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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[N° 50. 
nod at al 
sion sf air oe the surrow ceding atmosphere. 
the 
n the ‘top, or F somewhere in hes side, but 
ice in the — Now 
pears to m 
aced either i 
* the pre: 
st 
uses: when 
é ice, the proba kx that it is never so sec 
tly ai 
ts unless it is so, a 
through the door, ani 
ving of the ice. 
to prevent this taking hong I recommend sqgme 
such plan as the following, which will, in my humb} 
judgment, go far to effect | the object in view ; ; and as you 
If I am 
nce to most icehouses is 
~~ 
the Gann is caee 
ured 
penne nge 
ioe’ wt mstantly going on—the 
dense air in the house gevitatng Yi gp ards the outside 
d ‘the 
In order 
1 times, the admis- | be sans — asp saa in the top, which would render 
— house 
up and 
hey earth when 
have to be fi 
y to remove 
| it un 
as fil ied 3 oe cone only 
was 
covered ov 
ae ynoglossum glochidiatee —A correspondent & 
n th 
’j pon cymes as quoted at p. 198 of th 
sth tte 
only be nthe borders of a 
not offend the eye.’ 
anges.—In your Chronicle of Saturday Mr. 
| aoa your readers of the ee quality of the ii 
ine Orange. I recently returned from I 
the 21 varieties of em aig? teen wh 
e 
eal in th 
rhaps as high a degree as can he expected. 
‘ore to an 
as to 
influence, by means 
top of the cask ther rei 
eir construction, that object sod will be attained 
igh a The 
suythiog I or 
ie 
s of pend ith turf over it, or by at 
_In the 
at Paris, five years ago 5 a with cultiva’ 
eh size of ae Krigh 
Pea, it shrivels 3 yet meantime the s lar; 
and igorou, and ought ‘to have, cn Mr. Tillery" i its s 
— n fru . u nn it. His 
th 
gets t 
mpro upon 
should feel obliged t tea a notice 
e foll om are some of _ the sorts of the ne ong th 
ben 
ask 
e “ Botanical 
e Chr sealeli, it is said 
nial, ‘ar a he the flowers are very pretty, 
tii amg ed 
wn 
shrubbery, or in some situation nee the herbage may 
ery 
e 
ght 
are 
coarse kind of Cedar common ob at Denial a, that is indie 
e of your 
0 y 
racer in the tac are his 
may give it an interest which it hardly deserves. for its 
own ov —D.P. 
Potatoes.—Is there no mistake in a paragr: i 
last & hones e, signed ‘* A 2 mere pt _ or pl 
Lor gy! —— g the size oes called Kemp's, 4 
e been shown a = ri which 
ue sort I have = now 
riety. 
sidering this to be consti out of the éominan a 
took the plant, with th 1 attached to it, to Mr. 
— Taylor, a highly respectable nurseryman at hatin, 
r. Taylor a preserve ed the em, and ae them i 
aowing spri 
ot only 
rs 
andn J 
€ pro ibe uctiv °, and, 
ifa myn, eae in eps 
they spor 
| 
For fold 
toe is See analogous ‘to | a 
ios 
t aioe se we need not be on te at Potatoe: 
I sent toE 
th glan 
their an 
1 
of ice which will go in at one aperture will come ont | at the 
cultivators of this Bim oO 
the f 
the ‘Hesperides : —l. “Chivas em noe best for pre 
d 2.D rtifol 
,is 
| sporti ng occasionally also. —Tohn T Townley. [The following 
th sp “eon near P; 
Agricultural and Horticultural Association, of Oct. 26th, 
er; g, wet or dry. 0., 1 Agrees = sort of | 1841, is our authority for the statement we made. 
at a time), standing half or three quarters of an inch from | all, and bears exposure on err “ge. 3. pin sw articles of garden produce were e cai ne. Besides 
it 5 this space should be filled up with Roman cement; | commune; sale 2 A. ‘eae 4, Do., these were Cabbages, Savoy, Broccoli, Potatoes, Turnips, 
the ion of this covering is to prevent the oxidation (not blood) fine ere of fruil Mangel Wurzel, Cele nions, and other vegetables, 
th leaves. Otaeite es ed eauti iful, tens, mich it is no hyperbole to describe as truly magnificent. 
in ore with ‘them. The cover over * the - opening i in the | looking em i A Ae di 8, Domingo ; ce for The. isit ors were numerous and highly respectable, and 
preservir . Po marosa ; high-fiavoured, make li- | the 
Se bonweas and Se head, and secured by a couple of | queurs.— We ‘s of Mr. Sapeer pend of One basket ba aap J pounds of Potatoes from only 
staples and wedges; the whole em then be covered | “ supplying f dergigsd oe making the fruit de- | three ro Pre — ‘or Potatoes—the ——- to 
a paged 2 wy ang inch xo ert over this a | licious and vinous; surely he not make use of the mp’s seedling. 1, t 
coating of 8 Aes and sods, in suf- | columns oe you Bonar Paper fee tantalise the public jun. for satading 67 abe of Posstoon, scopper tenkettle | 
ficient sum to pr the Witte the appearance of a | with letti the m know what he can do, without telling | 2, to Loaf “4 Lov ett, jun., Leyland, for producing 664bs 
Co e iceho ‘ouses, and small ones too, this them I z 3 -8,-t r. J. Asheroft, Leyland, for pro- 
be y I perhaps this notice of | du ucing *éttbs, do., staspee i 4, to Mr. T. Rose, sen, Ley- 
mound might be entrance of thet h hi 40th Oct. last, may produce the | land, for producin Olbs, do., a garden-spade; 5, to Mr. 
the icehouse would ‘tra ts ornamental object, d nm Hall. ‘ol. Mason’s | H. Eastham, of Leyland, for producing 58ibs. do., a 
bed within a convenient distance of ‘any toes, = | note sac “ig sent “ “atahe to Lyon sid not reach | potato-fork. ed Cabbage: To n, 34 flbs. ; to 
will be seen by retrdhes vs oe Tf Col. | Mr- Potash, 273lbs.; to Thos. Rose, 233Ibs. Scotch 
"any house $0 constructed, “except by passing upwar Mason will perforate the soil of his | Cabbages: H. Barlow, 353Ibs. . Tomlinson, 333 ibs. ; 
8 tig ice; f by principle in the Pease are imbedded with a Potatoefork, eg it a | E. Barton, 333lbs ~ ys: Mr. Farington, 18$lbs. ; T. 
t o be c rrect, then the equili- | gentle heaving, at distances of about 18 s, all over elson, 18lbs. ; oardman, 1dlbs. urled 
bria apa air a penton ob | ice will not "be bs sgn and | the surface under which the roots pind videos to | Broecoli: Mr. Fa Litapect: 14816 S. 5 ti Baron, oe 3 J. 
to ehisnee of temperature can take pla The form fora spread—and this be as wide as t ranches extend | Duckworth, 12lbs. Mangel Wurzel: T. Rose, 1 Ibs. j 
large ice house, as describ bed by yo our patarer N., on the wall—and pour into the yan oh re of two | M . Boardman, 14lbs.; J. pees 13lbs. Swedish 
id be devised; th rts of cider to three gallons of w E s no ips: Mr. Livesey, 1941bs.; H. Baker, 19Ibs.; Mr. 
admission of the ice should be placed on the top, | doubt but the desired effect will be produced.—Dec. 2. Snell, 17{lbs. Yellow Turnips : Mr. Farington, 24$ Ibs. 5 
jeoty a oe eng at the bottom fo: or Aw ice to fall into; Cucumbers and Melons.—1 beg to call aehiition to an | H. Baker, 21lbs.; Mr. Livesey, 18lbs. White Turnips : 
eee to be go mt hy rao, if out of the reach of the | article in a late Number by few Whit iting, containing a . Farington, 293ibs.; R. Banister, 22dlbs.; Mr. W. 
caution to gardeners, how they purchase the seeds of Boardman, 17}\bs. were Mr. W. Boardman, 9Hbs. ; 
ale Cucumbers and Melons. If the writer re ig os dupe Mr. Farington, 63lbs.; H. Baker, 54lbs. The above is 
Pek ay os of senieg representations, it is unfair tttus all | the weight of one each.] 
om ~. the respectable ried oe ake a RENAE a 
#4 4 e im no: cent suffer with | and for the guilty, I am an ad- PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
if HORTICULT TEAL. SOCIETY. 
Pas % pide en R, W. Barchard, Esq. in the Chair. Earl Fortesens 
if Ny M: Mr. Gre Sir E. Antrobus, , exhibited 
bee oa tee . not = et saben Fig f Mr. Snow’s Cucumber or my 3 jmndkomne dpetimen: “ae Luctlia gratissima, every branch of 
! a own Black Spine eran ak Early Melon, and other seeds, whieh wae terapated by a lerge Uead of lovely pore Raesona 
i at they ane | ates the test of many years, and obtained peeves nda at ve 22 ye bie ig so Sone two beautiful 
‘i ‘ ‘ the jud nai bose _ t scientifi Chiswick pie gantry iene Ai aad specimen of the 
ra , 5 . j i men at Chiswick and | grafted pe of Epiphyllum Seeeuees a specim 
’ / \ a elsewhere. ore t Mr. Whiting will see that his | pretty, b ang ~ much ag ier dag Plum DEED FOOeR plants eye 
/ t - observations as ae beat are arg d to do an injury | SS ¥ariabilis, ; a three first- 
F } flowers of th tis Leonuras. For the 
/ ¢€ \ to many persons, and that in . jus ce he will name satione <P mens @ Banksian medal was ware. #0 
j te : tay purvenge or cos vate Somer Com ill, L , | bers s emooth variety, grown in pote as ese bed in p. 95 of the 
1 € patronage of the public.—James Cuthill, Love-wal slab ie ean its igh 9 nat 
iP _ | Camberwell. Pano = ag et re OE nga es fr magi “former bein 
ee Cedar of Le —If R. W. will take the trouble Sd usually large and having many fine spikes of flowers in hig her 
ei referring again to the article of D1 P. of the 6th Nov., — a pas aelooke unicolor, a pretty pew 
e wile that i ie not pretended Sova over a artmnrome eng of Serbia 
+4 of Cedar of Lebano new ii n, but n ig hy Zygopétalum intermédium. Messrs. Lu- 
ee ter of the article : » still abd chat Me Willcox Of ‘War. mbe and Pince exhibited a handsome specimen of bn de- 
Li wick pretends to be the first who ever applied that wood | longiflora, for which a certifica’ s Se ee as hav- 
ee the pu ; though a great enthusiast in his line, Pe panpeacn tr a Pioseom for a greater length 
j ie seems too modest to make unfounded preten- oft time than the e other riybrids; she pas exhibited was ee 
sions. It was by mere accident ie Ppenessed of | Mrey aad vovered woe dan os sate ithe Pe. 
the wood, in consequence of one of the many fine Ceda reskin. ener gr. t i com, erat cut flowers of 
growing in the ground Wa: le having been Ore among which was a new species of 
“A. A stratum of chalk or other ston: blown down ; when being always anxious to extend his Barker named Lindleyana ; the flowers are of a beaatiful par. 
‘B.A cask, Such asa porter. butt, wi arta sibac th knowledge in t ti t ple colour, and borne near the top of an elegant ee 
o aa sear the he opebing in the head of his hand on t d i Cay present specimen there were not above 6 or 7 HOWerS, amber are 
& & wees es cask. is awe < ‘al ad f = tive specimens from Guatemala a much greater for this- 
E hiereegeten decibedy as ‘well as iat inno ns ied ome ne pete Wese ppienaram Sunn 
> into representations irds. emarkable specimen r 4 
= ito a water —s Bosent the aimission of ain, a8 pane ‘ is Br gps i sakes gel. snd ation eae “Mr B eee 
“ Bans. your correspondent id with “the Bait, ye the Cris interesti ieee ee, exhibited cut specimens of S' ea - _ 
;} room rwell, des one? by r Wa is probably | and Plagianthus Lampenii. Mr. C. Judd, gr. to G F oO which & 
not A aria of = certainly no of native | Senta box of cut flowers of E) yom “were ow or ame 
- growth. Cedar pesien ae not comme in former a vd in the species- 
variety, the petals narrower than a 
days. The te f Ric tatty ust feel quite at From J. sina tt, Esq. paiale neh Sere e basket C igenge 
ew the C eink oielaise in poe Seliy’s house One | including several excellent varieties. Mr. J- ga oe Cattlei- 
+) ap on’ yaa is known e ea - in an old h hae in phot Lord Sondes, exhibited a dish of purple Guavas, Psidtt a 
i. The snes mpc that wood is certainly no Gelert Fates 3 soa from a bie bl aye ge IE pere is. @ 
; covering or wi snes ited ‘| colour smell mare a Wi were some Orange> 
Th large icchouses an inverted cone of ss enor Bed Coat o “There co pe do age om i. Kenuey, gr. to Viscount MT- 
