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injury done to ~~ roots in TN a gas er along them the 3 by Mr. e n and about which e * hp ea ions. N his —.— habits to 
few years ago of this — y; and I have is known. It grows to a large size, and is was engaged in business a few Aeon, - of 1 —— 
lately heard . the — gofa * a line of winter — early ine agg — ee * * e+ eee. death. It m 3 as a very unusual 
trees at Blackheath was followed by ‘thei decay, and — er — sorts are don ba Banksian Medal = ee that his fher in-law, whom he succeeded 
as 0 t Paris. In both seo Two bunches, somewhat shrivelled, at Ormiston Hall, and himself, made up continuously a 
these places it was sauteed rari the injury was 5 — red seedling, ripe in — and stated to . period = service, wanting, it is believed, only a few 
caused by the leakage of gas, an the were 7 nm were exhibited by J. B.; and Mr. Dunsford, of months of a century. 
a ingly removed, but with what success * do not | Chingford-green, sent a punnet of Black ee e. Sale of Conifers —A collection was sold by Mr. 
— It is stated that the leakage of gas amounts on which were reported to have been ripened on plants Stevens on Thursday last. It consisted for the most 
to 20 te cent. of the whole quantity passing | in pots. art of Deodars; Araucaria — varying from 
— the pipes. As this is a subjeet o 2 — Mr. Ingram produced a bundle —— 100 shoots | 1 foot to 18 inches high; a few examples of Taxodium 
* the i " phabirants of — sen as n e has of Asparagus, weighing 13 lbs. It was raised in low sempervirens 6 and 8 feet high; T. pinnatum, 18 inches 
the of sash oron pits, heated with hot water, as Ae and figured at high; Pinus patula, ae torulosa, and six plants 
— a ke rrespon stents would inform us | page 836 of our volume for 1847. of what were called Gordon Island 177 4 There 
: whether such leakage is a likely to injure the roots, and Mr. Kestell, of Dropmore, seagi ee epee were in all about 173 seit of 6 an plants each 
_ whether they have heard of 9 cases. Han- specimens of garden labels, some made of ca and | (except the > large T: Ta xodiu semperv which were 
Toniensis. others of zine. They ha had no heads with the front mt sold as p gee they fotched from 6s. to 
Manuring Vines.—The following extract may be in- mn in which the name was painted, and th 857 128. per — 
structive to horticulturists. The experiment seems worth over; but as the glass, lying hollow, is liable o be aR ee 
ing m says a Vine grower on the br st mey will permit water to condense be wd Calendar of Operations. 
banks of the Rhine, “ is necessary for the manure of a Mr. Kestell has tried another plan with these labels, (For the ensuing week.) 
vineyard, than the branches which are cut from the which is, to imbed the glass in an elastic. cement, whi ch GENERAL EMARKS. a 
Vines themselves. My vineyard has been manured in not only prevents it Wg being easily broke * — Tun correct labelling of the plants, otherwise care- 
this way for eight years, without receiving any other ree years — letters better from externa u- fully attended to, is a matter so generally neglected in 
kind < esa and 3 re — = — AB Mr. Fros oe o Lady 3 — 5 1 eA gardens, that ne few eo on the subject may be 
lade ould scarcely be pointed o I formerly the} had d used Geen, labels in the open r three years, | Service. Dur f the hands 
followed thee aa usually practised in this neighbour- and had found them efficient. Mr. Ae ll again ex-| may be sell pi hig in preparing and writing 
1 and was obliged, in consequence, to purchase hib bited 7 of his zine-backed labels, whose cheap- labels. A beau tiful display i flowering plants, taste- 
ure to a large amount. This is now entirely saved, ness and ready use render them convenient for many fully arranged, is very gratifying ; rang if we wish to 
— my land is in excellent condition. When I see the purpose give continued pleasure, to those w o examine them 
fatiguing labour ot in the manuring of vineyards— From the garden of the Society came various plants, more than once, it is necessary that nothing be left 
horses and men toiling up the mountains with unneces- | consisting of seven kinds of Orchids, among which w as undone which can contribute to render them more 
why for inclined to say to all, come to my the seldom seen Spiranthes cerina, six varieties of interesting. Extra exertion of 54 ind is rendered 
eyard, and see how a bountiful Creator has provided Epoerin, e gran lanceolata, Franciscea latifolia, | more necessary by the spirit of — which is sọ 
that Vines should manure themselves, like the trees in „the tree Sempervivum, two Camellias, | rapidly extending itself eee who not only 
a forest, and even Seiten than they. The foliage falls hens Cine W the pretty little n Violet more fully appreciate the ex — beantifal, but also 
from the trees in a forest, only — the leaves are Guas yry and sa at p. 239, vol. sibs res cut seek gratification in entertainments of a mental ind, 
withered, and they lie for years before they decay, | flowe Gardeners therefore will, in general, find it to their 
but the branches are pruned from the Vine about ne sonop ta meet as much as ble the wants of 
the end of July or the beginning of Augus — —— he day; one of which is obviously the neat and correet 
vie still fresh “ag ee If they are then cut Linnean, Feb. 19.—W. Yarrett, Esq., V. P., in the inbeling of all their plants; and, as an additional 
with the earth, they chair. The Rev. J. Bedingfield wasa elected a Fellow. „ they will at the same time add to their own 
pr putrefacti — so 9 that, as I have Casts of the busts of “the late Bishop of Norwich and ere. The object however will not be attain 
learned from experience, a at the end of four weeks, not | the late Dr. Maton, 1 president and vice. presi- by merely affixing botanical names to th To general 
a trace can be found.” I could also give the e vide — dent of the Society, were presented by the Presi- observers—the English name, the native country, and 
of a poorer Viae grower, but probably ae is enough for 3 A = of portraits was presente ted b y G. Ran- | year of introduction will also be interesting, and should 
yourreaders. Falcon. me, Esq., of Ipswich. A packet of dried ern be added, as w 1 8 atural Order, accompanied by 
he Winter at St. Petersburgh—Our winter is ex- coliai by J. Ker, Esq., on the Mackintyre River, New its anglicised fo: 
ceedingly severe ; we used to have every winter some | South — es, was presented by Mr. Pamplin. cen ANT DEPARTMEN 
mild days common to litoral climates ; nothing of this | specimens of Canna latifolia, Begonia manicata, and ae 8 se beginning to 2 5 should be 
kind happened since the beginning of the frost, and the Bilbergia iridifolia were exhibited < the Rev. J. 4 cally examined at least once a week, and guided 
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ing been at —30 Fahr. (—27° tp peed, |S who died in 1810, and was . by frequ —— turning them round, L 
at eee 1 at this moment at Regn? Fahr. of Botany are many other subjects in the | stopping any shoots which are unduly taking the 
* Palm-house (664 fee t high, University 5 oo ngen, was read by Dr. Wallich. | and occasionally tying any that require it. A careful 
266 feet long a avà 50 feet 8 keeps well an averag pene of Linnzeus, and published an man, who takes a proper interest in his work, will 
59° to 60° when 3 is no sunshine, e of the genera Plantarum and a natural history | notice these little matters when he is remo or 
heated b; by: bet pee and steam, . L. Fischer, “ quadrupeds. The author was indebted for the ma- decaying leaves or flowers; which, as well as sweeping 
Imp. Bot, 3 Jan. 23 (Feb. 471 2830. erials of his memoir, which contained many amusing re- | Up all litter, he will do before he commences watering. 
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HORTICULTURAL, Feb. 19.—E. Branne, Esq., in the letters of Sir J. E. Smith, to Dr. Dryander, one relating | put at once into the size of pot in which they are to 
_ chair. Many beautiful plants were brought together on the discovery of galvanic action, by Galvani and the 2 as no plants suffer so much from the cheeks 
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i cent specimen of Dendrobium aoea Ti from Mr. | Linnean Society. Specimens of Maize from the tom D | potted. If they are treated as reeommended, the size 
Puncan, gr. to the Rey, C. Fox Chawner, of Bletching- of a Peruvian mummy were exhibited. f the plants will be proportionate to that of the pa 3 
lex. Further particulars concerning this will be found in and when these are filled with roots, the plants will 
a Leading Artiele. A large silver medal was awarded my ee or 5 Ee, 1.—A. Henrrey, Esq. naturally arrive at a flowering state. op 
it. —Mr. Dobson, gr. to Mr. Beck, contributed a beauti. V. P., in the chair. The secretary read a letter from method of pag wae these gans, causes the 
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flaccida, and the interesting fringe-lipped C. cristata. Neg ager oie announced. The continuation of Mr. i grown in a brisk bottom-heat, with a liberal 
A Knightian Medal was awarded — these.—Messrs, | V. H. Coleman’s Paper “ On the Plants ee to supply of top-heat, and a free admission of air; as 
Veitch had a small imported pines £ the variety of | the e of Horsham, Sussex, was read. they make sturdier, better-shaped plauts than when 
_ Dendrobium aureum, called heterocarpum, from ane. grown in a close temperature ; besides which, they = 
i mein, a cream-coloured kind, With a buff lip, an Miscellan 5 better . ft cold currents of air in the 
| very sweet seented. Mr. White, gardener to K Death of Mr. Smith, of Benen We regret to Conservatory and other where they are generally 
| Esq., of West Bromwich, produced an announce that this well known Seottish horticulturist | Placed when in flower. 
imported example x * beautiful Bornean Calanthe died at Hopetoun gardens on the 10th inst. He com- tonas DEPARTMENT. | 
a, and with i specimen of the tropical menced his professional life at Ormiston Hall in 1790. In making new Vine borders, pay particular atten- 
American B t nia rigida. From Mr. Turner, He was afterwards promoted to the charge of the tion to forming e. pha bottom, and making pro- 
of Slough, came a nicely bloomed plant of the pur- gardens there, and 1816 was removed to the more | vision for thorough drainage. n The soil should consist 
ple-flowered Primula altaica, a species from the extensive sphere at ee 3 With the | principally of warm sandy loam ; the Vine makes fibres 
Asiatic side of the Bosphorus, in the way of our com- exception of a few months, he was all bis life in the much more freely in such soil than in that of a stiffer 
mon Primrose. It is quite hardy, but on account of its | employment of the noble family m Hopetoun. Mr. or more unctuous quality; and in the latter the roots 
N rough the winter and early sprin g, plants of it Smith was in many respects a self-educated man, and go through the border almost without a single rami- 
potted. and placed in t the greenhouse serve to” enliven it at like most others of that class, he continued his pursuit fication. The admixture of manure is all very well, 
Mr. | of knowledge till late in life. He was a fair botanist, but is of less importance, as any quantity of richness 
Ingram, of the Royal Gardens, Frogmore, sent a speci- | and had a knowledge of plants both native and can be added by means of top-dressings and liquid 
men of Ceanothus dentatus, a dark blue Californian | exotic, e was extremely fond of calculation, and manure ; the great desideratum being to form a warm 
species, which is expected to be hardy. It was not even when far advanced in years, he added to his pre- | porous border, which may serve as a medium by which 
sufficiently in bloom to show what its real merits may | vious acqui e of some of the higher | suitable nutriment may be offered to the roots. If the 
be ; but its colour bh ar and judging from the — branches of theoretical m He was an intelli- | loam is light and open in texture, some sheep, or 
fasion of flow er buds on the plant, it promises to be-| gent and zealous elder ab: ne naa at Bitak. cow-dung, may be incorporated with it; and bone-dust 
tal gardenin; ing. A ifted with remarkable chee: kindliness of is a suitable : 
and nicely bl i r 
- which a certificate of merit wasawarded. Caledon: ian W in in 1809—the year of — 9 — — by f i 
They consisted of Cerito (one of the best of Cinerarias), | its formation ; and h bacco as soon observed. The Peaches — 
Nymph, Maid of Artois, Bessy, Gem, and _— Villiers. | men in Scotland, chat wa ig egiek Fellows of os and —— are vonf aiii to be attacked by the 
Grapes Mr. Bevington gr. to Mark ps, Esq., | Horticultural Soeiety of London. He wasa Aana green fiy, a and the same method! ioe — the most 
sent a bunch of Black Barbarossa, a 4 prea 13 02. contributor to the memeirs of en, 
This is a Grape — of Ide: papers were inserted in the London se ovina te frets maich he 
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