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Glory; 2, Mr. Bragg, Co Best Purple, 1, Mr. 
Treyors, President ; 2, Mr. Bragg, Self’s Mary Ann. Best Dark, 1, 
Mr. Trevors, Navigator; 2, Mr. ‘Treyors, Little Wonder. Nur- 
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Northumberland ; Dark, 1, Mr. Norman, Majestic. A collection 
was also exhibited by Mr. Norman, consisting of Bragg’s Duchess of 
Cornwall, Hardstone’s Prince Albert, Hardstone’s Beauty of Cray, 
illmer’s Queen, and Prince of Wales; Lady Flora Hastings, Bur- 
chett’s Little John, Hodge’s Malona, Hopkins’s One in the Ring, 
Holmes’s Coronation, Norman’s William, Henry Creed, and a seed- 
ling ; Hodge’s 166 (avery good flower), Bunkler’s Lady Berners, and 
Queen Victoria (a novel and striking variety), Wallis’s Beauty, 
Stevens’s Sir G. Cook, and Cousin’s Coronation. 
SURREY FLORISTS’ SOCIETY, 
Tue Pink Show of this respectable Society took place on Mon, 
day last, when the following Prizes were awarded :—Nursrry- 
MEN—Mr. Back, Hornsey-road, best 12: Omega, Diamond, Will- 
mer’s Queen, Holmes’s Coronation, Joe Miller, Unique, Seedling, 
Bunkler’s Qneen Victoria, Navigator, Gem, Iris, and Admiral 
Stopford. Mr, Back was al n extra pri db 
ember, for a Collection of Twelve, which consisted of nearly 
the same flowers as the above. Amatrurs—Bes! 21, Mr, 
usually interesting, b e n 
on horticultural subjects, and the discussions to which they gave 
rise. The first was by Mr. James M‘Nab, the able curator of the 
Society’s Experimental Garden, on the speedy und certain pro- 
pagation of Victoria Rhubarb by seed, In the middle of March, 
1842, he sowed a well-trenched and manured break with seed 
Saved by himself in autumn, 1841. During the summer the 
Seedlings were thinned out aud kept clear of weeds, and on the 
approach of winter the break was covered with a layer, four 
inches thick, of old hotbed manure, Towards the end of February 
last, diluted liquid manure was poured over the litter, just as 
he plants were pushing through it. he middle o! 
this year, or exactly a year after sowing, some of the leaf-stalks 
Were quite fit for culinary use, and by the Ist of June they 
approached in size those of the parent plants, as shown by speci- 
mens produced to the meeting, and were as crisp and tender as 
any in cultivation. The next communication consisted of an 
Speedily appear at full length in Mr, udon’s ‘ Gardener’s 
Magazine.” A communication from an English gardener, Mr. 
John Hankin, of Hunmanby, on the raising of large Mushrooms, 
and on preventing the damping off of the young crop, excited a 
good deal of notice. 'T! 
A short but important paper by Mr. James M‘Nab followed, on 
i f damask Rhododendrons. He first briefly ex- 
plained the mode of hybridizing, and then stated the results 
which had been obtained by crossing variou: i i 
ferent countries and climates. For exam: 
varieties of Celosia cristata, in the production of which, with 
crests of very large size, he has been eminently successful. He 
nourishes copiously, employing twice a week a strong liquid 
Manure, consisting of an infusion of sheeps' droppings, pigeon- 
house cleanings, soot, and black soap. mmunication from 
r. Wm. Findlay, gardener at Largo House, on the culture of 
Onions, was likewise read. In preparing the ground, and to 
M‘Nab was read, giving an account of experiments tried 
ing the 
©n crops of kitchen vegetables, ‘The results were not more satis- 
factory; but this, he thought, might partly be ascribed to the 
Unusual drought of last summer, and to the sandy nature of the 
Soil of the Society’s garden. 
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NOTICES or NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE EITHER 
USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL, 
‘CUTELLARIA SPLENDENS. Splendid-flowered Skullcap. (Stove 
Herbaceous Plant.) Labiate. Didynamia Gymnospermia,—A\ 
the nursery of Messrs. Henderson, Pine Apple-place, this pretty 
land, during 
the antumn of 1841, and continued blooming throughout the 
It is said to 
be increased 
s. growing. It does not need a 
Gloxinias and other low-growing plants.—Paaton’s Magazine of 
Botany. 
ov " ‘ovea. él 
Evergreen Shrub.) Leguminosee. Monadelphia Decandria.— 
Raised in the nursery of Mr. Knight, King’s-road, Chelsea, from 
seeds collected in the Swan River colony, and presented to Mr, 
Knight by Captain Mangles, R.N. It flowered about two months 
ago in a warm greenhouse. In its general characteristics, par- 
ticularly in the flowers, it bears aconsiderable resemblance to the 
best of all Hoveas, H. Celsii. On a more attentive inspection, 
however, and a comparison of the two plants, they are materially 
different. The leaves of H. Celsii are distant, rather oval than 
xtremity. Those of H. 
s the roots of these plants are carefully watered, 
and the soil kept well drained, there is no tribe more likely to die 
off in a sudden manner when they have attained any size. The; 
should be potted high in the centre of the pot, so as to have the 
junction of the roots with the stem almost bare ; and we would 
prefer a soil with more of light open loam in it than one contain- 
ing so much heath-mould as is commonly used, But whatever 
soil be chosen, it should be well mixed with pieces of broken 
stone or potsherds for drainage. ecies is increased by 
cuttings.—Pavton’s Magazine of Botany. 
D. 6 A Bull-headed 
i (Stove 
Epiphyte.) Orchidacee. Gynandria Monandria—Among th 
sections of the genus no one is better marked than that called 
the spatulate, which consists of species with a stiff erect habit, 
racemes of flowers placed on a long peduncle opposite the leaves, 
large showy flowers, and the petals remarkably longer than the 
sepals. But beyond this there is nothing that differs from Den- 
drobium ; and as the three first characters are merely of habit, 
the last can hardly be regarded of enough importance to autho- 
rize the establishment of a genus. The present plant is a native 
of Manilla, whence Mr. Cuming sent it to Messrs. Loddiges. It 
has large flowers, with yellowish-green sepals, rolled back at the 
points, very long, deep purple, twisted petals, and a paler purple lip, 
with three elevated lines along the middle, and a few small tuber- 
The column is short and somewhat pouched 
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pli 
October last. Dr. Lindley has wild specimens from Mr. 
but they are not nearly so handsome as that now figured from. 
Messrs. Loddiges.— Botanical Regist 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
New Strawberry.—Mr. Myatt, of Deptford, has this year 
produced another fine variety of this fruit, which he pro- 
poses to call the Deptrorp Pin. The foliage is some- 
thing like that of the Downton, and is very hairy 
underneath. The fruit which has been submitted to us 
is magnificent, with the clear rich scarlet colour of the 
Downton and Elton when nearly ripe. Many of the 
berries are 5 and 54 inches round, a little inclined to 
Cockscomb, and, when not so, having the appearance of an 
enormous Elton, The flesh is firm and heavy, and well 
suited to stand travelling. When quite ripe the flavour 
is very good; not so rich as the old Pine, but most 
agreeably acid. In warmer and brighter seasons it will 
probably be first-rate. 
Neill Testimonial.—A testimonial of respect has been 
presented by the Scottish Practical Gardeners to Dr. Neill, 
in the form of a handsome silver vase, supported on a 
triangular pedestal, and standing{on an appropriate plateau. 
On one side of the vase is placed a medallion likeness of 
Dr. Neill, surrounded with a wreath of flowers composed 
of Nierembergia calycina, Philibertia grandiflora, and 
Tweedia ceerulea ; originally introduced by that gentle- 
man. On the opposite side is the following inscription :— 
“ Presented to Patrick Neill, LL.D., F.R.S.E. &c., 
Secretary of the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society, 
by Six Hundred Practical Gardeners, Natives of Scot- 
land, in testimony of their high esteem for his personal 
character, and gratitude for the zealous and long-continued 
devotion of his time and talents to the cause of Horticul- 
ture, and the interests of its Cultivators. Edinburgh, 22d 
June, 1843.’" We regret that our limited space prevents 
our giving a report of the dinner which took place on this 
interesting occasion. Few men haye deserved better of 
gardeners than Dr, Neill. 
Arrowroot Pudding (Soufflé).—Three table-spoonsful 
of Arrowroot to half a pint of milk, and one ounce o 
butter mixed in with it. To be boiled till thick, stirring 
it all the time. Two ounces of loaf sugar, half a dozen 
Bitter Almonds, four eggs, the yolks and whites beat sepa- 
rate. Mix the sugar, Almonds, yolks of eggs, with the 
milk, &c., and add lastly the whites of eggs beat to a 
froth. ‘Twenty minutes, or half an hour, to bake i 
Arrowroot Mange.—Take three table-spoonsful of Arrow- 
yoot, with a little milk to mix it. A pint of mill put on 
the fire, with eight Bitter Almonds chopped fine, or 
bruised, and two Laurel leaves, and three to four ounces 
of loaf sugar. Pour the boiling milk on the Arrowroot, 
stirring it well, and give the whole a boil up tillit thickens. 
Jt must be turned into a mould. To be made the night 
before required. It should look like Blanc Mange. [We 
wonder the West Indian cultivators do not turn their 
attention more to the production of Arrowroot. If it 
could be had genuine, at a moderate price, it would be 
largely consumed in England. But 3s. or 4s, a pound is 
a prohibitory price.] 
GARDEN MEMORANDA. 
Messrs. Henderson's, Pine Apple Place.—As is usual at this 
nursery, all the show-houses are very beautifully decorated with 
i , are always pre- 
n flower by a moderately thick shading of 
a good collection of the newest Verbenas. The plants are very 
carefully pegged down, and are growing beautifully. The hand- 
iced re Hendersonii, which is in the 
way of a large Chameedrifolia, with deep velvety purple flowers, 
and Princess Royal, which greatly resembles one named Queen, 
and which has close heads large whitish flowers, of a 
very perfect form. This lastis the finest Verbena, in regard to the 
size, arrangement, and shape of i owers, we have yet seen. 
A variety of Phlox Drummondii, raised by Mr. Wood, of Mares- 
field, and known by his name, is blooming in one of the borders, 
and, besides being of a very superior habit, has superb dark 
crimson scarlet flowers. The pretty Sedum czruleum is placed 
about in pots, in the open air, and is covered with inflorescence. 
Calla A2thiopica, planted in the bottom of a large exposed cistern 
or reservoir, has lately blossomed, and thrives exceedingly well 
there without protection, Spreading over several of the borders, 
and presenting broad trusses of delicate lilac bloom, is the elegant 
Malva campanulata, which is a most desirable plant for summer 
phylla, which contrast well in point of colour; the large variety 
of Lobélia heterophylla, and also of Lobelia erinus, the latter just 
showing flower; and many beautiful Heaths. Some ot 
lias are treated on the large-shift system, and are growing with 
surprising vigour and regularity. The plan is likewise applied to 
many other plants, of which the species of Zichya and Boronia ser- 
rulata exhibi pleasing examples. In the stove, too, it is 
adopted with Gloxinias, and there is a noble plant of G. rubra, 
thus managed. Also ina stove, there are numerous plants of 
/Eschynanthus ramosissimus, which, by varying its time of rest, 
is made to bloom now, and at almost all seasons of the year; 
Angelonia grandiflora, a good species ; Betleria pulchella, a very 
trained on a low conical trellis, flowering 
June 27. 
Sir Charles Lemon’s, Carclew.—There is at present blooming 
here a specimen of Callistemon salignum, raised from New Hol- 
land seeds. It forms an elegant shrub for the open border, 
where it has stood for the last four years without protection, and 
attained the height of seven feet.—W. B. Booth, June 19. 
Iebiews. 
An Inaugural Lecture on Botany; considered as a 
Science, and a Branch of Medical Education. By 
Edward Forbes, F.L.S. 8yo. Van Voorst. 
Turis discourse, delivered by Professor Forbes, on first 
meeting his Class in King’s College, London, cannot fail 
to be read with interest by all who are either lovers of 
Natural History or concerned in the great work of educa~ 
tion. It will be found a most skilful exposition of the 
connexion between Botany and general science, and by 
far the best plea we have yet seen for its universal 
adoption as a branch of education. 
A few extracts will show the skilful manner in which 
Professor Forbes has handled his subject. 
“Of all the Natural History sciences Borany is the 
most advanced and the most pursued. From an early 
period in man’s history the attention of the observing had 
been directed towards the vegetable kingdom, partly from 
the facilities for the study of plants—assembled as they 
are in their various kinds abundantly around us—and 
partly on account of their virtues, real or imaginary. In 
the olden time the herborist and the physician were one : 
in nations as yet unemerged from their infant or barba- 
rous state they are one still. The objects of the study 
were at first purely utilitarian. Fanciful resemblances to 
the forms or symptoms of disease furnished the principles 
of botanical arrangement. But continued inquiry, even 
when conducted upon false principles, led at length from 
empiricism to science, and the herborist ripened into the 
botanist. A new light broke upon him. Plants were no 
longer to be regarded as mere depositaries of decoctions 
and elixirs, but were to be examined for their own sakes. 
The wonders of their structure were exposed ; the variety 
of their forms compared and classified. Their lives were 
written. The vital processes, continually going on within 
their bodies, were explored ; their affinities with each 
other and with the animal kingdom investigated; and 
their history became a store, from whence could be drawn 
at pleasure numberless admirable examples of the per- 
fection of design in creation, and of the benevolence and 
omniscience of the Creator. 
“ This change in the object and manner of the studies 
of the botanist did not, however, divorce the science from 
its union with medicine. On the contrary, it bound their 
ties firmer together. The true knowledge gained by 
studying the vegetable Kingdom scientifically yielded more 
benefit to medicine than “all the fancies and dream 
theories of the herborist. We learned that the properties 
of plants Were correspondent to their natural affinities ; 
and the discovery of the botanical relations of a species 
play. Among them we observed a new variety called Shepherd’s 
Queen Victoria. It has by no means a fine flower, but the habit is 
shoots that is 
mmon mixture of loam and heath-mould; and should be 
go dwarf and compact, the blossoms so very abundant, and there 
gave us the true clue to its useful qualities. Reason 
banished fancy from the selection of vegetable remedies, 
and the gain to medical science was great indeed. 
«The teaching of Botany in its relations to Medi ‘ine 
is not one of the least important duties of this chair. 
But I should be deceiving my pupils and myself if I 
