1849.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



* J ffootfrom each other. Should they be attacked 

 r!he fly, they must he syringed with a fine rose and 

 Afowater, which will dislodge them, and the ground 

 Ln«t be raked to destroy them, and this must be re- 

 nted day after day. If it be not effectiv 

 Lji,t be had to tobacco- water, but the pli 

 "ore desirable and less trouble, and we have generally 



"if any portion of the Roses are completely deciduous, 

 Awmaybe pruned down to two eyes next the ground ; 

 JKfof the China or smooth-harked kind, merely remove 

 Sy S very likely bloom before the autumn. Upon 



worthy of a name, a good deal might be sa . 



-rbaps enough to observe that a new Rose should 



Cggesa some very striking quality to warm: 



Jdded to the hundreds already in cultivation. It 



floght to be, strictly speaking, novel and strikii 



thin those we possess of the same colour. It ou 

 be round, double, symmetrical, thick petalled, smooth 

 edged, of good habit and character ; but if it be i ' " 

 tben it should possess some of these qualities in 

 degree, to make up for any deficiency ; and wh 

 fere decided on which you will propagate, use yoi 

 pleasure as to the means. If it be of the Chin 

 bod on stocks of the common China, or take cutti 



Ihat' Jhe" a Fa P nt ^ h h e i 



jrred to Daucus 

 f Carota. There 



Briar. The i 

 China Rose c 

 fcyearrounc 



ntage of China stocks i 



a of any varie: j 



on it ; so that out of the common season of bi 



Briars, you may be getting a young stock to 



bndding on China stocks. It is doubtful whe 



ner Rose. However we may c 



ones of that character, nor should be inclined to tolerate 

 my new perpetual, so called, for they are shabby look- 

 ing affairs, except that they partially bloom twice i 

 year instead of once, but never look well above a fort- 

 described and con 

 ill gene 



i make way lor 

 pieties with better bedding qualities, 

 ilings, after once bloomed, may be 



hey have tl 



, they will 



: they will generally gei 



In fact, except that they 

 the more establishe 

 nts, and if neglected i 



On o remarkable Monstrosity of a Vinca, by Prof. 

 Edward Fohbes.— In this monstrous flower the calyx 



law the stigma, which was common to all three. Two 

 J the styles had been broken away in consequence of 

 ™> growth of a prolongation of the axis from among 

 « centre of the ovaries : this elongation bore upon 

 "s summit a rudimentary flower, consisting of five 

 wter lanceolate segments, equivalent to sepals, five 

 ™<*r bodies alternating with the former, equivalent to 

 J«*i a five-lobed fleshy ring which might be regarded 

 "acircle of stamens, but which showed no traces of 

 of A \ theSe four bodies equivalent to carpels, two 

 'Mem larger than the other two, and one of the two 

 ~*™g » style terminating in a stigma. The mon- 

 JJJJ'y dld not end here ; in the midst of these ovaries 

 J™* another but very short prolongation of the axis, 

 k, bordered by five leaf-like lobes, 

 in.i W vi the mar g m of the cup was a circle of minute 

 *«e 6 bodie8 ' AU the P arts of . the P rolon g ed ax j s 



ntt? mon 8trosity as an instance of true folial 

 fl«.„ ™ xi,e Plantation, co-existing in the same 

 C The monster was found amoD g some 

 j*w brought to Covent-garden this spriug.-Dr. 

 ^esteh said that this paper was interesting in 

 Aort!n tl0n T With that which had been read bv Mr ' 

 tt TP- It showed how difficult it was to arrive at 

 tf>L.^ g , 1! ,. ke corr ect conclusions from examining the 

 CM ° m of P lants alone - ■ 



« ul the determination of the origin of the ovule, it 

 ^ppear to be axial in the monstrous Vinca, but 

 J ^ersion of the ovules into leaflets in the Tri- 

 «4ie QtX* favour the fo,iar hypothesis. It was pos- 

 ** and !n ^° VUle was developed in some cases from 



ol i ° ther8 from tfa e other source. 

 t&P *'•**' of the Wild Carrot, by Prof. E. 

 j^-Two species of Daucus, D. Carota and D. 

 fife. . i* 1 ® numerated as indigenous in our British 

 *S ? d a third has be en indicated with a doubt, and 



^^ to the D. Gingidium. The object of this corn- 



coast of Dorset-l: . 



dusky yellow petals with n uv i 



hispanicus, or D. littoralis of Mediterranean Flora* 



Bay of Biscay. Living specimens of the plants de- 

 scribed were exhibited to the section.— Mr. BjniNRToa 



difficult to determine. The^genus ^a'ueuTwas 6 ve°ry 

 puzzling, and now that Mr. Forbes had commenced the 

 inquiry he hoped it would be followed up. He could 



amined the specimens.— Mr. Miniiy stated that there 

 were several species of Daucus in Algiers. The D. 

 hispidus of Desfontaines was the same as D. Gingidium 

 of Linnaeus, and D. hispanicus of De Candolle and 

 might only be a variety of D. Carota. 



• r ; but it is most successfully imi 

 by mixing the oil of Ginger-grass (Andropogon £ 

 nanthus) with pure spirit, the odour of whicl 

 sembles the former 



>er to a nicety, liiuger-grass, or Lemo 

 bundantly in India, and the oil 



little Essence of Rose ; this preparation is really a 

 delightful and refreshing perfume. 





: \:- i i r:\ 



tale by incision, and Tolu by the same pr 



both odorous gums, somewhat resembling the fragrance 



of Benzoin ; they are used in perfumery, not 



they have of "fixing" thos 

 hence they are mixed, more 



ny other fleeting odours. 

 Tuberose.— This is a very fine and delicate odour. 

 It is prepared from the flowers by absorption or en- 

 Henrage, after the manner described for Jasmin ; the 

 pommade thus made, on being digested with pure spirit, 

 yields the " Extract of Tuberose" of the shops. Alone 

 min, Sandal, and Orange it forms a charming bouquet, 

 which has the advantage of being quite white and does 

 not stain the handkerchief, an important consideration, 



Tonquin or Tonka.— The seed or bean 

 3ipterix odorata) is very fragi 

 sw hay, and is \ 





mode generally adopted 

 '—days in j 



The " Extract of Tonq 





ir„: 



few days in pro 



xpensive to use for other purposes. 

 as long been used by snuff takers to 

 to impart its smell to the snuff, which 

 Ground Tonquin Bean?, with Cloves 



■m a bouquet. The latter has a large consumpl 

 ■ scenting soaps, as in millefleur soap and brc 



.■:-:•-■.- ■ ■ ■ • "•• 



•, Cloves, Caraway, and Petit Gran 

 ilia planifolia). — The pod of 



I by digesting the pod, 



on IMcroix, in 



e procured, and this may be obtained 

 f almost all towns where building 



.- 



i»! j. .int is .lraii.ii ». This' indeed is the 

 il principle of all good cult" "* 



especially require a dry shi 



"The depth of soil for Peaches need 



' higher than the walks, and 

 irds from tl 



earth into the drainage beneath. Some 

 good gardeners in wet and cold situations concrete the 



contend that the dry mass of earth will absorb saf- 

 especially 



1 1 this is carried ont it must 

 in localities very moist and cold, more 

 especially during the spring months ; otherwise, I 



ng Peach tree borders, some advice the 

 , be concreted, so as to completely prevent 

 from penetrating the wet or unhealthy soil 

 A mass of rubble is in general to be pre- 



of air to the r 



t too often neglected 



Extract of Vanilla "is p 



t small, in rectified sp 



remarkably permanent ; 



ipent pod, 



■ . ' ■-■■ ".'.'.. :... • ■ ■ • ' • ,■•■:— -.: - 



£%&J2£EJsr»l£ ^i «»«< M,i„,, r^ s^v^ 



when viewed by a 



\ ,; 



The best pods fetel 



K.To a 9oTp 



'- ', ' ! ; .,V . : " ' . .. • . . . :.■•■■ ' ' - - -:■ : ■ ■" 



no odour by merely smelling j ceases as soon as he is asked for a reference. 



sacks containing the 



