Nua their way trom pond to pond if not more 
from one pond to an Ta I 
th fı the other they are paras 
to frequent, ee will visit it vied as often afterwards b 
land as they uld do „by a a ditch if there e were one. 
e |ne 
the stro 
| we 
bii 
THE Aa A Amali E 
Ta OVEMBER 22, 1856. 
Fg 
P. 
en 
d s far s grown against an open 
Bavo” remar! be a Set urbanee of some ele is | in g Ream va Fi were "sent by Mr. ers gr. 
sary to produce the contraction, jiss ay _of Margam Park, in that e county. _ They we ood-lo Si 
as is occasionally to make the pollen mass ow: 
ral fee et.] r. Til illyar rd, and specimens of a American varie 
bought under a "yellow. shod. Peach were AT by Mr. iu 
name has just ee in ie alleen . W. H. is iran sort, and was considered valuable fi 
Gore Langton, Esq., at New t. Loe r Bat th, ite I 
urred a few y: ears’ since near Plymouth. One of 
pair of Swans frequenting a pond died. The owner not 
habit, I would be glad to know whether it cra flowered 
swan, ha in this country, Another ig purchased the 
painted white and papu in the | pond, „The surviyor same time as the fo ormer, and called Gongora cymbi- | | 
took at once as a companion colle rb last June. The 
neighbour od. A visit fa ik 2 fe mor halon Pox 
the 
2 gota that “ete of the pond on thie account, | 
and the den swan was removed to the other side 
of the ne to try, when it was at once follo wed by the 
Taw 
[We be 
imper neil ‘leone. 
e | very fine t 
Royat oF Van Diemen’s Lann: Extracts,—Feb.8 
A i ae read by Mr. Swainson on the pai a 
English Grasses, and the form ation of artificial pas 
as regar 
in 
dairy produce and the feeding an Bye stock upon p= 
. A Subs 
lieve E. myrian 
When pi ra haris it is a 
ade, aey in fa: 
Mr. Swainson aa, that, having obse 
of the latter. rved 
f New es an indie 
live one. By th 
in pl ally par mt of the pond which was visible from the 
pair of iy if a 
but Ih | Ae A 
_ Tee s s Prolific Fig. =I have a specimen of this about 
14 ax 
a wooden one was moored in one » Spot, | 
square, and from 18 to 20 inches in depth. 
is from four to five years old, 
a greenhouse in i 
The plan 
and has been standing i in 
The 
p 
with pure ph ng. 
Anti t bore thre 
Between July 
ear and this i 
it be so used ve 
qualities? Inquirer. 
Cabbage know rg but is tender, and must be pate 
before frost comes. Itdoes not heart, or very little. 
sort. ] 
Petunia Imperialis. “ian bloomed this Petunia 
e| Treddle Spade a age is a sketch of my treddle 
most use 
out 
genous Grass of a nutritious character as cattle-feed, 
which continued green and suce ent throughout the 
mont S, 
seful tool f 
aan res rful as a lever, 
of the Seed. as has enabled _ him to pe aP. peony oe 
we 
and most convenient ve root 
for although it doe 
find the roots 
P 
ll other person “who will 
roots that a ut with it heal | care and attention to its gag may have a packet for 
more quickly. It is curious to see in| experimenting with urther dissemination over 
rural matters such tenacious cu s as | the ay the bare, dry, ar which, 
e often fin My men, a large body, not hes itate to ay, would by. the introduction 
or 80, of “ cute”? labourers, will not 
a garden spade; they call them for | Mr. Swainson has named it provisionally “ Red ‘Timothy 
all nursery purposes “ old women’s tools.” | Grass.” The En ney Grasses which Mr. Swainson 
The blade of the dle spade i 
inches long, eight inches wide at top | soil of T 
and six inches at bottom. From to pratense—Timothy Grass, or cat's tail. 
haft t wt: sae t three inches ; 2. prat Fox-tail, 
entire len feet two inche 3. Lng eat be ml Ss. 
bout fon inches vot loner part 5. Dactylis glomerata—Cock’s- foot i 
steel, so as sie ly 6. Holcus mollis—W oolly soft Grass. 
Rivers. T. Anthoxanthum vernum—Sweet vernal Grass. 
M d hi 8. Poa pratensis—Smooth meadow G: 
eavy Grapes.—My gardener has this 9, Agrostis stolonifera—Fiorin Grass. 
year ited a bunch of eek 10 Aventino Yellow Oat Grasi, 
Hamburgh Cnet i a 3 Ibs. 9 o 11, Holcus a Tall Oat G 
The Vine is pruned upon arabiy? oplati: Mr. Sw: wainson "mentions that ‘white Clover grows so 
S an you name any peiora eases? The luxuriantly, “ blown” b; 
<2 
ainder of the tiie is very g 
that I have has it t 
when me sent it out ~ 
ound it pe succeed best in poor 
q Whit land miks in- 
| moist weather in New Zealand is so great, that he 
carefully avoids its introduction (!) upon his panda 
ther „Ri b Grass (Pla antago lanceolata) he con side ers 
Sa $na e =~ F = 
fe & & | 
ve peti “= like “this bunch. X., ee o pluck 
unches have been produc: 
| of sacs Castle, near Abergele, sew in 
four bunches weighing respectively A Ibs., 43 be, 
us what kind of soil he grew his plan 
Zine, Lojties Hall, Bedea m, Yor kes hire 
ian Mountain t that tl 
°| be worthy of introduction amongst “good Grasses. 
ry more cultivate d as an ornamental tree, Itis a 
were “ the true Service” from Stamford. 
They ar are admired b nanas who see them. W. D. F. 
been aarin in the, gardens of 2 lat 
4 lbs., and 3} Ss thus averaging 4 Ibs. 3 oz. each. April 19, 1854,—A letter was read from the Rey. D. 
In the same ye Mr. cet of Pol aha aler itting a small bible, o a consignment 
2 iam Ty In 1847 Mr, Hutehi- | curiously mutilated by inse cts, fongi soldered up 
son, gasdener to A. L. Gower, Esq., of Castle Malgwyn apparently with the usual care in tin enclose: a 
don a bunch weighing 5 lbs., and the year h, half pam away on the 
after _ others weighing 5 lbs., 4 lbs. 2 0z., 33 lbs., | inside, accompanied the book, Mr. Galer states that 
d 3 lbs. 9 o 4 lbs. $ oz, ovem- | the case of books was sent out from En ngle and | the 
ber 1851 Mr. T orbes Nat in n the gardens at Woburn a William Woolley t 
il underwent repair, from 
lack Hambu urgh Bunches weighing 4 lbs. | which it would appear „probă Nie that the species of 
ve also Termites, commonly oy a Oe A ae anh bad there 
Cay ramh o. wth :— Len; pih, 2 feet 2 tchens ae Lord Tyrconnel, Mr, R. W. Baker, and Lord de | gained a footing in wood, an + ee 
of thas oh foes T task ohn, Ninete n branches Grey. some accidental aperture left in eee e tin, 
on the shoot which form a cone, ut Flowers.—Has “ A Devonian” ever had found admission to the books, gisdlpsipe, however, 
inches. My largest plant at the aan is r inches, | tried g ad water for preserving opened here, no of itself save by 
have been planted out two summers.. Wiliam | flow “Jo of the Society of Arts” some ravages. The Secretary reported the d late of 
Barron, Elvaston C | time ago the proportions were given. k they were | five of plants, perigee Bet these ba wnich to- 
Hints on Seed Sowing.—All flat seeds should be | apse parts water to one of glycerine, I generally use | London, in exchange for pl ved or ordered. 
sown i Sideways, for if Jaid flat on the ‘soil | they are apt | a mall bit of camphor to keep the water sweet, and I| May 10, 1854. en the following note, dated 2nd 
fancy F, February, 1854, fro om Sir W.J. Hoo s“ Sir, —The- 
never germinate so readily as those placed sideways. Boucheri ies Patent.—I would ed 1 gre aifficalty procured 
This accounts for so many fa Jy anne Gourds, | 
cal. 
Melons, a &e. An i 
The A n Washin ng Machin 
how 
of F 
be glad | to be inform 
p: 
reservi ng 
Boucherie s prones to the 
from Morocco perfectly resh seeds of the e Argan 
to app 
ol 
n be had of th 
J 
L 
Machin nes are very useful. i should say that 
medium sized one would be found the most useful 
in a small ns i small machine being too small. 
In ye wey the large one is of course the best, 
secs Irtabity De Lindley in his Vegetable 
dom has ious Australian 
ed 
risoning oes the 
them 
“disposal, I deem it my La to canbe them, a rnd 
Way Company, 26, Geal George bor Westie) 
of Bowood, Calne, 
Orchards in his neighbour: 
account of the fruits best ee for ine locality. 
Some mad 
Np sang er pe near Pers! 
I ask Pact cic for some | years attended to 
theaction ofinsee: tson our Bri itish Orchideze. Mr Lots 
RITISH Pomotoaicat, Nov. 6.— 
Societies, 
sae Mr. Hogg in 
new members were elected, Mr. abem 
Wilts, 
Four n 
sp 
to send them especially to those colonies of o 
here the climate is suited to their 
y yaad rat Senden “and persons aires af 
cultvati ng them, and dis soos sed to thay a report of 
ss or otherwise, may ol a portion on 
hood, together with some 
remarks were also bariin , of 
ore on rag 
effec "the peas 
spring upon fruit trees smawewe ai ies 
iya -= subject to aaow degrees oi _ 
Beautiful bunches of the Bowood Muse 
eyes rigor 
many years ag 
ve apia 
s observ: 
in tbe Swan 
curious 
ibited by Mr. 
8 e 
Ss "eg mepak, at this new 
me 
ous Lady’s Finger at or Commfahain Blane, ons 
y booker soe Gardens, near 
ersfield ed 
upon the column, 
is sprung, ill have ‘tie effect of disturbing 
polien and knocking 
essrs, H: 
Black Jamaica and one 
i h. 
meno furni 
Tillyard sent 
y Qin Rige pools 
4 ih 
some of it upon 
Catasetum we 
llen 
Apples we were e: 
con: 
xhibited, none a: nae wera s however | 
imens of Por- 
masses and 
ae of cultivation. 
amascus | in full blo ossom, a 
- | sente: 
succe: 
application. 
xang 14, 1854. — 
unced :—Transactio 
a 
The following donation was: 
of the Royal Hawaiian 
7 
aiff 
instances ; that many 0 
and that the. Sweet Briar hedges pe 
urred befara i in 
our experi- 
this hemisphere. 
6 Hamptons 8 garden 
time,. 
yi 
Spupers 
“ nothing of the kind has 
ig hich ext extends over 25 years xi 
added that in Dr. 
the. Bia gene had not only blossomed # second 
but produced a m "í a er 
members adduced 
fruit trees, Rose the 
August 9, ibd he. ‘attention of 
called to a bunch of Raspberries in various 
Prod oiher a 
Tipening of thew ankin ae 
unieation fro m Mr. H. H 
Christian F. 
teed 
