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DHE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
([Marcw 19, 
the canvas screens laid upon the emp let there be 
kage at such a distance as will permit the air to play 
the glass, screens made of st len, two or three inches 
n upon woode The dimensions of 
hese screens would depend u 
if they ens ee one-half o} 
erhaps a sufficiently cooling effect. 
t "$ rays, as re- 
8 does in reference to 
beaten La keh ed i 
J 
o 
Sel 
4 
° 
a=! 
ght —adifse A 
—In this neighbourhood we keep birds from at- 
saiatag ‘Peas, Radis and newly-sown seeds by piacing 
n #iné-bottles; aed with water, at convenient dis- 
nees from ee es other the beds.— W. iy a albridge, 
ete ee shade ateid Pe _ bottle 
Ber rots, if enared fea ~“— 
ally wesbrod ‘ith Haat ad as not to touch 
thi leaves will not fork, but will be Relteaele ®t ne.— 
ale a Manure.—Shale is commonly thought to be 
unfit for gardening and agricultural Doak ree and the idea 
of sterility is generally ie teeny to it; this is only true in 
y work t the 
t an at has treat 
subject fully, giving an ‘sacha of the different varieties 
ale that accompany the coal, sandstone, and lime- 
stone of this country. Fr observations that I 
ave made, I am inclined to think that some kinds may be 
turned to go account in improving certain soils. Shale 
1, 
is described as massive, alsty; grey, as op panes meagre, 
on 
and by 
ful work, 
Me Whersute of = shale of Derbyshire, 
ng. , cold, wet secnasvers whic ever, 
when drained, bel lined, and: properly guisttatones pro- 
duces good crops; contrast res on 
this and on the sandstone is so great as to ew pores t 
reeived 
. considerable —— 7 — soils are light, it is bf 
sed that some aa laid upon 
clay has been samt 
wane Siew 
oO orious 
could be spread over the lan ily as coal-ashes 
When it is exposed to moisture, it soon becomes what 
chemists would call impure hydrate of alumina ; in that 
state it mu me use sandy soils, and preven 
the rain from filtering. th it, and enable vegetation 
n it is ving for 
> i 
crease the -‘‘ yellow in the purse of the farmer, 
we think the money of his ave Majesty never will have 
n ty to a better purpose since he crossed the bound- 
aries of Erebus.— Peter Mnckendie; Plean 
See ay GN B CORE AOkY 
€ 
ane 
of Tulips in Paris 
an asso ociation which for some 
ishing sender. at present, 
than 10 or 12 members. 
r been pia EO A but 
however, it does not more t 
public exhibition has ever 
is cerfain 
in their opinion 
bius, Everard, 
o-well-earned reputation. e 
“fliey éxciude bizarres, their answer will be, either that the 
“eslour is not pure, oF that custom had so ordered it; or 
— ps Re would ask you why yellow a of fine 
excluded from English shows. Carnations and 
€ i 0 
ows) are inferior to tho 
the taste defective in this respect, jually 
to shape; in fact such varieties as Queen Victoria, Grace 
8 b 
seen. These 
ther does te severity of winter affect them when 
teeted by ordi es 3 and even those in the 0 
e pl ec. are discarded as utterly unworthy of 
cultivation. Fireball is considered by 99 out of 100 as th 
ry m f perfection. With sand of — is 
it aa wonder that so few good flow 
m belief is, that many fine seedlings are 
colour may not be in accordance 
r on account o 
nglis 
newspapers, 
in 
pract otice. 
J 
pon the public ; lew ear defined the properties of 
a show-flower, a hh these do not come up 
rigid standard of Salt-hill or London, yet it is to be hoped 
they will ere long be more generally adopted. an ese 
observations, it behoves all persons ordering fiorist’s 
flowers from France particular as to whether the 
ish form, colour, e, to predo: other the 
se of Picotees they willin all probability receive slate 
coloured or yellow Alpines instead of $ dged Au- 
las, and Dahlias tipped or bordered; as to this la 
more clearly elucidate my assertion than By giv- 
ing the following inform communicated _ ne on 
f th ding growers, by which will be seen mber 
of orders he has received for 12 good show "Dablias, and 
the like number of 12 fancy, or tipped varieties, namely : 
Ad a HOW, + ANCY. S. 
mirable .  . + 411 | Beauty of Engl 
Bridesmaid + 44 a o aor a ied sisi | 
a Hero oe rfly . - a 
Conqueror of r the Worla . 25 Fa ne pal rEoE eS See ae cee 
Eclipse (Widnal) ’ + 7 | Lady Jermyn , ees | 
Do. (Catleugh) . ae », Rae Reid . ‘ pag t 
Fanny Keynes . +  .. 6 | Madame Mortier > 13 
rand Tournament . . 8 dlle. Di OS  OBOK AG 
Highgate Rival . ‘ sind ode: i > é “ll 
dy Cooper a » +» 7} Painted Lady . , x 18 
Maid of Bath gb Sat zoo! oH ac inay tha : 22 
Uxbridge . . ea alba ’ oy 
PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. 
: TURAL SOCIETY 
March 15th.—R. W. Barchard, Esq.. in the chair. C. 8. Cri 
ley, Esq., a ed. Grafts of the folowing kinds of frat were 
ditribated ewood em y Mr, Knight; in s shape it 
gn rgamot; salloertan whit 
Sater, pH] high- pal Ra a J A Eipens ae Meise whi November 
Beurré d’Amalis, ete gn ae ons é in colour, consist- 
ence, and flavour, but pa as neta, 
h Nelis a’ mete Pear, semmerhobie fie 
t to a place in every priv Pg a itis not well ada 
ior he Maclean, of Colchester ‘for ieeeaee anitechains are 
as tt ee. 
ce of a ratebebatoas Ba srubets iad but. the fects 
te SUgBIY. From, the Rey, J. Clowes there was 
-Baueri, but dwar! 
¥ 7rC. Mr, Gec a 
ardner was ai l a fello tebarcttestitiee 
Oo! | Solly, accompanying ‘cher exhibition of some microscopic - 
e jw had b 
4 fs gph ge beyo 
ee 
a specimen 0 of “Maxillaria Skinne eri, with, three. flowers = 
measured nearly 5 inches across ; t 4 ink 
ey tiful or 
white, with a rose labellum a ane with whit te; it appears t ioe , 
of easy grow wth, r equiring atc e general treatm A 
to some error the n naa pe 
ng to ‘this Tate was = applied ‘to one * Mir a Gee aromatica : 
arge silve aids he std gr.to Mrs, 
pi rahse! ¢ enh ite 
oe Compan 
m Mr. J. A. Henderson were, Physol6bium 
SSSrreeorecaee QPS ors s 
ge : ope ds 
2 re) 4 
called résea mbra the ey iz 
from other aren but the colour bo th of cli leaves and flowers 
is too dir J. Alinutt, Esq., sent Camellia imbricata, reas it 
able for its mas form—candidissima, reticulata, Atlee Done , 
Mess: srs. Rollisson and ‘Bons ee - ted Vanda -cristat ; 
c Big: ; the for wien is emarkable a : 
ich brown natn hy on its “shell, the ground colour be 
a certificate From Mr. 
med Ri 
al Ki ing. Fro 
beautiful Phalienopsis amabilis th t th a plant of 
the rare Chysis Facteenents with thick white flowers and a ye) 
medal was awarded to these. Mr 
gr, peo a Right 
Wel s, Bq. “3 sent some cut sppecltseay a 
whi is aa 
between ‘that 8 species and Catawbiense ; some were | of. a sei 0; 
ink. and one wa ; the 
eae with them were some fine ‘cut Camellias “of Pie 
varieties: a Banksian ew — elven for the Rhododendro 
Mr. Rivers sent a box Ros ini ieti i 
tea-scented; the A aa were oad in pits h 
Bast 4 a Banl ksian mipdal, was pprasd for them. 
aston, Bart., hae os ne a fa ney abit Apples, 
there were othe Parker, Esq., who J 
sent three kinds ‘of seedling Potato. Messrs, Chapman 
sam ple of their ' eet 
r 
flowers ; Oncidiam sphacelatum, a new species, some 3 
( fer in habit reir = brilliant in colour ; Mir. 
bélia floribunda, a rare New Hv li ‘ 
and Cineraria grandessa, a fine ae sh purple 
AN. SOCIETY 
ch 15.—Ed ward ‘orster, et 4 in the chair. 
A note 
kept in a cabinet ond had reused a coating 
y i e of the exhale o [rom the wood | 
th on of eer a the 
= 8 scones to the society. p 
gba ta ceante of Ae order Myrsindceee, mi gr 
tendent of fone Ens ast India Com bee b 
ap Da r3 yeparencn se This us, of which thes ay ar a 
E. dog : one of as most characteristic par A ‘3 a A 
a mn of r Affgh It is four 
se taties Ortea acto roti nd a >RR leer bed syeclasot an 4 
eh s plants, olepis, mark 
aie Ap in the stricture 0 ts) Edgworthia honaises in the avis bei 
d the aged Seite bu Shion was poin 
the aut! thor by Mr. Mr, Bowerb nat exhibited 
cates of polypiferous Patent a a liv Ce state, which he 
that Yirenle brought from Sheerness; amongst them was @ 
FLORICULTURAL SOCIE 
March 15.—Mr. Lane in the chair Previously be the is ; 
sion on the sea a oo pong bos per was again read; after 
which “ong con ook plac he 2 3 P 
An at was hin - tae what should be the m 
height o oF ih fam A ne the least ge the flower of a 
ariety ; rT, Groom, who diffe vada opinion res} 
Har ‘the ier chee wail ons of the flower, was ait present, 
discussion was acieneel 32 to the nex} meeting, without any oi 
perty having been finally 
AGR ae SOCI wigs 
ies were elected. 
rred he speci 
appointed to be ‘helt on He the 18th instant and the latter, r 
mending the great § iety to be executed by ¥ 
Wyon, Gal an ed by a iW. Miles, tw sq., M.P., 8 
mitted to nspection the coshell the dibbling machine j 
in ie ron the cuitiyation of Mangold Wurzel 
part of the society’s Journal. M il 3 
Care was required in depositing the seed i e ' 
buried too deep it would not vegetate: and to 
a@ proper depth, he yed the to 
their notice. rage consisted of an 
three feet in e flat circumference of which 
fee diamete 
jected, at ihe 18 Mckee aitance 1 id iron ‘discs, fae) 
a-half inches in the base, 
pering ail rounded at vy pd 
befo fore e the e council an accoun S 
which the eneroachments of the sea were success ully resis 
the island of Wal 5 nape the baneful effect ose mat 
arising from its low a 
known and 
a | bot Eg tt te L yd 
‘otec 
pnd salty couk 1 
pera shapes 
ing 
Si ae ges Sti 
