1 844.] 



TrnT^here »■» not <** n 8 e fnou 8'' ° f te . m - 

 W Vu* to produce upon it any influence. The pnn- 

 f?", ,dL hitherto applied had been sulphur, 



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391 



bat in 



r^«tT"^a tobacco, but these had had little 

 iffect The insect was supposed to be the Coccus 

 . M-m These particulars were elicited through 



Wt^'by ^ Pr " ideDt and roeraberS Of . th o Ent °" 

 Mf ; V.1 Society, from Messrs. Vieira and Camara, 



iS'&rtuzuese gentlemen, who were present, and desirous 



T n 1/inWation on the subject f-om the members 



iK !TUw Mr. Snence stated that he had examined 



fftaSa- ■*«" the c °r\ h ;r r[dum ' 



L r fruits met resemblance to a muscle shell, a spec.es 

 iden t 2.1 -ith one he had a few years since observed at- 

 tack ng his Apple-trees in Yorkshire and which he then 

 .curtained to be the Coccus arborum linearis of Geoffrey. 

 \?hh regard to the mode of exterminating it, he feared that 

 the hardness of the scale of the insect would prevent any 

 effectual application of poisonous solutions without in- 

 iarinc the tree. He believed the most effectual way, pro- 

 vided labour was cheap, would be to clear off the insects 

 from the entire tree with the hand. If this could not be 

 done the trunks of the trees and principal branches might 

 be scrubbed with a brush, so as to remove or injure the 

 iniect The President said that Dr. Cowan had recom- 

 mended naphtha, but he feared this would injure the tree. 

 He had heard that an infusion of Chamomile flowers had 

 been used with success in killing the Coccus on plants in 

 the greenhouses of this country. This would be perhaps 

 expensive for Orange groves, but he would propose that 

 an infusion of Quassia should be used. This wood was 

 now to be had in almost any quantity, and an infusion of 

 it might be applied to the under surface of the leaves by 

 mean* of a small engine, in almost any quantity. Dr. 

 Lanketter snggested that the attack of the insect might 

 depend on the debilitated state of the trees from age, as 

 it appeared that no new p'ants had been recently raised 

 on the islands from seed, the trees from the layers being 

 only parts of the old trees; and if this was the case 

 little could be expected from remedies, but the best 

 means of getting rid of the pest would be to grow new 

 trees from seed. Mr. Wright thought the application of 

 manure might have some influence in restoring the trees 

 to a state of health in which they would no longer be 

 exposed to the attacks of the insect. Mr. Camara stated 

 that the Apple-trees and Pepper-plants on the islands 

 were also ittacked, but that the greatest destruction was 

 in the Orange-trees. Mr. Spence, in conclusion, pro- 

 posed that a committee of members of the Entomological 

 Society should be formed, for the purpose of making 

 further inquiries on the subject, through Messrs. Ivens, 

 Camara, and Vieire. — L. E. 



MICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 



May 15.— Thomas Bell, Esq., President, in the 

 Chair. — Mr. Bowerbank exhibited specimens of a Con- 

 ferva, growing between the lenses of an achromatic object- 

 glass. The plant appeared to be composed of tubes, in 

 which, at irregular intervals, were a number of sporulean 

 bodies. In some places the sporules touched each 

 other, exhibiting a moniliform appearance. Some object- 

 glasses, pasted over with paper, also exhibited the same 

 appearances. Mr. Bowerbank also exhibited specimens 

 of the larvse of an Ephemeris, in which the action of the 

 circulatory organs could be seen when placed under the 

 microscope — Mr. J. Quekett noticed the iridescent ap- 

 pearance which glass frequently exhibited after having 

 oeen buried (or sometime in the earth. This he as- 

 cribed to the decomposition of the surface of the glass, 

 and which by this means is split up into a number ot 

 fine lines, which gives rise to the reflection ot the various 

 coloured rays of the spectrum.— Mr. Edwin Quekett 

 njaue some observations on the raphides found in plants. 



ese bodies were sometimes constant, as in the te&ta 



was awarded to Mr. Wilson, among whose pi* was a- schi- » 

 nanthus ramosns growing on a block, and trained over a wire 



trellis; it wasingoodhealth.andbythismodeoltrainingnnclydis- 

 pl«) ed its deep orange blossoms. Seme Orchidacee were present, 

 but among them there was nothing novel. Messrs. Henderson, of 

 Pine apple-place, sent a good Epidendrum Stamfordianum, and 

 a pretty Broughtoma sanguinea. Others were from Mr. Barnes 

 and G. F Cox, Esq., of St- ckwell; the later contributed the 

 beautiful Cattleya intermedia, Oncidium Wentworthiannm, in 

 good condition, and Aerides affine, producing a prettv raceme 

 of purple bl ssoms. Among these was also a good ttanhopea 

 tigrina. Pelargoniums, in collections of 12, were shown by M 

 Gaines, of B *ttersea, Messrs. Hendersons, and by other growers. 

 Mr. Gaines got the 1st prize, for R sing Sun, Caroline, Grand 

 Duke, Coronation, Lady Isabella Douglas, Emperor, Comte de 

 Paris, Una, Kinghomii, Erectum, Juba, and Albina, the latter 

 a most beautiful large specin en. Messrs. Henderson were 2d ; 

 other groups were very much inferior to these. The 

 1st prize for 12 Calceolarias was awarded to Mr. Barnes, 

 for Sovereign, Priory Queen, Standishii, Lady of the Lake, 

 Zenobia, Master Walter, Pride of Keut, Prince, Delicata, Mabel, 

 and Emily; 2, Messrs. Henderson, of Pine- apple place. Of 

 Heaths the best group was sent by E. Goodheart, Esq. ; in this, 

 as well as in collections from other growers, were some large 

 well-cultivated specimens, but as they were nearly all shown 

 at Regent's Park, they are fully noticed in the report of that 

 exhibit on. Of Fuchsias, Mr. Cole produced good plants of 

 Champion, Victoria, Venus Victrix, Insignis, Brnckmannii; 

 Gem, Curtisii, Stanwellii, Eclipse, Paragon, and Britannia; 

 other collecti ns, in equally good condition, also graced the 

 tents. An extra prize was given to E. Lavvford, Esq., lor II 

 plants of Achimenes longi flora. Cut Roses were shown by Mr. 

 Paul, of Chi shunt, and others ; nor were Pansies wanting, hut 

 as no names were attached to any of the stands, we decline 

 noticing them further. In the fruit tent we observed some 

 black Hamburgh Grapes, 2 Melons, and a few Strawberries. 



«hole Garden we saw no appearance of green-fly ; the 

 Roses were a'l in the most perfect health, and bore 

 ample evidence o f care and good m anagement. 



Miscellaneous. 



Abstract of Meteorological Obsenatim a, by Joskph Mimicav, 

 Eq., at the Van Diemen's Land Con pany»s Establishment, 

 Hampshire Hills. Lat. S. 41° 18'; Long. E. US° 55'. dera- 

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NOTICES of NEW PLANTS WHICH are EITHER 



USEFUL OR. ORNAMENTAL. 



Ljrux Sutkrbik.vs. Stately I rclia. (Stove Epiphyte). Or. 

 chi'Iacete. Gynandria Monandna.— The admirers of Orchi- 

 dac(«ehave to thank the Horticultural Society of Loa d — for 

 many of the most splendid plants of the tribe which they pos- 

 sess, and especially among those of South American origin. 

 The beautiful family of Cattleya, and it* kindred genus Lrelia, 

 hive been greatly augmented by the industry aid zeal of their 

 collector, Mr. Hartweg, who gathered and sent over to the 

 Society a great number of species, and amongst them the pre- 

 sent. As it was forwarded in considerable quantity, it has 

 found its way into many collections. Mr. Skinner has also the 

 merit of having introduced it very extensively. Till the pre- 

 sent season, however, its flowers have only been known in th 

 country through dried specimens, ami the plates given in Mr. 

 Batcmau's superb work on Guatemalan Orchidaeire. About 

 the latter end of February last, however, a fine specimen grown 

 by Mr. Brewster, gardener to Mrs. Wray, of O.ikfkld, near 

 Cheltenham, was exhibited at the rcoms of the Horticultural 

 Society. Another specimen, but less pet feet, his since flowered 

 In theSociety's gardens. We learn from Mr. Bateman's work, 

 just alluded to, that it is found growing out ot the crevices of 

 the r< cks in the cooer districts of Guatemala, chiefly in places 

 which are sheltered from the keenness of the northern winds. 

 In such situations, the pseudo-bulbs sometimes grow twenty- 

 two inches high, and have flower-scapes four yards leng, 

 crowned with upwards of twenty flowers. This immense size, 

 however, is far from being common; and when the plants are 

 not protected on the north side, they are very small, and have 

 an imperfect stunted appearance. In England the ■onvr-fttt' m s 

 have been about six feet in length, and the pseudo-bulbs 

 usually rise about a foot. Probably the reason why flowers 

 have not been produced sooner, may be correctly assigned to 

 the fact of the specimens which were first introduced having 

 been subjected to a high temperature, with a close, moist 

 atmosphere. These conditions being more favourable to lux- 

 uriant growth, would undoubted. y militate against the pro- 

 duction of flowers. And it was not till the plants which have 

 b'oomed were treated in a contrary mariner, that they dis- 

 played any appearance of flower. Cattleyas and J.ielias shoulu 

 always be grown in a lower temperature than is required by 

 East Indian genera; and, during their winter reason, water 

 should be carefullv withheld, and no moisture allowed in t 

 hnrntA that c&n be oreven'ed.— Paxton's Magazine of Botany. 



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From the Titsmanian Journal. 



the 



°f .the seed of the Elm, where they are found in the 

 Jf»e position in all specimens. He was of opinion that 

 "**« crystalline bodies were useful as contributing ele- 

 ments for the nutrition of future generations of plants. 



stan W ![ e genera!| y composed of oxalate of lime, a sub- 

 « nee that contained both carbon and oxygen, and 



their b Ik l ° inC PUnlS to tlie amount of 80 P er ceat * of 



Gardens n C °UNTRY SHOWS. 

 >n«'dofth^f.fn7 a, ' / '^ ********, June 11. -The Exhibition 

 91 the Bishop «» S S-i?* l . l,st:t wiou took place in the grounds 



fine a r« ^Chester, at Bromley, in Kent. The day 

 ^i^ber and 1? n8 ! derabl « number of plants were gathered 

 •^ princinai f ♦ Ce was tol erably well filled with compnny. 

 I»nt5, from \ p reS " f the Show were two collections of 50 

 f- to Miss Trim tu 8 ' gr ' to W< Norman, Esq., and Mr. Hunt, 

 number of well ° f tl,c farmer contained the greatest 



W «U as some ofVh° W " 8 P eciinens ; but, as m-^r.y of these, as 



n"vu uy Mr pi. . " "vuuuil O AlUUiClUUI L>i i».eijsas»wwi»«f 



Mr. Barnes's colie r Wood ' of Movent garden, was awarded to 

 Inridum, a noble 1 ° n ' in whicl1 was a &"£ P la,,t of Oncidium 

 ^▼ered with 'bl,»sx? 0racocciliea » a beautiful Aphelexis humilis 

 Mr. Hunt got V?iS! n8 » Rnd other plants equally well managed. 



Collections of l2Sto D<J prize for a s,i § h,1 y inferior group. 

 fwdensof E f; 0f J|T ean<1 Greenhouse Plants were sent from the 



E *«l-; and Sir c p n » ■"*•! *"• Perkins, Esq.; H. Bcaufoy, 

 w *'the best was a f rnah >'» B art. In the first of these, which 

 tt 'nata, a lare e P i e f' uifu l dwarf specimen of Pol) gala acu- 

 !J ta » a»>d a prettv \ hi M<la, 2 healthy plants of P. decus- 

 ZY^' »nd Green h alea variee-ata. Thp hest e:rouo of 2- 



variegata. The best group of 24 

 use Plants was contributed by Mr. Pawley, 

 cultivated Euphorbia sptendens, a 

 •„ J W * 8 Paler T^'Il! 18 ' whi ch was something like Jenkinsoni, 

 ! nd «^eral H P i U ' U >' «l'>xinia rubra, a large R<>s>el.a juncea, 



J^ e d *rk.grecn f«r ani ° ng w|,icn was a «n-H *• densa, with 

 Wn »e blos^" ,0 ''<*ec. that contrasted well with the small 

 VfT , Ksq.^ Mr ' ; v 2d Prize for 24 was awarded to C. R. Cut- 



^ d ^reenhouie PiT7' gI "' to H ' »"ens f Esq. sent d Stove 

 Among these w aa -' ' I or which he obtained the 1st Prize. 

 ^•che nault : f * Pretty Achimenes rosea, and a beautiful 



OImosa NVas Particularly noticeable. A 2d Prize 



Garden Memoranda. 



A. Rowland, Esq's, Rosenthal, Lewi « ham— This re- 

 sidence is well worthy of the name Rosenthal, or the 

 Villa of Roses, being derorated on every side with a pro- 

 fusion of that beautiful flower. The principal entrance 

 to the garden is from the drawing-room, and looking from 

 which down the main walk, we are struck with the mag- 

 nificent arches of Roses that meet the view : on these 

 the large pink blofsoms of the Bengale florida, contrasted 

 with the purple Noisette, have a happy efTVct. On enter- 

 ing the garden, the rich and varied colours of this first of 

 flowers beset us on all sides ; but perhaps the principal 

 object is a small temple on the left of the main walk, 

 covered with Roses, which overtop a circular ba«in in 

 which is a fountain tastefully decorated with shells. When 

 this is set in action, it imparts a lively appearance to the 

 scene. Many of the Roses are of the fir^t order, and we were 

 informed by Mr. Rowland, tha* he never had them in better 

 condition, which is a remarkable fact, when we consider 

 the long period of dry weather we have had; they are, how- 

 ever, regularly watered and syringed every evening as soon 

 as the sun is off them, which may possibly account for their 

 superiority. Some choice kinds are also protected from 

 the sun and rain by canopies composed of canvas, spread 

 over circular frames of wirework, from the circumference 

 of which extend across at right angles two other wires, 

 bowed upwards and forming a convex roof, width ex- 

 cludes wet and preserves the colour of the flowers for a 

 considerable length of time. The principal walk leading 

 from the house is terminated by a small piece of water, 

 in which a founta : n is continually playing. On the right 

 of this miniature b ke is a grotto, built of Derbyshire 

 spar, from which a pleasing view of the grounds can be 

 obtained. Leading from this grotto is a walk, agreeably 

 shaded by an avenue of trees, which terminates in a Kose 

 Garden, the extent of which is about two acres. It"* is 

 chiefly planted with Crimson Perpetual, Cabbage, and 

 Provins varieties, which, considering the dry "ason 



CALENDAR O* Ol'EK ATIONS 



Fcr the ensuing Week. 



I.— HOTHOr.M'. t cUMshitVATORIES, fee. 



Brfipks the <la > routine i>f watering, shading, g air, 



and training the plants, with an occasional shift to some more 

 promising specimen, there is little else to be remarked on just 

 now. The great fault In almost all plant h.is'S is being too 

 full of plants, fend consequently the plan ts injure one another ; 

 but as a number of store plants are much benefited by a change 

 into some of the co< !<r h onset, this bouse never need be in- 

 juriously crowded in summer. 



Conservatory. -Of a'l the great families of conservatory 

 plants the Chinese Azilca has made the most rapid improve- 

 ment in size, shape, and colours, and being am< the easiest 

 to force In early spring, we m have boobs ft I or other of 

 them in (lower for this house from the end of J ami ry to this 

 time. In ordering them from the nurseries, amateurs who are 

 not well versed in the en!' nation of plants, should order 

 "worked plants," while some gardeners prefer them on their 

 own roots, in order to keep them dwarf r particular situa- 

 tions, &c. ; but they are much easier managed when grafted on 

 the Pi.acnicca, or some stlt ng seedlings from it, and this is a 

 good time to graft them. The be^ six kinds that 1 saw in 

 I on '.on, and which approached nearest to a florist's fancy, were 

 Triumphans, Magnifies, Ex.mia, Alba superb, Apollo, and Spe- 

 ctosissimaj these arc also all chee.p plants-the dearest of 

 them may be ha I for five shillii Nc plus Ultra, RtfuJgens, 



mcinna, Pirc-tantis.sima, and Exquitita, are still tier kinds, 

 but higher in price, and rather scarce in some of the nurseries. 

 I would strongly recommend, when young plants of these 

 fine Azaleas ere bought in, that they should be turned into a 

 bed of sandy peat in a turf-pit, cr common cold frame, for the 

 x-t three or four months; they can always be removed with 



safety into pots. . 



F„rcin«-pits.—The young stcck of Gardenias, with all the 



rettfes recently propagated, are the chief occupants here; 



d now begins the propagation, by grafting, of Camellias, Rho- 

 dodendrons, and Azaleas: where expedition is preferred, these 

 may be kept in a strong, n t, and close heat till they are 

 united, but they will do perfectly well m a close cold frame, 

 well shaded, onlv they take longer time in this way.— I). B. 

 1 1 .-FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRIBBERIES. 

 Out door D.'parh, '.— Wehave been accust .med to complain 

 of bad seasons for flower gardening for years past, but I am not 

 aware that we had ever so much real ••ground for grumbling" 

 as in the present one. Plants cannot grow except in very fa- 

 vourable situations, and we have not had any ram worth notice 

 for nearly three months p .st, and watering, except for the pur- 

 pose of keeping plants ali- e, is almost a waste ot time, for we 



have here used, f. r days together, nearly 1U0 tons of water, 

 without, in three days a terwards, being able to perceive where 

 it had been n-ed, and I am daily more and more convinced of 

 the inutility of watering, or of expecting growth from its appli- 

 cation, except In dull cl mdy weather. Ouf-door garden mg at 

 the present time is very di.hearten.ng. and the bus ine«r of tita 

 week may be summed up in a few words, v.z.-" Do all you 

 can to keeo the plants alive until we get ram. 



imertean Garden.-Exce V t where .he plants are mulched 

 thev muVt receive a thorough deluging of water, by forming 

 basinTround them, and afterwards covering the wet ground 

 w'h dry soil. I -ome kind of mulching; ™*TJ£ <™ » 

 Kent by hundreds, and, 1 suppose, in other parts they are 



SO( 



were in very good bloom. 



are cultivated in ri 



condition, a3 well 



tiful blush, togetl: 



which contrasted 



Campbell, that was dvvarf and healthy 



■lEE? as M . niters savs, routed turf is a good thing 



JS- not Roses there will not be much c:fficulty, at the present 

 fme inR, i » * *«** of it ready ,o<s:ed.-lF. P. A. 

 time,inia>iDg ^ _ FLO KlSTS' FLOWERS. 



Auricula and rolyan'hus seed will now be getting ripe; as 

 >n as the capsules a«sume a brown colour, and give indications 

 oTopening, they most be gathered; d.y them well, and put 

 them in small tin boxes, as recommended in an early Number 

 of ibis year's Chronicle. Tulips. -Vat a glass shade over the 

 seed- vessels which art intended to be saved, to prevent the wet 

 lodging in the apex. Those bulbs the leaves of which have 

 suffered from canker, or have sustained injury from early frost, 

 may be taken up, as they are apt to mildew if allowed to remain 

 in the groun-I too long. Ranunculuses.— Carefully shade those 

 intended for exhibition. Semi doubles, for impregnation, must 

 not be covered, a< h s sun and air are eutial in the process os 

 fecundation. Water the paths about the beds, «d as to ma*» 

 the surrounding a'mosphere as moist as possible. «e tting 

 foliage at this season, especially with spri or b ** a *r;*Z to 

 rather (btiimental than otherwise. Cam.-itto»s.--VQmia ^ 



tic with soft worsted ; examine those pre^ ->'>y »»" ' ^ w 

 mind that the "tie" is sufficiently loose on the st«c* ^ 



u, "" uv,, "3 , „ *u«f minu mat uie tie- is auiuticim) >«»■- ~-- m _ a _- 1 mos* 



In a collection of Roses that the Ktem to c i onga , e . Thin out the b«da ic cro«fr , 



Throughout the c uttings, and pu^uc the efbod as recom 



