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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[No 21, 
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wild into the garden tree, to promote ee erp It | ce , suffice, and probably be more conducive ‘t as | Prince of Waterloo, a seedling variety, fine in habit, form 
wo ould, then, appear that decaying trees m might ber vived | regards ve pm in general. I wish Mr. Peston on evel colar, decided iprovement upon Jewess, to which i it hears 
a 3 - e he D! 
well adapted for either pots or beds of the flow degrees tes 
that the custom was practised when St. By He has tried a ma a covering at Chatsworth, | not be passed over. It hi leaves, and copious trasses on at 
it to iiestrate the relative positions of oe wa ewish a | and possesses chances at —_ on which fail’ to the lot | the most splendid scarlet fowers; Mr. Conway, of Old Brompton, 
ile churches. The subject is worth consideration.— | of few.— Robert Erri pio dandbe repg: gh e ong the Cineratias, the best was 
€ Ww aa ald be - one something like King, but larger and darker, from Mr. EK 
2 8. C. [Wes very gl lad of further dormant | Seems to R. Barclay, Esq., Layton, and a beauti yle, 
t wehaveno PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES: . esas ot oe. |e Seeeees 
1 f i id pr chief new ones being from Mr. 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIE Catleugh, of Chelsea. A neat little variety was fi hed by M 
Exhibition at the vag tng ae 15.—This fina eckie moeine Standish, of Bagshot, which was spotted and blotched like a 1 : 
oes cca an hme incon meat trator a to | tion, with which the hi fears of so many persons pard, on a yellowish grow uch notice was i By. 
light o other curious matte Old garden literature is sadly associated, took place on peg of the finest of May days, with, yn shen a , the gardener to W Leaf, ws 
in: went oti orth-east winds to chill the throng ot vi sit ors, nor a single | of Streatham e size and form hoth of the individual 
ce fs threatening cloud to raise the nites of the invalid. The | flowers and heats, is, they, eae hp drome A excellent. ape 3 .. 
Bark.—i shall feel much obliged to the “ Young F dens, too, with the Rhododendrons and Azaleas in full flower, | many kinds were abundant, and more than usually he 
rester” to acquaint us where we can obtain piten- aad the no’ yeine sinensis deco; ot walls with its countless | persoluta alba, and BP spicua nana, from Mr. Barnes, Selene 
sucks & price for pense pes she sa ys h e has obt tain ed. I popes, ot baer Lae came . sue che bright saagd raha wh | sented alovely mass of white blossoms; the former we can 
las & snipes ‘oliag 5 nj ry ing winds, were | pare to nothing so well as a snow-wreath. Mr. Plumbly, gar- 
sold gf in a state of matey ag uty bar svi pi often seen at spat close of an | dener to E. G. sdale, Esq., produced E. aristata major, than 
= in the ae condition, re oe s. per ton, del wered in a eae spring. Five ingen, en hundred visitors filled the | which no variety showy ; and a fine ae of E. regi 
~yard ; whole pane se of barking and of ebaeerane; 
pert oe being defi by me, the buyer having no 
Sree, of any eng in ion to the 90s. per ton.— Az Old | 
841. 
Penn’ 8 Heating. Alter much discussion about 
I perceive Mr. Paxton ( 748) 
oo thrown some light on the affair. I am glad h 
ailed such a i 
my cases, to accomplish less than the o' 
would ee done. I do not mean to recomm 
val of t he old fue, or to om ners the efforts of Mr. Pena 
iy among whom CR. E H. the Duke of Cambri, 
of Devonshire, git, Carlisle e, Lady Dover, Lady M 
how ard, Lady Newburgh, Lady Bridport, Lady Gr marvitle, Coutese 
de Salis, the Marquis of Northampton; Earls Fitzwilliam, Carlisle, 
Talbot, Iichester, Bradford, and Delawarr ; Lords Hill, Portman. 
gether with a crow! wd of other persons 
bands of the Coldstream, the soya. Hoe 
Life G orgie s the at 
Nev 
rGeeds and the Ist 
mplifieation of the benefits 
which ® an institution like this is of conferring. esta- 
blishment of horticultural pen nen by encouraging competi- 
ie. priors stint of i ipniee which could not be ‘Obtained 
th 
in that way that somethi ‘ing more than mere smo “know- 
ledge is necessary in Gar Pied, to secure a successful 
issue to - speculations of the Kind. _Mr. Penn, it appears 
ihe f 
succe: 
ofthe specimens possessed vigour and prodigality 
ness of blossoms, which a knowledge of the true principles of 
of hothouses without actual draft—a praiseworthy inten- 
tion, certainly—but this, I presume, is already accom: 
ished 
| culture and a correct acq' with the habits of indivi 
dual tribes could stop have produced, 
formed 
‘Azaleas fe e of the classes in which the most striking 
in a sufficient degree, under good managemen’ t, improvement has ‘eoouttef When the beautiful varieties now 
without any extra consumption of fuel. For my own | cultivated to such perfection bias originely _—* ed, there 
T sufficient ingress offresh air | WS enness of stem,.a deficiency of foliage, and a. scarcity 
ert be = flowers which detracted mach from their raplendonr bag He 
is pro rovided for at a low front point in any given ohana tance with the different modes of treating them 
together with a sufficient egress at a high point at the broaght them to atotaly opposite condition . In the 
om a there is little more to be desired on this ead. Two barely perceptible ithe shoots bent over ag: edges he seme ae and 
yet b se » in “which much oe yet" be bear * | the blossoms an se that it is almost impossible 
the a a = ae ppl y to thro oe bait Sof the latter g only here and 
systematic command o' there visible, ie? thus giving greater brilliancy to the flowers, 
ken of was especially conspicuous in 
peter ; aun sd weondly, a mode of preserving a Kina Taeiia’ velioe Lets 
s egata, Smithii, and a magnificent crimson 
heat daring poche ov ht with as little fire as possible. With in Mrs. es group, with bl of an i e 
ig: and dazzling +s Ps dble-ted kindy ly the igh nt 5 indica 
much pets 1 to me @ hae sapeotppnae sitter splendens Mr..Green’s double-re: pe Siapsh net po compact 
in habit, was likewise particularly s'! to Azaleas, the 
they are pabaetet time m ast prove 5 m afraid rye Cactaceous race was most noti fay a Jenkinsonii 
Epiphyllum speciosum . gardener to Sir E. 
However, if it is not, it mi agin “be remedied by ha a Sateen, Sek * nee + were y large, we 
Tead hh, and by causing the bottom of such wow ‘ - poe 2 
with a large Cereus speciosissimus, and a fine plant of C. Malli- 
by bending, to embrace the pipe. a believe that much sonii, with its rich crimson flowers, were pashan +t = by Mr. Butcher, 
* oor ip b. iiler, beg boaling aro ie prendie uated 
ones: and if such pat! aths had fro three feet of | gardener to B. Miller, Esq., Tooting, a t 
=e broken sandstone, or other "highly ‘dhedrbin ¢ mate- rer phyiiam Ps ra mim, Wine was Uterally a complete oe 
rial, beneath the grating, t i would be less aan for | a charmi mong: E. emer ‘which was nearly as broad as it was 
a m3 ye sou trough: se a sudden flush of steam Neh, ana of the most elegant proportions ; the fi of the last 
t for gen il praia’ , produced from small, 
or pantaies, but a steadily-acting power of a oe hanes 
larger and’ cooler surfaces ; and since a thermom is 
considered indispensable in hothouse rangement, ig 
mete! If heat is is of as 
low h 
very grec In all these, and many more, which there 
E ahh space to mention, the ies state of health, conjoined with 
os Pe, ee quantity of blossoms, elicited much admiration. 
climbers disperse: through larger coliectio: hibited 
poset ems arranged in detached g 
scat to the lovers of this le 
priz og $s having been offered for plants of this description, it was 
not a hygrometer ? is at import to 
i ulation, is moisture nea so? @ is not that ther saben have been a larger number 4g 
science as applicable to the one as other ? self- | competitors; but the: specimens were, on the whole, highly m 
ing hygrometrical regulator mould, Think, beof great | Hows a is hoped at some of Gem wil tae, the oct | 
value, could 2 contrived, at © ‘simple , economical, | tion they so much deserve. Decidedly the most lovely, though 
. With ct oe tet neat rs and porous por ord most a ae climbing 2 ag sono —— 
bodies beneath moisture, I am aware orum, bars VRE Etna ¥ char: * ‘o 
specimens of trained on a trellis, w ly covered the 
it will be urged that the tem nen oars in tha t eg is so Sots the Mossoms being di air Geer with 98 Winch eeclanty 
as if they had been purposely fastened in the proper position, were 
effects produced this way would be u unimportant. T do | subjects of pega esteem ; they were shown by Mr. Green. 
not think so. Having a curiosity to ascertain the differ: | Alarge plant of Stephanotus foribundns, with its swee 
dud at the white aml Bue begi 3 to Prac yin a part Bt! 
Butcher’s main collection. Gompholobium hum, m 
upper part of the: house at front and ae, ¥ lately tried'a | mr. Bares, mer to G: W. Ni 5 1 oak atts hed to 
small Orchida- | flat trellis, and its nerabeb qn eess Comet = ers created a di 
r *y Bipy which was hardly exceeded by any meptwidies mi the 
ceous house, and alsoi rin a lofty metalic Ener The fol vidual, there was 2 beautiful Poivrea (Combrets king coe 
po P.M., nO be grown 
roof—cloudy atmosphere, os Pil 
vering on the 
slightly ote line mn front, 682° ; one foot below do. 
baek, 67° ; satis anda hal f vain toot at front, 70° 5 
one foot and a aif from roof at back, 704°. Metallic 
front floor, 64° : back do., 65°; 
2 half fs ‘; ba i fF *9 
hich 1 re a 
i t to be d ded for vane as diene 4 is a 
flue in the back wall, and no doubt a a rapid radiation in 
immediate neighbourhood of the thermometer at the 
baek, on account of the ——s r sf However, this will 
vst some lig e affair. With regard to 
n the affa 
point, ‘the sc a sufficient “sian during 
= night in as — fuel as possible,” I ee brie 
cies, hich sh 
en planted in the border ofa stove. The 
us floral racemes was very Comspi icuous. 
Slerabie merit in the culture and pod neni of Zichya coccinea, 
peng a ee. Mr. Upight gardener to G, C. Ridge, =, of Morden, 
mosa, fro 
"There was on. 
and Mr. ison of Streatham. Zichya pan ogee But- 
cher, was metry ex fine; and para Agee ay 
ne collection of Miss. to Mr. 
with 
gtown 
trellises, accor wate to. their habit ; 
for nee kinds Mi apd boska of weakly growth, and produce great 
nm ers of small fi while the more laxuriant ete ; 
dung-pits Pines, it appears, are, by common consent, 
covered ; ete not houses?» The roofs are pra 
and the alike. Is it the trouble, the expense, or 
both? As to trouble, such is the enthus acme for our a 
ing, ‘pan the term has’ obsole With r 
£3 gag t0 ee th 
expense, | feel 
Brera knows 
arrests Samui: 
of itn wie, for wito would 
oe that could 
—* iivented, that would 
pra ble, 
tema peratare-w would, 
will pets ‘tthe ai thas im most cases, ae 
under those circumstan- 
Sand’ coatteme® ‘osduihe; ie Siva’ to 
collection perfect. 
In ae distribution of Medals for ‘ache Severs our florist friends 
es d to. k he names of the winnin and va- 
Tieties. 
best co 
H to E. e prdmmeye E 
stata major, 
entions habit ad tiaie Fesirg blossoms, and E. mes eee 
carnea, which was little excelled by any other, a id fom Mr. 
Esq., of Ches 
Venables, gardener to W. Harrison, . hur E. am- 
pullacea rubr: ak E. Hartnelli nova, beantif were 
sent from ssrs. Young, of Epsom. But the loveliest Heath, 
emark onall. Of specimen plant 10 wit! 
foregoing classes, yet meriting dis tinction for ge superior cal. 
e, Such numbers pres selection 
ed. In Mrs. La 
about six feet totes 
waar 3 "Txora age wil th nearly 
Owl 
el 
ormame ents. A specimen from Mr. 
E 
Of this species, 
requires merely 2 rich soil and plen' eet ag re 
little Lechowaanele: formosa was exhibited by several persons, but 
none had it finer than Mr. Falconer, gardener to A. Palmer, Esq., 
of Cheam: neither stems, branches, soil, a the upper part of 
at all discov: ra nothing cor een but afew 
wi Pimelea 
(xora rosea, from Mr. Ve les, gardener to W. Har- 
rison, Esq., bore testimony to the valne of the plants 
and the great merits of their cultivators, there was object 
The plants ohh obtained‘an 
riosity were Chi hy arf haif- 
thick.clusters of minute yellow the axils of its leaves. 
It was flowered and shown. by M WSO! tow. 
Leaf, Esq., tham. Another object which was singular, arid 
at the same time v : — Poinsettia pulcherrima, 
fj pure Edmo rx to his G the — Devon- 
garden: race 
at Chiswick. The praca # its bracts was unusually dark, 
Sere to the lateness of its flowering; it was Testitute of ‘ares 
which ore its aspect s! still 1 more ore extraordinary. Ardisia pa- 
niculata, from ig pyramidal ns mseched of pink blossoms; 
Kitonin capensis, fr for the ah hue of its which have the 
appearance of a red bladdery capsule; ere 
shrub with flowers not much unlike those of Sip! 
— pie or th claims to beauty as well as 
ited by M: eager ser ety to W. 
New or cit ly scarce plants 
r Ve 
eans sO r 
as lo meagg agit oer i a nevertheless, Bigs were not quite. 
wanting, sed a } 
G 
great favourite. "From Mr. Standish, pie ewes c, 
Stok ats a pant of Fortsis 2 aes. which, allowing for the 
ary it had sustained , ig in every respect as fine a5 
insié 
Wells, Esq., had a . plant 0 of haaoben 
tie flowers of which are of a pate size, yellow, with 
in the middle, Allied to Azalea ae ne ee: 
Azalea, sent by Messrs: 
tatum, with its long 
ftowers ;, Aerides a sears vedi, we wastine Sey 
ie Is Reto, ene aE f , whieh const 
