9B Foreign Notices : — Italy. 



Nursery, by Mr. John Young ; anel by Alexander Pope and Son6 of the Hands- 

 worth Nursery, Birmingham. — Cond. 



Tlic Rohan Pulato. -r- A specimen has been sent us by Dr.. Mease, from 

 Phihxdelpbia, who states that Mr. Buel of Albany had 525 lbs. (9 bushels by 

 measure), from 12 lb. :jilanted. The tubers were divided into sets of two 

 eyes each, and the sets planted in hills 4 ft. apart every way. .59,1b., planted 

 by the editor of the Neiv England Farmer, produced 790 lb. Various other 

 instances of the productiveness of the Rohan potato are given by X)r. Mease, 

 but, as the variety is already well known in Europe, we fai"bear quoting them. 

 For feeding eattle the variety promises much from the bulk produced ; but it is 

 unfit for the table, and it appears doubtful to us, whether more nutritive siatter 

 per acre may not be obtained from several varieties the produce of which is 

 not nearly so bulky. We can send a few sets of this American Rohan po- 

 tato to any one who will pay the postage. — Cond, 



Art. it. Foreign Notices. 



ITALY. 



MoNZA, Decemier 28. 183^9. — Being apprehensive that the grafts of the 

 Populus fastigiata fem., which I forwarded last year to Mr. Bentham, had not 

 arrived safely, I sent two months ago a packet of them by a friend of mine, 

 thinking that he was soon to go to London ; but he now writes to me from 

 France that he does not intend going to London at all, but will return to 

 Monza. Li the letter which accompanied the grafts, I gave an account of the 

 Baron Zanoli's garden ; and, knowing how much you are interested in any 

 horticultural notices of my country, I flatter m}self I am gratifying your 

 wishes, in sending a copy of it by post. This will be followed in a few days 

 by another notice of the exotic plants which grow in the open air in the two 

 islands ofBorromeo in the Lago Maggiore, to which I shall add the representa- 

 tion of an Allingia excelsa [Araucaria excelsa], which thrives in that delightful 

 climate. 



The garden of Baron Zanoli is situated at a short distance from Sesto St. 

 Giovanni, on the high road from Milan to Monza. It is of small extent, but 

 well laid out, and rich in fine plants, such as iaurus caroliniana, Comp- 

 tonia flsplenifolia, t/uniperus Ijcia, Cupressus Tournef6rt«, Taxus sibirica, 

 T. macrophjlla, T. weriifolia. There are tufts of Andromeda, among which 

 are A. arborea, A. calycina, A. speciosa, A. acuminata, A. racemosa, A. flori- 

 bi'mda, &c., azaleas, rhododendrons, kalmias, Psebnia Moidan, P. Moutan 

 joapaveracea,, P. Moutan rosea, &c., which adorn it greatly with their superb 

 flowers; and, as the proprietor cultivates the science with great ability, he 

 arranges the w^hole in so judicious a manner as to create a magical eflfect. 

 Among the pmes, in which the baron greatly delights, and to complete the 

 collection of which he spares neither money nor pains, there are some species 

 which, for the beauty of their foliage and fruit, per.'ectly enchant me. Your 

 admirable Arboretum et FnUicetum Britannicum served him as a guide, and by 

 the help of this work he has compiled so ingenious a catalogue, that, by 

 referring to it, he can tell in an instant the species which he possesses, and 

 those which are still wanting to complete his collection. He intends, 

 when his pines have attained considerable age and strength, to have portraits 

 of them made, and to publish the figures, with an accomfianying description 

 of them. May his love for arboriculture serve as an incentive to my rich 

 compatriots ! Here follows the list of the species which he possesses : — 



Pinus sylvestris, P. s. hcrizontalis, P. s. uncinata, P. s. rigensis, P. s. ge- 

 nevensis, P. s. genevensis brevifolia, P. s, scaridsa, P. s. intermedia, P. pumi- 

 lio, P. p. Fischerz, P. p. Mitghus, P. BankszVraa, P. inops, P. mitis, P. pungens, 

 P. Laricio, P. L. corsicana, P. L. caramanica, P. L. calabrica, P. L. austri- 

 aca, P. L.pyrenaica, P. L. altissima, P. L. taurica, 6 ft. high, P. L. Pallasi«w«, 

 3 ft. high, P. L. resindsa, P. Pinaster, P. P, maritima minor, P. P. ma- 



