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vated Rhubarb known in France). A pa mphlet by | interior of the compartments ; and the fine b broad, deep | It was at your correspondent’s instance that I tried the 
Messrs. 2 = ee with 10 meg, utri banks of Azaleas, which exist here and there, аге at plan. I have tried it for two seasons; and finding that 
figures of the leaves of as many sorts. The nch | present truly striking. In addition to the varieties of | it ib ie me no more сб бе жи can have without it, 
consider Mh Victoria, the iO and most pro М желе Azalea already mentioned, most of which we saw here, | and that it is an encouragement to the slovenly cultivator 
Macintosh’s Book o n. Part XII. is we remarked some promising seedlings, the result of | (whom “R. + ” and myself would pon Án desto not to 
entirely occupied 1 an бе. of culinary plants, and | crossing the yellow Chinese kind with the large light- | encourage), — — it. I "aq 
contains no copper plates. coloured viscocephala ; some of the produce from this | that the greatest luxury the M — to have 
Black’s Library Bilton б.а the Waverley dag cross look as if the — ki 2 ai A high | is pure leaf- sae his and the — hardly less 
y Е E P seems y 
Vol. 6. is occupied by the Fortunes of Nigel, and coloured Rhododendrons triking | to delight in it. Jota 
maintains, агуу, respect, the high reputation of this than Grand Arab, Soleil Austerlitz, , Dlandyanum, 
аа issu vestitum coccineum, and Tru These ee — = AXNUAL EXHIBITION оғ ТїлдР AT NOTTINGHAM, 
The Sea- Weed Collector's Quide. By J. Cocks, M.D.|are exceedingly bright and beautiful, snd 3 extensive and th — N Tas evor piken p e dede 
12mo. Van Voorst.—A ке assistant to the inex- as they do so late even in ea early seasons as the | wards of 1200 selected blooms exhibited . having been 
perienced in the preservatio E T rosti, and very 25th of May, they will be found to be ы of the Separately paid: for on entering the room, a een 
much wanted the the young . ent, if we may judge reach of most frosts that are likely to hurt them dis разец 4 e Н et 100 1001, * 
поа n sad e 2 * gua of fa на ilure presente by 2 е is a very fine spotted, rosy-lilac kind, and 5 5 contributed by the n of Notti ngham whic ming 
en 0 have passed a summer 1 the ere five silver cu h. were 
"E TS P rs ае) m has large, Med — shaped blossoms, — 2 stand for — n Th 8 e ө гав f the 
^ pr M OMA. A, 1 Tulip Sony silver 3 value 
1 —— head —— on account of its cal | 1 
8. tteum is a dark ki i ; | feathered and 22 flamed of e — сї Мат ar , Rovere 
: Garden Memor anda. lor d good nd, 7 large t moth Ноор, Qupa: Chario ita. Сарала. W kite, тран Жота 
HE AMERICAN Nursery at КхАР Hirt, NEAR lad Elean ost b tiful " eal, was 
WoxrNG.— Those who эг e; see Am plants in y eauti puit but it and Camillus. The second Silver Cup, of SL, was given to 
e . 
P р is not in "тойу — ear, all the wood that could b Mr, Allestree, of Draycott, for Lord Milton, Lord an 
the grandeur and magnificence of which they are | f, from it t having bee bein tral for increase. John oil he got Triomphe Royale, Duke 87 „Devonshire, m, Count de 
i also tain Whi ign 
N hit 
an "y DN "La Re eine “Aime, Heroi ne, Triomphe Ro: А. yale поў fie. 
, ASS Silver Ou value 5l, the gift o 
egregium makes a pretty standard ; an Marriageanum Esq, was awarded to Mr. Marsden, of Derby, for Duke of Devon- 
is a fine kind, as also mi irandum, perspi ра ire, Allen’s Sarah pe he Royale, Earl Douglas, Lady 
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roseum eleg gans, at uy gemmifer The latter is 3 e Grey, Queen of Violets, Lord Denman, Chellaston Seedling, 
small rose-flowered kind, which Tooke as if it would nt, Са 3 ss weli (бг ya han Ses Ceo lenen ofthe 
e also rem marke d here a very excellent Netherlands, Sarah Ann, Pol Аи, Prince of жа 
the 8 A i 
Sorts are — than usual, and that of the early- fan 
: lanostic ction, and Celebran fine crimson 
g tender ants kinds have ltd — buds b : "md * í P Magn, Pri —— М» 4 Claud na, Polyphemus, —.— 
apart — 2 , t this i is a а tance the less | 6888 ales EEG p MENS Wane 8 iy Ay rit S Lond Milton, 
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hill (where the business i carri of Pinus m : E Kn p hill is at vr 30 feet high |and Aglaia; 2 92d, fr. 3 — of Hampton, for Pilot, 
nephews, Mr. A. Waterer nd Mr. н жч: но Some time ago it a large cone, from the Tipe anes X4 Brown's Вене Rosa, Lawrence's gay i Claris- 
‚ бойт seeds d Aglaia; 3d, to Mr. Clarkson, of Col 
standard Rhododendrons 10 and 12 fect high, with clean | Vemm p "eiie d y Plants have been raised. Captain White, B agot, Violet Wallers, Herotne, and, Triomphe 
в 2 М 4 Ж , е 
: t den flowers th, t 
ledge ee e fact 96 ndent men = ? and a Крот. fine standard trees of Wistaria a formed by lade: Strong s £ ir R. 0 5 M Mrs. Lymberry, Nepanlese 
bushes and standards of indepe я thousan i h ing i nches over Cherry trees, 1 the latter | White, Bram a, e s Royal ы ‚жп ; 
ut 
ese expected to В r. Tow ueen 
afford. The scarlet, orange, and butt colours of entrance of Mr. John Waterer’s Nursery, next ot Charlotte, Midland Beauty, and Rose aby 9th, Mr. Thornley, 
rh aga m "d : inermi =; ue ‚ Stands a Mh fine MAE a it is EE ur Sube of H 96 for Cha in White, General 
whole striking, varied, and effective, ee е we нона cat at тезе robe ef a orale 10th, Mr. Hudson, of Kingston, Notts 
ias hich ^ , we shou — t at plants we the , Mite, B ; 
Le toe MM idv i Funereal Cypress * have been all killed more than three | | Charlotte, tee and Poenis eee! Class D. 
: 32353 rs 
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succulent, will share a better fate. Pinus patula has way xi fenthere 10 e. б — — Yo Mr. "C Gibbon, Bolton, 
of th een also much browned in foliage at Knap-hill. feathered Ко Heroine, M. 4 E. Series ‘Slough; flamed rose, 
2 кр kinds ge iv ur ж The first sown of the * portion of eie ИВИ TA 8 ditto, Class poe Үр Тап ‘Specimens yes 
I $ Ё 4 > ? 8 Qr 
11 ͤ ᷑ ̃ ̃⁵ ß ОДЕ ае Ттт, oa em t M 805 
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i D Pm the way di Truffaud, and Wil- | satist actorily. - Tt has been been sown act a series of long turf | 6th, Grand Duke, 1 Mr. Clarkson: Tt Marius, Mr. Scott; 8th; 
can ^ 0 
‘or G tain White, Mr. Jackson; 3d, Garrick, Mr. 
Mr. Dopson’s, Wooptanps NURSERY, ISLEWORTH.— | Edwards; 4th, Pilot t, Mr. Turner; Sth гче Ва am , Gibbons; 
ittle th, Charbonier, arkin- 
guineu | ery k, and. Archi: 9 jon: vemm + : toa qe 2 ore Раша pn ea — . ги Spencer 70 . ee or 
А ours ; га : : : D „Mr. Hudson; 2d, Bagot, Mr. Harpham ; 3d, Lewold, Mr. 
and so 18 Desdemona ; Nero and етекир аге ео " EUM of beh Mr. TI IS so famous, were Siwaras: 4th, Britannia, Ar. Hought La 5th, Boscins, Mr. 
new and valuable kinds, as are also ; in admirable condition, and a considerable amount of | Orehard ; 6th, Un Now, Mr. 1 ith, Midland Beauty, 
агь the form aving g p Fuch asias rhs other plants The na — анн Byicomens: Ist, үү ander Magnus," 
that are usuall e upper petals for a bloteh of "9р fully el + a dieti P f н d ту auti- | Denman, Mr. Spencer; : 
chocolate, which gives it a анага and striking appea send ee we hene A ee «ed ——— E ee Ае red TI р cum Chaske 
: iu whic ат е own M ALT. 5 th, зат г, 
саар Other fine kinds consisted of Rembrandt, Titian, in an +з p^ E P , wa з. Ax t- Tth, Prince of Wales, Mr. Spencer; 8th, Othello, Mr. 
andyek, Victoria, d Xervaneanm, Mm must | føcti d d ed ad J Per- Feathered Roses: ist, Heroine, Mr. Gibbons; 
be added Curriean РЫНКЕ -— rm eetion, and were 2 y Р mired. They are Vergennes, Mr. Barber; Nymph, Mr. 8 T 
double kind, whieh ЖЫ maintains its ed character, | Ornamenta mer; and when they are out| Gibbons; 5th, | Den 1 
The following free b free growing —— . ˙ ee eee Series ur. . 
> В erito, Mr. . Р 
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аа colestinum, e, pictum, candidissimum, are treated in а simil. " | Jackson; 6th, Tri gs Royale 
X — ай аы аг manner. ac Sh Leder omp 1 
kind), pasate: " elegans,roseum e elegans, €—— that have never f ned a 
splendens, multimacu and hyacinthiflorum, The Laine aa — ey 
р. hae a ^ effect in the shape-of а standard, and | F 9816096 cu LTURE. . ET os Breeders: 5: 1st, à 
last longer in pe “the |. | ee ! $ E: Laid of О у, and Catherine 
singe kinds, Album elegans is still fone of the best Crxeramras: — Your correspondent «В. Ej" amid | PEREN 1d Slo ne Pact 
as, one of the best scarlets is coccinea | much that is good, has repeated some advice he gave R Otello, No rx ы No. 40. 
major, but cruenta is also a good one; aurantiaca | some two years ago 8 0 respect to the culture of the | Class II. EAT had not taken а rie belie’ 
uprea is a fine orange, and carnea delicatissima a | Cineraria, against which I wish, having given it a fair Ist, Mr. зарег ; 8d, Mr. Frea 
pretty light pink, and a good trusser; decus hortorum trial, to protest. Не recommends the selecting in SPEDLI G FLOW 
Tae бе back petal yellow; and of buffs and | August as many of the strongest offsets as will form a ¢y;croantas: J. Tw EN. with m y АЧА of No. 2, 
surpassed pontica globosa and p.prineeps.| nice specimen, that is, he considers a 9-inch pot which is desirable on account of its rich dark spotting on a 
DE et other fn pp o Ends of various E we remarked | requires several plants to form a imen. I have daf Freund. In shape, however, itis a little deficient. —2 Ф 
А ч j X as show flow pal 16 and 17 look asif they would be 
imperatrix, tried many sorts in both ways, for the purpose <pory map sorts. (Harte. All too much ribbed by far, The 
proce Ne den ultra, persoluta, | of trial, and both have occasionally succeeded. | . bas bright ür and might be useful, if it was 
—— udo * onstrosa; preenitens, crocea | But it is my purpose never again to use more better sha 
nitens. "These are all first-rate kinds, in| than one plant in one pot, for two reasons. First, 8 . B. Handsome, huk oan, not ote fh - 
га € ve fear be. disappoint : Seedling | because it is very rarely that I get more flowers | paxsies: H D. Cont but vede x little E 
zaleas hododendrons are very plentiful here, | from several plants than from one ; „ suppose, rich dark self, ы ch we shonld mn seme better con- 
but it is onl now пож ne Then HE i such gems as Brayanum, because the roots of the plants interfere with each other, | „ dition.—4 X. s; 
oth h н А а : K 2 > Н.р, А pretty variety, — can 1 hardly. fa 
ers we have mentioned, can be for the foliage is hardly ever so free and y; andi sefii. 
picked from ee the multitudes that are 3 partly because the greatest care in selection and training 
ill not ensure theis ogether. And in the 
wi zu ming to 
Mz. Јонх анаја, AMERICAN Nursery Ат Bac- | next place, because the use of More plants than one in a 
snor is well w ; d rn Др женшен ене) pot checks the improvement in culture which "m; pos; onn 2 
encampment, sind. 50 5 praises in the beginning of his communication, | were talk а 
L3 th D TUE t 
ents a by well 99 must, howe ver, report wt has a sot om aor sd sen, 9n uer di генше from all th 
sore eid as well as the W раа. Note their exertions 
