42—1850.] THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
bread was very much affected with the disease states, VILLAGE EXCURSIONS.—Lerrer III. Brought forward 
“that in three days it was like a mass of slime.” — — I wave found it difficult to keep my promise of giring 323 Ibs. f cheese pig 
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fal microscope, the author found that the — ia the —— On — what I had intended to send lemon — 1 = olesalo prico 
cellular portion of it was destroyed, and its appearance | y appeared to me far too minute. I have therefore | A few ex A xtra 6 cooper 
was that of a peculiarly white luminous substance, some g notices an 
what resembling the granules of starch. In one or two | of — a Th had ome to discuss more fu ully. Total expenses to be 55 £ 
of the specimens examined, and which had been dried} Cheap excursion trains are admirably adapted for Part of the cakes were consumed on board, and 
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by the baker in order to be enabled to sell it for pigs’ | enabling . persons — see a little . of the world | whole was just enough for a frugal repast on the green 
food, and had afterwards been placed by him in an out- than they ane a could ; and thousands are availing | sward by the sea-shore. Two large baskets of shrimps 
house, it was found to be completely covered with fungi, so ge f the — In dl the miscellaneous were presented by two friends; ice cream i 
every terminating stem having a well-formed fruit, | crowds 3 on 8 5 som ga 0 
somewhat resembling an Apple, and which appeared, found to end the day, if they do not en a spot; two dozen of ginger wine allowed of a mouthful, 
from one of them that had burst, to be full of seed, so | way which haies us ‘to believe they 1 ki far poker to — the unwonted sensations produced by the ice; 
small as not to be visible to the naked eye. It was the have staid at home. It is when some particular plan a large bag of nuts and walnuts was emptied, in a 
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sulted that these seeds are carried about by the atmo- | results are to be 3 from this modern method . felt myself no way responsible, as they were extem- 
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8 my iat bell to worse, * also for the singular fac towns at a distance, directed by programmes which had superior plum-cake 
that flour, which wi use | been previously issued to regulate the proceedings | more ordinary 
where the ie become —— if — to of the day. What I am about to advise respecting It — not be forgotten that we lingered one minute 
another * that is free from it, and manufac A Pim aa excursions cannot be equally applicable to too long, and thus missed the train which would have 
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fore S this paper, there are two or three other pater as whether these may not also be so arranged 2 the pie a In our dilemma we were — 
points which I consider it necessary to mention, which | as to offer an occasional opportunity for encouraging, | from the horn on which we had fallen, into the ome 
is, that some old bakers state that the disease is more through the means of social intercourse which they at one of the friends who had accompanied us. 
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through the, cessation of the Corn law at that time. sion, first of all, a locality should be . which | more than what our friends considered their good be- 
The state of the ge ae and the yeast have possesses features of a —— gy neta scription from those | haviour had koad. As those who treated us so 
each their share producing the disease. — A a which the labourers are 23 A visit to a | considerately can 2 the — they have 
discussion ensued on the ‘reading of this paper. Many | to or a trip to the sea-side, where they are beyond awakened in the agricultural labourer, I shall n 
rin tes smell of salt water, may be suggested. It is very im- shame them by ee the very words (more than 
— attributed it to a peculiar form * ferm rtant to secure the co-operation of some persons, once or twice repeated) in which those feelings have 
which the ges which take vi are frie W to such proceedings, residing near been expressed tome. “If Mr. H. did not sometimes 
vg e baking of bread did not take place. | the locality to be visited. They will make arrange- take us out to a distance from home not 
e thought the fungus a result of this fermentation. ments which it would be otherwise difficult or impossible | have known that there were such gentlemen in tha 
Mr. Peach hal often seen bread in this condition, and | to complete, and secure an apartment where the women | world as * *.” J. S. Henslow, 
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comm ter wet summers, and he had observed that of them will be sure oie over-fatigued. In our ' GARDENING ID IN HOLLAND .No. V. 
it was much more frequent in the west of England than 8 we tert eiaa been more high Ir I was somewhat disappointed in the Orchids in the. 
in Scotland. a i 
red than are lik f Ferns that 
amount of — » whieh “ol been bestowed upon us; amply made amends, for their beauty and health ran 
Toxspar, August 6.—In the MATHEMATICAL SECTION | but I am persuaded there are few oe ni England | concurrently. Amongst them I was particularly struck 
a paper was read On a Tissue Woven by Caterpillars, | where there may not be found some one heartily | with a noble Angiopteris erecta. It is a magnificent thi 
by Mr. J. Dennistoun.—In_ the early part of this cen- | willing to respond to such a call, even if it were to be as were the plants of Goniophlebium Reinwartii 
tury there lived at Munich a retired officer, Lieut. | made through the local papers Marattia sylvatica, I have long said no 
Hebenstrait, who amused himself by experiments on In forming a K a aak party, nominate a aoe “nucleus” | establishment ought to be without Orehids ; I now 
the means of giving consistency to the gossamer pro- | from among the labo The bers of a benefit say that none ought to be destitute of Ferns. I consider 
duced by caterpillars, which is occasionally seen blown | club, or some ＋ laudable society, are likel aly t 22 ee the degree: of excellence in a gardening establish- 
—— oa e the fields in Germany, and he was the best opportunity. These invited to ment is tested by the presence * absence by the ill or 
e sanguine of r dering it available as a or treble their numbers foun saa the 1 K perfeet culture of these two families. A garden without 
senegal for ladies’ dress. Tt is said that his plan was — village, it being understood that res will respee- them is like a king without a crown, or a church with- 
to prepare a Le of Lettuce or other leaves beat up vely be res . for the good conduct of whom- out tower or steeple. All young cultivators are cap- 
with butter, and, aft smooth | soever he may nominate. A 2 of the rougher dia- tivated with Geraniums, Chinese Azaleas, and such 
‘surface of stone ne or wood on an inelined plane, he placed d l ha 1 p 3 
at the lower end a number of chenilles or caterpillars | best behaviour, will very likely. ae out there are more but as the love of 3 inereases, and the mind 
ded | satisfactory methods of enjoying life than those to which becomes more expanded, he gradually seeks diversity 
ig th te, and i they they have been accustomed. general invitation to of form; he would cease to make colour and uni- 
of tissue until the whole surface was | the farmers and others, with due respect to the numbers | formity the points < praen but would revel in 
is to have | of which the party is to consist, will secure the coun- | the inexhaustible variety that ihe with an 
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one veil on oom were some letters exactly resembling | constituted, appears to me perfectly manageable ; but more than half the year, and in the winter when flowers 
a watermark on paper, the secret of which I do not | if a much larger number are to be conducted through | are denied us from without, least of all; but our houses 
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great seerecy, in the hope of turning his invention to becoming regardless of the prescribed arrangements; interest. Let me not be mistaken ; I would not have 
valuable account; but finding this impracticable, it and, without active 1 inconveniences or irre- my garden without Geraniums and all common flowers, 
appears that he produced but very few specimens, | gulariti ies might be but if I had but one house, as is the ease with many of 
which are now preserved in various museums on the The price fixed ee . aaa “sagan be understood | my friends, it should not be coed to Pelargoniums, 
i I have seen two besides my own, which I | to cover all the expenses of t ion. There for a mixed selection of Cape and Nev Hoe 
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and its very adhesive properties, which render its vise) partly defrayed from a fund raised for the pur. Heaths are not generally well managed upon the 
management and preservation extremely difficult, at-| pose. The labourer, at iniii should feel perfectly | Continent. In France, they tell us the sun is too 
taching itself closely even to the smoothest surfaces, | satisfied that he has received more than his money’s | scorching, and the air too dry to grow them perfectly; 
which it can be separated only by the breath. | worth. It is good policy to circulate an account of what but, surely, these causes would not pertain to Holland; 
My veil is about 42 inches by 24 inches. One of 263 | the day’s dea have ber ne may see yet I nowhere saw them as gi Kateg have them. 
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grain. Another containing 9 square feet is mentioned should be 3 ENDOS, > with due respect to a liberal | the best order. They were sunk in the open border, a 
as weighing 43 grains, while the same surface of silk disposal of the funds. People h tired of costly exeur- board being placed = the e font to support the pinging 
weighed 137 grains, and of fine lace 2624 grains. | sions ; and what is a mere trifle to one person on such materials. This the more delicate growers « dei 
would seem that the was in some degree known is often i to another. What- 
at an earlier period, and occasionally practised in con- ever may s savour too much of the etra and too little want of — to the repotting them at the precise 
vents, where coloured drawings on small bits of it are | of th n, should be avoided. A few donations | time when they required it. Amongst the 
said to have been made. I have seen in all four of will keep down the cost of the tickets, which should be plants, I was eae gmina see a number of Proteas 
these on the Continent, and two or three on which im- | the same to every one, as well as the fare to be 3 and Dryandras, plants that have greatly diminished 
ions from copper plate had been taken, —always of No extras should be allowed for gentlemen and ladies! within the last 25 5 sam at home. All the A 
sacred subjects. One of the drawings is in my posses- It may be suggestive to those who may be rather plants p 
sion, about 7 inches by 5 inches, executed apparently | sceptical on the score 3 expense, if I here insert the and there is a very good collection of, them —small 
the last century, and ve seen one dated about | items of the charges incurred this year for the excur-| plants, and well lookin 
1770. This beautiful tissue was unfolded to the Section | sion to which you 1 directed the attention of your The plants without doors must next elaim our atten- 
ag Mr. i Brewster. It was rat! readers ti 
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more transparent than the finest een eee To carriage, by waggon, cart, tumbril, or other con- E 3, d. than I was prepared for. ie garde 
about with mae every hg slight current in the air of the Section- | Ne, = Mind lent their ° ° are not usually made so as to become of interest to 
room, after a manner quite its o waggons, and those who used them subscribed casual observers, but for botanists only, Here, how- 
In the angen Section, Prof. Partatorr, of about 20. ip mest to pay the drivers for their | ever, is an exception, for the plan is such as to satisfy 
Florence, communicated an account of the 8 of | Railroad, Stowmarket to es or 0 each c of 
fossil plants, sarbouit pteris l 5 0 0 I will now brief nosy ais the garden, It It consists 
— — “longifolia, he 2 8 * F up . the requisite little pT than 2 bounded on one side by the 
: e real mae 1 8 03) canal I had the enanssa 1 been upon 
cano, a sandstone rock, inferior to The rest of the 1 provisions, procured from Ipswich, pag ee sides the town would have been visible but 
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limestone, and hitherto considered consisted 
per 1 Prof. Meneghini — ZV p ioety T A a reta good screen of shrubs trees. Th 
y e se . — mn 80 trees is at one or two places broken, to admit views of 
