THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
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“The Eart of Hanpwicxe said the time was come which 
called imperatively upon them to turn their attention to the 
farm labourer, and he was happy to inform them that the Society 
was fully alive to the importance of the subject, and he had no 
doubt the result would be highly satisfactory. Depend upon it 
the farm which was the best cultivated diffused the greatest 
“degree of happiness to the surrounding labourers. He would 
By dibbling the ditches, by draining 
the land, and by using the straw out of the farm-yard. He 
and examples worthy of imitation by the industrious yeomen Oo! 
be stayed; and the best way, therefore, to act was, to see how 
it can be best made use of in the manner in which it was evidently 
Steam-engine and spinning-jenny! Again he repeated, that such 
Was the power of the steam-engine and machinery, that their 
PAE to agricultural notions in former days. 
JAngenious contrivances of the young agriculturists of other days 
Was the anointing the horns of the young heifer to increase their 
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ture was receiving a lasting benefit. 
persuaded there was a spirit of activity abroad in relation to the 
reed of superior stock, and that the ultimate results would be 
highly satisfactory. In proposing the health of the successful 
Competitors in Implements, he congratulated the meeting on the 
show of the present year, which he would unhesitatingly affirm, 
had never been surpassed in the world. e number of different 
implements was wonderful, and they were offered to the Agri- 
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Picotee; and John's Prince Albert, Purple. Amongst the Seed- 
ngs there were several very good second-class flowers, but none 
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ne! ‘ord, yColecut’s Brutus); 2, Mr, Orson, (Martin’s Splendid), 
Mn} Bizarre, 1, Norman, (Mansley’s Robert Burns) ; 
Normac om (Ely’s Duke of Bediord). Scarlet Flakes, 1, Mr. 
M an, (Jones’s Brilliant); 2, Mr. Orson, (Milwood’s Donna 
Ro: lake, 1, Mr. Orson, (Hoyles’s Bee’s Wing); 2, 
Orman, (Ely’s Lady Gardner), Purple Flakes, Mrs 
Norman, (Nix’s Lady Chetwynd); 2, Mr. Bates, (Martin’s 
President). * 
Picorses: (AMATEURS), Light Red, Mr. Holiday, Holiday’s, 
Henrietta; Light Purple, Mr. Holiday, Holiday’s Princess Royal. 
Heavy Purple, Mr. Holiday, Dickson’s Trip to Cambridge. 
(Nurserymen), Light Red, 1, Mr. Norman, Sharp’s Gem ; 2; Mr. 
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Mr. Holiday, Henrietta, (1841) ; 2, Mr. Orson, Miss Mary, (1842) ; 
3, Mr. Holiday, Princess Royal, (1841). Seedling Carnations, 3 
blooms each: Ward’s Henry Ward, C.B., (1842) ; Orson’s Candi- 
date, S.B., (1842.) 
MISCELLANEOUS. 
Gooseberry Caterpillars—Mr. D. Baillie, a Scotch 
gardener, having observed that this pest was seldom seen 
near Whin or Broom plants, chopped and bruised a sheet- 
ful of the shoots of the Whin, and boiled them in about 
42 gallons of water until the liquor became a strong 
decoction. Upon distributing this fluid over 430 Goose- 
berry bushes, most of the insects were immediately 
destroyed ; a few attempted again to ascend the bushes, 
but were completely killed by a second dose.—From 
Blackwood’s Journal of Agriculture. 
ABSTRACT of Meteorological Observations by Joseph Milligan, 
Esq., ai ie Van Diemen’s Land Company’s Establishment, 
Hampshire Hills, V.D.L. Lat. S. 41° 18’; Long. E. 145° 55, 
; Elevation above the evel, 1340 feet. 
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observed that he is of opinion that all true roots of herba- 
ceous plants should be dried in their entire state; and 
that probably bulbs and corms might be dried in the same 
way, if the rudiments of the new plants with which they 
are furnished be first removed. When roots are thus 
dried, their juices are not exposed to the action of the 
atmosphere, which is the case when they are previously 
sliced ; and, for the same reason, Dr. Houlton employs 
the carefully dried and pulverised medicinal leaf in pre- 
ference to extracts prepared from it. The leaves should 
be kept in a well-stoppered bottle, and secluded from the 
light, and only powdered in small quantities at a time, 
according to the consumption of the practice.— From the 
Atheneum. 
Sale of Orchidaceous Plants, &c.—At the recent sale 
of plants from Guatemala, Australia, and New Zealand, 
which took place at Messrs. Stevens’s on the 18th, the 
following were the prices of the principal lots :—Den- 
drébium Kingianum, a new species, with pink flowers, 
sold for 42, 10s.; several specimens of Sobrélia macrantha, 
respectively, for 26/. 5s., 87. 10s., 7J., and,6/. 6s.; an 
Evelyna, for 6/.; and Barkéria spect4bilis, for 6/. A fine 
specimen of Cattleya Skinneri realised 4/.; Epidendraum 
macrochilum, 5/. 5s.; Lycaste Skinneri, 4/.; and Epi- 
dendrum Stamfordianum, 4/. 10s. A new species of 
Araucaria, from New South Wales, was bought in for 20 
guineas ; as was also an extraordinary plant of Acréstichum 
grande, for 10 guineas. The new species of Earina sold for 
21. 8s., and a new species of Jasminum for 1/. 18s. Of 
three species of Clematis, from New Zealand, one sold 
for 1l. 6s., another for 1/, 2s., and a third fetched 1/.12s. 
The highest price given for Dacrydium Mai, the plants 
being very small, was l/. 6s. 
x 2% GARDEN MEMORANDA. 
Maximum altitude. Veitch's Nursery, Exeter.—This nursery, which is nearly new,— 
Messrs. Veitch having removed from their old nursery at Killerton, 
Minimum altitude. and formed this one from Grass fields within the last 10 years,— 
comprises 40 acres, seven of which are a g eath soil, peculiarly 
: adapted for the growth of American plants; the remainder is a fine 
Mean altitude 10 p.m. rich t is ornamented with ponds, fountains, rock-work, 
t a rustic seats, &c.; and in front of the houses is a Pinetum, on G: 
: which includes nearly all the hardy Conifers at present in the 
by | Ditto 6 a.m. country. ‘Ihe Plant department comprises separate houses for the 
=! N65 e a] & owth of Orchidaceous plants, stove plants, Ericas, New Holland 
om Sod ices wie ar | | plants, Camellias, Pelargoniums, Pine plants, &c. Xe. One house 
a ‘SF ol | | is devoted solely to the cultivation of all the new plants raised from 
or 1s | inaported meets, and in it are some enseitth and scares 
Basligaiian n.d Whee « rap icods bs sx alti | which have not yet bloomed. The following, which were sent 
£| gssesesseess | |Meandallyaltitude, | | from South America by their collector, have already flowered, and 
lesen san eoees rt ————————] | most of them have been figured in the leading Botanical periodicals, 
o| seo SSee Mean range in the night. viz.2— 
als = SSS) = . 1 éria nemorosa, Manéttia bicolor, 
: 5 Ditto in the day. Begénia coccinea, Passiflora actinia, 
als | a say a bh Eehites splendens, Rondelétia longifiora, 
E | ai | Maximum range in any ‘ogee ciliatura, ‘ices 
o|% 24 hours. irs » 7) 
= Pag ena Stee Gesnera polyantha, Siphocampylus duplo-serratus, 
= pg MEL. Of» MISHIS, | Gloxinia macrophylla variegata, | Trope’olum azureum, &c. &c. 
& Bp Shee ack CLE REnset enor | Hypocyrta strigillosa, pe 
2 8 | Ditto cloudy. i Fr me source a large supply of the seeds of Arauc4ria imbri- 
ee Sy Ditt e% cata has also been received, from which many thousands of plants 
8 ct deskuaso watn. | have been raised. 
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= bs Ditto ails to yery | RMebichs. 
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—— abitoaisitidces't cleeb o> Lees’ Botany of the Malvern Hills is a good specimen 
SloomoHorneonn eh ) of the manner in which local floras may be rendered 
Zlaso 2 Datta nigderate, | | interesting to others than the residents on the spot, for 
2 a | Ds Teen Or Senna te whom such books are principally intended. It opens 
© Rip waeverinbleor emia with a few pages of well-written introductory matter 
ee wee from which we glean the following scrap relating to the 
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Ditto west tosouth. | general appearance of the district :— 
Ditto south 10 east. “ GeneRAL APPEARANCE AND ASPECT OF THR 
Ditto east to north Hitis.—From the period when the vicinity of Malvern 
Number ofdays | | | Was ‘a wilderness, thick set with trees,’ above whose 
x clear. solemn umbrage the BaLp Hut (for such is the deriva- 
& | Ditto cloudy | tion of the conjoined British words Moel Wern) must 
= | pitto rain. have peered with fine effect, charming the Saxon monks 
erent RT to its peaceful solitudes, down to the present day, these 
— - o i have never wanted visitants or admirers. 
isi Sent tovery | >| | Whether the ancient Britons or the conquering Romans 
ea & did more than form and occupy the noble fortress on the 
DOHENY $| | Herefordshire Beacon, it may be difficult to say ;* but 
Ditto moderate. a the monks of the two priories of Great and Little 
Spe nee aqually. z Malvern at all events sanctified the salubrious waters of 
& | Do. variableor calm,| * the hills, by giving the name of the Holy Well to one 
* | Ditto north to west. spring, and dedicating the other to St. Anne. We may 
= Ditvorveat bo wut! rest assured, therefore, that whatever interest the saints 
8 are may have taken in the matter, something was known of 
& ne SORT the curative qualities of pure spring-water, even in those 
S Ditto east to north. | a) lished times. The monks of Great 
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B: Maximum fall. | 2 Malvern, however, not satisfied with the attractions of the 
oo & | | scenery and the health-restoring spring of St. Anne, 
be Total. | =| | superadded thereto the potent spell of superstition, 
a having within their Abbey Church a highly venerated 
e &! | 4, | Maximum fall. image or shrine, which was 80 much resorted to, that it 
= a is S| | is especially denounced by Bishop Latimer, in his stern 
S s =e 42" rotal. s but quaint sermons itt : 
oI P LS. “Camden remarks, that the Malvern Hills seem to 
of] ec Eees aera: Maximum in any 24 rise ‘like stairs one above another ; and this homely 
=} geeessssers hours. simile is very apt, when the hills are viewed near or 
Flea eReoar somewhat north of Worcester, when from the lowest 
$| SSUSesess Total during the month. | | southern hill there appears a gradual rise from south to 
| BeeSaSess |_Maximum altitude. north, the apices of the Worcestershire Beacon and North 
SSS SE SEES Minimam altitude. Hill terminating the view. This stair-like aspect is not, 
21 SS8SS8FSs 4s SMaxrangeivany2anrs.| | however, so obvious when the hills are viewed farther 
Aah Bayh tie aE = |"Minimam ditto. south, as then the broad mass of the Herefordshire Beacon 
eececeseeoase—| ii... || is brought into view, and. this noble hill then appears to 
2) oye Lette = | Mean ditto. rise in the centre of the chain, its subject heights undu- 
S| BSQRssVEenSse = f bat eae lating from it on either hand. The best view of the 
ej) S8assess te Si ei Seecaior entire chain is that, perhaps, obtainable from the escarp- 
Bl Seeseeosers | observations. ment of the Cotswolds, near Cheltenham, or from Bredon 
—From the Tasmanian Journal. 
Medical Properties of Roots and Leaves.—Ata recent 
meeting of the Medico-Botanical Society, Dr. Houlton 
* Lhave a silver coin of Vespasian, found in a hole excavated 
by sheep on the ‘Worcestershire Beacon, where, perhaps, more 
lie still concealed. . 
Latimer’s Sermons, preached before King Edward VI. 4to. 
