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soms were only produced on the point of a shoot which had stretched out 

 from under those of the poplar, and had reached the free air, where it enjoyed 

 the direct influence of the sun. The only female salisburia in England, that we 

 know of, is in Kew Gardens ; but it has never flowered. All the female salis- 

 burias in Europe, M. Alphonse DeCandolle informs us, have been propagated 

 from one tree, which his father discovered, fifteen or eighteen years ago, in a 

 garden at Bourdigny, in the neighbourhood of Geneva. The history of this 

 tree, if it could be procured, would be extremely interesting. M. A. DeCan- 

 dolle has kindly promised to visit the garden, and examine the tree this 

 season, and, if it flowers, to send us specimens or drawings. In the mean- 

 time, we would suggest to every possessor of a large salisburia, whether in 

 England or on the Continent, to examine it with a view to ascertaining whe- 

 ther it has produced flowers this season. It is not perfectly certain that tha 

 tree is dioecious ; and there may, 'therefore, be trees in England that produce 

 both male and female flowers. It is not easy to understand how a female 

 tree got to Geneva, unless the first introduction of this tree to Europe, or 

 any subsequent introduction, was by seeds. In the meantime, we recom- 

 mend possessors of male salisburias to bud or graft the female on them. 

 They take readily by grafting, as we proved in 1831 ; having put on five 

 scions, all of which succeeded. We have now at Bayswater a handsome tree, 

 15 ft. high, with two leading shoots, one of which is female and the other 

 male. Messrs. Loddiges have plants of the female salisburia for sale, which 

 they grafted from scions sent by M. DeCandolle, two years ago. About 

 thirty years since, they raised one plant of salisburia from seedj but they are 

 not aware to whom they sold it. 



Where are the largest salisburias in France, Italy, and Germany ? Have 

 they flowered ? If so, where ? when ? at what age ? What was the heio-ht of 

 the tree ? and were the flowers male or female ? We should be greatly 

 obliged to any of our foreign correspondents who would answer these ques- 

 tions. These queries are, in several particulars, too late for this season ; but 

 we hope they will be carefully attended to next year. — Cond. 



Magnolia. — Where are the largest specimens in France, Italy, and Ger- 

 many ? Mention the species, the locality, the dimensions, the number of 

 years planted, and whether they flower and ripen seed, or flower only. 



Liriodendron. — The same questions asked respecting this tree. — Cond. 



The Newington Peach. — In Manning and Bray's Surrey, iii. 449., I find the 

 following passage : — " Peaches and nectarines adhering to the stone obtained 

 the name of Newington from having been first cultivated and brought to per- 

 fection at Newington Butts." Is this the fact ? — H. B. London, Aug 6 

 1834. 



Art. IV. London Horticultural Society and Garden. 



May 19. 1835. — Exhibited. Azalea Indica phoenicea, Diosma capitata and 

 rubra, Chorozema Henchmanni, Calceolaria Pluto, Cereus phyllanthdides, 

 Ackermanni, Ack. major, and a hybrid kind ; Cypripedium parviflorum and 

 spectabile ; from Mrs. Lawrence. Sweeney Nonpareil apples, from T. N. 

 Parker, Esq. A newly introduced species of Kennedy« (glabi'ata) from Mr. 

 Joseph Knight. O'xalis Piottcs, from Mrs. Marryat. Heartseases, from Mr. 

 Hogg, Paddington. Ardisia hymenandra, Calanthe weratrifolia, Grevillea 

 sericea. Azalea pulchra and /edifblia, Saponaria ocymoides, Hypoxis stellaris, 

 Rhodanthe Manglesra, Anisanthus splendens, Nycterinia /ychnidea, Talauma 

 (Magnolia) pumila, ili'imulus ; Calceolaria viscosissima, tlerhevtidnu, lanata, 

 YoungzV speciosa, and six other kinds; Cytisus nubigenus j from Messrs. 

 Young of Epsom. 



From the Garden of the Society, ^ristolochia trilobata, Maxillaria aro- 

 matica, Anisanthus splendens, Collomia coccinea. Clematis montana, Las- 

 thenia californica, Leptosiphon androsaceus ; Lupinus ^sbmidnus, rivularis. 



