Er 



t 



=^-r^7iTu.ll do if green wood is used, as is often the 

 »* " t fi ne 'dry day, after a week or ten days of con- 

 case - ™ weather, should be chosen for applying 



tinuous wwm » in as hot a state M pos 



*!,« tAV. WlllCll S110U1U UC „l,e n rV«., 



., „«J with IIS Uieu outu uuxto, »i«v. *. ~ r — -, 



by the wood W .tli^s P ct ^ entrance TwQ coatg 



rL Ul Swing Sxture properly applied, will last .10 

 ° f i vears Take two-thirds gas tar and one-third 

 f ^u.LCr and after boiling them well, apply the 

 St0 Se^l S " that state. Dealers in prints and 

 ■"? iZwes may say what they please, but I have 

 ^X for ^preservation of wood or iron there 

 • P TotDin^equal to the above when well managed. My 

 13 I for nixing the two kinds of tar is, that gas tar, 

 Teh is oF. "dry nature, but possessing a body, may 

 L softened by the more oily Stockholm tar which 

 be sottenea y mentione d in the Chronicle some 





itantq substance, 



time a-o, that I tried the above plan for preserving iron 

 Bles now about 1 1 years since, and on examining 

 some of them the other day, I found them still perfect. 



' The " Observations upon Muling among Plants," in 

 the last part of the « Journal of the Horticultural 

 Society," have reminded me of a curious instance ot 

 cross-breeding which once came under my notice. A 

 few flowers of the Chinese Azalea variegata (which is a 

 mere variety of A. lateritia) were promiscuously dusted 

 with the pollen of American Azaleas, Rhododendrons, 

 and several varieties of Azalea indica, which happened 

 to be in bloom at the time. The flowers so fertilised 

 produced seeds, from which several plants were raised ; 

 but the constitution of them proved so extremely tender 

 that, although I tried various methods of treatment, 1 

 found it impossible to make them thrive; and, alter 

 lingering in a weak state for several years, they all ulti- 

 mately died. Some of these plants were so very dif- 

 ferent from their mother as to lead me to suppose that 

 their male parent might have been either the Pontic 

 Rhododendron or an American Azalea ; for their 

 foliage was much like that of some of the small-leaved 

 Rhododendrons, and a flower-bud which formed on one 

 plant was nearly as prominent as a bud of R. ferru- 

 gineum or hirsutum. This experiment, although con- 

 ducted quite at hap hazard, seems to indicate the possi- 

 bility of obtaining a distinct race of Azaleas, which, if 

 amenable to culture, would no doubt be a valuable 

 acquisition to our gardens. At any rate, it may be 

 worth the while of professed hybridists to try the expe- 

 riment. /. B. W. . 

 Sain.— The following amount has fallen during these 



last six years at Bognor : 



memoir was read from Joseph Woods, Esq., on the 

 various forms of Salicornia, accompanied with 

 additional notes by Mr. Richard Kippist, curator of 

 the Society. The author commented on the varieties and 

 sub-varieties of the species of the genus Salicornia, more 

 especially the British species, S. herbacea. He proposed 

 to make a new species, S. lignosa ; and was disposed to 

 regard the variety of herbacea, S. procumbens, as a dis- 

 tinct species. He questioned whether S. radicans was 

 specifically distinct from S. herbacea. A species found 

 in the South of France, with tubercled seeds, he pro- 

 posed to call S. megastachya. This plant was the type 

 of Moquin Tandon's genus Arthrocnemum. The seeds 

 of the true Salicornise, according to Mr. Kippist, are 

 covered with curved simple hairs, whilst the embryo is 

 conduplicate and incumbent, and the seed exalbuminous. 

 In Arthrocnemum, the testa of the seed is crustaceous : 

 the embryo is only slightly curved, and lies in the midst 

 of albumen. The paper was illustrated with drawings 

 of the seeds, and dried specimens of the various species, 

 with their seeds.— The Earl of Derby presented to the 

 Society a series of drawings of the living animals at 

 Knowsley Park, by Mr. Waterhouse Hawkins. These 

 drawings were beautifully executed, and consisted prm- 



of Ruminantia and Solidungulate 



cipally of species 



Pachyderms. We were sorry to observe tnat me www 

 had carelessly injured several of the plates, and cut off 

 the names. J. W. Bryans, Esq., was elected a Fellow 

 of the Society. 



Botanical of Edinburgh, Jan. 9.— The President 

 in the chair. The following papers were read : — 

 1 Botanical Notes of a visit to Schleswig-Holstem, in 

 August, 1850, by Mr. W. L. Lindsay. 2. On the 

 Chemical Composition of Cytisus Laburnum, Euphorbia 

 officinarum, Lunaria biennis, and Bryum ligulatum. 



3. Biographical Notice of the Rev. 



The author had looked 



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 1.12 

 2.19 

 2.54 

 2.63 

 2.41 

 3.43 

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 3.92 

 1.68 

 2.57 

 2.06 

 1.84 



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 1.79 

 4.48 

 3 06 

 6 31 

 2J2 

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 1.04 

 1.04 

 2.10 

 1.34 

 0.77 



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 1.32 



2 87 

 1.57 

 3.88 



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2.10 

 4.21 



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 3.2!) 

 0.22 

 4.25 



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 4.53 



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 4.51 

 1 65 

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 174 

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 1.07 

 1.55 

 1.47 

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 2.32 

 2.94 

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 1.93 

 3.52 

 2.10 



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The following 



It is perhaps worthy of mention that this place is within 

 250 yards of the sea, and that this part of Sussex is 

 very level, being about 10 miles from the Downs. 

 /. Graham, Berated Lodge, Bognor. 

 is the quantity which fell at Carlesgill, in the parish of 

 Westerkirk, Dumfries-shire in 1850 



Jan. 

 Feb. 

 March 



April 

 May 

 June 

 July 



By Mr. R. Smith. 



Dr. Rottler. By Dr. Cleghorn. m 



in vain for any memoir of the venerable Rottler, Danish 

 missionary at Tranquebar, who formed one of the little 

 knot of early botanists who searched the plains of 

 Southern India, leaving comparatively little on the 

 eastern coast for subsequent discovery, and he considered 

 it a duty to draw attention to some MSS. which had 

 fallen into his possession, giving fuller particulars than 

 had yet appeared of this amiable and illustrious man. 

 He stated that Dr. Rottler had been engaged by the 

 English Government, in 1796, to make a tour in Ceylon, 

 his acquaintance with the native language and his 

 knowledge of botany enabling him to collect much 

 valuable information after the island was captured from 

 the Dutch. This venerable man, after attaining the age 

 of 87 years, which few reach in India, died at Madras, 

 in 1836, having devoted upwards of 60 years of his 

 life to mission work. Dr. Cleghorn exhibited a drawing 

 of the Rottleria tinctoria, named by Roxburgh in honour 

 of his friend Rottler.— Mr. M'Nah exhibited specimens 

 from the Botanic Garden, of Colquhounia vestita, which 

 had been raised from seeds received in January, 1 850, 

 from Dr. Jameson, Saharunpore, also specimens of 

 Stylosanthes caerulea, a leguminous plant from Vene- 

 zuela, raised from seeds communicated by Mr. Buist, 

 nurseryman in Philadelphia. He likewise exhibited 

 leaves of a peculiar variety of Ivy, sent to him by Mr. 

 Machray, from Doneraile, near Cork, and which it was 

 proposed to name the Doneraile Ivy. Dr. Balfour 

 exhibited a specimen of peat from Cantyre, received 

 from the Duke of Argyll, which was composed of leaves 

 of trees and shrubs in a good state of preservation. As 

 the examination of the peat was not completed, Dr. B. 

 deferred a notice of the plants composing it, until next 



Six gentlemen were elected fellows. 



it became a dead noser, with all the usual amount of 

 miseries To a set of poor country folk, what can ex- 

 ceed the miseries of the temporary lower deck of a 

 collier converted into an emigrant ship, hatches bat- 

 tened down to keep out the washing seas or heavy rain, 

 foul air, sea-sickness ? Miseries indeed ! The word as 

 understood when applied to felons in gaol, or paupers 

 in a workhouse ashore, conveys no conception of the 

 wretchedness in question It was soon found of no use 

 to contend with the violence of the elements ; so, when 

 things were at the worst, the captain ordered the helm 

 to be put up, and we made a fair wind of it by running 

 to the south. As soon as the ship was fairly before the 

 wind, the hatches were unbattened, light and air were 

 admitted, and attempt was made to get things snug As 

 a sailor-boy, part of this pleasing duty fell to my lot; 

 and well do I remember the thoughts of ray comfortable 

 home which were awakened when, amidst the despe- 

 rate confusion of that lower deck, the old Geranium 

 caught my eve. It had flowers on when it came on 

 board ; they had soon fallen off ; day by day it sick- 

 ened and languished ; the colour went little by little out 

 of its leaves ; and then they dropped off altogether, and 

 were succeeded by smaller and feebler ones, till at last 

 all appearance of life had entirely vanished. Still it 

 was kept. It had nourished for years in the cottage- 

 window of its owners, which looked out upon pleasant 

 green fields. That cottage and those fields, now tenanted 

 and tilled by others, still lived in their recollection, and 

 were associated, no doubt, with the plant in question. 

 And so it went with us ; crossed the wild dark ocean, 

 accompanied us up St. Lawrence, and there we parted, 

 for it went ashore with its owners. Yet I saw it once 

 again ; for being on shore upon some duty, I went upon 

 Goudie's Wharf, where I found a family group sitting 

 upon their effects preparatory to embarkation up the 

 river in a steam-boat, They were part of our emigrant 

 passengers. And standing by the side of their bedding 

 and boxes was my old acquaintance, the Scarlet Gera- 

 nium—dead, dead, looking as hopeless and miserable as 

 the unhappy exiles themselves. But if, as I have little 

 doubt, they have long ere this made for themselves a 

 happy and independent home in the western solitudes, 

 it may be hoped that with the Scarlet Geranium they 

 did not lose the last link which bound their affect ina^to 



The Florist, FnufisJ, xmd Garden 



their fatherland. 



Miscellany Jor Jan. 1851. , 



Ripe Raspberries in Jawary.-J. Matthews, Esq., of 

 Frocmore, near Kir^oridge, has a quantity of Rasp- 

 berries in his garden ; a proof of the. extraordinary 

 mildness of the season.— Plymouth Herald. 



The Ma-au-ga Rote.- Knowing the interest you feel 

 in the science of Horticulture, I have taken the liberty 



a specimen of wild double Mulnflora Rose 



It was discovered by a 



of inclosing 



that grows in this country. ^ 



young Wyandotte girl, whose perception of the beau- 

 tiful is a source of a oiiatiou to me. A« T had never 



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In the 



1825 



Carried forward 



Average fall for the last eight years, 57.89. Carlesgill 

 is 24 miles direct north from Carlisle, 300 feet above the 

 sea, and surrounded by steep hills, from 9 to 1200 feet 

 high. April 20th, first swallow seen. 30th, cuckoo 

 heard. May 5, ground deeply covered with snow, which 

 fell from before daylight till 3 f.m. 7th, at 4*20 a.m., 

 thermometer at 26°. 15, hoar-frost, and ice on the 

 pools. June 16, hoar-frost early this morning. Aug. 

 20th, Potato shaws blackened by frost, growth conse- 

 quently checked. 27th, 1*40 in. of rain fell in eight 

 hours. Nov. 20 and 25, barometer at 27*85. 29th, at 

 8J a.m., thermometer at 21°. N.B. — The barometer 

 has been of very little use since the beginning of No- 

 vember, often standing comfortably at " fair," whilst it 

 rained heavily. At this moment it is 29 65, though there 

 has been a gale of wind, and rained for 1 6 hours at a 



time. J. L. 



^octettes* 



Linnean, Jan.21.— W. Yarrell, Esq., V.P.,in the 

 chair. Mr. Gould exhibited a drawing, the size of life, of 

 a new and very extraordinary bird, belonging to a genus 

 and species entirely new, and which he had called 

 Baiaeniceps Rex. It is an inhabitant of the interior 

 Of South Africa, and has the head and bill of a 

 pelican, and the feet and legs of a crane. It stands 

 four feet in height, and its principal food consists of 

 young alligators. The bill is not so Large, but stronger 

 ttom that of the pelican, aud its feet are not webbed.— A 



The Scarlet Geranium at Sue. — In the year 

 I sailed for America in a ship conveying emigrants 

 to Canada, all of them humble people from a rural 

 district, to whom the inside of a ship or the waves of 

 the sea were as strange objects as a sight of the man m 

 the moon would have been, or a slice of the green cheese 

 of which, according to nursery traditions, it is composed. 

 Fine hearty sturdy country people they were, as rich m 

 children as they were poor in pocket. Most of them 

 had connexions in the land they were going to ;Jbut 

 beyond a belief that there were no taxes in 

 America, and consequently there could be no want, 

 their ideas on the subject were vague enough. It was 

 an amusing sight to an unreflecting young fellow, as 1 

 then was, to see their bits of furniture brought onboard, 

 the old carved chests containing their wardrobes, their 

 various cooking utensils, and the little things with 

 which they could not part, because "they had had 

 them so long/' Amongst these wore various birds, a 

 cat or two, and a dog ; one little girl had a field-mouse 

 in a cage ; and a nice matronly woman had a Scarlet 

 Geranium. Now my mother had been fond of Gera- 

 niums, and she had often permitted me when a child to 

 water them as they stood near a spot where she was 

 engaged with her household duties ; so that it was like 

 an old acquaintance, this said Geranium, in its green- 

 painted tub. Its owner had been repeatedly told 4 it 

 would die " on the voyage. * Never mind, then ; let it 

 die, so long as it dies with me," was her reply, as she 

 fastened it up in a corner of the rude deck on winch 

 these poor emigrants were to live for seven long weeks. 

 And so, with a strong breeze and a flowing sheet, we 

 left the harbour together. The fair wind with winch 

 we sailed soon shifted into an adverse quarter, and ott 

 the coast of Scotland (for we were going north about;, 



been a double wild Rose, and not recollecting that any 

 were described in the book*, I thought it might prove 

 a valuable contribution to the flora of our country, and 

 therefore determined to forward this sp c men to you, 

 and, if a new variety, through your present to the Hor- 

 ticultural Society of Cincinnati, a Rose buafa in the 

 soring, when it can be transplanted without hazard. I 

 80 much doubted its ^rowing wild that its graceful dis- 

 coverer piloted me through the prairie to the spot three 

 days ago. There, on the point of a ridge, iu a space not 

 more than 20 fret square, they were climbing over 

 undergrowth, making the wilderness indeed blossom like 

 the R*e ; but to me it* situation was most curious, 

 from the tact of its being surrounded, on the declivity 

 of the elevation, by a wilderness of the single wild 

 Rose and Pea Vines. A lively imagination might fancy 

 the ridge to be the burial place of some of the aborigines, 

 thus decerned by pious hat.da long since mouldered 

 into dust. Should this prove a new variety, I would 

 be glad that it should perpe uate the name ot its grace- 

 ful discoverer, Techc Nrhame Maan-ga, which the 

 United Stati interpreter tells me may be rendered 



" ' Me-an-ga is an 



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into Eugli.li, The Ro.-e of Wyandotte. 

 epithet of endearment, meaning bright lookmg. 

 called <v her mother's cottage, and found their g trden 

 filled with beautiful wild flowers and flowering shrubs, 

 collected bv the daughter. One shrub with its long 

 spikes of pale yellow flowers and g.aeeful, fairy, locust 

 like leaves was very pretty, but her hedge of wile Roses 

 excited most intense admiration. There is a cluster 

 now lying before me, on which there are twenty full 

 blown Roses and eight buds ; they have been in bloom, 

 since June 13. Cincinnati Horticultural Review. 



Scadde Plants. - TLere are some plants which 

 will endure a prodigious amount of blowing without 

 material damage. And of these the ^mre, «J 

 other Maples, the Elms (e.pecallyjhe Wych Elm the 

 Cornish Elm being rathe, li*bl« to be broken), Birches, 

 if plan 1 young ; Beech, when hke,i,e planted in a 

 small state ; the commou Alder, the mountain Ash, 

 and several Services ; and the Scotch Fir, Austnan 

 Pine Pinua laricio, moutana, aud pinaster, if a little 

 sheltered, will make excellent trees for the seaside. 

 Poplars and Willows will be valuable for temporary 

 shelter, as they will grow rapidly a 1 tall, and thus 

 protect the others till they become strong ; after which 

 they should, by degrees, be almost entirely weeded out. 

 Among dwarf sea-side plants, tbe Dogwoods, the Ribes 

 sanguiueum and aureum and grossular.seb.lium, the 

 deciduous Viburnums, the Symphorms, the Elders, the 

 Tamarisk, some of the Spineas, particularly balicifoli*, 

 the common fly Honeysuckle, and the Berberries are 



particularly hardy for deciduous shrubs ; while all the 



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