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‘ s Johnston, Wheeler’s Maria, Grace D arlin 
great advantage of being exceedingly cheap, now to be Js same period.—August 24th. There is a greater abundance | (5 ie Hosier, Exyptian ite, Pick Daning, Rivat § rt ~ 
purchased at at five wine per ewt., whilst the price of | of com mon sie such as Goose adit Currants, ares Lady Albina Foster, rt aay Miaains Nickleby, Whales’ pb 
shillings per and Cherries, all par 
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ewt., nitrate of § oda articularly attractive to wasps, n my | Phenomenon, and Virgin Queen. A 2d premium to Mr, James 
twenty-two shillings, and nitrate o d iat rhaps ever Dodds, gr., Scone, for Bloomsbury, Model of Perfection, Yellow 
3 Defiance, Grace Darling, Optima, Climax, Maria, Chali: : 
shillings pe r owt. This has in uced me to commence expe- and not a daae wasp was observed within the walls, and Duchess of Richmond, Lewisham Ri Pickwick, onger, 
4 sofa nly one w t Bloomsbury the Second, Metella, President of the West, a i 
y yet p ded, have proved 14th of Angust from the 14th to 2lst of August eight ae - Jenner, “Bimitable, rue wits Rival, ene Nee eauty of the | 
US 'Thett * f nl minm = 
most scenic -H.S.{ y ional plants | ne re ti and | four mo ore on med ‘ ¢ t Seutpebe, Anderson, Esq., St..Ge ermain 8, foc enon ak: iene | 
: } betw: om the gar- Mee aria, eae Fanny Ki » Advancer, sir — enry Fletcher i 
’ den ; got no more nests have been Big tole’ o this time, | Hope, Amato, Marquis, Beauty of the Plain, Argo, Bloomsbury, : 
peer ie oa 4 he obtained. The ese is oti | | 12th of September. The nests were ot ordinary dimen oe: coc oa of Winchester, Egyptian King, Me. 
nd “ 
a 2 p. +4 ah 4 : eS For the prize ane for the 12 best Dahlia bloo: 
arg any Pp pr = d by f middling siz On the i Of reat one a by amateurs no pastel conten ing practical gardcuers, fon p meat 
= 3 Say . a 4 1 re 7 l . competitors Asa The silver medal was voted to Mr T. John 
proposed 1 Dr. oe py: its pale ay Sanderson, Monktonhall, Musselburgh, whose fiowers Bg 
purposes, 
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nno os e 2 
Optima, Unique, Lady Kinnaird, Marquis of Lo’ 
such as the continued cultivation of wheat, ora a belies dewvistion oi “a than a its i pete was A by, Knight’s Victory, Miss Anne Ronee Springfield Bien Rival, 
F = About six Wasps were seen an nd taken ee mintind ave, ALEC, i ato; sae second medal to Isaac q 
: we ee not yet all the data which are requisite to | in the arden, and ver the 25t th derson, Esq., Maryfie aster-road, for Yellow Defiance, | 
' c@mable us with = pears to make su el in ‘a } wis ib neg eg Victory, Lady Dun nglas, Ruby, Glory of Ply. | 
: y y uth, Bishop of Winchester, Beauty of the rate Headley’s | 
It is of the greatest portance, however, to note i made such havoc Leng the Orleans ter that Bao re- Perfection, Seedling of 1841, and Bowling-green Rival. | 
8, y mi ao them w the wasps In regard to seedling Dahlias, the comm unitate re eported that al. 
see can we hope to arrive at certain and sommes pee then attacked the Gre pine god the, Apsigots, | eee te Seer sopsnces mocined fet 
ons. The com sition - soils and m is — were Pl Sin “al veathe “y he 10th of Se i Resa 30% is pet NN INNER yt 
po a , g re on the €p- | were of real merit, no prize would be awarded,” they felt them. 
Sens and the ole of them suet . the tember ; ; and the wraeys will soon make Den of the fine | selves bound to state that, although there were several good 
gro rowth 0 ys pany e known , that it is hardly Feaso | are Be . > pre- aware aig Lbeese d, there was not one of s bara hore 
t absiact “rales for ppl fe t ity of | wall fruit, Cu ciate, i dhe atop SA Slap APNG enna &@ stand. | 
laid down. The and oe st of La The reduc tion of = “Exte a premi were awarded to Mr. Wm. Denholm, gr. to 
: pez a Dr. a. is, notwithstanding, very impo ortant, number of wasp-nests, bap pn Prov: a Sir «tg Forrest, Bart., Comiston, for a fine 
may to a certain extent be fe t. | posing that the = which are met with one killed a speci en of the Duke of Bedford Melon ; to’ Mr. Pousty, Balmuto, 
a dish of Royal apg Peaches of very large si 
The estimation of the quantity « of nitrogen in common the spring, indicate that many more are abroad. prema- - nad Secisie ance Pa eee —— ize; to Mr. 
and are destroyed by the cold weather; but the | fine Moorpark ‘Apricots ; to Mr. John Finlayson, Kincardine, for 
per-centage of bay matters, because from the tendency most unaccountable fact is, ¥ et while twelve wasp-nests | 16 fine seedling Pansies; to Mr. George James, gr. to James 
2} Balfour, Esq., of Pilrig, for a case of seedling Pinks ; to Messrs. 
oo raced OS aay aiken” ear and for nine “at after they were destroyed, | ana son, Kirkaldy Nurseries, for a very remarkable bouquet com. 
the qua in manu y y —_— go wasps were to bé seen; and that for | posed wholly of tropical orchideous plants, including flowers of 
eatly sutton to aga extent to which decomposition four days afterwards, to Fy 13th ” September, they be- | Oucidium Lanceanum and Zygopetalum maxillare ; to Mr. James 
proceeded, and ¢ likely to entinne Kelly, Inverleith Nurseries, for several very large and splendid 
farourable to the escape or preservation of the ammonia so.—September 17th. ‘The far continue to be very | ctmirable poe aneevinpgadiragan Mr. Fowlis, paler tr yo 
hi + ® é. be 
formed.  b case of very beautiful Hollyhocks. On this occasion the judges 
stated by Liebig in his ; Chapter on Manures, from p- 174 were occupied for several hours in making the awards, consider- 
903.) Ac cordin, to Liebi, lants derive all their able difficulty having been experienced in coming to a satisfac- 
Shp. ie ee g & P PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. tory decision regarding the comparative merit ~ some of the 
CALEDONIAN genom ‘ competing collections, especially in regard to the Dahlias, al. 
“a Au the h necessary for the formation of a ‘The autumn meeting of this Socie tit ytd a Garden | though the committee were favoured with the assistance 4 
cage is +t weaei toa plant by the dommes. at Edinburgh on the 2d current. The toy proved unfavourable, | 8*Ve!al distinguished practical connoisseurs from a distance, 
Y water, E.] and the attendance of company was not large, but the fruit and ad crag Mr. Sang from Kirkaldy, Mr. Shiells from Erskine, 
‘Hisksios.Washatas from Mexico, Pero sad Brazil, | fowers were numerous, and in general of excellent quality. —_ idigon.fecen Cheateas..; Tue colcteated is. Lannee 
a tend For the prize offered for th three sorts of Peaches, three — ning happening to be in Edinburgh, attended the meeting, 
and the sl fe bre i rained trom them, are the ev of each, there. were fre competitors. Step Sehr wiidelnke wohed gxpressed his high species, of = quality of the ig 
ese species are F. hagess, ag ean Nicol Cathie, gr. to Lord Abercromby, Airthrey, for White and fowers, as retectin Sn. ETERS Cems OF SUL See ’ 
a ns, radicans. The latter, a Red Magdalen, cl eye and a 2d prize to Mr. | . barnes mamerous —— sent exibition colt, out i 
ora, ¢ R John bertson, to Lord , Kinfauns ing the thank: e committee, ‘ollowing attracted ao 
ois new and flowering for the first time, is said to h Mi Peston — 5 ee cee | Pax notice :—Fine Cape Heaths, from Professor 3 
k i Fs culata i 
: ~ 3 and Galan: 
the trees in Brazil, posing its feeatthes from “ny the best three sorts of Grapes, one bunch of each, ther 
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ie numerous, : Hay, King’s Meadows, for Black § i Soe 
amongst them ; some of the best are F. Standishii, Chand- Black Fron igs m "5S, | head of Sul Sie Broccoli, raised solely on sand and pan-ashes 
lerii, eximia, iflora — majestica, and stylosa| For the best-grown Pine-apple, of any variety, there were four (oe refuse i — salt- pans) ; and a most ang pa aly 
spicua. hardiest sorts are — ig nan Fa- | competitors. The silver medal was voted to Mr. James Dodds, | Of Pamsies fro Golden Acres Nursery of Mess 
and Chi gr. to the Earl of Mansfield, at Scone, for a Lemon Queen, igh. | Son 
ili, _ the byte rids raised fi F. | ing 4lb. goz., including crown; and a 2d premium to Mir. John AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF 
discoh ‘olor, from amine, is the abet ‘of al rhe Gow, gr. to Count Flahault, Tulliallan, py anEnville. be 
best of the Chills jan varleties are, F. coccinea, conica, For the best pint-basket of Elton Strawberries, hag: medal was Report on the Saharunpore Botanic Garden.—The pepe 
ompsoniana, gracilis, virgata, inate, loaiilioke, pea Lees ie agers gr. to Admiral Sir Philip H. C. Garden a a report —— epson re inane "i Gompany' boas 
, a enlar 
E per ba, ‘Thom ik pale oe form elegans, Bru rii. | For the best twelve Carnations there were seven competi uckland, when the establishment was increased, and the Hima- 
& rf = silver medal was assigned to Mr. Peter ——- gr. to par fegan Garden at Mussooree re-established. In order to facilitate 
pment t bushes; F. Ricartonia, a most beautiful mae dvocate Rutherford, Craigiehall , whose remark. | the introduction of useful and ornamental species into India, and 
kes a fine tree, and F. adolphina creeps along the ably large and fine, the kinds bein, ing Puxle pies ‘Sylvia, F Hoge" "s Colo- the transmission of “collections of seeds from the Himalayas ‘0 
% P ng nel of the Blues, eed oer Me sti Du Europe, to both of which objects the attention of the superin- 
d, andi when * ke of Wellington, ; 
groun and is pretty <r o e top ‘of the | Ely’s Lady Ely, Jacques’s Queen of Roses, Sir Robert Wilson. | tendent was specially directed by the Governor- general, parties 
. stem of one of the taller kinds. The Port Famine and the | Hercules, or ir. Granger, ‘Ely’s Jolly Dragoon, Hogg’s Lady | of Seed-collectors were sent out in the season of 1839, and collet 
i ki are those which must be Stanley, and Lee’s Colonel. A 2d prize was voted to tions obtained from Kemaa ili-tracts a 
a bed out-of-doors ; ke ler ones & we White, gr. to Sir James Gibson Craig, Bart., iccartan' eee h of the Ganges and Sut Pp Snowy Mountains, 
z > Jolly Dragoon, Miltiades, Buc! ’s Rienzi, William Cob- om Cashmere and the adjoining portions of Thibet, and onefrom 
among them in summer. F. exco is ri bett, Colonel faylor, Lady Ely, Crimson Bizarre not named, | Afb “eo ae boa tendent was - 
New ies, with purple flowers and | Corman’s Flake, Mrs. White, — the Lake, and an’: 3 ed there on spe uty 
broad light a the Chili ki may No.1. And a 3d premium to es Muir, William | Im the oak pha T1838, a large mixed collection of upwards of 
Geiss Be aaa: ta dust esa ty eee 3 Mitchell Innes. Esq., Parson’s Snail for First West York, Maud’s 500 species from the Himalayas was sent at different times by the 
oa ’ . ‘y praning. Rowton, Lancashire Lass, Lord Eldon, Cherry-cheeked Patty, | 9Verland route, but as many of those had ought hardly 
ore is veny Meant, parteniely is ewinter ike the | frame, Hoye Duke’ of Leeds Areas nest MOE: | tenon wesarectee mare to sbutuant sopmtcy of sees" 
n er 1S er like the : vo} " ected more to abundant sup} 
. f we were incli to ri peg we should drain Spitfire, and Ashworth’s Memnon, amhend't Granta mamesical variety. The seeds reached England in excel- 
Fo 2 For the best six Picotees, B aie tors lent order, and for their successful germination the garden of the 
age hoy gr we plant them, ot in winter | medal was awarded to Mr. matatig = “= ace elle Horticultural Society at Chiswick may be referred to, and the 
cover nts with dry straw, and then keep the wet | Balmuto, for Stewart's Aisiaide te, Matches Fletcher's letters which ied ded the introdae 
. D which aceompani e report. As re; b 
from it with some prepared calico, or Boyraudhs other thick Watt, Prince George, and D : of St. Alban’s; and s gor dae tion of valuable species into India, a nearly constant succession 
‘wares vasieanks Rn meets Mr. White, hesavien 3 for Princess Amelia, Lady Bagot, | Sice November, 1839, of seeds of Agricultural, Vegetable, ats 
On the Destruction of Wasps.—I have for many year 3 | Hussey dias Dachoes of Keng, Wont Comet, Honsuch, and Lady Morte eas gr posers Levys “the indi oe toroag® 
i ‘ived from t use 
had great as of vor ons destroyed, without ca ‘The Dahlia. co: mpetition was the most ex! Dr. Royle. ived from 
- tensive and brilliant | Dr- Royle. Large despatches of seeds had also been reces 
ing been al modera' ~~ hs Asie the frui > fe witnessed in Edinburgh Doysag sets of premiums being of other places, under the measures adopted by the Right Hon. the 
thei os — credy 1st to Nurserymen; 2d to Practical Gardeners; and 3d | GOVernor General. Several hundred plants of the Carob-tree i 
ms uantity en to Amateurs ; each class ccaaetlag among themselves. ‘ (the of which have long been used as an article of food in j 
any ie of year gy te Pinay Bs, or say within oe the oo offered to Nurserymen, for the finest 20 blooms, | S¥Tia, in years of scarcity) have been raised, eventually to be dh 
a mile my garden ; an e@ si ibs w were four competitors; and the sil tributed to the inhabitants of the and sandy tracts / 
2d & 4 iz i cto sold by at hag ee celeron, aaa by Messrs, Eagle has pn Esa er Esaki ag provinces, to whom they will be a bicern ar o i 
hs ng oO! uis of Lothian, e pods of the Carob-tree at present sell in the bazaars : 
r this purpos: biog: of this com nmunicetion Maid’ of Bath, Hero of N Navarino, ish Wincetar Bee India, at the rate of 10 10 Ro yore me The Latakia Tobacco 
a gots that — oie ph visit my garden bis | Hope Bevptt ae a Keynes, Conqueror of the World, | 22d Egyptian Wheat had also been intr and Ww : pe ce i 
year a8 » acd of “Seytenber, sod to mention a pe, 3 iow Defiance, Pamplin’s Bloomsbury, snes freely. Part * the supplies goat yeciags Dr. Royle — j 
whic Setar base seaest ed m, Wheeler’s Maria, Rival Sussex, Hero of Sevenoaks, Lady { 2D assortment of Agricultural grain-seeds from Switzerlane "= 
i ith = of them: ar fii P = e Dunglas, Springall’s gs oat Bscm sd 3 Rienzi, and gard general far peninion os articles scnnaedehe same sorts caged ' 
od Par age gig emselves sufficien t to oun «i Somes Pet “3 was voted for another eol. | MOnly cultivated in India; and it isa well-knows aaa eek tm 
» they “ ging mre and William Handasy: continuously grown on the same spot gradually 
inquiry. Ii is supposed th 5° ’y.. | Fisherrow, the kinds being Begbie’s Metella, Cox’ a importations from distant localities are therefore required ‘9 
y Milme, Fanny Keynes, Bishop of Winchester, Whales’s | keep up the produce at the est of qual i 
Winter, w for the pot ae eas impregna' P’ Miss ester, Whales’s the same 
and. F P pan gal CORT ar ohnston, ry ‘on, Unrivalied paring the Switzerland with t rears 
@ they are occasionall d abroad too early in the | South Hants, Holmes’s Exquisite, Marquis hian, Bree’s | Sort, the superiority of the former was very a) The 
‘Spring, when a little warm weather has tempted them to an pway Rival,. Nicholas Nickleby, Optima, Duchess of | Of the seed of European Wheat was formed of a [at 
1 : : a ee : 7 . ¥ 0 e i men, whic! “4 
leave their -places prematurel: ‘net T pied ond, President of the West, Beauty of the Plain, Widnall’s | Powdery alb hich flew off into a fine dust bes hard BOO 
to think, thek the axtnt of this ci Yi am Inciined | Climax, and Bowling-green Rival. And a3d premium to Messrs, | While the Indian ins were seen to “Gonsint ‘sorts 
ie oe exten this circumstance has a great | James Dickson and Sons, for a collection consisting of Widnall’s king albumen, which was broken praia beng ardem 
sasing or ie wouske- al tare Miss Johnston, Hon. Stewart Wortley, Marquis of | % Egyptian Wheat are Saint vr a ney Ie ie They a2 
pendent, as it may be i a great degree, on the number of Ansell’s Rouge et Noir, Catleugh’s Tournament, | 424 the produce will admit of extensive distribution. patie 
impreg ated females whic have i them ste ne, git ihisemry: sete bones aed 8s Argo, Marchioness of B: Breadal. | ¢Xtremély productive, po fe weal with the Indian 
: ss SC ee ae ve \ ont Rose, Cormack’s —— Nickle by, +5 | much less de ent on mi ses A Boe 
the inclemency of the weather. There Ba adyan' cr Eclipse, Widnall’s Rienzi, Bishop of Winc <a sarees i otas Large additions = SS tions of ornamental and us had ao et 
therefore, i all wasps met wi F er, Spang’s Admirable, hog of a wake Grace Dar- | made # = a ue ge Pepplis f introaucel 
two or three dozens were killed about the garden i ling, Bree’s *s Conservative ? by the Court of Directors. Among the usefal usefal pian 
and May of this year, for which a. ie to pl ancnlls for the f mage a9 | May be joned various fruit-tr at an 
aeons» was allowed ; and it is thought that 1 z me Raggett ele dp lesb race. ey gh lens eilstearrmyrate 8% atone, Henman A 
awarded. ist, the Silver medal to Mr. with Amabatidn, sid Gir into, OF 
wore wi ere killed in the windows of the i Buse Moms, or erupts 2? Sots ta and Prangos pabularia, from the orders of Central Asia 
ham Rival, Marquis of Lothian, Queen of Sarum, Saharunpore Garden and its Himalaya 
