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CJ-^^rie 1 *! 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



i completely. The plants 



^ULn bJH observed™ 

 • Je »P*c [ea of Rumex and Carduu s, &c - The 



*T jg tw ,ated among the roots so as to break them 

 *^d allow the loosened matter to pass out at the 

 +Z .—I. Sir John sent a specimen of a root of the 

 "•~b-rv bush which had entered the pipes, where 

 JSsS tiaongh a garden. Dr. Balfour exhibited 

 T2ta»Tof a peculiarly knotted stem of an Elm 

 Si pl»9tonhalL The leading stem had been 

 jJJta, off, and one of the side branches rising 



eif'tbe tree a peculiar aspect. All the branches of 

 new leader were covered with knots, while the other 

 i-Dchea wwe free from them. The peculiarity was 

 —tinned in flints raised from Blips taken off the 

 Sen Dr. Balfour also noticed the occurrence in 

 Pnatonhill eiwrods of a Mountain Ash, from which a 

 J^Tumb had been broken, splitting the tree so as to 

 expose its centre, which is now cover. 



MMofSjrewo 



flattened and hollowed 

 different points. The 



-,:,..,"}. Mr. Robert Scott, communicated 

 Surk, Esq. The author had made observat 

 growth of the Bamboo in the large const 

 Cfcrtworth, »nd found that, after attaining 

 height, it increased very rapidly. Thus s 

 which ippeared above ground on the 19 

 1846, h»d attained the height of 8 feet by th 



i in December, 1847, thej following 



maximum, 87 degrees ; minimum, 60 degrees, Fahren- 

 heit. The paper will appear in the Annals of Natural 

 aatory, »nd the Society's Transactions.— Dr. Cleghorn, 

 ■adras Army, exhibited drawings of some interesting 

 pUnto from Western Mysore. There was laid before 

 ttemeetmg a specimen of Mysore gamboge with 

 jnw of Garun.a pictoria, Roxb., which furnishes it, 

 S-i. . G " ttifer£e 5 al so Xanthochymus pictorius, 

 *•».,*& The analysis <f Dr. Chrstis n (with th, 

 <jpw>n of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce), has 



j*P«te<l that this hitherto neglected production of the 

 may become an export of commercial importance 



El a cur *° D MaFket " M - F- M ' Nab e * hi ' 



hTthTcoursVof^m 1 !)? ™8 a "^' f ™™" U ^vinegar'! 

 jJjPwdent masses, each of which has the power Tf 

 SRS ^ pr ° CeSS of conv «ting saccharine solu- 

 iDd ;. !£ Vln *? ar - The vinegar produced is excellent, 

 ^theonly kind used by S seve r al part ies in Edin^ 

 P2 **■ ^vans exhibited plants of the Silesian 



wCS 1 , Ra , nunculaceou9 P lant ' whoee tubera 



fc»«r3^? dfer food - Dr. Balfonr exhibited male 

 *Cthtf mU8 . I f ,nbertiaii a from Mr - S P iers > with 

 phmt haTri- w flow ering- and stated that the same 

 eonrsenfi- . Iae P roduced fertile flowers, and is in 

 ""* "Opening seeds. 



««**, T Gard en Memoranda. 



-The viL„ ? ' s Ntosert, Great Berkhami^stead. 

 ^of aT Great Berkhampstead lies towards the 

 G *Bd J»„7 g) rather narrow valley, through which the 

 ^.W lon Canal passes, and near it! north-west 

 ^te/ W 3iw ated Me 9srs. Lane's nursery, about 10 

 WonaX TOm the Berkhampstead station on the 

 ?£ fi *T£^ m raii -y- Thenursery.famous 

 ^Pttbw*?' ext «nds from the canal to near the top of 

 ***» ■Smm? P ? y ri3in S ^ ound > and at its hi 8 her ex 

 *** «sen*«,k , an interesting view of the beautiful 



^es on r:;fe_ w ^ .to the right and to the left 



i the Dog i favo 



and Manetti Rose stocks. Contemporary \ 

 gards its season of blooming, is our old friend Baronr 

 Prevost, than which we k*ew of no Rose so large an 

 fine, and it is as sweet as the old Cabbage. Duchess < 



and many others were also in flov 

 should not forget Duchesse la M 



. ■ . 



ood, form beautiful self-coloured clumps, whose 



iree Roses of different kinds in the same clump, for 



sther, and therefore seldom exhibit unity of expression. 



oses of the Ayrshire and Sempervirens kinds, whose 

 anifold uses in garden scenery are as yet but little 

 nderstood. We last week pointed out the suitability 



ley may be made to, gladden the face of a barren bank 



stakes, so disposed as to form tnem into a aome, lias 

 charming effect ; they bloom most profusely, and a 

 among the earliest of Roses. Such a clump shot 

 never receive more pruning than what is necessary 

 keep it v.-i-hi;] bounds. In another portion of the ni 

 sery Mr. Lane had, by the side of a Grass walk, 



scending towards the ground. The effect of these weep- 

 ing tree Roses is magnificent. The varieties treated 

 in this manner here were Ruga, Thoresbyana, Gar- 

 land, crimson Boursault, Banksi:i-tl. ra, .Myri.mthes, 

 Princess Louise, Donna Maria, and Laure Davoust. 



promising new Roses : Etendard de Marengo, a 1 



Madame Pepin, biush ; and Pauline Bonapartt 

 white Perpetual, together with Paul Ricaut, a bril 

 hybrid Bourbon Rose. 



In a line parallel with the weeping Roses al 

 alluded to Mr. Lane had planted various weeping 

 forest trees, as Larch, Birch, English and Wych Elms, 

 A=! , P-plar, A ,■ icia. and the American Weeping Willm 



tion ; we noticed plants of Cryptomeria japonica near! 

 8 feet high ; Taxodium sempervirens of about a simih 

 height ; and large quantities of Abies Deodara, varyin 

 from 1 to 7 feet high. Specimen ornamental trees ai 

 planted by the side of a long walk here. 



it immediately within the walls. The bed is not warmed. 

 It will thus be seen that the successful cultivation of the 

 Rose in pots is attended with little expense, as far as the 



thrives admirably. No 



e abundant, and there were large plantations of R 

 ks, which are now being budded ; and here 



the loam. In the same Nursery we remarked a large 

 bed of Araucaria imbricata, consisting of plants from 

 2 to .; feet high, in beautiful health. Messrs. Lane 

 prefer plants treated in this manner to those grown in 

 pots ; and, to ensure their safe removal, they are trans- 



~r.' i' : 

 Geant des I 



Madame Guillot, deep pink, very double, and beautimlly 



colour. Chateaubriaud, of a bright glossy pink, scarcely 

 double enough, still a very pretty Rose. GeD. Moraa. 



rery full Rose, cupped and finely 



riaty. Hm»7£5 



: . .; 



de Flore, blush, bloom 



Gigantesque, a very lam.- semi-double Hose, of a bril- 



Water must be liberally, 1,..: not lavishly supplied, 

 taking into consideration the state and condition of each 

 plant; many plants which are maturing their growth 





ler pots. Conservatory 



ing in graceful lestoona 

 plants in a healthy 



\',NFitiES.-E-irly Vines, which have, 



; leaves, and are shot 



desire to go to rest, should have as mi 



side, front, and b 



v-"'V 



s open ; tne siae, rront, 



) and out does not get so dry a 



aimed at. Where the fi 



watched, lest it get too dry, and cause the swelling fruit 



larlv apt° to establish i'- t ' ri-is a t -n the 



swelling fruits are making large demands upon the ener- 



vigoronsly, and numberless plants are demanding ad- 

 ditional staking and tying, in order to prevent them 

 from breaking down. The rainy weather has created 



available force, and to proceed with it in a progressive 



.: . need. 



... •= are 



.,, and should be removed, fiffing. 



- ^" l 



from the reserve garden. These matters should have 



if possible, present a scene" of progressive beauty, to 



