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, 1842. ] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 333 
a glad to pee a of > “ap to learn the particulars’ as to the eer the ere ery herself as the widow of a | ing the race of greenhouse Azdleas, these two kinds — be 
| sort of net use ener who is lately dead, having left ber with five hich, 
Curling of vy ios of "Pea ch-trees.—Mr. Hayward | children, one on which i“ oo o recently died; that her Mr. Green there were, further, an A. splendens, seven feet high, 
a in his book, sated his belief thukileaiens Hin YB ponent ary as er | with conte deep crimson fiowers, and in a magnificent condi- 
having, h posure o usband had worked for the two years previous to his | tion; phe and Smithii, equally good; two very remarkable 
atree to the weather e cause of the cu rling or | death at Mr. Pontey’s Nursery, Plymouth, and also ‘at | Plants of i ‘plencia re red variety, one a By : a 
blistering of the le aves “of. Peach. hacen, begs to explain on | Messrs. Veitch’s of Exéter, and that she is travelling to eb Jrcoerige pad ab co: 4 ee ee ere 
ee % e grounds it * First, he ~ frequently observed | her husband’s parish at Dorchester. She is eke sy flowers. All Mr ©. Ore whic, as rich and to be pained with the 
of two peas growing alongside, one was curled and | for a great flow of water bast, down her chee view of bringing their flowers to the front ; and hence their pecu- 
Mighted, and eg ther Soget He therefore sandinded, parently produced from hial which she has artfully ay m guerstenti Pape on Specimen ‘we have spoken of is ob- 
he weather wo a viously excepted from this remark. Mr. nen to J. 
that the . u fect the one as well as the concealed i ina handkerchief and which she is constantly | aticara, Esq., of Stratford, exhibited a very beautiful d errant 
d Seco ap wa 7 applying to her eyes, a wipe and er a An- | of A. indica variegata, and a superior specimen of the same va- 
have appeared | other is said to be a wees thi in, pale-face , who | "ety, together with a splendid plant of a deep crimson sort. A 
has been Gesontty pre “—e to have been left a widow with four children, aod bet nl: wie from Mr. Faleor Mee, aad protuasty cov vd 
, oner, gr. r, eq.," 
but he to Cornwall. Ther 1eam. From Mr. Barnes, gr. to G. W. Forint Eoq., there were 
is ia a short, at eopcak dressed in a fustian j ja eine a double red Azalea in ‘anice avwart tate; A. lateritia, also dwarf, 
and trousers, swansdown waistcoat, and” half-boots, who — etre goto at the variegated v > 
represents himself to be a broken-down gardener, and to | 2: height, and scrion Asien an tscuniey sistant ae 
have been out of work five iths i is en of the white Indian Azalea was s > 
" i ent by Mr. Flogan, gr. to 
known to have tacts travelling through Essex and Kent | H. Pownall, Esq. Spring Grove. It was 9 ft. high, and at least 
five years ago, with the s 1 Hot ory. pee oo In we te tena Mr. es there was a plant 
0) . ’ ’ 
= stop Bleeding of Pin —A correspondent informs shod ; a Uright rebacualer wastety, Meh ea ae 4 
at he has found the iallewing ma rs answer versig | bloom 3 one called ters oe Scarlet, with particularly large 
in jeopciny the bleeding of Vines. It is mply to cut -a ree ae nt Ron ig — have a Pepe et Peony to become 
sinensis, finely- grown, and with its ric yellow inflo- 
hole in a Potato s wanerently large to receive the ae of the | rescence cre eating a delightful varicty among the rest; a double 
bleeding shoot, h 
ng shoot, upon w hich it is to be mly pressed. crimson-flowered v varleny; beantifully in righ and A A. Gled- 
This remedy, although i it appieted ten or en A years. som ns aie 18 in, in height, bed sg covered wit! blossom. The 
since in Lou ; erage we 
the danaiatite af s Gar ag., may not be known by and drdoped over the ~ ae fe fo pot ve an cneiot manner, Its 
g y our read flowers are “—— posed +9 48 of A. indicavariegata, and are mostly 
Bleeding of the Vine. mh Moor begs leave to in- | white, with her as a stripe, more or less distinct and 
form the Editor of the Gardeners’ Chronicle that ths broad, Dacha f pink Mr oe gr. to Miss Traill, besides good 
x ” specimens of A, pheenfcea, an ry luxori ne of the white 
communication on the “bleeding of Vi p- 3 sort, had an admirable plant of A. Danielsiana, 4 ft. in height, and 
nes, i 
ior so man as ‘‘ six —— ndents”’ have seen fit is blooming most bundantly. The flowers were rather pale red, 
c 
ks t draining, | “ complain,’’ was not sent to the learned Editor r by him. | from having been forced, and the plant is easily known by its 
in a leading article lately (p. 367), 6 ought ate to stop with Ther may,it is true, ote more than one Simon Pure; as — Pally Peck mpact foliage. | boner ene gt. to ain Law- 
é ; cimens, which were 
Vine bo oe but should be practised in every department | as other is known to the writer i this note, he conspicuous for their health, as well as i trent ete Gnd-aiee 
9 of garde ing.— Peter Mackenzie. oe the soft impeachment, but is compelled to reject mall of their blossoms; of A. splendens phcenicea, one much resem. 
(nothera serdtina.—I k of any flower that | that is imputed to him upon thesesteet. the juice of | bling the first-named; a pany agr ni good white variety, which 
. now not 
was like a hillock of sno’ w, and the double pink sort, dwarf, but 
autumnal show than this when planted out | the grape he may, peradventure, be able to say somethi 8 | more than 4 ft. in breadth, and extremely delicate. A quantity of 
tself, which it will literally cover with flowers | practically; but beyond that, as pees : e Vine, he | new y vasteties were furnished by Mr. Smith, ic prey: of Nor- 
Ww 
erery evening id sunless day, easy eg eay late’in the sea- | is altogether ignorant and innocent. t e e been un- | biton, Surrey, a Snr them were several with striking 
If the flower-garden wher Ss grown is under | fortunate in mistaking one c for aot flowers. ; One ch had fare ¢ apna oes reepelenn see ee 
high Keeping, the bed should be Tooked over every morn- Yello .. Rose — Your c correspon ndent ‘* F. X.,” appeared t aed oma of lr ue isthe 
: aperiority with another of a 
_ ing, and the flowers of the previous day carried off; this | in No. 19, may now see a Yellow Banksian Ros se in full A semi- 
>. will tery considerably add to its beauty. Where a quan- bloom, covering the bout: of a small house in the village bl ee also good; and there was aha © white 
tity of it is wanted for Seduce! this is the fit time to at-| of es er t, near Windsor, which does not appear to have king fa med See le A selection teeter domporapsae fever 
‘ ad neha Avan an CMR RE eS nak 3 askets, from Mr. mor of the Wo ing Nursery, had bra inter- 
propagation by preparing cuttings ot soon as y par 1 . e aspect is | esting appearance. After the Azdleas, Cacti and He 
: ng woo s advanced to the length of one and a little ro the sot of west.—/. D. P. monly occupy the foremost rank. On this occasion, ae no wot 
half or two inches), pricking them out in sand int the open ——_ : deight that we mot, is due to the climbing plants. it is with 
5 - * = elig at we note 
ground and covering them with a hand-glass. If treated PROCEEDINGS OF SOCIETIES. ' breport of last year, that there were a gre y species of these 
this manner, the whole of the cuttings now put in may HORTI Se L SOCIETY. charming objects <del aud that many at arn Ae n were superla- 
4 pected to root, and be ready for planting out in a f comeing at the Gardens, Ih tay 4th. ens eg boar zealous tively fine. The possibility of growing even n rambling and a 
i F ; : evotee of horticulture, nor t ester dent patriot could have or 5 ft. hig 
4 . ( yee: if aia the autumn, when the desired a more striking proof that their egies or their country | now been fully demonstrated ; and it is alike palpable that lanes 
ae of fower-garden stock is sree en masse, the | were not in an inactive or declining s te than was furnished at _— managed constitute some of the most poe objects which 
found to is that not one a succeed. This I have | the Exhibition of last Saturday. It i whether | can meas ge the cultivator’s notice. The trellises most co 
f. to be the ; the natural bea auty of the flowers, perk tastefal arrangement, en me those ibit con. 
ane ysth ae, hough others ret know tokens of skill in cultiv ation they afforde our, the bottom, so as to r the € pot, and 
any exceptions to eo I. Elmham Hall. atifying | such as resemble a barrel, or are simply ¢ Tindrical in fi re 
POrake acetosella.—Som I ded the - r yr ie, & eg 
, time ago i recommen t or remarkable, The previous rains had brought ‘everything in l'wo or three were completely globular, wong 4 rei _— a dra 
Oxalis acetosella as an isles for shady walks ; the plant |. the gardens to the highest arene — mp4 > 
j 0 our correspondent ‘J. D.,” o | se enial, te rage oppressive warmth, awns walks sith ~~ at the top, with the plants trained over oma so ‘Saeeyy pe 
tty well k d damp nor dusty; vegetation just clothed ta ane lovely, green their surface so pester as to a them 
Sof th : Ag nown to gardeners that the — which is peculiar to the —— seaso: noble Wistdria si- | theaspect rather of dwarf bushes than of tre “ws upported climbers. 
‘of the Oxalis acetosella disappear about the end of No- | nensis, that finest of hardy climbers, os tere rrr with | The most noticeable feature in their c f 
€ re not seen again till the month a April.” its newly- ea and delicately. perfumed blossoms: the plants | the shoots so closely together as almost to hide the trellis, and to 
to contradict the stat + ‘of *| in the great etched yet more luxuriant than those in the | display as continuous a sheet as possible of foliage and flow wers on 
Rte hie sets ement Of any Mad | open air; and so of them splendidly in flower ; the collection of | the gan the bag It was observable that where this had been most 
shiy, but justice ought to be done to the character of a| exotics inth eir dis- | carefully effected, by ~ the most — results were realised, 
ver lowly its situation may be. Iha vad em position as to th contrast, and yet harmony of their and certainly nothing could be more demonstrative of the good 
Woodsorrel in pa laces from Nov colours, was the vomiaes of admiration ; and the visitors eae effects wn forse treatment than ste ten of ge climbers of ‘that 
. 7? numerous, ‘but select, and by no means crowded. The we have just referre Probably the best plan, where imme- 
, and its leaves are still fhesh ‘nit mili ds performed in their usual style; and, as if to finish diate aisplay i is not eh for, is to train the come thinly to the 
anged, + Aaa acne the young ones in their | the who rena ch additional zest to allthe other attracti ws i a suitable trellis, take the principal shoots ania sd 
en liv . . re eis nightin 
ht ao these y welcome Be and instead of re r . All da her —o7 descant sung” The firet. vate is thus better matured, and a two « co thres 
t 8, as stated by J. D., I find that within 50 yards of _ peniitiped ta years will elapse without any tabemac result being ee nee 
Ontinue green at least ego months; so Cultivators will be pleased notes that their productions were | ultimate effect will beall that co uld be desired. In all case 
nk the Woodsorrel — be looke hee as an | gazed upon with eorebation by her Ma re and Prince Albert, | ever, a high trellis must be guarded poner a as it is anak ‘all 
vergreen, as well as th kanet who, with the Duke of amcor the Duc of Sutherland, | specimen, with the flowers principally at the top, that 
: r g eve ee ? a ae ee urgh and suite, panera the exhibition | most beautiful—but one over which the leaves and Fara 
set afte the Intermediate Sintecgehen with their attendan The other visitors, including many illus- | are pretty regularly and generally distributed. These hints were 
ae média.— Peter Mackensi rious “omc amounted to By 500. e subjects of ex —— — cae: a ill bemarens oe by the ee Laxey 
ndigenous Plants,—Is wereso abunda g I thi pecimen struc ve mos og onis tes was one 0) 
0 8 of plants ma . there any — Se —o rr d outline can be simenpten: The tribe which of all others attracted Zichya glabrata, from e, gr. » Esq., of 
is cith a y know when a plant may be calle eserved most notice was the Azdleas; the specimens sent | Shirley Park. 1t was about 3 ft. . Bi nee same breadth ona flat 
genous, and be added to the flora of the country? I | farsurpassedthose brought in former years. They were treated | trellis, and had a cluster of eo 0 almost every square inch 
d the Valerian (Valeriana rubra), Barren Wort | in fourdifferent ways: First and rarest, there were plants exceed- | of surface. The bunches of b Sowscia, ‘tr om = canting out on long 
pinum) hows I Ati nolieni ingly dwarf and bushy, with the branches actually depending weer stalks, had their beauty greatly increased. A _— ant of 
ry alsam (Impa lens over the edges of the pots. These were peculiarly interesting, | Kennédya monophylia, 4 ft. in height, proportionately broad, on 
y others, placed among the native plants | and confine mostly to A. lateritia and variegata. Next, there | a Similar trellis to the last, and so ‘densely cov ering it that it 
i were some almost equally low, but se spreading, and with th could not be seen through, was sent by the same person, an 
branches also inclining downwar phim the former were not | the profusion of its large deep green leaves and blue flowers, 
more than a foot or 18 inches in d ese were from ue made a very admirable display. ake — waeee: exhibited 
to five feet across, and included the: White Indian and a few of | Philibértia hangs in a good ing condition; Tweédia 
the crimson-flowergd kinds. Again, t re-ans ecgicnapaenbiie ceerlea, a Oo ront of a flat “trellis, and producing a 
t to grow naturally, with perhaps ipal st fas- | lively effect; a mies of Maurandya, probably pulchella; with 
tened to a stake to keep it upright, and two or three of the | light lilac flowers, and forming an interesting aud close pyramid 
branches tied in a con = = the flowers more into a mass. | 4 ft. high; Kenné& dya nigricans, on a round trellis, with its ons 
Lastly, there were man with and without a bare stem, of | foliage, and curious he rpme mes Loorwerod flowers; Kennéd 
1 or 2 ft. in ee that | hes. sa points of their branches — yeoman ie ft. hig’ ar fiat trellis, roontehaiagt 
into a flat, or nearly flat, surface—thus throwing good; a d Séllya onc ae its pretty drooping bine 
to the ag yom a of course, rendering tha’ esc: 7 gongs thickly ia ene a “te can Ae 4 ft. high, from J. Allnut, Esq., of 
studded with them than an ordinary bush coul The speci- | Clapham, gnificent specimen; and Mr. Wilson, gr.to - 
mens of the first class = or souanee re pan ohacan or by | J. Labou eaenns ‘of 1 Bedford Hill, Streatham, produce ced the same 
ting very low on the stocks, and pruned freely, as well while species, 6 tt. high, with of flowers; it was. 
grewing as during wi po oie The branches had also most likely y trellis, the figure being | contracted towards 
been tied down at the points, Those of the second tribe had been the ee Mr. Redding, gr, fo Mrs. -Merryatt, of Wimbledon, 
raised ett eee perhaps treated in the same manner, but , which, though hardy, flowers 
were common d stronger-growing sorts, and had been kept most erfectly under protection ; ‘and Clematis Sieboldi came 
pate 4 light | ace near the glass. The third group, which } from Mir. Hogan, gt. to H. Pownall, Esq., Spri 2 
e least ornamental, exhibited a a of ang Lap _- latter being on too large a trellis, and i ie 
least, showed by the eir defects hig the a’ h diffused, did not look so well as it does when 
of art ha 
oots, ooo ing ent tied on vera these are more concentrated. 
the occasion, evinced, too, the injudiciousness of attemptin ae - Esq., contributed a handsome Kenn 
— be plant after it has perfected its growth. Several of me plant of Zichya coccinea, on a trellis 5 ft..in 
flowers were unavoida y turned inwards, or on one side, awl: r, Hunt, gr. to Miss Traill, of Hayes og 
= the fourth class, however, a goo pee ellent Gompholébium polymorphum, which had 
was produced by trai ing all the shoots so as to present | expanded, an@a greater quantity a the b bud states i evans 
only one front. okie a A. lateritia so Merangetye as brought | be trained very closely, arse Sa gg _ a slender by ; 
icolor ariety t, 
=p t ee as we macepotane Green, gr. to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart d was certai olam tricolorum, or a ¥, was : és 
eat dea : we by Mr. n o Sir E rt., an inly an | olam tricoloram, ¢ was likewls ch 
ites = imposition has wee lately practised by admirable specimen of Fa Rag The blossoms w bt me close that ge collection; it was fastened to a oe 1g) 
r senting themselves to be the w widows of gar- | it seemed almost impossible for them to exist in such a crowded | came down ov e pet, and the plant was on ever” 
Varlous parts, and particularly in the West of Eng- ee It was 4 ft. high, ona stem about a footlong. The same | sand the flowers larger as, ‘Marryatt, and Mr. 
Wwe therefore take the opportunity of exposing them, | Varicty was exhibited from the same collection only 1 ft. Ds Ba gy oe > ieee ee ropee’olum tricolo- 
height, extremely dense and beautiful. Mr. Green es had A. F bate a thy enlle: ae oiee state. A — “ 
pannosa, from pon on 
Utting our readers upon their guard. One of thése, indica’ variegata as large as. the-first-mentioned A  Sateritia, |.rom 
Biebya | 
My stout, red-faced Scotchworan, a good deal pitted | and scarely less prolific o: fowers. “To those desirous of improv- Gaen eer to Sir E. Antrobus, 
