10—1850.] 
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‘omerus, more especially that 
feeding parasites, and that 
g th the sonuutisiieation 
of another naturalist, they feed on the bee Hyp, an 
well as the larva, the author procee eded to ) detail e 
Sept. 1849, 
of a set parasite in the nest of the same bee. his 
was a microscopic Acarus, of the tribe — — of 
Koch, for a he a ops the name of Heteropus 
ief characters rs which 
‘and pad-like tarsi, 4 to thos 
dha characters of the 
— 2 
rst a rance, W 
measure only about a e eee of a 
length. Vet they occur in 
were exhi- 
. ESTED, Feb. 1 
bed the resu 
ined 
3 pher 
tio rom 
and Lee spas no een, real cul be obtai 
by such mea eltier ha 
ethod oat was — more — 
a very 1 electrometer, the ac 
indicated ki the 9 of a very small magnetic 
sur mounted by a metallic ball, 
fas the ei was electrified by 79 With this 
and then r the ee nts the earth 
ua and 1 Serving the amount o ction of the 
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ing table i indi. 
cates, by the numbers, hs. relative 3 conditions 
xof the air in each m onih he year. 
5 | July Z 
okoa 
.. . one e — 
CDI Sess sas: ee A October x 1 
— oe š "3 November 
June 47 — ois 
It 2 also been observed 8 the sky is more highly 
in e han in cloudy weather, as indisated 
table ; 
v. 
* 40 
2 7 
wi 7 
131 
eleetrie 
inthe f 8 
Cloudy. Clear. 
PE ABD 
* 4 
n 
75 . 168 
109 . 226 
a 37 3181 . 571 
There re was found to be a difference in the electricity | 7 
snow, rain, as indicated by the 
N — , 
December 
. 4 | Snow 
From jhe Pinos toe Journal, 
„53. 
6% | Rain 
Garden Memoranda. 
Mr. E. G. Henperson’s Nursery. ELLINGTON 
* aves 
had a dee 
addition to the a kinds of Allaman 
tica, grandiflora, wah Schottii, ann met with, | the 
was another ame 
A 8 new Centradenia called fl — * said to 
He expla 
ioir fr. ascertaining be 
uite a different Tea called “ Liberti,” will also 
bluish-lilae ¢ 
— Sina what —— 
prove an acquisition. 
in excellent 
things, some thousan 
r | germinans, which is about the only Heath that is found 
to force we ell. 
e 
the s 
A the present yea 
Death o 
209 
5074 
of 
works of all preceding 5 on the 
wle 
situated ve "he noii: enst of the Cape 
and i 
longitude, of which ae "Edward More 
ROAD, St. Joun’s Woop.—We observed in the show- 
ere flowering plants of R 
rge or fine as Hyacin 
‘whieh ! is ae ee of all a white 
glauca, an 
= very — 
hite Epaerises; Kalmia 
e Orange, Ke. The latter 
wers here profusely, ane ee 
than the 
T 
t — are several varieties here, 
＋ 2 little compact growing C. eum quite 
flowers. In the — 
k let G (i p ada 
eranium 
is reported to be a freo blooming 
ornamental. variety, partak of the Skee | 
Tom Thumb. It has variegated nd 
variegated foliage, — like that of the ‘old | 
a tree 
ong the 
3 Ann 
2 vith econ ly e which banging 
pur the * gives the whole a finished and nea 
chai nee. Among Ti 
Morreliava, from . 
ts in basket 
much is expected. 
berries, which are very ornamental all the winter ; 
W. 
rer, name 
K arayrostigma,” * a ite. 2 . 
„ which a ome ong with it 
er 
op gre 
as, viz., carthar 
her Neriifoli 
ted to turn ct distin ctand goo 
A ahi eh 
E ar Saa 
pi 
dapu rplish Fo * a new 1 
n be in 
P 
ink, or 
a good foliage, a 
we saw 
The 
condition ; it com 
ds of the spring flowering Erica 
g stoc 
, a 
a ofessor De Candolle.—We regret to learn that in 
onsequence of the ee “of political affairs in Geneva, 
xcellent M. De Candolle h 
enables hi 
pga er's Gaikema al of 
y to have to 
of Dr. Koch an 
tHe lveti ice,’ 
xing the 
basis than the 
subject ; — his 
of Eu paj pianis was surpassed by few. 
ibuted er towards fi 
and firm 
. s ches igi of B 
igrioultural and F a bd Society. 
3 rmed at Port Natal, which is 
and other plants 
thn sey are called “ gal- 
ved Achim pre 
Campylobntris discolor, — i5. Ks deep violet- purple 
m 
of | by the wind. 
f = auted are not generally as long in proportion to their 
t to take 
red calyx, with. — a hours, 
feat we should intagine it will 3 
oun 
de 
for a Jen time, or entrapped by slices of 7 
„wood 
down with your is not o necessary. 
If the season should be — a ty for rome 6 7 nb 10 days, 
ing in th supply of 
more 
borne in 
wned, — surfeited, 
careless ways brought to an 
what wor >, Tendered “a 
i The fa d the spring 
are suitable periods for transplanting all ye “ fruit 
tal trees. Evergre ceeed when 
d in the spring. uld prefer “ey remove 
— — in the fall (although —— pe: 1 well 
— trausplanted in the spring), as nka 
rm sah pe erea por d about the r — 
are r o thro bres in the * A few 
leaves, a a ite ah ee be placed around the stem 
f the tree t 
10. I sho 
a ae en stones put 
thereon to keep the — ing from away 
June, the stones — litter may be 
2 oots t trees wh s- 
size as to smaller ones ; it is therefore best 
arine ESI of bere sun on 
bed. The Presiden 10 he 
Massachusttts 2 — Dal d Society, in Hove 
ne of Hor Gioultsine for Jan. 1850. 
Calendar of Operations. 
ek, ) 
For the ensuing w 
pare DEPART 
ORCHIDS. yA increase eat and moisture will now 
be required by the are of this family ; watch them 
carefully, and as they show signs of growth, place 
in situations which are best calculated to produce a 
healthy development. Particular caution will be 
quisite to prevent moisture lodging in or about the 
young growths, hey are very liable to rot during 
that early stage. It is no less to 
lice “shoots and 
n 
the young 
by the former, which commit their 
redations during * night, and must either be sought 
pp ot; the 
oy the young ots, and 
æ erly prevent the pines * securing itself in its 
osition. These es may be entrapped by 
5 or Turnips 5 5 oh 4 or ys placing a 
hay pane n two $ pates or pans; the traps should 
ex ing, | * „ vietims e into 
F ho tw Admi with caution, and parti- 
cularly avoid 1 current “amongst the plants which 
points o 
the sun-heat on fine oe to indulge the plants 7 
"gee nein g. Avoid a * t temperature 
60° to 65° are pam fur those in i 
pi f growth If the 
eception of this “family, 
rom the warm to 
to the natural habita ds. The gaair 
part of the Dendrobiums, the Vanda family, and some - 
others, should, if possible, while making their growth, be 
amaoni toa hi ~i temperature than that of the general 
house, which w i i 
Catone * oy 
s between the 
be: 
owing Beans and other seeds. Country 
Gentleman. 
Planting Teir It requires two persons to plan 
roperly. The soil should ae we “a prepared 
by 2 eee, pulverised and 
manure. — before the plan 
The holes fi i 
ving 
| ficiently large to 2 receive the roots ane without Yoni: 
4, Trees ey never be e 
0⁰ a sharp knife, on the * 6. 
was The aoa — — * should | be held 
hole ceiv 
1 n be ear 
gar rood the eanvas, when it is pea 
2 
upright in the 
and the roots t porond onf 
should th b 
1 ber 
rati ag a 
dense le sun 
penetrate. be stationed near the back 
of the house, 30 that they can be shaded 
ose from mea exp 
N gii DEPARTMENT, 
* the su 
m to 
evaporating pans, as it is highs injurious to to bell ives 
and fruit; and, as another n oly inju yp „Always 
give air E i re nga sun’s 1 touch the be gk in 
the morning. Let the w 
e 
tl 
d 
oration. 
i = ae, position ; 1 2 soil 
fully introduced around and betw 
fibres, until the hole is completely filled up. 
the tree is thus planted, press the soil gently, W 
* po 
After 
will destroy 1 the Bloom ir 
chie ONS. —. ea io o the training of 
plan 
the E advance, and keep the shoots suf- 
