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sensible of the great importance of such an herbarium of Indian vegetation, 

 have, by voluntary contributions among themselves, provided a series of 

 capacious and handsome cabinets to receive them ; and into these the 

 specimens, after being first arranged, are now disposed. — ./. D. 



Mr. Thompson, late head-gardener to the Duke of Portland, at Wel- 

 beck, in Nottinghamshire, has retired from that situation, and commenced 

 practising as a "general and landscape-gardener, improver of grounds, 

 reclaimer of bogs, preparer of land for irrigation, &c. &c.," on his own 

 account. Mr. Thompson's experience has been great and varied during 

 the many years which he has superintended the multifarious improvements 

 going on at Welbeck ; and most sincerely do we wish him that success 

 which he so well deserves. He was one of the earliest, and he has con- 

 tinued one of the steadiest, supporters of this Magazine. — Cond. 



Fuchsia gracilis, nearly hardy, at Whitby, Yorhshire. — I have at this time 

 a plant of Fuchsia gracilis in the open ground near 7 ft. high, and from 

 four to five yards in circumference, and loaded with flowers. It is a very 

 splendid plant, and has been planted out three years, and last winter was 

 not cut down at all. My garden is in an open situation, three quarters of 

 a mile from the sea, and at an elevation of about 120 ft. above its level. — 

 Henry Belcher, Whitby. Sept. 18. 1832. 



A Horticultural Society is about to be formed at Whitby. — We are at- 

 tempting to form a Horticultural Society in this remote corner of the 

 country ; and as I understand that the subscriptions already promised 

 exceed 201. a-year, I fully expect we shall succeed. — Id. 



A very fine Scarlet Cockscomb (Celosia cristdta L.). — Sir, Allow me to 

 register in this Magazine the dimensions of a cockscomb which I have 

 this year (1832) grown. It was exhibited, on the 27th of July last, at the 

 Northampton Horticultural show; and, on the 31st of Jul}-, at Bucking- 

 ham Horticultural show, when the comb measured 32 in. over, 14 in. long, 

 and 8 in. wide. Now (Oct. 12.) it measures 36i in. over, 14iin. long, and 

 8i in. wide : the plant is 3 ft. 3 in, high, and the comb of a very handsome 

 shape, and of a scarlet colour. 1 am. Sir, yours, &c. — .John Oxley, 

 Gardener to the Right Hon. Lord Southampton, Whittlebury Lodge, North- 

 amptonshire, Oct, 12. 1832. 



Burnard's Seedling Peach (a beautiful drawing of which, by Mr. E. D. 

 Smith, the botanical artist, is before us) has the flesh of a deep purple 

 from the skin to the stone. It was raised by J. P. Burnard, Esq., in his 

 garden at Eden Grove, Holloway. — Cojid. 



Heaviest Goosebenies in 1832 ; 4 kinds in each colour. — Red. The 

 Young Wonderful, 27 dwts. 13grs. This kind made its first appearance in 

 1828, when a berry of it weighed 23 dwts. 13grs. Companion, 26 dwts. 



6 grs. Briton, 26 dwts. 10 grs. London, 24 dwts. 19 grs. — Yellow. Leader, 

 26 dwts. 9 grs. Gunner, 25 dwts. 17 grs. Teaser, 25 dwts. 6 grs. Two 

 to one, 25 dwts. 3 grs. — Green. Bumper, a seedling in the first year of 

 fruiting, raised by John Bratherton, of Wistaston : it weighed 30 dwts. 

 18 grs. Peacock, 25 dwts. 8 grs. Invincible, 23 dwts. 20 grs. Lord Crew, 



22 dwts. 11 grs. — White. Ostrich, 24 dwts. 20 grs. Chorister, 24 dwts. 



7 grs. Fleur de lis, 23 dwts. 9 grs. Eagle, 23 dwts. 6 grs. There are 



23 new seedling kinds of gooseberry going out this year ; 5 of them red, 

 5 yellow, 4 green, 9 white. — AI. Saul. Sulyard-street, Lancaster, 

 Oct. 27. 1832. 



A Prodigious Pear has been grown near this town, on a tree belonging 

 to Mr. Lamb, of Cockerham: it weighed 28^ oz. — Id. 



Exhibition of Seeds, Roots, and Plants for Farmiiig, at the late Show of 

 the Smithfield did). — Sir, The report of the agricultural seeds, roots, and 

 plants exhibited at the Smithfield Club Show, as given in Morning Chro- 

 nicle of Saturday, the Herald of Tuesda}-, and as copied into several of the 

 evening papers, is so partial, and, in some instances, so contrary to the 



