Nov. 13.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
ifora acuminata, Infundibuliformis, Lawsonii, Clewsonia, Muta- Picotees, 6 self-Carnations, 6 double Hollyh liek ines nee Ce on ee ee 
eer also a specimen of a beautiful new Seedling Rose named | Perennials, bouquet of ‘hardy fowere’ "6s seared ~ laws have been deduced from extended experiments by 
oniensis. We noticed some fine cut specimens of Herbaceous | 1841, 1 Vegetable Marrow, it Gourd, 6 Onions, 3 heads of nn and Dove's — The 8 ar ca a — the in- 
Plants belonging to Messrs. L. apd Co. ee Ollection of | Celery, 1 tet bbage, one aor urled Geri rman Greens; for ce of the sout ae kre nd so > the de- 
PDahlias, which obtained the Gold Medal, I Standard, | the second-be: nm flesh. Melon, 6 Apricots, 6 kinds of wall | se wat rh t wind; rises by 
Virgin Queen, Andrew Hofer, Maid of bath, Marquis of Lothian, | Apples, 6 kinds of standard Apples, brace of Cucumbers, 6 Calceo 
Haidee, Upway Rival, Topaz, Optime, Mettela, Emulator, Burn- | larias, 1 seedling ditto, 2 Cauliflowers, 1 Swedish Turnip: for th eat, north- west, and cae winds ; the aseen <daeges 
ham He Pas loomsbury, ae a vuelta eee prizes throughout the season. W. Connacher, z "desoent by the north-east wind. This law i is deduced 
ue; Phenomenon, Ssex, Beau’ , Esq., for the best H | fro i = 
the Plain, serene the Twelfth, Marchioness of Breadalbane, kinds of standard houinn, coe of Ci bbeperete ne “oy roy for fi es na = — ony aye Sat 
Grand Tournament, Union, Grand Tournament (Catleugh), Wid- | 1 seedling Dablia of 1841, 1 Fuchsia falgens, 1 seedling Fuchsia © years, then for ten years, 1816-25. 2. ther- 
nall’s i Le Grand Baudin, Orange Boven, Nichol: f 1841, 1 seedling Pelargonium, 2 Gladiolus, 2 Oxalis, i momet the east, neg een: and south winds ; 
Nickleby, President of the West, Climax, Rufus, Queen of Beauty, | larias, Calceolaria ; for the second-best Muscat Grapes, | the changes to de south-west wind ; 
‘Lady Ermest 8: » Cri ma roone a Mb : ie We wer pide cod of — d 6 Jar ge Pears, 6 Stocks, 6 Phloxes, 6 | falls by the west, north-west, and Mi 
Seuse son utiful gi plants belonging to | Petu’ nio W. Smi all, ‘o 
Mrs . Wells, and {exhibited by Mr. Griffin. itove Plants com- | Pine- rapnie (bl lack "Jamaiteay: 1 rarer ie mescaahee Grapes, 6 folleving to eet t by he north-east — This and the 
prised a beautiful Ca eke (quite n and the first time of | Apricots (Moor Par ark), 6 Ji elle Pears, 12 Pelargoniums d 
flowering in this cou ne TY), eo nera splen iden, Rond os ee the oo garden, 6 China Asters, 6 ‘dy Annuals; for ihe d have been n confirmed by obser 
Os: osea, eya Harrisonii, Epidendron ci iare, Onci- | second-best Ea Hamburgh Gra 1 bunch o} ti 
va flexuosum, Z\ poi nmaxillare, Epidendron fragrans. In | Grapes, largest Grapes oe oe Kind Mtuscat) hag tant ratio re rom hi Snell f during four years. 3. The elas- 
the collection of Greenhouse Plants we noticed Witsenia corym- | Grapes of any kind (Syrian) A. Scott, gr. to J. Lum e, Esq., ae, ° aqueous: soi is increased by the east, south- 
bosa, Lilium lancifoliam album, Elichrysum proliferum, Fuchsia | forthe best Frontignan Grapes, largest bm ‘of Seana “ye any | eas y 
blanda, Soliya salicifolia_ and a fine collection of Ericas, many kind (Lombardy),:1 quart of Gooseberries, 1 of red Currants, | th ind; it d , north-east 
ers, especially Irbyana, Retorta, Aitonia, | 6 Stocks, 1 Salvia patens, 6 Petunias, 2 Ca liflowers, 4, Carrots ; Feud ud d _ decrease = es to in 2 
ais ili, Banksia rep aati Bowieana, Retorta r, Speciosa, | forthe second-best Dablia of any kind, 3 Pentstemons. J. Goodall, je +h pian S53 i g' ase 
Mr Gri Buh sands of Dahlias also contained some exquisite | gT. to chan, Esq., for the best bunch of Mus: oe 6 - The humidity of the atmosphere 
shies of the varieties. Te we C) petitors for | kinds of wall Apples ; for the seco st Muscadine G ecreases reel tom the west wind, passing by the 
the Gold Medal "offered by the Society for the best Dried Speci- | Dahlias, 12 self-col egated Dahlias, 6: sooas ae the eas' d increases, on the © contrary, from the 
mens of Grasses. It would be unjust not to notice the contri Hollyhoeks, 4 Carrots, J. m, gr. to Mrs. Inglis, for the by the my t er — Ath 
tions of the Cottagers. The Vegetables exhibited by several of | second-best 6 Pears of any kind, 6 Chin sate, , © hardy ‘Annuals, Foe SYGHE 20 ENE eee Ren 
them were allowed by every one to exce the higher | 12 Perennials, 3 heads of Celery, 1 Savoy, 2 purple Beet. AmaTeur Scotch Pines.—A good deal of interest has ae 
= rt hn piserahe = > silowiog is . t of Prizes; — ee el pe Se r. G. Cruikshank, for the test 1 Dahlia of =r existed with regard to the varieties of the P. sy 
'RUIT e best dish of mi rapes, class 1, 11., to Mr, J. | kind. 4 self-coloured Dahilias, + Salvia ns, 3 China Asters, 4 | 
k, gardener to Mrs. Downes; 2 ditto, 15s., Mr. T. Ellis. | Jargonelle Pears, te mary SV leases areatn some bone land are th oe eo spor found i - the f highland 
ish of Black Grapes, class 2, 15s., Mr. R. . Baskerville, number of prizes through the season; for the second-be: rests cotlan as those which abound in 
ener to Sir E. Thornton ; 2 ie: ” a co Es oberts. Best | variegat hlias, 4 Stocks, 3 heaviest Onions, 1 heaviest Savoy, | Our plantations th 
athe! etaaae cla: a tog hae T. Hol ae on, Esq. ; 2 do. rary Ge Greene: Mz. 3, Tbam-on, for the best 4 varie- | quality of timb ge soil, exposure, age, 
0s., Mr. R. as! ville. ie es! lavoured elons. 10s., Mr. ad gated Dahlias, 3 Stocks, 3 heaviest pe 1 heavie: te Cab- rT 
Fg ae: to pe ah cker: 2 do., 7s. 6d., W. C. Hodge, Esq.; | 0: ; for the second best ny kind, 3° Fuchsi Serr itis eoquestionshle thee the timber trees fou 
es, 
rs, | FO owth of 
ie 
been ni man Dahlias, 1 nonivient 
in an vate yt oe — in a poor soil, where the 
cessarily slow, is at ‘more 
hat soil or situation, or any | of the causes usually 
asigned, can change the 
bu 
S 
Je: 
. 6d. 3 2do., 5s., Mr. J Dr. G: Cook, for the best T red 
it Wee t dish of Nectarines, sorts, class 2, 7s, 6d., M , | Cabbage, 2 purple Beet, lest Savoy ; fo! - the second-best 3 | tree and its timber so com t 
$2 » Mr. Saunders. Best di: 4 of big sorts, | Chin Asters, ie 1 German Greens, 3 heaviest Carrots, 2 Lettuces. é m 
class i, 5s., T. Briggs, Esq ; 2 do., 3s. 6d., Mr. T. Best | Mr. jain, for the second-best 2 kinds of Apples.— Fife Herald. pie nego ee ig parts of i Stathapey, = ¢ — a 
dish of Plums, een 2 5s., Mr. J. Taylor; 2 do., 3s. 6d., uke, 
gr. to the Earl of Morley.” Best dish of Figs, 38 6d gong NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE tracts of wood enjoying the same soil and “climate, the 
ee ee: ae <4 < Tote 8k rot oe. of Nuts, Filberts, ITHER USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL. ees of 
Ss 1, 3s. 6d., : . Be 
3s. 6d., W. cliffe, Esq. "est cpllectin ue ee Be alas “i Bossima pi'sticua. Double-rowed Bossi of Greenkone of the better v <a and a ae a timber trees, considered 
Apples, ripe fruit, not less than 2 of each, class 1, 10s., Mr. C. | S4r~S.)—A pretty little shrub, raised in the arden e Horti- | to be secon Nese 
Jeffery ; 2 do.,7s.6d., T. Furneaux, Esq__ Best collection of Dress. It iety from Swan Bares seed, presented. by “Capt. J. | when planted i ia 7 owltnd deen is known 1 to maintain a 
ing Apples, class 2, 7s. 6d., Mr. C. Jeffe xtra Prizes,— | Mangles, R.N., and flowering in March. It has an erect habit, the surrounding s: ns of the 
3s. 6d. to Mr. Foy, for Morello Cherries ; 3s. 6d. to Mr. Jeffery, for | Dut its branches riers? and Dobie’ Sac: Bechet alt kin h ds of Pi a hb 
Nectarines; 23. 6d, to Miss Revell, Tamerton, for Filberts; 9s, 6d, | 2 @two-ranked manner ; the latter are ovate obtuse, ane at all Ne tree. In the groun nacpergichtse dare? ire goo | 
to Mr. T. Ellis, for White Currants; 2s. 6d. to W. C. Hodge, Esq., | Bard, and scarcely half the length of the capill r stalks. | of the Earl of ss at oy algray’s seat near Crieff, 
for Red Currants. Fr ND PLANTS.—The best group of | Lhe flow: rs are rather large for the size of the plan: ah showy ; aa at many oth 4 ee otland, m ee speci-~ 
6 Stove Plants, 1/., to Mr xiftn test group of 8 Greenhouse | the boty et aS 15, pale YOROW, he ag ac oe = the base of she m f this Wei mi Ser seen in atrikin t with 
Plants, 15s., Mr. Griffi » P.E. Lyne, Esq. Best col- | S8me colour, bordered ate Retes ro Rema gree and then with dusky | ee ran 
lection of Dahlias. class 1, 4 "hei dissimilar flowers, Gold red. an wings are s same colour at the sets wha t ‘may | be termed the spurious or . aoe - once dis- 
Medal, J Kingdon oar ere , Silver Medal, R Sleem oe Esq. ; otherwise they are pale yell ore and red bar ; by its suddenly 
Fee ires the sam 
as Platylobiains and td cent ith Ss 
of Crotalaria, An  iike- 
: T, 
2 13 Pablias, ee 2, Silver Medal, J. E. Kingdon, 2 3 2do., eae Ki ox genus, may be increased freely fro r cuttings. verging int cor sem a i bras ete Cs ed 
» T. Tripe, Esq. ; 3 do., 10s.; S --Bo ] , 
Dyer. betel, = tlh a as 4 do. Pau!; | , 2NARra venosa. Veined Toad-flax. (Hardy Perennial.)\— | bold and rigid figure of the Oak. e sal criterion, 
Meo. 5s, J. Burell, Esq. 6 best Cockscombs, 5s., Mr. Taylor, oer pereenia seem ie North pot matin apt tone by the East | however, by which we can j dge of those varieties, is the 
0., 38. 6d , Miss Rev > | India Company. as very ni w pal aucous leaves, and . 
Annuals, 10s., W Holes: eg Pec a ee ys 573 dull yellowish brown fiowers painted with dark lines. It is ne: heer ty which they bear. “By t their fruit ye shall known 
Griffin. best group of not less than 50sorts of Indigenous Plants -odora, and macrura, but seems differen! from both.—Bot R them. The PA ioe and length of the om leadi 
10s., Mr. Best t collection Ten Week Stocks Mr. H2MANTHUS MAGNI'FICUS. Magnificent Bloodfio { ti disti eittul and ought to be lovk 
& is + 2 do.. 38. 0d., Mr-J.Cook. Best collection of Marigolds, | use Seeluyiane rang wa ae eee ane i773 | upon with considerable caution. The orl "of the true 
ingdon. » bera! 
eoitection oF anna, s io ae - x ee oe a2 beens ‘ pest semSrth. where it ‘ered in the greenhouse. It ap- os nd Pine are much sualler and rounder the ogefecoed the 
henas, in pots, 75. 6d., WC. Hods e, Esq est specimen pecs very near t a — very in as 
Plant, nor ie g befure obtained a prize, 10s. (Cattleya, new | beauty, but it seems rather to form a link between that plant and Shiche ‘bore them had been in oe ar all a summer; 
jes not named), Mr. Griffin, Best design of Cut Flowers, | te ei pag igs flowers, viz. tenuifloras, multifiorus, and | in colour the seeds resemble of the Sprace Fir.— 
ver Medal, Mr Griffin, Best collection of Dried Specimens cy | abyssinicus. The chocolate-coloured marking of the bract-like ieeinow’s Re ‘dvivehiia 
Grasses indigeno Decd d Cornwall, with Apt pa envelopes, and the base of the stalk and petioles, is nearly obso- | Jf ere s Eastern Ar 
and localities, the collection obtaining the prize becoming the | Jetein this plant, and appears only in afew small 5 ss. In Niir ‘oda.—On the 6th of last May five alter- 
Property of the Society, Gold Medal, Ri ore. Exrra | Syssinicus the spots are abundant and. intense, in tenuiflorus | nate cd of wheat, a 1 acre, 2 _— and 4 
Prizes to Mr. J. Bate for 24 Dabhlias: to W the sheathing of the petioles forms a taller and slenderer spotted h w re sown with Sat SE witiite J ae 
Hodge, Esq., for 12 Dahlias "os 6d. to Mr. J. Cook, fi e Secdiing column with the lorus. The immense numb: aide ba he I = d 
Dahlia; 26.6d. to do. for Cockscombs ; Gold Medal to Mr Grif, and contiguity of the flowers e it possib _ this aunty. * a Vee ays 
for a group of Orchidaceous Plants. Silver Medal to do, for..a nt the aera pa of this beautiful plant correctly by a dr: | the difference betw the rid owed with = n — 
Sroup of Eri , 7 ‘ The t is easily cultivated, and fica a place in every cia of thi : 
J.Ellis. f cas; lis 6d. to do ied ses; 78. 6d. to Mr. hdne & though pee halie tt wilt sare be toaun uily in Mex and the intervening ridges of the same size could 
~ Ellis, for a i f > : : 
best 6 sorts Capsicnme in rae rk Bit ag Mais Fae) # he | Loddiges’ rich collection.”— W. H., in Bot. Reg. cerned at a considerable distance from the field, which 
Best dish of 12 Tomatos, 3s. 6d., Mr kes S aa precae ating corona’ria, Coroneted tove Epi- | continued ich jout the summer. The two sorts have 
» Gd., Mr. J. Cook vaste oF UGiare oe 62. W.CH * | phyte.\—A pretty species * this imteresting genus, from the | heen reaped, thrashed, measure: d weighed separately, 
Esq. ; 2:do., 9s. 6d... Mr R. Luk ee ea of Canlifi Chirra district of the Khosea hills of India, where it was found ana't Saiehe Ga correct account Pi: ‘ SSE aS: 
&,Mr.J.Paul 6 best gt 3 ree Te Bert by Mr. Gibson, when in that tt country on his botanical mission ie is € pr : : 
6 best heads of Endive, ss. 6d., Mr. J rag “a dguase zits from his Grace the pe pry Devonshire. It has firm bright-green, | Nitrate 48 bushels, ht ushel 56 lbs. ; straw x 
leaves attached, of Red Beet, 5s.,. Mr ph Roberts: 2 best do., | 20t Shining, leaves of a leathery texture, and very pale greenish- | tons, 4 ewt. 3 qrs. the ther 23 bushels, weight 
6d. Mr. J. Cook lish of Pe: Ww Baiokac, * | yellow flowers, whose iip hos yellow centre, and a border beau- | ner bushel 55 bs. : s Pick, 5 cat 21 
Weaton of Vegeta aca ee W.C. Hodge, Esq. Tears) ee ne ee ee qua sc both was inferior, but the nitrate wheat w 
> 28, Tr. et for Celery; 2s. 6d. to T. Ro- Terkel. ANPaTIC 
Bats, for Cucumbers; 25°64. to Mr. Dyeh gr. to. Hi. Willyame, MISCELLANEOUS. tisee bent a better crop if = lene quaduity et the mitsetp 
berts, for Caull ‘ “ai agg Eee ee 30 ee BO of the ‘* Nova Acta been sown.— 
Foreign B 
Academie Na 
taining an account of Kam 
fo nded on the Trista ‘ania arborescens of our gardens, | the 
otan: 
ras Cijeoren™ reid just appeared, con- 
tzia, 
, 
Rebiew. 
The Mineralogy and Botany of the Bible. By E. F. C. 
Pines, of, Dalia, a me Ge rp fw ids gh act bed om a == 
Pince, as, t essrs : 
Mant ‘and Co ner nig ty nae Medes Eo Mtscaen, — arpia of Tenore; 2,a m upon minute Lichens 3, by G. Rep, andthe Pg tye sm m the ae y 
Dahin 2? GARDENERS’ Paizes - The best colléction of 36 Aa eerosy M. Bees 3,2 i Oabocaie vecmeret on the genus whens hd | R PP, and the By Edin- 
2d0,, the sent, flow See ae er ee BOneES | by Miquel, en , enumerating twenty-#even certain ka es,and| burgh: T. Clark, 1840. 
Flowers, the Silver an Me cau: inn bee ie collection of Cut figuring eight ; 4, a ee upon the Balanophoreos | Txoves a portion of the ers treated of i in the above 
pretfat Cottegers’ Prizes were awarded, for rpuribas ‘articles of ay Jun eho > ; eae a 90g or by Gip- volume, may not appear 
1 Prodace, and for personal merit.—Plymouth Herald. b ject 5 
of ot the Date 
St. Andrew's Horticultural and 
wad it products & ‘the Botany of the Bible, cannot fail to 
o 
ming in a 
aad vA 
twenty. nin Carl abi ak pay, rn i | Palm. wy "Fa r; as usual these are all illustrated b e patrons and lovers of gardeni 
Sept., and, a ptgasmorge tag net eee of cellent ph i wJigers M. Achille Richard b s described in the Christian country. _The su subjec eet is interesting to all who 
forw. jie ae ¥ was rather stormy and Eom ras Sciences many new species of Orchidacee | tal cultivated plants, and of 
the herries and from re yssini The De Can- commercial — of vegetable origin—and still more 
doles have ah Himes an accoun rgetable tant it » study the s abject, with refe erence to its 
¢ - a5 ad 
which 
tending t y 
erasities, 
pete ts, 
ous he has red niet the pen of the qtitn’ 
Nees 5 Aiea omy Professor Parlatore, be = lermo, 
ssess, of ae countries where the different events i in 
to have occurred. 
pagoealeatns attention has been ~~ to the manners, 
and customs of Eastern countries a the present day, im 
order ¢ which are indicated 
both the Old and New Testamen 
ie 
has poblishom critical remarks upon Italian Grasses, 
of the genera Chaiurus and Vulpia, and ro species | 
of Filagineous Composite; the former ix e — 
des Sciences for May, the latter in the second n ; 
pond Dr. Von’ ‘Martin has & a i 
tail of Erythroxylon, in the 2nd p 
meee ice psactions CaP tbe Royal B Bavarian 
Acad: iridion Botanicum has ap- 
rom the pea “of Dr. Endlicher, of ie we shall 
' Effet of Winds upon the Atmosphere.—The following‘ 
made of ma aterial substances or Pa the, 
ed in the 
ough the arguments whieh they 
forckle = aig se affo — by: 
verbi —4 bt Some sui 
| lat = O pro’ Hg 
the 
Pp. 
1 ees modern in 
