ae at Fee 
Serr. 18.] 
615 
Mr. W. H. Goore. Carrots, R. Leyland, 
barb. (extra) 
to a ’ ‘ ‘awberrie 
Turnips, Rev. J. Brooks. 
ing. Pa ag fextra), Mr. 
.— Gore's Advertis 
CELLANEOUS. 
_ Substitute 2s eit’ pei -—The British colony of 
pers substitute for Cinchon 
oP 
Aeart of the coloni a Lau us plant, wil 
“very large fruit, resembling a ‘French Walnut in size. 
Galvanic Ete hing. — We lea a from the “ ‘* Linnea,” 
that Dr 
; ;} cs rn ed 
plastic process : of Jacobi to 1 pical g 
3 
He 
of Gymnadenia conopsea upon a pol ished copper-plate, 
covered with a ground of éxide of iron aed tur- 
— an bn of setae ot H having exposed it o the 
with 
oh - Aicti 
served, that it farnished ex- 
cellent In co of this plant, as well as of 
other Crenidscee, | fevg walls of the testa, which consists of 
transparent cells, are said by Goeppert to present ex- 
tremely delicate spiral stripes. 
MEMORANDA 
upon the rafters; and several varieties of era were just 
opening . ell-grown 
specimen of Statice arborea and Bignoni: n full 
m. Wealso observed Witsenia corymbosa, with fine blue 
flowers; it*was growing in soil in which was a large proportion 
aS rmne the Orchidaceous house are 
well as be aati paris in flower, 
whose green blossoms, striped with brown, resembled s so many 
strange insects. 
hundred pounds of this water were distilled ina copper 
still. d the fi 
plants, but there was a new species of Cirrhopetalum with several “ 
heads of flowers expanded, that presented a most singular ap. | been evaporated with the a of ‘a little muriatic 
wy: = sepals being very narrow and long, and falling id, y disti ls of sal i 
over like long silky white hairs, and with the Old Man’s head “ 
Cereus, it might well be called’senile. A plantof Curcuma Rg5- vm a dose there can be no doubt that ammonia must be 
oeana hi oduced a fine scarlet spike of much more vivid co- | Constantly present, cnthia ed probably with carbonic acid, 
lour than is usually seen in this country.— W. M., Aug. 1 in the atmosphere we ' breathe, although in quantities too 
- * Its amount, as inferred from the indications mn 
D r 
nuals in drills which have but a short flowering existence, it 
spaces between with V liotr ponte laupeprenrsona ane than after a continuance 
rel wet ; but this is no more than might be expected when 
reflect that tit must t be prin cipally derived from the de- 
kinds of animal exuvize, the volatile products. of which, 
2H bh 
bserved Schizopetalon Walkeri sown in drills, wit entstemon | body sr the atmosphere a8 ina com oir. 
cides coccint t rs bas Semper enim quodcunque fiuit er rebus, id omne 
in the same way, with Heliotropes. Lupinus nanus was a - eris in m: fertur mare: qui nisi contra 
ied by elia_propinqua; Sphenogyne speciosa with Ver- Corpora retribuat rebus, recreetque fluenteis, 
bena melindres is variation in the as of the beds —— jam resoluta forent, et in Aera versa.’ 
an agreeable chan; Callichroa platyglossa, a fragrant an ‘ 
tty annual, was succeeded by Phiox Drammondii; and Schiz- | __ “Thus ammo I be constantly presented to t 
anthus Hookerii by Salvia patens, &c. e fine and healthy roots of plants in union the rain- ater that has a 
re 
s Hi with 
beds of er fe ages SB . re Ges were ran broad- rand on ed m the heavens, even where the vegetable 
e me an when raised in . ; ‘ 
heat aiid planted out. The greatest wrreiges is paid here to phe a ; heated destitute of animal matter as to be 
saving and collecting seed from the choicest varieties only ; the en othe sup ying it. Bare 
Kinds &f6 routed & up as eeer, Iso another principle which may be called in 
that no contamination mi ay ith from bad association : i t ht 
effects resulting from this Traction is b better seen in those plants 
dis) poner rire sport, rion = hese Phlox Drummondii, 
raised ev 
into contact with the abso sorbing s urfaces o' te 
f plants. 
s originally shown by Saussure that ch: 
that have a 
Petunias, &c. m from seed; andthe | — “* It wa arcoal 
same beautiful anaes. perpet ; d; and no specimens ¢ of the property of absorbing and eve: en condensing within its 
y years ago, the singular facility with which earthy 
oat metallic powders of all fregee is geromr absorb sa 
boc 
ti eae 
way. ur and 
space during the’ winter =, bey pA also enjoy thes piesling 
anticipation which results from raising seedlings. No bett = or in the bodies with w! 
evidence of the beneficial effects arising ‘trou ‘is plan need they are brought into co 
afforded, than in the beautiful beds ei —— Drummondii, eed r* re I led 
continue to blossom in the greatest abundance ; and the Convol- , Measoning upon these * 
vulus major, which contains an pe hiram mixture of varieties, | spring to undertake a few im with the view of 
ranging from the most delicate tint to the. deepest colour seen in asce! ining w c vegetable mould had not the 
ol tower. Se spore joy os oe ug os rene property, and I found accordingly that both carbonic acid 
of this ; were happy to see this old favourite duly ar nd ammoniacal gases were condensed ‘oad as 
in this n. Ithas, in many p! been neglected of late years they uld be within those of a i A 
for the more sn alee of the os but where - iebig in his late volunre le the same 
can be afforded both shou! wn; it looks best, fo 
here, among shrubs, where its noble spikes of flowers are an m a oer vom oa og y per tory of iron, to rie 
rising from among them, and with Dahlias planted alittle in ad- | &c., mode of accounting 
vance, an advantageous contrast is afforded by the difference 
their habit and the colour of their flowers. The sloping bank rT oNe.. e : . 
Verbenas, which occupies tl tire width o' garden, | | peng 7 pre s ee 
and which is divided into cont g all the choice varieties, 
has been ve! y, for jant masses of colour, which 
other flower is capable of showing ; this bank, which terminates | jnto the ibataties ‘of the plant, Wh derives ihe it its 
on rising ground, is anna - ane if brag wares I nitrogen. 
continues the gaiety of the noticed a ed- . 
ling Verbenas, enh rontalone some new and distinct varieti a0 “That it ually find its way into the vegetable 
particularly a i right Lee eee ee -coloured wat oe organisation, we are gamed by the redline of Professor 
rounding the tube, and a lgnter Bind in the same way, these re Liebig, who ascertain the saccharine juice which 
both desirable acquisitions ; alight lilac, a deep rose, and a bright 2) 
purple, were al: a hy attention. Two large beds of Pentste- | flows fi om ifferent varieties of maple, even whe: 
mon gentia: coccineum, P. fruticosum, gr: ening ide = growing in soils that t manured, contains 
side, aff pportunity of fairly testing the merits of thesi pro ion of am 
varietie: ifferenc be aves is very pan, epi abit povchres tS sin Dh e with e juice extracted 
arison sin favour of fruticosum. yy ive 
caltivation, they are handsome, and the flowers are produced in | beet-root for the | f preparing sugar, and Sbepie pro- 
the greatest profusion. In front of the house some large speci- | ducts of the disti lation oF a ig mre and roots, with 
men plants of Salvia peters have — .F great Borer of ater, contain amm 
bloom ; as m: 150 spikes were wi i 2 
ing altogether a mass of rich azure colour. In the beds pepe So a net ne ice of th se scone 1 
diately at the en eto the garden many fine plants that whie' . ext 
ioved greenhouse and planted out; we noticed at dak into it during the period that the sap is ¥ 
pecimens of B ye re, a Honthe Every reels; and * Its occurrence in short in the juices of plants seems 
the delicious aromatic odour ex! om. t 
of B. arbo the den in the evening with a teful not less certain ‘han its. existence in the sccm be ri 
perfume. .Yuccas, Fuchsia fulgens, and other choice fic » | t that it is lecom posi ii 
make this part of the gro very attractive. In small circular | +p; y 
lager Tere pied aed oS fe perfect symm ae ray ate tad of ar ‘ ic bodi 
wn fole pater clare ro pleased us. ig cher parts of the garden “Tt may be greet however, from some experiments 
large patches of Nierembergia, Diplacus puniceus, and large beds | made by Boussingault, that a great difference exists or 
Ce ae tas cea: ny ee rotted sar eens tn 
ie Rees Cite aad i been 3 | to this diff rence that chemist i is disposed t to attribute the 
Pelar; ms, Cine’ and Calceolarias have is diffe 
frost ae a as fob of called fallow- 
tage g 
trope, for the purpose of refreshi iL : 
et ‘During germination,’ he remarks, ‘the quantity of 
covered with its beau’ tifal flowers Sater Ge emcaee, and | azote which seeds ang a rs to on the increase, 
ppea > 
such ce be! 
lum ; nh this kind there was a variety having minute dots on the | Still sill continues tosh to aegld fasagea rae “8 aot i in suth profu- | actggaret is this curiou: —— vd Sp 
Sir ia is dns Ok Soe calluat. of tne-tribe te comico an| SSS | earth and moistened with nothing but distilled water ob- 
Particularly valuable on account of the long duration of its Rebiews. | tai of which ae 
ig -season. Another lesirable same ms other 
is aidan mums, whose scarlet flowers Journal .& the Royal Agricultural bag 4 aes rae ety ik nd ne lies were: 
=e ee can year round. Oncidiam tralliferam is not so showy Vol. Il. Part 2. nai rei 4 
flowers, a ne but bears a number of pretty dull-yellow Second Notice.) Be fore ed.” 
. ra fom D derable time. Trigonidium obtusum, T wn observations by Dr. Daubeny upon the erpication eunrg t also shows, in @ —_—_ ~podiomage 
Mit Nenithe esannibeid sheng orien seeooe eens teas aon va ti and other legumes, 
SSS eeeate es eae Soe eg eter ene mea le ec 
fio expanded ea aos = Fich brown, wit several rid monia, will give buta faint idea. ege oe a 
when s' tly magnified, have a a > . tine 
Gee at The almost resem euetainot mountains in mini: fs yd tobe found, i going axpl appears to er A - presale 
Mormédes Poca oul plants in flower was a rgpncd amg of Boussinga eae however, does ? preted “ 
Aeeatiy. striped. or father with ee ee 4 tt ret ble of discharging this fanction, but only that the plant must 
' creme ‘top of the column, whole flower is as it were | animal deco mee dar its presence in recent lye _ seal Say . “tsbe — 
labellune Arter Side ; Bally the hese anes to sega oe byes <a 8 or even tags near the ay peg thor may : aaa 
i masses ect ‘ onceded 5 are we rised to erive its from such 
bi erable distance Several Kindsot Miltonia Brice flower, | Perbai ps be rr adily ~< “Itis on the same principle, “that ‘although the animal 
: was Cl ii; the se petals back iar rie 
of the aes ge, banded with brown, and the upper part oa remote from ogrert habitation, ‘where Lf? on t wick = roalaias, yet that in an early stage of exist 
tine gee: See and the lower part yellow; the — animal m atter cannot so constanty present me Bite oat 
jomerratest oddities was Masdev Ra setectn; oh sepals - ‘+ This, question, sre io the subject, seems at of “sailing such materials, nature has provided him 
petals, labellun ang (1m tube, at the bottom of which are the | fo = _ raemrnte mother’s milk with aliment already almost elabes 
andthe two lomo column ; each of the sepals is ws a eS SS Payne th brag? 3° sit 
tusks of the ¥ ang down, and exactly resemble be Experiments made, says, re d th js 
; us, direction " . exactness, ha as oat is thus, too, that in the seed the ag Ss . 
the hor inthe abd the upper one a bambusifolie had se Giessen, with the greatest care care and < bare doubt, | rounded with a mass of albumen, from whieh it dexiee 
' i in perfection; they rosy presence PRB e J. its support, nae 
rare Gane ich crimson Jabellum ; andasmall plant ofthe | T+ had hitherto eseap for it.” its support, until its roots become sufficiently: vigeremm” 
Hossoms, remarkable for haves « pcr formed by two of | thought of searching 1606 " of Giessen, venilt * Hence it becomes in most cases i& 
‘Sepals. : amined was 600 paces west 
it is nots pome of the Catasetanis are but as a gentas | exeesines , cultivated as articles of food shoal 
howeye,, j™arkable for the heanty of its dowerss. C. citrinam, 
> bears handsome. spikes of bright yellow blossoms, a tt coul derived 
proceding rom that source fein areal! coe; tat 0 ae a ald: 
