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THE GARDENER®S’ 
CHRONICLE. 
671 
po sas it will be fowe odviegple | to place wash-leather 
sponge upon the su of the at: Lap iil absorb 
sn which can = wy be out. I need 
hardly tell the sspltivetoe be this heantifalt tribe of pha 
that, if they get too much wet, the remedy will be as bad 
as di 
the ase. where the leaves are curled by 
fly, a nuff through the quill, pointed } s 
under the leaf, will soon destroy the insects. If any of 
your readers know of tter plan to destroy the sip, 
TI shall be obliged by comm ion through you 
columns. I have, bowers saved my eatin dey by the 
above means... Ren Slate Wo ay 
Chang ‘«The thick plenshied. alley that 
of 
leads through the Shardhyeed to the park is putting ) forth 
3 b l 
uds and leaves. The Li 
th 
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a 
ot 
shone forth. Au their natural images, which stri 
forcibly upon the feelings, excite -ou iration or 
mand our at mes be a bate truth, _ the entire 
absence of that ure of i le coin- 
cman ir forma’ i "Huncllf stock of half ¢ our modern 
tasters 
FOREIGN CORRESPONDEN CE. 
aes Sspleahtr 12th, 1842.—The flowing bara 
idea cultu 
of the progress which ag 
and orti ulture are making in this new French “ 
The plans laid down by Marshals Clausel, Vallée, and 
the deeply-lamented Duke of Orleans, are being y 
cores into effec e intelligent vernor- 
ugeaud, assisted rals Lamoriciére, Changar- 
nier, Négrier, D'Arbouyille, and other experienced offi- 
cers, forming e at Major of the - vo of ser i 
—Since France ned possession of 
bition has been  tablahing Military Sapte! Colo. 
nies, simi ate ) thos Lo red ice — cay ct is 
now likely to. be su Sl carried in and 
it is tule surprising to Fy ey grea “inprovenent that 
have heen made within the last twe rteen years 
(ase e lan ee of ad Tomes 0 vote this once 
f ra oorish Algiers of iat and earth 
Algiers of ba 8 i alae € 
with w 
and corn of | syere | description, are how to e seen, ach, 
b if 8 fom years ag: a. eee Orchards and 
gardens produci most exquisite fruits and flowe: 
natives of uropa® Fee and America, 
A Bh gs 
mment, on co ae that they shall. caliate this 
peli soil to the tage. The Sugar-cane ap- 
ears to pine well t in 3 this climate, as do also the Cacti, Mm 
Prickly Pea ae pots in Bi a America, th 
Orange, Fig, , but particularly the 
Mutnasry- stem: “which 3 is cage in ‘every direction, for the 
e silk-worm, whi with 
my. As great 
ernment for increasing the 
are building themselves 
roads to Constantina, Mascara, 
the co 
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d them over eye ac 
feral carat to be chos 
time allowi each female lage, a 
ing from 200 to 300 poetkseping 
hes F and to enable her usbitod’ to parchags such im 
Grea 
x as he may most requir t a 
odes ie Sia pai 
he Military authorities for theie 
converting this once —_—— country into a g an 
| Peeene of i Sow wers than for its being” 
civilised nation. Artesian and other wells have been 
ane so that the inhabitants, are well provided with excel- 
t=) 
om 
go 
aq 
ee +1 lM W aq 1 £, 
national Yeomanry Gu ard in case of any “emergency, until 
e " 
time, find Algeria a 
pt necessary of life can be produc 
soil, if manual labour will but lend its ‘itatdite: 
. FROURERINGS OF SOCIETY. 
ULTURAL SO Sept 
ior Mosley, AE OE unt de 
shard 
yb ne ae 
names and oat ey of Fruits Gor their oom was will, on vapplieation, 
be supplied with specimens of such yar s as the Garden of the 
an uy specimens of any sort 
ratu y. Mr. Goode, gr. to Mrs. 
tion of stove and greenhouse ce gob the 
ous were a noble = nag ae the igh Epiden- 
; Oncidium i g he ~ 44 en grace. 
fb ac rry es of yellow flowers mottled with I Ges Ov, 
tae hich is n arly ing, but which will, never- 
ess, ssa t ae minute inspection; the 
beautiful orange: coldated Dendrébium chrysanthum, with a 
brown spot on each side of the labellum ; a singular species 
of Pp alg the perianth of which is ¢ » spotted and banded 
with br: while the bona is white densely studded with 
¥ dum Sieboldi, a plant which, 
ery pr yaticinda it tubercles; Se: ‘ie 
although hardy, ade not row to > iva bas the open air, but 
SSaairion fee sane cH ead = Soot se plant; in which 
ari 
the ceful willo HR 
Leonurus, six feet hig 
a orange or athe vermilion coloured flowers, ought no 
be forgotten ; although a many years this has a into os 
lect, it is certainly a Hema arid aoe ae es to be more Generally 
culti ivated; a K sh abe Ss mes tg for ¢ Oncidium mi- 
sé 
Gedchalunt and the seth 7 bh 
Bibivet fi a Pint ? aay new bine Trope’ Ak supposed to be T, 
aztreum ; a most ear at int fan a with a slender 
e T. As; olor Pos ers are, however, af 
expecte r some resemblance 
those of reg, emg Wye bat this qd efclney of om might, 
Pp haye been d. by it culiar A md Re 
in sufiicien hae et fe : 
also sent by Messrs. “Veitch, which i less remarks e fox ‘the 
t: a new hardy shrub of sin. 
are ga e, two feet "gad “half 
t two fee’ pies the ce wers are 
arge spreading masses he ends 
a farce silver ees was swat 4 for the 
ps , till finer specimen of Ardlia japénica was ex- 
hibited by E. Johnston, Esq. Fr ie Quesn el, of aves, oat 
were plants of Ac ba faiken mbue 
Brazil, with Sitters c of the mo: et viv aes t ied witk violet ; $ 
and a species of pabeep ia, with beantiful greyish- P pont bar 
d with dar not unl plumage o 
ular habit; the leaves 
ab at an 
nded wi' brown, not un! ike | the 
both plants are Pina. in their native eautihty. g gs 
ks of trees; a Knigh’ medal was awarded for them, 
om Mr. C. S, gr. to Mrs. Morris, a species of Le’lia, the 
flower of which is small, of a rosy purple ur, but not 
articularly attractive. rom . TT, Williams, of Oldford, 
irmingham, a cut flower of Maxilldria macrophylla, which, like 
the precedii plant, is not possessed of much beauty. Mr. 
Brown, of Slough, exhibited a remarkable good a fees of 
Dahlias, for which a Banksian medal w: arded. essrs. 
Poel aS Cheshunt, wasa ae oie: bf Roses, much finer than 
e been expected at this s: of the year. eg 9 
collection of 
b 
is a very deep maroon, and the flo 
which has e yet been ered. bi 
Agapanthus, called A. maxi of a 
A, ‘umbellatus, ig which itis decidedly cuperior. “From 
of Hornsey, tw oh Fac pene a War lobosa prandi- 
Seedl g Fichsia, 
rs 
le fri ce. Fro 
calla! E ssex Ticmph Tha Colont 
lower is certainly one of ae best 
ang a? Cla 
aeeitlted ty M essrs. Cor A DRves. of Daye. Messrs. 
me of Hacer cxhibteel we ral blooms of white Seed- 
ia, Bianca. Hear Sane med 
the roe of ‘was. sent by Mr. H, Silverioct., of 
vines ester. A solieetion of ave ease was exhibited by ws, 
. May of Tottenham The ec exhibited w: 
ticular — be found a gids column of 
eg $* _ Be "icnlaen r, to the Duke of Suther- 
land, were two fin Providence Pine-apples of the respec- 
tive weights of 63lbs. and Slbs. 60z.; with t imens 
of th ousainee. Melon, one which weighed 5lbs. 30z., the 
yaar _ poe ae Banksian med warded & the Pines 
Fro © Sir S. H. Clarke, B remarkably 
 Feoeeg ‘Providence ine apple, of a conic cal form, aed weighiog 
8ibs. 3 also oble Enville, weighing Jibs. 6Goz.; in both 
Cotsen ‘the pats; were comparative 
medal was awarded for them. Mr. orster, gr. to Viscount 
Downe, exhibited an uncommonly well. swelled ategensh 
Pine- apple, ifm ate | 6lbs. 6oz., for which a Knightian medal 
arded. from Mr. B. Fielder, gr. to W. Linw rh an 
the Green mec Pine, for 
which a Banksi medal w warded. Mr. Lumsden, gr. 
Bevan, Esq., ex xhibited a aden § foteed Pine-apple, w peprepoes aaibs., 
which was introduced by the late Mr. a as pe 
dad, but which proves to be nothing. more tha 
ely sm mall: a Knightian 
. 2ibs. 1302. i ie ie ine eae. 
Mr, Errington, gr. to Sir P. G. Egerton, Bart., 8 Russian 
Globe and a Jamaica Pine-apple, the former weighing 4lbs. 6oz., 
the latter an 2106: “rom Mr. M‘Evoy, gr. to Sir B. Chichester, 
ine b. 
Bart., a w ‘ormed Enyille Pine-apple, weighing 21 
own > eae circumstances ; plant by which it ae 
roduced, with many others, having been om. 
ct last, in a cold vinery, where the thermo- 
t 
e 
an 
ly in a er soon after potting, an 
i. Broo 
Muse: ia Grapes, weighing -— ten ; the 
were not above the average size, _ tig 3 wer 
Banksian medal was awarded for _ Mi "i 
Thompson, Esq., also exhibited 
andria Grapes, two of am eee 1d)b., the Foliar 
oe 5oz.; the of thes were considerably 
larg: er than those of the ga but they had not 
7 eng fer gpa were the bunches y ae formed : ¥ on 
arded ‘for Be Mr. Frost, gr. to 
tae Geen ‘were 8 bunches — seta fine Black 
} genet os Poon gp emg - the white Nice ; for the former 
a Ban! from Mr. J. Barnes, gr. to Lady 
Rolle, “speci of the a it - nuts of the Cycas revoluta; 
a bright vermilion ta se and are produced alon 
oes side. of eae léaves, thrown up from th 
and whic +! eye greatly to confirm om — that fru 
cati if the leaf. er. 
sent a brac a enormous seedling Dovebin abot 2 feet lone, 
and sonnets poems, A brace of Cucumbers e also 
bi Mr Ay f ead 
, 
tter was = in anne de oth ef . From the garden 
of the Soci ae d fruit; pasnes 
the former cag A ae Pedanctlats, introduced last y 
from Gustine it te pom = - abit of a Gesnera, an 
its beautiful scarlet an; he abundance on long 
footstalks : ighen on oes thes a , of a dwarf 
abit, and producing masses of white blossoms, which contrast 
t than t by . Lawrence; with c 
owers of Odon grande, and the sweet-scen' 
evilla. “co! pringi of Pears, of which the 
best were ot; the Seckle, a small, bat 
un 
y — 
ooms, at th ow 
expelled the Society, i go i =. “to the 10th r 
agreed, that on a of their improper Sonmnon ha 
exhibition, Mess =" Tyler § sho old not all 
Ew still re 
1841 and 184 va broug he for judigndent. Me . Brown, of 8 
min Se ‘collection of ae which, for Podesor. ns 
could s urpassed. ry good collection of ee 
was a also 6 ence P orc hunt. 
S\ cea pret 
ROYAL CALEDO HORTICULTURAL OCIETY. 
Sept. 23.—Phe Fruit sake ad vaya” exhibition | Rhee _— in Rg 
Experimental eee s vagy The competitors 
uS on this o em a € fruits and ‘nowtrn wae 
first. rate. ufavourable; but” still a a 
Sighly-reqpectabie company visited the gagdes, and were de- 
corre be oe ps Fag geht Mek | a “i ror 3 ce Dall and 
e lar nt des ward 
folio Pas fe a 
Wietinives, Mr. Ale 
C) 
White Frontignan ; r. D. Brewster, gr. y. 
Grizzly Frontignan, Black Hamburgh, and Black : Frontigna 4 
3, Mr. in. Aitken “ , sa ae Black Hamburgh, Black 
Musca i ree nyt 1, J. 
2, Mr. J. Lindsay, gr. to P. 
Pacey APPLE, exclusive of Queen, 1, 
Moray, for a large Enville, weigt i 
r. J. Weir, gr. Le oma rg for a Montse ; 3, 
Temple, toe a Scarlet Bra and, 4, Mr. Alex. S 
Sq. 
Brewster, for Arkley’s Green-fieshe id. 
Mr. J. Pousty, gr. 
he 1 of Wem 
M 
Mr. J. Murray. F sq. i 
Gansell’s Bergamot, and Green Pear of the Yair; 2, Mr. Sm 
‘or yar sg = = France, William’s Bon Chrétien, and 
eee r St. Germ: if the Frankenthat 
i feu roy tere “ct wilhout glass, at Erskine _— Garden, 
ity Society's silver medal was voted to Mr. G. Shiells, aoe 4 
tyre 
D. Ga 
Sq. a et of Warringion Red € Ren 
ies, in excellent aire notwithstanding Be warmth and 
cate of the season. The were trained twelve 
feet high burn a wail ha avinga north aspect 5 only three shoots 
from and these were 
pruned twice <Redemiteenel Prize oF of 
SOVEREIGNS, for. the finest boenty -four blooms produced 
serymen, Mes: yde, for Coronation, 
of the Plain, “Highgate Rival, vet a a a a ids 
bom : 
n 5 Oriental Peat” ‘aire, 
of the? eae ckwick, Maid of Bath, 
Duke of Cornwall “Hope,” Rival Sussex, Miss . t, B 
Hero, Dodd’s of Wales, and Reg ; 
“Clim 
"et Noire, Gry of Ply: 
Barn ha 
r. Dod 
Sharpe, gr. to 
12 ei oon 
L 
Ambrose, for Yellow 
of bath, Pamplin's Bloomsbury, 
