THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [Nov. 11, 
any of the manufacturers who advertise their Hot Water basin, hewn out of the solid rock, 30 ft. deep by 160 ft, in | a red tinge, which is different from thatseenin European Apples; 
Apparatus in the Chronicle, should (with the’exception, I | circumference, reckoning from the original surface to the | th¢ favour somewhat poreeaenee that of PhOMECLINTE Aa 
believe, of one,) state the prices of their Boilers? If bottom; it contains a depth of 10 feet of water at low 06.6 Revert: RROD SLSR Presents or ail 
they did, beginning with the least expensive, and so on, to | tide, and communicates with the sea by one of those | fruits were exhibited from Mr J, Smith, Mr. Sharpe, and others. 
the highest prices, it might induce many of us country | fissures or natural tunnels so common on this bold and } A paper was read by Mr. Kippist on the discovery of Backhousia 
folk to purchase, who are now deterred by supposing | precipitous coast; the opening is grated to prevent the | Sctosa of De Candolle at Saffron Walden, in Essex, Oy 
such things high priced.— Amateur. escape of the fish. The rock around the basin is sur- Pi Clan A) Pea Essai SEU NT ales 
Packing Plants for New Zealand.—A correspondent | mounted by a substantial stone wall, for the better shelter the Backhousia setosa of Europe. A paper was commenced being 
writes that—‘‘ Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Apples, | and protection of the area within, This basin was exca- | read from Mr. Griffith, on the sub-class of plants called Rhizan 
Pears, Plums, Gooseberries, and Currants, will bear the | vated in 1800—the object of it was to have a supply of the | *#e®. The author proceeded to examine in detail the characters 
voyage if packed in cases lined with zinc, so as to be air- | finest fish on the shortest possible notice, and at any state | the characters this class di s 
| tight, the roots being well packed with damp moss, and | of wind or tide, when no boat dared to venture on the | classes as many of the plants undoubtedly referred to them, Their 
the plants well secured from moving with the same sub- stormy billows. These, being regularly fed, are of a supe- | Parasitic character differed, Many of the species had a ae \) 
ji stance ; no straw should be used, as it ferments with the | rior quality to those fished from the Open sea. Attached Monin Gove obi bill te a paid ail Coed 28 te) A 
| moisture to the serious injury of the plants. This I have | to the pond is a neat gothic cottage for the accommoda- | arrested ina stage of development earlier than we are acquainted | 
i ascertained from experience, as in a collection of fruit | tion of the fisherman, who supplies the proprietor with | with in the higher forms of plants. During the reading of this | 
trees I received from England, by the Indemnity, which | fish in ordinary weather from the sea, and replenishes Baviiele DE therebbenpente ia eee Esq., Sees 
were carefully packed with moss only, and were in very | the pond with those that may be little injured in their Esq., G. A. 
good condition ; those packed with straw and moss were, capture. The following notice of it is extracted verbatim | Dr. Sigmond, Dr. Shaw, Dr. Reynolds, and T. H. Smith, Esq 
from the cause above mentioned, many of them dead, and | from a note under the article Logan in the ‘* Topographi- | Professor Forbes exhibited some specimens of beg ° 
all more or less injured.’’ cal, Statistical, and Historical Gazeteer of Scotland :’* | #owers which had been clectrotyped, and retained their form a 
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gained by Lyne’s Seedling Pelargoniums this season. | is out this stone is left completely dry; and here a stranger UES a km der re mae ce Batah vote oO eee iz 
| Lyne’s Princess Alice was exhibited and won a Seedling | perceives with surprise a hundred mouths simultaneously | mannia reclusa (M. S. S. Taylor), J. fragilifolia (M. 8. 8. Taylor), 
prize at Chiswick Grand Horticultural Show, June 17; | opened to greet his arrival. Fish, in fact, hear as well as | J- germana (M. 8.8. Taylor), and J. riparia (M. 8. Ser 
and also another Seedling prize at the meeting of the | see; and the moment the fisherman crosses the thresh- | ®&*¢ Obpenvaflonsign Ee nouietles of My pnanendion Gay 
London Floricultural Society, June 20. Lyne’s Celestial | old the pond is agitated by the action of some hundred | described were coliected in North America by Dr. Gavin Watson, 
received the gold medal at the meeting of the Royal Devon | fins, and otherwise thrown into a state of perfect confusion | 2nd by him presented to the Society. the new Lichen described 
and Cornwall Horticultural Show, May 18; it also re-| and anarchy. Darting from this, that, and the other i AEA Me ee inthe. chatroom 
ceived a Seedling prize at Torquay, June 22. Lyne’s | corner, the whole population move, as it were, to a com- | Adam Gerard exiibited Goliestion of eralt-ana cecdertas 
Princeps was awarded a Seedling prize at the Exeter Hor- | mon centre—elevate their snouts—lash their tails—and | Sierra Leone, containing specimens of the Butter and Tallow- 
ticultural Society’s Show, June 8, as well as another at | jostle one another with such violence, that, on a first view, | tree (Pentadesma butyracea). Read, ‘Notes of a Botanical 
Torquay, June 22. Lyne’s Redworth was so nearly equal | they actually seem to be menacing an attack on the poor 5 RAE eRe Snes Mae SE HES 
in merit to Celestial, that the judges said in their report, | fisherman, instead of the creel-full of limpets he carries, | The following papers were read:— On the Botany of Lichfield,”” 
| that they remained undecided as to which they should | Many of the fish are so tame that they will feed greedily | by the Rev. Richard Garnett. ‘* Notes on a Species of Cusenta, } 
| award the medal. Lyne’s White Perfection received the | from the hand, and bite your fingers into the bargain, if emer ee ihe eraD Hid geet any Mr. Frederick Ben 3 | 
| first Seedling prize at the Torbay Horticultural Meeting, | you are foolish enough to allow them. Cod seetauito | the common ninth: to alow Tee Eke OMe ee ee 
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Ss é oa 7 f the common Birch, to show that the forms described by different | 
June 22, where it was universally admired ; so much so be the Prevailing species of fish in this pond, but there | authors under the names of Betula alba, pendula, glutinosa, 
that the ‘‘ Laureate of Devon” particularly noticed it in | are also blochin or glassin, haddocks, flounders, and various | 284, pubescens, are only varieties of one single species, the 
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his poetry on the opening Show of that Society ; (see other kinds.”—G, Williamson, Logan House, Wigton. original Betula alba of Linnzus. Mr. Watson stated that he ha 5 
| Chronicle, p. 740) :— shire, i. a arious forms of leaf and other characters which were given a3 
“* Lyne’s Seedling Geranium extoll'd to the skies, pete The large Fuchsia in the flower-garden here, ae ig pBl one antes these cleat. ell cok Ae 
And soft-soldered the rivals who show’d for the prize.’ 0 i i Fy . leaves of Betula glutinosa or pubescens were produced us , 
| 1 ei as i id digg ie on os a report appeared blente ee: oF Auge 12/i8 | ie vot always) onthe seedling plants of Betula alba or pendula, 
nm my summer Pelargonium Catalogue, is the following | of the Macrostemon species, tl his being then omitted.—G@, Specimens of Primula elatior, from the Bardfield Station, were 
Pareerepy :—‘‘Lyne’s Seedlings have been exhibited in Williamson, Logan House, Wigtonshire. presented by Mr. E, Doubleday. ee specimens were remark: | 
ondon th iswii it iety’: ‘or the wide variation in the relative length of the calyx an | 
i Shows) ies e ante — ica Roe corolla, and also in th of the leaves, some specimens } 
i > ymouth, Exeter, Torquay, Barnstaple, al PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES, resembling the Primrose in their tapering leaves, while others 
i Truro, and have won prizes at all the Shows (excepting HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY had the abruptly-contracted leaves, similar to those of the Cows- 
j the two latter, where no Seedling prizes are offered) ; at | Wov.7.—R, W. Barchard, Esq., in the chair. Mr. J. Bagster and | HiP-, Jt was announced that the Herbarium of Bietelde ncn? 
j which Shows they have been universally admired, and | Mr. H. Waterer were elected Fellows. From Mr. Robertson, gr to | P& inspected every Friday evening from 7 to 10 o’clock. 
j sn hi ‘ * Mrs. Lawrence, was an exceedingly well. ri big ‘Ww PLANTS WHICE 0 
eee reputation. by alk A Barnatopie. tad Teecn | zebting "having eleht spikes eer eases Pine of Gesnera | Nort ons oy NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE EITHER 
5 Hee ae ae ee amnstaple and Truro | sretty-plant of epidendram viseosmas hee curious long green USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL. 
as well as other places, as quantities of medals have been | petals and white fringed labellum ; anda plant of Dendrobium LEIANTHUS NIGRESCENS. Black-flowered Leianthus. (Green- 
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half-sovereigns. If ‘A Friend \to Truth’’ had examined | ¢llection were likewise Myanthus barbatus, with fringed green- | is remarkable for the colour of the flower, which approaches more 
: E ae 8 ish-yellow flowers; Oncidi Pinelli species from ye r i ic are sent acquainted. 
the Chronicle from time to time, he would haye seen the | yi) <i ‘ HHS BIA OPE en ee [cae aheree Poo ay Rc ett aM i 
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Editor’s opinion of these Seedlings given at pp. 431, 433, | with brown spotted flowers. There was also a well-grown plant | had an idea that it became black only in drying; and Grisebach 
and 446, of this year.— W. E. Rendle, F.H.S. of Cattleya plates with two sies it Beitet light pink | and Don even speak of the flowers as white, or probably aren 
Heating.—In the ** Calendar” of last week, Mr. Beaton ossoms ; and a fine specimen of Epiphyllum truncatum yio- yellow. In the recent state such is not the case; however, the, 
am ' esi laceum, with pretty purple flowers. This plant we edingly | are of ich a deep blue, her lish blue black, as 4 
after describing Mr. Haycroft’s mode of combining flue- handsome, goin 13 erent E af tis Pile BEE Aa Ncrven Gon ae Ue Sahay TECHIES 0 
heat. and water-pipes from the same fire in the Doneraile grafting it on Cereus speciosissimus, inserting the longest | mendation; they are large, graceful in form and inclination, 
Piner: roceeds to ‘ote a rom one ;, | Scions at the bottom, the shortest ones at the top, and filling | drooping like a I'uchsia, so numerous as to form a large panicle, 
¥,, Proceeds. to; quote a passage fro OP Mic. (ho tne intermediate in the form of id; it | t i ny 
Ainger’s papers condemning thateportrot arrangement. p Space In the form of a regular pyramid; it | two or three feet high, and a foot and a half broad; a great mal 
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4 " was nearly three feet high, and the branches were all :in bloom, | are in bloom at once, and they continue in perfection for a very 
Mr. B. then concludes that Mr. Ainger’s theory is refuted | from top to bottom, which rendered it an object of great interest: | long time, if kept cool, and protected from the too powerful rays 
I by Mr. Haycroft’s experiment, and he draws some general | @ Banksian medal was awarded for this, and the Gesnera zebrina. | of the sun. Indeed, with us, in a shady greenhouse, its flowe's i 
i inferences in disparagement of science a8 opposed to prac- C. B. Warner, Esq., sent a plant of Oncidium crispum, with a | havebeen equally profuse and perfect for a period of four months. 
} tice. I donot quite understand the nature of Mr. Beaton’s B. Miller, Es 
| argument, that, because one person has done what another | having long slender stamens, with brown anthers Messrs, | Novelties, than the present. Schiede appears to have been the first 
i had disapproved, the latter must of necessity be wrong. ecppgler and Son, Ce Cea exhibited a beautiful cut collec- | to discover it at Papantla, in Mexico. But it had been long known 
i Mr. Beaton gives both parties an exceedingly high charag. | 2" ° 36 varieties of Chrysanthemums, From Mr. Catleugh, of | to Mr, Skinner as an inhabitant of Guatemala, and to him I am 
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ter, one most justly for science, and the other for skill. | Chrysanthemums in pots. Mr. Murray, gr to P i i 
1 am of opinion that the science which is not good in prac. | Bath, sent two Qucen Pi pl weighing y | strikes readily from cuttings. The plant appears to be biennial. 
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il tice is worth very little; and, on the other hand, I have | 5!bs. 40z., and 5Ib. 90z., and measuring each 54in, in diameter, and | It produced an upright stem, scarcely branched for about a foot 
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little faith in the first report of experiments which seem to ceedingly handsome fruit, ai 
contradict fairly-deduced principles. We have had too | dent, as those exhibited by Mr. Murray from time to time prove; | feet high. The branches, as well as the stem, are rounded. 
{ many instances of wonderful rumours to place much | Put were the renal of Steady successful cultivation and good | leaves are most crowded onthe stem, and are opposite and lance~ 
yeliance. upon a first, or even a fiftieth, report. About three arp ponent: _ There is little doubt that in a few years the | shaped. The petals are long and slender, with usually a pair of 
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II years ago it will be recollected that Mr. Penn’s system of larger and better fruit will be produced than we have hitherto seen. | drooping flowers, two or three inches long. The corolla is of & 
} heating was making a great sensation, and was positive]: A Banksian Medal was awarded to Mr. Murray for the two Pine. | deep purplish blue black, and is funnel-shaped, dilated a little 
i stated in numerous quarters to have produced unheard-of | #PPles. From Mr. Trinder, of Forest-hill, were three Pine-apples, | Upwards. The segments are about hulf the length of the corolla, 
i Nac while thee er i Heulipheat, Crean weighing 2lbs. 120z., 3lbs., and 3lbs, 40z., and measuring each | and almost recurved. The stamens, five in number, are inserted 
i] results ; while that fever was al its highest, 1 remember | 5 inches in diameter and 7 inches in length; the number of | a little below the middle of the tube, and the filaments are slender 
that yourself, and, I think, Mr. Ainger also, denounced it, | pips was 8. Mr. Eldridge, gr. to G. H. Ward, Esq., exhibited | and rather longer than the tube.— Curtis’s Botanical Maguzines 
i and since that period I believe the scheme has sunk into | two bunches of Grapes, weighing 11b, 402, and 1b. 30z. ; these arms 
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oblivion, I remember also that Mr. Ainger condemned | the French name of Raisin aMonbtre; they anil. Peaemblenthe SCELLANEOUS, 3 
the use of small pipes, which were at that time generally | Gros Ribier du Maroc. They, ; McNab Testimonial. — At a meeting, held in July 
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recommended on account of their becoming quickly heated. | be, were not so well flavoured as could have been wished; they pea gentlemen interested in the promotion of botany ‘4 
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Now, instead of small pipes we have tanks—tons of water Hagel rn igre eta vir eGR Maas ts | , it was y agreed, that to Mr. 
| instead of ounces. Lastly, I think that Mr Ainger advo- | Grape saints require a warmer and better climate thas that or| “Villiam M:Nab, the distinguished curator of the Edin- 
i cated a greater attention to soil-heating; and this seems | Britain tobringit toperfection, Irom attete Robson, gr. to W. | burgh Royal Botanic Garden, this country is especially 
} to be the direction which practice is taking. So far, erable eas ee adish ere Be Mr. H. Kenny, | indebted for the eminent progress which it has made in 
i ! ae § ‘count Maynard, exhibited a Cassaba, a Pearson’s Green- | the scie. i f gardeni 
; ee it appears ‘to, me that general principles are | fleshed, and a Netted Green-fieshed Melon; these were stated to 0 fa Ree CUO R gardening. Tt was therefore 
| more to be depended on than individual practice ;—but | have been from plants from which two crops had been cut, | POP hat afund should be raised, by general sub- 
j however this may be, I regret to see science and experi. | From the gardens of the Society were Berberis tenuifolia and ten | scription, with the view of presenting to Mr. M‘Nab such 
| ence opposed to each other in an unfriendl manner,—X, | Varieties of Chrysanthemums; they were placed under glass | a testimonial of gratitude for his valuable services, and of 
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[ bie gunk our correspondent for calling attention to this | abundance of light and air, whieh 14 so necessary for Chapaathen cheer hints, Very estimable character, as may both 
i Subject. He will be glad to know that it is Mr. Ainger’s | mums at this Season, their flowers were finely coloured. There | Cheer himself in his declining years, and excite others to 
i intention to resume the subject of heating, with reference | Was also from the same place a collection of Pears, consisting | pursue the same honourable path which he has tod. We 
| to some of the mod, 4 > °|| of Urbaniste, Ganseli’a Bergamot, Doyenne Bie esting | P no great a : 
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i ony modern propositions, ] Gris, and Marie Louise; the latter was from a large tree which be! 8 oa advocates of this sort of thing 3 but Se must 
Logan Fishpond.—The fishpond 3 LS ay, that if th 
J ? pond.—The fishpond here has long been an | had been removed froma wall about three or four years ago, but | 52Y* ere is any man to whom such a compliment 
object of considerable attraction ; during the summer and | had not suffered from the operation af lifting and transplanting. | should be paid, Mr. M‘Nab is that person. We see by 
autumn ut 8 it is visited almost daily by parties from ear eee amas parities ee ee anettTS Bou BL the circulars that about 250/. are already subscribed, and 
a ar eae Scarcely any strangers from a dis- | pious Naples, and Seckel—this isa good Pear if iabesiatine, ams Tne Hames we find those of Sir George Mackenzie, 
tance, who may have occasion to come within an ordinary | which is about three or four days after it gets ripe. Inthe same | Profrs. Traill, Dunbar, Graham, Lindley, Christison, Bal- 
| drive, but pie reanes the cpportunity of visiting een aes a ere Olle ay Apples, viz., Golden Mas gL an eld Jameson, and Fleming ; Dr. Neill, Sir Jas. 
the finny inhabitan $ aquatic prison. A short il, 7.8 Fearmain, Birmingham Pippin, Mere de Ménage, | Gibson. Taig, Sir W. Hooker, Mrs. Lawrence, and the » 
description of it, I presume, may be interesting to man Burns’ Seedling, Beauty of Kent, and Waltham Abbey Seedlings | 7 ords Harrin, t ‘ : 
also Golden Noble, Lucomb’s Seedling, Tower of Giammis, a 
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i readers of the Chronicle :—It is an artificial salt-water | excellent Kitchen Apple, and Orack Elma, a Persian Apple, having | Of g4rdeners and journeymen. 
