anf 
[Marcr 36, 
cis are 
pom obey and the nenration of the wings varies greatly fro from 
tri, or 
Bouché ‘db fed four species, described by a, 
equestris, nobilis, transversalis, an 
the specimens exhibiti 
ep shade of difference, he is convinced that they are 
‘arieties of one insect; 1 have, therefore, represented 
a Sade of eof Babricis s. 
M. —It is very deep black ; the lip is large ; 
antenne wit — the third joint pointed, p roducing a short 
airs; eyes 
the second segment, 
stout, nage inrassated, — a bluni 
near the s tibiae , hinder hues: curved, with 
he Sah one at and the other near ow 
d spine ; tars 
M. pe ptr: auc species,* and M. Narcissi, 
been found in this country ; two ihe of the first 
arch or beginning = April. 
2 ere ecm Pseu 
d by 
charmed to add such a prize to his English D 
ist however, much chance of either, for in ee e northern 
of Europe, the Merodon is — s have been 
larva state from the South of France, 
hag it eee, that — the Contin wt ~ 
several pees of of t these ica which i inhabit it Brace, 
esteoks are 
however, several 
Sei 
try, w eon ry palm Fand M. equestris Teanght at 
Ba Berlin, a consents number of the Italian bulbs 
Smee pra ap ‘and tg pera de- 
ey rating ainsi, io 
basco ito she tate iboalataly dug u 
and destroyed. Rur ‘cole. “3 Sade 
ial ay: iy Rien 
bo fie 
pots a succession m 
bene aa probably the London 
might find y) worth their 
ennnle market 
CULTIVATION OF ORANGES ES AND J LEMONS IN 
oO 
In the Gardener pa daeag for Oct. 2, 1841, is a com- 
ns, 
munication of some in) rg on the cultivation af Lemo 
C., at in Pembrokeshire. Ast he sam 
ith various succe 4 
objects of cultivation are re attempt ted, w 
y persons living in fav 
We les, Cornwall, Manuidve, a 
pale and gerier be tried i - er jety uth of ireland possibly 
short account of the mode c ing 
tan ons and Citrons in the ‘cddes Lal of. It he m rs be 
ed es _ 
striking ine of o at » and si 
situations, the only =k that will resist the winter, and 
bear fruit in th i evi 
chiefly grown for profit; the Sweet Orange earing 
uit of good quality under artificial treatment are 
o methods of growing the trees practised in the gardens 
of Florence, that of tubs and f walls; neither is 
is to be seen and. tubs 
n Englan 
d as with us, bat though very larg 
e, well orn catered: in relief, 
filled t with 
itself, with its ball of earth, is scart nee out of the tub 
ned, or rather sheared, 
kept up from Christmas to Ba 
n 
syste: as e Lemon-trees, in- 
stead of being kept pruned close back & the wall, like our 
fruit-trees, are allo t freedom of growth, so a re- 
tain h foliage, gare * no injury to the ripening of this 
sort of fruit. ing planted i in the natural soil, 
require little 
~ <— as may be indispensable. ~ But in winter 
they ar fally protected after = Sere manner, 
which might be adopted in ere show or beauty 
is not require In the autumn a fra is 
s 
wall, ee as every cushion or shutter | is moveable, may 
be varied every day, so t ae all the plants may get their 
due shave of oe in tur 
In the villas r und Piste large quantities of fine 
manner, and it is remarkable that 
h tree! 
MATEUR’S GARDEN. —No. XIIT 
Resi one who delights in the cultivation of his gar- 
-_ 
°o 
o 
bedding out in the he garden. 
ed tase and the "thar Thellu- 
while t 
ower-buds show’ t 
to supply them ; 
hemsel: 
a fine 
= | pope with blue flowe 
( howy flowers 
than the older kinds; they fect to be raised in the same 
way as the last, “hep must var be" fo ae in the greenhouse 
Lobelia ramosa 
eialties — eis ‘Seah River, which is 
Among the more hardy kinds 
s (Impa 
poy India; ate” ames are ant bal prise fe Ege, neere 3 ais 
chila, tricornis, and eid They are rather ett e€ 
for beds in the flower-garden, but look well in shrubberies: 
e of ees such as . “tga have a tig ete eae ce 
n grown in pots in the greenhouse servatory. 
tapi Hartwegii i is fe of the prettiest rot it its race, pro- 
nance of ee plant, which would 
fore 
— yee spikes of flowers all the autumn until de- 
by the frost.- Erysimum Perofskianum, with its 
ae ov" apricomter orange flowe es a fine 
and 7 Id be in eve e 
well reais of bein 
panula Loreyi, Gatepacinte discolor, and 
should be a to every collection where 
me more 
han such as Nemophila i surtybed “Collings bico- 
lor, and Clarkia pulchella. 
With r — to Lc agal tigen for ig pai 
suffi- 
den, the following have b proved to posse 
cient merit to be re soot rao ne 
and Groom’s superb dwarf blues: the former is one of 
the best kinds which are grown, and is of a me size; 
e latter are eaten like Sea-kal e 
dwarf prolific finnibalk is a goo Bae kind, and has the 
advantage of gro in a smaller space than many of the 
others. night’s Protecting is also a good spring sort 
The Violet Celery and the ne flat-stemmed white solid 
are both good kinds te Pari: ve Cos 
ico ich 
are coming into flower upon walls, ya be slightly pro- 
tected.—R. F. 
HOME oo EET 
Transplanting Evergreens.— As th 
rious opinions respecting att best season for trans- 
planting evergreens, I beg to o a few remarks on the 
c ith whi 
e ground wh nted. t 
of their new situation, I was agreeably surprised t an 
abundance of rootlets making way fo future suste 
be firmly established be- 
I am satisfied if those larg’ 
with more certainty of s 
autumn than in spring ; but they eosat be well ‘staked to 
prevent strong — shakin 
Lismere Castle, Wi 
Temperature of Orohidaccous Plants.—From the remarks 
made on Aspasia fae moped in the March No. of the 
ff Botani cal R er,”” ct nduced to oe you gr ort fol- 
t which has flowered in 
ve 
m.— 
a 
ment. The temperature after 
bts hard was never above 55° of fire, and 63° san-he with 
ver the b 
earing two flower-scap‘*, 
ers, Saeed eight igen, 
Epidendrum Skinneri, and rhizophorum, w 
made fine want above nine inches in length 
as bie hate Mrs. Wray, Oakfield, Chel 
ion of Cucum gree 73.— —Although Cucum 
jaesces are classed a as m 
Lene 
ming de de’ [me ent in an ex 
= siee, I attached ed (perhaps erroneously) eget 
ation; so ™ 
tensiv: 
so ve regna 
os that during wet enenar I 1 reno ed male jess 
eect per ma, that the anthers —_ thus be ena 
to dis r pollen, which ot be effected when 
the air is very damp, On'the 16t 6th of —_ the fruit-room 
contained 90 Melons, and I cut during the up ards 
of 200. I may, however, be mistaken in supposing 1° 
ation necessary, or that hermaphrodite flowers are 
hrodite 
- Tonal blossoms sa 
strong healthy plants re seewton where the tempe' ald 
kept nate I am certain rs Whiset filaments Ww? 
be foun As I profess to have 
d attached to the 2 
— 
Se ee 
