382 - THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [N° 94, 
[kicks Apis (ab cull’ ie kee a ee 
a@ safe-datum by adding 50, or perhaps only 25, rcent., | away some pieces of the tree (now prostrate), in which the | Kitchen Apples _——- crab), Mr. R. Filmer R. Francis 
al in Poff g ‘established each nee. cai uty Lee rsseag? pers, &c.; nt ai ging ng cars (Beurré Rance — re jo. “CGvedale St. 
that ators be extensively entered in and be oceasio —_ but the copper papers h anished, 2 and kinds), the Rev. C.H. Hallett. Vegetables: Best panes ar ee 
of great usefulness. Now as to probebiti ty in a parti li th in pod, Rev. G. P. Marsh; best brace of Cucumbers, E. Knight, 
locality: I have been an inhabitant of Leaihas ae 30 the side of the tree about rae feet rads and in ad il Age do., W. H. Baldock, Esq.; best 12 Potatoes (1841, not 
: 2 ), Rev. W. Brockman ; do. (1841, forced), Marchioness Co. 
years: in this parish and the neighbourh - there are} square hole in the centre the papers had been placed. | pyngham,; best 50 Asparagus, do.; best 30 Kidney Beare gos 
perhaps as many glass ota heen ct any spot 4 Among the plants common there, but otherwise scarce, I | Rev. W. Brockman; 2d do., do.; best six stalks of Rhubarb, O 
equal extent in the kingdom, and in the w! le 30 years, I saw Blandfordia, Anopteris, Fagus sp., Podocarpus asple- | Snoulten, same a coins Lettuces, T. Dorman, Esq. ; best 12 
do yon believe 50 pew sy h of d niifolia, Cenarrhenes, &c. ar Biol ig awd nels iiiiimesimeseetin ae of Canliiowers, 
In s me Bem, and sometimes, although, very rarely, it continue to be the patrons o ranches | Salading, without Cucumbers, T. Dorman, inert do. vennuene 
is admitte out here. Lady Franklin bas porchasel a beet spot (not Jess than six sorts), Rev. G. P. Marsh; do. Mushrooms, 
but b z a very y trifling premium pan pai aid by the many, about 4 hg 5 miles from t 1 oe Cac ee Pree a 
injury would be effectually pro-| which s' ¢ has plac ced oP ig we aotabeg m ytd on A number, among which we particularly observed E. macrodise onl 
vided against, and I hope, before jong, the subject will be d di plants first, but eventu- | pectinatus, Scopa spinis rubra, latispinis, tenuispinis, Sefan 
eeu into the consideration of practic cal horti culturists, ally to pobiner into a Botanic Garden. an a state of | monstrosa, turbinatus, sulcatus, Scopa —— alba, S. rubra), J, 
c eat beauty, G. Shepherd, Esq.; best collection a ucculents, not Cactus or 
ByomeAy A to pg sone so desirable an object. —John and a splendid collection of the Cryptogamize, 80 that marginatus s (66 in x ens, quadranul 1 ars, Manilla column 
‘Adams, s, Esleworth. ris in blo Euphorbia caput Medusz, E. grandiceps), J. G. 
Pursh tioned b ya glauc ens s, Fagus, Cibotium, Pittosporum bicolor, Shepherd, 54. best two American plants in pot Rhododendrons), 
W. Hi Baldoek, Esq. ; best three Roses in pots, G. Buck) ; 
c. D. ‘s a “whindoery very near to P. Se ouleri Ge- best Rose in pot, Mrs. Rutter; best three stove eae F ye 4 
rardias are, I ogg eve, all annual, ny the seeds “are. said ssroai not pau at byany course of cultivation. On the Shepherd, rd, Esq; j best collection of aay e Dlants (Helveiy- 
to “ag Sap li Correa — m1 = Lechenaultia form Anagallis 
Barts’ jek s which would be beautiful could the ey ferruginea, Tasmannia, and many more. The extent will be sma vericoldes, rugmansia sanguines, =, decussata), G. 
be easily ealvated I do not agree w with Capt. W. that pee 100 acres, but only sal aap of about 5 acres sooner a pan Soman haynes ees pgrenredeseeeg 
Quercus Gra’ the Bal ne be cleared and laid out j w with plants not now | not less than four species soliya Robaeniiee Clematis Sieboldi, 
lota in pabnidey pe Spain. The‘ Gramont nt wood, now de- isting on it, and the est will t be i i ected by walks, so | Mahernia incisa, Pla’ ome an aoe m), Archdeacon Croft ; 2d do. (Me- 
oyed, lway i tha many rare plan nts, wand especially Cryptogamiz, can Se dietieel teeeattees = cong er ‘Diosma —— 
| sae one, and the variety sent thence by Gouan t decussata, P. sylvestris), T. Dorman, Esq.; 2d do. (Epacris gran. 
Linnzeus is to be found in other ho about Montpelier Welling ton, and rises up its. side >, to about 1500 to bse eran eon ee G. en ist ; best six Gerani- 
where the soil is rich, though it is now or scarce, all | 2000 feet Lei a — at its highest part. bere ary emnedlge taraepey Pemateande payor dips Piste Dred, «| 
those places having been converted into eyards, and| Paris, 31s, 1841.—The great perfection to which rong a ang ‘Melpomenc, Millers splendletinsa) hes 
I never heard that any of the Gramont Oaks pare pro- | nurserymen a pli oear in — dene florists’ flowers in | Webb; best three do. Foster’s Rosea, Joan of Are, William the 
duced edible acorns. Ifit be the Q. nae at Linneus | England induces me’to call their attention to one whi eg Conqueror), E. Knight, Esq.; 2d do. (Alicia, Foster’s Rosea, 
scribed as Q. Gramuntia, it must have been from spe- | does not yield to any other i in beauty or variety of colour poate Perfection), E Knight, Es Sidomay, hate Pages 4 
imens not from Gramont. The Gramont woods were | unfortunately it is but Ee Baris aed Dee at j Seiya Paciolan (fulgens, globosa elegans), G. Buckley, Esq, ; 
cleared 25 or 30 years ago.—. sufficiently appreciated : Im ie Tris e yea = _ eet, Ee elegans), ha Rabie best two new 
__ Roses. —On the report of the H rticul cessful g tk a hncg uchsias, 1841 (fulgens, Standishii), Archdeacon Croft ; best three 
ee ey s cals Pask: and Deli ia, pe ensure it a place ag We. Sodiaenny ardor teaioon ohh iaioun a ae bee as 
that the double ‘yellow Austrian B; well-known | in phous gee Ther many kinds, all | Webb; best four Calceolarias (Gem, eames Pulchella, Month 
Pitmaston a eng ud double me Brian of a es chal air ot distinct front “* ach other ; those Hero), Rev. W. Brockman; 2d do. (Gem, Perspicua, two Don 
yellow, nearly as brilliant as Harrisonii; the variety | most generally Se Aiphiehaes, pee, Variegata Quix xote), 7. So weg ~ ; best three _ —— brn Shank- 
noticed as = a gallons colour’? is the — blush and Germanica. The f 1 flowe Praga i | Seorgeitens. Kadhusicnene . shapaiens. ten + tesa phere oa 
Austrian a Briar, a yery curious variety ra’ om the apa ye Le ara » rose, and white. e See (Amaryllis vittata, —— remy Eucumia), 5 . G. Shepherd, 
© flow: , lemon, orange, bronze, Bd 2s lin, | Esq. ; best two Cacti in flower (Jenkin: ermanni), Coun- 
tht eke VN — 1 tess of Athlone; second do. (speciosus), Mr. Parrinton. Extra: 
rey oft nae ued Hoe ee ed eal Tordared, and stated, blue, | Sethe Clore 2 Dogme ena Cuevienen: Bebe 
seed in Italy, from whence hereceived-it: this, he thinks pare ti yee 9 son, ellow, lemon, lilac, and | Esq. ; = peaeeny of —— ee, pala oeggreeer A 
Will prove a very interesting variety. The Prince Albert The two firs species s I remember to have seen | vases, Mrs. Rutter; 2d do., Marchionest Conyngham 
is not distinct in its colour and form as a summer Rose exhib bited at one of the ticultural | Society’ 's shows at | Bananeculuses. (vkrieties),. J. G. fihepherd; Esq; 5 au sut-Sd/d0. 
ee ' ti ce (do.), T. King, Esq.; best 12 double Anemones (varieties), Arch- 
as it is so like George IV. ; it is worthy of ly as t deacon Croft ; best 12 cut Roses fact less than aa sorts), Mrs. 
an flows ; ured and fragrant Rose ; | tion by the beauty and delicacy of their tints, but Variegata | Webb; second do. (do.), Rev. R. O. Tylden; “best 12 Pansies 
no autumnal Rese known is at alllike it.—it should also | and t Siopais I have never noticed ia a Aiy get variety | Sewess \ nae Nags <i an Pg atiy matty ang 
have been stated that.a Banksian 1 was on th England, and therefore a descripti of the | Hodgson; 2d do. (Coronation, Rubens, Curion, Seraskier, Victoria 
occasion awarded to Messrs. Lucombe, Pince, and Co., | best sorts grown in France ieee be of ab i Saeki superba, Sir R. Peel, Lord Stanley, Carlo Dolce, Sir J. Graham, 
for their Rosa devoniensis: “~~ ~~ ¥ = gears. Ye form a collection of one of the prettiest of hare ~ eaheiale — emt and Pree = -— pao best 
See y flowers. All the following will be found quite ¥ | onees — Xi degree rm 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE. and ‘as * cultivated as the common Blue-fiag, but a ling; best 12 specs ype allonsy 38 one ante Croft ; 
paraiso, July 31, ~ 3 rich will amply repay all the trouble. bestowed best four P cs (varieties), iv. See ey eer ec 
paraiso is not very a bile. teresting. oe stria ted ; Aurea striata, ve ion of American ‘not s than six ’ leacon 
narer walk over the fields without falling in the | striated br Pal Eon, best foval device (a sofa) Rev; G. P, Mant, 3d do. G. 
way of the pretty Escallonia w reminds me of ae light ri ‘astonad pu arple : “Augustissima, orange ied! Buckley, ; best collection of indigeno its, not 
old times, when I to see it nailed against the walls dark brown; Apollon, lemon and brown purple ; Atro | than 24species, Mrs. Grayling. Extra: Basket of cut red oer 
of the gardens near London. Violacea, blue striated violet; Amelia, French white and | Rev. B-O-Tylden. Besides these, 26 prizes wore awaried lo Wr 
of the valleys, with pag ily tetrandrus, Fuchsia rosea, | lilac striated purple ; Aurore, blue purple ; Bicolor, emia ¥ eee . 
&c. &e., and many plants which I have seen canary brown and dark violet ; Ba Milon, “ight. blue striated | Burton-upon-Trent Horticultural Society—The second heer 
nursed athome. Here they defy any inclemeney of wea- vast ond. Ricpecs. 2 white d dark violet ; Bergii, lemon | tien took place on the 2ist ult. The ee pares Oe 
ther, and the zeal of the ; Beles white and violet ; Czru- soars tes ees pe ag 2 a sweepstake of six 
them for centuries. Cocos chilensis exists sparingly in rowed pain riage triated; Cornelie, orange striated | varieties. The prize was carried away by Mr. J. Drewry, the pe- 
the warmer valleys. Sees pas Ihear, are atieadent.| brown ; Cerbere, lemon striated bronze ; Conqueror, | culiar excellence of whose culture seemed to be, that pas 
T hope the rains we now kee wa. ng them into view | lemon bow dark pureed Die los, lemon striated — larger The plan — - — ane ce poi peters d 
before we leave. I have pointed in my — mson ; Don’ ie, pale azure blue ; Flaves- FAS sin jcizaflonae tertl of fowers.ond. foliage.” 2Re 
panes = to the botany : ta va mates: it is danas; Fight lemon ; Formoas, bine re rple; Honorabile, | were abun Series roars quite so a — = Gres on 
certainly could expect. erhaps I felt a little pale’ yellow and bro crimso: ble, white | prizes were awarded as follows:— acl re 
chagrin. at the first view of a Palm-tree. It is too stiff} striated violet ; regia brous cag rig nd brown oe ge ee etd oe aes: Best four 
and rigid to be angel when the air is still; but when | crimson; Julie Grisi, white and vio let with sliver fier ; | stove plants, ieee recon tar, Vinca alba, “Enphorbia splendes, 
agitated its leaves are like buge plomes lifted on the Lilacina, purple striated lilac; Munico, yellow striated = panknowy, i. T. Bass, Esq.; 2d best four nee — 
After baad 15 a novel rather than a pretty object. | brown and crimson; Multicolor, lemon jade rown parses : oe pete dos a sar? Euphorbia pienadifiora, Kenmedy® 
Naot so the ie i Was quite ight at the first [| National, blue and dark violet purple ; Orpheus, striated | cocenx cine egy oh pasta A tg tg Aisebynani 
— and si it down across the pathway, in spite | lemon ; Odoratissima, light purple ; Plicata, blue striated | parasiticus, Cineraria Waterhousiana, the Earl of Coster 
of its sharp pri ches stripped the fronds off, and Iaid the | violet; Pallida speciosa, pale lemon ; Pulcherrima, blue { 24 best six, Correa speciosa, Epacris grandiflora, Petunia Sry” 
trunk across my sales make ct gp sie I had | and purple; Rebecca, pale yellow and brown ; Rollan- Sete Agata Senate a Pier” 
got it to yo ach. nF tape k a whole} diana, blue lilac striated; Rap! white and brown | elegans, Mr. C. Merry ; do. toe, CinerariaWaterhousiana, Mr. 
| et of them—hardly a aarsting ake my de- perple border ; Reticulata major, orange striated brown ; | Drewry.—Geraniums. Three best, Sylph, Dennis's Perfection, 
€ was at its height: for I hats gray pee me/| R. alba, white striated violet; R.purpurea, purple striated | 04 Una, Mr. Drewry; 2nd a el Alex- 
aged — ts at home would glory " look on. I had | violet; R. superba, mottled blue and violet; Spectabilis, | Shaina ‘M. Tban beg, tet dare peediing, Mr. Drewry; 13¢ 
Ie ind of momentary triumph, as, t rofessional | lemon and brown; Serotina, orange striated brown; | shaded, Victory, peg me gg ach Epiphyllum splendidum, Lady 
anguage, rT had got to windward of them, othe B Brazilian Sambucina major, purple mottled violet ; Striata, light blue | S- des Veeux; 2d, Jenkinsonii, do. Calceolaria, beseieer meni 
f f every triated violet; Tarquin, lilac; Theresita, lilac striated onbbr ME r. Bass, Esq. Hardy, shrub, H ma ia, Mr. 
saw the Norantea Regen a At Lalango, | ¥ violet ; Telemaque, blue striated purple ; Heian white peg —Pansies. ist 12, Mr. Lathbury ; 2d do., Mr. N. Nadin; 
in Pera, I encountered ¢ a singular a For some time } striated purple; Venosa, bronze striated ; Varie- | Mimulus, Lady S. des Voeux.— Vegetables. ag or T. Bass, 
ed 2 .; Beans, the Earl of Chesterfield; Caulifiower, do. ; Potatoes, 
rite aca pega ay ~~ Ya ah major, orange striated brown; Violacea, a had dou; Onions and 5 seme amg = Cugumbers. 0.5 28 
e gratified with that sight again; and, SS Sy gee fare ee ae ; Parsley, Mrs. Henrickson.— Sweepstaces of 
getation was for miles round most PROCEEDINGS i SOCIETIES. six varieties of Geraniums, won by Mr. Drewry with uae. 
opical—indeed I might safely call it Bra- nee and Canterbury Floral =. mein econo . Society.—The | Perfection, Joan of Arc, Conservative, ne eongre 
Brazilian pla: exhibition took place on the instant. It would be too | tilda.—Match of Pansies, 24 varieties won by ets 
an) Zz plants. Weleft Lalango, | much to specify all the plants that were admired prize of Cutlery, given by Mr. Turner, of Sheffield, for ‘ 
more streams of | Splendid show of oe and a the latter | varieties of Pansies, won by Mr. Greaves. nas i ‘Glaifar- 
particularly noticed . Dorman’s hi . i a i) a at "i 
ia, 3, 184 Shepherd showed tro ine Echinocacti in flower, and Mrs. | ron, Mr, Worthington ; 2d, Black Prince, Mr. Bryan; ee. 
sae 0.—At Recherche | Webb some very good Roses. The Rev. Mr. Marsh’s device, a | son’s Wellington, Mr. Godfrey; 4th, Crown Prince, Mr-- . ‘7 
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a eee ay la ru I made | sofa, was much admired for the taste evinced and the fresiness | Dark-flamed Bizarre—ist, Lord Milton, Mr. Worthington + oer; 
relative to oe of the flowers. Among the Rev. Mr. Tylden’s cut Geraniums were | seedling (broken this year), do.; 34, Black Prince, Lartme cee 
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