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afterwards be set under hand-glasses in a stove or forcing- 
house, where a temperature from 60° to 70° is kept up ; 
and in a few weeks the graft and stock will unite. Whip- 
grafting without the tongue is perhaps the best method, 
and it is advisable to retain a few leaves upon the stock 
above the graft, to draw up the sap. Not only Camellias, 
but Azaleas and Rhododendrons (and probably many 
other things) can be readily propagated in the same way. 
—Hortulanus. 
Physianthus albicans.—1 send you a specimen of the 
fruit of this plant, as I am not aware that it has hitherto 
fruited in the open air in this county. The plant from 
which it was obtained was planted about six years since, 
against the south-west front of my house, where it has 
been exposed without any protection to the full force of 
the blighting winds which prevail from that quarter in 
this county, and has grown vigorously and flowered freely. 
Last autumn for the first time it formed seed-pods, which 
have not ripened until now. There are six upon the plant. 
—Wm. Tweedy, Alverton, Truro.—[This plant occasion- 
ally fruits near London. 
Pelargoniums.—In an answer to your correspondent 
“Truro,” p. 161, you mention some Pelargoniums as 
being unknown to you, but about which I can give you 
some information. Acme of Perfection isa first-rate shaped 
flower, with a fine spot on the upper petals ; Fascination 
is a very bad-shaped flower, but with a beautiful white 
centre to the under petals ; Countess of Cornwall is a 
first-rate flower, in shape and spot ; Wonder of the West 
has the same character as the preceding one; Reward 
(Russell’s) I understand to be good, but I have not seen it. 
used, to get quite dry. If there is reason in roasting eggs, 
there is quite as much, and more, in boiling Potatoes. It 
may be the cook’s fault; but they were most likely taken 
up before they were quite ripe, without being exposed to 
the air before they were housed.—Breadfruit. 
Another Problem in Cookery—Much learned matter 
having been elicited by the discussion about the inverted 
cup and Currant-juice, I beg to propose another to philo- 
sophical correspondents, the solution of which may pos- 
sibly save the waste expenditure of Currant-juice, and 
anxiety by those who cultivate these and other soft and 
gmall fruits. Is it absolutely essential to the manufacture 
of good Currant jelly, Strawberry, or Raspberry Jams, 
that these fruits should be gathered quite dry? You are 
aware that in seasons when St. Swithin labours at his 
watering-pot for 40 consecutive days, how difficult it is to 
get these fruits dry; and by waiting one drizzling day 
after another, they soon i an pletel 
spoil. I have, during the last 30 years, lost many bushels 
by such means. Though gathered moist with dew, or wet 
with rain, would not the fiery process to which they are 
soon after subjected dissipate every particle of water 4 
Again—Is not water in some degree a constituent part of 
these fruits? and if so, is not that as likely to be injuri- 
ous as a little rain or dew on their exterior surface? If 
some artiste would test the matter and tell us the result, it 
would possibly save both vexation and loss. I am tempted 
to remark, before closing, that in gathering Roses and 
Elder-flowers, and such things for distillation, the injunc- 
tion generally is, “Be sure and get them dry,” ‘' Oh, they 
must be gathered dry.” This I do not understand, for 
they are immediately crammed into a still and immersed 
in water. Will you answer another query—vizZ., 1s the 
Pine-Apple a mucilaginous fruit? Will it make jelly ?— 
Quercus. [So far as we know, all succulent fruits contain 
pectin, the substance which constitutes the jelly of fruits.] 
To preserve Eggs.—As the season for an abundance of 
eggs is at hand, the following simple recipe may be useful 
to your readers :—Take a tub, pail, box, or jar of the size 
you require ; lay fine salt to the thickness of two inches 
evenly on the bottom of it, and place the eggs with the 
small end downwards on the salt, so as not to touch each 
other. Then strew more salt, so as to cover the eggs, 
shake all gently, and add a layer of eggs and a layer 
of salt, till the vessel is full. Put it in your cellar, and 
you will find the eggs good during the whole of next 
winter.—H. S. 
Bees.—*M, A. P.”’ will be much obliged if Dr. Bevan 
will kindly give her advice on the following subject :—She 
had an old straw hive of Bees given her in 1840, and as it 
is now very much decayed, she wishes to remov 
into another hive, and would be glad to know the best 
time and manner of doing so without injuring the brood 
comb ; also, when supering or nadiring is resorted to, in 
which hive ought the external entrance to be? ; 
The Fern-shaw Beetle. —There commonly appears in 
June, in meadows and gardens, a Beetle about as large as 
the common seven-spotted Lady-bird, with brown and 
somewhat glossy wing-cases, locally known by the name 
of “ The Fern-shaw.”’ Last summer, these insects were 
so abundant in the neighbourhood of Stroud, in Glouces- 
tershire, that they became quite a formidable pest in 
lawns and gardens, devouring, like the locusts of Egypt, 
everything green. The larve seemed to exist in myriads 
beneath the surface of the ground, whence the beetles, on 
attaining their perfect form, were seen to arise in swarms. 
ics is the account given by some who were both eye- 
esses and victims of this plague. If your corre- 
peta can suggest any practicable means of destroying 
peepee bas tee Bea, before they have commence 
a station, they will confer an obligation 
beens a especially entitle themselves to the gratitude 
of “ Two Ladies, who have lawns and gardens:?—[T he 
Beetles complained of are the Anisoplia Horticola; we 
are unable to suggest any remedy for the destruction of 
their larvee, which live beneath the turf. If rooks and 
starlings be suffered to search for them, they will destroy 
vast quantities ; butin the opinion of some persons, the 
birds do more mischief than the insects, by pulling up the 
loose turf.— R.] 
Our Prejudices.—Amongst these, I think, may be 
reckoned the opinion so generally entertained, that hard 
and soft-wooded plants cannot be grown together in the 
same house, and under the same system of management. 
I know I am now treading upon delicate ground, and that 
T shall have the judgment of men of great experience 
against me. Yet it is worth while to consider for a mo- 
ment the treatment hard-wooded plants require. Take 
Heaths, for example; exclusion of frost, plenty of air, 
room for its free circulation, open training, careful water- 
ing, and free drainage ; the nearer the glass the better ; 
when in bloom, shade to preserve the colours :—can an 
better rules be laid down for the successful cultivation of 
Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, &c.? The fact is, few of us are 
wise enough boldly to discard such a portion of our col- 
lection as shall give the remainder the room they require 
to ensure their superior growth; and so the houses get 
crowded, shelves are stuck here and there, light and air 
are excluded, and the result is found in the succulence of 
the one and the mildew of the other. No one who may 
attempt the cultivation of the two species together need 
be discouraged if the mildew should appear; that he 
must be prepared to remedy—and who’ is the grower of 
Heaths alone, that must not be the same? I never yet 
visited a collection of this tribe of plants where I did not 
hear this pest complained of, or witness its effects. I may 
perhaps add, that gardeners are often placed in situations 
of considerable difficulty, by their employers purchasing 
additions to their stock, without permitting them to dis- 
card older varieties, and thus collections suffer from want 
of space. With very few exceptions, repletion is a disease 
with which all Horticultural buildings are affected.—K. 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. 
Wellington, New Zealand.—We are making rapid 
advances in our Horticultural pursuits. At a late meeting 
of our Horticultural society, the pleasing information was 
communicated that a draft for 50/. had been forwarded by 
Col. Wakefield, from the directors of the New Zealand 
Company, to be placed at the society’s disposal ; and that 
a packet of valuable plants and seeds had been received 
from the Botanical Gardens at Sydney. The plants con- 
sisted of Olives, Limes, Pomegranates ; China, Provence, 
and other Roses; white and red Cedars, Oleanders, two 
species of Hibiscus, the Coral-tree, English Oak, Hydran- 
gea, Ficus eldstica, and various other things. It was 
moreover resolved at this meeting, that a sum not exceed~ 
ing 102. should be devoted for the purpose of preparing 
two sets of drawings of the most interesting, indigenous 
Botanical objects, and specimens of native woods; one 
series of which should be forwarded to the Directors of 
the New Zealand Company, and the other to the Horti- 
cultural Society of London. A Mr. Lyon is represented 
to have stated in a lecture recently delivered at the 
Mechanics’ Institute, that good Coal was not to be found 
in New Zealand, although it was not improbable that our 
brother-colonists at Taranaki might discover rich beds of 
Lignite or wood-coal, similar to those found on the Con- 
tinent of Europe. To this, however, I believe the most 
positive contradiction may be given, as an abundance of 
good bituminous coal exists in Massacre-bay, and probably 
in other places in the neighbourhood of the settlements. 
The Bishop of New Zealand, in answer to an address pre- 
sented by M. Murphy, Esq., upon his arrival at Wellington, 
adverted in a complimentary manner to the magnificence 
of the country, now undergoing the great change of coloni- 
zation; and remarked that under Divine aid and the 
exertions of the British people, New Zealand would one day 
be the brightest gem in |Britain’s crown ; her noblest 
effort at izati He icipated this, indepen- 
dently of any superiority of climate or soil, from the 
prospect and practicability of preserving and civilizing an 
aboriginal race of natives. By the wisdom and forethought 
of the New Zealand Company, the system of native 
reserves not only at once provided for) the safety of the 
race, but held out a prospect almost amounting to cer- 
tainty of leading the New Zealander to prefer the blessings 
connected with a civilised life; and he had no doubt but 
the natives would one day bless the happy period when 
Britons first settled amongst them. The following brief 
list will give some idea of the prices of provisions : Bread, 
per 2lb. loaf, 7d.; fresh Beef, per lb: 9d. ; Mutton, 9d. 
to 1ld.; Pork, 7d. to 8d.; fresh Butter, per lb, 3s. 3d. ; 
Cheshire Cheese, per lb. 1s. 6d.; Potatoes, per ton, Al, 
to 61.3 eggs, per dozen, 4s. The price of Brood Mares 
is from 504. to 902. each; working Bullocks, per pair, 
from 40/. to 60/., and Sheep from 23s. to 28s. each, Fowls 
are selling from 8s. to 16s, per pair, and Turkeys at 20s. 
each. The weekly wages of mechanics are from 2/. to 31, 
and of labourers from 1d. 10s. to 14, 16s. 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
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tance from the sea, in good soil, but different from that in which 
it grows naturally, 
thrive in any soil, provided it were suppli 
its native state it succeeds best in spots most expose » 
and in the rankest peat-bogs, So fond are horses and wild cattle 
g towards it 
of its herbage, that their tracks may be seen extendin; 
unt is recom- 
for several miles from the interior of the country. It 
get at the sweet, nut-like roots. 
would, no doubt, be well adapted for its cultivation. Mr. Goode, 
ited a collection of plants, containing 
a very well-grown specimen of Phaius Wallichii, a pretty variety 
of Epacris impressa, clothed with countless numbers of crimson 
health, bearing clusters of beautiful orange at the end of every 
branch ; with the old and much lected, but 
Gnidia pinifdlia, covered with its numerous heads of delicate white 
eedling Cinerarias, the 
bling the King, but with larger flowers, and True Blue, of a dee] 
purple colour, with a reddish tinge in the centre; with these 
were a very well-cultivated specimen of Caméllia Donckelaeri, 
exhibiting the peculiar mottled character of that variety in great 
perfection, and C. Nicholsii, asmall, well-formed, light-red flower, 
also spotted in a slight degree, and well worthy of cultivation; a 
Banksian medal was awarded for the two latter. From Mr. 
Smith, of Norbiton, nine hybrid varieties of Rhododendron, of the 
same beautiful dwarf and free-blooming character as those, ex- 
hibited at the preceding meeting ; a specimen of the rose-coloured 
variety of R. arbéream, and an Azalea, called A. aurdntia 
superba, of a dark brick-red colour, but rather deficient in 
J. Wells, gr. to W. Wells, Esq., of Redleaf, brought 
two seedling Azaleas, raised from seed presented by the late 
Lady Amherst, and stated to be that of the Nepaul Rhodo- 
dendron arbéreum; one of the plants exhibited, however, bore 
a great resemblance to the yellow Chinese Azalea, and the other 
arbéreum al 
rons. From 
comprising well-bloomed specimens of Acacia armata, CYtisus 
racemosus, Leschendultia formosa, Cineraria, Urania, Unique, 
Madonna, and several others, in the most perfect health, with a 
easily moved in any direction, and made watertight to prevent 
any inconvenience which might arise in such situations from the 
drainage of the plants. From Mr. Appleby, gr. to J. Dobinson, 
stated to have been raised between 
tificate was award 
of Wavertree, Liverpool, also exhibited a very handsome seed- 
ling Camellia, raised from the seed of C. Colvillii, fertilised with 
the pollen of C. reticulata; in the foliage it resembles the older 
sorts, but the flower, which is large and well filled up, partakes 
f the form and colour of its male parent; i 
awarded for it. From Mr. T. Williams, of Oldford, a cut speci- 
men of Cyrtopédium Anders6nii. From Mr.J. Pamplin, a pretty 
dark blue Cineraria, called Royal Purple. From Mr. Hally, a 
large plant of the Camellia called Monarch, with mottled flowers, 
occasionally coming well filled up inthe centre. From 
Bradmore, Hammersmith, several forced Provence and 
Moss Roses in a large po! Sir J. T. Tyrrell, Bart., exhibited 
some very fine White Versailles Lettuces; a certificate was 
awarde m. Mi of Chicksands Priory, sent 
res’ Pot-forcing Cucumbers. From the Garden 
of the Society was acollection of plants containing Spiranthes or- 
chioides, a pretty terrestrial species with pink flowers ; Acantho- 
phippium bicolor, with clusters of singular wax.like flowers, 
edged with deep crimson ; Phaius bicolor, bearing lofty spikes of 
yellowish brown and white; Borénia anemonefolia, a handsome 
free-blooming species, with small rosy star-like flowers; a vigo- 
rous specimen of Euphérbia splendens; Acdcia mucronata, a 
showy sort, with sulphur-coloured flowers, which, with A. hispi- 
dissima, a small species, bearing a great resemblance to A. pul- 
chella, is well adapted for a limited greenhouse. Cuttings were 
distributed of the following Pears + le Lamy, a middle- 
sized, very sugary andrich fruit, ripening in October ; Eyewood, 
a hardy and vigorous variety, with rich, buttery flesh, ripening 
October and November ; Thompson’s, a highly-flavoured Pear, 
resembling in that quality the Passe Colmar, and ripeningin Nov. ; 
and the Pearson’s Plate Apple, so called from a piece of plate 
having been presented to Mr. Pearson, a nurseryman, of Notting- 
ham, by whom it was first exhibited ; it is a handsome rich Des- 
sert Apple, nearly equal in point of flavour to, but larger and a 
better bearer than, the Golden Harvey, and coming into use 
from December till March. 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. 
Mar. 15.—The Duke of Richmond in the chair. Fifteen Members 
were elected. The Duke of Richmond stated that a successful 
operation had been performed by Mr. Simmonds on the cow 
presented by the Duke of Rutland, whose remarkable case of 
hernia had excited so much interest; it was decided that Prof, 
of a foal, which had died from obstruction caused by the accu- 
mulation of a compact substance, 24lbs. in weight, 9 inches long 
and 13 inches in circumference. This, as wel specimen, 
they held out tor the future. 
Sir J. Johnstone, and Mr. Browne, having reported their expe- 
rience in the amount of Turnips grown on different soils, under 
different management, and with different manures, the Duke of 
Richmond explained the success which, in Scotland, had attended 
the trials made with bones converted, at a cheap rate, into a 
manure of a modified character, the details of which he had com- 
municated to the Journal Committee, 
LINNEAN SOCIETY, 
March 21.—The Lord Bishop of Norwich in the chair, Mr. A. 
Henfrey was admitted an Associate. Capt. Jones presented spe- 
cimens of a rare Lichen, the Placédium canescens, found in 
Sussex. J. Janson, Esq., exhibited living specimens of the 
Paspalum exile, grown trom seeds of the plants which had 
afforded the description reada short time since to the Society. A 
collection of 19 Ferns from the Himalayas, and not in the Soci- 
ety’s Herbarium, was presente 7. Edgeworth, Esq, A 
paper was read from Prof, Forbes on several new species of 
