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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[May 28, 
and f for shelter, enttings of the common Elder, if inserted, 
d 
here. Honeysuckle plants may 
Be Bad fer fro gc biptrs Ms and if planted at the ot of 
cuttings e soil descends and a mulates, would, 
if mixed with Irish Ivy, Ayrshire Roses, &c., soon eaow 
place the exer pj al under the pamgrse of 
Jimett n the spring the lower ends were 
“the hole being cut down into lengths 
h 
railroads, ye re an 
probably because vermin are there in les Con 
rminous proprietor ery I doubt nee "if comes to, 
contributé their aid.—D. B. 
and their in his work on 
Bevan, 
eculiar flavour of the 
blossoms; and, to i nt, the latter 
opinion is well founde e the principles 
of deleterious Honey e Bees fro e 
KAlmia latifolia, one of those mentioned by Dr. Barton; 
e . angustifolia and hirsuta, together with An 
6meda mariana ees marae ws ea 
a 
: 
r 
nudiflora. 
u 
s to dro 
to me altogether questionable. In the flower $e the Rho- 
sugar, certainly not poleapons i and the 3 ‘Mr. W 
taker, as of Cra sar Bo had been long 
y among the Himalaya moun- 
ts of Rhododendrons, 
B exremely numerous, and. the 
Honey entirely ide ne, s not men- 
tioned the Ledum m a plant fatal to many insects, and no 
bia ag it would administer a noxious i sngred tto H 
—J, Murr a poisonous oot : 
certainly prepare d from Azalea and Rhododen- 
dron ponticum itself is un cae Y ; ” poisonous plant ; 
hares w iit a t touch its shoots 
ockroaches.—. 0 person who can pr 
be wi 
ocure.a live hedge- 
pr 
esort 
the hazardous expedient of strewing poison msboat: ay 
Promises. Tcamafirm hi from expen ence.—A, Her 
given J. Allnutt,.Esq., a small plant of Azalea fulgens, 
with iarger ior more brilliant flowers than Sy, verety. hitherto 
raised, certificate was awarded for essrs. 
Chandler ane ee of the ~Neqiapeenmg Rhododendron fra- 
arner, Esq. a spec 7 of Habranthus, from 
South Chili, Cc: a rosy lilac colour. From r.Gaine _ wee Battersea, 
eedling arvana called the Princess ‘Royal 
hese were cut was raise m the 
consists ot 7 beanches each of which i is + fet in length: in 1840 
duc in 1841, 154; and in 1842, 141; total, 
d e Grapes. Fro 
Pe 
From Mr, jig FEA er. gq 
Mushrooms. There was ids the garden of the Socie 
large collection of Orchidaceous and other —, aioohent 
them were three species of Pp e] tigri 
bake ie, and frees gl the beautiful Dendrébiom a at 
species of Peristéria, with a d 
and. the iehinain eohe 
this was received by the s ‘om St. 
years since ; Hotéia Japonica, sgn plant, pe omewhat resem- 
h 
yellow La m 
Trepentt instance, annekied as if endeavouring to throw 
pisieal berenta’ character and reassume the appearance of its 
poset bien Loser bon 3 a Hyacinth which had been 
ough totally excluded from the 
light its Homers had expanded o pe natural red c weg whereas 
nite blanched. This fac at. vari- 
colour 
esent case, could not have been pronenia 
bea with the established views ‘of physiologists ; since the 
of the flowers, in the p 
by the eg of light. 
th. —Mr. Solly’s fifth lecture was delivered to- )-day,. Tt 
te a} 
rs al 
; pom ‘the ashes - plants, we find out ped oy earthy & substances 
salts— 
per have taken 
by Sen pe re vl be potash and alkal 
ways lime, so 
mes sili very often atephestc acid, 
to that pt et forced to the conclusion slat these substances 
oo # ndependent of the *‘ foo: soe ase. 
to their gr ae as carbonic acid, &c. ‘Soy then traced the 
life ofa plant through its various stages tity, of Germination: 
ti and air ment of the vitality 
en i its effects —first, poser hy swelling or 
e parts ; subted-Sehivelickh, the carbon in — seed 
being ag ee ‘hen carbonic aci cid is formed duri: 
the €xcl 
umen was Stated to 
——EeEe——_——EE , 
PROCEEDINGS het A SOLE TOTES 2 es 
at. aly ER ess oS 
that the ne next question his consid Biodartapsonys great im- 
rtance. Plants are found t of e, gum, sugar, 
Mar ch, &e; the oa o they procure sub- 
stances, all of which are composed of « carbon, 
and nintceen ? in prsoniy what is thef fe pene 
the natural conditions under wh: Hest grow, we find their 
roots —— a 1, and their stem, branches, and leaves in the air; 
r food from the soil, or ai sain 
gen an 
do ether. 
The air Staaten of oxy. mixed togeth 
contains also moisture, whichit takes up up ag sivert lakes, &e, 
it al arbon am 
t ia, one many other salts. In addition to 
” sails ¢ tain a little decaying o! tter, of both 
vegetable atid animal origin. _ It is th e con 
also much of the food of plants, Vegetables grow by de- 
imposing (ander influence of light) the carbonic acid, 
er, and nia, which they th and 
Much has been said itt 
mposing carbonic acid; 
ink that, although se se the the principal 
’ on exerts 
and th 
on former many well-select hens ere te. 
Hing ate grea ees finid state of 
sir Hy Meum if Pepys, tage fo the chat. Sot ee erewoud, 
Esq., ‘ume Campbell, Bart., G. Phillips, 
elected re Ei, tethecan ena ee 
spouldeay eoabaie 
i 
nd ine xe client health, particularly E. v 
cosa 
a bright rose, with larg er r flowers t han the pusarality of this pad 
h carmine 
ies ision of Heat? ths ; » of urplis 
xXpansion, tied gradually yo cy Me light pink; ven 
cosa Purparasce ns, Of @ delicate fles °g air, both Sowers om 
leaves being covered with a den ouse putichbanas ; fasciculata lon 
as a remarkably free bloomer; and comapledn, @ peculiar arly 
Y, close-growing variety. For r these a Knightian medal 
‘the embryo plant till og are formed. The influence 
‘inatio point 
equ 
i 
roude teense irvhin cee ee it be: to fe 
y fete Pale the ease = 0 feed itself, and to 
and f other 
e fune ox poaahe were then 5 Ghrctonc, toge- 
ther with ‘the pen ms plants - keeping up the 
which is one of the great office eds years 
—their effects ate oo re poin' 
observations werd offered on their ¢ colours, the trange diversity 
of which all proceed out of four colourless dienients, Thes 
colours were shown to be affected by acids — alkalies, and als “= 
greatly by light. Fourthly, “tage ern ed 
the fru 
out the bb 8 Simp eta apptopriat e gio juices of ihe platy 
i the supre ight and heat in enabling 
creti 
qt 
w 
"e 
Be 
* 
a8 
£3 
with oO: 
plants were explained; its effects upon the 
final results which arise out of areca fabric ; and the 
ty’s Ee 
ural Socie ghsy to some mistake in 
the coe of my p whic exhibited at ig —_ wick 
gardens, on the 14th May, all my y dna specimens, in cases 
unique, were overlooked by the judges and no aecoait taken of 
them, either in the award of the prizes or the report of the show 
the Chronicle of last day. after such an omission 
it viatfolle, but just to state that they were as follows :— ica 
. very rare; E. Mo nb large, in F 
photobium Hen derso: 3 Med : a certuoniena eae 
8 levigata, 
plants were overlooked in consequence of his ha ; 
to deter: their names. If exhibitors will not attend to othe plants, 
and take care that th perly hy eh a 
do not mngew be how such ‘* mistakes ” ar 
Hea 
these were exceedingly beau- 
LINNEAN SOCIETY. 
Ene ertnet 1 seat Tan 24th. —Bishop of Norwich in the 
ating to the electi if offi- 
cers The ballo ballot was then commenced re A the follo wae aces 
President—Edward, Lord age of Norwich, D.D, 
E. steven lg 
pert eh J. Benn Tar a. 
ape or i alg lor, Esq. 
; oo enlere of Connell Removed. ‘Manhive.af Council Elected, 
G. Mantell, pe a ee 
Marquess of Northampton, Salers, te? o 
R. H. Solly, Esq i R. I. Marchison, Esq. 
‘ . A. White, Esq. 
Pe, snd Secret Be nae unusual 
ere exhibited, presented to the 
Wright, of the Ceylon Civil Service. 
been 4d 
J 
rer’s.accounts, by which it aur that the re 
10d,; the 
expenditure, tes 3d. ; 
easurer’s . The 
Sec cretary : 
r pay considera 
t the follow Pee ng 
a=] 
Ga 
ot 
ct 
a 
Library of Linnzeus, together wit he first t, 
Sir James ares Smith, purchased of the execitors f the ate 
nted to 3,0002. id this sum about 1 
In wy mer aig partly of this 
nterest, and partly of a diminution in the an 
has been er cmatated within “the last few Ry a further rete of 
about 5007. B bats Porte 25 ements a saving of some poh 
without 
to 
r ingu pon the Fellow Ss 
0 agree to a small rept being placed Sept the Society’s 'S pub. 
co 
oy 
S 
2 
i> 
Bae 
4 
ee 
5 
oO . 
ing the an nnual receipts. With this view “they 
propose a peasy subscription, which they trust may hey 2 such 
an amo ount as to meet the _present liabilities, and to relieve the 
"The 
’ 
ree earnestly recommend the sub 
of the Society.” To this dersiecus, which was ei tolsteal in ‘the 
room, is appended the eat of subscribers to the amount of 
Sept shal During the past year the following Members boris 
Ans pat Sir W. Fae Sir vee ie erty 
. Thos » M.A 
ee 
Philip’ Hurd ; J.R. Johnson, M.D.; A. 
Richard Le igh, Robert Mau ters Archibald ener: David Pen. 
Of foreign members : ste Pyrame De Candolle, were 
Gens Wilken Hornemann. Se mecciaven the Rev. R.F. Bre 
Don, and Mr. C. E. Sowerby. Notices of — lite eat 
labours of many of the above Fellows were then by ‘the 
Sie ante Ena President announced that Part I. Vol “XIX, of the 
Society’s actions was now sen for distributi 
ROYAL. AGRICULTURAL soc 
as gr foo anniv 
use nover- 
chai air. The following wastes oft 
poms oh fers Si nce the foundation ‘of ‘the English "agHene 
fe: incorporation to 
‘ound. 
eS 
periodit has 
aa pro 
her Majesty’ 8 Chie f Commissione er 0 
local purposes ; and Viscount Duncannon not = placed at their 
bourho 
and 
by pony a while the Seaarat interests of the 
would be began by the financial embarrassment setter Eo fn 
it adoption. They the e recommendati 
councils an itte ees, Pay the general meetings ; and in whic 
a library for ther err of works of reference, and the Bate - 
cent English and f 
could daily be consu ult ted by 't the members. All these ad te 
have been fully attained in the present house. The finance com- 
of the life com- 
mittee aoa reported the i 
positions of Governors and “Members, and have announced the 
great advantages attending the transmission of rapt et 
from the count The ar rar 
sheen the se balance sheets of accounts as ex 
approved by the auditors, together with the general "eer i 
accounts, in’which rious receipts and’ paym 
found entered, and an iiVaate premetnentitiioaiiedt he == ne 
than500n Lite avecie having Peer, stepist ee the last six mene 
e 101 
0 
Go ors > : : 7 : 211 
LifeMembers -. °°... e207 Sa ee rs 
Membere oe gst cade, sine: Bis ore a s 
The journal viernes — We wes that the whol of of the new 
ry is now printed n the eg: 
find that 2,000 i poben n. *s article, pat Cotta 
dening, Fant aoe A ‘distribution ‘at Ne Gna copy bare 
furn 
the meeting. 
al country migt of 1843 for 
peter 
council an f the 
society a are indebted te e her P Majesty Office of Woods and Forests» 
nstitution of experiments bY 
erim 
in un journey into media fi 
tinier the King & Journey Gers sctaeny oom 
on or mineral v 
or native phosphate of agen a substance which hi elds oe 
certain extent, 
earthy part of bones, and ctovth a os by jaicious com 
gelatine matter, a substitute for ea nke 
Hardwicke be 
President 
ar bythe Dake of Richmond, seconded Dy 
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