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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
cobalt blac colour ; but it is impossible to preserve 
and lastly, those that they deemed useless, or weeds. In this nde | 
Groom’s Superb Dwarf Blue. OF the nature of the Blu 
t t st : 
I had great difficulty in saving ealed botany.” Again, there was the animal Kingdom, a be- Prussian, but more dwarf ; not requiring stakes. Prolific 
the : specimens I did, and have often ee my mackin- | held new forms of these creatures localised in every portion of the | and large-podd, ed.—Bua ANS: Dutch Long Pod. Good for 
I ih have a very | & be : it therefore became re of vast importance for him to | late ing ; p mg and broad hone five or six 
handle with ert; thei F pisos tem} ents and habits; firstly, those b ans.—-Marshull’s Early Dwa of Pr olifie 
peer tnd. Ones ee ich. as food ion killed, and their skins as cloth- § son So: he eg y hue ? 
ray =a red ; afr’ rahe nly found growing abov eleva- | ing ; secondly, is Ay which by their pec ucture and docile | SUPerior to the Early M n, the pod containing a 
tion of 6000 fo et, and I should think # Sree Be und ndoube. hanes were bet edgbted ta becom: eannere a to ae ae io larger ns is th best early variety. (See advertise- 
edly grow o' loors in Englan ve seen one plant on rar dia grams Clact hee abet a se ie bck ment, ‘‘ Gardeners’ Chronicle,” No. 3.)—Haric : 
with a trunk Ae feet high, and two- coat achat fe wi: its | Pee a et sates: 8 belle tea teak clements of | L974 Dwarf Dutch. Very’ prolific, an lent for 
diameter. ave several plants o of an epip my te i- aly zoology. But there was er race im: ill more nume- | forcing. dhomme. Moderately tall; pods very tender, 
thriving amitor but they do rous ; Fe pari the insects : the greatest portion of oy : peared, | being almost destitute of the usual tough lining. aon 
d still appear to be, the enemies of y ; but there Good for foremg ; pods } Pa st * 
flowers ; 3 the lea ves are like a Saracen or pet at : ‘ F g 3 pods long, cylindrical._Caspace 
‘ ptions, such be: d the silk-worm, which are worthy : 
rotecti vas necessary for the horticulturist to mak Taine: Pomeranian Cabbage. a ical-shaped 
angles with the axis of the stem, and not in the same himself acquainted with. the nature and ec y of these | Winter cabbage, of good qu ality — Large Green Savoy. 
plane, and alternate ; so it may be a Lorant ‘ha us. -A new | beings fiat hold their stai as a link in the great chain of crea- | V mee: large and hardy, for winter use.—¥ellow Savoy. 
cies of Phormiuim growing in the Arrohan range of | toys tac might mere the devastation: of the one css | An excellent autumn savoy, very tender and sweet; be 
mou untains has th e seed 1 vessel pendent instead of upright: } other ; ad here commenced the useful and interesting science | not adapted for withstanding the winter.—Knight’s "Fleasi 
genus Leptospermum growing | entoi - But while we justly prize this be h of erence, tecting Brocoli. W and close-headed, with one 
at an elevation above 4000 feet, in places where they wha' it the scientific ener owe to chemis' more incurving leaves, serving teution fer 4 
uld be as much ex cere to cold as in England. The | 0m that science, we regarded the liquid air that flies Found oat | flower, which arrives at perfection in March an: 
wo Pp lobe as a simple element —we regard it as a compound of 3 
cold in summer in the interior is astonishing. On the nderable and imponderable bodies ; and not only do we know ‘ge Asiatic i er. A very fine variety, obtained 
= of Febraa wt I a the thermometer at 39 deg. | what these bodies are, but the proportion in which they exist, and the Horticultural Society from Messrs. Schertz 
9 a.m., inside my on the banks of the — verlag algae i cig ped ane Brg ae ae lem.—Le : White Paris Cove Cos. 
at a place not more ‘han 5000 feet above the sea. In’ first principle ; but chemical analysis has shown : red pe poems ome the finest Cos Letiuce that can be grown 
Waikati I found Azolla pinnata. I have lost all the about four varieties of primitive earths, which neither separa’ 0 ; the outer leaves 
P . “ 
alpine plants I brought here from Ingadido, as might vig sa be Hoduce oe gonial bis pnwrertg but all soils | sq or oom ‘at the top and blanch the heart, without 
_ 2 are favouraodile gro con’ one more 4 ware ; ; 
expected, for hardly any New Zealand plant will live at | Gr these primitive earths, combined with saline bodies, metallic being tied.—Green Pa: ove Cos is hardier than the 
ydney. Mr. Marhar tells me that he has rags — oxides, and vegetable matter in a di state. That vast | preceding, an a d the winter if moderate; in other 
had Bay esc grandifiora in his garden, but has | source of treasure, the king cam never escape tl respects the considerable resemblance,— Malia, 
always died. You will scarcely believe that C/ sa ig pes e houmey: it wo vould | 5. bya agra iN A nd ell Fe Cabbs bage ohne for summer use, yet crisp and good. 
I I brought it from New Zealand; | patiate on the science of mineralogy; if it afforded us nothing Neapolitan. Lettuce. Round f rm and compact 
now thriving well, and I have supplied several of m oe an the metalic 6 , then would it be invaluable. rowth; also good for summ ieee Violet. 
fri ext ith 4 hink that D dee ts t 4 does ee Pe a to say much on geology. but that science must lid, with a violet tinge where mae stalks are exposed to 
ries withit. Ithink that Dacrydium excelswm, two or 5 id, with a viol ge whe a 
three Phyllocladuses, and perhaps Knightia excelsa, | (v5 7 jc ot in the erimation zy rege scarnges Dobe light, but blanching a white, and ~ delicate 
would live out of doors in —— i shall t try to send ‘our planet, even if it had done no more our. The Manchester sens appear be only a 
y Li in the p Mr. Massrz (gardener to the Duke of Sussex, Kensington) | stronger-growing variety of this, in quality iad soap -_ 
they are Kyinhir th ; I raised ‘eed with Mr. i ea lenouncement of the system practised 5 F very good white solid Celery for autumn 
more t ve hundred Plants of it, which are all dead; | each youne poh aggre os Gein Otis tas cree et by the | —New Flat-stemmed White Solid. pei large and cd; 
though I think it was not so much gs a > _ soil bee Sap to make up for the low wages given by ves, eicemed the eae mbit Celery.— Rant : Semi-lo 
that was a e other ill consequences attending it of an Sca Of a fine scarlet colour and excitons quality, 
land no —_ as sand, while pre Geacey- nothig tener eral eae me MES Docume overstocked, 9 1 7 aint longer cen than other spring and summer 
else Doo (late gardener to J. Barneby, Esq., adishes. —Rose-c Semi-long, Its qualities re- 
ns ‘ina ‘ to the Gaidennes? “Benevolent semble thi of the but its colour is 30 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. Institution,” said tint the name Yad gogh an institution ought to| deep, ew Fi % d Turnip igh 8a 
Limerick Brag: a meet Fs ty.—A meeting of this | SOU music in eyery gardener’s ears. “* Althoug’ e in| short cylindrical form; does not run le 
useful society was in Lim the 30th January, the | their present state of afftuence, vad with bright Oe auickts: ax tes ae w Seaiiy* 
Rt. Hon. Lord Carina in the ear esignation was ac- | Ciug before their eyes, may think differently, allow me to tell | q ¥ ie 
cepted of their late worthy treasurer and manager, J w. | you that present affluence is no against future chia $ Beet. When this ean be o| e, ri is the finest 
O’Grady, Esq., to whom a vote of t od- pa ae Pe ge pect od Sayuener basse age as ov. a ee ~ rors] variety re ictoria Rhubarb. 
frey Bevan, Esq., was animously appointed treasurer in his = pts: wield ! i ivation.—L. Ke in 
place, and Messrs. Richard Wilson James Kenny were no- | early half a century his hammer and his knife under many a he Shallots This va st wil ko eo ong: ao, g 
tnina ies. Several comm: ions were read from the | bleak wall, until his hair was blanched by wind and time, and his 8 variety Wi nearly two years, and is no’ 
nobility and gentry of the neighbourhood, promising support to os a“ fa. a scale ants eae ght in at the root as is the 
e knife, any more; ‘ortab such a seed 3 
be Feo Te men Lam ——s sens ee a aet ke ee “ to sit down in his pid a nb say to himself, ‘ I have been a contri- with the sort geoerely cultivated. It w ined 
ed about ten years ago. 
pidly my seed under the care of its present managers 
West London Gardeners’ map Lat Mutual Instruction. — 
dinner of this alae 4 mn the 27th ult., Mr. John 
nem 
, gardener to the Duke of 
Devonshire ; Catleugh ; Gray, a a er to R. Durant, Esq. ; Caie, 
gardener to the Duchess of Bedford ; Sherwood, Kern ‘an, M‘Evo: ‘Oy; 
Bell, Dow a want of 50 bbs koa 
e 3] 
really men whose 
ary) entered into an explanation of 
the origin and objects oft the society. 
set by the association had 
He said “‘ that the example 
n the means of establishin, 
of mest 
able to keep pace with thy eat 
is now, in these days of enlightenment, 
societies for its 
company to the 
gardener, increased by 
in respectable ‘situations receiv- 
of 12s, a- week. back adverted to 
fiom gardeners in the ot 
> tO prove the bi - 
ith the necessary facilitie: gz 
ie the branehes of their profession, 
‘their labour is not sufiicient to Fo 
_ <tc of said, * 
. ; » f us the — 
forimproyement; let us poit out to them that what they 
ns in that wa: be returned to them tenfold, by having cone. 
cession of intelligent men hay serve then”? : 
— CrArrMAN then gave—* Science inallits is i” 
¥. SHERWoOp (gardener to Mrs. I n-hill) replied 
to the toast fo the following effect :—With regard to that parties, 
lar branch of knowledge in which my situation in life induces: 
tofeel the greatest interest, Inced say but little in additi 
what has been state: the members who 5; ed me; but in 
justice to hortic a 
structure anti to test the internal properties ads rs Rvs that 
they: ered 
to their wants; secondly, those e that contained aero juices ; 
butor to the ps J aera Institution while in health 
and erate ae iow tha enter the labours of the 
gar Oo more, anf socie 1: to me a comfortable 
ty has guaranteed 
pa erintew while I live Nor does the bata a with him ; it 
extends to ee, bal bl oes en. end wae rt of La and 3 solace 
bis his dectir days, hose wetfare is e dear 
oO him than 
this country from the Messrs. Booth of the Flotbeek 
N 
ursery, Hamburgh. 
hbo ine Fy Cold.—Our correspondent £. states 
tha t he has rand his | Fuchsias, with the e exception of a 
is own.”” 
Among the songs sung during the evening was the following, 
few of the more tendef 
open ground, with a + covering ¢ of tan round their roots. But 
Bie’, 
composed by Mr. Kernan for the occasion :— 
Sine 
e all agree that you from me (a waste article with aan round the ma, and eten 
Ed bs a song this ae i over into the form of 2 with tan, proves a much m 
r fear e may © you dose. " 
Tn rhyme I'll be a sinner, oh! « : ae We s our fa readers pin! 
Here’s Mother Earth, who gives all birth, — aly dis how their as aff, boss, 
Our handiwork produces, oh! fur trim may be flowers of their ga £ 
And Father Rain, that swells the grain, Herbaceous Plants.—A list the be irty hardy 
Fey) big Mn Sees OR herbaceous plants suited for planting in the ders 
For meddling with the apple, oh! of shru and similar places, where ention is 
alf those who live their lives must give paid tot They are particularly suited te small 
Ls lough and 2 bang ! where no Li nah dener is Paix where the work is 
spac ae my done by contract. The spe ill grow in ‘almost 
wath the sat xoubseneate trade, soil or cation, ple of they. is not overhung by 
Why «iry bread must content us, oh! trees, or too much crowded by under shrubs. They ine 
From him who breaks bi or flakes, easily procured, not expensive, and such as will last a con- 
Rims teaches neue . siderable time in Lest i i ba vow if eut down after 
To who grows potato-rows a4 ‘Il blo mint 
To fill a donkey’s oh,— lowering, wi m agai 
‘To one and all, or great or s ss 
I give 's best wishes, oh! | Height of Time of Colour of 
As each shall strain, may each one gain } Grevethy: | Flowers} Fiswens 
His s See and fishes, oh! pooper Spe al 
No more wi troll, with cabbage-pole, es si i to 2 ft. 
Peet bye lanes aot Ee ae on! ———— nootkatensis 1 to.14 ft. 
een bo ice latifolia =. —_,|1 ft. 
* Kind scorn to toa for pity, oh! Eriophyllam po Se to-12 in 
ev'ry man do all he i Stenactis speciosa.  .2to 2} ft. 
But ict no akon saute ead k ae “ae abet . 24 . ~ 
‘Blox acuminata, vars,|2 to 3 ft. 
Our pt to smother, oh! — — paniculata, and vars. autos ft. 
a neee nate besa Convallaria maja lis oe 
'o make our trade a science, Peon’ inalis, dou 
: Then lets unite and do whale eh, icing puatoar. 
And bid the world defiance, ob 10 2 ff. 
MI SCELLANEOUS. B 
Wreat Bouquets of Dried Flowers.—Mrs. Bate- Eft. creeper July, 
man, of oe | Villa, near Derby, has produced a i 
natural lourple 
ssitoy and afterwards a rranging ; them on — S as 
parses a Big a fixing them down with gum — 
paste. Aw f Convolv pink 
~ ry &¢) P » and Fuchsia coccinea, blue, white 
aro almost as fresh rst gathered. The oniy Ess vars.! “A olne, white 
parti to be observed is, to keep the flowers as free | His Cxicaxiae || it Se ete 
rom damp as possible. eolours ved, | coon Clematis es |t to at: 
and the specimens rendered very np merely by drying eterna rt «1 to 1} ft 
thenr between the leaves of books, changing them fre- | Antenvar ia mets aritacea 1 ft. 
awentiy. Rene te 
Ritohes Plants. — The- following vegetables, : : 
although not new to many, ; wilkbe 30 to-some otteene, and, , Camellias. pen ‘The follo wing may b 
their merits @ to in cultivation 
— Pzas 
Auvergne—A very productive ps with Tong round 
pods, ineurved at the = apex, filled with 
quality. Its season fons tat of the ome 
oa — having a a. fat soak. 2 white, 
imbricated to 
i 
large, flat, pot or prragenpe ite 
ft 
