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3. The naked barley, Risso. Straw shorter than the preceding ; ear yellower ; 



grain rather larger, shorter, of the consistency of that of the large naked 

 barley. I received it from the late M. Risso, under the name of Orge 

 celeste, but it differs considei-ably from that of the North. 



4. The barley of Giiimalaye (in Taurida). Fine ear similar to that of H. 



vulgare vernura ; straw of a good height, ripens earlier than that of orge 

 celeste; grain greenish. It was lately given to me by M. Pepin, Princi- 

 pal of the School of Botany at the Jardin du Roi, and appears to be 

 very good. 



5. The barley of Guimalaye, with purple grain. Sub- variety of the preceding ; 



the same origin. 



These three varieties (3, 4, 5.) belong, like No. 2., to the species H. 

 vulgare Lin. 



6. The barley of Nepal, or trifurcate {H. trifurcatum Ser.). 



Besides these some new varieties have lately arrived at the Jardin des 

 Plantes, among seeds received from Abyssinia. A portion of each has been 

 sent to us. We shall sow them next spring. 



You will see that there is room for further study and experiments, in order 

 to arrive at the exact appreciation of the merit of the naked barley in general, 

 and of the different species and varieties in particular. A great number of 

 trials have been made on Nos. 1 and 2., but the greater part of them have not 

 been followed up sufficiently, and very few of the statements have been laid 

 before the public. 



The great fault of almost all has been the not bringing one or more of the 

 old species into comparison. This would be the only means of obtaining ideas 

 on the subject, perfectly useful and satisfactory to the^minds of practical men. 

 — Fibnoriii. Paris, Sept, 1840. 



^ Art. IV. Queries and Anstvers. 



The Cause, of Curl in the Leaves of Vines, (p. 568.) — A subscriber at Knights- 

 bridge (p. 568.) wishes to know the cause of the curl in the leaves of vines. 

 Whenever vine leaves flag, they are sure to curl afterwards, as the sap is stag- 

 nated, and the veins of the leaves get contracted when in a drooping state ; 

 and the sap being checked causes a curl and rough surface all over the leaves. 

 The flagging of vine leaves is caused in many ways ; viz. from the roots being 

 injured, from vineries being kept too hot when the leaves are young and 

 tender, and the sap being excited so as not to be able to supply all the wood; 

 from heavy cropping, or from keeping too much wood in the vines. — William 

 Wilson, Blagdon Gardens, Northumherland, Oct, 14. 1840. 



Art. V. Biographical Memoir of Charles Augustus Schellt Intendant 

 oj" the Royal Gardens of the Kingdom of Bavaria, 



Died on the 10th of July, 1840, in consequence of an apoplectic fit, Charles 

 Augustus Sckell, garden director of the kingdom of Bavaria. The name of 

 Sckell is so celebrated among landscape-gardeners and friends of gardening, 

 and the deceased has, himself, contributed so much to support and extend the 

 same fame, that a short notice of his death cannot be out of place in your in- 

 teresting pages. 



Even to the fourth generation the family of Sckell has distinguished itself 

 in gardening, and the application of its principles ; and for nearly a hundred 

 years, the grandfather, grandchildren, and great grandchildren have been cele- 

 brated in this branch of knowledge by their services to the chief of Bavaria. 

 The deceased's uncle, Frederick Lewis von Sckell, effected the most for the 

 art, at a time when the nation showed a disinclination for the old French 

 style of gardening ; and he, by renewing it, and particularly in the South o. 



