CONTENTS. 



VI I 



On the advantageous Planting of a Piece of 

 Groiind, with Remarks on Pruning, &c. By 

 Agronome ... - 477 



Floriculture. 



Description of a Flower Stand, and Case for the 

 Conveyance of Flowers to Flower Shows, &e. 

 By Suffblciensis - - - 14 



A successful Method of cultivating the Chry- 

 santhemum indicum. By Mr. W. Mitchinson, 

 Courtlands, near Exmouth - - 97 



Cultivation of the Chrysanthemum indicum. By 

 T. S. S. N. - - - - 99 



Cultivation of the Garden Violet, and Means of 

 obtaining a fine Succession of Flowers from 

 the beginning of November to the end of 

 April. By E. of Roehampton - - 99 



An Account of a remarkable Cockscomb (Celb- 

 sia cristita), grown by a Wheelwright at Ap- 

 pleton, near Oxford. By William Stowe, Esq., 

 Surgeon, Buckingham - - - 10] 



On the Natural History of Flowering Plants. 

 By B. - - - - 218 



An Account of the Mode of Treatment and 

 Cultivation of the Carnation, &c., followed by 

 Mr. Cornfield of Northampton. By Mr. Corn- 

 field - - - - 221 



Method of cultivating the Lobelia f61gens. By 

 Mr. Thomas Young, Gilston Park, Herts 223 



AMethod of floweringthe Tiucca filamentbsaand 

 Fer^trum nigrum. By Mr. J. Runciman 223 



On the Culture of Ama'ryllicfe'iff. By a Bloom- 

 ing Bulb - - - 341 



On the Cultivation of the Carnation and Pico- 

 tee. By Mentor - . - 344 



Recommendation of a new Tally for Border 

 Plants. By M. A. - - - 349 



A successful Method of growing the Cockscomb 

 Amaranth (Celbsia cristata) to a large Size. 

 By Mr. Robert Errington, Gardener at Oul- 

 ton Park, Cheshire - - - 350 



An Account of some remarkably large Flowers 

 of the Cockscomb Amaranth (Celbsia cristata). 

 By Mr. R. L. Howes - - - 351 



On the Culture of Solandra grandiflbra. By 

 E. W. Churchill, Esq. R.N. - -352 



Plan and Description of a movable Glass Case 

 for the Winter Protection of Orange Trees, 

 Camellias, &c., planted in the open Air. By 

 Mr. J. Haythorn - . .,480 



On preserving the Seeds of the Garden Ranun- 

 culus till the Season of Growing. By Mr. F. 

 Smith - - - - 481 



Horticulture. 



Observations on the Cultivation of various Cu- 

 linary Vegetables. By Mr. James Housma^, 

 late Gardener to John Bolton, Esq., Storrs 

 Hall, Westmoreland - - .102 



Hints on the Cultivation and Forcing of the 

 Early Scarlet Rhubarb and Sea.kale. By Mr. 

 David Spiers . - . . 104 



Some Particulars relative to the Cultivation of 

 Asparagus. By Mr. T. A. Meyer, of Berlin, 

 now in the Clapton Nursery . - 105 



Notice of a Mode of procuring Sticks for train- 

 ing Knight's Marrow Pea. By Suffolciensis 106 



General and Critical Observations on the Culti. 

 vation of the Pear, on Publications which 

 treat of them, and on the best Means of iden- 

 tifying the different Sorts. By W. R. Y. 107 



Abridged Communications - 113. 239. 262. 484 



A successful Method of scaring small Birds from 

 destroying Garden Crops, and especially Peas, 

 with some Remarks on sowing Peas. IJy T.L., 

 Maida Hill ... 224 



Method of destroying the Mealy Bug, and a De- 

 scription of a Portable Vinery. By Mr. James 

 Rollins, Dingle Bank, Liverpool . . 225 



Description of a Cucumber or Melon Pit with 

 bevelled hollow Walls ; with a suggestion as 

 to the Use of these Walls for other Purposes, 

 in Gardening and Cottage Building. By Mr. 

 Alfred Kendall, Gardener to Lady Palmer, 

 Wanlip Hall, Leicestershire - - 226 



On measuring, delineating, and describing 

 Fruits, with a Glossary of Terms for the last 

 Purpose. By W. R. Y. - - . 230 



Remarks on the Cause of Curl in Potatoes. By 

 a Denbighshire Gardener . - 233 



Asparagus improved by Irrigation. By Mr. 

 W. T. Foster - . - .235 



Observations on the Cause of the imperfect 

 Ripening of Forced Grapes. By W. M. . 236 



On training the Vine on Wires downwards. By 

 Mr. John Haycroft, Gardener to the Lord 

 Viscount Doneraile, Doneraile . - 237 



A Method of expelling damp Air from Early 

 Hot-beds. By Mr. Robert Wilson, Leybourne 

 Grange, near Maidstone - . 238 



Method of preparing a Rice Plantation, and 

 raising the Crop, in South Carolina, United 

 States. By Mr. A. Middleton, formerly Resi- 

 dent Manager of an Estate in Carolina . 238 



On the Formation of Kitchen- Gardens. By Mr. 

 William Wilson ... 353 



On movable |Coping and Coverings for Fruit 

 ' Walls ; and on fastening Wall Trees with 

 Wire and Matting, instead of Nails and Shreds. 

 By Mr. A. Caldecott, F.H.S. . - 355 



On a stationary Machine, or Combination of 

 Lead Pipes, for watering the Interior of the 

 Mould in Hot-beds. By Mr. James Stephens, 

 Gardener, Carr House, Doncaster . 357 



Description of an easy and convenient Method 

 of forcing Sea-kale in the open Ground, as 

 practised in the Garden of Pendry Williams, 

 Esq., Pen-pont, near Brecon. By Mr. W. 

 Vaughan - - - -358 



Onthe Culture of the Sea-kale (Crimbe mari- 

 tima.) By F. Forbes, Esq. R.N. In a Letter 

 to Robert Mangles, Esq. of Whitmore Lodge. 

 Communicated by Mr. Mangles . 359 



Method of forcing Asparagus in the open 

 Ground, in permanent Beds. By Mr. David 

 Spiers - - - - 360 



On the great Height to which the Culture of the 

 Gooseberry has arrived, with sbme Remarks 

 on their different Peculiarities. By Mr. Joseph 

 Clarkson - - . - 481 



On the Culture of the Potato. By Mr. C. Hale 

 Jessop, Nurseryman, Cheltenham . 483 



Collectanea. By John Murray, Esq. F.S.A. 

 F.L.S. F.H.S. &c. - - - 485 



Part II. REVIEWS. 



Transactions of the Botanical and Horticultural 

 Society of the Counties of Durham, Northum. 

 berland, and Newcastle upon Tyne, Vol. I 

 Part I. . . - 21. 244 



On conducting Air by forced Ventilation, and 

 regulating the Temperature in Dwellings, with 

 a Description of the Application of the Prin- 

 ciples as established in Covent Garden Theatre 

 and Lloyd's Subscription Rooms ; and a short 

 Account of different Patent Apparatus for 

 warming and cooling Air and Liquids. The 

 whole illustrated with Copperplate Engra. 

 vings. By the Marquis de Chabannes, Author 



of " Lettres de M. le Marquis de Chabannes a 

 S. Exc. M. le Comte de Blacas, suives de 

 quelques ^claircissemens et extraites de M^- 

 moires relatifs aux ^vfenemens pr^sens. Lon. 

 dres, 1815." ... .28 



Appendix to the Marquis de Chabannes's Pub- 

 lication on conducting Air by forced Ventila- 

 tion, and equalising the Temperature of 

 Dwellings ; published in 1818, Being a Con. 

 tinuation of the Description of the Patent 

 Apparatus for warming and cooling Air and 

 Liquids ; and containing an Account of the 

 new Water Caloriffere, and other Apparatus ; 



