70 i THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
tions of the soil lessened; and he, morever, preferred | and the whole ae by rockwork ; at the sides of a8 So iet ties. $ 
not Plunging” — pots after potting; he would only set the cross, on — rridor, are arranged noble Orange LINNEAN SOCIETY, 
them on urface of the ground until October. On trees, and bel w yot ou thou aahds of Camellias and other a. 18.— Dr. Wattick in the chats 
18. 
this — = ped that, as there was continually | plants; the corridor or lower gallery extends epe Bag J. W. Guich, Esq., R. Hudson Esq, 
going on a reciprocal action between the leaves and | the interior of the entire building, a and is about 15 or | me ey and J. 2 e Tegi MD n 
roots, and that, as in July and August, the action of the | 20 feet w e The roof, daten is N light 1 e eee paper ee 5 is, 
sun on the leaves was great—that, therefore, equal | elegant, is of iron, an nd su ted by more than 100 genus Atamisquen, Sd se aa pe famil a * 
root action should be excited; this he maintained was iron Plans in a double row, cents upon the corridor. | She only 2 0 aes genus is the A. em 
best secured 5 leaving the plant on the sana en of oat About 30 feet up the pillar is cg aan a smaller | mie gen erie name is derived from ithe n 
d with Mr. S h also 
M a these | g ab 6 feet wi e, whic i d | Atam isque. Thi DOi bin kaha tree 
points, pj Seo a dis mere eed er the practic eof not | the 8 in this ans bee large pot plants | g or 10 beet in height. It has 
a 
when Rhod Cae 3 xillary terminal fiowers, seat : 
were el ie a iene of the plants were kebi at a and palisading e r Ne elimbing or eet J 3 s We edunele 
more regular temperature than when fully exposed to pendant plants, which no one could ever suppose to be 
the burning rays of an August sun. He also disagreed | artificial, so dads ha graceful aot the appear; de- 
th r. S i with the ding the st t 
soil; rtai e 
essayist in preferring decomposed turf a twelvemonth | cross, to the right and left are erected stages for Camel- 
old, for, al oug ah it lost h = its vegetable crete in the | lias, Ericas, Azaleas, and near na em you find the noble 
process of decomposition, he cons dere the prin- collection of Cacti from Monville ; farther on you find 
ciple was ee in the heap and called int na mre tolls for the ai of ip a erke tables, &c. ; under |, 
heat and water. Mr. Daniels ae Mr. Mason agreed the corridor reading-rooms and other ö on 
with Mr. Scott. An animated 3 followed on the other side i is a went sën patissier; in the middle is 
these points.—J. Patterson, Secreta mple space for promen aders, besides being furnished 
Bees.—On examining a hive of eda (exposed toa with writing ae reading: tables, on which are place 
1 d i 
fruit is an acid berry. It — originally two 
ust: 
southern aspect) on the . of the 2d inst, a daily papers ne Jardin Anglais is 1. with all 
but one is abortive.— A collec 
. eta blooms made by Messrs. Da rumm 1 
; n Riv d King George's S presentei 
bottom. These were — a aud some beer} which I noticed some very fine ae, of Latania Aran W Wils we oa gle ound, bibs. 
. : y W. Wilson Saunders, 
and spear given to the bees, The day was very fine | borbonica, Chamædorea elegans, Ore regia, 
and warm, but during the cet an additional er of | Phoenix 1 eee circinalis and revoluta 
the on was observed dead. These were carried out Colocasia odor Agno: belmoschus Tams. 3 „ ae i 4 
of the hive by the survivors during the afternoon and 3 pee e Wallichii, Hibiscus sinensis, Ed- e den ave see of the —_ 
ughout the whole of the following day (the 3d), ward-ia grandiflora. Dombeya Amelize, Caryota urens, prep eine 1 prre "thet S l 
which was a'so very fine. “My object wet es A is 1 Strelitzia 2 ce eee australis, hes lauri- dat 1 y th ndd 4 
inquire whether the death of the bees is to folia, cena va la soma and Mr F. Bon ide inmate e * sake 41 i 
tributed to disease, or to their having Seni esa Ca . In the e you find her an 3 
fis 
re 
in ee A ee me She mildness of the season having a of gold and wee es, and aviaries of sip me E ee 3 a ‘A fr Paar th ee Š — i. 
preven becoming torpid? I am afraid | or irds ; the walls of the cross, wi wer : Se 4 “ay e e 
that 8 aller of f these eases have occ e to my ond Sather end of 1 the building, are chee savi 2 j pizi hi dc niet ee 
es, the circumstances are of so general an applica- with looking-glass in zig zag ornamental work ~ TEAR 2 S ag y 0 poet Pea ë 
tion, that we shall 5 50 5 a 7 — of hives a ee eee ur ge Calypnens. allie 
‘throughout the coun J. O. [Your colony is GROUND PLAN oF THE NEW JARDIN D'HIVER. de dee ere Fee. of 4k = 
weal 2 we ee aes vant en ea save it by ee beetle came cinnamomeus), and various 
ing. In general ‘the e id of food has been 3 1 through tn intervention c of P 
great, owing to ree mildness of the winter ‘ising pre- Tees a. * The a 3 struct f the. 
“vented the bees fro, becoming torpid, and if the sup- 
Matote and its uncertain position am wa the fa 
coleopterous insects rendered aber dicoret 
K arva very interesting. A magnified draw wing € 
insect and of its anatomical details. was 
Captain Parry exhibited some new and beau tifu 
of. viding inse a chiefly helene to the fi 
Cicindelidee, Buprestidae, and Cetoniide, of a 
Ply is pan replaced. till they can collect more, we think 
here will be “a os failure of hives 
. pre — — V.] 
Foreign Correspondence. 
Paris, Jan. 1848.—Jardin d Hiver.— 
ag 
u 
o 1 furnished an account of the Jardin d’Hive ir i 
which had just then been established in the Champs met 5 W 
1 more di would not last read the ae ee of a number of new exotic sp 
„being in every respect ep eae lon the aide of Acr “= curious "amiy of. dipterous 
80 it came to pass, for in less than s onths remarkable . eir bodies quite ves 
doomed to com eee, and N sis a 8 Although a ious aph of this family has pes 
— con ubigig v rious amusements, such as balls, pu lished Dr. Erichson, Mr. Westwood he 
concerts, swininiing baths, &c. &e., was to be erected dialed apie taste of he species. A letter wi 
in its place; for this purpose the directors decided upon rom Mr, Gray, of St. Petersburg returning thal 
x: 3 new ‘shares bes! toe amount of about two millions his election as a corresponding member of she 80 
songs es, thus in ing the capital to “ae ween three 
f f oe i 
ond mi hana: (4205 000“. Mert 3 such was NEW ZEALAND ‘HORTICULTURAL hes 
one of the gigan acer bene a 
l te 
e 
is 
on which dissin: rea grown are neces 
We to doubt that the Gong £ 
leg wk kig in * chin settlement. The Black of 
Paraon exbibited by Dr. Monro, were very fine 
ndeed. ck ter Grape, exhibited 
Dillon, was also a delicious fruit. ene 
as 9. Champs 
een the Roud Poin t and ths Etoile, dé- de- 
t in Paris. The e 
si 
a ea estibule (No. 1) opening into pia 
bout 30 feet wide ; immediately behind this 
ball or co conga room G) gp ae feet long by 
ted. by a double ro 
E (ist prize), Melons 
Dr. Monro; Peaches (let 9 Stephens 
(2d), Kitchen P Onions, Mr. Sweet 5 * 
| Mr. Martin; Water Melon, Mr.“ „Bachelor; Te 
be AVENUE*DES Cnaurs ELYSEES. Mr. S. on; Pumpkin, Mr., Tar ; Alen 
foun and frequented pro-  References.—1, Vestibule; 2, Entrance, ell, 30 feet by 20; b. lp; Me le: Marsa +E anen 55 pe 
l cannot fall ta prove attzective to the | 3; e 160 Kat by 60 4 Gardeners „ e baai OD a 
votaries of pleasure, of which the Parisians have ever — „ be Fee e ee e rk Sig ee al ; 
been the most devoted followers. Upon leaving this nade in cross; 10, Cats and Patissier; 11, „ ridge; Broad 1 Beans, M 95 rt; 2 
you at once enter the corridor, or lower gallery (5), of 5 Bc) apg pot 2 it, Rouquets ; 15, Large yag iai 16, ie whee piorar Ta i = 4 New 
. 4 + d : 3 amellias, 5 treme „ wf 
— foun . e FAY | 30. fects do. breadth, 180 do, height, 60. Chroniales ‘March 13, 1847. 
DETE : 7 — — —— 
the whole appear. From this corridor you look down This immense building is heated by a powerful steam 5 i 
upon the garden, which is in the form of a cross, | engine, and on the day I visited it, the thermometer | Rebiews. 
300 feet long and 180 wide. Toward the further | stood at 56° Fahr., but at what expense this was accom- | Lectures on the he fagrise ebay 2g A Living 
end you see the “Jardin Anglais” (6), about 150 — I leave others to judge. Such isa brief dee by C. Matteucci; translated b. e 
feet long, laid down in Grass, intersected with of the new Jardin d'Hiver, a 1 re ent of Longmans, 1847 hia g 8vo. 
containing large shrubs and trees, among which | Parisian enterprise; but, as a profitab le speculation, | The 3 before us were WO sed t 
at the UN 
rises a noble A:aucaria excelsa, from the Jardin des fit only to be e ‘with the Thames tunnel, from the | ot Pisa, by Prof. Matteucci, and though chiefly & 
- Plantes, about 50 feet high; beyond, you see a cascade | shares of either or both of which it is hardly ne pana to the examination of the phenomena of ani 
and fountain playing nearly to the top of ‘the building, | for me,to.eaution your ur readers, of their causes, are not d . e 
