VI 



CONTENTS. 



Part I. ORIGINAL COMMUNICATIONS. 



General Subject . 



Catalogue of the Hardy and Exotic Ferns, in 

 the Garden of Kobert Barclay, Esq. F.L.S. 

 H.S. &c., at Bury Hill, Surrey, with Directions 

 for their Culture. By Mr. David Cameron, 

 A.L.S., Gardener at Bury Hill - - 1 



Description and Origin of the Mode of Grafting, 

 formerly called by the French Greffe Keui, 

 now Greffc Blailcic, by M. Oscar Leclerc, of 

 the Jardin du Hoi, Paris - - 7 



An Account of some Improvements made in the 

 Apparatus for circulating hot Water in Hot- 

 houses by Messrs. Cottam and Hallen, of Wins- 

 lev Street, London. By Mr. George Cottam, 

 F.H.S. - - -. „ , - . 17 



An Account of some Hot-houses m Yorkshire, 

 in which Steam is employed along with Water, 

 for the Purposes of Heating. By Mr. Henry 

 Bains, of the York Nursery - - 19 



On the Gardening and Botany of Spain. By Don 

 Mariano La Gasca, late Director of the Royal 

 Botanic Garden at Madrid - - 56 



On the System of examining and giving Charac- 

 ters to young Gardeners in Denmark. By 

 Peter Lindegaard, Esq. F.H.S., Gardener to 

 the King of Denmark, at Rosenberg. Trans- 

 lated by M. Jens Peter Petersen, formerly of 

 Lee's Nursery and the Chiswick Garden, and 

 now of Copenhagen - - - 7fi 



Outlines of Horticultural Chemistry. By G. W. 



Johnson, F.sq., of Great Totham, Essex 79. 



M5. 321. 449 



On Salt as a Manure, with the Details of va- 

 rious Experiments. By Mr. Robert Forbes, 

 of the Pinefield Nurseries, near Elgin - 82 



On the Custom of paying the Wages of Journey- 

 men Gardeners, and Agricultural Labourers, 

 on the Saturday Night or Sunday Morning. 

 By H. C. W. - - - - 85 



On the Horticulture of the United States of 

 America. By Jesse Buel, Esq. CM. H.S. 193 



Some Account of the Botanic Garden of the 

 University of Copenhagen. By J. W. Horne- 

 mann. Professor of Botany, Knight of Danne- 

 brog, F.H.S. Translated and communicated 

 by M. Jens P. Petersen of Copenhagen - 196 



Vegetable Physiology, with reference to Garden- 

 ing. By Mr. Main - - - 202 



On Manure, &c. By Agronome - - 208 



Defence of Head-Gardeners against the Com- 

 plaints of a Journeyman. (Vol. I. p. 410.) By 

 J. D. P. - - - - 210 



On the best Source at present open to Gardeners 

 for the Acquirement of Scientific Instruction, 

 and on the Propriety and Advantage of Me- 

 chanics' Institutions extending their Benefits 

 towards them. By P. Masey, jun. - 324 



On preserving and increasing Collections of 

 Plants. By Philo-Botanicus - - 326 



Description of a INIachine for the Sowing of 

 Plants in Rows, with a Word or Two on 

 French Transplanting. By S. X. P. - 328 



A Method of destroying the Keil Spider in Hot- 

 houses, iS;c. Ey^Mr. William Redding, Gar- 



dener to Mrs. Marryat, Wimbledon House, 

 Surrey . - - - 3S0 



On heating Hot-houses by Steam, through the 

 Medium of Stone. By the Rev. James Armi- 

 tage Rhodes - . - . 330 



A descriptive Sketch of the Cucumber, Melon, 

 and other Forcing-Pits, generally in Use in 

 Welbeck Garden, Nottinghamshire. By Mr. 

 Henry Thompson, Under-Gardener in the 

 Forcing Department . . - 452 



On the Cultivation of Tea in China. By Mr. 

 Main - - - - 45* 



Some Experiments on the Value of Salt, as a 

 Manure, by Mr. William M'Murtrie - 457 



A brief Essay on the Atmosphere, showing the 

 Economy of Nature, in the Distribution of it, 

 for the Support of Animal and Vegetable Life. 

 By Mr. P. Masey, Jun. - - 458 



Reading necessary and advantageous to Gar- 

 deners. By Mr. Housman - - 461 



Rem.arks and Observations made during a Visit 

 to the United States of North America, in 

 1827-28; with a List of Plants, &c. Abridged 

 from a Communication by Mr. A. Gordon 463 



Lan d scape- Ga rdening. 



Pian for laying out Four Acres of Land as a 

 Villa Residence. By Mr. Joshua Major, Land- 

 scape- Gardener - - - 9 



Remarks on the present Style of Ornamental 

 Gardening in this Country, and Suggestions 

 for Improvements. By an Amateur - 85. 211 



Plan of the Gardens and Grounds at Wilford 

 Hall, Nottinghamshire. By Mr. William 

 Smith - - . - 90 



Plan for a Kitchen, Fruit, and Flower Garden, 

 with the necessary Buildings applicable to 

 each. By Juvenis Olitor . - - 214 



On Landscape-Gardening, as a Part of the Study 

 and Business of Practical Gardeners. By a 

 Landscape- Gardener - - 332. 466 



Description of a iDouble Sunk Fence in Gar- 

 bally, the Demesne and principal Residence of 

 Earl Clancarty. By Mr. James Eraser - 334 



Arboriculture. 



On certain Varieties of Pear Tree, considered 

 with Reference to their Effect in Landscape. 

 Gardening, as well as to the Quality of their 

 Fruits. By Mr. Archibald Gorrie, CM. H.S. 11 



On the Advantages of planting Hedge-row 

 Timber. By Mr. W. M'Murtrie, C.M.H.S. 92 



On the Holly and the Hazel as underwood. By 

 Mr. James Fraser,Dartfield - - 96 



On the .<4^bies 41ba, or White Spruce Fir, as a 

 Nurse in Plantations. By Mr. James Eraser, 

 Dartfield - - - - 216 



Observations on the Lombardy and Canadian 

 Poplars. By Mr. James Eraser, Dartfield 217 



Remarks on Sir Henry Steuart's Planter's 

 Guide. By Mr. Sinclair, F.L.S. H.S., of New 

 Cross . - - - - 336 



Notices respecting the Irish Yew, Irish Furze, 

 and Irish Broom. By Mr. .John Hervey, 

 Nurseryman, Comber - - 341 



