ted at the bottom , 
was unhurt. | 
к, «эё 
The other, which was plan 
with Spruce mtt 
e under — 
r uninjure L 
much resembles the к» and I have never been satisfiod. ofi i 
iveum red by the winter, 
April frost ; ihe aue however, 8 ecove 
m (R. i) Stood "дрон Ше жт” 
of а wall with an ce 
d young panis. A 
commenced p na 
ayes were ju 
, The old stant 
othe 
ts buds and flowers кч protruded 
plant, € eM 
rotected, had 
na which rested on its surface, 
from the wall) ы the latter, 
t 
—]n the рагы, апа other collec- 
] 
1 
R. 
iabit of gro wh; and some, 
"ape their bud scales as well 
£ ips tead of purplish-coloured, 
il stan МИ with 
ich on a par R. campanulatum, hav 
суче end last M ido, but lost their cenis leaf- 
buds pril ; and. although their 1864 owth has been good, 
yet ым аге entirely destitute of ceo 
A variety known about БАЕ), as the Stanwell rokast 
e 6th = Ant These were 
. ра Ihonsim 
"^ отч 1 
white " D marke ts. 
as their embryo seed- vessels, wero killed by the 
variety was а very smal 
e, marked 
р 
m AL 6 
of вее 
Nem "s ree Rh 
тову eyes," and мей ic the 
Society ot Wem It first flowered in Stanwell nee near 
nother plant of the sam origin (x ts in the 
Dalkeith gardens, which, however, bas not flowere 
Wallichi.—$8tood uninjured throughout winter, m oe 
all its expanding ра buds by the spring frost. Th 
the reserve buds under such circumstances was very m MA 
in one plant, wbich had made a fine strong leading Y aired the 
g^ 
ts 0м ast win 
xpose 
bu А дәй its uie killed while дех £z Apr 
hay 
TH E кожан CHRONICLE. 
E. 
(Dec. 39 
t flowered, and although in foliage and habit 
tu hook nt a decided Improvement on R.campanulatum, yet 
hey are more нео, of injury from cold than that species, or 
euh than any of the following — of hybrids. The frost of 
ter having not only destroyed ме — on the = 
sed shoots, but also cracked ibe bark o 
il dest 
gd" en 
none ha self 
of the stems ; 
yed every lending Dud, був which 
in des great measu aired by the 185 4| 
ктей d buds 
Айк Ае ihe produce of seeds rec ceived 10 or 12: 
“ Tree m Si 
| fo iage, habit, and 1 hardine ess. these flowered last spr ing, | 
the one of a pal wh itish, ppi the, а alightrose colour. The dt 
former gro had its flowers killed in Api il; 
;| - the latter ing on an de wall escaped injury, 
ened its 
ho: 
^ mas., crossed with. R. cancosicum, fem.— This | 
d dwarfish 
а о 
exposed flower-buds; while that of April killed all their flowers 
and vog of their flower-bud 
le s 
shelter ~ the upper foliage protected them. Plants, however, 
which were close trained on a stone wall with east aspect entirely 
cc еф bed a pet. fected their seeds, as did also those of the next 
thre 
m, mas ; crossed with R. — fem.—'This 
ood representative, = | 
eaf buds 
all 
еа 
killed most of the m: lea fb 
nearly expanded flowers ; but on the latest plants 8 the flower buds 
almost escaped injury. In foli 
the produce of this cross generally is superior to ei ither the last, 
or ie нор ъл een we "i flow — a ders — " ан ha 
.—The " 
e a Taie to injury n м especially when 
а 
with R. ponticum, fem.—This tribe 
last i y respect of hardiness, both in 
t of foliation rendering it also 
a8.; crossed w 
su Beet tod to ua. from. frost- winds. 
s at Dalkeith P. a large old 
of flower, 
buds, all 
of which commenced growing in sprin ng, and we re consequently 
killed. Not having any reserve buds of the са of 1853 left, 
the plant had to fall back on those of 1852, which have озн 
р, shoots 
gure. They E A v uninjured throu 
"n their first MUR buds in April. 
R, lanatum withst Ў те winter frost perfectly, 1 but lost the 
leading yos. a in jv sk 
R. $.—One aee - this has 
for two inier without sufferin 
lt, Pade 
ood for three, and severa 
ng Abe least injury until jene 
all their leading ий ушей mé put forth | 
n the course of the se 
ге me he: in hard iness, as well as | 
be ju paged fr ium the young 
g been re- 
"Ton æru 
= other res | „вк 
plants—severa eties or co es, 
е. under both names. ae we 
mpyloca Mere! plants received Забег this name 
arein t no -— —H ну: from В. niveum, which see 
‚ cinnabarinu |o 
of the other адре е, seem to luxuriate, it = 
healthy appearance. In June last it S nam two flowers of a 
deep purple colour, exactly resembling that of the LAN wer of the 
old puer n her ү ous piant Verbascum SP 
pogon .—Have no kim plants o this " cies 
Miles stood їп the open borde i pn Six y is specios, Ы f ed 
taining. The no аре, injury. -— 
ithstood the two last winters as well 
of yt 1854, without suffering the least Fh. М edit 
Rhododendron cinnamomeum.—'This species 
protection for bres iere eni d 
and leaf-buds fro: чб чөе 
as stood withou 
ver presented a | Octo 
R. pon H Ln 
favoured with а esr of pollen of "this plant, I have with i 
crossed both the last-named species, but the plants being only hs 
ear i i 
cem quer 
nspectus з in Part II. of 
0 
R. campanulatum, m Ё. ponticu - m, fem,—None of the preced- 
| ing races of hybrids at this i аа de: "size and vigorous bealiby 
appearance of its foliage, which is retained in the old wood as 
the female раі» not falling off, Tika thatof the nis when little 
winter еи injury, — lost all their swollen leaf-buds іп 
pri en first expanded, the leaves are of a bright, golden, 
| уе ов, eor, a? Боев off аз the продов. Айтам, till in 
autum arkish green. And i y be remarked, 
S they are somewhat t liable to ein 
to hot sunshine, A few 
d by a Dahlia- 
yf mn aka Hall, Ford, by 
а, ог -Scorc 
Dalkeith, Dec. 9, 1884. 
Home Correspondence. 
urré Superfin and Cumberland Pear. — There ad 
found on the eter side of the leaves, from that of cin 
da to 
almost pure white. Has not yet doveri at Preston Hall, but at 
p байам, veral plants bloomed both 
p 
nd in 1854; the colour being whitial ith | 
blackish Spots, showing a further identity with Rein реа er 
Kor comparison with the preceding, the effects оѓ winter and 
spring 1854 on the pe mites species эй бее 
asa 
gevere frost towi Ж the end d eta montb killed 
Я alike the 
уы д. Бя — S flower-buds, = well as de 
ine f 
addon Ё 
em papel Nov. 5) чү clothed. vith flower-buds, — 
er by ponen or April frosts, 
sel their expansion when the 
cept in exposed suon у places, where a yery 
ein E flower-buds were wholly or partly 
m.—JUninjured by the winter; b 
вона esr peen expanded and the est v "ety fu "advanced 
ri 
much ШУ, for M seeds, wile visie 
leading shoot buds t AM ід 
. ferrugineum. OER som 
otherwise заада й 
= и; 
ап. Fuse a aiv of 
while a few of the principal 
dg M very few of them 
injury from the "Agit frosts, эе; 
s ed by either winter or spring frost 
ther than its long slender Pe ie. e а 
d id 
ex age mumerous pus of egens pie: in 
Ami gron th aho and exposa oots is had the з varipene po painta iid Љу" the 
od 
was browned. The & go 
Sade than destroying a Api fros frost, h owever, did 
ксн species postained noinjury thro 
at a don M ed the. uh Pa aree 
Such parts of the plant as 
-| weighed n 
8:0 
зка killed or too 
by Mr. Smith to be ex xtr ra- 
x | ordinary fo for T size Ay fed i specimens having 
TT 
abit of .grow 
he fruit is likewise omitted. 
only tho е weighs colour, some qualities Ф. йа fruit, | Musc 
and the of ripening. These, I may | Whi 
differ in ponas latitudes. For one aconstomed to 
e minutely before he 
е есы здр Is Mr. Robe 
uch. examinauon with 
ose of his friends? H 
eyes. 
he had, gr , the 
by ^h 
under his own 
дь Per, generally attributed 
27, 
ared this petri with that 
* New American — in 1833? 
а 
isons have been made, then, and then only, will 
be in a position to determin e with certain aed t 
question. In Ria catalogue pobliabed.in ы 
Cle 
present i 
a Mong | чың never attributed to m" 
not 
is sim 
and has п d fferent 
— to beu 
a varie "pi 
hat we have seen 
Pears invested with new 
о 
other 
for 
— of my friends, Äoubiless obtained 
cal with 
ces, are identi 
pikeak 
was quite кыв. 
Societies, 
CALEDONIAN Новото, а T.—Atthis 
Beu 
erg. 
mber B 
rison, д, with Ribston Pi рш; 
Best bunch of retarded 
at of Alexandria ; * 
, Mr. M 
ray 
p^ this re 
which 
mpl Whether the Beurré 
a different 
-ag 
[1] 
кы; 
Eeg В 
& 
L 
Б 
[=] 
Crassane 
har A ол 
S not raised b 
S good as those ux 
not be t 
Several 
names, T phe 
Е 
mue. 
ils 
Sight years from 
ji f 
i 
1454 
i 
H1 
ERSP 
-. 
haracters, 
gE 
more than a year old. Plants about two feet high, but which | from the crop of 
have ija me stood last кт "іон Sustaining the | ence of the two, whic 
least in; mid. ut st of their ing buds in Apri : 
ced dieit pg inpet n -— 0 The seed. The colour of No. 1 is ve 
msn of d this cross are still es tat ve younger than the last, some of th Ў кэз АРМАН 
consequently have not flowered. They. stood throughout last plan of keeping Berti ps ээ. #4 
24, А 
