1842.) THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 455 
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i econded this motion, and in doing so referred at so peci 
eects to : Safest of Professor Liebig’s fast re report to the ‘dab 4 oa, at sere ves ge arog ee rg yer gp et ae ee toes, carried on by Mr. farses | of Barochan. “All were 
ciation, which had been written ww Dr. Schleiden, and had ap- | British Plants had been received from Lady S. Windham wd Mr dunged in the usual manner with farm-yard manure, at th 
peared last gcarhcap n the Gardeners’ Chronicle. We did not agree | F, Robins Seeds from the Cape of Good Hope, from Mr. x rate of about 30 cubic omer’ per acre. The Potatoes were 
with that review, and tho ught its tone too severe and reprehen- | Phillips. British Mosses from =r. J. F. Hollin Various | all pl I black 
ane eee fessor Liebig had pataes fs fallen into some errors ; but | Specimens of Plants and Specimens of Woods eli eae planted on the 25th of March, on the same heavy blac 
e must allow pay! to hil 4 teenie chemistry was more | sale of the Botanical Museam of the late A.D Lambert 5 soil. The several dressings were applied on the 20th of 
indebted ‘en to any m mali ive.— sss aes AYFAIR returned thanks | and presented some of the Members. Doadbae to the Library ro nd the Potatoes were all lifted on the. 28th Sep- 
_speech highly laudatory of his friend and tutor Dr. Justus | were announced from the Imperial Academy of Sciences, the mber. 
merican Philosophical Society, and the Academy of Sciences, 
ey. J. B. Reap read a paper on the fallacies of Liebig’s.| Philadelphia. Mr. T. Twining, Jun., exhibited ‘4 collection of Rate pega hes 2 of : i 
f fallows. Tae had stated that the advantage of a fal- | cultivated specimens from Twickenham. Mr. T om com- Description of top-_|perim- Pp rease 
jow was, that it allow: nicated a paper, being ‘* Notes on anexcursion taken by some | NO- dressing. peri * peri 8 yards’ | in b 
: ed.in the soil, t aan paneatery tdi Soe crops. If, however, | of the Memb f the Society Loy Kent, e acre drill. 
e Leguminosz were planted as fallow crops, they would do no taining a list of the plants obse 
har i “y 2 ie peasy which pony phe reek einer FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY : Nitrate of S 66bolls} 77 
: pk ae dispute the php dag ~? of the theory of fall bu ones —Mr. Wildman in the ace Mr. Day, of Oxford, sent | 3, Sulphate fogm cr: vor > 7 . +4 * “ 
. oo with regard to it. had found that Leguminose con- aoa ceeding fa gre ge named résea élegans, rubra, and Vivid, 4. |Do. & Nitrate of & Soda, /200 : 107 a 134 a “a 
a tained a large. quantity of alkaline matters, especially DOeRaen; for the op of the society, whic ch w was as follows mt the | eee s 2 oP 
| Yaiich Liebig had denied they contained. He then detailed the | blooms tee Meeks but coarse, and possessed that b Sameness of Note—The peck is 35 lb. weight, and 16 make a boll or 5 cwt. 
ae by which he had por, aa bee i Peas, | Colour which pervades most of the varieties lately raised.’ “This break of ground consists of a piece of poor clay, 
i contained potassa, and recommended that they should not : 
ae ones a crops.—Dr. PLayratn doubted the correct. LAUNCESTON (VAN Pn SOCIETY S LAND) HORTICULTURAL nem apes a a es ey a ; subsoil a — stiff 
ness of Mr. Read’s rigs pg tbe a PE Ss ere JOHNSTON ae hh 9.—This meeting was he iy at the society’s rooms, an ue ti e farm yard, about 
Mr. Read was correct, He was ee Braye The sepia of fruit was parieary oe igen uantty (30 sry "ds per acre), spread 
contained potassa, and that Liebig’s s theory was wrong. Soe: - | good; the principal prizes being given for Hothouse Grapes; n the and dug The Potatoes were drilled in 
gel’s analyses proved that green crops contained both potassa | Karly Newington Peaches ; Wentirines ; Coe’s Golden Drop, ith. the han : as the Sound was we coor plants came 
and soda. the foll agnum Bonum and Green Gage Plums; Jargonelle, Gansell’s | put we Th iti fecd bef ti 
Tuesday —Dr. DauBENy related. the following occurr Bergamot, Crassane, Brown Beurrée, and Swan’s Egg Pears; : te of soda was sown before the other 
An Aloe began to throw up a flower-stem in May 1841. ‘The Ribston Pippin, Court of Wick, Alexander, Nonpareil, Nonsuch, | top-dressings, and had remarkably quick effect, as it 
first blossoms opened a the end of July, and it went on | Golden Harvey, and various other Apples; Black Rock, Canta- | showed the third night after being sown. The sulphate of 
= ~fowering till October. Several suc ckers were removed from the | joupe, and Water Melons; White’and Red Currants, and Bar- | soda does not occasion the dark green colour which is 
+ plant, after the blossom was over, and one which grew on et “kin d | berries. The flowers consisted chiefly of Balsams, Dahlias, Roses, ; 
_ of underground stem, perhaps f long, which | Crateguses; and Cape Bulbs, Among the Vegetables were the | S¢¢2 upon the Potato after the dressing of the nitrate; 
; ad ape et hed Gate in seeking fora convenient place Seon at Rene tapas c= Marrow; White Spanish and | but there is not the smallest sisages of its beneficial effects, 
ie rea ] ’ : . ira avoy and Red Cabbages; White Beet; Red i i % ix» 
- Bente , and in May 1842 one of the buds opened in the form ot an | and Black Potatoes ; Carrots, Capsicums, Tamatoes, Pumpkins, pons me eet cag th tip wethin Pootnea ae ee 
: perfect flower, having some green leaves, with spines on the | and Cucumbers. The prizes were chiefly won by the Rev. R. : ae: ee thirds of sulphate of soda, 
edge, as in ordinary leaves, and others approaching to the form Davies, and ‘decreas. 5. ; Bonney, J. Cox, S. Smillie, T. Bartley, J. | and one-third of nitrate, has a wonderful effect in strength- 
and colour of true petals, and two perfect stamens, with anthers | Reid, S. Henty, 3.0.0 nderwood, and J. Gleadow.—Launceston | ening the growth (which it keeps longer than with nitrate 
farina, and others distorted.—Dr. Lares observed that | Reaminer al 7 til detitire tans th fect i mane 
this was an interesting specimen of regular phosis, especially an an mixtu as the Y spn e ect in producing 
as it had occurred in the Aloe. This development of the riser COUNTRY SH ows. he dark ~tagget sera 3 lag rate alone. Professor 
arisen from the want of that supply of nay triment which the | pamporth Royal Horticultural. Society as Io nston, in this gore similar experiments 
or Sunes en icel ake oxtail mens of Medick of very | meeting of the Society am —_ at Ss Town Hail” cual a finer Sepiky furnished by Mr. 1 Fleming’ s gardener, | observes oF wg Those 
3 rapid and large growth, whic f tained from the Toniat peta ae anamerae be ed still ha ee to tolament the want of "suppor 
. a Me oe ox pronomneed th Bes sats ation as As @ green | from gentlemen. who, have saneh and. mane:, The saceu an rived from agricultural experiments, when well conducted, 
Seactiial angoo “ng aapyanllenheaa iii under gre at obligations to R. Green, ion se kindly contributed | Will scarcely question the importance of this result— 
> Great Britai . rate oo eir table. Brie d _ apend awarded as 2 llows : oro most backward in making experiments will wt pitas 
= es ep RIZE reene, EATHS, Mr. f 
Fi gait, Eowann Sour, jamin calted the bed genet gbcg deine Holmes. Porne ana Mr. J. Bra i Peaneontuas; % Llec~ ph ie te pts his erase patyee se e a a e mix 
; this ren ye oducing the greatest r ava : amongst the Gam, Ri, Greene, E Ae win sl Mz. B..?, Browyy: ay, | Vals ° 2pR 2am fee panty, wed DY AEE: es 
ree jena te = Th ace ert te te it be t. | Garry. Rose 8 (Dark): Bin Charen, ae Pratl 2, George is as foll 
3 sy perag ROMP F a erat ace suk ta the Gienised | Ot eeente R, Greene, Eig. t Red: 1, Princess Royal, M Sul hate “of soda 75 lb. dry, at 10s. per cwt 
a tacks of an insect which was everywhere found in the seased Holmes 2, Brennus R. oti Ore ‘aoa 1.2. Mr rom Oe - 2 y> . re “3 
. Healso exhibited vee of the Cossus ligniperda, | poy White Sosa y, Mr. Holmes; 2, Moss, Mr. Cow- n crystals, at 5s., £0 6 9 
a ya = * gepearr _ cs permet Ht rte pce! me ee roy; 1, Sp otted, R. Green, , Baa. CoLLEcTION oF RANUNCU- Nitrate of sy 75 Ib. a 22s., os 014 9 
: sects of the Ash-tree were the Anobium striatum/and the Hyle- | y uses: Mr. “a illeox. Pix rple Laced, 1, Drury’s Conser- 
ee. us fraxini. These insects a hietes sag 299 all the s trees a the dis- | vative, — Clerk; pth ae of Stanford, Mr. Cowderoy ; 33, canting os tee eal 
is eee be oee but preferred ving diseas ed tree: Mr Cle Red , Lord Cal thorp, Mr. Cow aroy 4: 8 : Lord Th i fi a 21 6d., ¥ of the ab i 
3 HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Co oo Mr. Glerk ‘3, Unknown, Mr. M Self: 1, Eclipse, e return for this 21s. was in each o e above cas 
a July §.—Sir C. Lemon Bt. MP. in the chair. M. Bell, sci tes, | Mfr. Clerk; 2, Parry’s Union, Mr. Merry. PANSIES! Twelve Vari- upwards of 8 tons of Potatoe 
 _‘P.'Pakenham, and J. E. W ttom, Esqrs., were elected Fel, | ¢ties: 1, M. Holmes, with Jehu, Eclipse, Delicata, Prince Albert Tea of Thib “ —This is of ‘great koaporkance in the trade 
lows. On account of the near a cee oF the the Garden ae ap 8 a; Sewers, Marchi of Anglesea, Holmes’s Dark Perfec- | a 1 h nt 
: subjects shown the near ao Mills sen 4 | tion, Brown’s Otho, Brown’s Jewess, en's Rival leew, Laun- of Ladakh, an the consumption 0 it. in the country is 
Be enhorty Coca cut from:plants raised from asiche celot, Dark Perfeetion. Sia Varieti 1, Mr. Holmes, with | very considerable, but it is also exported in large quan- 
i x eit Thompson’s wesc: yl ro Dk eg + Few Marchionées oe na Dark tities to Kashmir and the Punjab. According to informa~- 
; apg ae a“ eee ey a ie — cae mada er es tion obtained from two intelligent natives of Bisahar, the 
Capt, Inge. » ow ag -sown Onions; Mr. Wheeler. Spring-sown | Tea of that province 1s of two kinds, gr een and cre ck. 
do.: Mr. Eaton. a seeiae: Mr. spline. Corrs s; Mr. Hard- | The green Tea is the produce of a b 
Beans: 1 t. In 2, Mr. Harding. Lettuce: 1 eR. 
— ai. hes ay. Willeox.  eubdidanme Site. 3: Keen. cabbage green, seldom exce' pe 4b feet in nah It grows both 
oa Ben race ali, Mie, Moai Pe Stee: te ae acnpce aboet Tonge, between 
i cu : amall. pt. Inge ; anks ; in grea abundance abou agul, between 
3 Gimbing plant with bright yellow f nowers, Hormel called Loasa cant Saori Mr. oe iaepberries : 1, Peewaite ws Ba Rampur and Sarai. _ New leaves appear ae the end of 
Volabilis: a Calceolaria bbs imported seed, said to"be | Balsam: W. Rayson, Caleeolaria: Mrs. Harding. -Nosegay: Ww, | or beginning of Ma. ore, m gararos from July 
sweet-scented, but i perfume dt ith sree is “Eon! se Bayon. ae do. p, Bronal ite. ine ies. do. | to pe pay . . sg : ae ranches into 
qe : Mc rrants: do. aa + Evo z , W. Rayson. Peas? 1, | pieces and mix them wit the eke the e 
DSi onal gasps ope Seg bidea ; and two seedling Catti, one | p, Cgok; 2, —_— se ‘4, . Rayson ; ro T. John- poe The latter infuse this Tea in ot Cane Temas 
: all, the other with large flowers, having much theappear- | gon) Turnips: Cook , T. re et Carrots: 1 , W. Rayson; | ne rf : 
ance of C..Ackermanni. From Mr. Brown, ampstead, five | 9 7, Johnson. y ions: 1, . Cook. Beans: 1, . Johnson ; time, until it has imparted much of a redd h colour to 
& aaa Fuchsias : one, named git eet ae ific |) T. Cook. Lettuce: s. Kitchen. Shallots: : do. Garlic: J. me water, and then throwing away the infusion, squeeze 
ty ch Bes ant sabe eed Ets aoa eli W. Brep's Parzes: For best » Ts Cook; 2. rub the leaves perneen their hands and dry them 5 
a Rtg They say t the first infusion were used, i 
would heat the bod pe occasion pains in limbs ; or 
NOTICES or NEW PLANTS WHICH ARE EITHER | [ drank some tea roccie from the leaves which had not 
‘ a é 
; un this process, 
Bannwnta SPEETA'BILIS: Showy Barkéria. Orchiddceze. Gy ia - ee “The black T f Bi ‘ 
; oe f Is not muc in request, e black ‘Lea 0 isahar s pro- 
dria. (Stove py se i Bp: \der the name o Flor dnoed . by: decid “ 
de Isabal, this peaatial plant forms o of Acc , fou 7 
bod Guatemalese. Mr. Skinner long since ‘sent living plants to Asrang and Lipi, about seven days’ journey from Rampur 
d, and more recently Mr. Hartweg, one of whose speci- | and eight from Piti, in a situation more el han 
mens rae tae pines sexpegc 108"9 f the Horticultural Society. Jhagul el are put forth in April, and fall about 
It forms a tuft of drical stems about four or five inches high sie ig 
each of which bears two fleshy lanceolate acute leaves, separa’ Octobe ember; they plucked i an 
rom each other by intervals of about an inch. The raceme } August, and are sold to traders, being prepared in t 
rises out of some brown dry sheaths, and in the ano that eas e manner e green; buta ring extract is in 
flowered bears about six most lovely nodding blosso ars < : f h 
cording to Mr. Skinner’s account it varies in length f trom there rst Instance mixed wit ny ich, after t 
inches 0.8 foot. The expanded flowers are nearly thr Rapa aa infusion, enough remains to tinge the water in which 
and a half wide, their colour is a bright lilac; the sepals the Tea is boiled. The ate are rolled and dried in imi- 
linear-lanceolate, the petals ovate-lanceolate in form and tn. tation of the China Teas. It is not much used by those 
with small blood. . 
lilac at the edge and point, and richly marked wh - tobay the Tea of China, but is very often 
red spots. its mi e column, are five e | mixed with latter by the poorer people. I have drunk 
eahins-arbentliceadie cones aiearsaee a ioean: of it freely unmixed, and found no inconvenience from its 
aed seh Bewntifal plants, ts, that this charming speciesis worthy to use. The infusion of the green Tea is of a yellowish 
= .—Bot. R i ‘ae green colour, with less aromatic fla righ than. that of 
» ACHIMENES venenevLark: Long-stalk chimenes. #@ | China. The black yields an mayen of a dark red colour 
des, .. ; a : yi red colour, 
“gen of the society... gl waeieey eee oF Peregrine ee once but of little oe It was the opinion ot Mohsin Ali, a 
ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF ENGLAND. finespeciesfor Mr. Hartweg, who forwarded it tothe Horticultural wholesale dealer in Tea fy a large extent, that the Teas 
‘une 29.—H. resitent in aaa chair. ‘The Earl pease Rennes Se for the — — in aeand ane-penal om of Bisahar differed from the coarser Teas of China only 
P , and 80 gentlem e —_ ers 0 S species are numerous, * b Sar , 
Powis was scr pt reenor, a ctf next year at Gwe Derby scarlet, richly marked with rows of crimson spots. It is a | 1 the mode of preparing them for market. Mooreroft’s 
n g, and t all certificates and entries should be | good addition to collections. It troduced at the same time ravels, ol. i, ps3 
slivered by the ETO ithe areastient called atte ncn to = as = — ora and A. — and Sees ope a = treat- Cauliflower Brisiee. — Prepare ag Cauliflomers and 
) at Bristol, when prese’ ment asthose species. Thestemsdie 0: erit has done flowering ; . 
‘Sos Sad the cea aebtaea « on that occasion having left ont in the ae and then the pot in which the bulbs oe oughtto be boil them; when done enough drain t bem, put rage od 
iGensl- room: the: teiiiatag im re proceeded to nominate the | kept perfectly dry until spring, when they should be re-potted in | 24 earthen pan with a dash of vinegar, some salt, @ 
jodees for the partic ‘ments of the exhibition. Pro | fresh soil, and kept moist. They soon grow ugpweu sly, and | whole pepper. Let them remain for half-an-hour, 
Royle “presented soe seed of the Kk Lucerne ; W i then require a liberal supply of water. Any Tight rich soil them eh them in a light batter, fry, and when of a 
aughan, Esq., transmi Wheat from the Sand- | will suit bro and they nn at aces ~ ve oan a emer 1 . Another way. — Boil and 
Wich Islands, the produce o Paced left there by Vancouver; G, an a co m greenhow: stove. Li 7" 2 “ cglour up. ay 
Pryme, Esq., M.P., sent half a bushel of a new kind of Cole or ae iheckéa ‘t may be multiplied, ro asechoreteeden either by parting | before ; ‘hen cut into pieces, an inch and 
Rape seed, and the proprietors of “ Bell's Weekly Messenger” | the scaly bulbs in spring, or from cuttings of the young shoots. pie d serve with grated Parmesan 
Presented the scarce numbers of that journal to EYES thockt the bes period of flo t. onan Gh ee pie 
Society’s for gery pote eB. een 
of the Bristol : it nication. from Profensor rt a ane Va a cae pe eee 
Rowell in yeference to a a ‘at the Bristol hig were read. ' MISCELL ANEOUS. Sactibin daha me AN 
‘ 8, Rosenthal, Lewts 
Soe SOCIETY hear erg alr aie ir The following Manure for agra ees: find the follo + : appellation of Rose os 
ae fad be be phge ager Soaghn ant.statements in the sane of the ’ | being decorated on every side with H PES en, from the draw- 
(Presi), collected at Holt, in Norfolk, sreneened by the Dy the Botanical | Journal of y no Bm re concealing experiments on P flower, The principal entranes t0 
