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thermometer went gend to a "below zero, >, and in 
furn ish nothing which roaches either in uan- | 
in dae p na tw ei than that, yet it has 
as "à = les 
aeter prese by 
and m» relief "del 
spi masses of elegan 
ff to 
ned to deer them the great ihe [ 
a general view of e th 
104° below t the avera we midi als 
in icai = 
- | out a a pro- 
it. 
hand, our losses eer: 
feat have been incon siderable, Lon s the o 
an poin aisitions of ha rds lants 
among thoes introductions from 
yy | which, of late ee have been eal d 
rous and im 
It may be ms that r Sagn — 
into wer, 
the colouring 
how. 
specimen: 
um nr cm a grate cents vari uer 
after all, rorem “whieh imparts a pleasi ng 
Ne me and does away 
should b 
can be ite 
ber Los to be regar vided, is ‘moet desirable in such a gmn as to the amount of our fates or gains in | BAN 
gathering as a flower show. he matter to which we have just alluded, Vv we 
The Rhododendrons just adverted to, with the | that some very | diff 
were 
week, 
ime ie enabled already to announce 
b 
something analogous i in their effect to the Pelargo- 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
ree 
e had this fos of weather with : 
| no 
i aces 0 
eign UN | bave had by the go of last winter. 
to add that in 
We 
nd shrubs of recent introduction | b 
[May 7, 1864 
— ————— 
|| plants, and express ss our gratification when we 
find that m rd of the late einen from je 
e o prove suitable to the climate of 
es 
agente ie Serlesüy untouched. 
We print the UNE pw» of the 
TO THE Jurors, on the n of the 
have passed thro ough the late winter without show- | that be, in pen country of gardeners and garden- 
ing slightest sign of being affected by the | ing The description is from L’ Echo de Bruxelles, 
sels no such . Azaleas as those with which Messrs. due "x pa ing a visit to the Fimis Nursery a| The Société Royale de Flore gave a splendid 
few days ago, we observed specimens of some of banquet to the members of the Jury of is Exposi- 
nor any — of flowering plants like those the. new Japanese A gro rowing in a bleak | tion "Universelle d'Horticulture, and to the learned 
which go to make up our “great collections.” l fectly | foreigners. Agee m. assisted at dd Congris Inter- 
nd here, in our ve ry strength, lies our weakness 
f. A 2 
e 
e grandour 
vatiatiesof Osm enthusiicilus plants ooking 
H bus e Olive, togethe 
t Mi a Buon nymus Ha 
and Ele japonicus, appear to be as hardy 
as our common a Éngi 1 Furze. Tlex crenata, anew 
Interior ; Yin NDERSTIOHELEN, Min 
Works ; PU nad ned n 
CANNART D 
Society of Hosieutue s or " Malines, Vice-President 
the n, 
of Public 
+ Di 
is demie dee ee die tu 
ms we cose 
—are the proble ti 
also unin- | Co 
as 
jae ‘An y, we ps thes very great satisfac- | 
and President of the 
mte DE ,LAMBERTYE; THOMAS ORE, 
me. me “hg wage ee Chelsea ; 
member of the 
solve if 
make our r shows more attractive and les i 
hibitors— 
tt 
E Lor 
Representatives burgomastr of Seni DUMORTIER, 
aes wee ae L- yal Societ M. lgium 
* Hic en BEKE, Pres esident of the 
Royal" = Agrioalburi] ^ and Botanical Society of ar 
minis 
, it is “ ditto, ditto” all through — th ot been injured. Indeed, a plant of this LINDEN, Director of the Royal Zoological Gardens # 
same plants (regarding e produetions at conti- pretty. — iss be r 73 a pot 1 Brussels; Fée, Professor of Botany to the Faculty of 
guous shows), the same formal stuck-up tables or the winter, in our own garden, in an exposed Medicine Ge Setabines : ri, Uer n 
stages, and the same ing ngruity of setting pcd situation, sas now pushed out its new leaves, —— Ma) tbe an inl a bbs 
e des of pi i IM by side with a | evide ntly unharmed. he. fth od A kd eie ni re ell 
up of giants, the tables suiting the pigmies| Such, the omes apresen P PM To 
moderately well, but the giants not at all; the to the jdm îs our agir a Mea dna d ys E A em 
latter probably are marshalled in two uneven ranks, | Doubtless Mr. Verrcm and Mr. STANDISH could | co-operation haves owerfll e ntributed to the 
icr age Mu MEN uis from repletion, | add m: ny more names to the list we have given, | 5u pe of the exhi ibition. The toast was received 
bri erpendi cm ith is ed in orde such, for mple, as two  Retinosporas with enthusiastic bravos, ar the s lrn 
m E enis Por: e within Dee ih. bs e: | (R. pisifera and obtusa, both quite hardy. Ep.) and 2 ua Gulden executed b — 
and are | some of the . M = 
then piety partly over to bring them again within | having been distributed over TTA shall orot ee ee he Société Rom d 
view of such a group, phen ow e dri 
a Vi Am lier digi crowd towards it, t ythin Y | be glad to learn verbes eulars about them from | oe the pre towards the Ministers of AA M 
picturesque, is during the late wi scm Ltt gr hd E E of 
te the f and open air g Any other intor- the success of the exhibition : —To the Minister 
i UR hich air t : S te rm and i on the effects of the ite severe frosts will, Foreign Affairs, whose solicit itude for this e E 
à, : mon eo most acceptable our readers. | had as aan ed by numerous acts ; uw 
TT D t P emates f into the arms | are S int ee to thi Say [me forei M coll ‘Mite the res SE with 
Lp b M HE CUL a M E cm MARKER 
eal like de and 2 s plant-exhibitors seek e iun in Mech k fr atime bt they the = Vas of ths Gora purge Be a 
h to see their occupation gone they must be i sn 
ling to fall in with the best plan, adapted t QUT Suspe Judi pie ede omit br Bee, Se E ) the appeal of the Soci 
ux PSU adn h Even these, however, do a certain -— deaf a — needs be 
- ing: ish customs, which can be found to super- | They give us a glimpse, as it were, of the prod Royale de Flore, and i — Horti- 
le them. No doubt the best plan we have in tions of other lands, and afford "rtai produo- had by Aer ras ds the Federatio® oF overs 
ee tat w at — at the Regents Park, sit p - cultura in institu: bae The 
c: tive xa test bem would vatethem, I: these however on one side, ‘there Sian iim, ad = numerous M dent: its sympa 
views, c ‘ating the ge and to pecie d i d pim — Manly oe eds t schools vhare Tap dni z nan i ie: mé of them 
, . t 
ve e eongruity in the grouping and pem nk the loads of chaff which reach us | situated at the gates of this town, vn has an univers 
plants other countries, there are always some grains of  horticn J the Govert 
corn, which, ng on d ground, yield the | Flora of Belgium. Thanks to the efforts of the it, one 
passed away, and if we except | most satisfactory results, and produce a marked | ment, horticulture is, I do not fear to P pronta would 
may yet be accomplished by t | effect upon our gardens and landscapes. Wisk | of the glories of our country. But these e v er 
it has e its peta gd ced brent -—— e the blank which would be lett i have been unfruitful if they had not met nt with eo ‘The 
and Pete our pecie da = = ME enaa SM xi on e pes ot Da igin of horticul 
has been | have bond introduced ies Nel persi aud pus ie igh numerous 
1 smongat s us. Os this account, we learned men who. aypfe nn to the T^ 
| gladly welcome every addition to our list of hardy | by proposing 
tion addressed to them, finished : 
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