THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
see = 
oe , . ze 
=> ; r cludin ema | small assortment of medicinal and other seeds fro’ “the Gilze 
ap “aed n= Movs aboliner sgarer ae — Greg hf Specimens of rey ane: wound at Gowhatti ti: with refer. 
La “bear napiagate-+ sa: Mine eigierorolgaledbagyd ary teog 94 6 this latter, Ca kins stated that he had had several | 
pened here. Several aa of ms = on prea specimens of this silk ra = iin thane Alaina a of the 
i ies whic 
let Bizarre, —— ran, whi een sera on wonia Shor ve rn 
e 
upon a piece of rock 
rm cai k 
mists them, &c. — 
init wens —A 
poi is of these three two 
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‘iia su ugar to add p«r gallon 
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behing, and what other means are to be taken to ensu 
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were average samples of 34 bales (nearly 
London. Sample No. } was grown from country 
seed sown about the 10th November, 1840; 20 seers of clean fae 
; 20t M 
t gah; the plant was pulled about the 20th of : 
and steeped for three days; the per beegah nine 
ike the sample, and 34 maunds of seed : sample No. 2 was 
7 kind 0: se sown about the 8th of October ; pull 
Bie toe 
Will ogres friend in Hereford- ad been realised. The secretary, in value sion to the highly inte- 
shire favour us with this information ? esting experiments in Bengal for the establishment of the Flax 
culture as a staplearticle o rce, observed greatest 
. RR difficulty was the want of experienced hands for the art of crush- 
. rea co ORRES PO DENCE. ing and steeping. He also mentioned that by a letter received 
Paris, O . 30. — VERSAILLES HorticuttvRa So- | from Dr i he iy caver yetag — sent home last year from 
CIETY of this society for fruit, Bengal was ~ th rth fro - by fs a = edt b. — = he 
e, Clo wine 0: Z 1 ang emp annabis sativ 
veget by plants, os fie was holden at the Town = r “ - 
pecimen of canvas made from Hemp-plant i urhw 
bog hoe the 23rd 27th September, and was ach Specimen of Hemp grown in the Jubbulpo:e Garden from country 
attended by the nob and latte of the city and | seed sown at the end of June, 1840, and cut in October; and of 
day y y g a 
nu 4g" figs exhibitors | canvas woven there, in the eae ool of rakes from the fibre. 
waege Wes oe at quer beni consequence Seed of the Borassus, and a imen of the oil eae xe vi om 
the fruit. Mr Mornay me u hat th om S$ gro i 
of the manip havin ng offered = liberal number of the fens of the pare ll provinces of Brazil; the fruit is = very 
“ which were of an extraordinary 
si the eo ees varieties ‘eb Pdesdi the medals 
rded to them :—Beurré, St. Germain, Culotte sea 
Soule. touche Catillac, che ZY, Chaumont el, 
@’Angoulém — sete d’Espagne, Beurré Magni- 
rea &e. “The etables were also in great variety, 
including many wi ‘ae of Carrots, Cabbage, Potatoes, 
in 
ce, &e. 
ofa character posal ou distinct from those of Engl: 
here i 
tivate veanida? plan articular localities. Versailles 
mas been ein acre for its a ee Cinieltien, 
lodendrons, Azaleas, Nerium and 
t-grown collections, whether in of flower. 
eligible; and in both aie ee there were some € 
a ie -grown collec’ er. the more va- 
luable plants was a fine speek about two feet high, of 
that rare ioe be. nage plant Paulownia imperialis, 
ethibited by Mr. Bertin; also a — ose imen of 
bore po in full flowe er, which a 
aa ts brilliant colours; G ra; sia: 
cordifolia, sienna” psariies ris and & leaps 
ealleetion of all the best hybrids, A collection of nearly 
¢ taal 5 a many of 
which were rare, and fine ae an BD did not fail to attract 
tion; while the Dahlias, which were i 
boot admirat 
t profusion, OF their symmetry eat toa and brilliancy 
colour, p-d’ceil altogether 
enc The reoaat Yer were d: i 
bent ere todo Go vir r the finest” 
f Fontai 
er medal, dees n for finest collec 
own in 
mellag, see E treet pais, ‘Does Thedvaen 
drons, &e.; 5th, silver medal, to M. Lero ux, for the best 
Daph hne 
Jasmines, Verbenas, Lobel lias, &e.; 6th, s : 
songs Salter ~ the my rare and hest-c ltivated 
pane in ower Tpo a Leari ee silver m Mr. 
Dahli 
of Bath, ‘Grand Baudin 
drew H 
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4 
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3 
Ss 
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— Ringles 
lanthe, Carnot, 0 
oO 
» Silver medal, to 
Maréchal, f great M. Face: for the éicchent 
+ { {. Massena dine kept F to the Calleke Panis silver medal, to 
ny 3 for the same. 
PROCEEDINE OF SOC 
AGRICULTURAL AND oe s CULTURAL Soory 
Meeting of the 14th July, 184) —Dr, elected 
rary pecan of the Seciety, Beat ne sre nity ha reo 
dered to the country by his ‘tfc labours, and for y eagle 
Senkecvmaaiies 
Several 
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tol ndia. 
fevcral § resentations to the 
Sever cr pee museum of the 
‘Made.. Seedis of the famous white Mal! some 
Tee; with Several other Finds of ceeds irom aghenaeee 
olatile. and —. strongly of aie the 
. eed 0} 
sO S made 
bamboos, and a paper of Chana Tobeens: ‘A subject 0 of cine 
interest connected with the right of the discovery in the hier ooo 
ASS: whe Cc 
ach Member shall have S of the J 
ps have ince Licoqeesiry in pag pois ki “2 year ar fo: ne ra 
pce onl oT i Mr. tgs 
e€ next m 
opulation, on thes 
™ 
rse-peas, sent to the e society by Mr. P. 
w Hor 
and grown e | Nortel by the Rev. Mr. a 
Graburn, an ard having transmitted t 
yn to the satisfaction of the rane that 
additional and efficient s h been taken to improve 
the system of instruction the pupil the College, so 
far as regards the diseases of cattle, sheep, and pigs.—It 
was also resolvi the motion of M haw, “That in fo. 
re an Official statement of the award of prizes be published 
diately after the ann ing; and that it be 
instruction to th istol committee to carry out this principle 
te It w was ‘deckaes that the acetal of atin, in the e country, 
for the al oe should bi gag robe consideration at the next 
monthly cil, on the Ist mber.—Sir J. Robison, as 
pe me 
Agricultural henson of sarge ond a 
Steele’s M 
the Bristol | Agricultural ary " eceaiati ed a 
Bristol and its environs ; Mr. W. Taylor, an Pans unt 
on rela the Black Spauld, or Quarter-ill, so fatal among black 
and Mr. R. W. Dixon, an account of his trials with the 
f her it was due to Capt. ‘harlton or Mr. Brac 
next the attention of the mee 
The President laid before the Society a d th 
ificial Grasses of Cabool, drawn up by Sii . The 
Lucerne rishka con yield a crop for years ; it 
is sown in Spring; for about half doe English acre two seers of 
Cabool about 2stbs. En, aire seed. 
glish, ar: d as is 
to See caad - about 40 days, piety is cut down, and will d 
crops before the winter, but by early cutting six 
ach sera s the best black soil. 
f se times card crop; the seed i 
iful, 
the seed fs is dearer by o1 
e Clover arga, t. e., Clive “8 leaves. ass 
lates to the pba and panes as long. The climate of C; 
is, how sti bir later oe bages sf England ; sat, excepting 
at in the ground with ad- 
5 oa in Europe bain borg 
vantage beter the. ne of “ADs 
Grasses might, no doubt, be rought much soo 
Cabool, 5th June, mae 
communication M‘Leod, political officer 
d from Mr. 
at permenant Seiie 2 oes of a residence at Omarkantuck. Mr. 
M'Leod m ned that he nirny me 
eg 
e 
e M. of reports and praaeetings = of the Plantation 
Committee, the ‘object of which was to rs into and watch 
pears cultivation, w ext = hatte tid 
etary desired to onal Shem report 
M 
Mr. Piddington placed at the disposal of the Society a series of | 
Bro 
valuable rites on the cultivation of beer 
Barbadoes, one of the Windward 
A communicati ad fr 
tor at Bolunshehur, intimating that 
district, oe ea hed 
anschy, ome nen ye 
tan opnient Zem: 
oolah, Khan of Khanpoor, Dae requested 
him to e him wth hin —e from England, and 
placed the eacaene fants at his dispos: 
Astatement was next read from 
aney, pglitical officer 
at Sauger, furnishing t 
Sees 
the following. details connected with the 
and native 
ww going and from which he considers the 
panes in productive qualities of the Upland Georgian in the 
Sauger soils to be fully established. 
Pe > eo =| = 
Se 3s eo ec 
24 ee \E8\ 4 |g 
$4 gs |ed)s les 
as G7. |me| 4 jos 
Acres. Ibs. ‘bs.| Ibs.} Ibs. 
Tinnevelly uy Unknown. is is 46 
Upland Geo: eorgia 4 bisnas* 7 14 
Chunderi sown very 
late, an 0 — not a ¢} 11 bisnas. 6 24) 18} 6 
fair hag 
Nankee “s . _ 7 
Mr. Ommaney also mentioned that d 
Otaheite e Sugar-canes were grown in the on Bom te of which 
300 were cia det — gs rest sold. 
f observations, relative to the iano 
sania, were laid before the meetin: 
Beans. 
FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, 
Me £ following is an oe of the report presented to the 
mers on on Ist inst. : ba baer 
ast tings on 
when eight prizes were arded for stands, and six for ; 
single blooms; one first-c! prize, for a seedling of 1841; 
even second-class prizes, for seedlin f 1840; and five of the 
second class for those of 1841. They intend next year to have 
shows for all flori: flowers, offering at the same time prizes 
or such others i 
e 7 n 
judgment, embraci upo; ich an opinion should 
be given, by whic! iS every property, whet ae or bad, 
must be commented upon by the judges, to whom a form will 
given for every production submitted to them; an "i e public : 
will be enabled, by having before them the groundwork of the 
decisions, to observe the ‘acy of the results to which the 
judges hav e arrived.” i 
thus est es , and that the public would no longer be in want 
of a gui © deserving noveities, nor the really fair dealer of a 
greater ‘protection than he has ever yet enjoyed.— An abstract of 
the decisions of the Society during the year 1841 accom, mpanied the 
report. 
erdeenshire Horticultural Society.—The last competition for 
nanan nas regal tie St 
nie on sent year was held in the Royal Hotel, beeen on Nov. 
Ist, ae the following prizes were awarded :—For st Rib- 
ston Pippins, to S. Fernie, gr.,.Drum; 2d ‘a A. Muir, B: a5 3d 
o., W. Smith, gr., Grandholm Cottage. Best Apples, S. Fernie; 
o and bs do., A. Brown, er» He: ri Best Pears, J. Wood, 
, Lozie; 2d do., N. Glennie, gr., Fintray; 3d do., A Lede sot 
om ti ty Best Epon Mathewson, gr., Links 3 2d do., 
T. Darling, gr., Woodhill; 34 do., W. Aitchison, gr, ” Huntly 
i Plants, 
8S. Gordon. .» Craigston. 
G. Cardno, gr, Cornhill; 2d do., W. Joss. Best Bor ae 
J. Forbes, gr., Westhall; 2d do., J. Mathewson. ‘An extra prizé 
was aw D. M‘Don ald, Esq., for a superior Melon.—Aber- 
deen . 
cal and Horticultural Society. 
1 Devon and Cornwall Botani eir oth, at Whiddon’s 
Fruit, and Ve- 
Roya 
—The third Exhibition took place on 
a oral Hotel, when the show of bi Flowers, 
tables, was exceedingly fine oom, we 
tastefully I — out, had a most Stee pearance. ou of 
serym tributed greatly to its beauty a » enaieg — oi ; 
choice ann peaiea plants. The show of Dahlias was ag ae, a 
so rich a display has been om Sa. The ed wat 
ough the Exhibition. w 
in former occasion: nag wing t 
present appeared ‘pleased and gratified. : 
ection we noticed a bei pete e group of Cacti; 
containing sé paar 
ull ower; anda handsom collection 
Finee, and Co. had ay 
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g of Oncidiu pap" 
t he had gre: istrict ; | Nepenthes distillatori or Pit ty &e. 
he also stated t ceeded | Plants of the latest foots in » which 
. Medal for Messrs. L. and Co., were Dryan 
YAL mrcpeneeraso: SOCIETY. esii, Bérberis trifoliata, smh Megas 
Nov: 8.T- R. er, Esq., in thé chair The Duke of Buc. | Ac@ci@ platyptera. essrs. ~ a 
men Medal for the best collection of Greenhouse Plants, 
cleugh was elected a apsivonnie ane 18 gen! members. Col. Fuct corymbifiora, Witsenia corymbosa, Boronia 
sink as: 
Chalioner, Chairman of the Finance Committee, ha 
the report of the 
ae bis (Say galeeae 
Done te tae at mea bones 
at the next monthly 
resented 
 oneeerin orb the following Ericas 
pa — Deelitfo 
tata, 
Tubra, Bi 
artnellii, Ampullacea rubra jaswi- 
ty alice NE, Retorta, Vernix, Ovats, 
