598 THE GARDENERS’. CHRONICLE. 
[SEPT. 21, 
s of a more boreal character were found. The 
leaves most resembled some eocene specimens from 
Styria, figured by Dr. Unger, and those found in the 
Wen lay hode of the isle of Wight. Sir John 
overed leaves of simi 
nzie River, Arctic America. With tro 
i il leav 
specting 
sbie 3 a 1 of which is | Richardsoni, and Antagonist ; 2d, Mr. Currie, for Prin- 
Mr. Beaton 3 that he has a double- | cess Galitzen, Downiana, Amanda, Gerard de St. Trena, 
flowering retin ot more surprising than the Will- | Purpurea perfecta, and Elegantissima. Vegetables : 
ore. N i 
respect to their situation, f 1 had been found 
in — in 1. — ; rof. Oldham had than 7, and sometim it appears, that , Marigolds, and Greenhouse Plants; to 
just mentioned to him, that he found vegetable remains | because Mr. B. 3's plants aid not en. rs petals, they | Messrs. Dickson and Co., for lla, 
and leaves in a si situation in the north of 2 were destroyed as good for nothing; yet says | reflexum, and other 22 to . J. Dickson and 
but neither of these cases been e e -| he has saved one with 7 petals, “and a very beautiful Sons, for Dahlias, Lilies, Fu ths, other 
.—Mr, J. Smith said t the only clue to the bedder it will be.” Is this the plant which is to be mo nts; to Ballantyne and Sons, for Hollyhocks 
very the Duke had made was the * finding surprising than Willmore’s ? I kar very well acquainted | and Marigolds; to Mr. Mackintosh, for a fine Lili 
of a “ stone that looked like a leaf by a sportsman.— with Mrs. Willmor re’s Pelargon and quite agree w with and Hollyhocks; to Mr. Stark, Pentstemons Mur- 
referrin to the idea that dicot ledonous 
Mr, Sedgwick, referring a 
d and Conybeare 3 
Home COTESERORIRDES 
Nepenthes.—“Is Nepenthes Rafflesiana a stove or 
pent 
an Orchidaceous plant? At a late exhibi tion of the? and 
Coventry Warwickshire Horticultural and Flori- 
and 
cultural Society, it was shown and awarded the first | 3 
agr i 
you, “ that it is a most desirable — for bedding out;“ rayanus and heterophyllus, and Dahlias, Hollyhocks, 
essr 
and I can recommend it both on account o ril- | Fuchsias, and Verbenas ; to ownie an i 
lianey of ee and * bit. All I can say is, that, | for Hollyhocks ; to Mr. Handasyde, for fancy and other 
if Mr. Beaton will send forth a more surprising plant, Dahlias; to Mr. lethven, for two in Azalea 
Jam sure the public will be thankful to him for it. | pontica, and a specimen of Lilium lane 
Mr. B in mistake as to the owner of the | Kelly, for Tritonia aurea, and blooms of Hollyhocks and 
t. It does not belong to J. Willmore, Esq., ahlias; to Mr ie, for specimens orecole + 
0 ‘ 
Oldford, but is the property of Mrs. Willmore, of the | to Mr. Robertson, for Pansies ; 
13 
Gibson 
ursery, Strawberry Vale, Edgbaston. It Bart. for a dish ‘of +i ton Court Morello Cher 
is an accidental seedling, as is stated in the Chronicle, | of superior quality ; 
was found amongst a 25 of Hollyhocks, where it plants, including ede 
insignis, Fuchsia Co: 
[We have received a let ter on this subject— Monro's green-fleshed Melon, Blackhall’s green-fieshed, 
prize, as an Orchidaceous plant. 4 Constant Reader.“ for the most part a repetition of the abov e—from Mr. | and Queen Anne’s Pocket Melon, together with two Mos- 
marvellous discovery of the Coventry and Cole, gardener to J. Willmore, Esq., of Oldford.] cow Pines, and one Ripley Queen, for which an honorary 
Wars a4 A Nepenthes an Orchid! ward was made for superior cultivation ; to Mr. Pender, 
What next? If . should be a cattle show, these Sprie ties for fruit, Erica ampullacea, and several Japan Lilies; to 
judges would no doubt determine a pig to bulloc Ss thi Mr.Low, for a floral device; to W. lell, Esq., for Ger- 
Tron ter Tanks.— e need to apply a large, CALEDONIAN HORTICULTURAL, Sept. 5.—At this, man Asters and Marigolds; to Mr. Foulis, for Holl 
wrought-iron tank, ca t 25 which was the Fruit and Dahlia competition meeting, and Picotees; to Mr. Anderson, aches and Nec. 
hogsheads, the p supply of the following prizes were awarded :—Peaches : Ist, Mr. | tarines, from a flued wall; to Mr. Aitken, for a basket 
rain-water for the use of my Ee aot plant houses. | Crocket, gr. to lonel Ferguson, for Bellegarde and | of large Onions, 5 4 a preparation of gas tar; 
From w „Lam led to ask | Twyford ; 2d, Mr. Campbell, gr., Alva House, for Red to W. T. Thomson, Esq., for E Danes to Professor 
me water (w a e more or less, Magdalen and Noblesse. Nectarines : Ist, Mr. Camp- Syme, for White le Pendan Grapes; to Mr, 
the season and demand), is likely to be bell, for Newington and Elruge. Muscat Grapes: Ist, ville, for ‘Champion 1 ae onan Grapes, * J. 
| by the iron, so as to hee 0 urious to plants Mr. Fowler, gr. to Sir T. B. Hepburn, Bart., Smeaton ; Loon, and Dahlias; to R. G 
of a delicate nature. And if y hether any, and 2d, Mr. Ramsay, gr. to Sir G. Clerk. Black Hamburgh : 280. for ah Aaii 1 i grandiflorus rah » iain 
Ist, Mr. Blair, gr. to Mrs. D. C. Durham, Largo; 2d, eedling Petunias; to Mr. Young, for Dahlias ; to 
if any, what means can be adopted 8 obviate all such 
ill effects? Requesting the favour of an answer through 
„Addison, gr. to the Earl of Wemyss. Frontignan: Iarshall, for French and 
African Waris; ; to Mr. 
the medium of the Gardeners’ Chronicle, I ppi asy a Ist, Mr. Reid, gr. to Professor Syme, for a fine bunch | Stenhouse, for Mari olds; to Mr. Serymgeo 
mys ria I really er-in of your Paper of Black. Heaviest bunch es fit for dessert: Ist Man 1 Marigolds ; . Grieve, for two 
from the NN Number inj the present day. Pe: gr. to A. Croil, Esq., for White Syrian, | Seedling Pansies; to coll, for Verbenas, Holly- 
w. e water left in it, | weighing ; Mr. Fowler, of Smeaton, produced | hocks, and Marigolds; to Mr. Finlayson, for a See 
Panes: water would stand in it w without injury if = a bünch of White Syrian, w lbs. 13 oZ., but a nsy; to ‘Farlane, for a S Capsicum ; to 
tank was 8 with pitch and tar, not coal tar. being sa haioni ripe it did ho ive a prize. Pine | Mr, Gordon, for a Seedling Holl hock, and a stand of 
This is pples : ‘Connochie, Taymouth Castle, f$ a rench Marigolds; to Mr. Burns, for Hollyhocks ; to 
The Trentham Hybrid Melon.—1 have ripened two Ripley mare weighing 4 lbs. ; 2d, Mr. Anderson, gr. to | Mr. Anderson, for Fronti Gr om a Vinery, 
crops of the above Melon on the plan ear. the Earl of Stair, also for a w well-grown Queen. Apri- | the outside border of wnich was renewed in December, 
The first crop cons of seven fruit, the largest cots: Ist, Mr. M. Far Jane, Lochend, for Moorpark and 849; to Mr. H. Craigie, for Jargonelle Fears an 
re er 14 0z., and the smallest 2lbs. By the Breda; 2d, Thom, gr., Newton Don, for Hemskirk | plums; to T. Hutchison, Esq., for African and French 
had six fruit, about equal in quality to | and Moo rpark Greengage Plums : a ke Calder, 1 Larigolds; to Mr. Sinclair, for autumn and spring-sown 
— the first produce. I have now another crop | to Lady Harris; 2d, Mr. Sinclair, „Onions; to A. ardson, Esq., for Lilium 
swelling fast. H. B., Epsom. Esq. Plums, other than Greengages: sas han, And speciosum, an thera taraxifolia ; t 9 
Large Produce of Potatoes from a whole set. — for Victoria and Mag bonum ; 2 clair, for for Jarg nelle Pears; to A. Roughead, Esq., for four 
dug here in the garden to-day (Sept. 16th), 22 lbs. of Was d Orleans. Highest-flavoued Melon: Ist, large Gourds ; ; and to Mr. Causey, for three ditto. 
Potatoes, of one h ly Mr. Thomson Durham, for Irish Green- 5 this meeting several new members were elected. 
this spring. They are all perfectly f Mr. Reid, for Henderson's Green - fleshed 
The only way in which 1 unt so great a Heaviest twelve Jargonelle Pears, fit for immediate Rebiews 
produce, is that the set was whole, planted early, well | use: Ist, Mr. gi reese ar Gosford ; 2d, Mr. Gilmour, Mary + 
moulded up, and not crowded by any other plant ; hence | Cottage—the latter being the heaviest, but not quite Nur merges e. s for 1850. eae 
the ity of ting thinner than is usually done. ripe. isplay of Dahlias was excellent: Nursery- | Tun most ——— ble o ae and 5 y e 
I am of opinion that every one . has a pole of men's Class, Ist, Messrs, Dickson aad Sons, for Crocus, | that has yet been seen, is the Synopsis of the a nee 
; — . Cuthill’s essay on the Mrs. Seldon, Cleopatta, Duke of Wellington, 2 a Plants grown in Great Britain, ad 1d sold by Knight — 
otato. J. Rust, Chase - side House, ficent, Lellow Standard, Miss Spears, bees of Cam- Perry, a small quarto of 64 pages. In this work, f or it 
Galls.— This is s n or bridge, Knight of Nova Scotia, Tha ank Hero, more than a pao ‘catalogue, are comp n a3 
ious you have noticed at Marchioness of Cornwallis, athurst, Mrs. merous details con ing the genera -Á 5 
p. 579. They are mo nderson, Standard of Perfection, Grenadier, John | the species or ee ara eu under them. By many 
th etails will no ‘doubt be read 
some of which are y a season free from galls 5 | 
— for my own i part, could never make hat they 
i the the consequence ce of ill health. 
The ı old Onlcleaved ‘areal Pelargonium, which is a 
Edwards, Purple Standard, and Princess Radziville ; of their customers 
Mr. 
Handasyde, for Purple Standard, Queen of Prim- | with interest. Like the catalogue of Conifers now pub- 
is, of all the kinds I have seen 
failed to get a of the galls to make buds, = 
rmed a 
With this, e, I cannot charge my zaer so as | Car 
n that I often failed with galls 
from different varieties, cannot be a mistake, for 1 
made the last attempt as late as last June, with a gal 
which formed on a cutting of the variegated Oak-leaved 
Belgium ; 3 before it was rooted this gall had more 
matter in it than the cutting which produced it. It has 
urs’ department: Ist, Mr. King, Inveresk, for have first, Cedrus Libani 
aractacus, Duke of Wellington, Sir F. Bathurst, Pur- Cedar; and then comes C. 
ple Standard, Shylock, and Beeswing; 2d, Mr. Pisa: thing, — which is also the 
itehill, for Beeswing, Crocus, Grenadier, March- aps dli y 
Cornwallis, Duke of Wellington, and Shylock. catalogues of plants sold by Mr. Hosea Waterers 
ses, Grenadier, Duke of Wellington, Queen of Lilacs, lishing in the Journal of the Horticultural Society, = 
oison d'Or, Sir F. Bathurst, Crocus, Shylock, Madam is founded upon Endlicher’s “ Synopsis,’ with such 
rietta, Lily White, Mrs. Seldon dard, | viati 
an : 
Wellington, Elizabeth, Captain Warner, Yellow 99 — of the aon Catalogue apy ob- 
na Sir F. Bathurst, and Marchioness Cornwallis ; | ject to ; - latter indeed 
swald, ¿Murthly Castle, for Croe le even as sectional divisions. 
Á 5 is 
refuse to admit such genera 
kie fault of iis as of all 
th 
oliis ar. — the Silver 
— A whic. h is the same 
Cedrus ——— of Manetti 
Faney Dahlias : Ist, Mr. M‘Donaldy Drummond Castle, of Reap hill, and Mr, John Waterer, of Bagshot, are 
n plants, but offer a 
es. 
Wedderburn, Inveresk odge, for Miss Werde is the most = and represents a more extensive 
hristmas th Bot e to be 
Rainbow 
ll General 
it roth od l to A- variegated Geraniums b 
this p should have a proof at at once oiia 
the G4 ‘dea * bea in the arises from 
condition of the parent Fel D. Beat Beaton. ` 
The * Willmore Surprise” ge a pe 
Number is inserted an ariile kom. 
heteroph 
4 
re- F 
ocks: Mr. White, gr. 
Model of Perfection, Elegans, Napoleon, and Rosa 
ck 
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as 
ane pure 
Cavaignac. Best four spikes of Holly Messrs. Paul, of phas ee issued thet r priced 
to J. Russell, Esq., for Catalogue of Har dy 0 
formin venth division 
grandiflora ; 2d, Mr. Pow, gr. to A. Berwick, Esq., for | can 1 had be separately. 
unter. 
elegans, 
L 
| anus, 
P 
eon, Lady Clerk, Mrs. Berwick, and Robert! We have also 8 us 
Pentstemons: Ist, Mr. Currie, for Giganteus 3 Seeds, eultivated a 
MeEweni, Gentianoides splendens, Murray- d Garde a (Connection) by Meese a ETTE; 
lka, and B uckii; 2d, Mr. Munro, gr. to J. Co.” This is a little, but useful disserta 
„ Esq., for Buck Gentianoides, Watterstoni tical gardening, as well as a 
rees an 
on of their list; the £ six other 
e of 
A Descriptive Catalogue 
nd sold at the wee aad 
oe 
hyllus, McEweni, and ceig aes eus. more indeed the former than the ies for stranga 19 
: Ist, Mr. Kerr, gr. to R. . for | say, we cannot find a rice 
perfects, —.— Wange „ Ele gantissima, list to ‘the other 5 it would seem 
Lan at mere price cate 
