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tfi. the leaves, as should the roots of aHva- o"e l'S 'too i "ou^d'h ,ne " B » M « ■» !' uff abad 

 JXTh fa «1»« or pot; for, if the top take the lead, it ere- harsh one. tha t'hl = il. b . e _ ne,,1 , ler , a K rule ™ * 



thjof the Potato, roots should as necessarily be 

 ;fore th 



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8 tes an eldest son in the Potato family, and the younger 

 members are robbed by his drawing too hard upon their 

 «upplie s » and, as in " R.'s " case, sometimes raining the 

 kopes of all to satisfy his useless existence and extrava- 

 gant parade. — A. V. . 



Large P ines.— Will Mr. Mills be kind enough to 

 answer the following questions, viz.— When were the 

 tuckers planted that produced the fine fruit recently cut 

 at Gunnersbury Park? What has been the probable 

 quantity of dung used to bring the fruit to maturity, 

 «»d the probable expense for labour in applying the 



THE__GARDE N E R S» CHRONICLE. 



669 



wry and dry „, 



questions, it will oblige An Admirer of well-grown Pines. 

 The Dog-rose. — For the information of your corres- 

 pondent relative to the Dog-rose {Rosacanina), p. 637, 

 1 beg to state that the fruit of this plant is invariably 

 known amongst the vulgar in this part of the country by 

 thenaaie of Cankers, and the plant itself as the Canker- 



harsfc i one, that when a customer "finds" he~ha7g7t' a 

 worthless variety, he should be at libertv to dem nd two 



[We hTe Rose' 88 ^ ^t>^~»^^ 

 i?„ P >%» ° se -f ° Wers *M take this hint.] 

 * astolff Raspberry.— I procured some plants of this 

 Raspberry from Messrs. Youell in March last and 

 hough planted so late, after nearly a fortn gh tslt in 

 the package and after the unparalleled drought which 

 succeeded during which time they were neve ■ watered 

 they more than answer all Messrs. Youell say of hem 



The fruit was very superior to any I have seen, in size a"d 

 beauty and quite Y |n flayour tQ ^ An £™"£ 



the present moment the fine dark large leaf of the plants 

 gves abundant promise for next year, when they wH 

 have a much better chance, I hope. I write this as a 

 common act of justice to Messrs. Youell, having oberved 

 several attacks on their Raspberry.— IV. D F rNot 

 in our columns ; for we know the variety to be excellent.] 



Esq., were specimens of hi* hardy green-fleshed Melon, 

 weighing 3 lbs. each ; they were stated to have been the 

 produce of a fourth crop from the same plants. The 

 linings of the bed (which is described at p. 296, 1844) 

 have never been renewed, the only alteration since its first 

 formation being the addition of any vegetable rubbish 

 from the kitchen garden that would give out heat in 

 decaying. Along with these Mr. Fish sent a Cassauba, 

 green-fleshed variety, weighing 2 lbs. 3 oz. j and samples 

 of French Crab, of last year's growth, in good preservation. 

 —J. M. Wrench, Esq., sent fruit of the double-blossomed 

 Peich.-From Mr. J. B. Lawrence, was a glass «lobe 

 containing growing plants; it was similar to those 



rose 

 acquired 



I am unable to say from what cause it originally 

 d this name, but I imagine that it might have 

 arisen probably from the well-known Moss-like excres- 

 cences which so frequently occur on its branches, and are 

 occasioned by insects. Many other plants are subject to 

 attacks of a similar kind, and the diseases resulting 

 therefrom are amongst our peasantry commonly, and I 



think not inaptly, known by the name of Canker. T. 



fieniall, Halstead, Essex. 



Wasps' Nesls.—A. gardener with whom I am well ac- 

 quainted has had complete success this year in destroying 

 wasps' nests, by simply pouring down the hole about 

 half a pint of gas-tar in such away as to smear it all 

 round. This he does at any hour of the day when he 

 chances to find a nest, as the wasps that are out are sure 

 to attempt an entrance, and thus get besmeared and die 

 whilst those that happen to be within meet the same fate 



in their attempt to leave the nest. J. H. 



Polmaise Heating.— I imagine that the advocates of 

 the Polmaise system of heating are wrong in ascribing 

 the luxuriance of the Vines entirely to that mode of heat- 

 ing. May not a good border have something to do with 

 it.' Besides, it appears to me that very little fire-heat 

 has been employed, as we have no mention of the Grapes 

 being ripe until the 20th of September. I cut good 

 iUsck Hamburgh Grapes perfectly ripened on the 30th 

 of August last to which no fire had been applied except 

 for about a fortnight, when the Vines were in flower. 

 I imagine that the Polmaise system consists in a good 

 border vigorous young Vines, a fine summer, with a 

 little fire-heat, and good management, which I own are 



wi i l meaDS /°/ Pr ° ducin * fine Iate G ^pes. But 

 llnfin g b°v° th GrapC8 ft thG middIe ° f A l5 which 

 been tried J J £ ! ? Se ° f hot Water ? If this ^s not 

 riU. Ire V\ } U " P rematur * to say that that system 



uW° Water / nd flues > at least for e«rly forcing. 

 Granelrnw. 1° V?* the above ' lest inexperienced 



for 1 rl f d ad ° pt the plan ' thinkiD S « citable 

 7 Ea Gra P e " forc, ng.— M. Henderson. 



^ThrZ *""^»««— At the last meeting, in 

 Xro il w C C T WaI1 Ho '^oltural Society,°held 

 0,2^™ tw ,° splendi f P**. of this 

 « a single snP ^o P / h t. planC whlch was exhibited 

 there were Sn/' and which obtained the first prize, 



*P°» *e plK \ of f 7 °° ?° Weri iQ fuI1 Woom[.nd 



"ere upwafd of m > hi ^ *** ?* * CoIIection ' there 

 rau// a blooms ,n Perfection. These 



aid wer' L!_„ g _ rown ia a P^ Seated with hot water, 



>y Mr. 



_owcrs. 



>gan to expand, the plants were re- 



vere «.„p r I? n m a DIt heated with hot water, 

 Cd 'H the M F ,» r m . ana » ed as recommended by Mr. 



**« be flower, K Ul gr ° Wer ° f these Iovel y flower.. 

 «.a.-j; e fl0wers began to exnand th* «i»n*; 



"ere upwards of 500 Ki , a colieccion > ™ere 



-ere raised and ^t-™ ° *&**• TheSe P ,ant8 



^H the successfu 



fflotd fl ° WerS be = 



«*7 day" 1 Sd P i' t0 a gre , e 1 nh °nse, and were well watered 

 **ter, wlJch TeJl ! JC f 1 8lonall y they had doses of guano- 

 «*i^in^J Stren « thened the plants and acted 



% appeared toiil, "ft"™ 1 ] ° f the buds ' and which 

 ofeT ery person »k V ^fe plants were the admiration 



t°growY hem m r p h ° f beheld them. Let those who wish 

 and ^rictly " he^T ° bta J\ thera f ^m Mr. Cuthill, 

 Tati °S them and I tK the 11 m t „ ode he P re scribes for culti- 

 trouble.- ip n ^ wlU be well rewarded 5 for their 



bein e a large'onp y \ C *: house is nearly full at this time, 

 8 eason. It! *k° \ lost but little in the late singular 



■eason. It isH D 



and described hi I"* d . eviaed and arranged by «A. E. W.," 

 attri bute the sn ,n the Chr onicle f p. 117, 1844. I 



fa ggots.— iVicMewelt t0 the efficient dra »nage by 



. , fi wc Catatonue* * T i • 



relates to R Q , P { f s -^ r aking some interest in whatever 



Chr °nicl e unn!f'^ Was S Ia d to see a hint bestowed in the 



- ■-•jincie u „ ., -o *« occ a mat ocsiowca 111 tile 



tlD S forth their l* 1 Kose -&rowers, as to the mode of set- 

 ^"^oidable »„r f Ues * In accuracy of names seems 

 mnch at a \Z dno doub t Mr. Wood is often quite as 

 certainly h as ' * a h p ls customers. But the purchaser 

 lo SQes, and finj. ?u com P la int when he compares cata- 

 8rna h\ or light 1,/ 8 , Erne Rose described as large and 

 growin g Ros e .?n * In Mr * Paul ' 8 directions for 



* nttd « snoU W h°, tS ' • Ni P he tos, a tea Rose, is repre- 

 J n ° ther - Madam! n m ° De P a ^ e ' and as lem on in 

 bul ^ Rivers 1 e T eZ (China ) he calls pale lemon, 



****** of & iz wh,te - A ** in > the iatter > in ^ is 



C7 fi oest Rose- f r ' ; ecomm end S a selection of the 



! elect i°n of 20 N.' m Cach Class ' but I observe i; 

 Z? UT * such an oS«" ette,f Lamar qne h omitted. ^ 

 *** one ; but a t fl H n "** be an ow ™8^ bu t it is a 

 JS? ° f the Puwhi ? C 7 ntS * mtut les ^ the confi. 



PrC8en t day, ^rhSgSd Rns W ° Uld alS0 add that ' in the 

 J a good Roses are so numerous, and still 



his 

 Of 



^octettes. 



HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Fr^V'7 1 }' 7' ? ARCHARD » Esq-» in the chair. 

 From Mr. Robertson, |gr. to Mrs. Lawrence, was a col- 

 lection of plants containing a most beautiful specimen 

 of Aphelandra cristate, nearly six feet high, producing 

 six large heads of brilliant scarlet flowers. This plant 

 when grown to the same state of perfection as this spe- 

 cimen, has no equal in the stove at this season, its richly 

 coloured showy blossoms presenting a most imposin- 

 appearance. In the same group were also Erica Solan- 

 dn, feedum Sieboldii, a useful, hardy, succulent herba- 

 ceous plant from Japan, and the new Franciscea hy- 

 drangeifoha, a Brazilian species of little beauty, and 

 possessing no fragrance, for which the other species are 

 remarkable; likewise good plants of Oncidium Harriso- 

 manum, and microchilum ; a fine specimen of Epiden- 

 druoi cihare, Rodriguesia recurva, producing numerous 

 pendent racemes of yellow blossoms ; together with a 

 variety of Maxillaria picta, Peristeria Barkeri, and Cle- 

 rodendrum splendens, the fine species from Sierra Leone 

 with bright-red flowers. A Knightian Medal was 

 awarded for this, the Aphelandra cristata, and others.— 

 Mr. Jack, gr. to R. G. Loraine, Esq., received a Knightian 

 Medal for a new species of Echites named Carassa, hav- 

 ing on it one fully expanded bloom of a beautiful pink 

 colour. The flowers are smaller than those of E. splen- 

 dens, but are of a better colour, and the plant has a 

 neater foliage than that of the last-named species.— 

 From Mr. Stanley, gr. to H. Baring, Esq., was a good 

 specimen of Rodriguesia planifolia, producing racemes of 

 yellow flowers, haying much the appearance of those of 

 R. recurva. A Certificate was awarded for it. — F. R. 

 Symons, Esq., sent cut flowers of seedling Verbenas^ 

 named Negro Boy, Prince Alfred, and Prince of Orange. 

 —From Messrs, Veitch and Son, of Exeter, were seven 

 plants of Brachycome, raised from Swan River seeds. 

 They were of various shades of colour, from white to 

 deep blue. From the same collection were also flower- 

 ing bulbs of Pentlandia miniata, and Stenomesson 

 aurantiacum.— Mr. Plant, gr. to J. H. Schroder, Esq., 

 sent a variety of Gesnera zebrina, and a good plant of 

 Zygopetalum crinitum.— From Mr. Fowle, of Brixton, 

 was a seedling Fuchsia named Vuurberg Mr. Jack- 

 son, of Kingston, contributed Chironiafloribunda, apretty 

 species with bright pink flowers, Corethostylis bracteata, 

 a handsome species of Begonia from the Organ moun- 

 tains, resembling B. sanguinea but different, having the 

 red-coloured stems and leaf-stalks covered with small 

 transparent scales ; a Lycium with small tube-shaped 

 violet blossoms ; and a plant of Griffinia hyacinthina, 

 producing a fine truss of ultra-marine blue flowers. A 

 Certificate was awarded for the Begonia, and Chironia 

 floribunda.— Of Fruit there was a considerable quantity. 

 —From Mr. Henderson, gr. to Sir G. Beaumont, Bart., 

 was an Enville Pine-apple, weighing 5 lbs. 2 oz., and 

 measuring 17 inches in circumference and 11 inches in 

 length ; the number of pips was 15. It was said to ' 

 have been grown on Mr. Hamilton's system ; the sucker 

 was not allowed to come away until last year's fruit, 

 which only weighed 3 lbs., was ripe.— A Banksian Medal 

 was awarded to Mr. Povey, gr. to the Rev. J. Thorny- 

 croft, for two handsome specimens of Black Jamaica Pine- 

 apples (miscalled Montserrats), the largest of which 

 weighed 5 lbs., and measured 17 inches in circumference 



and 9 inches in length ; the number of pips was 9. 



A Certificate was also awarded to Mr. Gold, gr. to Sir 

 \Y. W. Dixie, Bart., for two Queen Pines weighing 4 lbs. 

 8 oz., and 4 lbs. 10 oz., and measuring 15 inches in cir- 

 cumference and 10 inches in length ; the number of 

 pips was 9 ; they were fair specimens of good cultiva- 

 tion.— For Grapes a Knightian Medal was awarded to 

 Mr. Davy, gr. to G. Smith, Esq., for very fine bunches 

 of Black Hamburgh, and of what is called Wilmot's 

 New Black Hamburgh, but which is apparently a 

 different sort. The berries of this variety are much 

 more fleshy than those of the other, and they are also 

 much larger, and are remarkable for having the surface 

 covered with small indentations, as if they had been 

 beaten by a hammer; the buuehes were beautifully 

 covered with bloom. — R. Thompson, Esq., sent three 

 good clusters of Muscat of Alexandria Grape, the 

 heaviest of which weighed 2 lbs. 7 oz.— From Mr. Stan- 

 den, gr. to Mrs. Keats, was a box containing black 

 bunches of Black Hamburgh Grapes, grown on the 

 open wall ; and Mr. Beck, of Isleworth, also produced 

 from the open wall good samples of the same ; the 

 latter were cut from Tines managed according to 



globes in which gold-fishes are kept, with a piece of glass 

 laid over the top of it ; thus keeping the plants as if in 

 a W ard's case.— From the garden of the Society were 

 specimens of Sedum Sieboldii, Bouvardia splendens, 

 having fine heads of vermilion blos-oms melting off into 

 a fine rose-colour, Erica transparens, Babingtonia cam- 

 pborosmse, a handsome New Holland plant, Begonia 

 acuminata, the yellow variety of Gloriosa superba, and 

 Oncidium Suttoni, together with cut flowers of Lupinus 

 semperflorens, L. arvensis, and a branch of Cornus mas- 

 cula covered with fruit, winch is of no value to eat, being 

 very austere, but pretty on account of its fine red colour. 

 I his hardy shrub is not uncommon in gardens, but sel- 

 dom fruits now-a-days in this country. Of fruit from 

 the garden there were among Pears "Louise Bonne (of 

 Jersey), an excellent variety ; Belle et Bonne, a large 

 and handsome sort, and in some seasons very good : 

 Aston Town, a good standard Pear, although small, and 

 well adapted for exposed situations, as it is not apt to 

 be blown down; Thompson's, an excellent sugary variety 

 which, owing to the dry season, has ripened much 

 earlier than usual ; Buffams, singular on account of its 

 colour ; and the Flemish Beauty, an excellent variety, 

 which requires to be gathered before the fruit parts 

 readily from the tree, otherwise, instead of being sugary 

 and melting, it is dry and perfumed. Among Apples 

 there were Mere de Menage, a good kitchen sort; 

 Brabant Bellefleur ; Hollandbury ; Pomme Violette, sin- 

 gular on account of its dark violet colour, with bloom 

 like a Plum ; and Bedfordshire Foundling : the latter is 

 a strong-growing tree, which does not usually bear until 

 it attains a large size, but by taking it up and replanting, 

 by root-pruning, or by pinching off the euds of the shoots 

 after midsummer, it is found to produce fruit in abun- 

 dance at an early age. 



ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL 



SOCIETY. 



Sept. 20.— This fine display of fruits and flowers took 

 place at the Society's Garden, Inverleith. The subjects 

 tor prizes were on this occasion very numerous.— For 

 Peaches, among five competitors, the Silver Medal was 

 awarded to Mr. J. S. Thomson, gr. to Viscount Strath- 

 allan, for Red Magdalen, or Royal George, 'Montaubon, 

 and Galande ; 2, Mr. P. Crocket, gr. to Col. Ferguson, for 

 Royal Charlotte, Bellegarde or Galande, and Twyford. 

 — For Nectarines, among six competitors, the Medal was 

 assigned to Mr. W. Sharpe, gr. to Sir J. S. Richardson, 

 Bart., for the Yermash and Elruge.— For three sorts of 

 Grapes, the Medal was awarded to Mr. J. Gow, g r . to 

 Count de Flahault, for Black Prince, Chasselas Musque, 

 and Black Gibraltar.— For Muscats of Alexandria there 

 were five competitors. The Medal was awarded to Mr. 

 T. Clement, gr. to C. Kinnear, E-q. ; and a second pre- 

 mium to Mr. Crocket. — In Black Hamburghs there were 

 seven competitors. The Silver Medal was assigned to 

 Mr. M. Carmichael, gr. to W. Murray, Esq., of Pol- 

 maise ; the. clusters weighing about 5 lbs. each, and 

 having been produced in a Vinery heated by the circu- 

 lation of warm air from a stove or hot air-chamber, the 

 air being kept dry or rendered moist by being made to 

 pass through a dry or a wet curtain (see p. 300, 1844). 

 A second premium was voted to Mr. Crocket.— In Fron- 

 tignans there were five competitors. The first prize was 

 voted to Mr. J. Addison, gr. to the Earl of Wemyss, for 

 the White and the Black Frontignan. The second pre- 

 mium was again awarded to Mr. Crocket.— The Pine- 

 apples produced were excellent. For an Enville, weigh- 

 ing 4 lbs., the Silver Medal was voted to Mr. Gow, 

 Tullyallan. For a large Queen, the Silver Medal was 

 voted to Mr. R. Gardiner, gr. to the Earl of Stair : and 

 a second premium to Mr. Gow. — The show of Apricots 

 was uncommonly good. The Silver Medal was assigned 

 to Mr. Crocket, for Royal, Moornark, and Hemskirke ; 

 and a second premium to Mr. J. Thomson, gr. to W. 

 Keith, Esq., for Moorpark, Brussels, and Roman. — For 

 the best Plums, exclusive of Green Gage, the premium was 

 found due to Mr. R. Vair, gr. to J. Williamson, Esq., 

 for Coe's Golden Drop, La Royale, and Nectarine 

 Plum; and for fine Green Gages, premiums were voted to 

 Mr. Thomson and Mr. Gardiner.— The competition in 

 Melons was extensive, and two premiums were »iven ; 

 the first to Mr. W. Kerr, gr. to R. Brown, Esq., the 

 kind being the Duke of Bedford, a green-fleshed sort of 

 high flavour ; and the next to Mr. C. Macintosh, gr. to 

 J. Tod, Esq., also for the Duke of Bedford Melon.— In 

 Pears the competition was rather limited, yet two pre- 

 miums were awarded ; the first for Jargonelles of very 

 large size, to Mr. G. Taylor, gr. to G. Broad, Esq. ; 

 and the next to Mr. Addison.— The show of Cucum- 

 bers was very fine. For the best brace, of the Long 

 Smooth Green kind, the Bronze Medal was voted 

 to Mr. W. Martin ; and a premium was awarded to 

 Mr. H. Aitken, gr. to P. G. Skene, Esq., for a 

 sort called the Irish Free-bearing.— For Dahlias, the 

 small piece of Plate offered by the Society for the 20 



er were cut irom ^ ines managea accoramg 10 finest Dahlia blooms produced by Nurserymen, was 

 . Hoare's plan.— From Mr. Fish, gr. to H. H. Oddie, I assigned to Messrs. J. Dickson and Sons, the kinds being 



