THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



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" befJre to the same extent 

 j,out 10 P-»-.r 8terd »^/ n . a !?l d J < ! 



Zaevei about 



11 p.m 



jcollect to 



Tiie ther- 



° of frost, 



It appears that in the 



, *, night or towards morning heavy ram fell 

 ££ hours, but without the entire elation of 

 •"• m iZlt is that this moruing everything ex- 

 *•* T , ' iu (which came from the east) is coated 

 I - " 4 . The walls of the garden and house are 

 •Kb «*•. * coat upwards of an eighth of an inch 



, L gtems and branches of trees with a still 

 , The leaves of all evergreens are similarly 

 *j£f tTthe tliickness of about T yh, or in some 





thiLch,and each has an wide at its top 

 itertl of 



cases 

 I have 



£!!S ice, the icicle representing a stalk The trees 

 **t* ir le bent in every direction, and had wind 

 ire 01 cuui cAarnplv Anvtliinyr could have 



The more slender-leaved evergreens, like 



m 



\ this morning, scarcely anything 

 ^i utter destruction, as the^ weight of ^ the i bong ha 



kMonnous. 



i^l Cedars ana cypress, wr« <"»"""*?- r ~~v ~-™ 



■to icicles • their bending twigs have frozen together 

 ■uses as soon as they came in contact. A slow 

 ^ in about 10 a.m. ; but at the time I write, 



~ the leaves are still covered with pendant icicles 

 Junore severe trial of the hardiness of evergreens 

 I can hardly conceive. If I am not mistaken, a similar 

 Lmrmoe is recorded in the United States, where the 

 ttenmulation of ice was such as to crush and rend the 

 jgjfcoB forest trees ; and I perceive that the deciduous 

 Mm affected, but owing to the absence of wind are 

 tf broken. /. Rogers, River Hill, Seven Oaks. 



Bm at lichen Abbas in 



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Kain. 

 •2.74 

 0.85 

 0.47 

 032 

 4.21 

 2 57 

 1.55 

 1.33 



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days. 

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 10 



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 22 

 14 

 19 

 13 



Brought forward 14.04 

 September 

 October ... 

 November 

 December 



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0.94 

 2.67 

 1.92 

 1.34 



20.91 



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days. 



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6 



16 



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164 



Carr 



30.89 

 9.98 



165 

 1 



In the year . 



Average of 4 



preceding yrs. 



Ill | Deficit, 1854 . 



F. If. Spicer, Itchen Abbas Rectory, Hants. 

 Prigi Domo Spoiled by Soaking it in Boiled Oil (see 



S, 71.)— Your correspondent, who asks how his Frigi 

 omohas been "burnt," may have a solution to his 

 inquiry in the fact of spontaneous combustion. Had the 

 fabric been spread out or hung up openly until it was 

 dry there would have been no danger. In applying 

 boiled Linseed oil to cotton or hempen netting or cloth, 

 the oil is apt to sleek the netting or cloth, and conse- 

 quently render it less capable of affording protection in 

 case of frost ; the better way is to tan the fabrics. 

 fi. Patwi, Seedsman, Kilmarnock. 



Materials for Paper. — From the remarks made on 

 Tuesday last, at the meeting of the Horticultural Society, 

 0Q the Hulcus saccharatus (the fibre of which is likely 

 to be useful in the making of paper), it has occurred to 

 me that a fibre of equal value might be obtained from 

 the Sugar Cane after the juice has been extracted, 

 "'odd it not be desirable to call public attention to the 

 nbject 1 — for should it prove the case, it would produce 

 an almost inexhaustible stock, and be the means of 

 affording a large profit to our West Indian planters. 

 I expect, too, that the leaves of the 

 «onhin as much or more fibre than the stalk, 

 aid therefore not be lost sight of. 



Sugar Cane will 



They 

 H. Groom, Clap- 



Gw*w/i.-We have had in Brighton and its vicinity an artful 

 who represented himself to be u gardener" to a gentle- 



*m it 



Mdeat ^^hester, who, he stated, had bought an estate at 



aot-1 



seed 



gate 5 an.i that he was deputed to bargain for extensive ranges of 

 wt-nouses, which he has ordered of buildei 



spicuous among them was perhaps Ingrami, a very bril- 

 liant scarlet kind. There was also a striking variety of 

 grandiflora, with bright purplish red tubes tipped with 

 white. Mr. Fleming, gr. to tiie Duke of Sutherland at 

 Trentham, sent Candida compacta, a very profusely 

 flowered variety of incarnata, and a seedling called 

 ardentissima. The last-named exhibitor also sent all 

 the way from Trentham three nicely bloomed varieties 

 of Epiphyllum truncatum, all of which, although most 

 troublesome plants to carry, arrived in the most perfect 

 condition, not a branch being broken or a flower bruised. 

 From this it may be inferred that when plants are 

 injured in transport by railway, the fault lies more in 

 want of skill in packing than with the railway company, 

 which is generally blamed for the mischief. 



Camellias came from Mr. Higgs, gr. to Mrs. Barchard, 

 and consisted of good-sized trees of Doncklaari, finibriata, 

 and the larger variety of punctata. 



Of Indian Azaleas there were three collections of 

 handsome plants, none of them very large, but all well 

 bloomed. The first, from Mr. Todman, consisted of 

 optima, which is one of the most brilliant of all Azaleas ; 

 prsestans, and a rose-coloured semi-double kind. The 

 second, from Mr. Fleming, comprised refulgens, a pink 

 seedling, and another. The third group came from 

 Messrs. Rollisson, of Tooting, and contained elata, 

 semi-duplex maculata, which is one of the best of the 

 half-double kinds, and purpurea rosea. Mr. Fleming 

 also furnished two seedlings ; No. 1 was a white ground 

 flower, striped and mottled with pink ; its fault was 

 reported to be want of substance, which might be owing 

 to the plants having been forced. No. 2 was not so good. 



Of Chinese Primulas, the best came from Mr. Green, 

 gr. to Sir E. Antrobus, Bart. These were fringed 

 white and purple sorts, well bloomed. Mr. M'Ewen, 

 gr. to the Duke of Norfolk at Arundel Castle, sent the 

 second collection, and a third group was furnished by 

 Mr. Chilman, gr. to Mrs. Smith, of Ashtead House, 



near Epsom. 



Orchids were exhibited in great profusion, and in 

 remarkably good condition. Messrs. Rollisson produced 

 Angreecum eburneum, a magnificent specimen of this, 

 when well grown, really handsome Orchid from the forests 

 of Madagascar ; a less conspicuous variety of it called 

 virens, Vandasuavis, Leelia super biens, with a noble spike 

 of handsome flowers; Leptotes bicolor, quite carpeting the 

 whole top of the pot with flowers ; the White Butterfly 

 plant (Phalsenopsisamabilis) and a Eulophia, of no great 

 beauty, from Java. Messrs. Veitch sent Barkeria Skin- 

 neri, Oncidium Cavendishi, Angraecum eburneum, 

 Ansellia africana, Ccelogyne cristata, a most useful winter 

 flowering species, &c. Mr. Woolley, gr. to H. B. 

 Ker, Esq., sent Epidendrum rhizophorum, a species 

 with Apricot coloured flowers like those of cinnabarinum 

 — a colour so rare among Orchids ; Pbalaenopsis 

 amabilis, Epidendrum Skinneri, Calanthe vestita, the 

 yellow-eyed variety, which is not near so handsome as 

 the crimsou-eved sort, Angreecum virens, and a prettily 

 flowered plant of Cypripedium insigne. From Messrs. 

 Jackson, of Kingston, came a collection consisting of 

 one of the best varieties of Lycaste Skinneri, the some- 

 what rare orange coloured Calanthe curculigoides, the 

 pretty Odontoglossum membranaceum, and one or two 



other species. 



Of single specimens Messrs. Veitch showed Epacris 

 hyacinthiflora, and Mr. Todman had a good plant of 

 Eriostemon myoporoides, which was, however, hardly 

 sufficiently advanced in bloom. 



Of Late Grapes there were several capital exhibi- 

 The best of these came from Mr. Forbes, gr. to 



They consisted of 



builders; also plants, shrubs, 



I con- 



He i 



hair 



frrtmy duty to put the trade on their guard in the matter. 

 wabc> Ave feet six inches high, with dark complexion, dark 



and neatly trimmed whiskers, which are worn under the 

 iiekAt , wears Mack trousers, black embroidered waistcoat, dark 

 Hfiif' t S e over - coa t, boots, and a black and green neck tie. 

 tod f.t n In * hmarj - After leaving Brighton he went to Uckfield, 

 -»nvoured the trade there with his orders. Edward Spary. 



Societies 



Hon 



Sul 



wutural, Feb. 6.— The Right Hon. Lawrence 

 ft m the chair. P. Secretan, Esq., A. Mongredien, 



**l'! and Mr T TUi:Uw. . ' l^'l 1 ° 



^hibitinr 



Will i "**• «• jk&uuu were eiccieu xellows. It 



^ Ye Skiving to know that the n-w regulations 

 flower* \ at P' ^' brought together an assembl ige of 



never h u fruitS on this occasion such as tl,e Society 

 N ot onJ ^ had ^fore at its meetings in Regent Street. 



v w »s the meeting room filled with subjects of 



fccreta •* ^ Ut eV6IX ^ e P assa g e fading to it and the 



fiowerl?, Y°° ln n - eXt the librar y were ful1 of & a y~ 

 qj H plants, fruit, and examples of forced vegetables. 



Calanth W *^ ants > Messrs. Veitch had a white flowered 

 N>ea a a m Java > an Oncidium nearly related to 

 Natal! \i aU An8eUia > not remarkable for beauty, from 

 fochhioid 1 eS8r8 ' *^' **' ^ ender60n showed Genetyllis 



ke U-shan e afl aEpacris " like P laut with aroo P in g brown 



liaocv, P m h tiower8 3 w «ose only fault was want of bril- 

 •frances m ^ 9 nowey er, improve as the season 



^^^s : of these there were several collections, 

 eoa ^ ot which came from Messrs. Veitch. It 



^bairn* Tu yaCUlthiflora ™ n didissima, Vivid, and 

 byji ,?\ ln e next in point of merit was furnished 



H r*eintn°fl ' gr4 t0 Mr8 ' Buckmaster. It contained 

 *• Emm* 5 carnum °rata, and Candida compacta. 

 PW thi>j' g , r ;. to her Ma jesty at Frogmore, was 



tions. 



the Duke of Bedford, at Woburn. 



Black Hamburgh and West's St. Peters, _ both in an 

 excellent state of preservation— scarcely, in fact, dis- 

 tinguishable from new Grapes. The next best exhibition 

 was three bunches of Muscats from Mr. Clark, market 

 gardener, Turnmoss, near Manchester, These were 

 every way as good now as the beautiful bunches of this 

 variety of Grape which were shown by Mr. Nash in 

 December last. Mr. Snow, gr. to Earl de Grey, 

 sent Black Barbarossa, which, though plump, was 

 a little deficient in colour. Mr. Butcher likewise 

 sent bunches of this Grape, as did ako Mr. Fleming. 

 Mr Ingram furnished bunches of West's St. Peters, 

 and M?. Jennings, gr. to the Earl of Derby, Black 

 Hamburgh. Black Barbarossa came from Mr. Morrison, 

 gr. to A? Donaldson, Esq., and Mr. Page, gr. to W, 

 Leaf, Esq. The latter also sent fair bunches of Muscat 

 of Alexandria. Muscadine and Black Prince (1), both 

 very much shrivelled, were shown by Mr. M'Eweu, gr. 

 to Colonel Wvndham. 



Ot Early Grapbij Black Hamburghs, not very large, 

 but well coloured and covered with a beautiful bloom, 

 were contributed by Mr. Forbes, of Woburn. 



Pine Apples : — Mr. Fleming showed a variety 

 called Charlotte Rothschild, weighing 4 lbs. 4 oz., and a 

 smooth-leaved Cayenne, weighing 4 lbs. A fruit of 

 Charlotte Rothschild, weighing 4 lbs. 3 oz., was also 

 exhibited by Mr. Dodds, gr. to Col. Baker, who gives 

 this variety the character of being an excellent sort^ 

 alike valuable either for winter or summer growth 

 Mr. James, of Pontvpool Park, had a smooth-leaved' 

 Cayenne, weighing 4 lbs. 12 oz. ; Mr. Bailey, Shardiloes, 

 an unnamed variety, weighing 4 lbs. 2oz. ; Mr. Ingram, 

 a Queen, weighing 13 lbs. 3 oz. ; and Mr. M'Ewen, ot 

 Arundel, a Ripley Queen, 2 lbs. 6 oz. in weight. 



Appxbs consisted of two collections, one from Mr. 

 M'Ewen, of Arundel ; the other from Mr. Snow, gr. to 

 Earl de Grey. The latter had Blenheim Pippin, hnely 



- - A 1 I) . U/«f Aff% 



Young's Golden Pippin. Mr. M'Ewen had, in addition 

 to these varieties, the Cockle Pippin, Golden Harvey, or 

 Brandy Apple, and the King of the Pippins. 



Pears. — Beautiful specimens of Easter Beurre, Glou 

 Morceau, and Ne Plus Meuris, were shown by Mr. 

 Tillyard, gr. to the Right Hon. the Speaker, at Heck- 

 held. The same exhibitor also sent (but not for 

 competition) examples of Winter Nelis, Beurre Ranee, 

 Susette de Bavay, Passe Colmar, and Knight's Monarch, 

 all in a fit state for table. Mr. Snow, gr. to Earl de 

 Grey, had the next best lot in point of merit. It 

 consisted of Glou Morceau, Chaumontel, and Easter 

 Beurre, all very fine fruit. Mr. M'Ewen, of Arundel, 

 produced Easter Beurre, Beurre Ranee, and Passe 

 Colmar. Mr. Robertson, Stoke Edith Park, sent 

 Chaumontel, large and beautifully coloured, Easter 

 Beurre, and Glou Morceau. Finally, Mr. Bloore, gr. 

 to the Rev. J. J. Hornby, contributed examples of 

 Glou Morceau, Beurre Ranee, and Winter Crassane. 



Forced Vegetables. — Mr. Ingram furnished an ex- 

 cellent collection from Frogmore, consisting of Aspa- 

 ragus, large and fine, Seakale, French Beans, Mushrooms, 

 Rhubarb, and Tomatoes. Mr. M'Ewen, of Arundel, had 

 the next best set, which comprised small Kidney 

 Potatoes, Fulmer's French Bean, Seakale, Asparagus, 

 considerably smaller than Mr. Ingram's ; Mushrooms 

 and Rhubarb. The same exhibitor also sent a forced 

 salad, containing Sion House Cucumber, Celery, Brown 

 Cos Lettuce, Endive, and Mustard and Cress. Mr. 

 Fleming sent Mushrooms and a box of Seakale. 



Miscellaneous subjects of exhibition consisted of the 

 following : — A collection of plants remarkable for fine 

 foliage from Messrs. Henderson, of Pine Apple Place ; 

 a similar group from Messrs. Henderson, of Wellington 

 Road ; Lachenalias and Cinerarias from Mr. Todman ; 

 Acacia dealbata from Mr. Higgs ; Lambert's Cone 

 Apple, a sort resembling a small Cockle Pippin from J. 

 Disney, Esq. ; two seedling Apples from Mr. Smee, 

 nurseryman, Halstead ; a dish of Cuthill's Black Prince 

 Strawberry, from Mr. Brown, of Waltbam Abbey; 

 seedling Potatoes of 1851 from T. L. Popham, Esq.; 

 Brussels Sprouts, remarkably fine specimens, from Mr. 

 M'Ewen ; Holcus saccharatus, in a green state, and 

 bearing seed, from Mr. Ingram, of Frogmore ; also 

 dried stalks of it and a sample of its fibre from Mr. 

 Henderson, of Kinjskerswell. In addition to what 

 will be found at p. 35, respecting this plant, it was 

 stated that its fibre, after the juice is pressed out 

 of it, has been ascertained from paper-makers in 

 this country to be worth at least 101. a ton. A 

 root and figure of the Potato Yam (Dioscorea Batatas) 

 from M. Decaisne were also exhibited. The root was 

 about the size of a well grown Parsnip, but, unlike that 

 vegetable, in this case the thick end is that which pushe3 

 its way into the ground. It can only therefore be 

 grown with advantage on ridges, and in deep light land ; 

 when first taken up this root was said to weigh 

 about 3 lbs. A model of a rising stage came from 

 Mr. Smith of Hummanby Hall, near Scarborough, 

 Yorkshire. The shelves in this contrivance were 

 moveable, and were susceptible of being raised towards 

 the glass with the plants on them, or lowered at the 

 will of the cultivator. It was considered that it 

 might be useful in certain cases, more especially if 

 machinery could be applied as the moving power instead 

 of manual labour. Mr. Miller, gr. to Sir W. Smith, 

 Bart., of Eardiston, sent a plan of a span-roofed pit or 

 Vinery, 120 feet long and 15 feet wide, heated with hot 

 water. This house is used as a Vinery in summer, and 

 as a kind of vegetable garden, i.e., a place for raising 

 forced vegetables/and keeping plants in in winter, means 

 being provided for turning the tops of the Vines out of 

 doors during that season. It was thought to be worthy 

 of commendation on account of its apparent simplicity 



Mr. Munro, 



I 



of construction and general usefulness. 

 gr. to Mrs. Oddie, showed a boiler for a hot-water 

 apparatus, together with a plan of the same. It was a 

 square box about a foot or so deep, filled with flue- 

 pipes. It exposed a large surface to the action of the 

 fire, and appeared to be altogether good in principle ; 

 the inventor was, however, recommended to try it in 

 some public garden where attention could be called to 

 it, and a report of its working capabilities obtained. 

 Finally, on the walls of the meeting room, were sus- 

 pended the drawings of Wellingtonia employed by Mr. 

 Bateman in the interesting lecture fully reported in our 



columns of last week. 



From the garden of the Society came among other 

 things an example of a wild Hyacinth from Cabul. It 

 was stated that this, which is little handsomer than a 

 common Blue Bell, was in all probability the parent of 

 the beautiful Dutch Hyacinths now cultivated every- 



W The medals, &c aw rded on this occasion will be 

 found in our advertising columns. 



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Pescatorea. Iconographie des Orchid** de la coition 

 de M. P' afnn '> au chdtcau de la Uelle M. Lloua, 

 parts 2, 3, and 4. Folio. 

 Three new numbers of this fine book have just reached 

 ug . We learn with much regret that the delay which 

 has occurred in their delivery arises from the difficulty 

 of finding an English bookseller willing fio undertake 

 the publication of so large and valuable a work upon 

 conditions which its price and circulation will permit the 



It it to be hoped, however, that some 



