1842. ] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 743 
Banksiana, P, milio and P. uncinata. The letter which | Four VARistizs or siren Les: Mr. Baines. Exrra Prizes: — lighter than is generally the case. The beds were stocked 
— pur » ul | Cabbages, Turnips, Ss, and sample of Tobacco, F. A. Moles-~ = toliastiiene of the most choice kinds of Verbena an pines 
experiments which had been tried upon the scale, by | worth, Esq.; Po ortugal O Cae we fase Gooseberries, Capt. Smith; Poo plants, There were also some = Fags o wae ae 
hanging branches of Chamonmtie upon op me ange ian ‘infested with ites and Apple-tree (from seed), G. Hunter, Esq. ; Celery, Roses; among “which a bed of Gloire de Roseméne : 
that insect. In about wth after taper sear ee was placed . Lewis; Artichokes, Re tes — M‘Farlane ; 3 ig es, Baron |-brilliant velvety dark ‘ carlet flo~ers, very peso 
upon the plants, the young scales, which were nearly half grown, pros Barley, Mr. Ret ur; Lavender, Major B Baker Some clumps of Smith’s Emperor Scarlet a > ni Po go 
began to turn rea and dried up. The experim vo fm was - atten six feet high, a particularly ere ect 5 ne |, as oa 
tried, by making a strong infusion of Chamomile, sew Pb Warrington Dahlia Show, Sept. 29.—The annual meeting of this | ding 8 method of obtaining capita of this Pica ot be ni oe 
some infested trees were eee syringed. This S per- oe ar _= at the Town Hall, hp nl oe pe tebe 3 ew teresting to the readers of the Chronic. “ yn — at 
formed last autumn, and in = © spring but few stragglers were Best Palenelee OF ANY : Pic’ ckwick, M , Mr, { State it. The tallest of the plants that at ae - ad — 
observable, and those few were very weak. This experiment is ie Wright. Piles Dark or ning : * Raebe et Noire—2, growth in the open ground are taken up, peer : hwnd “ ~~ 
well worthy of being repeated, by those who have an opportunity | Regina, Mr. J. Wright ; 3, Conqueror, Mr. J. Clark. Purple, Light, | to their size, and carefully protected through t! ap ‘| i 
of so doing, in order. to confirm it further. Three Fp ya or Dark: 1, Pickwick, Mr. Hard ; 2, Uxbridge Magnet, Mr. J, | spring they are encouraged to make robust ust growt " ~ oe 4 
well-swelled Queen Pine-apples were exhibited by Mr. C. Judd, | Wright; 3, Bishop of Winchester, Mr Hardy. Crimson or Ruby: | after bein dually ened, are tu into _* > 
. to Geo. Knott, Esq., one of which weighed 41. 40Z., the | 1, Presiden - of _ West—2, Mdvocate, Mr. J. Wright 373; om compost; of course placing he talle t plants in the — . ae 
Sinees 3b, 140z, each: a Banksian medal was awarded for the known, s: Scarlet or Red: 1, ig: rae nt, allowing the others tod grad tp the sides. e : woe 
former. r, G. Fleming, gr. to the Duke of Sutherland, senta | J, Wright; 2, Fire all Mr. zi Penketh, Jun. ; 3, Bloomsbury, Mr. might, perhaps, be heightened by poppin the yo the r* 4 
fine specimen of the Otaheite, weighing 41b. 10 0z.; and another J. Wright. Ros Pink 1, Hope, be — Clark + gn ind Mr. before a aoe flowers; and thus eA e rarena oo oe 
Pine-apple, weighing 3 1b. 10 0z., and called thé Trentham Seed. andy; 5 3 Mrs. eeld, Mr. J, W : idnall’s | energies ic hee t, agg so eal hate ips SSeS WO! ies ol 
ling, but apparently not different from the Enyiile. A certificate Queen, Mr. J, Wri ckt r ieadiveatt “ Mr moh a De re n the ras nd er we observ a = 
w © the Otaheite. From Thompson, Esq., two | L. y , Mr. k. White or Blush : 1, Lewisham Rival bpp erro ‘ ine Pp r a vee ge 
specimens of the Black Jamaica Pine-apple, grown upon plants | Walter’s Unique—3, Virgin Q ht. Yellow: 1, m rt ak without refere a r heigi . 
18m s old; one fi “i ng 21b. 3 oz,, the other 11b z. | Defiance-~2, Prince of Wales—3, Argo, Mr. J. Wrig . Orange, jp tecr ds, mney versd, p 
> fp » Br. to Crawshay, + exhibited six uff, or Bronze: 1, Grace Darling—2, N holas Nickleby—s3, Odeeara. ect ~—s of rayon er “4 om pemectcat - 
bunches of remarkably ir Black Hamburgh Grapes, grown | Duchess of Richmond, Mr. J. Wright. Light Striped, Edged or | © motel oy oeeeee er _ hts of the pl era — ce meer 
under glass, without the aid of fire-heat, for which a Banksian | Mottled. 1, Phenomenon—2, Beauty of the Plain—3, 1 Bridesmaid, pro ae so) rtion Me eS we of the p copa Pe pA eg rae 7d 
medal was awar From Mr. J. Roberts, gr. to M. Wilson, | Mr. J. Wright. Yellow or Buff Striped, Edged Tippee: 1, Ansell’s y; Renan beat) wo 9 con SoPlag Bescon lle 9 20st va Ban 
Esq., 4 very 38 Tekdhes of bpp Muscat Grapes, one weighing Unique, Mr. R. Nunnerley ; 2, Princess Roy , Mr. J. Wright; 3, pole mir ibe “ e : owing. es ge od habit me ae 
21b.10z., another 11b, 15 oz., and two upon the same shoot Conqueror of the World, Mr. Hardy... Dark Striped, Edged or Mot- i y—a beau Tuby-co. — Bw ao go0 bile ey 
2)b. Ad osia ti these were oancinanalid by rv Saag ingly large | led: 1, Rouge et Noire, Mr. J, Clark; 2, Rienzi, Mr. T, Penketh, | u. shag te ba oo $07. pts Nally gendii—biuish ii > 
bunch of the White —. Didier 3 4lb. » being about 16 | jun.; 3, Fanny Keynes, Mr. J. Wright. Szepitnas: 1, Maroon, Dr. Mold Y Sedan ‘a an appl gyce 7s hg sy oe eel, a oe 
inches ip length, and as m n width ecroes theshouldean, this | Davies; 2, Purple, Mr. J. Wright; 3, Purple, Dr. Davies. In ad- os re = Bod mi y Re vt nell ilieke pe Phe oe 
mings = usually oontidaréa ¢ a little value, but when well grown, dition ' A the above, there was a good dis isplay of Stove, Green- ween —w . °c, W “a ‘sev sarcend ed gvunta ea amen ines 
and allowed to hang upon the Vine until thoroughly nea yy house, and Herbace ceous Plants, , Fruits, Vegetables, &c, pe mane a nee. oF pal at Fede gens ee aes keaw a man sien 
time thel berries are of a bright amber colour, it isone of the best mbing , 
kinds known, All the panches sent by Mr. Roberts were cut re 7d PLANTS ruasivel A EITHER oat en eee _were —— FJ ne ig Mae pee 
from Vines which were planted 3 years ago, and which have been UL OR hel ge AL. a sah din - : Ly seal y aa ae 3 © spirit with 
. — the Ante ben eee cumabee|  monterdis asserts @ bar Te towered eee high flower gardening is carried on at this place, we may men- 
Ses oe — Ts ner On SORSUINS 4 (Biase onto fan ocyné cee, ® enti da Monogynia.—This tion that on the lawn _ en were large clumps of m men y of the 
of the house t a +2 stove), an uned as early in the autumn pleasing new s as introduced by Messrs. Veitch, of eee ost. choles Pelargéniums, puch ab Co E? m, Sul 
as the clearing of we fruit, ‘vith ane sachet sudatation of the wood, | from Brazil. tt F tloamed for the first time in the month of July - Galeadt ea iis Lad i> Gaede ma wing pace pr 
will allow; and are withdrawn from the heat of the house as soon | jast; and its name refers to the deep brownish parpee hue of the | ip Gal Ss epee «A ggey Ate sosagy Pa reg sm 
: ie Ore Cnt ait Xemains uncut longer than | biossoms. Lo _ eosin climbing ae ene pant; Sepereey) fortunate tn po g One or two specimens of. 
is desirable, spurs are entirely disbudded, with the exception | jike B. sube tain hat ith equally distant foliage, and flowers The pits and frames were principally stocked with young plants - 
of the bud to which the shoot is headed back: the border at the same of about oe me dimensions, bat of & widely =e hue, | 5) a pho: The practices of preserving old plan 
- time receiving a light top-dressing of powerful manure and com- The blossoms are borne on long and graceful axill “at is only sufferable where large specimens are indispensable; but 
post, covered with a few inches o half-decompose g}; the fer. earing on each. They have a tube ie whens Acceneaeeae in grown throne’ the ha 
tilising properties o i e to the roots of the | inches in length, expanding, a mes alf-way from the base, into a hg ry —— k dt trouble to no parpose to 
Vines by Sas rains Of Cukaman, an eiecting “ temo 3 has an ample and spreading limb, an inch and take up Verbenas, Petinias, &c., to encumber the houses through 
menced, until the Grapes are cut, the Vines receive no ‘more a half across. the eariter atiges of their development, they the inter. & lenadlens oconenalllln cxtnaaive slaw over cha 
water at the root either nat: or artificially, A Banksian have a ool ones, Son oe es Re pane of the Cer Thames, towards Hampton Court; and ‘Kingston bridge forme on 
medal was awarded to Mr.. Roberts, for on Grapes. From J. uires the tem stove, be traiss to interestitig ig obj fay cya oe the lawn.” P, Ayres, 
Williams, Esq., of Pitmaston, one bunch o te, and another fanart of the house, or toa wis trellis Spread — over the Gebiee t parts 
of black Grapes, of hybrid origin, grown soak — open wall: for | roof. The plan be kept in a large pot, or planted in a pre 
out-door Grapes they were very good, their great merit consistin ared pit or presides t, which is duly exposed to ae and not 
in their caging at well out of doors, — erent clea me Fable to become too wet. : For soil, the ord pd rae sho 4 Rebiew 
T. Parkin, gr. to P. D. Cooke, Esq., also exhibited a collection 6 loam and heath-mould will be appropriate. From the weakness 0 
out-doorGrapes, which, having been ripened in the open air, near | jtg shoots, it will need praniug in the the winter, and may perhapsbe | 4 Scripture Herbal. By ea Calleott, 8vo. Long- 
Doncaster, were far from ae aperig of interest, igi - improved hes bes its b es stoppe palin: oF pang = growing ; 3 man. i 4 
Wilbraham, Esq., was a collection Pears, consisting of t hey should be trained very closely on unt o} e scantiness made t © ascertain o 
Marie Louise, Beurré d’Arem mbere, Urbaniste, Althorpe Crassane, | of itsfolage; a eee after t cape reached the prescribed height, a — tp atte a a wedgeree fae pe parehlen; 
and the Flemish Beauty ; which w p ¢ the eir re- they are back over the previous coils,.the trellis will | what Pp ts inspire writers spo P , 
respective kinds, more Dartingiscie the Alth C s from | become eat aoe ered mie saees displa te will panel nul the | and histories and descriptions of - rable ° i 0 
a standard, one fruit of ae "Mayfela.P ag _ Col. Willard sent result. Cuttings of the - ung ie root freely, when treated in | the ast, Natural History was in so low 
some large s pe a of the red elc ippin and Northe the usual wa: re Paston's 0 ; A : iev 
Greening Apples, om S. H. some Coe’s Golden Drop Plums, Dr xa rad MACRANTHUM. Large-flowered we ged render the task impracticable. — c as is by say belived eved, 
sent to exhibit the setnenien in whtich the ey had been preserved from Stove Epiphy yte.) Urehidaceee. Gynar idria Monindria. the human race took its origin in Can 
wasps and other insects: viz., in — Rates ge oe ania ens A Soe Beas pede ay 4 re rage ey till the oes. gr yp in Palestine 
uze, secured to the spurs, upon whic © fruit grows, by | ing plant, which flowere ewelyn, Esq., in Apri as n 
meant of a ranniig iiyiog. The ~ 8. Thornton exhibited a It has also bloomed in the cétiedtion e oer tata who | it ar aw a me pha tha or Lair — pa ye sa ‘Writings as 
F jarge speci ele, weighing 25lbs, 20z.; appear to have introduced it from Man The width er’ w aa aE ‘ave Oeine 
this —— “beat ars a great resemblance to the common Vegetable | of the flowers is five inches; they ory n delicate, rich lilac employed. among a people, had astern deriva 
Mar S extensively grown for the same purposes in the colour, with darker nerves. The jabellom the same | tion, "So lo ong as the Jews retained their prosperity, these 
Saran ¢ oft the fing of the French, whose cook prefers it foallather colour, with a broad deep blotch within | nthe Nae Totes: Pp Td things were a te among them; but when they 
kinds; it was introduced into England, and seeds of it were dis- flowers’ are solitary, and are produced from the axils of the ys rd buried in rae 
tributed by th = ae Society, 3 or4years ago. can tT. | leaves.—Curtis’s Bot. Mag. wor was tht a, 
.C * burn ery fine roots = Oxalis Déppii, anda |“ G@roxi’Nta TUBIFLORA. Tube-flowered Gloxinia. (Stove Her- by it its Mahomedan con que rs, Commerce was annihilate 
good sample of the. ‘Ash. leaves Kidney Potato, the latter raised baceous Plant.) Gesneridceee. Didynamia Angio spérmia).— a seeps their re paligios the eat of man ny objects once Peary, 
from tubers gene May 7th, and having all the appearance of fine and new plant is one of t bn many a oeuries liar cuisines teleachall the bibiionl biical naturalist, 
young Potatoes. A ‘certific ate Was awarded for the Faiae: Of | reared by Mr. Moore, of the Glasnevin B c Garden, from among TE been fa ili ith ‘the 
be me From the Garden of the Society, was a small collection | seeds sent by Mr. Tweedie red Daencs Ayres. “The flowers are then, who should even have miliar wit East, 
2 e-riestone  Plants—comprising the show y Cattleya | cabates pure white, downy, and are p uced in panicles, several toge- ce 
a] ardbous especimen of the delicate Oncidium cali atum ;Odonto- | ther, The tube is four inches long, a little Bee d, and curved auld:habe aadaeved ‘inthe attempt a t ascertaining @ the 
a glossum bictonense, Lo ing olive-gr een flowers, with 1a ea a upwards, at the base above, with a very conspicuous broad spur f 66a Venlo spoken of ia the 
lilac ere Maxillar a foveata, and Brasavola ve The |‘ or gibbosity: the limb is an inch and a half broad, eceaine, and som nature o many p ‘ thi f 
collection of Pears an was ‘extensive; equally five-lobed. The stem is short and leafy ; the leaves are | Scriptures; but the old commentators knew no ing o 
the best kind ds amongst oe foriaer bei gi oro, ig ae al- | opposite.—Curtis’s Bot. Ma ag. the Natural His ory of Asia, and they ttempted to refer 
though not rich ee Ro melting; A e Crassane, from a OO ail the plants of Jewish histo the European species 
ow n; Wi ter Neli lis aon or egtiier Gite fe ‘Od cassane bak ¢ 4 GARDEN MEM iki ohe A. This place is | With which they were eeqestated. Ata later period, how- 
3 2 ’ “ Ou; on. — ace . - 
monly good; Beurré Bose and Burgermeester. The Apples Slasiserarteis aoe ~ ths sha Within a mile oF Kings. | ever, the necessity of actually examining the countriés of 
Sool Gverhl Gibat Case Eee ie held oh ton, Itis prin mit vol selcbtated for its collections of Caméllias, | the East me obvious; and European trav 8 
and several others; but the flavour of many kinds is considerably especially Ann men of C. reticulata; but in other respects to-0klt:iecenpdenaly dee the oe of investigating its 
impaired = = excessive he at of the summer during their rrow- : 2 highly ‘seme’ ving or ities. cuiidiite of uxt Abaled= : exp y : 2 waar “get 
——— aS eee sviare ye roached house recently built, a stove, a large conservatory, a Caméllia- Natural History. ~Hasselquist, err one 
maturity. house for pbante i in gir another for specimens planted out, a | Forskihl, and others, collec by degrees a large uenty 
ie io tat ci te Pe fl Pelargénium-house, a house on a north aspect for plants which | of positive testimony of great value to the inquirer into 
Phos —Dr. B.D spin 7 atl : Con cate Specimens, in flower, require — in the growing season, and a bea bi weMes these subjects; and, among later writers; Rosenmiiller, as 
id bs * a ss 
pong Pg ov Aah og dra cuneata, from the Royal Canin KGW, | Ttekts Mate Omak es eee eee several | @ learned compiler, and Professor Royle, as an — 
Jake WOTOtaN Sr 6. Re Bictictas eas See ee sree, trom Ch | Yoleable Made wach by Mr. Smith, Sir John possesses the | observer and very skilful critic, have thrown great light 
late secretary, J. E. Bicheno, Esq., Stating that he was about to whele & faving bought the plants when they first flowered upon much that had previon sly beon obscure. The ficid 
leave th try, and requesting the acceptance of his portrait athe fe athe t har ina was id idek-heviae been’ 
Professor Owen exhibited an entire specimen of the Nautilus, as blooming in great splendour, and anothet kind, called by Mr. | Of ure is, however, far g 
: confirmato his views of the structure of that animal derived Reddine ?. Sinone a” ea, was also producing its flowers in great | we do not say gleaned over— ut even reaped ; and there 
Of Sierra Leote, Eiving Ah acOeRE Ore MAWES al Fontes | Brotealed,” Whether Gs te Cason ee Fame conten Tene plentiful harvest left for the botanist who has that 
of Sierra Leone, aivns o8 account of a new dee not pretend to say; but y the iligencs) learting/criticél acumen; and écientific attain. 
5 a na teed the of which is used extensively as food. darker than we ever-observed them in those Species, and the ; r f h han hen do dene . 
scribed by Mr. Kippist as a new @ new. species | Plant, from the freedom with which it flowers, is well worthy of | ment which are required for the study ; demands 
alum. a1 e front Att, Hope wen Feed ce: tom ew gst citmaiive cultivation. The collection of Caméllias contains spe- very consider amount of all these requisites, more 
wine: celtic taht tons sd the nk issi ek ras ea aac an cimens of all the best kinds, and in a fine state of health. The especially of exact botanical knowledge, without which ‘all 
Teaoin pneor pine naot nium planar Mp Musa Cavendish totheSonth | foliage is of the most intense we Peer tak eaten, | the'len ing in the world will only lead from twilight into 
Sea Islands ; that several suckers had already bee peepee’ by Spe tires cau tego ear the pen org were, if possible, more | darkness. To illustrate the Natural History © oly 
te takenst and that it was likely to iécome: a valuable boon to healthy than those in pots; showing, as Mr. Redding justly criptures ‘as it ought to be illustrated, is a that 
a observed, the advantage of a cool situation and a little shade for wo ost honourable to any man. 
q pe NICHOLSON BZEALAND, SOCIETY, NEW _ | this tribe of cee Adore | er ol tr Peseea, wie Sue aa our opinion of the qualificati tions required b 
4 -R.’s management is worthy o ng generally vn, 
We learn from the Zealand Gazette of March 26, that a pov cktansively mae gr it is the system of thinning the | critic ~ eer Botany ; but w e shall not test Lady Cuil. 
second Horticultural Bid: Bras has taken place at Port Nichol- a bea Bey ously to placing the plants in their winter cott’s _~ sos The authoress informs 
son. We subjoin ane fol pag owing list of Potme articles, fer the S allows even the largest specimens to pro- ne ts es outset, that om = a object an and aim in 
information of Suc: Sas take an interest in the horticul- por nes een eae flower on a branch; and on weakly plants i ery : tee those wheal * 
pro ee of, so distant a eee of ae Slobe. PAS: | the thinning is carried even to a greater extent. From the large bret thi little book has been, to in perio 
12 po ds, 1, Mr D . Mealkinson 3 Scutcheon, Beans: 6 specimen of C. reticulata, haber? is Boe co 7, high, ne as an od’s written word, to read : min ) great 
pods, 1, E. Johnso +$..2y Gr eae sq. CanBaces: 1, | many feet in diameter, completely feathere round, he H 
Capt. Smith; 2, Col. Wakefield, T RNIPS: 1, Mrs. Miller; 2, | dake 1000 buds, sind & kreeted number are still left remaining, unwritten ind? Wee He ny tomy th srry atthe wor 
r. D. on. .Carrors: i, Col. Wakefield; 2, Capt. | phe msequence of this treatment is, that the flowers indi- our learn earn : 7 olace to to a bed of 
Smith. Tomarogs:,Capt. Smith. Lerruces: Mr. Scutcheon vidally are gel Raw! Sd than yd would be ifa a greater number | itself noite wail Phap mt upon 
Ontons: 1, Capt. Smith; 2, Col. Wakefield. Leeks: Capt. | were retained. me flowers of C. reticulata exhibited at Re. sickness ; and we should have no heart to. 
Beer: 1, F. A.M esworth, Esq.; 2, Mr. D. Wilkinson, gent-street last s ser ing were ei ight inches in diameter, and oth 2 produced with such intenti ons and under such cir- 
MANGEL Wurzg.: 1 (yellow), 2 (red), F. A. Se rerwerth, Ean. kinds were in like poem. = aod Let a nium-house 50 of a book if wrieee calla’ on tobe so. We 
CoLLECTION OF POT-m&aus : R. Stokes, Esq, £-RADISH : | the most esteemed varieties , but the pots used are | cumstances, éven if we a fthe veleuls 
‘apt. Smith. Menon: 1, R. Stokes, Esq.; 9, Col. Wakefield. never larger than those known “a aiztecne. In the front of the | shall, therefore, at once assure our reader cel s ban dsomely 
CucumBer: 1, R. Stokes, Esq,; 2, F, A. Molesworth, Esq, range forming the Pelargénium and Caméllia houses, there is @ before us is a beautiful octavo of 544 ’ 
Pompxin: 1, F, A. Molesworth, Esq. ; H tly on g ‘ shan Pe itenteseet with a ? le number of 
= th sa , cuts, executed feel made by aly pee 
herself. Fo is, — ‘the ‘best account we 
y dinawk ain of Scripture plants: The opinions + of the 
course, stone or ‘slate peck t be used the 
