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The patients are | buried for nine days in the hot vs "i 5 siderably during the winter portion of the year, — to be well loosened to the depth of 15 inches 
е desert, with all save their heads covered, and a the atmo — of the e garden is scarcely ever free from for although they w will grow and flower if 2d nee: му 
aye to lie in bed ап equa al space of d con- | chilly fogs. Stove plants succeed better, vie — - soil, they will yearl "become weaker and fewer 
stantly drinking decoctions of sarsaparilla.” | le ection, hough ovor-erow pat d is now in good health. In number, until they ultimately disappear altogether. » 
4 Vegetation of the Andes.—We now commenced | the sto not many огр specimens planting, the roots should be placed a about 5 inches 
ing the principal chai of the Andes. The tem- of t po ants us с^» веуе velties apart, and cover ut 2 inches with soil. They 
e lower, the air purer, and the vegetabl e or less in flower. One of 8 Brillantaisia require no protection, and no Yer care, except a fe 
kingdoms displayed the most ersified | owariensis, an Acanthad, recently introduced from | stakes to support the taller growing sorts, and to have the 
forms. Yellow Calceolarias were growing amidst earlet | ierra Leone by Mr nitfield, is a novelty which | surface of the stirred occasionally 5 th 
bl Ilias; ing- we | Pe mises to be ome interest oft-stemmed | leaves decay, the roots may be taken out of the ground, 
an ; humming-birds re | promises to of s he 
resting on the twigs of Fuchsias ; butterflies and beetles | herb, rather coarse and straggling in its natural habit, | and placed in a гзм у place for a time, in order that they 
were swarming about, em little black snakes leaped and has opposite hairy — хосын of which - may get thoroughly dry Mn ” they are put into their 
dexterously am g the . WI P xtrem is broad and ecoming sudde winter quarters. Any cool dry place vili answer for 
life | what a contrast of us 1 Really the aspect of | narrowed into a wing-like margin to — mid rib at ihe this purpose; but mice are s to make sa oc among 
ical forest is grand ; but that of the Andes a few base; the flowers form a panicle at the ends of the them, so keep your eye upon them, I also find it neces- 
d feet abov e the sea is beautiful—the whole branche: s, and are rice purple, yit ab buf or orange- | sary to guard them against the ravages of these vermin 
seems a garden ured = at the base of the upper lip; in the in the ground. It is often necessary to remove them as 
eruvian E ud es.—About noon we entered a хдни of —. flowers арча сау. аге terminal to | soon as they have done flowering ; and in this case I lift 
re consis Боса of Y Chirimora trees (A nona Cherimolia, — little — of the verdi first expand in sue- eti р sets. as much soil with their roots as I 
, which w oaded with delicious. fruit. The cession, and afterwards the ral ones, and when | can, and place them in a shady iiv covering them 
e-apple, m Mango а € the Chir — are con- | these latter are in bloom the ie аншы is certainly with soil to is the depth they fo эн ly oeeupied. If 
ret n the world; I have tasted showy. Whether the habit can be modified to any | the weather is dry give them a little water ; here they 
. ocnlis in М which they are supposed to, considerable extent is a problem for cultivators, but if will ripen their ME ai and will receive little injury 
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Hanke was quite right when he called it a © masterpiece | source wa also obtained a very desirable and free- rally the elk of using small pots, and otherwise treat- 
ture. i i e white Yucca- ing the plants unnaturally. For window decoration, 
Fetid 36 appear to be as agreeable to Panamans|like flowers, named С petiolatum. Several lant in pots as soon as the bulbs are procur ured, using 
as Garlic in Europe or Assafcetida in Persia.“ The most Araceous plants were flowering, and among them the|7-ineh pots for the purpose; put in each five roots of 
e ecco аза of all the aromatics to the 8 true Dieffenbachia seguina, or Dumb Cane, Which is Van Thol, or three of the other sorts. After potting 
cook is the Cula d er e m foetidum, Linn.); it | quite different from t the plant which generally bears this | they should be placed in some spare corner out of doors, 
imparts a бен чийе fo ra foreigner to relish ; ө name in collections, The latter plant exists in gardens and covered about 2 inches deep with coal-ashes, 07 an 
the inhabitants consider it “indispe ensable and are qui in a green and variegated condition, and s we found | material which can be easily removed. Here they may 
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condiment has by some aecident been omitted.“ produeing several of its pale green spathes, from which portion may be removed to the greenhouse, to forward 
- The Panaman method determining Altitude is the waxy-lookingspadiees were protruding. Another of the their blooming season. The Van Thol is the earliest, 
us. “In order to ascertain the oe of an object, | same race, in flower, was the Colocasia odora, a noble|and ought to be treated as such, except variety is 
a peculiar method of measurement is in use. In mea- plant fora damp stove, а single inflorescence of which is is | desired; in that ease, take Rex Rubrorum and Tournesol; 
suring the height of a tree, for e a man proceeds | sufficient to perfume a whole house with an odour some- | these will be in flower in February i 
cles zeep up а : 
is, he makes a mark on the ground, and then paces | are really very pretty when in perfecti e Barbacenia s | early Tulips must not be turned out of doors, nor other- 
distance to the base of the tree: this distance is | sanguinea was coming into flower, and is — to wise maltreated ; they mu 1 i 
equal to the height. This method, in which, from con- | be a very desirable stove plant, especially remarkable |frame or greenhouse, where they can go gradually to 
stant practice, the Indians have ines p = almost = ed ae purple-maroon colour >ч its hexapetaloid | rest. It will not be necessary to give them much water 
g geometrical racy, wers e two variegated Draceenas, ferrea and after flowering ; but do not allow them to be without it 
common purposes of life, andi is — натй by tonal were 8 from their coloured foliage. | until the leaves show symptoms of decay, thar gra 
the Spaniards of Veraguas.” In the same hous сбн constructed span-r roofed | withhold ы altogether. Afterwards give them the treat- 
irected to be given those grown int the flower- 
would astonish our purveyors | structu ox we аты a very healthy and vigorous} me 
for Covent Garden market, We are told that at | specimen of the Oboe Calisaya, and good plants of border. 0. 
go “the Peach and Vine succeed well, and of Pimento, Clove, and Cinnamon, the latter of which, | Azama: WG G. Pre tty enough ; ернар E in shape.to many. 
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culinary vegetables "e. excel Cauliflower, which | though only grown in od zed pot, was f the same 
а such а size ad measures 18 inches | to flower profusely every season. Another small stove CATALOGUES received from Mr. George Smith, —— 
to 2 feet in diameter, — makes a donkey-load. The | contained a nice collection of exotie Ferns of small owe Slough; a ' Hornsey oad: fom a, Tamer, Көн — 
gigantic Cauliflower is not distinct from our European the building not admitting of their being gro n la: — 
Species, but is solely produced by a cultivation which | Some species of this tribe were pointed out as not yet менде AG; J W. The plum-colonred variety is dense and 
necessi ictated, Being one of the northern existing in any other collection. One of these was a| fich 9 the e single bloom эге иса = 
vegetables that degenerate, or bear no seed, if not remarkable looking Lastrea, named pilosissima by Mr. would not advise you сраз incur the siete which your pro- 
annually procured from Europe, it is propagated by J. Smith, but apparently identical with the Aspidium | position would involve. 
. After the heads — been gathered, t и» subquinqu uefidum of Palisot de Beauvois. Other rari- | PRIMULA SINENSIS: = Jennings. OF geet союне op 
siu wed to throw ou i ; overlay each other, and are too much i 
W bes new shoots, which аге ties in the tribe were | nium sinuatum, a fine e The pink sort 18 1 — high coloured, aud well worth 
again planted, and have to grow e years, producing in n.| Simple fronded species, Wi the margins of the fronds| рге The w hite kind is also handsome. 
the second the enormous heads.” undulated ; and Adiantum cultratum, which had been * The Rt : e " өз the Schedule of 
1 85 orticultural an oricultura cic — 
be tert а Orange (Casimiroa edulis), seems to received from the — gardens as the A. penta- the Handsworth and Lozells Floral an ; — 
well worth — to our gardens. This “is dactylon, 2 another stove was a plant of the cele- whose show "lays for 1953 are May Tw os сЕ mg July 26, and 
tree which has e — to accommo- — Upas tree, Antiaris toxicaria, becoming almost August 23. Тре shows of the Newbury Horticultural Society 
date 1 itself to different. — s; it grows from the too large for its position; this remarkable tree has its | take place this year on June i ра mit dant cial 
coast-region up to an elevation of 7000 feet, producing 2 ches ee with the stem, from which, when | 9888: Rosa. You had better order your e the weather 
evervwh 33353 5 ? direct the plants to be se you as soon as the weather has 
rywhere an abundant harvest of delicious fruit. It hey separate, they appear to drop as out of a socket. become at all favourable ; presuming your "quarter" to have 
was cin = — the Aztees, who termed it Iztactza- Then re is a good 2 of Aloes, wer of which аге | been — р os —— — at 6 feet apart in your 
рой, and also Cochitzapotl ; the former name is com- | kept in a separate house, and some of the Meroe nes net in the soll, rather sup On Pr win gc 
of the words iztac, white, and tzapotl, Sapota. | are about. to bloss m ‘the smaller ade b ooming, as n wre 8 or 
Tzapotl, = —— comes the Spanish corruption they do mmer, far mound; press all firmly ое new а ing dry), 
zapote, and the Engli igni more general atten than them take their chance for the next month or six weeks, when: 
fruit containin ong ины -— ee a tion thay receive. The two fine you may prune them. closely in; should the soil become 
of g large seeds, as, for instance, that old Cedar trees, — is remarkable, Jose after planting, let it by gentle pressure be made firm. 
Lucuma, Anona, Achras, &e., à word for which our are suffering much from the bad atmosphere of the ‘When warm weather shall have set in, give copious root 
present botanical termi no equivalent expres- | locality waterings; and mulching, if it can be done conveniently, will 
— prov ficial ; this, together with a good dressin of manure 
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sion. The second nam 9 is derived from in autumn, will 30 raise the general surface that next 
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cochi, to make sleepy, and tzapotl, S. as the fruit | hillocks, or mounds will have disappeared; your 
when eaten acts as a soporific.” Sie FLO R 10 O мы LTU R E. the — 5 uri ish i n proportio on to the appeared; уз bestow on 
3 " " "үр 4L 1 m Mr Se киз your 
book consists. Let us add, that here and there Earty T ae are now ава banis ' 
scattered bits upon climat which, considering the fully in bloom, and for the amateur o f limited me Miscellaneous. 
Author's quickness of observation and skili at practical | they are a valuable tribe of eater 8 the Influence of Coal Gas wpon Vegetation. By G. 
eo: might have ren advantageously extended | They are cheap, and easy to cultivate requiring but Æ. creer ca introduetion of lighting by gas upon the: 
And in the ing the interest of his volumes. | little S and while е — adorn the promenades of Hamburgh exhibited the injurious 
[ome d there no index? Why is there no index! | flower-clump, or sitting-room w, their numbers | influence of eonl-gas upon vegetation in a very vexatious 
in the value of the book is destroyed by its absenee ; | will increase, until the only пто will be to find | manner. The gas-pipes are placed, at a depth of 3 feet, 
such works it is indispensable. room for them ages. April and May they add an in the middle of avenues 30 feet wide, planted princi- 
— ——— | inexpressible charm t o the flower-border, and do not pally with pur. but with а few Lime trees. Since its 
| withdraw their une sailed colours and sweet perf ‚а great number of trees, reviously health: 
Garden Memoranda. until their place can be supplied with the bedding- | and. vigorous. has qu eu, perished. я The дена 
HELSEA BOTANIC GARDEN.— There is little attempt | out plants ; from February till May they are aio батуы | | becomes rotten, the bark detached, a e tree dies in. 
i this ancient physie garden, and especially at this | had in flower for the window. In forming a ¢ а few days, without any sine ution taking place in the 
of the year, to keep up a А display of flowers, the | the following varieties are suitable to begin with etm comet Wherever this malady appeared, the roots were 
design of the garden being rather to supply materials | Thol, single and double; Rex Rubrorum, Tournesol, | found to be decomposed, and the soil impregnated with 
medical students during the | Florentine, and Mariage de ma Fille. The outlay pe а the odour of coal-gas, showing that the cause of this 
many curious | dozen of each of these varieties will not exceed the cost | destruction must be the escape of gas from the pipes. 
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in flower in the hothouses, and | of one dozen of first-class Н; Hyacinths, and while p М. Ulex. mentions several other localities where similar 
plants, which just now, alone, latter have to be bought actual, these will last for | facts have oceurved, so that there can no * г be any 
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y improved іп | years. I would ty obtained | doubt as to the injurious influence 
last noticed them. Owing to the | to ted in autumn in the flow wer-border, where they | vegetation must not, however, posi — 
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ere 9 of London, it is — in spring, and will be i bo a fit state for potting | these circumstances that this is a nece e- 
requiring of course | e window next season. The soil in which ee quence of the introduction of gas-lights. In Leipzi 
— ventilation at all seasons, suffer con- are planted should be rather light and rich, aud ought for instance, the gas-pipes pass through the — 
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