Dec. 8, 1855.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE 



dolle under the name of Charaselaueiese, and which is one 

 of those particularly characteristic of the Flora of New 

 Holland, has become so well known to botanists, 

 through the collections of Drummond and Preiss, that 

 the author considers it surprising that so few of them— 

 marked as they are in many cases by uncommon 

 elegance and the loveliness of their flowers— should 

 have found their way into gardens, to which they 

 would certainly be valuable and highly ornamental 

 acquisitions. " As far as I have been able to ascertain," 

 he continues, « the only representatives of the group 

 which were known prior to the last year, in European 

 gardens, were two or three species of Calycothrix. To 

 these have been quite recently added the two fine species 

 of Genetyllis, figured in the Botanical Magazine 

 (t. t. 4858 and 4860). Dr. Meisner proposes for that 

 figured at t. 4860, under the name of G. macrostegia, 

 the name of G. Hookeriana, considering it to be distinct 

 from the plant so named by Turczaninow, which is 

 figured at t. 4858, under the name of G. tulipifera. 

 Turczaninow's description and reference, on comparison 

 with the authentic specimens in the Linnsean Society's 

 herbarium, support this view. In the paper now read, 

 Dr. Meisner described 22 new species, making the 

 number of described species of the order 121. 

 3," w NotiGe of two undescribed species of Genetyllis 

 from S. W. Australia," by R. Kippist, Esq. This 

 paper was supplementary to Dr. Meisner's, and de- 

 scribed two species of Drummond's which that author 

 did not appear to have seen, namely, Genetyllis fim- 

 briata, Kip. (Drum. ser. 5, No. 99), and G. Meisneri, 

 Kip. (Drum. ser. 5, Nos. 100, 101). They were both 

 gathered by Mr. Drummond at Congineerup, in a 

 journey to the southward of Swan River, towards Cape 

 Itiche ; those described by Dr. Meisuer in the paper 

 already noticed having been collected during a subse- 

 quent tour of 18 months to the north of the settlement. 



~07 



up the subject of agricultural chemistry he w nt rely 

 unacquainted with vegetable ph\ , as the lirst 



edition of his celebrated work sufficiently proved, and 

 as we have long since pointed out. Nor can v 





that his latest writings indicate any material advance i 

 practical physiology. In fact he" is 

 though no doubt of* the highest order. 



principally < ^i hy *om< * . ir g«r ha 



plants, were t«-d h regularised' al 



the different sh -ht ten lualthy 



Humeas. Without attempting funht-r to particular *ethe 

 in plants, enough h been 8ta f I to r. eanide*<>! the 

 mere chemist, arrangement res was, that from these un 



nnt , ^ . , - _ Dr. Stockhardt, promising materials which, as ordinarily placed, no 



on the other hand, seems to be a practical forester and visitor would car to lo . , a perfect &J<r garde* 

 farmer as well as a man of science ; and this gives his was produced, which it was ret a P V**ire to behol 

 opinions a value winch those of cabinet philosophers This mod of arrangement too, i* hijhly benefieiai to 

 never can have. This is more especially shown by the the plants, for tht more tender soft- wooded kinds, 

 manner in which he handles the well-known depute being mor, uide! i»per*ed and more full » xpos** to 

 between Liebig and Lawes, taking the side of the latter, light and air, are wequendv lets liable "to damp off. 

 like all men really acquainted with the cultivation of "* 

 the soil. 



We do not dwell further in this place on Prof. 

 Stoekhardt's work, because we hope to bo able to 

 refer to it on other occasions ; but we must not dismiss 

 it without one extract characteristic of the author's 

 style. Speaking of refuse materials he says : — 



" One thing is above all necessary for this, namely that 

 the farmer shall distinguish his true Mends from the 

 false, and give the latter their dismissal. One friend of 

 the latter sort has been especially successful in acquiring 

 and retaining the favour of farmers, ami m.tny hold 

 warmly to him and love him like a brother ; this is the 

 well-known worthy 'old (V Acquainted with most 

 from their youth upward, and readily borne with 

 because he never contradicts, but always humours them, 

 old 0. has become on many farms not only a well- 

 beloved home-friend, but also infallible oracle, whose 

 counsel is sought when decisions are to be made or 

 doubts of any kind arise. Pacific and quiet- loving as 

 old O. is by nature, he can also be very fierce when any 

 one tries to disturb him, and hence novelties are an 

 abomination to him. Against these he fights with an 

 obstinacy which it is difficult to overcome, because the 

 weapons which one thinks sharpest lose their edge upon 

 him : for, like FaUtaff, he does enter into battles for 



which bound harmless off the Hegelian shield 

 with which he covers himself : * What is, is good/ If 

 the farm-yard drainage runs away, and this is represented 

 to him, the answer is, ' Oh, that has always been so.' If 

 one shows him the advantage he would derive from 

 introducing a rational system of rotation of crops, he 

 € Ah, my grandfather kept to three-field fanning, 



' reasons,' 



The author added some remarks explanatory of the 

 reasons which had independently led him to the sam 

 conclusion as Dr. Meisner, in the identification of G. 

 macrostegia. A constant interchange of publication^ 

 having been carried on down to the commencement of 

 the war, between the Linnsean Society and the Natural 

 History Society of Moscow, he had been able to consult 

 Turczaninow's original paper in the Bulletin of the 

 latter Society (t. xxii., pt. 2, p. 18), in which a reference 



to Drummond's number, not given by Walpers, is made. | and yet he lived in Clover.' 

 He had consulted the very complete set of Swan River 

 Chamselancieae in the collections of Mr. W. W. Saunders, 

 and found that the number quoted by the Russian 

 botanist as that of his G. macrostegia was that belonging 

 to the G. tulipifera of the Bot. Mag., with which also 

 Turczaninow's description better agrees, especially in the 

 broadly linear leaves, the ten ribs at the base of the 

 calyx-tube, and the obovate obtuse bracts of the general 

 involucre, *•' colore purpureo plus minus tinctis;" Sir W. 

 Hooker's G. macrostegia having narrower leaves, five 

 furrows at the base of the calyx-tube, and elliptical uni- 

 colorous bracts, besides other differences. The opposi- 

 tion or alternation of the leayes is a very variable feature. 

 It also would appear that Turczaninow had only seen 

 the 4th series of Drummond's plants, for had he seen the 

 Sth series he would certainly not have overlooked the 

 very well marked species which formed the subject of 

 this pap?r. The 4th series does not contain the species. 

 Sir W. Hooker has referred to Turczaninow's name, but 

 only that with the variegated bracts, whilst the 5th 

 series contains both these, as well as Mr. Kippist's new 

 ones. [It would thus appear certain that the G. mac- 

 rostegia, Turcz. S3 Gr. tulipifera, Hook., and that the 

 former name must consequently be adopted ; while for 

 the G. macrostegia, Hook, the name of G. Hookeriana, 

 proposed by Dr. Meisner, should be substituted.] 



Of course, e effect was much heighten** in tin 

 by the e\ -elU nt 1 ikh and acrupulous cUanlitisasof Mr. 

 Veitch's m 1. ; hut are i the simple facta abore 

 stated highly m |SSlNr* both toostn *ial and pr v&ts 

 gardeners \ The curium ( >o v irandras or lattice plants 

 to he seen here, are well worthy of imperii on M. 



Mr. Salter's, VsftstiLLis Ni r&ery, 11 ammkiswith 

 — The Chrysanthemums at this astahiishim nt are HOW 

 in full beaut . : a large hnu*e about HO fast h>ng has bean 

 formed into a winter garden, in which some hundreds 

 of varieties have h< « n tastefully arrant 1 and in ten xed 

 with PiniiM h, 1 < rn«, and other plants p os ses se d of fine 



foliage ; th- fore, as may be supposed, an exceUen 

 effect has been j ><lu< Of lat< years few flowers 



have in ado greater pn^rass than the ( irysanth' mum. 

 Those who remember the little variety callrd Chusan 

 Daisy, introduced by the Horticultural S iety, would 

 hardly b« »ve that to be the parent of the beautiful 

 rom pones now cultivated, and that in so few years its 

 character could be so complete]} hang* it. such is 

 the fact, for Mr. Sitter, then residing at Versailles, in- 

 troduce! t into France, where it produced s ee ds , which 

 have eaeh su Hiding year yielded flowers more per- 

 fect in form and of almost every colour that could be 



desired. 



I we noti 



■ 



says 



If one recommends deep 

 ploughing, he replies, c Yes, that may do in other 

 places, but our fields won't bear it, as wc must know 

 best who have grown upon them.' When we calculate 

 to him the profit he might obtain by purchasing guano, 

 he objects: € l had rather buy straw; straw remans 

 straw ; dear stuffs won't Buit our fields.' And more of 

 the like sentences. 



" Yes, it is difficult to get over him, the good old 0., 

 or to give him his full name* Old-Style/ for the different 

 natural propensities and peculiarities of character which 

 have descended to him from his grandfather, who was 

 called ' Egotism,' his father the well-known 'Phlegm/ 

 and his mother, one of the ' Verjuice' family, are united 

 in him into such a compact, tough and solid nature, 

 that even lye and aquafortis do not exert much action 



it— into a nature which is also inherited by his 



How shall 



bright 

 orange 

 Comte 

 blush 



on 



i^once* of #oofc& 



numerous children, called • Prejudices. now snail we 

 make an impression on an individual who, like the 

 Marquis Posa, says with dignity, * I am content with 

 myself/ and holds the words < old and nood' as syno- 

 nymous and opposed to ■ new and bad,' without evidence 

 or judgment ? I imagine by good example, and by con- 

 tinual, ever-new teaching, explaining and pointing to 



this good example. 



" Far be it from me to declare war against all that is 



Would to heaven many old things 



It would certainly be far 



old. No, indeed ! 



were still as they have been I 



better, even in the farms of the country folks." 



Dr. Hooker's valuable Himalayan Journals, one of 

 the most interesting books of travels we know, as was 

 formerly stated (page 150, 1854), has just been repub- 

 lished by Mr. Murray in two beautifully printed volumes. 

 The present edition is divested of the elaborate scien- 

 tific matter which the general reader does not require, 

 and is confined to the personal narrative of the distin- 

 guished author. By this means the public is provided 

 with an admirable literary work at we imagine half the 

 cost of the original. 



Another work on Ferns has made its appearance, in 

 the form of a beautiful gift-book bearing the name of 

 A Popular History of the British Ferns and the Allied 



12mo. Reeve). When we say that it 



Chemica 7 Field Lectures, by Dr. Stockhardt (Bohn, 

 !2mo, pp. 378.) Under this name has just appeared a 

 volume of Bonn's Scientific library. It contains th 

 lectures of a gentleman who has gained considerable 

 reputation in Saxony for a sound knowledge of vege- 

 table physiology, and who is also Professor of Forestry 

 ^d Agriculture at Tharand. Professor Henfrey is the 

 translator and annotator. Mr. Mechi has contributed 

 a paper on subterranean irrigation with liquid manure. 

 Thus we find combined a scientific author, a conscien- 

 tious translator, and a practical cultivator. Out of such 

 materials something good should come. We however 

 re gret to add that the last is answerable for three pages 

 ®tiy ; but these are important, as the extract in another 

 column will show. 



We have read the work carefully, and we can say 

 conscientiously that for practical purposes it is calcu- 

 lated to be of more real value than the similar work of 

 Baron Liebig, notwithstanding the learned author's cum- 

 brous sentences, which Mr. Henfrey will, we trust, 

 forgive us for s tying are not rendered more elegant in 

 the translation. It is notorious that when Liebig took 



Plants (squ 



contains 20 well coloured plates from the skilful pencil 

 of Fitch we state all that is necessary to guarantee their 

 accuracy and tasteful execution. Mr. Thomas Moore, 

 so well known by his previous writings on the same 

 subject, is the author. For Christmas presents it is 

 extremely well adapted ; for we can scarcely name a 

 volume more likely to be welcome to residents in 



Among the new varieties in this ia«S 

 Tropin, i rose pink ; Aureole, red crimson, with gold 

 border; Saint Thais, chesnut brown; Mr Dale, brassy 



yellow ; Foltoa, r«»se and jrsllow; (jusen of LUliputs, 



Small blush J Aijle d'Ur. fine yellow ; Alexander IVU , 



redchesnut; Mrs. W twood, a silvery blush; Ulli 

 putian ReguluS| a red cinnamon anemone ; Etoile du 



Beggar, bright gold ; Scarlet Gem was almost out of 



flower, but its dwarl habit and abundance of blooms in 



some mmsnm show its character. To these may be 



add d Creole, salmon and orange ; La Tromeise, rose ; 



and lo, fringed lilac. 



The following older varieties were also very distinct : 



Riqiiiqui, violet plum : Brilliant, bright chesnut red ; 



Mine. Vatry. pale lilac; Bob, dark brown ; La Vogue, 

 gol leu yellow ; Zebra, carmine and white ; Nemesis, 



buff ; Polichonne, sulphur, e«iie»ly mottled 



; Berrol, pale yellow ; Dr. Duval, red salmon ; 

 Vigier, silvery blush ; Perle du Prado, rosy 

 , IK ic, dark 'rose : Marabout, irin^d white ; 

 Adonis, mo tied rose ; President Decaisne, carmine and 

 blush ; Bijou d'Horticultu-*, snlphur white : Cedo Nulli, 

 cream white anemone; Jonas, bronzed rcse; Vesta, 

 small white. Among the large flowering sorts the most 

 conspicuous were Hernia* , white tipped rose ; Zephyr, 

 red and orange ; Albin, deep maroon; Eclipse, sulphur 

 anemone; Le Prophete, jollen buff; Conspicuum, 

 bright rose ; Chevalier Douunage, golden yellow ; the 

 Queen, white ; Holla, silvery lilac ; Aregeoa, dark 

 crimsom; August. M ••, chesnut edged gold; Gluck, 

 golden anemone; Mrs. Coombs, white anemone; Trilby, 

 white an i yellow tre; Versailles Defiance, clear rose; 

 Pio Non dark red ; Annie Salter, flue yellow ; Prince 

 Jeron orange and brown ; Cassy, dark orange and 

 red ; Princesse Marie, rose and white ; Astre du Matin, 

 lilac anemone ; Triomphe du Nord, large light red ; 



and Antigone, white. 



Amons seedlings we noticed a large incurved flower 



nam 1 Alfred Salter, a delicate rose, which is con- 

 sidered one of the finest Chrysanthemum yet raised of 



this colour. .,. . , 



In the same house were several trading var |ate<i 



nlants suspended from the roof, such as v » ncM i 

 Mangles'* Geranium, Hederas, Tropseolums, Sedums, 

 &c, which added considerably to the general effect. 



the 



country. 



Merroranda. 



—In one of 



the 



Garden 



Messrs. Veitch's Nursery, Chelsea.. 



houses here may be seen a capital illustration of 



additional effect to be obtained by a judicious arrange- deserving of notice. 



Miscellaneous. 



Beech OH.- Amongst the various kinds of oil used in 

 northern Germany, especially in the kingdom of Han- 

 for culinary purposes or as materials for combus- 

 tion,' that extracted from the nuts of the Beech (Fagus 

 the sylvatica) is, on account of its numerous good qualities, 



over, 



Beech oil does not play a promi- 



s^rjsa csstfs ;;r;^;vs j ^a SSaSOT ""»"-• 



between a very broad flat stage, a pathway, and a more 

 elevated stage of two or three tiers of shelves. JNow 

 for the arrangement. Among the plants was a hue 

 stock of young healthy variegated-leaved Pelargoniums. 

 Instead of these being placed altogether at the front, 

 or at the end, or on one special shelf, as would be done 

 in ordinary cases, a close regular rank was set along 

 the edge of the stages close to the pathway. ihe 

 broad fiat stage was next divided into squares by trans- 

 verse rows of these and other lively-looking variegated 

 plants, the spaces between being filled with the hard- 

 wooded stock. Along the raised shelves, which were 



only dispose of the remaining fraction. This is the 

 reason why it is impossible to give even a rough etti- 

 mate of the quantity annually produced. About Haa - 

 over the nuts are gathered towards the end of October 

 or the beginning of November; this is done either by 

 picking up by hand thos* which have fallen to toe 

 ground, or by spreadin.- out large sheets under the trees 

 and beating the branches with poles, so as to cause the 

 nut. to separate from them. The latter process 

 appears, at first sight, least expensive ; but as the good 

 nuts have to be separated from the bad , abort, ve) ones, 



it is found on closer examination to be just the con- 



