet was 
reconstituted on that day. The Ministers immediately 
proceeded to the Palace, and were received most graci- 
ously by the young Queen. The Regent, on the other 
hand, has effected a junction with Gen. Van Halen, and 
the b d of Seville; one of the 
suburbs of that fine city is already reduced to ashes, 
and the last accounts state that the firing is still con- 
tinued. The new Madrid Government has despatched 
a division against the Regent, who is said to bein a con- 
dition to offer effectual resistance, The bombardment of 
Seville is severely censured by the French papers, but itis 
stated that the Regent could not have been aware of the 
fall of Madrid when he commenced operations.--In France, 
the affairs of Spain still Occupy attention, and rumours 
are current that the Northern Powers have intimated their 
determination to Oppose a marriage between Queen 
Isabella and the son of Louis Philippe. Some alarm pre- 
