1842.) THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 87 
which, out of the numerous lists that are published, 
they s shall ome + in order to im —- their collections. The 
were all made when the plants were in bloom 
no doubt inay other new varieties which have not come 
under our notice may seme ne qualities, but we have 
strictly confined our remarks to those we have seen 
1.—The mos 
ing the upper petals ; in 03 pectilinrity it is no eek to 
any Pelargonium at present known ; the spot is a deep 
_yich bright maroon, with se under petals pure white ; in 
its habit, free marmer of blooming, and general character, 
it bears a oan resemblance to Garth’s Victory ; the | ta 
- foliage is of a deep green, which contrasting witke the 
gaiety 0 ve ny" abner gives it a very lively and animated - 
of 
is mdlinanolene . wers, which are full-sized, 
are produced in carn ate numerous trusses. The 
crim 
Trusses 
rose-coloured, with a — mark ng in each; the sper | 
petals have a large spot, surrounded by an edge the 
colour as the under —— from the sntapact habit of: of its | 
ttletrainineg 
4eilie —Lady ayor The grou a clear 
roi in all the petals “aike: with a ‘vel amaske spot ; this 
beautiful’ variety, but it has a objectionable quality 
euler, that of not levies more than 
pec at the same time upon.a truss 3 this i is in tan 
he ground co 
very delicate pink, get iting gradually lighter as it ap- 
proaches the centre, with a rich dark *well- defined sith in 
. the u upper fo) 
the form of the ducers dit ry free | ciseanapt 
6.—Jubilee has un under } aoe of a peight a the upper 
petals are very rich, having a large dark spot softening | € 
; “i russes 
flower with a eau dee blotch in the upper petals; it is a 
very b er, and one of the best of its class. Leila 
isealso a good form, and. is remarkable for having the 
is large, having a lighter-veined edge SOrTOUn Ging it ; this 
le 
0. Coronation has been a favourite at the shows 
Fs last season ; it is a free bloomer, and the large 
ig appearance ; the 
Ss 
doubtless Sate an eheelien 
tals are of a warm 
_ rosy tint; in form and colour it is ey fine, and will 
t show-flower. ; 
continued.) 
THE AMATEURS’ GARDEN.—No. III. 
ag? 
Ir the greenhouse contains shrubby plants, such as | lo 
t 
: ig Any degree 
t weed be high gno eng! zs fel yey but it 
n the fire is made up for the. night 1s leat ave the. as 
temperature a few degrees hi he 
€ gher than is actually neces-. 
oe If the house is filled with such plants as pace o- 
- s damp, a goo og ire should 
be lighted du during the. me eer and all the ventilators opened 
i 
tar and therefore T domaine ¢ #3 quite unn 
jects as 
iba and rolling ana winding pak Pag se soba 
eva remembrancers, 
_ When the weather * ca ourable for out-door opera- 
pri 
gant transplanted with “sucees us ei ae 
the. app 
aoe “ ‘most en era the Prince of Waterloo wi h 
short boards, fing thea i a lever 0 on ae side, oak the nor 
y destination in thes ae pene as s the ais 
ba 
are 
in w h- A larg 
made round the shrub ed shold spt S gee 
Saas wg 
is Pass the case until ahs day after the watering, the basin 
is then levelled down, and the operation is completed —_ 
eB 
hi 
ure yh 
wr be: little t taste < his eleption of als nts for ed gin walks 
If he thinks that Cerastiums, Myosotises, Corydalis es, sChek| 8 
ranthus ache or Fumarias aos mare good edgings er r walks I 
gre ins WwW 
= 
S 
aglove. Dutt ent in a Gh Bi found in 
“eek: 
ande 
SL AxGusk: if the sresthes kept 5 maser Pe 
astle Gardens at stags Beha Stirling, |. 
f 
p- 830 about the beryl se timber, as -affected by. soil, 
climate, altitud n I offered my views about 
forest-tree peanttigs 3 in » 313, I hazarded an opinion 
oe givi 
en n 
in regard to that and to Firs generally : but such an opi- 
nion will not hold with regard to our more valuable deci- 
dtous trees, such as Oak, Chestnut, and Beech. fr 
illington’ s article is con nfirmatory of cor expressed 
respecting the lanes of Scotch Fir n_ cut in 
ifeshire grown upon poor gravelly soit 7 but were the 
rapid-growing S "Scotch Firs of some of our modern plan- 
tations in ony teas} to stand for a thousand years, 
question if a d much, if at all, i improve mie qua- 
lity, and I should be glad to have * opinion from Mr. 
bg gee on the subject. Whate anced in 
connected with the propriety or impropriety, 
Pp. 
advantage or disa rayantage, of forest- ~prun ing ; my reason 
views, althou bh preferable in practice to either close- 
ordi or *snakgivg: a3 objections to these may be 
stated in few words: with some exceptions, they 
all tend to frustrate the ‘object et By to. Pomona. ; 
and I hay Sai ee of Mr. Billington’s 
mse and. sense 1s +6" ticipate his raring 
and the use of his pen and influence to put an end t 
— Quercus, 
ry.—*R.. C.” agrees with “*D. R.,” at. ¥ 781, 
(sel), that gory ‘should oe dap at such a distance 
as to allow th A 7 be t ‘polthy af he that 
; thy recom- 
reasons why early Celery does not always succeed is the 
check it receives when transplanted, and in being fully 
o 
ties the leaves of the Celery og Sect with m 
places fine soil pace A ro ae a plant, taking care not to 
et any get betwe He earths up fi 
for he finds, that ft =A feet is too ore or the lant 
is sure to rot. On September the 2d ‘R.C.” exhibited 
Thoughts on vegitr my opinion Botany should 
be studied by all ‘Garde: but I am sorry to say that I 
X- nie found that five out of six know no more of the clas- 
cation of flowers than the coef steering a ship. I 
il’ ‘Bellere! however, “iti is only requisite to put young men in 
the right way, and give them some leisure time, and they 
will ‘feel as much pleasure in ascending a ‘mountain to 
r Saxifragra opp’ , or to the beautiful lakes 
in Westmoreland for Lobélia Dortmanni, as they do in 
visiting places” ment. I have wa with 
tical gardeners ‘throgh fields filied with mério 
(Meadow Orchis), and have seen t un 
heir 
safety. I have watched with nen: the gradual unfold- 
ing, tes after ay), ni ~- 3 ber se Rete alustris, 
and I verpool 
“ar 
Ai 
.| where ne pretty "Caitistécia sidney 
ne of ‘the rarest 
_—— rept has been growing, and seen ‘it passed by 
oticed. any gardeners will, no doubt, maintain that 
f 
‘| Botan does ry constitute any part of their profession ; 
| bu i ood gardener : 
more especially the te who will themselves 
masters, on some day wi So as lively an weer in the 
subject as I do.—R. seers 0 aterhousé, Esq., 
4 be Tiverpot a eB, teva whit he ought to ‘know, 
o kno e than he can make shift with, is one 
of he inn ‘that t distingdish a good gardener from a a bad 
of Cabb: 
-| Surely theres. i ioaaotard modern ee 
at 
pee 
ool. ; 
in t he garden of the ain 
them, 3 mnie aaa begets Med Os 
ao Season for awe penn P ‘784 (1841 
u have given Mr. Pax opini « Price’s ‘Mor 
der’ n Gardening,” a book whieh al vp has: 
to be oan rthy of the title it assum However deserv- 
ing it or dite cig 
given of it, it nev ¢ ginality 5 
~~ 'téld before that ten or eleven sowings — 
for who mets 2 2% one 4 
eae 
almost unive 
