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Hewell Grange by Mr. laa Jones, of Birmingham, | a 
so well kno own as the constructor of the admirable 
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of the exhibitors at the flower shows ; which is a want 
that what is sold will fate toj 
[Marcu 8, 1856. 
the extent os so ape per cent. at least. If this 
3 4} “te 
re sunk, 3 feet at right se ae be unable to fully an 
Under pg ae noe r Sheyairan ke its |; action for damages in case of the peel pire proving | 
inside to a about 12 foot distant ba e bad. Or , paymen nt might be made conditiona lu upon 
f prizes, th in respect 
of the amount given for prizes and in respect of the 
That there > may have been some, mistakes s made Se ns 
Council, 
house, and parallel with it. 
"drains was a perpendicular shaft ; that in the pi 
Iti is, however, n noi nece: ssary for us to suggest more 
way the p seine av ania r 
pipes, and was never closed ; thot | the of 
was closed by a — square plu i So long 3 
the men remained in place no ventilation took 
soon 
n the open air | met 
ae ourselves to pointing o 
o 
| of flower growers, in arran nging their schedules, ís not 
unlikely ¢ ; but the reason of the failur 
hibitions tb th 
th a 
past 
speci- 
of failure was not the “def ceney of 
The 
- objects ¢ exhibited, n , nor the want c of more or ghor Re 
of visi 
h 1 
e 
the pl ‘was removed, the men in this country than | m 
e: ara rooted ps haft,|the seedsmen of the United Kingdom. They in 
and, rushing through the drain, delivered itself|clude in their ranks merchants ane Pa their 
among the hot-water pi rapidly i probity and arge transactions, and o s ER 
ae of other societies po: esessin ng a 
mp, T account of 
gee in ‘the moist hea chy f Drayton Manor, 
hich iina alwa 
the h them was 
iiid 
with as much moisture as was required. 
8. 
truth and skill with 
ness. 
which they rope their basi 
It is in their interest quite as much as 
s| that of the general public that these remarks ba? ae 
ve nothing to fear from ae 
seeds. On the contrary they m ust fi 
een made. 
of their 
+1 pies} 
The 
—_ ret or ere attractions for their exhibitions 
tru e failure of those hiswick, 
=n ens of the Botanic Pity Ls 
egent’s Pack, while those of Chiswick been 
thinned ? Son the convenience “ pe deat 
well as far as it 
Mr. 
3 
wered the pu 
action e inse ficient. 
has sh ngs of a plan by |t 
which an oes to augment the ingress and 
desired. ins 
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their honour. 
will be as rm- 
g 
against t them and their practices that we have 
d and \ 
But there are black meaty in their | w 
day. Ladies 
wn hour, 
e musi ee 
The e professional man, the 
fo ga eae! the 
mble 
ith any other akigageriiont 
loungers of al 
holt 
vith the 
of which we As ieee ainted. 
ri 
renewal e its reid will ska 
over every portion o of the surface ace of a plan 
t wW hich 
ew Plants. 
*| treat on his way home. 
tice, arlier hs at and may still enjoy ee same 
To go 2 Chiswick requires 
purk for the whole oe a great part of E? 
day ; expense of a carriage A those who have 
Ne 
164, GoNOCALYX PULCHER. Planchon and Linden 
Fl, Columb. ined. 
We have received from Mr. ae wpe a coloured repre- 
be fi explained without ravi ngs, will, w 
Spelt n noe meet with be 9 ae from Mr. pee aH 
sale at 
charming 
is now actin ng engineer at the Crystal Pala | with close upright branches, , ck es hen dense foliaze, 
In connection with is imp Eann we may S bea Res sel ere wa : e p coy Mrs ajas 
owers of a aant rose, e leaves 
take the „present opportunity of ‘mentioning that a5 friki ular, Pez not very unlike wth 
y the same experienced engi- 
yw 
neer. Ils object is k o away with all movable 
sashes, all rafters, all drip, and all open laps; 
advantages which canno A sane ve Rape 
wher sot: is | comple te c mand of air, but dis- 
advan ‘th The obj 
is attained se of eh are called ‘ fA geal 
are 
applied to the Feed 2 intervals, and forming v 
cenvenient lines over which Vines or other climes | 
can bi trained. Weak mate erials 
Seh 
Alaternus. 
E a a ts aey the shige 
iy a owed roofs in the original Crystal Palace be 
hether we take the two contrivances be ai | 
or bok merely to the tatea comm. TR gh r thus 
obtained, it seems to us that we hav mot ove- 
ment introduced into doinatitiotion, which is only 
second to that which followed the’ employment of 
hot-water pipes. 
Ir will be seen by our correspondence that we ives 
not draw attention to the Pites m the 
Frane without very sufficient ri uch m 
i y We ‘there 
fore again say to purchasers of seeds be on you 
guard. 
s no doubt that by means of steam 
e, all Sorts of rubbish are made 
to for articles of sterling value. Dead Rap 
does duty for seed, Dead Black Medick 
for Lucerne, and Dead Clover for the living. 
o 
are dim. Suc 
only in one way, and that is the way 
pointed out. Seeds must be tried. 
In one respect war do buyers require to bel? 
furth er advised as to the mode of m mares the trial. 
They m must not expect ie pae of s | 
sist „wholly of such as wil ngon é 
we lately 
1 | Be ticed in our salute for 1854, p. 556) in the pro. 
vinces 0 ti 
i feet above the 
s of the 
difficult ties, have also a 
company with Calyptraria heemantha (a glorious shrub, 
of an 
more vi 
fa 
bright rosy purple colour. It was found by Schlim in 
ess 
| expense A RE bide while waiting there. k 
the enjoyment are a country drive and a visit to a 
ey EN eae is desired on any ithe thai w 
Kew and Hampton Court and the Crystal 
now aay ther poe which Chiswick can neve’ i 
make what you of its A mga 
rue, the yet A as distant as Chiswick, 
most one stickler f for t the shows at Chiswick 
e Horticultural Sonel can any 
of the Crystal Palace 
similar 
D agreeabl situation, Too 
rs—and ina third sitiat y which, t 
nce, can be reached by a ch 
[zg 
e kno had 
tis plain that ae Horticultural Soci jerys s exhibi 
tions can r compete with either of the other opita 
in attracting tease € even if its schedules 2 ualled th 
rs in amount, and filled the pockets of the ex- 
hibitors instead of drawing upon them as the Society is 
It is useless in this utilitarian age to appeal to the 
peer. of the on ar ice ciety, or to urge its 
| claims on the of h orticulture, as the 
ons obe and 
y. ye 0 
promoter of ias improvements, a the earliest js not 
essi 
ha | fol 
A 4h 
hi S ental ogues 
ure since the beginning oi 
a and Ocaña at the elevation of 7 70 000 
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
ee s century. Ey 
public will patronise that Society and those | exhibitions 
bad time, convenience, and m ney. These requirements 
he locality of | the Society’ s garden will not admit of its 
the lalii. or the acces- 
sories of | its more fortunate | rivals enable them to da 
THE 
ir attention of the horticultural public is at this 
e occupied with the question of the modification 
he Horticultural Lares fa She Couneil have 
[fea cpa me bor 
e put h 
the garden at Chiswick bar og according to 
pli 
te siti comuaitatian of the Socie e be maintained, 
roblem which the reformers o iety have to 
mmittee, of whose Tabas rs we are shor rtly to | 
isha rr. s“ Various n the subject of the geen 
y 
is, or to supply funds by sint means if the 
e maintained, or to present some other 
ful- 
prda 
t | garden i 
Tak 
7 1 
ar yeas a 
Society «ià the caus 
ness of pm Society without the garden. Another F. H. S 
t clefts 
some appe: in the horti Salaga 
Dot exceed 10 per cen’ cent. if ann i Foe pecially in the numbers of “ The Florist” | Za7ch 
found to grow the buyer shold: be prt te H r the present t Ana two preceding months. The sub- ori aac R Sp n 
fewer grow he has a case for suspici ath has naturally z ON FROST SPLITTING. —Bry an RoBERT CASPARY. 
When we consider how enormous ja stha consump- | gardeners and the friends of gardening ; but the very Cepia fim 
of seeds in the d farms of this | 00e-sided view taken in the papers of the pen * I now proceed to consider what are the | real causes. 
country, it is ee that mere mixing with only have mentioned (which Appeal the of t And fi tinguish 
25 p ad seeds mad be Ae with | exhibitors at the Society's and other flower ions, and old ones which have reopened, as the circum- 
view of the most prominent. question discussed in} First, of the old e hich broke 
“Tate Sage should try, or cause to be tried the articles referred to, namely, th open agai wash eek ale 
ol eda us ke Tas = sie gtd 
Ture 
best re 7 We can propose fo gi ie hanes 
f 
dag The next “a 
cases of considerable 
best method aie be i in all 
e purchases of seeds to require | 
e 
| ana involving cl prise _— the loss of funds to 
ti dir 
he causes of rs ‘ire of the exhibitions, bee | ae of. ibe Fake tree, N 
med i |= from the 3d 
Mient- stated, may be 
0. 22, 
3d to Pig 26th ge and as 
sible to 
to thot | interfering 
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