566 THE GARDENERS SHEO RIO E. . [N° 35. 
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: it appears to me to | the chaff immediately afte xd been dressed, Mr. with 1 more carbonic acid ; as an . ingredient than i in any oth 
before re the British Association ; ppe | fleeces vce: ee os Gay ee inquiry to which he | tude whatever. y other lati. 
far from satisfactory; 1 doubt the accuracy of | was anxious to direct the attention of naturalists, was whether | The paper was very long, and embraced a 
pots Cusenta from the plants on which they grow, f for | th <iada di 4 Several of the 3 foi. impo tant senite in Preeti wpe then oy 
in this country, in which many specie are. found, n ne were alluded to, and the following discussion took place. BY 
appear to be li miied to particular plan the ia Dr. Lankester stated that care should be taken in generalisi 
PP = P the pupa aunyot from ich are re housed in great profusion | upon a subject like that of the identity of functions in 
tate G. eo erass ~ but ot pore ie : met vith eS thee attach- | with thecors, nt. ie cane mecated in — w.n0ees He coneideent | : of and — — - . = mtity of structure in or. 
‘o Grasses regret to say id not examine err ectly, as the possil y 0 ise in ysi of their growth, the resear 
this apatiattentty. Their attachment to Dicotyledons take | chec ne pest et depended ape eri the result. i TO- ¢  achlelden. ppg gna r had, he thought, prov a 
fessor ther then Fmranand cimens 01 ia graminis (mildew) in eac! ingdom became more developed. 
e ce as recisely as in Lorant! hus: _ both central and ex- cad digo, Ar ri oe in connexion with }s re ass ilar; hence the difficulties of takin ere, 
redo sods Phragmidium obtu nnexion ee ee ee ee 
Uredo potentillz, for the pu pose of prec on ale pie nour Bix | lood, bat posi the latex w The existence of ervous 
eral system is very Niet es devas getty poms an opinion he had advanced in the Journal of the Fi oyal Agri- patie te nents YRS altogether : jucthesis, destitate of any. 
ing Wi e motions of t v f ce it 
may be Suet) instructive —W. e ore like the irritability of muscular fibre than the ck 
Pari August 12, 1841 —Roses. —The season has tion and volition which were the result of nerves in ti 
d with the excep yA those which bloomed early 
May, herd, few bere sat t all in —, ter; Bost telcos 
frag adorn 
ally hy 
ag: imals. ir a 
De Candolle, from their experiments on this subject, wen 
roots of pl 
and lustro' ous colourin Dg which u 
mature. The deposits in question from the 
ete of mapeniale which were in sup enveecenes: - the system 
of the plant:. The reason why the same speci f plant would 
not grow ae one after the other, was that the art toigasten C7 
soil of the material necessary for the nourishment of suki 
In some parts of the world wheat-crops had been o} 
altogether wanting this summer, in conseque: 
succession of storms, cold winds, and rain, str h 
prevailed ever since the end of May; it is therefore ea 
i which w 
; Liebig, in his late admirable work on Organic Chemistry, h 
oad babes an neler of _ ne “ago me te oa mitted 0 Ben light aa ds the correctness “Calre’s ‘e 
De Candolle’s vie with re; to root-excretions. Dr. 
fully described in the Chronicle d the recent ardson related that he had lately heard of ns of 
y 1 
exhibitions, I shall only make mention of some seedlings ak the cou Dy tie uae eplonrs 5 a their 
E s reted from: the 
ae tn 4. oe oat a sy és ciently go the i roots, and the plants in the neighbourhood of these roots were : 
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sh 
reading of the paper, stated that he had seen apparent! 
objections made to the fairness of De Candolle’: 3 ferences wil 
r ist one woul regard to the excretions of the roots of plants periment 
Wiltshire opinion —— that a want of air produced un- uoted of i hi 
Healtiitness in yet and, pace: sy they were cutting down of lead 
their hedges for the purpose of affording more air.— A ead fi e 
observed, that corn had often been sown around berberries, and might be explained on a different principle to that of supposing it 
no mildew had been the result; but, at the same yea the evi- e i cr Pp . The fact is, the 
dence on the other side was strong, and he could not give a posi- 
tive opinion 
or y fa 
are those of Mons. feos Ses 
is the most success amateur sopra ‘or of Mg m 
Bour rons, and hybrid Chinas in Fra ; he has mad 
= t 
the last 
twenty nate and that splendid one Jaune 
e Desprez, 
° a 
will for ros r pe is ea +E — i yar rom The next Botanical paper read was that from Captain S. E. | that Meyen Meyer had repeated De Candolle’s experiment 
year number nearly 20,000, of w 1c) are [ro Widdrington, a full report of which we Sabtianed Yast week. | with water-plants, which could sustain no injury to their ri 
Gloire des Rosoménes, but very few of these have yet | A Member stated, that it would be very deena to introduce | by being removed, and found that in these plants the passage of 
bloomed. The Horticultural Company o' of Mont Parnasse be deea bee ae the Wes (ore se Ltr er wae so 0 feode tor hy Frgas age Biase & to ¢ other could not be de- 
2 y introduced into the Sada ngland was, - | tecte ou most care! agents were employed. 
re ught 12 or 15 varieties of him i 2: 1838 and 1839, sin stood the blasts of the south-wi winda better than aes other Mr. Ball, of B elfast, related an sheeence of the effect of animal 
pine. Prof. Robison had been reese by an ine. nist, ii 
Dr. Rocques e Desprez, Elise Lemare, Jaune | that the Pinus pan akg resisted the sea-winds, an rome 
Desprez, co Hy oy ebles, Ma dame "Rossel, &c. &c., | 2 ow iin the are ela a al of ae ba Yar 
grow it in abs of Trelanc ‘but found the clim: shown 
rtd gre oe a skill and perse erance, and at the | 4 Member that Pm Hace’ anal Beene plantilly 
c tee at none but ye rsa oT: ‘orqual In about 6 hours r, On returning to the house, he that 
ee Anpohtl catia are put into commerce by On whites ks ee e pavers were entirely zoo! logical. ae y the | all his plants e sufferin: e had lost their 
Male the wretched rainy weather and havoc proceedin: artlett, neagtiea were turning yellow or red; the leaves of the Oxalis hung dowa 
cx wae I i sal thi . = ‘The | and fell off oon as touched ; all th x plants suffered more 
soo of eas tas re4e. pa Y Be A - & less. wees was no smell of ia er noxid a 
seed-beds 1839 . 4 sy. re — = di i Cc. weather was not hot, and the porpoise’s head had not been 
‘bon, splendid large flower, very double, fine form, dark | 5 s€e i ere i ss, were de- | out of the water more than 30 Be gait Dr. 160 ke ster thought it 
carmine-p' and immense bloo: . xX. D.—Bourbon and thi Sr otingt” gover oe vi i must arise from the presence injurious gas given oat 
‘ 1 rs of from the decomposing hea ead, ind quoted tne wel PaLrae wn experi- 
rose-purple, white, large and cupped. - which eee not only every fibre in the muscular or oniiaber ments of Turner and Christison to prove how peed ‘ pay: be of 
Bourbon, lilac-purple, an ex free bloomer, and | Organisation, but permeates every atom of.each fluid mat many noxious gases would destroy the life of vegetables 
very pretty, but not large. ae bon. urple, drawn into the assimilating medium. fessor Henslow thought the mere consump! of 7 
fine large, Gade Hower ie The ss “1 In all the animal creation, these operations are in every case | the giving out of carbonic acid by aggots, in so I 
‘Rpvienk ak fi ys 3 L 5 The ali ier a fixed and determinate in their character in proportion to the dis- | place, might produce the effect me The exhalations of 
Pp a ry fine an sgh ~—The “apni an tance they are placed from a dependence on the will 0! Ge crea- plants were sometimes deemed deleterious, and lew had 
ellow, fine and pee: a —Ben: mine, iene" oa ~ possearet et ret . the oper 4 pron been aban to the exhalations Reh th b 
si o organic changes which have taken place | ve ul at some seaso: the y 
rge_and fine. —Hy bea Peper via ars in the character of the vigor of — ae ron and t! thee. Spcdemenia ere sh by Mr. Deiuny, Leeds, and by Mr. 
n ch. 
Perpetual, rosy-blush, or peach colour, very fine large wing apex. A question aro: 
flower. I am not aware that any proposition has been was: ea man The Rev. Mr. care a pie garth 4 
de to him for these Roses, but 1 know that they are | grounded conclusions contains. Se Cynosurus very abundant duri uring a wet season. Several members 
thought very highly o' trade here, thought me ‘tad an influence in eae ¢ these monstrous de- 
e ou nglish a profitable velopments. Several instances of departu aed from cael struc- 
is Gk enten lath a 3 rae scouts ype rmong ee a ture were related by Profes — ae: hg Lankester, and others. 
Hi es 7s gr na and that er vety in The next paper was so arks on the Flora of Devon 
address is ‘‘ Mons. Desprez, Propri creased in number and perfection of stru gs logic: cal | and Comwall, by the Rey. Ww. s. Bo e. Tomek “Flora Devoni- 
Sues -Marne”—(his family under- epochs rolled on. A diagram was exnitog to elucidate the cha- | ensis,” published about 12 years ago, has served as a basis for 
ish). Mons. Souchet has also raised me: a ic principles, either at | the jn! of the two western counties of Devon and Commune 
7 . x i ic m their position, form one of the districts into whic! 
“ae ; erbans but ee ae of them | 0 lopment of | Great Britain would naturally be divided by the eraphi 
ghee ? y = ot: t. The nu "Se ‘ogamous Species reco! y 
ever, distinct, kk son, large, and o es is 774. 41 additional species are now enumerated 
; this is entirely in his own hands, and he wants Devon, and 31 for Cornwall, which would raise the number of 
about 152 the’ stoek. aaa gs ee means used } plants indigenous to the two counties to Spe t inter: 
be thi ihe Bees . esting discoveries since the time of Jon 
ething in the way of Fulgo: eas to ebracteatum, Trichonema Columnz, Viola Curtial isii, Chrysocoma 
colour, with the habit of Rose du Roi; this will be sent ‘| Linosyris, Trifolium Bocconi, and Hypericum linarifolium. Phy- 
“ <:.: | Visible at the presen’ sospermut bi itt sed to be limited to Shad 
fee _ the an gm. _— is a decided acquisition: | Descriptions were wrsaen given of the comparative circumstances | n eh mtiocdof ponaid is uae Geationel 
R ; aan ties to come out, t under which the germs of animal and vegetable | tife are first de- | Tavistock, in Devon. The old habitat of Scirpus taceaes 
oses here are very mu h like the Dahlias in England, on Braunton Burrows, has been de eres by the shifting of the 
some few fine, a sil great many very mt, I shall per ; a new spot, where the plant i: a , aaa ae 
e ro! 
not po ee ae ith any description of those I have not | the poortaadires ny patel seme a sal : ea 
——_—__—— Allusi cularly made to the conditions, chemical d F of the Supplesied th tia — Mietbes, or azied 
emical and | a copy of the Supplement to the Algz Danmonienses, oF 
ROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. cographical, 7 under which Salix or tree | specimens of marine plants, by Mary Wyatt. He stated that this 
ae ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT~ which lives xtreme limits of dicotyledon vegetation in | work was superintended by Mrs. Griffiths, whose knowledge of 
SCIENCE OF bar enorthem, pas peek, en ee attains above the height of | marine plants he believed was not exceeded by any one ro 
abe hes. ‘This diminutive s are the author attributed | He also stated that the profits of this work were devoted to 
on a oc pr iat pr eo rod: proceedings = of the Associa- catioely to the fibrising effects of the ——— light to which the | support of the individual who prepared them, who was formerly 
readers . ee Fina? ugciniik OF ooh z ton wre gg lay before our | plant is subjected during the arctic summer, when the (of | a domestic in the family of Mrs. Griffiths. The last paper inter, 
subjects which relate to Gard - place there in those | which there is no lack of chemical pai sa in the soil to produce ane to the readers of the Gardeners’ mypmerh was areport 
Tie fol bbe a a ee Botany, or Rural Econ or to make available the bone of) has scarcely time to reach committee, consisting of Professor Lin Mr. Strick- 
Bistory section :—Presi the rigid leaves ere it jecomposed, and every pore in the me. | land, Dr. Daubeny, and +d for the purpose of f making expe- 
Prof dullary process soon bsoenad obstructed; and although — riments on the e growth and vitality of seeds.—(This has already 
Dr. Lankester, Mr. BR 4 re they receive the influ- | been ay, oa a. = i 
Colonels H. and Sy rears. is circ! cely, if . ty decom: by In the in addition to what mientras 
-H. Strickland, = Bee napcgenos 5 - iD mstant eco reported weg 318 i raga asbnerts were brought forward 
Taylor, Rey. W. Hore i Warton sca. post: A ic’ Dr. Daubeny read sth a paper On the Disintegration of the Dolo- 
verted ie 483) to the one feerpenciavte mitic Rocks of the Tyrol” The author attempted to explain, 
cont’ without resorting to volcanic cy, the abrapt form, extraor- 
dinary height, naked outline, and fissured surface of the doles 
h He attributed the above circumstances ‘0 3 
Aa. Tt oe peTy on Fi - the bald 
perfec clingy Gavel es Sry or tae Sat | ture; and thisatteu fous evidently the sole caus, both directly Sareea ceedeeerenrios mero te 
Bint es Sees been able to breed a sinicie | 2 0f aes rome of pleas livia af Bes, of tenacity with 
ee eo Sacse cours neo ae 
‘as perhaps to the absence 
the © Winter months, by sifting ake is the Gua, mach aumiaoaed semonginees> end 
