.._- 1855.1 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



w d without the clearing away of any shoots, 



undergrowth ? [Certainly in many cases, 



all.] 2. The budding of Roses being upon 



■rinciple, will 

 ^JM with tfce wild Briar wum *«io ^^-^ ■ i a ■* 1 as 

 Hkk a Tirr interesting subject, would you pardon my 



farther and asking the name or names of the 



Rock, Acautha, Nelson, Empre», Sultan, anTT ^ ' l* ~\ i \ i — 



Tom. Among Extra Production's there^l fr.m £™k W?^ ^ * 



439 



km* 



iatek read something on this subject, but cannot 

 H ^re), because it implies not only the power of 

 JhtwUd and natural production over the cultivated, but 

 the principle that the native growth of any clime 

 m B ot be encroached upon by human power, except 

 m "far as continued attention sustains and assists the 

 iinloptnrr* of the indigenous child of one climate after 

 """*"* fceen grafted or budded on that of another 



That in fact Nature reassume3 its sway after 

 tha meddling human hand ceases to sustain what it has 

 created bf uniting plants by either budding or grafting. 

 The question is the principle, and whether the laws of 

 Stfmt have been fully explained on this point. An 

 ImmiW i*to Natural Laws, Brixton, June 18. [We 

 4o W* recollect anything specially written on this 

 aljlOt But the truth of the replies we have given is 

 Batter of common notoriety. The wild stock will 

 always overcome the scion, in course of time, unless 

 irtffitk] means are taken to prevent its doing so.l 



Messrs. P. Lawson and Son, Abelfa~ floribunSrWei^eU 



15. niacrantha, 

 , _ _ , Clematis lanu- 



ginosa and Rose Vicomtesse Decazes ; from Messrs 

 Cunningham, Fraser, and Co., Cantua dependent ; from 

 Mr. R. T. M'lntosb, Rhododendron javanicum in 

 flower; from Mr. R. M. Stark, Viola stipularis, Sedum 

 Lnmense, and a new species from Sikkim, Whitlavia 

 grandiflora, Escholtzia tenuifolia, with Ferns, and varie- 

 gated herbaceous plants ; from Mr. Methven, Boronia 

 Drummondi ; from the garden of I. Anderson, Esq., were 

 the semi-double Rhododendron fastuosum, and several 

 novelties from north-west America ; from Dr Pater- 

 Bon Deutzia gracilis ; from W. Hunt, Esq., bloom of 

 Rhododendron Dalhoosiie, from a plant on its own roots • 

 iroro Captain Peat, ll.N.,R. javanicum with three trussc 

 ot flowers. " 



m, that tt 



, . 7* -■ . — exereiee and enjoyment in 



tne open air, the better the chance commonly of sport - 

 as when you have ^ * 



« .. ' The. sweat south, 



rii at breathes upon a bank < f violets. 



Stealing and giving odours : * 



rhe^wiLw 11 ^^ is . bu - V and far f romhome, when 

 he £ J, . E 8k,mmiD ? !ftke or rfw, in trief when 

 he «L J • \ T™> aDd S enia1 > * nd if h? g«. ^ill of 



to£™$£? character > *• ■»** of EX *» 



thl W a 9 - • l0C * 1 ^K^^ions, concerning all which 

 the best advice is given to the inexiwri-m^ 



to the inexperienced. 



octettes 



Lumux, June 19.— W. Yarrell, V.P., in the Chair. 

 Profeuor Bentley exhibited several new materials for 

 the Manufacture of paper, as well as the papers made 

 tnm them, and made some observations on their pecu- 

 liarities. Dr. Berthold Seemann exhibited a specimen 

 rfthe Pipitzahuac (Dumerilia Aiamani, Db.) together 

 with Borne crystals of a golden metallic hue extracted 

 from its roots, and called in Mexico Oro vegetal, or 

 vegetable gold. It was stated that this new organic acid, 

 which had been extracted by Mr. W. Schaffner and 

 Prof. Leopold Rio de la Loza, possessed medicinal pro- 

 perties similar to those of ja!ap, and is soluble in ether. 

 The following papers were read.— 1. A memoir "On 

 the Larro of Coleopterous Insects;' by J. O. Westwood, 

 Esq. % The continuation of Dr. Hooker's memoir 

 " On BaJanophoreae." 



Mr. Aitkin exhibited a fine dark seedling 

 Pansy named Sir Colin Campbell, which was considered 

 a decided improvement upon St. Andrew, and to which 

 a *ir$t-Class Certificate of Merit was granted. Mr 

 Crombie exhibited eight good seedling Calceolarias— one 

 ol which, No. 4, with dark ground and gold pencilling, 

 was considered of exquisite form and superior to any 

 of its class ; and a First-Class Certificate was accordingly 

 awarded for it. Messrs. Macpherson & Son exhibited 

 specimens of hydraulic or Roman cement, which was 

 stated to be applicable to garden decoration, especially 

 in forming fountains, vases, &c, as well ls walks and 

 pavement. Mr. Alexander showed specimens of paper 

 and rope made from Hollyhock stems by Mr. Niven's 

 patent process. The exhibition was enhanced by plants 

 from the Society's collection, among which was a new 

 species of Phacelia, raised from eds sent home by 

 Jeffrey, the collector to the Oregon Association. 



oman Horticultural, June 9.— Premiums 



were awarded on this occasion as follows, viz. : To 



Mr. Fowler, gr. to J. Macmurray, Esq., for Cattleya 

 Mmmb and Leschenaultia formosa ; 2d to Mr. Ritchie, 

 p. to A. Duncan, Esq., for Pimelea decussata and 

 hutaxia myrtifolia. Cape Heaths (in 8-inch pots).— 

 lit to Mr. Lockhart, gr. to R. Dundas, Esq., for Erica 

 ventneoss coccinea, E. ventricosa hirsute rosea, E. 

 wmcosa densa carnea, and E. Coventryana. Cape 



™*T (m il - Ch P° ts )-— lat to Mr. Fowler, for E. 



^oicom alba tiucta and perspicua nana ; 2d to Mr. 



™«e, for L. odorata rosea and Bergiana. Pelar- 

 ™*. r l 8t to Mr. Forrest, gr. to W. Anderson, Esq., 

 Gnlieuw and Forget-me-not ; 2d to Mr. Cameron 



f\» - Hay Esq., f or p ictlim and Forget-me-not. 



"mm* [m (knefa jrf.V-1* to Mr. Henderson, 



f li;5i- SlVewr ;S ht >Esq , for Magnet, Emilv, Beauty 



!ffi ^r ^ Panc y varieties.-! st 



ZJkcZ ' / ° 0Unt€SS of BoM and Anne tte ; 2d 

 - C ^ron, f 0f decora and Lady Flora Hastings. 



o (in 6-mch pots).— 1st to Mr. Forrest, for 



wy 



- ^TE»:W^ ¥«Z Down 



MnSir 



2d to M 



L»^r Hume ( 

 teMr. Cromb 



*Jj * tO L; 



««di*e!«on; 

 J*5«le To: 



2*, Soveiv 



R«glan, 



**iker St Ank y,r.""v» "J*" A/uinermnne, m.isb 

 S <*fi, ct W > Ahce > Non P^eiI, Duke of Suther- 

 l H ' *»**7 m \? Xid Sir J ' C »thcart ; 2d, to Mr. 

 ^•ffiSjli "■ H - B - Dou R la8 » Satisfaction, 

 S"^ AdSi n e ? f the Da ^' Duke of Norfolk, 

 !* a V »i' »!Tp Dundas, Aunt Chloe, Emperor 

 $***, M.'r*- ' Countess of Strathmore, Sovereign! 

 SsSTI * B » <h > Med ^, Sultan, G fen 



,d . Ar S°' Best ] 2 b,ooms (practical 



£"»> Esq r v? rs )- lst t0 Mr - Reid - gr- to W. 



r^n, Alii X eUow Climax - Jeanie > m s* Talbot, 

 •5* 1 VUi t T'. Qu , een of England, Mary Tajlor, 



S*^ • 2d f T ] > Jubilee » St - Andrew, and Royal 

 ? C - Napie'r k ' HendersoD > for Royal Standard, 

 "*^ ltti . Eirl nf v? p£rei1 ' Lord p almerston, Father 

 tf ^Milee L, fefield ' Monarch, Beauty, Charles 

 w * H»rd v p v ' and bt - Andrew. Best specimen 

 fT^ f Jn: V trbace »U8 Perennial.- lst 



Motittti w of ^ooS 



The Angler and his Friend, by Dr. Davy (12mo, 

 Longmans, pp. 306), is one of those pleasant gossiping 

 volumes which are the delight of piscatorial wanderers! 

 The learned author overflows with knowledge of his art, 

 and ij eager to impart it to his companion Amicus' 

 with whom the book is a perpetual conversation. The 

 instructions for fishing in Connemara, Donegal, Shrop- 

 shire, and Westmoreland, are evidently those of one 

 who knows every incli of his ground, who has himself 

 fished those waters, and whose advice is that of personal 

 experience. The style in which advice is conveyed 

 may be judged of from the following account of the 

 weather most favourable to the angler. Amicus wishes 

 to know what is to guide him in that respect, when the 

 following conversation ensues : — 



" Piscator. In complying with your request, I shall 

 do little more than disclose the poverty of my knowledge. 



" Amicus. First, if you please, speak of the waters, 



the state of which is appreciable by the eye, and respect- 

 ing which, I apprehend, there can be little doubt or 

 mystery. 



" Piscator. I will mention its least favourable state, 

 whether of lake or river ; and this is its (taxing — a 

 state necessarily connected with rain, and continued 

 rain. Then the water is more or less foul ; and, being 

 foul, affording food below the surface in worms and 

 larvse washed from the land, is on both accounts unfit 

 for fly-fishing. The opposite state is, perhaps, the most 

 auspicious ; that is, when the water is waning, clearing, 

 but not quite clear, and the adventitious food is carried 

 away by the stream or expended, and the fish are on 

 the alert towards the surface for insect prey. If in such 

 a state of river or lake you see the swallows haunting 

 any particular part, skimming along the surface, there 

 you can hardly do amiss to follow their example, and 

 whilst they are taking water-insects you probably will 

 be successful in taking fish. The connection I need 

 not point out. 



" Amicus. I infer from what you say, that neither a 

 very high state of the water nor a very low one is 

 inviting to the angler, — that is, for fly-fishing, to which 

 I intend honourably to restrict myself. 



" Piscator. Asa general rule, it holds good ; but, as 



a good deal depends on the average s ; ze of the stream, 



if its volume after drought is sufficient, it does not 



follow that there need be a want of sport ; indeed, there 



may be very good sport, other circumstances favouring, 



but to secure this you should use all your art and the 



finest tackle, on account of the clearness of the water. 



"Amicus. Now, if you please, as to the mysterious 

 atmosphere. 



H Piscator. A pretty general experience seems to 



prove, as I think 1 before observed, that when the elec- 



T . ~ , tricity of the atmosphere is disturbed, wheu, to use a 



!t fy V™ ™r^ y u, g ar expression, < there is thunder in the air/ there 



js little chance of good sport ; a state commonly denoted 



diffused 



Garden Memoranda. 



Horticultural Society's Gai^en, Turnham Gruk 

 Among flowering plants in the curvilinear stove were 

 some beautiful specimens of Achimenes and Gloxinia. 

 Ihe lormerarc grown in pans about S iuchoe wid» wad 

 4 inches deep, a plan which answers better than pots, 

 as in this way they can I e had in larger masses, and 

 are therefore more effective, What is called on the 

 continent Hoya coccinea was also in flower here ; it 

 appeared to be merely a mriety of II. carnoaa, with a 

 little more colour in it ; Casna War* wi. , likewise in 

 this stove, is a pretty plant of the kind, with red-edged 

 leaves and brilliant crimson blossoms. It was raised 

 from seeds sent to the cietv by Mr. Skinner. 

 Crinum amabile, in the little aquarium at the end of 

 this house, has produced a noble head of flowers, and 

 on the roof above it Ipomoea rubro-ccerulea was very 

 gay. Among stove climbers few are more handsome or 

 showy than this. 



In the greenhouse adjoining thi 

 autiful hybrid Cacti, the result o 



beaut 



J. Mood, Esq., for Angelique, 



lst to Mr. Mit- 



serymen}.— 1st to Messrs. 

 , Royal Standard, Countess 



oir C. Napier, Marchioness of 



Brugmansia Knighti is 

 trumpet-shaped sweet- 



> 





In the great conservatory 

 literally covered with white 



scented flowers ; the red kinds are also well furnished 

 with blossoms, and altogether this house is at present 

 extremely gay, the side shelves being profusely 

 decorated with showy plants, among which the most 

 effective were noble bushes of Calceolaria rugosa* 

 This well-known but useful variety is worth the attention 

 of all who have bouses of this kind to keep " dressy J 7 

 It should be treated very much like Scarlet Geraniums. 

 We also remarked here nice potfuls of Schizanthus 

 retusus, a showy annual at this season. 



„ 7 9 , In the Orchard-house Strawberries in pot on the beds 



low, leaden-coloured clouds, under which the artificial have set and ripened good crops, although in 5- inch 

 fly is easily seen. This circumstance is held by old pots and far from the glass, and Pears, Peaches, and 



is stove were some 



of crossing the white 



Cereus erenatus with C. speciosissimus. The mules 

 thus produced possess colours varying from vivid crim- 

 son to pale salmon, and they are much more manage- 

 able than 6peciosissimus, beinp flat-Btemmed moderate 

 sized growers, like the white female parent. We also 

 remarked here an extremely well flowered plant of 

 Mitraria coccinea which, when seen in good condition 

 as this was, is really very handsome. 



In the little greenhouse near the carpenter's shop 

 the new primrose-leaved Campanula (C. primulaefolia) 

 was in flower, and a very handsome kind it is. It 

 somewhat resembles the pyramidal Campanula, but is 

 even more stately, its stems rising between 3 and 4 feet 

 in height, and beautifully clothed with purplish lilac 

 blossoms. Associated with it was a nolle specimen of 

 Pelargonium lateripes, an ivy-leaved Cape kind ; and 

 in the same house, which was altogether very gay, were 

 some fine bushes of the small yellow-flowered Calceo- 

 larias rugosa, integrifolia, and angustifolia. 



In the large stove at the end of tin's house were 

 Hamelia suaveolens, a slender growing shrub, on the 

 ends of whose branches were clusters of yellow tubular 

 flowers, which although not very bright are certainly 

 not unhandsome, and they serve to produce variety. 

 A Begonia here raised between acuminata and fuch- 

 sioides was also worthy of notice. Its flowers are not 

 so brilliant as those of the Preston Hail hybrid, but 

 this is in some measure compensated for by their being 

 produced in great abundance, and the plant is so stately 

 in habit that it shows them off to great advantage. For 

 this excellent variety we are indebted to Captain 

 Trevor Clarke, a fellow of the Society. 



The Rose house was just in perfection on the day of 

 the last garden exhibition, and we need scarcely add 

 was the admiration of all who inspected it. Since then 

 portions of the flowers have been removed and the 

 shoots themselves have been trimmed in a little with 

 the view of inducing them to break afresh, and be in 

 good bloom again on the 11th of July when the next 

 tete takes place. Nothing can be more satisfactory 

 than the way in which the Teas and Noisettes, with 

 which this house is planted, have succeeded. They have 

 already as we have noticed been loaded with large and 

 beautiful blossoms, and there can be little doubt that 

 they will yet produce a second crop equally good as the 

 first. 



to Mr. 



Ak*Z ** fST* , 8 P ectabilis ; 2d, to Mr. Falconer, 

 £2!* film* -if' or Saxi fraga pyramidalis picta. 



• Jst, to Mr. Falconer, for Ramonda 



?*>A^ 



Astra 

 bifofc. 



r »acih*i**. i> • \ > U1 campanula 



fcTT *W« u \ Fr,m «la sikkimensis, and Stachys 

 * ^^Jt k *°» « d Co, prize of one Guinel, 



' wa * awarded to Mr. Ritchie, for Bass 



salmon-fishers to be of special bad omen. I will not 

 tire you with other prognostics, at least of bad luck. 

 You will in good time learn them yourself, so far as 

 they can be learnt. Pleasant exercise being one of the 

 chief objects of angling, and the charming view of the 

 honest and beautiful face of nature another, it is well 

 not to be over inquisitive about the signs, whether of 

 good or bad sport. It is well to go out for recreation 

 with faith and hope, and with a meek and contented 

 mind ; and, judging from my own experience, there will 

 then be little disappointment. One pleasant general 



Nectarines have plenty of fruit on them for the size 

 of the trees. Plums are so thick that they will require a 

 liberal thinnii , and Cherries are equally satisfactory ; 

 the Kentish kind is fully coloured. Gooseberries are' 

 loaded with fruit, and so are Black Currants, while Red 

 ones are beginning to colour. This house may, there- 

 fore, shortly be expected to be extremely interesting. 



Among Cucumbers Empress of the French has proved 

 a good long black spined variety, and very prolific. We 

 also noticed a sort raised from Chinese seeds ; it was 

 smooth skinned, with a few white spines on it, and very 



