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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
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ke 
[NOVEMBER 26, 
it be readily ascertained where one group e ended and equally good, especially A — ono, of - 
winders : L. poins 
ally 
And the fact that th 
much 
da 
another began, the marks dividing them not being in | of which were shown by Smith y k 
some rein sufficiently indicated. erkhampstead, contributed Barbarossa, two bun F t bag ade em is likely to 
A few plants were shown as single specimens, but which. were sta tated to w eig h je: The Jast | name many "e s to begin ripis. a little 
with the exception of Alma from Mr. — m i am themselves, and peu eginning! m 
N. Bonsfield, Esq., none of them were able burghs. Mr. pem, and Mr. pe also both showed | into the MPH : of natural 
fine growth. Let us hope that this postion of z this — From Mr. Meredith came magnificent A e that kar phy: renders an 
exhibiti ion may be better supported next bun ches of Hia following Grapes, labelled “not for hum tudy p sumit an Siga 
z. Whit hae kay, Black Prince, West’s puniso: of his fellov Our ers pe. be 
Mr. Hignett, who owed a beautiful oer — arf | St, Peter’ 8, Chi la of F a promising » Ma j lju idge e from a few extracts “whether. Me Rees í 
wellbioomed sacle consisting of Andromeda, Dalilah, | Barbarossa, Trebbiano, jme Downes’ Seed We begin with a marine 
e Lagra avere, Cedo Nui and it s Go lde en. wax iety, of Alexandria, and a Sp lendid MA Meets Alicante. bore 
Calvert C in which Mone d Currants in oA good ^ of the burrowing molluses 
Hob, one of sg est raga and Léonie Nives. of good preservation, en Apples pes, Pears | well known Pholas, papalang called wa 
Tur gr. to W. Preston, i aud Mr. Sorley 2 o arnt ge ere shown by Mr. Smith and Mr. Davies (Pholas pari 8), n^ a lls of which a 
, In ishes of Dessert Fears, the best | plentiful upon our co w hathat empty mi 
iur ne St MS 
me who contributed Cr assane, 
showed i in a pa. 
Groups o ra 
Sorley, v 
upon t the beach, or still "hern to t 
the ock, 
ken in 
Alm 
wes 4 ance, uot Diel, Glou Morceau, 
in eve 
Di ddnol 
dition à y Mr. rine | cm i ES M | oep | 
Hutchinson, Mr. Woollam, and Mr. Fleetwood, gr. Angoulême, Passe Colmar Dorée, Josephine de Malnes | " our shores tl me« 
Mrs. Bird. - — collections the watielicinosh Karies and Easter Beurré. From Mr. Maries, gr. to Colonel rock, and its dimensions and Meis. appen 
of mention inon, Salamon, Duruflet, Sa a a on, come Beurré Clairgeau, well coloured; Bron n vary. together with the loc ali ty. d 
fine old ellos ow; E oben Cedo Nulli, and Hl lène eurré, Easter Beurré, Winter s, Beurré Diel, 
ee Pompons, | Marie jt and Comte. lan: | soft texture, and its outer MH is cove 
and white Cedo Nulli, Bob, and others, came | Copple, gr. to the . W. S. Fielden, sent Marie | ridges, that sweep in the most graceful curves 
essrs. Woollam, and Turner. Louise, Colmar, Napoleon, Beurré Diel, Winter Nelis, ni bose a to the edge, and 
The best res n were contri Beurré Rance, Easter Beurré, and Glou Mor ojections upon a file. 
. Hig ear rg we Allan, and Dunbar, and| In Collections our Dessert Pim, the s i pris we that, by means of the 
the varieties select competition were chiefly| was again awarded to Mr. Sorley, who had l fruit | the Pholas is able to work 
Cedo Nulli and its Golden variety. arie Louise, Glou Morceau, Easter Beurre, on not only can a similar hole b 
end Chrysanthemums were produced by Mr. penc d'Angouléme ari — was 2d a brad-awl is used to pierce wood 
Dunbar and Mr. Turner, both of whom furnished well| Hacon's liap 'Glou Morcea 1, Napoleon, and | actually been watched whil 
managed plants. Mim From Mr. Turner, gr. p* E. Bates, Esq., | itself into the chalk rock, a feat which was perima - 
Well-bloomed "- and double Primulas were > ae ar of “pene Beurré Diel, Glou Morceau, | b turning the shell from right to wn nd 
effective pret and M arie Lou 
g to one of the long 
.M T e wn dish of ripe Pears came from Mr. , Rylanee, 
To 
jtm of the Scorpion, Mr. Wood e: 
8 e 
— - Davies, "s to M. Dowie, Esq. ; 
1 Mr. Leadbetter, gr. to R. D. Winter N 
Apples are stated to be more a lontifal i in this locality 
| this season nerd they M^ ven en for these 14 years, and 
x». 
ag 
and Greenhouse Ferns, very well grown and 
| though not so large t metimes are, they are for 
tastefally arranged, occupied a corresponding - side 
table. The best colle etions of them were 
For Four —— tite the was 
mith, the 2d to Mr. pany mn the 
Cien e. Among the sorts "es Court of 
by t 
semilunar form, 
animal 
ome that of the hole 
ooden 
when ie are lifted. 
home, a “jog fall of water is pees ne we 
he peculiar shape of the e entrance, idee, 
exactly fitting the outline 
peed av "y e of the aperture 
is cut in the 
cing à 
order to find out whether the seorpion 
1 which digs it. 
stools for the ml ery introdu 
“ In 
nd when ti 
o Mr. 
Ribston Pippin, Court Pendu Plat, 
they issue from their i holos in 
. | heim Orange, which was pp 
-| The - dish of Dessert v^ came mas Mr. Smith, 
bell, rd Among these we noti and consisted of Ribsto ae ppin. The same exhibitor 
well furnished with yellow blossoms, also had Pearma ripe. From others came 
other t ornamental t th 
Amae, apeo Aetas pee Greenhouse 
minii Mr. Wilson, gr. to 
^ Reynolds, (siga veriti up _Mr. Jones, gr. to 
J. Hutchinson Esq 
Indian Daphne, literally loaded with blossoms 
fragrant as to quite lo load "the air in its voa 
This came ea - M ilso 
iced Farfugium grande, | 
Draesnas, and 
nts. US tf 
In the Class of Bight Ki i vr Apples Mr. Smith 
J. E. | showed fine fruit of Pea Dumelow's pace 
Mère de Ménage, well bu t not nearly so large 
South Kensing- 
=| te paratively small; 
| Wareham Russi ett, 
ylance came well 
rae i 
Emperor ade, also com 
Berbeis din Beauty of Kent, 
del 
n,|and Gloria Mundi. rom P; 
eee "hie an incers icy 
— at the A f 
some minutes, tryin g to escape, 
ber nt its tail o over 
them and snap 
k or py then driv 
being thus. 
der the det T" an 
y killed. 
m about 
ec chen eliberat 
er its; back, pex aie 
Fr 
qum fruit of Cellini, Lord Derby, 
York Pi 
on whose skilful ‘management it reflect "yen inde 
awthornden, ippin, King of peni. 
Good bushes of Ve 
1 
ronica 
o 
died. The uu 
times, and alw kann 
further repetition would have been but 
vena 
to the story of the 
ure d which was said to attack 
well as of Statice Mesi Mese "pei and other af far which appear o Gloria Mundi; Blenheim 
plants. Mignonette, both tree and i ordinary | Orange, Mère de Ménage, and Rose of Sharon. Mr. 
torm, was shown in daien bi s ood condition “toe the Rylance sent Lord Suffield, a useful Apple in most | cru 
season. It, i ptet t fing nce and healtby | localities ; by, Alfriston, Dumelow's Se 
pearance of spring-blo = it. ling, W 
aee were confined to he pond ming Calanthe Menai di po ete oo e — " T Gloria whic 
vestita, examples of the rede — of which came , In 
Collections of Fou Kuchen pines equally good 
y Mess 
from Mir. Fleetwood and Mr. s. Smith and Rylance, 
eartily approve of any of them. That, to veh pa The pe^ ees of Kitehen Se just moi consisted of ay 
Mes ev prize was awarded had a somewhat confused —— from Mr. vai and Mr. R 
. who 
rance, and the rest were put — with no, pla second, the same warden gar nt King of 
av of taste. One com of veh fees Aries 
amount composed 
ms was shown by wer gari stis Flowers and Fer meous fruit was a fine bunch ot | ss 
bird bs a n spider. 
ie length of ea bnt 
ong Miscella 
nana fom Mr. Lythgoe, gr. to T. B. Horsfall, Esq. 
Mareh’s ds for dinner- | x P. It was hung up at — its Apes sis were [ird 
ores ion, were very ‘efetv, a oa received, as and MAR cn vermes scii by many to bea great | been a 
they deserved, general admi | curiosity. Mr. Wood tells us that of all the burrawing H 
m Me. Ker, ihe emerge Seorlary of the Society, ty | n is so admirable an excavator as the PMP 
hom s must b h indebt | spider of Jamaica, which construc 
poii CT enesele aot of diae pss of Books. su as the tube it live 
came p ; i shaming a gold stvined Liüimm e ij  — € a sort of hi nd fitt; 
Lor at — Papius ci gh fine Lily, | nes T ons Winners accuracy, and so cleverly sprink 
i. more: stripes às generally found in | ! i parts. | of the that the spectator 
his variety, which if constant will render it an acquisi- | PIANA n ; seen the little lid n 
- dac — eee — tho Sat ime that we have derived the act of peering abo 
^ j and with pods | fro r. Wood's charming | the hole down which it 
= Mr. Holt. Paul of ss Roman hooks on Naturel H tory. "He writes in a lively, e pass over 
— eame from Mr. Morris and Mr. atural, a nd per spicuons style, and has the requis site and the whole race of pe 
r. lyerman kindly su d. — I kili t I ‘their habits are 
| s ting A an Vue Garden for ^v purpose of | scientific reader; ; while, at the same time, he is most | than those of other insects ; ; merely remarking 
Tru abing the successful in iraro the information which he gives | the conclusion of a ita — <7 
was exte ENT shown, and for the most t of M unm od does 
in ediclind conditio a Iti } lt this littl k tl — MÓN 
Pine Appi , though not numerous, were beautifu r. Pipe he Mime b i 1 
specimens of good eultivation. The best came írom|cation, and ad Mee ne uni sw. u n 
ud x pon the ‘ina oí Mr. s met of el 
m ES: the Vineyard, dade and Mr. | habitation ares the ereatures he re foal sg ne or | sometimes to draw attention to the habits of. 
man, gr. 1e Earl Derby. sre the duel elk i Es ethod has its advan’ on account of peculiarities in its 
| ts conduct 
a tifal fruis came from | m. 
tools 
for 
at Hands,” as he quinti iple = times fro 
upon the f| 
be 
with which the little paei ln aa en fur- | worthy of remark w r! 
ner Wonderfully fine, ^, especially white kinds, | nis! and serve to make us acquainted with the | ful bonis in its larval diti 
goa: Shek: fine rich golden tinge so | marvellous instincts with which they have been| “Though pi Sr ont hens 
fruit this (Wy The best — The e s construction of many of these | active insects, itself slow, and 
H, J E Ínl adaptation to the wants of | = kent idw were it not furni 
; and their wouder! to 
bo inhabitants are sure to prove attractive to 
t| [sa nh te all classes, There is se 
f the great Creator's | 
aes 
the — marvel as to its met 
, Soft, and 
Thick, short, 
