SEPTEMBER 24, 1864.] THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE en AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, 917 
that part of the bog stretching -— past the villages, true Lelia, I have also been able to a inet winter! id ekpetishte had whowh tol UNES REC 
1 examine Lelia | most interesting; and e 
of Prosperous and Rober rtstown. m. , Where e it ha as not gigantes, and that too is a true Lelia; go is L. Tur- aereis AAEE Lie bac Vile. a habitat hie ope d far 
been subjected to the ameliorating influence of cultiva-| neri. 1f those who think otherwise would provide them, they do not burrow, v pose modate them: selves E 
tion oum. that can be said of thousands of acres—the| themselves with a magnifying glass, they might be arseieen; adim. jene d loi Lg ng birds, Hi pem ied 
bog is covered with a parched and stunted vegetation, | able to see what I have found no difficult in making | Wonga pigeons ecrire Ev bronze i E ER. 
consisting ig chiefiy of common Ling, cross-leaved Heath, | out with the naked eye. If the whole series is to be AMA — doves, and green-wing pig s S 
or es n oss, and numerous ore of Scirpus tr families are tbe Ko pe apa and Tow ; but hs the Heals Som Qaeomalied in atpatinat Tus Godot ha also one 
a wi ilo of the turf cutter has been at wo. ork, the vege id nel adi P. s PURSE eda, ei tes insects 1. 3 
» c1 is lo ex varied and interesting. Here we Orchard-house Fruit. —W. Vould Mr. Wilson, who ^ at | Porte? "eg y ; i i ave great 
nd the two Sundews, Drosera rotundifolia and longi-| page 893 says he won the bans for the b t f i i higa : z 
folia, iac i their pearly beauties Es abundance. In ban at ‘the Crystal Palac $ Show, be "kind nai Man bae rud armed to pert with a Fem des o 
the n ACA. n gust this p Louis e Ex. is yc say if they were e entirely tinder glass, or whether | £9Ver the expenses. Mr. Bush and other members have also 
gay wi arthecium Ossi m, an ere and|the trees were moved out of doors after the bloom was | an i i i - : 
d d valuable insect. Ailante-culti hich first i 
Ed pon 4 o inde V eei In spots|set; might ie esa if the pots were pluuged or|into this country by eg Dorothy Nevill, is diti 
ch have been eso or turf, and ite —_ they stood on the surface, and if — was | becoming vates It oned that several acres of 
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also are growing, more or less frequent, Tormentilla wet bliged b Scent by Lady Dorothy Nevill, vix, the Botebpe Eau 
pecie cate i lta Salado and selaginoides, p in y Aiba m cn Reger to these jection. 4 dn uM Ina. ot ables t ADM rave i um Bed pop s 
undance, Sphagnum aeu M ium a cvmbifolium branch of the egest Moe dria pspectibnutug with the o 
and Polytrichum juniperinum. eret the ifi iw part mn thing “an Pete me ir S irem en Pen (eed sn aap a Ar Coren rà 
anks of. mar te is the White-rot, Hydrocotyl ond pa can | ulatus), and Lima Boan (Phasoolus limensis), all of which are 
shy spots e-rot, Hydrocotyle | inform Yo Mein gry that I have often heard S proceeding satisfactorily. Favourable reports as to these vege- 
vulgaris, and oceasionaliy, but not common, Andro- | do so, and I h t that it arises from fear j x i i 
meda polifol he Grasses Mae unlike the fertile ; a b also ás Brazilian Ai : h 
mee paa, Tis s yes aie de feri ay 3ye may provo for Ml by cg ono nam s peti gs DHT exuit opi, 
might be expected, of a good description, Besides | dentally discovered won boy some 50 years ago. | Still further endeavours to accom plish the acclimatization of 
the sweet Vernal Grass, what I found were chiefly On seeing one jump vigorous usly to get ont of my way that highly desirable vegetable. 
s Grasses, Agrostis canina and stolonifera, and | I followed it, when my astonishment, I heard a ie rh, ioe 
rulea, Turning our steps away from the Et A. th 
bog, and tracing the an T npe a à Liffey, we — anything ees moro Tiko th d l oni somit oneipate ad it: ym Joti ices of 3500 ks. 
the Glumales in num ce sufficient tö | caused it to repeat man “lit üntil:dt obacdnt The Preparation and Mounting of Microscopie Objects. 
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convince us that the appellation of the "Em erald Isle " exhausted by fatigue, when I left it to recover, being | < By Tho na» er London: Hardwicke. Pp. 156. 
is appropriate. d picked about 40 — Tepresen ting | instructed not to take the life of frogs, as they were , or who engage peop 
20 genera, within the bonds of one parish, Straffan. | harmless and useful, Not thus considered by me, how- | in microscopic pursuits, will be sure with 
eee included P the best of our ae and meadow ever, was the unfortunate nd; for woe be to iut at objects which ees wis tu to preserve, oe eres little 
i as well as others that me - said to be|that time if he came in my way. I have, however, book will serve v — guide to those who are so 
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Mi Ph it n growing on Di hi dit ti E 
such as Phragmites remi nm ^ m is arundi- 2 reed more advanced in life, I have tried the | may be realised in the mounting of subjects for micro- 
nacea. uc aN soil along the banks of the|, experiment mentioned above with regard to my scopical examination must depend upon dexterity of 
Liffey is an alluvial deposit, and is clothed with a Siping friend the frog, m i n, such as may b i 
Mere rich ed ones ia er number of | ‘result, J. B Street, Woolwich.—— Frogs | Here, however, at least, will be found hints and instruc- 
Yen Min corde clemens im ania are to De found |g Dre squeak if P for a few seconds in an oo to put the operator on the right track. The 
orders On the flat ground between Straffan and Peto TE eet meee’ d pe tite wats poem a =g ia eg ate on pren ie 
aynooth, the following Orchids are growing in pro- € a 
È l, : ^ I vin square, and attacked a frog which was | mounting, whether pene by 2 ay or is result 
Der be ea x d is bra pyramidalis, | there, The ome every now and then riu the | of his own experience; and hey are "in tended to aid 
litti ink E thd akio inlis ; d confined to | hind legs of the frog, which made hom squeak so loud | the einer as well as the fides advanced student, the 
one litt Me xat E e m e » eee are mae | that he a have been heard more than a ape very rudiments of the art have been explained. Where 
ho: XT the G x f P e really pretty Dog sage: yards off, mouse continued his ¢ game for about an | there is a diversity of opinion as to the best mode of 
E found orden ide br si d the M ES Y Tiv hour, when - retired, without a much injury to | ster ing, the different modes in practice re ger 
am n growing s e e c the Mo e yme | the frog. J. Bryan, Hoydo n House, Royston inted out. Thus the information given cannot 
2. di ne an th e Hil e Lr ium dioicum, ing Vi i mesa A Young Date Palm found Growi wing in the Open Air [^ be of utility, especially to those who are jast genu 
edia. On ill o i is grow iola lutea, | g Weymouth.—On jospestios a spotin my E ol the field of microscopy. 
and on the side of the hill V pt ales Ms On the garden that had no t been distur bed for some I The » book is divided i 
bill of Castle Warden "Pencrit Seorodoni and the Served Fe me i yido intese 9f which haue 
eautiful Bryum crudum. In B ons dem Gries i : px hird à Pes Ha ; 
phyllum verticillatum. In Carton iem: e, the noble Ming clos r^ EI eed : lid DOE eda ia ia EI TAE. OF Aika liquids ; iren of 
He Jatifolia, and Hanuneulus DE wood E = dia, the yik shoot o Ap How did it | sections and how to cut them; the sixth of injection ; 
hse ae 'od oec pore W Railway): Hyoseyum ? < rem e? was the next ar M ry I|and the seventh of various miscellaneous matters not 
Pave M Taig Md aie ion d vo Straffan, | p= Date rne which p ms d aue iid gd ie onu pi T d : 
olygonum Raii, and Lin: — — ave mentioned | T ume 
presence. It has been carefully dazi ix pr may now be There is one class of objects for the lariscope 
ice Pin MeL P few of t ity tae ^ a that b ble er ym seen at Mr. —€— nursery and flower garden, | which differs in roptar from any e. have yet 
^ fo M àh oa M of us ee "mui M a URN ig ave | Gloucester Street, Weymouth. Æ. Johnson, Alma | considered, and affords very beautifulspecimens. Some 
yet fount the w em. ouid any o et rd Villa, Weymouth, Sept. 13. [ant epe many of Á tems and the Tiger 
Botanica. tacez, (i.e., horse tails), con: of 
y orbem to communicate with them. W Douglas, Straffan, | ocieti silica; that when € serie aa Ar iP ved GAS 
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Ripe D» ön Bia Pede int Ni rines—| a a a iis Wath ar tm "This ske E re he wonder ated ul aee 
«— there de have been unusually favouring cir- Annua Report tof "he coun n appears ims the ert N y uns 
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€ msta! papata AL sederet! nee e cpu im financia repo ce a bank ers balance o 4381. The Duke of “ Sometimes the cuticle of the nibs is removed 
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ted b. wat h a 5 mae stem, my an 1 - ea T 2 f feet the following papers were read :—l. On the Reports ‘from Hong as the alkalies are being Foi n sid whet this dui 
gh, that has vins ull-sized fruit | Kong, Labuan, Tasmania, and Western Australia, relating to d id sh 
upon it, and which in a few ae will ripen, At the | Fauna and Flora suitable for Acclimatisation in Great Britain. ceased more acid s ud. be added. At this point = 
fruit and forest tree nursery, which is about - pee Pr comme a e — — à ays Mr. er ia modes of treatment differ. Some remove the objec 
m that where the - nes are growing, — A, W. ‘Crichto n. 7 thin gl g p 
Peach es are growing n ps ants in the quarters, Among the most important events of the last year has been | 23 8 ass until all appears white, t b 
monds not Vnfróqneutiy do. Ina long life devotat | the issuing wer an eser d Office adis a cec of nd Consule pes d ene i v tin ginean it is 
ressed to her Majesty's Ministe: Overnors, ani nsuls eave it in stro 
tnd thereto opine that th ined ater it inus | in various | "- E E world, requesting mr monile as rong aci until a the e substance, 
suc anima ür x xi mp jorge an vege are 
unusually favourable. William Masters, Exotic | likely to be of use whether for domestication or | * length of time, ung according to the mass, &c., of 
a for varying the inion EN p the people, or for manufac the plant. Of c n this la! 
: » Canterbury. turing, or for any other useful purpose, and whose constitution th em ton tter method is used, 
lazing.—l w glad t vet Mr. Bewly's habits offer à reasonable prospect of successful cultivation. rro sion must be w the acid, &c., before 
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double glass? I have a span-roofed pit 28 feet ee i domesticating the Emeu iterii srir dieu 
img; cum by glass in the middle, seni north to d t JN D hollandia) the medal ng transmitted ir want fora for the 
north. division is fatis vi with hot-water through the hands of the Secretaries of this Society to | PO 
$4. 43 Mr. Bennett. Attention has v time past [ee The last miben of Pak Hotts Máre dos Hortus, 
leaf is Mieter in ree aaa te division. Now, during nly dusbable that the Society s uld institute operations | which has come to hand, contains a car ten set of 
md of the doe edt the iiri two glasses to | for the purpose of distributing among its members the vivified | Herbae eous Ca ; & group Spotted 
h the northern division: “while, i n the - or wes -— ova and y ortho r^s the mors val md Sets e Arun Mimuli ed by Mr. Bull and others ; i^ siobee of 
P shines thre ba but one glass, an d then it is I fan org i en d. These "Piscioultural D D varieties of Portulaca grandiflora. 
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the m schief i e. Ignor Mt ub = ie, under whose supervision dr gures of Hibiscus iscus Cooperi, Goodyera 
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1 your reviewers, in remar a portion of Mr. Lb S IE of the planta represented in the present number is 
Cocina rchid book, took iie ipti rm to some of the |" Among the ini introduced rer favo ourably reported on may Phale e! Schilleriana, which well deserves the 
p iure called Lzelias, - maintained that - be mentioned a herd of very fine red deer (Cervus Elephas) 
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, I hav egans and the Wanig (Cervus canadensis) both located 
tien and in great vieii k id have been afforded vi pP ii LA eode olomys ursinus) hre; CATALOGUES RECEIVED.— Catalogue de Page 
Opportunity of dissection, and I maintain that it is a ' pre: OM they are very tame, and their habits ment Horticole à' Ambroise Verschaffelt, Gand: No.'75, 
