THE GARDENERS’ CHRONIC 
‘to the first three segments are the head, there | a superior class to t t is all very 
are five pairs of ventral and one pair of anal pro- | well for the Horticultural Socioty to di only 202, 
fis. These uve generally sit with their bodies | upon their printing, but their tickets, and cir- 
much curved, so a old of the surface of the jealars and placards nothing to what is 
leaf, or twi ig, wit ith t pair of feet, , Whilst | see n at Weston. It may as well be A e to 
f the bod exhibitors their | breakfasts at 2s. 
LE. 
| Thus 62, 13, 7, indicates the position of the 
Mallein” (Verbascum nigrum) in Hooker a 
British If packe 
titions ina go the s 
wanted, or return: their proper places. They 
should be taco’ ian a weak solution of shell: lac in 
[Jury 19, 1856. 
“ dark 
nd Arnott’s 
Lith 
of the leaf which they are in the of devouring, ‘ecanse bgt a unTER’s charge; what have Weston 
placing the ‘ares pes on the opposite ~ ee veyors i mon with people keeping a shop pry a fastidious tt smells pene ay tumbler fall full 
corresponding sides of the lea a such a pinos 3 as Berkley Square ? dr tko botoi ‘up to the part where they are nar- 
SEERA rtainly it is ynd disagreeable that contributors Sowa off. 0 unipped p portion can then be inserted 
en full the larva descends to the} sho ald et senl the more ground, indeed, there is | between the leaves o 
ground, where a ‘Sis oval cocoon of a strong | for murm ring t e e disagreeable it is. But | position oak sufficient! id a which it will be i 
silken textur: mg the leaves and bits earth, | grumblin ia is a eel “peculiarity, and Somerset- eon es. upper end may then bo similarly eed 
and in which it remains until the following Tuas, | chive does not enjo mmunity. For ourselves | par junction line ane net the successive 
when the perfect insect appears just in time to we greatly regret to hear such complaints, because e it be ee behind tl Haiek The 
allow its progeny to renew their attacks on the a seem to indicate an impossibility of peal i om nes rer ed ne hey for ki er ne to adhere 
young leaves. J. 0. W: | Horticulture by exhibitions in country places. It Se et as aa a cae 
eaey o say that doings like those at Weton E their being washed if they get dirty. 
rand folks at WESTON-SUPER-MARE t be fatal to association: ny kind; and uring a botanical lesson, reference to the cami 
In that happy spot money bears far less than its ‘coe some check can to them by the | tion of the a int the hist aiid: on andadi 
custo: alne. Guineas are thrown about like gentlemen of England provincial meetings will s tabular an ‘a teas letters) 
shillings, and hospitality is boundless ; fo is| become a mere matter of story, as many h suspended a the aa pi wer plant stands. By 
joy and abundance. Even Horticultural Exhibi- | indeed mama Baik This is, however, a sub- |i te he be pe Be or te t letters of the 
hes. are hg gore As but little, so few and oi for adjustment on the spot. Those at a dis- | sever ory is invited for 
simple are their tance can EN redirect ‘attention to what is wanted. recalling ea "The “Trati Jetters wi s within the brackets 
It appears tear = ate on our table that in this S ould =e be omitted in this table E 
Arcadia there is a Horticultural Society, well su We understand that there are still some packets | x å 
ported, and well at . In the year 1855 it! of seed of Deodar, and two or three other a of | | ja & y Z | 
enjoyed an income of 2207. and h how. Of; Conifers, ready to be distributed to any Fellow of | wel = > & | 
i ever, 157. were specially contributed | the Horticultural Society who apply for them sehabe eg ek tit S a 
_ for rizes and ially a d; so that at 21, Regent Street. eeting on Tuesday ae 
the otherwise available income bout 205/.| next, although not held for any specific purpose, 5 ar a 
That all this should have been contributed was will include very instructive specimens of the ge pees 
_ what was to have been expected fr oA the wealth = quality o of most of the important varieties of garden È a 
the place; that it should have been all spent Bea will show what their siiipaintie value bd Shoes 
“and about 30/. more does honour e e genius ENN ST ge 
of the Committee. The show would > zo ae 
et tad a tents Were PRACTICAL LESSONS IN BOTANY FOR Si Pe A N yg 
pro band and a Militia band  -— BEGINNERS OF ALL CLASSES—No. II. : oud) 2 ae 
were present, While a couple of county police py the Rev. J. S. Hexsrow, M.A., Ree se R E3 
protected th mpany from intrusion, and gave dig-| Tar plant stands are ensily pan (for 1é td. much} = E A a = 
nity to the pal The ae ts hose hand arrow strips of deal, cut from half-inch and po pe r- a is 3 
the arrangemen =~ ee ere entrusted etermined | inch planks (if required, tl eal eom pe 
that nothing sho their part, ap- | painted for 7d. each). pported 7 
themselve: + spa to their bing” First of al pae h) dri ce Each holda 18 je = a > 
they er apart a qu of their money for the exhi- common draught t vials (at 8s. 6d. per gross), As the ibs 
bitors, doubtless thinking that i bal xpenses | ae cast exactly l inch in Sincuoter, the holes are es 
of a Chiswick Exhibition consist in eS, a quarter | Po fee with a centre-bit a little larger; 16 stands, 2 ae 
must be enough for Wadia wande Wace, thie A ilem: therefore, hold 2 gross of vials, rather more eee are a A x 3 
ph which h der a a as only half as good. | eured in blossor ts ; - in ae PE nce gh 
Then a Yeo ban a for which. 2. of tnt p nane Sa ah in & and slipped between in two | a pa » | = A e 
were pai at Mil itia ‘band meet at only forty | narrow se contrived in front of the stands. The rea = 
shillings, exclusive of the band-master w who figure ety aire one end of a plant-stand, and STE ERE Gr TTR T S À 5 
as costing forty shillings more. Th | will satis Eii gs = 
seem ho to have felt thai | tru nch broader than 8, to allow of the & è F p! 
thing in the last arrangement, and so, by la bel-alit vg sons wi ween Gand p. To pro- RA EDES £ 
i of amends, they put both the bands together | duce the upper slit, a thin slice (m) of wood for the > @ wo eh o 
Wy Sean : m. By this| middle, and another (n) for each end, are introdu | E ee 
cont: the re of e bands | betwee Fand B. These slices trimmed to the same | e o E a erm | 
nearly up exhibitors, from which ais | angle as the labels, ale in the seg a beai standing accu- | Sete es | 
learn thi importance in which the latter ore before the vials and ends. A small | a = | 
are held. If there ear any doubt upon the matter places w where the slices are interpos The labels con- | The orders of the flowerin g plants a are here referred 
it is re ved nother charge of 97. lls. for tain the name of the class, ore paaa end species. to one or other of eight columns or compartments, five 
refreshing “ amateurs, nurserymen, gardeners, aid the same | of whic h belong to Dicotyledons and three to Monoco- 
censors,” rather less than half what was felt to be time tyledons 
ay Sah isg Aiat EvE i 3 sac Steamers This can be done as an canes BOTANICAL Diacrams.—A obatna wi the Set 
estimation in which the gardening ain t 
part of the exhibition was held by the Committee, S series of nine dia 
we rather wonder to find that they devoted 147. to co eof preparation tre 
decorating the tents in which garden ctions oren pp oe 
were placed, and 257. more to decorating the streets f = c o pee raat ae “a 
through which folks passed to look at them. This CER SS T Scand as ab AS 0a 
trade of decoration must be in great prosperity at lag i pils. These 
it Tacks indeed asif. the N So oc ee 
Ph been held for the pu e” the hands of the eminent 
it, or else the er iniy police Ls mu e been ag botanical artist, Mr. W: 
mages considering that e received Fitch. As he is anxious 
A i the price of a whole militia band, HARES VAS to prepare as many as pos 
rty > $ ; o prep 
for his Lepas services, or eig as = sible of his own a 
on mounted pee. | = from fresh iy peerage 
One othe feature in the arrangements of the ne = series will haray es 3 
seems worthy of especial ‘notice, and | = c A piete peas t 
that is the h o estate of = |C| autumn. : 
the realm. Next ae King, Lords, Commons = p | peceon ner ie the eight 
comes the Press, more than their equal, over each a | m $ PAREA R TNE ion, 
viceroy. At Weston it is asian he dee: { F. P ih the exception of. 
veneration, and the Committee te fied their awe r R extensive group of Caly 
app) ing it by placing on one-eighth of all they | ? Ai i floral Dicotyledons, W! 
had at its di . Five-and-twenty pounds were ? | requi GRK ommon 
laid before the shrine of t Sites plants have 
Strange to say some inhabitants of the place are | Length tee cer nae TR PEN for the illustrations as ea 
nevertheless dissatisfied ; ca accounts, consult ; f zi ao AB of im| . ogee 
together, talk of jobs, and other sc about the | aye es h $ m ADC a aeS inflorescence and fruit, < 
Committ E aea ing b e unjust? It) co’ 3 0 . ae net given of the natural S he 
; en a i be fed; | es er aS oe d enlarged figures of 
is surely re e gentlemen should be fed a Soh § : ee ae Somer. ett, weak a 
“as such.” Bands want drink like other people, | z IET : ae sae: added, with dissections, 
and as for the Militia there is no bottom to amt G one 0 : ý E i wk eo parts exposed being 
is do London is no rule om | explained or onih e diagram 
Wes eston constable the back and top be three figures which be- It would ord amusemen an 
worth a doug n London inspectors, and must e paid [iong to the cance gen us, and species in whatever | the mesons b greatly aid diligent a, = seighbourhoods 
accordingly ; printers at Weston are altogeth r the names on the plant-list. | accurate record of the wild plants of a neigh! 
