APRIL 30, 1864.] 
~ Collection of large Oranges, E 
— ; 2, M. Van 
E: ee gaan rm ‘(Gold Medal), M. Vanden Ouwelant ; 
rt, pere 
[7 Bays, Jays, Myrtles, 4 &c.—1,1 M. Vand 
M. Vi 
$ d Con iim, M. Aug. Van Geert; 2, M Gaujard. 
10 or more New Conifers,.—1, Mr. Vei tch; 2, M. Aug. Van 
Geert. 
85 Variegated Trees or Shrubs.—l, M. Desmet; 2, M. 
aye . 
elargoniums.—2, Madame Halkin 
D Pelargonium poen r^ Zonale.—1, Madame Halkin, 
MY ls ; 2, M. Barbanson. 
ariegated Pélegonium. —1, M. Dallitre, of Ghent ; 2, 
x Delobel of Loos. 
REA Herbaceous Plants ts.—1, M. Medaer, of 
30 Hardy Variegated Herbaceous plants.—1, M. De Smet; 
2, M. Vanden — 
30 Hardy Ferns — lh Stelzner, of Ghent; 
2, siden Ch. Verbulat! of St 
'orced Grapes (Amateurs).—1, ^ra e Wauthier, of Brussels 
2, M. Vander i opi agii p M. D. Goes, of Schaerbook 
6 Pine App. te "Méeus, of Brussels; 2, M. 
Vander 
Stra 1, M. Vander Plas; 2, M. Baron de Vinck, 
wberri 
Collection of Pears and Apples of 1863.—1, M. le Comte de 
Ribaucourt, and M. de Biseau d’Hauteville, of Binche ; 2, M. 
—À of Brussels ; and M. ji 5 nick, 3^ ce t. 
ruit Trees in n pots, boxes, 1, MM. J: net Durand, 
of P Paria 
Collection of Forced Vegetables, 30 
Medal), M. erg hn of Brussels. 
Collection of Salads.—1, M. Allard, of Brussels; 2, M. Jacq- 
Mushroo —1, M. Mortier, of depo eek. 
The Medals ‘of Honour po by the King w warded : 
that for Madame T rs to Mr. Veitch =, e that fot “Belgians 
ame 
sorts or more.—1 (Gold 
THE GARDENERS C CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 
nias, Mara and wild B. as; plan’ of them 12] of the Banana, but broader, and more erect and ent entire, have 
to ETE: feet me which, r4 these irent gitur d iesedith of inde the same silky m varying in shade of green with the 
eerie light a leaf-bl - form a striking addition to the | play Za light. It is called by the Indians Ea cova sororóca, 
ess of that 
s, Ba 
houses gel pen caen h 
sylvan pic nana t inde house, or supplying 
The most peculiar feature 71 the forests in the Delta region oe 
Piceni 
alf-a-dozen of the lien. Pour sufficient 
is the very large rtion of Palms, and e uà BÉ leaved rdinary Indian e flower stem is stout and 
plants already alluded to, of the Banan d Arum types. có vibe sumite of p boat-shaped spathes, and the 
'These we in most parts, intermingled "vi edt dense frait’ "bears a number of largish mealy seeds, which are roasted 
aid ordinary-looking e: gh eae ped e. of the nativot, 
Sube elc ge of the for epicure e Miet oF ‘is 
reser shapes of these trees, iai the same e generi rend 
as our Oaks, Elms, and so forth; the plumy heads of Palms, 
in great diversity o of fcn. serving merely as fringe-work or 
weg E X place s Palms Lipa and it is 
not u ozen or mo; apala “beautifully 
p weit the interior of the wilderness, Mr. Bates 
said :— 
ory of penetrating with ease peg the great 
forest i of the Amazons region is to follow the 
adr ped which, the inhabitants m cher bá the neigh- 
bow one = their scatter ed | settlem Near the lar, rger 
towns paths 
uch exogen n suc d. ‘vehicle, 
"- v Rod with rows of thick-stemmed arborescent Arums or 
Caladium: My gos alisades veni of 15 feet, with | sim 
eads of q^ and glossy heart-sha; oie 
The ie)! forest trees A. an average "height of about 
80 or 100 feet, but at i ve cathe at furlong or so a veritable 
colossus towers u its ona de ped crown far 
Mond the rest. hose lof E t trees generally belong to the | 
o 
partly i 
onguba, which has a hug 
Tr gree n ue streaked with yellow: 
per e red balls studding the 
branches, and in FA etri seed their masses of thick heavy 
stamens, which fall heavily to the ground. India-rubber trees 
grow in large quantities in pee ag d TE pieni and 
"iem es are visited = dry season by 
the gathering a of this 
pion} Sonini a great ns at yen ilar. dn 
betwee grelle d'Hanis, M. Linden, and M. Amb. | the country. The trees have no resemblance whatever to el eei pi let: high ow thr gemis ittle 
Verschaffe! well-known pretend plant (Ficus Img which we pi valley, there is more diversity. In such situations many 
"e aco ustomed in England to regard as the ea of India- cies of we sare to be - owi. t poi 
eties. i ln t verha i rie pear mis yn the ground, climbing the trunks of trees, or hanging fro 
Afte l e vá cea in ee with eligant tufts Ei d "Fillandsite 
Rovan HORTICULTURAL: April 26 (Election vf of the Delta region, Mr. Bates next pe o on T the be of the Up on rae - Ter a ive viet. thio y om 
Fel rele —On tis 0 occasion [m Tolsti candidate ft um 
were elected Fellow 
E P. Allen, Esq. ; "ye Bainbridge, Esq.; H. Blackburn 
; Mrs. Brooking ; HS gy FER $ E Clutterbuck’ 
5-0. Colville, m avis, Mrs. Ed Mrs. E. Elliot, 
A Gibson, E. Hac En.) :H.B. Kent, Be James Lord, 
Lowenthal "x Mid Es ‘Captain Martin, Mrs. NE well, 
Hon. Mrs David Murray, Miss 2 J. Parkins 
Lady G. zz" ulet, W. C. Picker rsgill, wt : 
Bang 5 G. "Shephe ie Esq.; G. arem d Mrs. 
Somerset, Lord Stratford de Radcliffe, Mrs. ’ Walkinshaw, 
oat W. 6. Wentw orth, J. E. Williams, Esq. ; and Miss Orby 
wae ha Candidates just. named had been elected, 
in d to deliver a lecture on the * Vegetation 
and Insect Bn E: the Am mazons," from which the 
following are es omy 
emo 
m 
E 
& 
E 
= 
of the 
resulting, r1 
the existence of man 
Southern Seg = bed 
secon diy, the 
pe cen a district. “about 200 miles 
pi en: and the I and last 
bg the country is e great plain of Upper 
next L sme to examine a few of 
E IN paper ge g fea of the T tation in 
each of the three districts. just ip ; beginning 
With the Delta region, or tha CRI nearest. the 
Atlanti 
The land (he said), in this portion of t lain, 
I have oo mb. is of ede "elevation, dE s the i 
numerable channels hier ntersect it as well as the broad 
Tivers, have not the nature of streams although wholly of 
Water, but of Lien ebbing d flowing with the tide. 
conditions determine, toa great ma ed bipes ved 
ich 
EH 
3 
o 
the way, is formed 
i and all 
illages is | grow 
iH 
"ie d step of 
greenery, the forest is without paths, 
of between the scattered houses and v. 
banks, the luxuriant masses of folia 
on the RE Die venter, For long distiioue 
rel Bion of beautiful-leaved 
M 
i 
e 
t 
F 
' rete 
eres gee. 
fee 
Hi 1 
3s ie 
creepers ; and 
the t degree by s; ipe ink hee 
ore rr tsi tshaped flowers Es ot the 
Ue aoe S unu ore 
pery is much more 
RM ino the interior of the 
of endless , and 
growth Heli- 
I 
| 
i 
i 
Í 
As there are no powerful currents to Serat 
UT | Analy. 
Am "D of Fer 
ps T met with i in these situations + heir widely ‘spread 
e narrow plains of the Lower Amaz de fronds, ibe 
find here (he remarked), a sylvan lan em séda entirely 
the 
We ark 
different from that just adverted to. As before mentioned, | 5 
the forest in Any parts is limited toa narrow belt of wood 
eion ng ops Rec! bed the streams ; the interior e the land being 
A sandy e Ai o uen — = iry 
er seated i x the fo sks of the oe 
the water courses, clothing the 
tru -— i6 water's alge, what! tho rare sight 
s a| Ma etim enjoyed of a whole row of broad stems 
coral w with the e groon cane varied with masses of white, 
ye 
The animal a of the og = engaged attention, 
The traveller, said Mr. Bat e disappointed "do 
ects ; the 
AES which deris 
vw "rn 
neni 
i (Byrsomina), a arbate hn on), 
i beauiflly oy oligo, id a profusion of flowers of a 
white, oh a ender m The plain e also 
Made rous, S bud olai ted patches wood, 
Fainn in te, midst of the denm iri like copses ona 
dawn ih in English landscape. The hills which limit theso 
es ins both o: as ths north and south are generally bare of trees, 
but one is often surprised to see, Yang by the side of a naked 
hill, another of similar form and height, Hois — A the 
summit; f water seeming eter- | the: ey 
x As the pedestrian 
he ask appearance of these lim oods hears at t the 
different from that of bcd in temporale P climates, 
leaved plan eR Palm t are n nally 
«is masses s ordinary-loo ics ng ed ipe baxipg a. pa 
Pt ouem h d into 
imposed, it is found that 
The trees 
snot g 
c pem "s th: A woods ‘ome 
seentiall the flock to be seen, sca hot haste along thi 
of the same 
fl mpering in 
boughs of taking flying leaps from tree to tree, 
rather more numerous, and some of those 
near wil trees he banks of the picturesque rivulets 
od rind t through the shea, and remain ase A seated for 
One | a time on the trunk of so md hae Num of richly- 
plu observed as iei ey come suc- 
cessively to plunder the abundant harves! 
troop of scarlet and blue 
et meee ud tall Palm todos 
eath the dar! cro 
pere Pig hting up the foliage of Cecropia trees wit 
fiame-coloured liveries. 
But these sights are rare, and as ingredients in the woodland 
Scenery are not to be compared with those presehted by much 
more low!y order of deters seeitdhs mean the butterflies, This 
class of insects is universally allowed to 
degree of 
t 
nm growt 
species, most frequently covered with sits s (Bactris). 
extremely beautiful species th s, the pee Tq a peculiar to 
bu 
e sea 
the vegetable kingdom 
y, not sur, 
rs 
breezes. 
eas t through a profound solitude, between 
ores, bearing on its surface à cO 
wre uprooted trees, islets of het plan! 
from the land. A stagnant cloudy a enses 
intervals of burning sunshine and dide Erka, are the | less d ie 
+ eg ane of the climate. The forest is loftier, the vegeta- 
tion more riotous, an as far as trees onera) much more 
varied than in other poetidus of the country. And this kind 
of country continues without interruption in a stra line 
for 1200 miles! It would occupy the lifetime of a multitude 
of botanists to investigate ee i gest of so extensive a 
region ; yet, lg ned pro qom ed Mater as 
yet paid it v an he nd y be imagined, 
therefore what a fine fel Jen here for ‘ature travellers. "Tue 
e I spent r year! ai ER 
almost wholly pods tinted T ha pie iin ne IM and obli metim 
aof ie m the few notes I made ad the dar rra 
ure. I could not, however, fail o: | ans 
is trees’ pute the 
surp: 
s are so 
tropi repres 
some places E curt 
by thousands ; their smooth rece et 
y equal cis UE or 
nourished o 
aru: ; 
plant which I have termed Wild Banana grows here in vast which never o the 
abundance. The Urania amazonica is one of the grandest and | brilliant hues than the is the 
most cnaracteristic trees of the Amazonian forests. — enough in their. ities of ive aon orange, and 
average height is about 30 feet, and its leaves, as long as th: 
some o 
are of most graceful shapes (swallow tails). The open groves and 
