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=s of the petals being a deep crimson purple Appie ; it is on 
je poms of te p —— u. Tue troe 18 vigorous | suffered sev verely from the ravages committed by the 
centre of the same surroun by a 1 and a ol —— ph ‘fruit — v oundish 8 ar y the 
2 2 white. The absence of the yellow pollen not and dark red. 1 » | two first species noticed, during the greater portion of 
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i 2 — N an — ef ge a Des Végétaux git croissent ‘ab * Homme et sur les Almorah, that the branches of shrubs and trees on 
— — FFC Animaux Viva Par M. C. Robin. Paris, 1847. which they settled were completely hidden by them, and 
from which also came cut ae of shy: ar- This > pp. 120 Tab, III. Williams and Norgate. | $¥188 a finger thick broken down by their weight alone. 
: ‘ his useful little work does not make any pretensions The ground one brickdust red. I observed these 
much originality. Its object is to collect together | “*etehes in flights extending for miles, so thick as 
st all the pcre Ramm po that 1 eee up and down on the | absolutely to obscure the sun, and cause some difficulty 
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dhat time, a temperature "ot — ae — © act a part scarcely less extensive in animal tissues | esh or lately matured insects the underwings area 
rienced x oh L than the uredos and moulds do in vegetable 
: pla ward in re „ Wi ah thei In ‘ee 
4 ork,” and, on wing flower, w out going the length of authors who would attribute px nr on every 
e peo tt 1 to 8 i origin of influenza and cholera to extrinsic fungi, 3 crawling all over the ground for miles among the 
place treatm ent. It need hardly be remarked which latter point a Pick © i (which we have heard a po near the pr le cantonment (these hills are 
lour of the flowers was much fainter than Hg of, and who know g 8 N 
— produced ont of doors; but the flowers Person of ability) has just appeared, there is “good ell boys d bia k j the handsomely marked with ,orange- 
were equally numerous an large.—Of miscellaneous reason for believing that 1 actA very „ nig E 
i Messrs. Warner and Sons, of e Kere. in many diseases, and it is highly desirable TA those 42 en, the portion behind and bel w the eyes a 
© sent a garden engine, whose novelty consisted in who wish for ee h should be at onee able to lay 
having attached to the top of the tube a flat shov ihr ge e ‘heir hand upon the most important facts which have wit 
, moving on a spring, for spreading the water, at present been ascertained, and the treatise under 1 eee A 
tavention Was 80 contrived that tubes and plates of notice is exactly what is wanted. 3 j E4 — g but a correct 
er put on or taken offa ure. Some of the more obseure v vegetable Riese are prett a delineation, or the insect itself, can give a just idea of 
—Specimens of fabrics, made in Ma ee. yo the | Constant attendants on certain diseases. In cancerous The P ae 
Raphia Palm tree, were exhibited by Admiral Sir W. diseases of the intestines, for instance, sarcina — 
. One was a mat of some beauty; the other will ae jayra y be 1 eee in the matter — 10 
was a striped cloth, which it was mentioned was UP fr st e elves had an op. certain constituti thei 
repared from the fi the leaf, — aot of oe this curious 5 production, without, | speet to wes atone, anthol 
e and lington and myself, 
other plants. Among the former was the pretty little rtunately in the greater number of instances, | smaties ious i ; whi 
| 1 and a good specimen of Epidendrum the —— vations have been made by mere anatomists, | the — —— ara n * i 1 
i among the latter were Mr. For- Without any knowledge of the structure of the parasites, . to gather a leaf, ae vane clay t0 a pou vie 
tune’s Forsythia 9 ich has been found to wih consequently the figures are too often imperfect, the tree without experiencin ia 
force well, the golden-yellow flowers prodneing s k ufine | or evidently ine correct, from the acknowledged difficulty, | en : 
effect though m v see osèibili : 
smelling Trasie (T. ee Azalea obtusa 10 which the general structure is not understood ; and two scarcely less virulent shru 
t ; 
Robin 
the true — eek Cyclamen 8 re vin whose t their proper genera or species, an attempt which in i en 
sweet-smelling purple k Gyan Pree one of the best many instances would be hopeless in the absence of sa Re eat ol Aa ado branches, I 
3 plants we possess.—Seeds of Berberis | SPecimens. He has wisely judged it hettar to repro- | rubbed the bruised leaves over my face and hands, the 
a half evergreen shrub, which has been found | duce the deseription or figures, and to leave to future po i i ‘nent 
r suitable for cottage. garden fences, and of the Observers the task of correcting previous erro OR of the weather. I believe the majority of persons are 
i Asparagus, of wh its : 
are aware, were furnished by Sir 3 A Ser re reat of Hardy Trees ‘apr 5 è lik 
Acland, Bart., M.P., and distributed among the Fellows. its; and Supp ement to the same. those of my own acquaintance ~~ have ex 0 
In reference to the Asparagus it is but right to mention, | „ Thomas Rivers, Nurseryman, Sawbridgeworth.’ 8vo. me their dread of pier, ct or proximity to te kai al of 
however, that probably more importance is to be These very useful pamphlets, being usually given to his these shrubs, clearly show that chats power of inflicti 
attached to good cultivation than to the sort of Aspa- customers by Mr. Rivers, are hardly open to criticism ; | injury extends to a rer rge ah rs n of agg om per- 
Tagus cultivated ; for e nee only serves to confirm aud if we had a word to say in their dispraise we haps as much as one in three, or even n five. M 
opinion that there is but one sort of Asparagus, the | Should not feel justified in drawing public attention to friend the Rev. Dr. Daakia of S S.C, re- 
s in ——— — 9 which it some- them. But in truth they are 1 Works al | lated to me that being once ona botanical excursion 
fines exhibits being due to 3 of skill and care | Freat utility, and such as would save planters much with some friends in the neighbourhood of that city, 
stowed on its cultivation, and to other local circum- | disappointment and unnecessary trouble if they were to they came upon a specimen ot the Poison Ash (a rare 
tances belonging to the place fag which it is grown.— | Consult them frequently. som e ve cer tres in th hich 
'uttings of the following Pears and Apples were also | Mr. Rivers is not system ee pi cultural, in | those present had never seen growing), and felt na- 
ribut mte dish | Which he has shown his a good fos per the ee ‘i 
dear, whose flesh is melting, and tastes like sugar ren. | ma arks on joss routine of man m E scattered among This i s 
ered delicious by the addition of the Pear flavour ; it | the lists, a welcome Ease o the information | sequence likely to acerue from handling it by the doctor, 
Wer Oetober; the tree bears well as a standard. otherwise given. Those who possess Mr. Rivers’s Rose | who stood aloof from a danger which he knew to be in- 
e, an excellent standard Pear, raised lists w ill be able. to form an idea of the way in which | evi ba bed 
h d up. 
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Variety hag since fully maintained all the good qualities Miscellaneous trunk in one, in another only as high as the elbows; 
the ipens in ovember;| Locusts.— Of locusts there are are undoubtedly two son whilst in a third, the sina were confined to the — 
5 ly and a good er. ee, Russet, one | cies, exceedingly distinct, and which migrate in swarm , | which, as is usual in these came sadly s wollen, 
for w Ameri ier en which prove to be adapted doing intense damage :—one, a pink underwinged kind inflamed, and finally tence The rest mostly 
town P climate, Attempts to grow i 5 brated New- with fuscous patches on the upper wings; the other | escaped the poison, On his return home, Dr. B. found 
Pippin have 8 resulted in the production | with yellow underwings, and in other respects nearly a branch of the shrub in his vasculum, which had been 
origi scarcely | simi cept that ins 0 ing ta ical joker amongst certain 
r inal as 
renee, but the Boston Russet is a valuable bright yellow, and which is far more common than the the party, who affected disbelief in the poisonous pro- 
ee a dessert Apple from 1 till April; former. Again, there are three other species which | perties of the plant. This he requested his daughter, 
a middle sized fe fruit, whose flesh is rich and sugary, | are not so abundant, but still do much damage. These who was not 1 of the poison, to take out of 
\ Somewhat of the Ribston Pippin flavour ; and, | I have only observed in loose flocks, and have never | the box and destroy, but at her suggestion permitted i 
faal, Mere de Ména age, a good late-keeping kitchen taken them in the larva state. The men country has | to be dried for his herbarium. The next day symptoms 
NEW a pg seth ty 5 IN BOOKS. 
rd rate 
N. B. = Very han . T= Usimportant. ; 
eee ame Where Published. ye Quality, | Natural Order. of Plone, of Hamet | selina ag Where, 
- — x i H. Fi Purple Sept., Oct. 1847 Ghent. 
* Lence-leaved seo ea Ann. Gand., t. 173 Mexico * igworts rpl pt., 
meal ee Ann. Gand., t. 175 Brazil . ae Orchids Buff and Summer 1847 Ghent. 
g Late lipped Cattleya, (epiphyte) purple. 
to, lap. Leda alba. . . . . Ann. Gand. t. 177 Gardens G. R Theads White and Spring 1847 Ghent. 
Camellia Leda. ; ro 
A an o NAOI . .] Anp Ganda . 179 Guatemala S8. % Orchids Yellow it 1847 Ghent. 
Came lie Geert’s Oncid, (epiphyte) 
0 ee Ann. Gand., t. 182 | Gardens G. R Theads Crimson and Spring 1847 Ghent. 
sem Borgia, : white, 
. — Ann. Gand., t. 183 Teneriffe G. % Leadworts | Blue Pae 1847 Paris. 
