1842. ] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 191 
Pi: of the Potato;” J. H. H. Foley, Esq, of Frest ood, & | general growth but 
of the last “ Report of the Stewponky ; Fan to n. H. Nae itt would fon ae tes abuscanuy. but at the cay {2 wer the manure green vitriol in et or gr so 
Wilson, a copy of the “ Leicestershire Agricultural ‘society. autumn of last year ras none ages it for this time. In habit the as to change into a sulphate the ammonia as it is pro- 
’ These communications were feferred to the Journal Committee. | species agrees with the section called Ephemerum, but its inde- duced, and which readily flies off at a slightly eerepe 
ROYAL CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL § eee poet fee bursting ‘nregulasly ig al "the bese. is at variance | temperature. By means thus simple and cheap I obtai 
March 3.—The spring meeting of this society wes held in the | ¥? sections of the genus is is easily cultivated in | ; 
6 guneil-Foom,, at the Experimental Garden weather was | 80Y good garden soil, flowering during the months of July, Au in ry r thre months, a mass of i thorolagtiy 
nnfavourable, boisterous and rainy, yet eps fate of Camel- gust, September, and October. It is increased by seeds, but the | ™4e, a8 soft and pasty as that of cattle, and of great 
lias, New Holland Plants, and Hyacinths, was excellent. Much | Seedlings will not flower before the second penaous also by di- | €Ne€rgy, as is proved by the remarkable results I have ob- 
egret lants and other competition arti- Yiding the old plants in the autumn. Its seeds were said to ad tained both on arable and meadow land for several years. 
jes could not be pr tay ais played for want of room; but this | Deen collected in Cashmere.—Bot. Reg. yhen this manure or the liquid which flows from it is 
evil is about to be remedied, the society having approved of a Col.uMNEA SCHIDEANA: sri pei s Columnea.—(Stove lied 1 pba A 2 : 
spacious hall, and also contracted for its erection. On this occa- | Ctimber.)—Gesneracee. Didyna angiospérmia.— This plant, applied to land, the most striking effects are apparent. 
sion, for the prize _ offer ed for the six finest and newest varieties which is not more curious rd ny beantiful, was imported from | Letters formed upon a meadow, by pouring it from the 
of G Rs Mexico. in 1840 by J. Rogers, Esq., of ‘Sevenoaks, in whose col- | spout of a watering-pot, speedily acquire a deep rich 
miums we arded: the first to Mr. A. witb, to W ect Torticut Ate : 
mm “Porbes, ein oF f Callander, the kinds being A, pnt, Chand- tural Society, Tt assimilates slightly, in the form and hature of wae remarkable among the surrounding herbage. It is, 
a ape tere Mpeg secntes a, coccinea superba, and’ Faire, its stems, leaves, and flowers, to the remainin ng species of the | however, necessary, in forming such dunghills, that they 
the the th Ko ae D. ‘Brewster, Bs t9 Col. Lindsay of Balcarres; fo het iid hich: intieell) render tt rer conspieuon i should be so placed as to allow the water to run completely 
and the third to Mr. oung, gr. to T. Oliver, Esq., N ns. 
ite For New Holland Plante, two eee Ben given one its natoral ‘habitat it is said to grow on gh — thus assuming ¥ them, and that wa, should be frequently drenched. 
MX Addison, ex. to the Watl of Wemyss, at Gosford, much of an epiphytal character. s. are, pessoa f armers do not employ anything like the quantity of 
“Fpactis impressa, Lechenatiltia formosa, and Cérrea eel bia 1 or trailing, cae stout and Ei a5 Oa g with indented | water required to d ate ose stable-dung. are also 
major; and another to Mr. Young, for Epacris campannlata ee or creel where at the joints, and the leaves are of | must be taken that the litter is thoroughly trodden dow 
ong, ball-droopiie peduncles, ae are singularly large; both = Pet 
these and. the segments of the calyx being prettily mottled and | Order to enable it the better to retain its moisture, and 
, treaked with brown on a cream- Ghiotirel 'p und, They are | partly to check the Latah heating, which drives off the 
( ( ee f : prod uced in: great peotndieht for a lengt thenea : succession o pre ores of the manovre. 
flower, separate prizes were offered to purserymen and to pri. | Months, including ta ost of the summer and autumn seasons. If Aha 
vate growers. The pilver medal. was found due, in the former | 8TOW?.in a pot, with plenty of room for its roots, a moderately . 
base: s. J. Dickson and Sons, Inverleith- “FW, the flowers nourishing soil, and shored: shaped trellis to support its branches, | has sok Rhuba rb in chimney-pots. By aes a see 
being Rance: Wilhelmina, Bellerophon, Act ande and the flowers reach a particularly | over the crown of the plants early in the spring, the leaves 
Vidette, Grand Vaingueur, and Lord Wellington, Bey pri- It is thus treated at the Hor hapapensensgath senate. die tare, | av@ not only made to grow more rapidly, but the stalks 
vate competitors a first prize was assig o Mr. Young for den and. apparently kept stoxe af ¥ ré dad : 
Grand Vaingueur, gba Viders e, La ro a4 py Auvergne, Yaim, | Messrs. Rollison do ore pay their specimens quite so much e rawn Vey 1 
Waterloo, oH ide Lod Wellington; anda second to Mr. J. Fargie, couragement, and subject them in winter to the comparatively quantity in weight, and the flavour is much superior to 
fe to egory, eerOR Lodge, for Washin and | “Ty that grown in an exposed manner. It is more delicate, 
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Dr en, a The & oles telibed Hele ae aes during summer and autumn. But we should advise. that this and free from the iki ait taste.—@ vig} ‘ 
if | Plant be neither cultivated in pots nor in soil, but placed in rustic Botanical News.—It is vat in Hysi ers from Vienna, 
a F three days instead | hee fe | Habkets of wood, filled with yc iy decayed wood, the fibrous | that a a Suppleme nt i “* Endlic — lantar cn i 
oer off the Pltod Two premiums were voted, fe one to Mr. part of heath soil, and similar v veget able matters, and suspended will appear in a few weeks. s published 
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beautiful L peesersabion, Del bein ng as firm, smooth, and g: 
: . er. ‘ a + Dinnt from the roof of the house, as is done with Orchidacez. $0 1 
Bidston, Yorkshire , Baltimore Pippin, and Salton’ Fa. | treated, the shoots would bang down over the sides of the baskets, account of several new Er ysinnims, ciey Oriental, anda a 
ite; and the ws jait ET = Ww s han to Sir J. Stuart | 2nd add much to the interest of a collection. Nothing ay in- | critical view of the synonymes of E. murale, to w 
Rich ds n, Bert. of Pitfour, for Golden Pippin, Old Nonpareil, ener more readily than this species by siaeniee and we expect | he reduces many supposed species. In Holla nd Seatk on: 
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a premin ui was. YORE J. Goodall, gr. New ; cpg eer commenced: four arte each pune ning ten plates, have 
abey, re markably large and ‘heavy stalks, PEEL oh EOU reached ‘this cou . Bes mber of the nde 
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see] La adapted for force, the nures.—The owing communication has lately od bee rece a Lon on. We are told by 
Te ye! Ba Pi : 6. oben grou. 1 Wer det ee 5 He been ade public iy M, Schatten mann, of Bouxwiller, in | the newspapers that af Fielding, a Seay aaee, near 
dung, and pho with alayer of tree-leaves.. The other —* Amm 4 extremely powerful ras caster, has given is fine Hi um and Botanical 
pas: adjudged to Mr. R. Watson, gr. 1p . ANGECEAB. Esa ate e s. In ad neten is poured over the fresh Library to Royal ota Society, ‘but this is not true; 
f ncil-roo: Was a fine specimen of a seedling Camellia, raised stable- ANE; 8 5 A the flui yk ee R te 7, se 4 
by Professor Dunbar, Rose-park ; but on ig oscaeos there was strated he sulp hate. of i iron, or sulphuric acid, and a r 
-Bo.competition in seedling Camellias. The s also a beautiful liqui anute of great power is the result. In explana- entrusting it to them, after his death, they would be able 
Plant of H6vea pungens in flower, from the | Tnverleith Nurseries; | tion oe this M. Schattenmann has entered into the follow- | ® make arrangements for its safe custody. The late Mr. 
open Me Oly Dae Laken ag A Aengp gt vtading TRE Be ing more detailed illustration of the manner in which such cag ih Herbarium has also been bequeathed to the Bri- 
Es a> acnab,. Taeutent t, on the state of the society’s |, Manure is prepared, and the op he Tesulting from its use. tish Musenm, and the newspapers tell us that the collection, 
den, and describing experiments now in progress, was on | It has for many years been the custom in Switzerland to | of Cry ptogamic (or as they have it, Crypotoganeous) plants 
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the table lige ee of pene A communication from J. preserve stable urine, to wash the fresh manure, and to | iM this bequest is perhaps unique ; they should have added, 
ts Wh tioning a number of spent collect the fluid in reservoirs where, after fermentation for its worthlessness. The fact is, that this Herbarium 
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n at H j a sil protection has taken ala the ammonia is saturated and c ByEEeH is not of any great value now, although it was some: 
a winter sful | into sulphate of ammonia by sulphate of iron wes twenty years ago. fl 3 
oe ie ser vitriol) iat of pn psum), or sulphuric acid curate tone one oe.—Thi hal Io il tee 7 
nid —— ne S7OE o ground for a Bae oe successive | (common vitriol). e fluid thus obtained, when em reme’y SMart Yeo, seOoth, plone Be EES 
oe mor grub. The liberal | ployed for watering land, prognces a strong vegetation, | Ca" be used whole in stews, and this is its only value- 
: i “as pr ves but ever | an effect that is ascribed t sulphate of oman, Like many other odd things, it has been all the rage im 
Re iat #3 HEPC. OF which the seed | which is not volatile like the carbonate, if acted 4 sia Par och a pare Sh A Bae ee gularity. latels foimma a 
ae bite CROS COPI the sun. Fre sh manure, like urine gontaing a species y founa on 
ee te Ent, att | rhe Imprta ene tt chs fli A mii he im mea e 
Aes is fineicet oF the 1 | wasted b comm es of managing manure. | “40F! ete ge J 4 Story at Soleure ; who 
appeared i for enh pul le that ‘ Arpncatla, and is similar ee Horae- ding is fad £8 iy greatly inferior to that of cattle; sinkipe it might he § usefu Bf Ra in PL EEREYEES, apeneiten 
geet raat as Rn le Mae ee that State S Wallsen , at ae AeA ited entirely to the pacer in ale into his garden: leaves were produced by 
she , ushed the spect Upo: it is m ord , in Alsace and Lorraine, and gen earlier than by the common Sorrel, and the 
amining the preparation by means of Powell’s miero * ape € d cto 
was found that this tissue consisted in part of double eroscope, i rly} in ets bg pas it ina heap ina "Aiteh, eas pleats seme to vegetate under the snow. M. Moritzi 
spirally. Mr. Buk brought Ae fre aeetion. of the society some | it is sometimes flooded with water, or more commonly by | Tecommends it as a itr plant, either to be aah 
Fprciieis of gn Bp ins i ve ioe lated to the genus Pedien- | laying it ina heap a re of yards high without watering by itself, a to be hybridised ~ pe Sanue rare We 
try, They are stated the ee a "pus ip that coun- | it sufficiently. The notion that horse-dupg can only be | Must observe, however, that - cee 
By a Der are Stee and to at- fark ees T B : diff 
: themselves to ani ieyaresaidtoim. | brought into a proper state by stirring and making it, | 3"@ generally difficult & cul rat 4 he pais on 
nate themselves wi wih Is, produ. generally causes that to be done two or three times. Th me other hand, man edi arieties of Hovntan orrel 
‘ rodu- | generally causes that to be done two or three times. - The 
irritation, g ibed the | dung lying in wa iT” SP ane ‘ye. | are earlier than the mene tb 
chute of the ol jung lying in water will not ferment, and the straw re- leper 
rs rare eee a ote. eae oH ecayed ; that which is lightly thrown together, ei el Sor rs nt None, Sorrel is Reaea ta 
Ss ich i bApenb - -74. | without bei watered en ugh, heats and becomes y3 “! bape gd i ae 
the er eh oe rer th aacex ae? fi Bes ; | ter ; but if ie new Alpine Fores Si > 
aid te perish eaou mat and ammonia thus produced flies off into the atmosphere, and oes 7 
ee Pata, Pare. ob get rel tie en re aes a DF the Tapst active e ( f ae manure is lost. Ag. re- produced ont Pie de will be ah advantage.—. 
$ with elf the | Sidue is a light, unsubstantial manure, the action of which . aera C0 o Te a 
of their sk ae ape inferior to that of cattle, which is natu- GARDEN MEMORAND. DA. 
woticHE or NEW: PLANS Waicu (ARE EITHER the habit lof treating ciate tc na aang, Yeats been in | rence, Macclegfeld, T. Brockichurat's, Bs 
ORO bBo 2 i rea ae stab dung in a manner eottely plying mo moisture to the air in the ra Pane. sin, a 
Nipy aa pens eo Sno sane Horbvaslix ME ate | from that commonly in practice. At Bouxwiller which ae the purpose. 7% 
Plant.) Gesneracex " Didyndmia Angiospérmia.— —ANNongw Hott ve had for several adi! ontrol of upon inverted os F meplror te! 
be compared for beauty with f 200 artillery h uarte ere i gle b is 
| eke cage aut y with the charming nerves 4 résea, or ° artillery horses quartered there in a single building, 
_the still more striking Achimenes lon th j . : OTE D Se Te 
Horticultural Society from Ga detnald,. ‘yet the Niphwa is itself a pos oe of which lies some land of Bhat Le 
great acquisition from the country, where these and ench fo r manure cecupying $00 aqnare | o¥¢ ‘ 
aa L spcies of a Seatiat ‘Revord were found by Mr, feawee sank ae muperaials an divided die te spe Rige ts, This saolts gee ei “ 
eis the more acceptable because it is one of the few insta tena He incli has Wet and right | {inc i 
@ pure ong the Gesneraceous order. Tit its | and left, so that all ie pales Bing Poa i down Byes weey S17 
appearance it is much like Ramonda enaica, bat both the t et letti + a 
form and. colour of the fowers ate dierent. in web g 0 the middle, where it ancy at that place I have wa hogy nieeseanghn wd thes heed 
_Rroache atone rn Gestion. in menctate'te is'very | PUMP, by picans Of which F an at pledsnre to assis Bag — roomy peony ye © many pomp 
. genera o order yet upon record. Like | ¢ WulE 8 ay from saturated w 
many other plants from Guatemala, it seem’ 30 require a tem- fo. the “eee saith phe a set whi well t= ce = mi in its effects, and the plants are 
ture between that of a greenhonse and stove. It flowers 4 } sy = aia ebiehy i ee 
fn the autumn and winter, after which the stems die off, and the the side of the manure trench. By these means, at a tri iting 
‘plant remains in a dormant state following season. | €Xpense, I obtain that great quantity of water which | 2° 
jeri in this state it ought of course to be kept pertestiy ae on | stable-dun i i i 
‘ iry, g requires, while at the same time I do not lose 
+ fundus Widieee tne voaniy deaths enenth betty ene | ee the: saturated fiuid, which eventually is alto- 
_-*Siice, it may be repotted and liberally supplied with water. It e manure by the ti t it i 
thes’ & 8teat number of curious imb ly bads, both on taken away, unless I prefer employing it directly, and to 
Ay fw: er ground, - which means recall eg Mod be | replace it by pouring more pure water over the manure. 
Suedily by ettings ANP Ha — light eggs will ie ken tee ~~ ie. het "he fee my trench Pig Be Be ake filled ig 
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oamacuis silt tl Lobelia-like Loosestrife. (Hardy | over the _— snrlece of the excavation, Ea down e 
| ieee, ond on peer of Monten eee nina = Nepali Ka- | the feet of the men who heir 8 it and spread it, and abuan- 
4 Kor oda veageagat whieh was found by Dr. Wallich’s po Alp watered nm bee mps. In this way I haye it tho- 
genions.by. the Hop. Gaunt of Dirschee oe eee | Coushly made wp;; and pagiactgiden ts want; twocon- 
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eat gpa On. | D s of the East India oon a I consider indis aera in order to coun- 
— pn se toocrigged ms eg the ; ract the toléale' Pecinontision © of he stable-dun 
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