-1849.] 



THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



i could have been anticipated 

 from parts of so large a size, which is perhaps 

 owing to the rapidity of their formation. Never- 

 ■■ are so buoyant as to be capable of sup- 

 porting a considerable weight. In the 



one of them ; this is no exaggeration. A 

 years old did stand upon one of the leave 

 piece of wood having first been placed upon it to 



the weight was 



not much less than 60 lbs. An enormous 



the thick ribs of these leaves accounts for the 



Tii. dower itself, when it first <>j ■ 

 the White Water-Lily, of a dazzling white, with its 

 fine leathery petals forming a goblet of the most 

 elegant proportions ; but as the day advances it 



• becomes nearly ilat : to- 



summit, producing 

 has then the appear 



.ughly sketched at Fig. 



nature. Shortly after, the expansion of the centra 



unfold in an interior coronet, the stigmas are lai( 

 bare, a grateful perfume rises into the air, and tin 

 great object of the flower, the fertilisation oF tb 

 seeds, is accomplished. Then fold inwards the petals 

 the flower closes, the fairest of vegetable texture 

 ivrinkled, decay begins, and the flower 

 " ' meath the water, as if t 



stalk withdraws itself 1 



• • ■ _ • 





proportions. 



Of the fragrance natural to the plant wi 



small experience. Bridges describes it i 



us — " I had an opportunity 



' 'he flowers. 1 



in my room, and returning after d 



delightful odour, which at first I compared to a rich 

 Pine-apple, afterwards to a Melon, and then to the 

 . but, indeed, it resembled none of these 

 fruits, and I at length came to the dec 

 was a most < : ery other, and 



-peculiar to the noble flower that produced it." We 

 blooms in a better month 

 than November to appreciate the justice of this 



Following the example set by Mr. Paxton, there 

 is no lover of flowers, who has a hothouse at 

 command, that may not hereafter be grsl 

 •I this vegetable wonder. ! 



it seems ready to product 

 ensure its permanence in the country, 

 that point there is much room for doubt: and 

 Bridges prop, ;■- in favour of 



tt the very interesting account 

 'ich we have already referred, he says— 

 - With the assistance of the Indians, we got out 

 of the water two entire plants, and, from their 

 appearance, I should say the Victoria 



. ". ' :• ' ' :■ ' 



of flowers and leaves, in all stages ; 

 decayed to the base, others half-way d 

 whilst others had just lost the flo 

 The same was observed in the petioles 

 the seed-vessel perfect, with ripe seea ; oiners me 

 expanded flower ; and near the crown or centre oi 

 the plant was just issuing the tender flower-bud, 

 knife 





when the trunk (if I may use the comparison) s 

 "What resembled a Zamia, and in length was j 

 18 inches or 2 feet. At the base, and between 



this collectors lett. 

 ' The Victokia an. 

 ter, producing leav 



:epared. The manufacturing perfumers < 

 -ndon imitate the Wallflower thus— 



. i :. ■■-. ; 



imdy-Frangi- 





In another column we publish some taoies 



For the present we have only to recommend 



n which it has been mana-ed at Chatsw 



,'e K-lnmhwm* of India, some SaoltUn-;,,*. IJ„n>.,- 



.//•/-. and Hydrodi, .' 



\„itr,Jrr>ts. would lie one of the most beautiful 

 spectacles the eye could rest upon. 



ON THE ODOURS OF PLANTS AND THE MODES 

 OF OBTAINING THEM. 



li^htful odour, which indeed is one of the masterpieces 

 Violet flowers has never yet been separated, but the 



and others, namely, by absorption or eiifleurage, first 



over a fatty body, and afterwards by di^s-in- tli. 



fatturer 3 to^Utltafragronw by digesting roughly- 

 ground Iris or Orris root in the 



that flower. Allowing pure spirit to stand over groun 

 Orris for a few weeks is all that is necessary to abstnu 

 the odoriferous [ i •• • • ' Cassie (Acacia Far- 

 famlnnM^to^reMetteodoi'of the highly-priced 



modes for obtaining its odour that we wouia s gj 

 to be tried are simple enough ; to any <l uautl <y °' 

 fine and sweet Olive f*™™^\™™Z 

 flowers, without any of the green leaf, as can be 

 conveniently procured in one wee «» «» . . 



ing for the ou an equai f* »' ™» ~~- -— — 

 i, kept just, and only, at a melting beat. 



years. It is prepared like 



PLAN OF STRIKING ROSES. 



press firmly. 

 The proper time to select the cuttings I find to be 



. Then plunge them in a well-glazed cold 



-nter, and keep them clear 



n ;uire a little 



..-,■», when they begin to grow. 



By the b«ffa be ready for 



planting out 8 inches apart in beds. Introduce a piece 



soil should be rich and well pulverised previous to 



take place in a warm shady 



possible; then give them a watering, and 



shade for a few days frcm sun and cold winds. The 



March ai 

 i plunge the pots in a bed of teavi 

 >osed to the atmosphere ; they w 



-ettes, and Hybi 

 ell managed, they blossom freely t 

 Jay, gardener to C. Lawrene*, Es 



