1-1847-] 



THE GARDENERS* CHRONICLE. 



^-rrTpXTForbes^heory as to the mode in which 1 

 n0 uce<l rwi. algo 



p!*f "X a! Iture >of the district visited, which 

 X lies in Britain as regards Alpine species, a 

 haracter of the Flora on the different kinds 

 ^•mtfvrocts. especially granite and mica-slate. 

 Gnens of the rarer species collected during the 

 \-«!nn were exhibited, among which the following 

 STtoSJiiig as having been fonnd in new localities, 

 °lJtm Glen Dole, the specimens being unusually large ; 

 Po* Balfourii, near the falls of the Whitewater, and 

 J& in Glen Isla, and on Lochnagar ; Poa coesia, in 

 ft^n Isla : Poa laxa, and the variety flexuosa, of Par- 

 nX Lochnagar and Glen Dole ; Luzula arcuata, Loch- 



rMhnagar. some specimens 6 inches long ; Gentiana 

 nivalis, in a new spot in Glen Isla, specimens varying 



cuius acris, var. pumilus, Wahl. Lochnagar ; Phleum 

 alpinum, rocks near Loch Brandy ; Carex vaginata, 

 abundant on Ben na Muick Dhui ; Carex curta, var. 

 alpicola, or C. Persoonii, near the summit of. Loch- 

 nagar ; Woodsia hyperborea, rocks in Glen Phee ; 

 Hieracinm nigrescens, Ben na Muick Dhui ; and PI. 

 inuloides var. latifolium of Fries, in Glen Clova. Dr. 

 Fleming expressed doubts as to the correctness of Pro- 

 fessor Forbes's theory regarding the migration of the 

 Scandinavian Flora, and noticed the evident depression 

 of the land along the eastern coast of Scotland, from 

 whieh he inferred that the level of the German Ocean 

 must have been greatly altered, and was inclined to be- 

 lieve that the similarity of the Floras of this country, and 

 of Norway and Sweden, might be accounted for by sup- 

 posing that these countries were at one time united to 

 Britain. 2, Read, Extracts from a letter from Dr. W. 

 H. Campbell, Demerara, giving account of an excursion 

 up the Essequibo river, in the course of which he saw 

 Victoria regia in a lake or lagoon, about half a day's 

 journey above the Itabally Rapids. He described the 

 petioles as densely covered with prickles, and varying 

 from 15 to 20 feet in length, the leaf itself being 

 5 to 6 feet long. He also procured specimens of the 



poisoD, which he describes as a huge bush-rope or 

 chmber. Unfortunately neither the Victoria nor Hiarry 

 plant was i« flower. The latter is being analysed 

 by Ut. hheer, the agricultural chemist at Demerara. 

 JUr. Douglas Maclagan stated that he had already made 



3 hTbelSve h dthtTo2o^L P pro- 

 perties f the plant were due. 3. Read: A supple- 

 nfu * ^', n °P sls of the British Rubi," by Chas. C. 

 aatagtoD, M.A., Cambridge. In this communication 



var. deTtaCL a i r R d G S u C n " 1 t b e$ Wei'he! Ub The landUI, 



rLoriLZ P ° rt ° f - laSC meeting of the SocTeTy^Thora 

 fZTT^ }! as ,uad vertently stated to have been 

 ItlTf eJ ' Y ° rkshire ■> and Hormospora m U r 

 Se £S1 Tha rV ear Wal '°n. It should have been 

 be «ers for / • meetin & the elec *i°n of office- 



YAL S0Ut h^^ndwTfToricultural 



Af SI , .,, SOCIETY. 



WSo,fTK tmg , 0f the above Soci ^y was held at 

 , ^^^S^l 7 ^ UU - forreceivi »g^e 

 ^ d to elect officers for t^*- "°^ for H ie P,!" 3 * ) e&v > 



and to pUot e < 5 0Inni i t tee am 

 « to elect officers for the j 

 Wch wa f un C ft hair - ThechairmaVr'ead'^'repTrV 



Jditow. The fo'uow° at68 ' aDd Mr ' T ' C ' Wil^a,,; 



y ne l»: Messrs a * owle - As gentlemen's gar 



5f The fr'lowineiL o eVllle , w « re-elected secre- 

 SJV*J*. E £ * ™\if the editors' report. 

 " ■■; 16. By amount & '' * 



IS.?:: 



ra are aware that they are axi 

 larger amount of prizes, while they have no cla 



The Midland Florist and Suburban // 

 Conducted by J. F. Wood, F.H.S. No. I. Vol. 1. 



Lusted to florists' 



Mr. Wood isasi 

 iently anticipate that the opinio 

 ress respecting the merits of nei 





3 of a florist and disgusting 

 : being more especially des- 



Ufs Question i 

 science. By Dr. 

 Fromberg. 8vo, pp. ! 



none but ekemiiri it may be read 



use it throws a 



in the eyes of respectable p I 



his writings by Schleiden, which we published some 



-1-. 



t for us to decide 



nd Liebig ; but we may be permitted to ob- 

 argument goes, the 



MuTd 



l we should hk\ 

 proved an effec 

 show that men of vu 

 are so blinded by t 

 unable to perceive 

 daylight. 



• . 



New Garden Plants. 



i. Swainsona Grkyana. Capt. Grey's Swainsona. 

 (M plant, (Leguminous 

 plants.*) New Holland. 



- v " eye, appear in the summer. It requires 

 ind of treatment as the common Lotus 

 owing freely in a soil composed of sandy 

 small portion of well decomposed dung. It 



the early part of summer, and flowers frev 



summer and autumn, if kept in the greenhouse. — 



Botanical Register. 



65. Adenium Honghel. The Honghel Bush. Dry 



. (Dogbanes.*) Aden and Delagoa Bay. 



lis curious thing flowered in the garden of the Horti- 



" ' Society in June last. It forms one or two 



ine. It grows well in a mixture of peat, 

 am, and sand, win n the pot is «mU drained. Being a 

 ant of very slow growth it does not require much 

 ater at any period of the year, and should be kept 



66. Ctpripedium Ir. 

 or Pelican flower 

 (Orchids.*) Mexi 



ided from bright t 



(Lilyworts.*) Japan ? 

 i be a" variety td 



very distinctly stalked, which brings the species n 



- - -pper leaves noi ' ' 

 great woolly 1 



other kinds oi 



ts upper leaves not being di.t .. 



■iiich has been 



• -nft'er when disturbed, i 



en an increase 

 is§wanted. It ia v parting the 



old bulbs or by the scales, each scale forming a plant 

 but then they require two or 

 bloom. It flowers in May or June, and w a a 

 to the Society by Mr. Groom.— Botanical Register. 



Garden Memoranda. 



The Reading Room.— A tkn 



secretary on Monday last- ■ 

 being " What do plants feed on besides charcoal, and 



I by separating charcoal from 

 ' ' ss gas, the object 



)le state. The nature of hydrogen 



resin, turpentine, camphor, , 



It is the great supporter of co: 

 experimentally, and forms a po 



• of animal 



l the previous occasion. The i 

 (nitrogen and hydrogen), a 

 pungent smelL That plants < 



readily known by its 



their food, was proved by mixing some grated Beet-root 



nd testing for the ammonia by an acid. 



Ammonia was stated to be derived from decomposing 



it as before. Ammonia being produced abundantly from 

 re continually 

 ing into the atmosphere, whence they are brought 

 dissolved in rain. Alkalies, of which ammonia is one, 

 stated to be most important to plants. Lime, potash, 

 and magnesia are allfound in the ashes of plauts,and 

 } the necessity of adding them artificially to soils 

 l are deficient in them. Leaf-mould was mentioned 

 better suited to the wants of plants than pounded 



They are ftda 



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produces the mineral ingredients of veget 

 food, derived from such sources, constitutes the principal 

 food of plants, but not all, for phosphorus, sulphur, and 

 flint had still to be considered, and would form the 

 subject of future enquiry. Dr. Lindley concluded by 

 an experimental illustration of the meaning of the word 



te (or equal parts) of "W 

 i flour bread. The sai 



> Wheaten or com 



e Belgian Carrot. I j 



for making griddle bread, whk 

 tant to all those who do not possess ovens, and that the 



Oi an ounce of bread soda la 

 (or one stone) of mixed Beet-root and flour 

 the same purpose as yeast does, in making 

 or bakers' bread, light, wholesome, and 

 Timothy O' Brien, Baker, Leinster- street, J 



ends, for this purpose, 80 parts of p 

 . rast, which is to b< 



