518 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
matter from the pod which still adhered to them As = ae ming, Abit ee a Ag brit oo myself thought it a fault. This, however, I ‘did not ven. 
pags a as they had rid themselves of at _— ek This Buins’ Candidate, Miss Johnstone, Conqueror, Prinée Albert indeed, as he was a _ he ° had 
of the ~_! cu rious thi ing si Black Prince, Minibus, Splendens, Egyptian Prince,- Pattison’s a reason for crerything, whether for 
G = "aM pve® i tk Queen Victoria, Rival pares ~ tang ng =P on » to og Ww. a customs, I expected, as it turned out, that h he would ea 
sa eile bertson, gr. to the Earl of Rosebery, for F upiter, Rose 
and recomme ra o the observation of i pi Ae Paisley Wotan Grunibas, etre ee Boson Vitter: Fal. pacha ee Spa apparent solecism. Q .o I 
who have erate fst for procuring the seed of Apo- | conar’s Bites, Hastie’s Queen, John Bull, = the following I 
nogeton than we possess. ] sorts, raised at Dalmeny Park by Mr. Cuthbertson—Lady Water- | had already touched upon a hobby of be: at he's oul 
=e ee ford, Duchess of Respeahice, Counte’ pops mmr Anege, | not have censured. ‘ ‘Ww hy. > ther re it i 
? Lady Louisa Primrose, y Theresa, Mrs. ‘ison, arr erica, 
PROCEEDIN tid oF fetch totale caay Anne Primrose, Charlie, and Queen Victoria e prize | sr “the ton 
SO! ah for the finest recently-introduced Gontel oak was “santenka to | matires of Jand scape gar ‘who call netic PF men 
Psi a aH an ty, Bs ‘in the bec chair i, Wilder, A apd J. Mr. Gow, for Fo Seeeentt For a stand of French and | of sate, and think you monopole it. You h have nat 
asey, Esqs. fat elect r. son had a Bnigh' African Marigolds, of Jarge size and great beauty, a premium was | i 
aioe Crate rebecnot a Bob ae eollection of ngeanend Lert Voted to Mir. 3 Gemble, gr.to W. Woae Beas and forasmall but | pathy rere seer What 0 pas mou ea yet are always 
and metulefiora bicolor, mentioned in | choice — —y Nahlias, another premiom wardedto | departing from them. sight in na’ a can be more 
p- 487, eso po gv teestiny varieties bof pertecid pew “ampal- Mr. Ji Specimens of Myatt’s Victoria Rhubarb, pte ery large gratifying than to see that meek, patien t, and gin 
lacea. Mr. Lumsden, gr. to H. Beyan, Esq., exhibited a fine | size, 7 stalks weighing: 20 lb. were considered deserving of a pre animal (pointi ing to a cow) re revelling in the fes ast 
plant of Erica Eweriana, for which a Knightian medal was | sium, which was accordingly givento Mr.A.Tod. In the2 tentson =P 
given. From Mr. Insleay, 8 ker, Esq., there were speci- | the lawn were many articles of great merit, both for rarity and ne drinks? z el ‘ops, 
mens of Oncidium pulvinatum, and a species of Brassia from | peanty, placed there m9 for competition, bnt to aid the Society's | OF the clear aveter she rin sé: xclusive of the pleasure 
Bolivia, of whieh it a said tet the paanse bulbs sory uel ig: Exhibition. The lar, and finest shrubby plants Were, ns usual, nevolent mind, for 
those a Zygopctalum. nksian certificate was | fom the noble fos ore of the Royal Botanic Garden; particu- ? 
_given to Mr. Upsighe, gr. to G. C. Ridge, Esq., for flowers of @ | jarjy Cape Heaths of great size i nge tree in’ the animal bas sake, what eo of lacon wed does it 
sweet-scen sion-flower; it has small spotted petals, and | fruit. a Fuchsia grandiflora 12 feet high, clothed with flowers ; bigs her sia. Fame Speak “apmneraat dash to sa ay beau ti- 
blue rays, and appears to be very mear P. incarnata, if m and some very beautiful tropical Orchideous plants, especially ros 
a variety of that species. A Banksian medal was awarded to | Cattieya crispa. Some admirable specimens were from the hot- phat i gneve is the bi ome of these ‘useful tures 
R. Harrison, Esq., for Stanhopea Martiana, imported fr houses of the Horticultural Society itself; in particular, Oncidium coolin idiinieeiee len: Shu: dha weeks ieee: nin its “ith 
Mexico. Mr. Green, gr. to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart., had a fine | gexuosum, a very large tuft, decked with hundreds of its bright § , va wi = 
collection of plants, including Erica princeps and two varie- | yellow blossoms ; Mimulus atroroseus, Helichrysum niveum, | fear of harm, and all to cobtyibee to our and o} 
ties of Bening. splendid pant Squamatum, 2 handsome | and Gardoquia betonicoides. Messrs. Dickson and Sans contzl. ‘jen i y. These are what I call the wiinies’ becanse the 
8) bearing splendid Ogi oo OFF mS buted a number of hybrid Fuchsias, including large plants o: sts 
pretty Geom Laced a Knightian medal was given | the finer varieties; a rich collection of 30 different kinds of Pelar- They m rth rs the Pinjerea Soh zene mae pod of m 
for this collect 2. Lawrence sent plants of the sin- | -oniums, of great beauty ; and also some remarkable plants, par- REY. WEG. ERASE WEIS wae Fore ore he was m 
rica jasminifiora bra, Stan- ticularly Convolvalus pentanthus, Tweedia versicolor, Gardoqui d 
gular yee 25 3 Loddigesil, Ei Q ' ’ 
hopea. insignis, and the handsome scarlet Gesnera bulbosa; | yookerii, Burtonia conferta, and Osbeckia caulescens. By | for Eden was before Babylon.’ 
i r the latter. Riper Messrs. Lawson and Son, there were exhibited a Hick collection 
Henderson exhibited a fine collection of annuals, bajinrsrgd of | of 30 named kinds of Roses; a flowering specimen of the new 
24 varieties of German Stocks, for which a Banksian medal was | indian Cress, Tropeolum Moritzianum; two pans of splendia | to say (for I began to agree with him), I said, all that wi 
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given; 18 varieties of Poppy, and several varicties of French and | pansies, and a pan of choice Pinks. Messrs. Thomas yiliam | abstractedly true of a fam, but t 
African Marigo Dean, gr. to J. Bateman, Esq., sent | Handasyde sent a collection of named Pinks of great beauty. the not so 
flowers of os beautiful Cattleya Harrisoniz, Stanhopea ti ind also a coll med Pansies of uncommon excel- el bg Sige 9 
oken to pieces, Dinema polybulbon, Trigoni- | jance. Professor Dunbar contributed a large collection of green- egance. ¥, taein om 
dium aha and Cycnoches Loddigesii; to the latter a Bank- | poyse plants, particularly elegant specimens of Achania malva- what can even be more doer tel 2 
i Was awarded. Mr. Venables, gr. to WwW. Harrison, viscus, Clematis azurea, Salvi ter d iad b 
e, 
For you see my cows 
ea, Salvia patens, and several admirable Cape ave polish ed skins, denoting 
su icolor 4 olor 
ra. em purge : gai 
Bibs. 5oz.; 4 Banksian certificate y oy for the former, gos ; lovely specimen of Phiox omnifiora from General Robertson's: — A nee Soy possessor 
i of them must necessarily 
medal for the latter. Ewen sent specimens elec Seca the same sesten s tray of 20 blooms of Pelargoniums, | par! take. Hence one of the necessary arts of taste itself 
a seedling Plum. Mr. Chap bited some excellent | and another of moniee i ansies. A remarkably well-grown | ( ac : 
Black Hamburgh and Dutch Sweetwater Gra pes; and Mr. Wilmot ant of Hydrangea ae with very la: tr rge Keane of flowers, ied ‘tbe. b 
aoe medal for a basket of Biack Hamburgh Grapes, | and the beige‘ fee, Sthioneg Taaritote, in blossom, from Mr. exe mpli more so, because it is moral and 
ee meee Se ms whieh emlenes respectively albs.60z., | Henderson’s, attract uch ni So! npamerd specimens were monte "ple as all notions of happy feelings or pro- 
3302: and two of albs. }ioz, Mr. J: from Lord elv ile’s ward, ine cludin ant heastifel Sowers specs In this, therefore, this simple sight nae 
Soe cere ae the ena Cale Sct | of Tacsonia pinnatistipula. “A series of french Roses from Gran- | that of the most costly specimens of art, diam 
‘and Harci 4 g ry Guvidium, Phaius albos, fon n Garden excited much a ethetiion several otis tins De being era is beyond them, sculpture or pain ting. But sa 
find Hymenocallis panamensis. Some Beautil Cape Heaths ae bplendia Geraniums, sent ya even sensual—if that i is. what you fine people require ; for 
1¢ Report upon Ee cchiition a he = |S 3 G sehen added greatly tothe show. There was 
He ay os oo collection of phe. tong Pinks, mean by Mr. Denham, gr. to Sir J. h , 
and Morr ; num were not exhibited by Mrs. Lawre ie tae containing some Broising flowers ; and collec- by delightful ay ogg 8 Be 
but by George Esq., of Birmingham. Main okenr y Dablia on and of basen 3 Pansies, from Par- this he pi Seg Psat ed “ae as if to prove his 
. BRITISH ASSOCIATION. son’s Geen Garden We pa siete d. From Moredi wi at: and I confe 
la > m pelle’ pie 
i are ay, Dr. ny fing paper | den there were some y Ericze, psweta follow his example, not merely mint 
Te fe alas w tons “of the proces (es ear cane pi eae of Game = rta semen po He the 1 purest essence of flowers. For the sake of 
in the Tyrol, he proceeded to inquire into the instuence cate mon perspec oo at Sateen al tk aeietooe Sockets argument, however, I pointed at the unsightly trac 
ess he Med. ao 
neste to ae ae 0 ee i ee ee ee my @ collection of aM choice Pinks from Dr. Alison’s * Ay,’ 
pat Atiercicly nherWios’ tx’ planta See" Conical (the ton gain a nt arbor Sonali Spetiing Fannie, sume with suid he, ‘I allow tha at is a defect, and a drawba Si if you 
was only hurtful to vegetation when in a caustic state, in will ; and if you saw it from rey parterre, or the windows 
- ———— 
ceaqocs at oe Sronety of remaining me SS bong ae Soe NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE | of the 
‘tjecionale B rssegweo® Soma poe ite aiine Pos a long ‘aint ee angie whoa OR ORNAMENTAL. might be hua dged to 1" ba 
et, 
i— 
house, or in any of the an walks around, it 
of taste. 
5) ad 
Canoes, or from its tendency to make the carbonate KSII ke’s Aérides. (Stove Epiphyte.)— | see, that 
of lime with which it is associated insoluble in water, in con- This he “peautifal species gon lately flowered in the collection | the eye, and 
Sequence of the strong affinity which the carbonate of lime and | °F oF Res 2 er ooke, of Norton Priory, after whom 3 
a id ‘dagel s 
art., : 
on dolomitic, or serpentine rocks, eaght be craity fopeen by surpasses | pon other species with which we are gee farm be viewed alone, I would have them in the midst of 
ould 
the ‘sédition of & small quantity of dilute sulphuric acid, which | ‘ve ip mone peng awards of an jnch long, beautifully tipped | the garden; they and the flowers would mutually set of 
i ; z a Goya re of a bril- aa Re 
you! amy eget re ani Raye geod pec aged impr ove the lant Witte th the form of the iateiin cies slightly one another. Even as it is, the flowers cf the field, and 
: er of the sail. Mr. Prideaus Sees that te mbies A’ a affine, but it is wetertheléos ay the pleasure given by the sight of the animals, counter 
po es be produced more bee tinct in an etter Fi x Papests, that By LS poneceaaty ; Mme om ast the balance the disadvantages,’ Here I thought him w 
‘pyrites over the soil, decomposition of Peres. abit it is si pean. oi - 
ye pile gckreer iron ; poaeg. oo pets ive inches ope Rpt the racemes are more than do! i the | ¢ bb fen trang Lied weiality 3 te nataral fastes vied ficiently aie 
f and magnesia, whilst the r would be added ae Mr. Jones, the skilful gardener at Norton, is unfortu- tinguishing th ble 
“ate nately unable to give egicrengy te of the native country of the | £0 me he.was blendin ing the garden and farm-yard too - 
Action of Arsenic on Plants.— ec instance to the chemi. | Plant, but it doubtless s from the ‘‘ gorgeous East.””— fagether- ‘I agree with you,’ said he,’‘ that the exhibition 
Section of the British Association, that the late Mr. Davies | Bed. _— 
d observed 
that leguminous grew and fourish: Sca RGEIA TIBICINIS. Cow’s-horn Orchis. (Stove Epi- belongs Abd arming than gardening ; but whet lew 
plants ed 
arsenical ‘pyrites nearly as well as in ordinary soil. pits. “Phi noble plant, the Cow’s-horn Orchis of Honduras, prevents a pe of both, if you can keep the preeieed 
Dr. Dat tert and verified this observation, and sub. | has been for some years x gardens, whither it was originally pong out of sight, and jae preserve the agreeables? 
ae solutions of pocorn acid on grow. | Sent by Mr. Skinne. itn neatly produced its flowers some time | and then, what more pleasing than these condemned 
ioe: povieee the solutions were not very since with Mr. Bateman, but the gigantic flowering-stem was cheat egies ee sh gail le the ho ouse I refer # the 
potas 2 ge go spy little influence on ‘dene In the case of the —— broken before the blossoms ex atone: Lady Acland Pp ~ tangs » 5-2e 
al pyrites, the arsenic being not in a soluble state would of | bas at last been so fortunate as to obtain it at Killerton in perfec- | hoes arising from the 
eourse very little rerteg spc lose. Kan, by ne good baer ee pry Aa Mr. Craggs, her ladyship’s gar. trong 
ROYAL CALEDON RTICULTURAL S ng lener, and it was exhibited at the last great meeting in the Hor- wan 
The second competition m moegng of of 4 season gers ticultural Society’s Garden. . The eds when fully expanded natu ral pleasure), fo. the ‘total tof f this interest, 0 fa 
the 20th ult., at the Society’s Inverleith, when sisnk | afe about two and a half inches wide, a deep pink speckled with omalenss Dy he & astidiousness of banishing ee ed 
Were awarded as follows: —for shear” senate, first prize to Mr. | White on the outside, and rich chocolate-red within. The lip is of sigh is astonish: 
J. Addison, gr. to the Earl of Wem for Clématis bicolor. | White in the middle, but deep rose-colour at the sides, with a ee aa - ‘og this ess makes in ype of 
is grandifiora, bara arborea, and Bia ‘iniiore, and short Sa careap nd middle lobe. Upon the Ardy perhaps, it hap. — a falae no of elegance it per- 
2d, to Mr. J. Young, gr. to T. Oliver, Esq., for Helichrysum proli. | G34 ss ame the expectation wslgetng by its huge pseado-bulbs and pines; 9 ¥ #1 na & notion f to 
ferum, Statice arborea, Clematis bicolor, yess Pimelea decussata. | 10wering-stem eight or nine feet long; but it is a very fine thing. | Suadés us to Rith the notion, that as. map, 5 SP 
Por finest kinds of Fuchsia, exclusive of varieties of falgens, to | —2%- wants, and thet to pe is our natural employ- 
Mr. J. Downie, gr. to General Robertson, for virgata and Eripexpkum Rawiveaum. Frog-bearing Epidendrum. (Stove | ment, No; I would rather sone 9 smell of tedded 
the specimens being large and well flowered. For fine hybrid ete wi, fine Le’ art a ath of E. a with large : te and th. , . ven tomy 
Varieties of Fuchsia fulgens, first premium to Mr. P. Thompson, | STeenish flowers spott age ge sete a native Scie shai fitthe and 
gr. 2 Lord Advocate Rutherford, for two ines of great | Mexico, fi cred nperes Bot. Reg ra roma i g-r0om windows, were Cayce Chara te hazel ee 
beauty, but not yet named ; and second premium to Mr. Young, SESE aughters mteasrebana ibe sponge ran 
ishii and Greyiana. For tr Orchidaceo: . : 
pgs ee ‘opical us plants, MISCELLANEOUS. trees, without a single nal aoe ur real condition 
&. 
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aid 
first to Mr. G. xr. to Lord Melville, for Miltonia The y 
spectabilis and Catti Forbesii ; and second, to Mr. R. Middl dieton, sallied Phpcitigpiand ted pis hd Re idenee on nos . 
gr. to Dr. Neill, for acidium pulvinatum and 0. puraiingh, “3a inte the garden, an d d I own I was disappointed. I rown nobles, and minion 
Cage pom there w wate tow of te potstons, each santiday four | ¢Xpected a French or Italian taste, or perhaps both, e rived bof 3 
€3, 3 plan seen the most beautiful descript . | graft English ;— trellises ! . : 
ior were made:— to Mr. J. ox gr. 2 Count vA am. the were cee frellises, Da poay i ya them! Who would not be 
meng comosa pod jasminifiora, and v entricoen paar rae onservatories. Except the last (of no| wishing-cap!’ ‘I would not Seog 
How oe added he, ‘do rpg pete and 0 
,’ said he, ‘ exchange 
and above all, Bd 
yee to Mr. Mr. Blair, for Vvenbicosa alba ventri. | 80 y ns), the ere were none of these. There was | the eager ge beauty, and perfum: 
gad we bo * aeanan ces : Renae ae 
but these were, I thought, t h mingled with beds of | ti 1 For when did ambition 
in which, indee 
‘on cause anything tke 
of which the rmed dee dalighs oh tow mene aed indy of the raring, Be 
the borders. This produced a stale gia 8 pace 0 blush and the sweetness of the Rose, or what has been 
¢ the Lily ?” i 
to interfere rather too much with = ‘ornamental, not to| say Ppa he because it is the most appropriate term I 
petitor e latter ly to it, when in a particular frame of mind. For 
ers. Committee approximation to the Swe ornée, “which I kne | if anything ruffles me (which, thank God ! in this retire- 
, gr. to the br stip, ay = to 
Syivh, ioe Jehu, Urania, “ : here was a piece of w: shiek which | ment is but seldom), if I have any unpleasant ya 
Downie, for Conservative, re Syl Joan Of Arc, Gran had all the appearance of a pond (for it was too small for | get the better of, or even amy bad public news, half 2 
ey aes ee oe 34, to Mr. Young, for | ¢ lake), and was only divided from the gar an dozen turns i P asa isy-s , particularly if heh 
Geer Seas cine ah, Fria Downa, | fence, letting in the view of “whatever cattle siabt 8 choose recovers me directly.’ fay de pas ‘Tean 
Joan of , and Louis Quatarze. And for i 
oF extra premium was also voted to to drink, or cool themselves This a een and the soothing you hay i 
show of Pinks was likewise brilliant; two trim garden sabtnurtisian pete te sorte: males me fel the prope of, perbaps, am 
of 
awarded :—ist, to Mr. G. James, gr. to J. mallee eee 
toe comperison which Bacon makes 
