3 8 4 Queries and Answers. — Obituary. 



Art. III. Retrospective Criticism. 



The Subscribers to Douglas's Monument, (p. 296. to 301.) —In p. 299., for 

 " Mr. Park, Paris Street, Exeter," read " Mr. Clark, Paris Street, Exeter." 

 In p. 301., for "Messrs. Law and Co.," read "Messrs. Low and Co." In 



Alexander M'Morrine;" for " Ewing Glover," read " Eben. Glover;" and 

 for "Wm. Maxwell of Cardon," read " Wm. Maxwell, younger, of Cardo- 

 ness." In p. 300., for " Mr. Smith, in a letter from Worcester, 61 6s.," read 

 " Mr. Smith, in a letter from Worcester, 6/. 0s. 6d" Add to the list, " M. 

 Saul, Esq., Lancaster, 5s.," and " R. Tongue, Esq., Forton Cottage, near Lan- 

 caster, 5s." How the last two names came to be omitted in the List of Sub- 

 scribers we do not know. The care of the list was committed to a clerk, 

 and he is not now in the country to give any explanation. — Cond. 



Art. IV. Queries and Answers. 



The Twining of Plants. — Might I trouble you, or some of your intelligent 

 correspondents, to favour me with a scintilla of information respecting the 

 laws that regulate, or influence, the twining of plants. It has been assumed 

 that solar attraction was the agency directing that mode of growth, and that 

 such as were natives of the northern hemisphere had a tendency from east to 

 west ; and if we confine our attention to the hop, the honeysuckle, the black 

 bryony, &c, such an assumption might remain valid : but if we take, for 

 example, the Convolvulus sepium, a plant well known to be indigenous, the 

 above doctrine no longer holds good, as that plant invariably twines from 

 west to east, in the same manner as the scarlet runner, and many others. — 

 D. B. June, 1842. 



Bridgeman, Kent, Wright, Lappidge, Eames, Meikle, Parkyns, the Author of 

 " Monastic Remains," and the Authors of the " Epistle to Lord Lowther " and of 

 the " Elements of Modern Gardening." — We shall be greatly obliged to any of 

 our readers who can give us any information respecting these landscape- 

 gardeners, or their descendants. — Cond. 



Art. V. Obituary. 



Died, in the end of May last, at an advanced age, David Falconer, Esq., of 

 Carlowrie, near Edinburgh. This gentleman, who enjoyed a moderate fortune, 

 was a most zealous and successful cultivator of botany and horticulture. He 

 had for many years in his garden at Carlowrie an excellent collection of her- 

 baceous plants, which was extremely rich in some of the genera, particularly 

 /Vis, of which he had doubtless the best collection in Britain. Various en- 

 quiries by Mr. Falconer after rare species of different genera will be found in 

 our earlier Volumes, particularly Vols. IV. V. and VI., and we hope some 

 correspondent will favour us with further details respecting an individual 

 so much esteemed both as a man and a botanist. — Cond. 



