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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
ire 51, 
Professor Dunbar occupied the chair, an aJ. Kenne 
as croupier. rien aaah Spits Sess removed, bes 
that thede ent 
.edy, Es Esq., acted 
Chairman "stated 
's had 
be pated a ae Society from the 
extensio: : when the Senabtess or coe America had 
ceased— rea India had been open ‘esearch— whe: 
itish ikely to anew and hitherto unknown 
region also— from these sources valuable accessions to the s | 
of plants might expected. The Society possessed peculiar 
ool of practical gardeners; and 
© was sure that every goged acre = cabo bed cngees persons 
belor to that class e for botany, to pursue 
the stndy by a Ladaack ¢ pins ." prob the x In coneJusion, 
he learr ofessor begged to propose ‘“* Success to the Royal 
Caledonian Horti Society.” After ‘‘The Memory of Dr. 
Duncan,” ‘ ake of Buccleuch, the President cf the 
Society,” “The Lord Provost and Magistrates,” “The Highland 
ig 
and Agricultural Society,” ‘‘ The Church of Scotland,” *‘ Professor 
bar,” d the Practical Gardeners of Scotland,” 
London Horticultural Society” and others, 
be The University” and ‘* The Botanical Society,” ‘‘ The Competi- 
tors and seas pe and Mr. J. M‘Nab,” ha d been given, the 
meeting separated after spending a happy evening. 
NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS hed td ae 
i : has long been com- 
At alater Pen TeHeritier ‘called the latter 
lc! 
C) 
it was that Willdenow p ed the nai f v a, hi 
e been followed by others ; and we think it would have 
if that name had been retained. Now however M. 
pee following Persoon and Nees v. Esenbeck, has restore 
the n: of Achimenes, and it would fsck my 5 e inconvenient to 
resist the innovation rod to adopt ii it has taken p' 
a work so universally employed By, syatematintsas the Prod: 
of M. De Candolle. Therefore is that 
pale’ is 
too, 
rial leav: 
rities, on each of arg a ari 
it to the 
ranage accuracy from the periods of vegetation; for in look- 
ing over a long list of recorded experiments, he finds a 
great degree of uniformity in| the process of germination, 
eae ese 
expe’ riments teach the Horticulturist a useful 
It is well lea wn that the Lima Bean is one of the 
most uncertain varieties to vegeta te, when sown at the 
im d 
eather Should be secompanied with fans’ rain, pr seeds 
f, on the a? the Beans are 
not sown till | the latter r part of the _ when re eas 
will come up in 
the course of five or six days, a and erg 
8 Peas 
wombs. Nothi ing is gained by too early planting. 
ake a vigorous |- 
oe 2 a 1 L 4 
. obtain it 
and we strongly recommend it to universal patronage, : 
ae 7 it not, however, be snpposed. from | what we hay 
aa ve 
approach- 
ing sa he or = ean be referred to pa a standard 
of nomencla ature from whic me Portis is no_ appeal. 
pea ) 
ancy that th botany 4 
Loudon’s book will eeteet ear the test of critical exami- 
nation. On the contrary, it is he production of qa 
professed botanist, and puts no pretensions t eing 
thing more than a popular illustration of t species 
and varieties of hardy trees and s nD som onal 
indeed, its faultiness is remarkable ; as in the instance of 
separat in 1g the gen us Mahénia from ‘Bérberis, whieh { is like 
Ash from the pinnated species, 
h the be; 
eal merits of ek 
c it is impos. 
sible for such persons to lay out their nee better tha 
7 th 
ticulture. 
Rist f 
haus the first of the month.— Hor ey’s Mayazine of Hor- 
ole on Preserving Valisneria.—It is very generally 
p Valisneria se micro- 
scopic purposes, that in the course of a short me the 
Corf, 
Fr 
or some nearly allied genus ; to Temove whic’, it has been 
The sa aed Journal continues _to appear, and 
we are hap 
portance 
Weoh NY 
esting memoir 
species of Limneus » Planorbis, Physa, 
in plenty in —s every sta; ae pool - “er We are 
informed by 
placed in the wale with the 
means of keeping under the growth o of the Conferva, 
—Editor of thine ical Journal. 
the Mad 
1 3) 
of the lar yr Anthomyia amie by i rthur 
Farre; a continuation of Mr. Bowerban rious re- 
searches into the pa re of the scious bots m the 
chalk, greensan od, oolitic rocks, everal othe: 
ell deserving ntion of the mi- 
croscopical observer. We only regret not to see more 
matter relating to vegetable anatomy. 
CALENDA F suing V 
Ca’TTLEYA ‘lias, and Schombirgias require little or no wa- 
ter whilst making new roots, which ge are about doing now 
G) best 
¢ planters to be most ex- 
rich Black See which the American 
> with great 
product, but the soil itself is stated mals to re 
og — a 
Se aes 
sane = the valley of the ete 
The ne ers to watch the agricultur; 
epeetens ‘sein (obey They ieee: ¢ the ci 
Moc niall now pursued ane to t own, consi 
howev r the atone of ii 
n, 
eyond their sere togetig 
asper 
Mr.. ates ou M Pa Guatemala, an ‘oots of i 
Horticultural f ural Societ: whose 
: 
a 
1 
: 
, ene lly when mana ed by the 
Governm 
ment ; and seconaly, that if “the ¢ produce is greater, the 
i gentle 
er trang, to enable 
“ee he brought 
t will grow 
ee » Or by 
h Saieanons 
ag ‘Cleome. (Hardy Annual.)—A rather 
+ On the North-west 
an 
pron a stron, i dry situ: The plants are subject 
dampi » and will not seed in fined atuation. It sed 
that Pp inhabits the North-west Coast of erica, 
plains latte to Lewis T, in ing on 
the Rock id Oregon Moun Bot. Reg. 
STYLIpiuM REctRVtM. Recurved Stylidium. — ( wuse 
Suffrutescent Plant.) —Thi species first flowered ina e at the 
nursery of Mr. Cunningham, ely Bank, Edinburgh, in ay 
Fe “Ph 6 
U'CHSIA coRDIFO: Heart-leaved Fuchsia. ; 
have sil to be ie rtd beericeed Fach is 
increased by some most 
Bu bse woods of 
ielded us the s 
ae oy linda, lycioides, ful 
all their in of beautifu! 
of the Cordilie rasof J 
tains o an, and along all that richly. woode district 
jias m Pog abound. P. if61 <s was found by 
Mr. Hartweg on Xetuch, a volcano in Guatemala, at = a 
of 10,000 feet atoue thesea. The berry in the ar 
one to on a and a half lon; ng, wud p pleasant to tothe ta taste ‘The 
2 b 
ox bate ween this and F. gracilis or globose; 
peach itr rites of colour, and many flowers, while it 
them a breadth of foliage they much want.— Bot. pt eit 
PEO 
pin Temper 
n’s “* Journal” mate commu- 
which he h the 
ality of ‘soil and caacis te the American staple, 
the yg Ban = 2 ~. ee 554 the experiment, and 
nor do they require much at 
ber rare shoo! ts are advancing; in re-pottin: tae any other 
pre Sees to have the young shoots proettoed near the 
of the pots, or in such situations where a mature shoot is 
I.—KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
Prvery.—The linings to dung pits wi Tequire particular 
attention. in order that they may not become suddenly cold. It 
is better to make frequent slight additions to them, than to defer 
i until th quire wh the back and front 
linings are renewed alternately, o1 
eg ng 
nd ate once, there is danger of t 
ot, and at another the reverse ; avoid, if 
— 
which has 
nglis 
rr 4 per nt of land. 18 tons 15 cw 
of white Carrots wi n by Major Willard, of E: 
bourne, which is bs pty rate of about 72 tons per acre. 
The land was dug two spit te t the sam e time 
3 from 
some f fi 4, 
db: 
the Brighten Gazette. ereany: 
7. C. Loud 
ced 0} r pipes, giving ab . 
ice of air leant in a thet ne ; the pet wed may range from 55 
an 
to 60° until the buds burst ; any long rods should be curv rved, to 
check the sap from flowing too rapidly to the points. _ Pay strict 
a ittention to late G: oth ise they will decay rapidly now. 
EACH-HOUS serve a moist atmosphere in this os 
house also, by the same means recommended for Vinery, until 
the buds begin t ; e trees in the late houses from 
frost ; when tying in the trees to the trellis, aim more at a regular 
distribution of the branches than symmetry. 
CuERRY-HOUSE. — The trees intended to be forced may be 
ced in the house for protection, but must receive no excite: 
ent at prese - ig 
Cucumpers in pi ald be syringed on fine mornings, using 
te) 
ringe; water, Ac. as before. 
Attend to successions of ibaa rf , Sea-kale, and Rhubarb, 
lining the frames when nm ary ; and when the b kya of Aspa- 
ragus appear above the Prise sieny be hg ot haveall exposure 
US. 
—" — the Vegetation of Seeds. | 
en: Lat an sce Part I. possible to acquire colour and fiav 
To be aca ed in Ten onthly Parts. Cauliflower, Lettuce, and Radishes mist have free 
-_ = original of this work, in eight 8v0 prices emma = weather wil permit, a sheeted 
, ¥ sate: or Di 
me of the mera naga nary instances of indu which | Any Beans or Péas aiowhng ie the ground had better 
Me, — eer as an author has produced, and | have the soil loosened and drawn over them hare aieagiaed ae 
i ve fein him great claims to the gratitude of | @covering of d ; aad ary 
rdeners. The mass of pps paren. _gathered as pen Sercsine theese “gino we if with. dy. hay net 
bss ot places, original d led, domestic ced with mandarin, ching, ing, &c., as before, hom 
parallel Coll e es; turn and prep Sere 
among the “ponderous tomes of ancient com 5 noe Genes Ra i pashli 
: ean 
ps aa teeeiats,. "poets a foresters, |“ Orchard.—Continue to forward the nailing of wall-tree — 
— ers, aly SD balists, antiquaries, utilitarians, | as they are _—— om up the border tot to the ral ae cree “3 
gar rmers. Nar ists ornithol t: taking care not to injure the roots, i © su 3 
¥ ca s, Liti jg eh Peaches and ‘Apricete tn in cold ogre rhea be tter be mulched; 
also any root- 
logists, “soserogt, Statistici 
chemists, n 
g liens 
nal, wit meri do 
acta libraries of the wealthy, in all which, 
[reel The mu oo - wood- 
as illust trated, Sheen uch t 
he aries of the and 
shrubs ais bui also a he the Stele of the dk to 
be e ng: ond what would have been 
pi Seta 
Sg 
ae therefore announce with satisfaction the porns 
this valuable work, not cos 
: nd 
ripe y mpage ‘sudehe ouacmunee 
tive letterpress. In its present form it is within the 
to 
runed Pears; heat cast-iron wall-nails red-hot, 
clean them; cut new shreds, me pick theold ones; 
of insec! 
boiling them for sacs 
can ties bate tof 
comngparncs AND SHRUBBERY. 
In-door Department. pqs 
ee Preserve a dry, cool atmosphere, giving air 
ne days _ If red spider is detected, the fel and walls neat be 
er with q hich has ee 
is app 
Gloxinias or Gesneras inning 
placed in the hottest part of the house; 
_ well drained; and an they have San 5 the 
m water very frequently. ; 
Guamnévse. pe not neglect giving air, particular! = 
frosty sieeeien the plants will soon commence growing, 
and paca ie of one et the severe weather yet ye 
perk plants which root from ed © agen 
require a considerable time to strike may be put in now. 2 
Préteas, Ti emoms, Banksias, &c. ; continu’ 
ingly, and k e plants free from dead leaves. to en- 
Prrs anp Faames.—Guard against ee. ker et co 
courage damp. Keep up a succession See can, will be 
early Peach-house or , where pong fo plants} 
found 8 yery suitable place for Roses ang other 
