2—1854.] THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. .:33 
him to decide upon the best means of securing that |) uired, and where by its m" foliage it шау nurse | appear to have been. made with desto as w 
. Foremost, in the estimation of many at the the ] Teh, таба not in perfection. W, R. A. | and to to present ally good example of the v various 
present day, stands the orehard house. “A house for Gardeners! Royal Benevolent d —I perceive by my | Styles of а most versatile and brilliant writer. 
the cultivation of miniature fruit trees in pots," Now, Hao paper ME A аот r^ two "i on the funds is m volumes of the Geographical and № 
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| mit, that such trees are well adapted to afford a vast р d Ed Er think Jis Peri ys amer eg des 
Е he eultivator,and also some | peus Prudent im the tnde of (is charity, "There are | an er Sion vede onn ы 
| ; but are they adapted to supply a table with fruit | 17 candidates, and out of that number syre My e моме ge of re rim Adi : реб, and dedi to е 
| fruit y for the D, бп Peaches, Nec- Seven who have mot been subseribers a t all. From the last | Majesty. E is dife cult to ДА that de capital 
бше, Apricots, Plums, Cherries, and even Рекла? I| хур” dt appears thai the funded stock of tho hat money is бетүе e ig reir А-- 
E I : » ule show 
doubt not. They were in the first place intended for | disposed of. It looks ав if annual suheeribors ould never be di med Me ti Mio е Сезу учора Préc eM M 
here the proprietor himself would reae benefited by e н -S Tf, thereto Which су аге so kind ifference between beautiful and ма typography. 
ens, ns on ere се the committee shall 
direct and assist in the manage f the trees ; an | continue to allow non-subscribers on the (2 vols., 12mo, Murray), is ће 
m i 
"^. н -| Опсе Upon а Time 
if“ the pleasure" arising from the cultivation of the trees | ing with subscribe , and do not ant. p" i 
is considered an equivalent for fruit, they will doubtless sion io subscribers only, giving the рге стече сеа title of s а M of ma pane from Р 
prove satisfactory ; but where, I would àsk, is the ex- have ЕЕЗ аса. І, as well as I believe many others, agreeable pen " es Hug, —— be im 
perienced ш who would substitute th чу feel disposed — mew мау moré to the fünds: for — from the a they refer to things and times now 
ot, tt whose 
"s 48" for bis walls, or say his walls | system of election is very unjust. A Subscriber. — ук оглан such eret re rrr rir nier 
faced with sni s me Sende wl o p dá ——————— The Farmer's Kitchen will be recognised by everyone 
ER ree ment of eir sie в succes м Sorírtíes. who can reckon half а century in bis life, as a truthful 
houses, and walls faced with glass; er the o have now — died ou relan though 
i t even in I d, al 
| — of the produce in each ease, and the time|  EwrowoLoa!cAL, Jan 2.—The President іп the chair. | we saw -—À йм of mend Á e years ago in that 
. devoted to their management ; thus balanced, I think | Amongst the donations to the library and museum were | countr pests 
: 
итү А рН-ы др RN lia нс ск at 
the superiori of pparent. If we to the rece 
have (as I antieipate and trust we shall have), glass оғ Vienna, the gie км Soeiety of Stettin, ап А E: useful supplement to Willic/s Popular Tables 
structures or houses f of ~ our | elaborate memoir on Bla rientalis by Dr. MEN (Longmans) has jus appeared, e explaining the duties 
tender fruits, м us have them something e equal {оа number of beant асна (from Bogota) b ipn successions and legacies chargeable under the act 
the demand to be made on them, and instead of covering | Mr. Jones Ste and also а variety of rare British passed last session of Parliament. 
а few square fest with glass, let us не 15 the ridge and Ted pte ы, Mr. Vaughan, of Bristol. The 
Du i of v À а uch — space | Secretary gave notice e": at the anniversary i 
Corset еи nde ENDROBIUM CYMBIDIOIDES, 
di , trainin of: Mens. Spenco, Curtis, Westwood, and Janson, | тре „нү | Magazine" for Dios contains 
e d c оз p Strained vi s pie and the introduction of Messrs. Dallas, Stainton, F. (fig. 4755) в боба figure of this rare plant, which has 
|| quantity of portable plants in boxes and tubs: we might | no altaration was Меш to beg I у oce ды со: 
| i ye rag de Saeulate е. —— in aeria supply | Mr, Samuel Stevens exhibited чө apec Е mag ipia, S with vai 
| tab ,&e, With such a tractu I eid i splendid геу < р e Mee — Sulkowskyi » ot Жо, MES e 
| we * id will fes а gay літ to ho x A E^ 1 
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. for Peaches and Nectarines, pee e ц ss, will | dipping өз iint in camphine, cg бит. i it 8. MATHIEUA caLANfHOIDES, Klotzsch. se 
wi his 
| what I ee just inan attempting | Mr. rv Bi n: exhibited T " t ы Peru, by M. Warezewitz, which has flowered with Mr. 
| t ibe, my c is in favour of walls faced | Manilla. The белү "rome rare ep - era from Mathieu, of Berlin. It appears to have the habit of а 
$e as compared with small orchard) houses for | from Mr. Jones Stevens, on the occurrence of numbers Suowdrop, with from 2 to 4 sessile, егесі, white flowers, 
purposes mentioned. W. C. E., Glouceste of species of micro-lepidoptera in Bogota, many of which d with ressed 
Advantages of Draining Woodlands ds before iud: — | come to the lamps at night, but are difficult to be cap- 
8 tured r i ition. He also read 
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€ ri ~ ter unde i sae oney fr -hives 1853, p. 327, the 
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y yars agó: ATA еседа Р "red Mass! e ЖО apes peer it differs i in Баня а straight Dues e vd tube an 
апа at about 50 feetapart, and even the practice | Mr. Westwood stated that а similar plan o of taking honey inflated limb, a toothless coronet, sessile flowers, &e. 
then was to plant with Oaks, averaging 5 ceti inheight— | by turning up the hives and raising а cloud of tobacco- It seems to be а mere botanical curiosi ity. 
бым : ксы с m m arborieulturists of " cg ha ves i, adop p ted by ха apiarian neighbour т-а 
ау е „disadvantageous where of his at Chiswick, and that he had himself succeeded 
| rearing a healt M EE foritis in driving the bees into an empty hive and cutting FLORICULTURE. 
. now ascertained that Leere ek Ыр ing land before ой as much comb D was considered advisable, even 
. planting, constitutes ES. key-stone `of e dd without апу smoke, simply by working slowly and| , THE CargEoLARIA,— Within Within the last, few years, this 
| the i ol ihe fov been БАЁ remained. on has "improved much, n о and 
впесевз ; ys accounts | quietly, br the er 
ч ғ tlie general inferiority of зб which at present | comb with ele Mr. — P on the habits eolour of marking, and we now possess an 
i i ease as with other flowers 
inage does not merely remove stagnant of Panurgus ursinus, a curious wild bee which he had endless variety ; yet—it is the 
| vii which is all it is supposed to do by many i has eeiam its burrowsi in in hard earth at Tunbridge | —all are not perfection that are offered for sale ; in fact, 
. aleoa ey to open up the soil, thereby admitting | Wells. urle dup many of them are scarcely worth cultivating. 14 there- 
heat and furnishing food congenial to the growth of as if asleep in the flowers of Hieracium, and a er fore behoves the amateur to use some caution, if he 
vegetation ; nor are these all the advantages to be times with their hind e laden Me pollep. The. res intends to make a pie selection, The properties 
deri drainage—it also ameliorates the climate, | porti emoir ru Mr. A n the Chrysomelids | 0f. the Calceolaria, I b , are very g.nerally ad- 
for in undrained plantations there always exists a humid Of Australia, containing m Ра of e a mitted to be the ‘owing :8 a plant of a shrubby or hal*- p 
phere, which favours the growth of Lichens and Phylloeharis aud [y olina (new gen.) was read ; also | Shrubby habit, the flower-stems strong and erect, the 
plants that like moist air ; while, on the other | the description by Mr. Hewitson of some ug species of | flower large and globula е, good outline clear of 
other 
hand, in thoroughly HAE han indentation, and the-marking deeided and striking in 
plantations the atmosphere | butterflies from Bogota, presented to the Society by Mr, | 'ndentaton, and the marking сессес E 
free M such noxious vapours. Seeing, | | Jones Stevens, with two plates, and an elabo: жуй kai olour. I believe the Calceolaria is generally con- 
; such eireumstances as those deseribed | by Dr. Davy, F. R.S., on the chemical composition of к 
above are favourable to the healthy Im of trees, І the excrement of AED, vu which some re rum refuted, for, with eare aud atten 
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at the time this kind of pani em. be thought an wi i z 
“ unnecessary waste of money,” tha fi Pisite, videns pene; of 230068. heat as possible; and during the summer months to 
ai the 
: to m rally wi an 
sii With Oaks averaging 5 ie wm s In Rendles Price Current emm Garden Directory for for shaded from the scorching rays of the sun. І grow 
7 ебед 'sdoptét ; such never succeed во 1954, the descriptive itn and pra сой н ан к неа frames placed against а wall with а south- 
'a 3 feet high, even | tions will, on the whole, prove useful. st, how the front and ends being glass as well as 
оша de ground be with Grasses, 9Yer, observe that what is called a complete 2 араар the top. The top —— lift up, instead of sliding, so 
they are affected so much by wind as to loosen the of se seeds, * sufficient for а Mes Е r one year's | that I сап admit air (most essential to ће su 
earth round the "ers. алараа. frost to ene thereby D: is by no чанне what it professes к, be. In the | culture of of this plant) in wet foggy сана апі аё ће 
nud to the roots in addition to trees of first place, 1 ү жє of Knight's "ran Marrow Pea-is not | same time exclude the rain. - rames are elevated - 
ой а size never succeeding " течан m = dins en $ nor is 1 pintof French Beans. Half an ounce - brick-work, about 23 feet, in order to show the plants 
+ 01 à smaller description, the former before being. of Cauliflower seed is а very small quantity to withstand | when in bloom to greater r advantage, ав well as being а 
| тей have become habituated to their situations, all risks, and afford a large supply. No Cardoons are 
| They have taken permanent hold of the soil, making furnished. The quantities of. Mustard and Cress are | ment. In autumn I like my Налетай mall ane other- 
large growths Faal in short, they appear as if they had insufficient, and many things deservedly recommended | vi if healthy and well-rooted ; І place in 4-ineh 
" d wn 1 es Is "ЭБИ р” E is 
afterwards make such vi orous ген У аці i ;”. 1 "s togeth "with a Gaati of silver 
former} ka autumn sowing to stand the eate ;" Lettuce-leaved | well mixed together, q y sand : 
21 to 3. cR сее nd. cus ышташ какы аз e | and Flanders Spinach ; all recommended in the Price Ыт drai T is —— Such new — 
Pa ht are not subj Current, are omitted, to ва; поб of Corn Salad, | аз І require I get from nurserymen as soon as I - 
E " ser to end ie | i inte. in. rng peni During the winter months the plants 
require em м Ише water, but must 
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rr dene а sickly and "unpromising one. I would also for.& 
nurses, more en :; ud (— Beauties of Byron. (Murray's ы о. A 
über Bade y in tered and low-lying situa- "frei dhe-p 
i experience to be best | ^ Careful selection, “by а Clergy 
planter. Bow i Я i Dedi NORT the | 21 Mese gi се не. тэнара 
ape) its rival (the | ^2. з 
th offer a satisfactory guarantee that the 
lying although 4 не ртебетаМе in Dish | contai which is unfit to be placed 
| shelter | лозі fastidious reader. To us the poetical selec 
