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MR "LYNE'S NEW SEEDLING GERANIUMS. 

 tJlliaM E. RENDLE has much pleasure in 



r offering to the Nobility, Amateurs, and Trade the follow- 

 .__ new varieties of GERANIUMS raised by P. E. Lyne, Esq., 

 »hf entire stock of which he has succeeded in obtaining. 



Lme's Princess Alice .... each £\ 



Lyne's White Perfection . 



Lvne's imogene 



Lyne's King of Saxony 



Lyne's Red worth .... 



Lyne's Confidence . • 



Lyne's Sappbo », - _ 



The whole set as above for six guineas. The usual discount 



° 4 , pnnct vlice " has received two seedling prizes in London. 

 " White Perfection," first prize at Torquay, and the Gold Medal 

 at Plymouth. " Imogene " is described in the Chronicle, June 

 -44th 1S43. They all possess most desirable properties, and can 

 te highly recommended as being first rate flowers. 



W E. R. has been induced to offer the above at prices con- 

 siderably lower than usually obtained for such valuable 

 varieties, in hopes thereby to meet with a more extensive 

 demand. Descriptions can be obtained on application. 



Orders will be executed in strict precedence. Plants will be 

 delivered in October next. Reference or remittance required 

 from unknown correspondents. Plants will be added to com- 

 pensate for carriage.-Union Road Nursery, Plymouth, Sept. 6. 



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SATUR DAY, SEPT . 7, 1844. 



MEETINGS FOR THE TWO FOLLOWING WEEKS. 

 Satvrhav, Sept. u Royal Botanical ... 4 ,. x . 



Tuesday, s ept. 17 South London Floricultural 

 COUNT KY SHOW — We dnesday. Sppt. 11 Tottenham 



The decision of the Horticultural Society as to 

 the subjects for which medals are to be offered at the 

 Exhibitions in the Garden next year will be found 

 in another column. It has been arrived at after a 

 careful consideration of the subject, and of the sug- 

 gestions of many persons taking an interest in those 

 meetings. 



The main differences between the present schedule 

 of prizes and that of last season consist in the 

 following particulars : — 



Several new classes are introduced ; viz., Roses in 

 pots, Cape Heaths in 12s and as single specimens, 

 Ranunculuses, Stove and Greenhouse plants in 12s, 

 Orchidaceous plants in 12s, Scarlet Pelargoniums, 

 Pelargoniums as species, and Achimenes. 



The large collections of Stove and Greenhouse 

 plants are made to contain more plants; but Heaths, 

 Azaleas, Rhododendrons, and Cacti, are again 

 admitted into them, it having been found by expe- 

 rience that gardeners cannot makeup such collections 

 without the assistance of those kinds of plants. 



Medals of higher value than before are offered in 

 some of the classes. The Large Gold is offered for the 

 best large collection of Stove and Greenhouse plants ; 

 two Gold Banksian Medals are offered for Pelargo- 

 niums, instead of one ; and the Gold Knightian is 

 offered for Heaths, instead of the Gold Banksian. 

 Upon the whole, the increase in the general value of 

 the medals may be judged of from what has been 

 done with respect to those of gold. In 1844 there 

 were offered fourteen gold medals, of the value of 

 123/., for each Meeting; in 1843 their number is 

 nineteen, and their value 1 77/. 



Rhododendrons in pots, single Orchidaceous plants, 

 and plants m Ward's Cases, no longer make sepa- 

 rate heads of exhibition. 



The declaration as to whether plants have been 

 previously exhibited, is not to be required in future. 

 A new regulation has been introduced in the follow- 

 ing words : " If any exhibitor shall obtain the award of 

 a medal, and it shall be afterwards ascertained that he 

 nas gained it by exhibiting plants not bond fide his 

 °wn property or that of his master, such award shall 



hin! an( ? d in favour of the exhibitor next below 

 «■_, whose medal shall in like manner be trans- 



stance, indeed, which led to its introduction. There ! 

 would have been no credit in producing plants which 

 every bungling gardener could grow; but it was a 

 great triumph to do that well which demanded un- 

 usual knowledge of the principles of horticulture. 

 Of course in this as in all other branches of cultiva- 

 tion, a good many mistakes were made in the begin- 

 ning, and experience was only gained by degrees- 

 for there are things which no general principles can 

 anticipate, and for which we are constrained to tru«t 

 to practice ; not that they are contrary to established 

 laws, but because we do not know how to apply the 

 laws of nature correctly. For this reason he who, 

 having himself overcome preliminary difficulties' 

 volunteers to communicate the result of his experience 

 to others, does the community good service and 

 deserves encouragement ; for he saves his neighbours 

 from the errors into which he himself has fallen. 

 We, therefore, think it a simple act of justice to 

 Mr. Wra. Paid, of Cheshunt, to mention that he has 

 lately published a very useful little treatise* on the 

 Pot- culture of Roses, which all gardeners will find it 

 worth their while to procure. We shall not make 

 extracts from that which everybody should study in 

 the original. Mr. Paul's extensive practice, and well- 

 known skill as a good cultivator, will insure to his 

 precepts the attention they deserve. 



There is, however, one thing that we feel called 

 upon to notice. In giving lists of the Hoses which 

 are to be preferred for pot-culture, brief descriptions 

 of the colours are uniformly added. This practice, 

 which has been employed by Mr. Rivers and a few 

 other nurserymen in their sale catalogues, cannot be 

 too much commended. But such descriptions, to be 

 quite as useful as they may be, should contain some 

 information as to the habit of the varieties ; for mere 

 colour, in plants like the Rose, is by no means all 



\\ e earnestly invite the secretaries of local Societies 

 throughout the United Kingdom to co-operate with 

 us in this work, which we trust and believe is ca- 

 pable of producing some solid advantage to the great 

 cause of Horticulture. 



Many persons purchasing plants from what 

 is generally advertised as " Dr. Lindley's opinion " 

 are disappointed when the blooms appear in their 

 own collections. It is worth while to inform die 

 public that such opinions as appear in the Gardeners' 

 Chronicle under the head " Seedling Flowers," are 

 formed upon single blooms forwarded to the office. 

 It is, therefore, very unjust to charge the disappoint 

 ment purchasers may meet with to the account of 

 any other than the party forwarding the blooms. 

 Our recommendation is not to purchase except from 

 a report upon the plant itself. A really good thing 

 will always pay for the expense of appearing in that 

 state. We have before us now a border-Bower which 

 in the greenhouse is everything it was stated to be 

 in " Dr. Lindley's opinion :" out of doors it i 

 worthless. — B. 



really 



that a buyer wants to be apprised of. We could 

 therefore have wished that Mr. Paul had introduced 

 the manner of growth into his useful little publication. 



As to sale flower-catalogues, consisting merely of 

 names and prices, we do trust they will soon be 

 numbered with the things that were. 



There is now such a host of so-called varieties, 

 that it is impossible for any one, except those who 

 have seen the plants in flower, to make a selection 

 with any degree of certainty as to what the result 

 may be. Kings, Queens, Prince Alberts, and such 

 charming names as Buyckii, Smoutii, Merghelynchii, 

 Canterburyensis, Alton to werensis, and Sickmanni, 

 toge:her with the long muster-roll in which eximia, 



SUCCULENT PLANTS. 

 The following is written with a view to draw more of 

 the public attention to the cultivation of succulent plants. 

 No group offers more facility for almost universal distri- 

 bution, and every dwelling can have a few species in 

 healthy, vigorous growth, and beauty of bloom. The 

 humblest cottage-window may be enriched by their pleas- 

 ing flowers, or made interesting by their curious forms. 

 In the town of Cove, near Cork, the Fig-Marigold is as 

 common as Stone-crop ; hung up against the small shop- 

 keeper's window is the Mesembryanthemum inclaudens, 

 with its pinky-edged green leaf and purple rose-coloured 

 blossom, shining in the light for weeks in the early 

 summer, and gratifying the eye and taste, as well as the 

 pleasing feeling of the owner, that under his or her pro- 

 tection a living creature flout ishes and blooms. The M. 

 bicolor is there too, and the silky-blossomed M. blan- 

 dum, with others whose names are not easily traced for 

 want of accessible illustrations of the family. I mention 

 these circumstances, because the means to have these 

 flowers is so inartificial, that many may give them a 

 place in their attentions who are not aware of its facility ; 

 from the broken jug, teapot, or teacup, down to the 

 very eggcup, the Mesembryanthemums are located ia 

 Cove, and all they require for some progress is light, 

 and not to be too much watered in wintry or in cloudy 

 weather. I do not recommend this treatment as the 

 best, but it shows the endurance of many of the species, 

 and invites to extended trials of what may be done in 



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splendens, superba, magnifica, grandiflora, and omne making them more general among the community. But 



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ferr^ l v. wuat Miau in "Ke manner De trans- 

 it o, i person immediately following him in 

 nec P Z \ an 1 so on " This has been rendered 



exhibhi 7 v e System of borrowin g plants for 

 nrarticoj 11 ' 7 ,ch some persons are said to have 

 L™Z eIsewh ere this year with considerable 

 conrprrT? - pr . actice most disgraceful to the parties 

 hm^f? l V}> and such as no man with a grain of 

 onll to i W i t bG S^y of - Garden ers ha?e now 

 in LrV • P after such men, whose names are 

 their tHf eSS10n ' and who are well known ; and if 

 cultural <£? ' PaSS current in the Garden of the Horti- 

 ^ke them t^h* they Wil1 ** more cunnin S than we 



should*^ WG ? rst P ro P os ed to Gardeners that they 

 Roses in * attention to the cultivation of 



good man ' w f were met by a cry on the part of a 

 that jW Pe °? le ' that the thing could not be done ; 

 could n ot V d . not g ro w well in pots; that they 

 Polish niv e 4 . camed f rom place to place ; and other 

 howevpr ci ns of the same kind. Experience has, 

 navina Lm°™ n that the thin g can be done by men 

 of ODBiKitiu 1 skiU and P ati ence, and the clamour 

 an y man » • has died awa y- How, indeed, could 

 Ros es well am of lhe impossibility of growing 

 the m mad* P° ts ' after the beautiful displays of 

 «eason I tne L °ndon Exhibitions of the late 



ra tion k ^ ear . e difficulties in the way of this ope- 



aouD tless true : it was that very circum- 



quod exit in issima, cut so conspicuous a figure, con- 

 vey no idea of the merits of plants or of their colour, 

 whilst a very short description, not exceeding the 

 extent of the line on which the name stands, would 

 enable every one to exercise his own judgment in 

 giving his orders. This observation applies to all 

 florist's flowers, as well as to Verbenas, Fuchsias, 

 Pelargoniums, Calceolarias, Petunias, and the like. 

 Of this we can entertain no doubt, that those nur- 

 serymen who adopt the plan, will carry off their 

 customers from those who do not. They, too, may 

 count upon the largest number of orders who, in 

 preparing their catalogues, show the greatest desire to 

 inform their customers of the true qualities of the 

 plants they deal in. 



Some weeks ago we expressed our willingness to 

 print a form, which, when filled up, would explain 

 the actual condition of any Horticultural Society ; 

 and we expressed a hope, that if a considerable num- 

 ber of such forms were filled up correctly, the com- 

 parison of them would throw light upon the true 

 cause of the prosperity or adversity of the numerous 

 local associations of this kind. 



We have now to announce that these forms,of which 

 the following is a copy, are ready for delivery, and 

 will be sent to any one who may express a desire to 

 have them. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY OF . 



When established ■ 



How many exhibitions annually 



when and where held 



How many and what classes of exhibitors 

 Average amount of income 



■from what source derived 



Amount of subscription to constitute a member 

 Amount charged for admission to exhibitions - 



Highest and lowest sum offered as prizes 



Number of prizes offered at each meeting 



Total value of prizes offered at last meeting 



Present state of the Society ____ 



Supposed causef of its actual condition 



(Signed) 



* •« observations on the Cultivation of Roses in Pots ; in- 

 cluding Forcing: and Propagation ; with a List of Varieties best 

 suited for Pot Culture." By Wra. Paul. l2mo. Sherwood ai.d 

 Co. 32 pages. 



t If tie Society is not flourishing, the probable cause of its 

 want of success, such as want of funds, starting of rival Societies 

 in the neighbourhood, jealousies among txhibitors, dissatisfac- 



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very well, but the leaves or fronds on various species are 

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ia tne neignouurnouu, jca.ouMes a,,1 "'V6 ""'—'.' "-^"-^ crystalline encasement on those " who wear diamonds/' 

 tion with the Judges, disputes among the Managers, «c. &c. f j- .„ ar -«i- know them- the* now 



should be stated. tha * » person would scarcely know tnem, tney now 



to bring the succulents more under cultivation, so as to 

 make them objects of interest to the florist, some aid is 

 required. An accessible monograph of illustrations is 

 much wanted, as the descriptions in systematic work* 

 cannot be popularly understood so as to determine the 

 kinds, except they be accompanied by figures. 



To know the names of the objects we care for, in- 

 creases, because it individualises and appropriates our 

 regard ; and for this reason we desire to distinguish one 

 thing from another ; but more, we may be giving spBce 

 in our rooms, and our care to plants which rarely bloom, 

 to the exclusion of more grateful companions, who would, 

 if domesticated , constantly express their thanks by throw- 

 ing their sraiies upon us. 1 have been trying the adapta- 

 tion of circumstances to them in the open air. As to 

 "acclimatisation," I do not believe in it. The M. aureum, 

 planted in a hole in a wall, grew out and flourished and 

 bloomed well for two years ; rain, however, in the win- 

 ter of 1842, swamped it to death. I obtained a series of 

 species, which I potted in gravel and earth ; I had all 

 well struck and placed on a demi-wall facing the east, 

 but the drip of an Ivy hedge bloated them in the autumn, 

 and they became the favourite food of numberless de- 

 vourers, " both those that crawl and those that fly." I 

 was, however, quite successful with those which I put in 

 an old window of a turret in the open air, the shelter 

 being merely the depth of the 4< reveal," about nine 

 inches or so J I covered the window stool with coarse 

 gravel, kept together by bricks at the edge, and partly in 

 pots and some in clumps turned out, I have my w blind 

 window" an object of admiration. In winter a little 

 coarse rubbish is a good great-coat for these things, but 

 they must have sufficient drainage, or they are gone. 



Drainage at the root being made certain to insure vi- 

 gorous growth, these plants may be copiously syringed 

 over the head every bright day in summer, and once a 

 week in spring and autumn ; in winter they need not be 

 watered at all. I have now a series of Mesembryanthe- 

 mums on trial as to their winter behaviour in a fctate 

 of liberty, and I hope these Africans will show themselves 

 worthy of freedom in our climate, although new to them. 

 My preparation is this : — I have made holes fully twelve 

 inches deep, and rilled them with large clean river 

 gravel; into this I have turned my rooted succulents, 

 and then, having drawn the peat over the top, left them 

 to our sunshine and showers ; what they may do in the 

 winter, time will tell, but their beauty now is most 

 striking — they have made magnificent Jeaves, and M. 

 blandum, the only one which has blown as yet, is 

 great beauty ; inciaudens is coming out, and promis 



,e leaves or fronds on various species a 

 so altered in size, in depth of shining verdure, anc 

 crystalline encasement on those " who wear diamonds/ 



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