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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
filled with * agg of loam, leaf-mould, and evel. 
St ate she es ss a ted. About 
ing t them mperature of 
a 
shoots with three or reer aves, when they may be shifted 
into 48 or 32-pots, and subjected to a stronger heat, such 
as that of a Pinery, where they m placed near the 
glass. When the roots ar tside of the pots 
ay are well filled a ~~ the plants are repotted with- 
isturbing the roots, and when th 
sly sto of pot- 
ing is ae till the plants are set in their 
when the wood is bake ripened, they are 
sun, and afterwards placed under a 
north wall, in order to let them rea After this they at are 
to 35 required length, and taken to a’sheltered 
Many are the interesting facts that might be contributed 
by gardeners if they. but learn to look on a- 
thered creation wi ] al 
p eg 
the young (7) were hatched, my cat killed the ens 
cock continued his a attentions, and it was a touching sight 
to witness his sighed ag to procure them food, particularly 
d 
at the time when re. o fly, a tim ayed considerably 
fro ei y the young found in making their exit. 
They accomplished it at last, to the. great delight of the 
poor w as an tructive exa ay 
lar kind whi ey may have observed!—Z. Beck, Slate 
Works, eee h.—[We wish most sincerely that i 
may. Som — ee vod the ornithology of our 
gardens m might very entertaining, if confined to the 
habits of birds, ane the sevies they render us.] 
Agee OF - nh Saag 
ibuted :—Ro ve 
ple sae ; 
Wnche kate i has. doy vite ie Knight’s 1 
in hae "ie aay ey the r 
also dries like a Pron 
I ia aurantiaca, wi aves Ss blossoms ; Oneid: cidium 
€ucochilum, remarka ble f for its beautiful lip; a- ‘Maxilléria, 
Somewhat like 2 ppapatics. but not qnite so sweet ; Pari 
nh ndbile pies cucullatum ; and the curions Mormod 
mi fidlia ei: were say Earlene of Cinitenatiriats cl 
longit newly i me a Guatemal cnach prone ws 
perfectly well if treated like a — ae 
cael 
ITY, 
hé chair.. This being the 
m Horarian a the room Mg 
evinced on occasio 
tion of knowing that he ‘had the sanction of the Bishop of Nor- 
wich, the President, and Professor — who were absent, 
and the votes of Mr. Robert Brown, Sir J. Barrow. M 
estan, Mr. Barnard, Mr. Bentham, Mr De. L Beche, Dr. Boott, 
Mr. Bennett the Secretary, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Children, Sir A 
Crichton, Dr. Fitto: ofessor ae Sir W. Hooker Lan- 
» Dr. 
» Mr. Miers, Mr. Murch- 
¥, Professor 7 en, aaa Royle, Sir G. Staun- 
ton, Sir James South, M Stokes, Mr. Edward Solly, and many 
other well- wn friends = scien 
ICROSCOPICAL SOCIETY. 
ssor Lindley, president, in the chair. Prof. 
Rymer Jones, of King’ : A garoagic a tr - a three others were 
re fellows. A as read by Mr. 
es of Xanthidia dcc Saae in 
Sta oe +¥, 
artists eciplonta x Pig drawings of 
microscopical objet te the ne ece ssity of mming their ideas of 
GRICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ey, Esq., president, chair. Sixty- 
five ntlemen were elected. The Duke of Richmond, chairman 
of “the General Bristol Committee, laid before the council the 
final report of th 
eee mf a subscribers 
of Mr. Main’s ttage gardening ; an 
ey that the copies ae be (spppleed at the rate of one penny 
ach, in order to ensure 2D la distribution of the work Syd 
the pte Sivdsiod it the “bodes - 
willin) ume 
th 
eriment on the growth of Swedish cecitiess 
Bak 
= Sybr ay, , Esq. +» Of poe cee Fial, near 
the structure t 
rison of numerous | a hg ‘out of whi oh a perfect spec 
she r regarded as a better ene. of 
proceeding than by attempting to aor ete aes al indivi- 
oa mutilated and distor whateve might be 
mh to such a task. ani ihtercatiieg discussion. Followed, in 
which Prof. Owen and Mr. Bowerbank took part, mbers 
made for the society by Mr. Powell. 
— Cu cumber Society.—The first show took place at the 
Mec cs’ Lecture-room, on Feb. 8th, but was not so large as 
expected, as several _Cucumber- growers w who had e ntered did not 
exhibit 
late—a circumstance much regretted by the committee. 
great attraction of the day was Mr. Mills’s brace of fruit, w hich 
of farm horses. ai Filis, Hie: 
cow uncil of the 
from 
scalding the blackest wheat ne boiling water, er 
drying it with lime: the wheat placed on a colander, or in a 
asket, being immersed in boilin ter few seconds, just 
ong enough to completely wet yo ig immediately di in 
cold ae pet afterwards dried with li mixe th thi er 
Wheat, a B is means he wheat was always found 
to be cated at | ih while the vegetating principle was uni 
jured; great care being ta at er was ing, 
e wheat taken out of the water as soon as completely gi an 
Mr. Ellis tried an ‘experiment ona bushel of the blackest wheat 
he could procure, which he divi 
won vas first prize cup. After the show about twenty of the | Sowing them all on the same day, but with ecw ae an 
members dined together. The Secretary stated that the funds | The result at harvest pe that tl it sown 
would enable the Society to offer several aS) prizes in May next. | tion produced 33 black ears out. of every 100, while: that ft dipped 
———« | in the boiling bi eed and limed had nota black ear in several thou- 
8 ‘ Py sands which .—Communications were receiver 
= - 7g ] i from ine of Holyfield, on the be a of ringing bulls, 
§ a ° > | with a yard and bee of chain attached ; Fin . Glencross, on 
& 3 eee 4 Bg = | sheep-yards ; and from Mr. Fox, transm ibe reports of the 
= e o 8B | © S Huntingdonshire Apricattutal Society. Mr Five t presented a 
‘; 8 8.5 z= &., | & | copy of his Lecture delivered before t Swick Farmers’ 
Sle @ 3 > > dk) ae . | Club, “On the Chemi sasiead:Mitheth. of. purtitiiios Stepan on parti- 
St Giienm ee ese Seite $e § te Mar of Norbaa r Jo Tate his Letter t0 
° o i=] ° s 
S| Esaad £8 Bess £8 34 274) 8 | Ese geese oe 
: F Legke; ; | RI CULTURAL 
5 3 + ib io ze Feb, 15.—Mr. Shears chair. Mr. epines wus Mected, It 
ie & 3) 2 £ = lw agreed that a lecture or on some sul connected 
13 Bshess Es ssss ss 5s 56 ; Floriculture should be read e first Tuesday in the 
BAA4ZAa AA ABABA. AG. 4a..mA 3S pce meg Pea nyenioy Bh should take place at the next 
Bhi ee oo awtahecin Gat 1 roteoney it Sel oH . The following emen having consented to give 
§ o # either a lecture or a paper at the und ioned 
s Esceed Bs Begs Bg Bg gs ere ieee ce on ae he cee ae = 
= 8 #868 PA cula; April 5 r. Groom on the Tulip; ay 
Si ered et ee tee Mr. Fox on the Pel nium. $ resolution, if carried out to 
42 Py est it, will, we think, raise the character of the Society 
OR Pee? a ene 8 TS. ee portend de rede ap ceegiry eet pa 9 introducing many 
esssss ss ssss Ss Ss ss improvements into the science of Floriculture 
eS fignast rig ® NOTICES OF NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE 
ss G) = 
Bi secese Se SiR Oe Bee ; EITHER USEFUL OR ORNAMENTAL. 
ei” ESsass BA Sanaa Sa Fa BA Fu'cHSIA RA'DICANS. Rooting Fuchsia. ( Greenhouse 
2 eerie sh? uk ph cae cath Onagracex. “Octandria Monogynia.—“‘ A long trailing 
fed didnd =8 6 3 2 shrub, the ste which, much branched, attain a length of 
ae ak eae sc eae... ear es twenty feet and upwards: these main stems are al half an 
a s = aM £ ¢ B ¥ inch in diameter, of a pale poe ling the 
~i- | e66666 S Sséc6c 5 S tregular splitting the several coat bark: younger 
= FSS88s aE Saas aS aa aa branches are purplish and smooth, and those which are florife- 
Fs IE ghacty ie oie t a & rous enerally smaller leaves. The nodose. axils-of the 
Bets io ee 5 D a oO 2.8 branches, after the second year, throw out many a eared 
S484 Pea eB > Oars = age. shoots, which frequently take root upon the trees on which the 
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oo re] ee being funnel 1 
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at aeogee. 2&5 oS 525 = £8 denly acute at th convolu' i e 
61% S82535 Be se 3.98 a bas stamens, are a deep purple colour, and 
SH -ARLSa 0 £4. 2S Pee. Boks Nts teas tes tubular part of th e calyx. The sta- 
E oe a ee et A ot of a. d of considerable 
lp Secs ge comucr ah, ahr oa ee ee rave ; four being somewhat yo pit — p taps calycine 
B =4° c=) . rie ag re 3 3 { the | alternate four being of s till greater length. ¢ 
Bh 3 £82 ga) Bi oe as} is filiform, somewhat longer than the stamens ; ctheeeedl Sues 
Ads | rd a a 5h a 3 ‘wks tion is deep red, polished and glabrous, that within the ealyeine 
> wer 23 Ep 23 $ 33m tube is paler, rather pu stigma is red, polished; 
HI By 68h SE aE ERS” clavate, with a four-lobed apex. ‘The berry is ovate, of a deep 
oe os e¢ Ss Oy ge Se ga pes sae aueene I was greatly struck with this beautiful species 
sti a) Se toe a0 = S|! 8 | when I first met with it in the Organ Mountains in 1929, chugtp 
pT ers siete Nay pan 3 Fo eee Seatcons from, a very tall tree, 
i en sates: ae "| 5 | of its brilliant flowers. _ lt was also collected. by Mr. Gandaieg 
= ee ees 332 | .. | when he first botanised in the same range; and on my last visit: 
= Be Bee: 22 32 -| 8 | to those mountains I cutting, which I succeeded in 
=i 22 328! | bringing home, andw inte wp gr ne 
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Be GRE, BEER" | S| only naw shown its fet blossom, ‘The main stm hay atsined 
= 5 Ke a length of eighteen ‘ aS many accessory ‘ 
== = a =a & : : ak mie culiar stoloniform shoots shown 
— een : 4 | length exhibit at axil the peculiar stolo: shoots. ’ 
13° 22 ¢a¢0 22° ‘ g, and t are sometimes observed also in the in- 
ri ug a g 2 = | ternodes bursting through the bark. : 
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