Jose 10, 1865.] 
THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE 
anting is comparatively simple | Polyanthuses ; Primroses, of coloured varieties; 
under a name which is intended to indicate the bay-like | ке of trans "pr rendered c em 
formed by the sori. by means of this iet isi: which mmi does its | Wallflowers, single red and yellow, and dwarf Italian. 
recesses work well. John Reid, Haigh Hall Gardens. | This is the pro, gross I have made їп seed-sowing up 
GYMNOGRAMMA ^tm JDesvauz. Hooker, Species е this í time, wo weeks of di с А. be 
Filicia, v. 129. GRAMMA RETROFRACTA, of small importance either wa; To t 
Hook. $ Grev. Bot. Mise. iii вор ne ^ М Бавно FLOWER- BARES. е ‚ |be — 2 erras the "tóm I —— baro n vd 
bi ms sparing! УР е tion, as in| 
tende oes peris -black, glossy, and as well as the rachides | has been wonderfully extended, it is a matter of ma exceeding 4 to 'the season. J LM ==. бн áp 
flexuose ; ере inches long, 1 refracted, p innules | surprise to many persons, that instead of a greai 
dichotomo-flabelliform, the segments linear ог oblong, pore variety of plants bein ed, th ber has b 
or less elongated, entire forked ог emarginate, decurrent ere нба еб m'i M E HAMILTON OR CA 8, 
аз to form а wing to the ultimate rachides; veins rked ; ) CADZOW OAK 
e bleng often M caudex $ "ue very few years ago e was a much- greate! | ARBORICULTURE has, in all times, moro or less 
This very һа handsome Fern, which is of trailing or can- | variety of plants used fi ding ding | ещ the tion of proprietors of the soil Тһе 
dent habit, andy remarkable c for ite fin nely;cut divisions and | many which are now айнау discarded, until for | y excellen samples of timb 
its ose rachis, is widely distri шей эче a summer garden, I verily believe that if all the |over hill and dale, and the salient positions which 
К Tw the Sierra Nevada it t an —— could be got from one sin le genus s any of them occupy as prominent in the 
altitude of 7000 feet; а in woods near qoem at acd е: ретт d oyed. This is, indeed, eas andscape, show that our forefathers v e them much 
{тош 8 to 10,000 feet, growing on the und. It хрїг Тһе Oak те ially has ys 
has been introduced gardens by Me. Ve itch, of а' great favourite; but if 1 
Chelsea, by whom it has been t м е on | ing out in q^ end f ere d 4н up. in овое; Я youth, „the numerous forms " зат ae печ which 
which ion a First-Class Certifica te w arded t о | and the class of pla: nt that was fou ind to 
А It isa well-marked an d thoroughl the slowe ergrowing p lan мм 
and will probably prove а а good gro wer, its habit | depended upon, became the ves one. "Nor do 1 ойгону дио 2 monarch of the forest. 
i ma strong root- еда фа its са 
their innumerable ents, yili 
Erm 
the mode of selection adopted ~is he 
skilful arborieulturist. Moreover, t the commerci ial value 
for 
blame tá н thus а м, 1 
always prove апа sa tisfac tory. Wi ve indeed | 
SPLANTING MA CHINE. 
of g them. I therefore had recourse to 
i by 2 чарк A, of an implement 
similar in formation to the panying sketch, 
which suits the purpose perfect. liv, ^ But in order that 
its may be rightly pre fügt ege. 
mode of operation properly understood, per! ем 
give а briet description of it. 
The box is up of four equally f. 1 sid 
нн brought about | а state of "inge that does not | although such samples as those of which we shall чч 
there was certai house of Ha 
nly milton, who could hav 
hen our биг 
лү» 
riticism, for whic h " e realised a 
they have had 
1t is а bad sign at any time w ^ ее ed | Bigh amount for them in days past, 
critics can find a point to harp upon—although it the pleas ure of arp to the forest which. the ey 
must in this case be held that they are most effective | tenant as the only piece of ground 
hile they confine themselves to generalities, such as husbanded d Dey. *be- only trees in à fele tract 
pute en perfection cQ the of cou antry fors disturbed by the hand of man for more 
These Oaks stand on what remains of the Caledonian 
Ку up 
abe | 
y leave the philosophio part of the 
subj ect and | to plain matter of detail, their 
vecspation i is gone 
If w as havo only опе” garden for the summer, 
and if re the material used and the d 
of sie "heben. tho mixed ее and the р 
avour of die 
made 
* 
aon 
ewhat ferocious; but 
ins of this I found 
i a) шет to be quite much 
as I learned from the 
orkmen in attendance, tho 
bulls are dispo to be 
ев 
when 
being 4 feet 6 inches at top and 4 feet 2 inches at 
period 
seo ма Бик 
u 
| brilliant. , At the samo time it must be admitted that | periodical 
when begins tell 
perdo, 1 foot 8 inches in ue B эл 2% guod 
og ir 
with two 
Га pre ee 
de 
mde B. edd 
g to 
rs| of а more general gystem, "and it therefore becomes бані energion, Ч A Fas аа like, 
positi 
or waver in 
sition, inc 
ued Bn M nm 
necessary to сонс how this n^ M ze Ауылы thei 
attained. I cannot agree wi ose d da e are pursue 
let m 
ummer beds | they havo an unusual к "en "the 
f course ereased 
wise у үгү 
11 gd 
oniums, Calce: ur si 
ribbons. They ап never be replaced, however which o: 
the introduction of variety may improve the 
id 
hole 11-in 
2 of an inch from the bottom, ye on the 
cleft to е square punch hole inside, 
а fixture by mea f screws and nuts, and 
box р adjusted round viae pant 1}-inch 
inches in riven 
нса 
of стае зә t m nar 
the most tedious portion of the 
инин: 
H iis 
Lj 
Е 
been prepared 
next thing to be done is to eh 
the two toj 
of the frame 
the centre of 
I 
E 
d pus 
l the wheels A exactly 
nd has 
п 
богау doing Lir " with the 
repas e а 
k of|a 
o 
for the reception of 
back the |a 
end effect. But sif we € the first week in June, 
and the MU PUE [Berge d ied дн ed of 
the season for these hier plants, we 1 
fine shots without. any display ; and "his. perhaps i is 
e 
= 
em 
hristmas, 
burgh of Hamilton are йй with 
l of all beef from the carcases o: 
a o 
imperative. these — 
Now there is scarcely any limit to the 
for fillin his want, rm it takes long үн; 
puted at 1500 
— themselves, E still в 
onument of the past PU years, over thi їз вр а. 4 
gin und, would =. ti 
Iam safe i in saying they Visa 500; they are pet ot 
course, remnants of former gr reatuess, for their wonted 
| limbs innumerable are fast decaying, leaf-buds are not 
AUN tie i p rominent, and ур Meeg а 
5 
£ 
& 
ould also 
e bo 
HI 
a 
Imi 
through each of the top bars, 
per edge of th 
Ё 
p 
i 
ЁЁ 
Е 
58 
Я 
be | this 
x. Two|man 
воа at the 
рреагапсе 
more олоп mim of bedd ing, 4: notice a pim the ns betokens pant 
are not easy to grow, and after a ant of the 
the cultivator will become dis- 
What I wish to impress 5 о for К» 
iscouragement there i is no necessity ; ; for if one plant 
does not suco eed th that will, | catt rved as 
fv a а hundred, nay, e 
if the pug be then undisturbed; the ancii 
ttle and be they 
d 
H 
3 
g 
them tofore, pu Б wse "ond on ils d but 
The o system i of General "Bedding h p^ this advantage, old Oaks T die. 
P 
rete: 
E 
5 
were 
^. 
m 
but why not now! “ Y is is never too 
н 
tin 
М sel d revious to ding as the spring |t 
xh Бае oio ^ bs the most tender varieties. that David, ] Earl of Huntingdon, 
3 4h 
Hn 
for 
Ге frequently find © сактаа кте out rather к= T. 
DN n exact] 
rly г inj ures them fo desires to en 
y 
must что 
re general 
inside of the 
Conclusion, I may remark that 
in 
tially Fs part T. the жим garden. 
fixed ne 
system should 
es to etat a stock sufficient for the beds had а 
me 
оо 
Fm 
e sown up to 
“The h Oak, the patriarch of the trees, 
Shoots ri eem up, and spreads by slow degrees ; 1 
Three centur € 8 he grows, and three he stays, 
Supreme in state, and in three more decays. 
toe 
of many useful plants 
ime 
pee Brompto n or 
the whole opera. | 
coloured varieties; Honesty, red and white; Pansies ; The largest of ihe Cadzow Oaks measures 21 feet in 
