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hll'iSdy riirub, from l'eru, wh<»e 111- 



S» ***Z!* . Sv has ong been a dc sideratum. 



" "JfiSiS^Sh had .*cn published of the 



^^Mhkplaiit iu its uative country, much 



i,y i2?lKn ^ and it is satisfac- ry to be 



*1T5E Ae iS-t expectations fanned of 1 



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shrubs 





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It IUIS UCtU *AA.AV~-~- — 



When it is Stated that the 



year it would be diiticult to find. It i- 42 feet long, 

 20 feet wide, and 14 feet high ; heated with hot water 

 in 4-inch iron pipes, and fitted round the aides with 

 convenient slate shelves ; while in the centre there is a 

 raised bed for Azaleas, Rododendrons, Kalmias, and 

 similar ornamental shrubs. But it is the shelves which 

 more particularly attract the attention of the visitor, 

 exhibiting as they do a dense mass of the most lovely 

 flowering plants/such as could only be furnished by an 

 establishment possessing large resources as this does. 

 Among other things we remarked Cerise Unique Gera- 

 nium,^ bright cherry-coloured favourite kind ; Sur- 

 passe Napier, Album multiflorum, and Rollisson's Unique, 

 all good forcing Geraniums, and the latter much 

 »~„*i^A *Vv„ ;♦* i.ooufv »n tlip flower irarden. Roses 



Mai 



more 



than 



CM** 



Dan* 



nured than those of the two-coloured 



idea of the beautv of a well-bloomed 



Iff be obtained ; and then it possesses 



!hat it is not only a plant suited for the 



rf the wealthy, but also for those of the 



i^t will be just as much at home as the 



t3oirin* as it does, about die same kind of treat- 



rurge Silver Medal was awarded it. The 



JZnUi al«o a^ain sent a cut branch ot the 



^C,tX to show that the flowers 



in perfection ; and along with it a piece of a 



hardv evergreen shrub from Australia.— 



nf the Wellington-road Nursery, 



JJJ^Te. Henderson 



^ seven handsome Gloxinias and a worthless Bes- 

 ST1S umbrosa.-Messrs Henderson, of Pine- 

 5L£L sent two kinds of Grevillea and a Pul- 

 l : all raised froni seeds sent by Mr. Drummond 

 Smn UiTer,an(l an example of Oncidium hasta- 

 Mrs Lawrence again produced beautiful cut 

 tfrfkee of "the Amherstia nobilis, which 1ms been 

 SfllLr at Haling I'ark for several months past. 



x promises to ripen seeds there. It tlowers 

 MftMlvand continuously, and the blossoms appeared 

 Slrtri'hltf- eolouMd than those last exhibited.- Three 

 mice -h«3sof Rhododendrons, raised from Kamoon seeds, 

 shown from the nursery of Messrs. Jackson, of 



ne was white, a second blush, and the third, 

 pink.— Mr. Jones, gr. to Sir J. Guest, 



Kingston. On 



catc rosy 1 

 l»rt , referred a Certificate of Merit tor two ravine 



Pine-apples, weighing respectively 4 lbs. 4 oz. and 

 3 lbs. 14 oi.— A dish of Black Hamburgh Grapes were 

 shown from the garden of Sir H. Fleetwood, Bart., of 

 Hill-boose, Windsor Forest. — Mr. Higgs, gr. to J. 

 liirchard, Esq., again sent beautiful specimens of 

 Keens' Seedling Strawberry, ripened under rough plate 

 gkss, whose value for gardening purposes is now begin- 

 ning he generally recognised. — From the Garden of 

 the Society came the charming hardy Heath-like 

 Bryanthuserectus, Lycaste plana, Aspasia Epidendroides, 

 plant having usually a yellow sickly aspect, but in 

 this instance exhibiting a good green colour, caused, it 

 is presume . by throwing carbonate of ammonia into 

 the atmosphere" of the house in which it grows ; also 

 the sweet-g ited Trymalium odoratissimum, Boronia 

 tetrandra, the useful spring- flowering Cytisus racemosus, 

 the brilliant Gesnera-flowered Sage, three well culti- 

 Tited Cinerarias, the new Californian C mofhus rigidus, 

 which is hardy about London, provided it is not in a 

 situation where it will be thawed and frozen alternately; 

 the white Epacris paludosa, and some other plants, 

 together with cuttings of the following fruit trees : 

 Summer Golden Pippin, a larger Apple than the old 

 Golden Pippin ; Eldon Pippin, a middle-sized roundish 



Apple of good q 

 Wood Pears. r " 



consisted of Goubatilt, the common China, and Madame 

 Fabvier ; the latter being, according to Mr. Gaines, 

 better suited for early forcing than the crimson 

 China. Empress and Madame Taglioni Cinerarias were 

 present in the shape of specimens at least 2h feet high 

 and as much through ; and grown to this size, and well 

 bloomed, they are both effective and striking. Epacriscs 

 contained a deep red variety of coccinea ; Azaleas were 

 of the Ghent and Indian kinds, and there was a variety 

 of Tulips, Hyacinths, and other forced bulbs. Among 

 Come-as were the fine variety called Brilliant, which is 

 figured in Beck's * Florist and Garden Miscellany" for 

 184K and a straw-coloured sort, named Magnifica, which 

 was stated to have been in flower ever since last Septem- 

 ber. The centre bed was chiefly filled with Azaleas 

 and Rhododendrons ; among the latter Wl re Dclicatum, 

 Victoria Hegina, Princess Royal, and a pale pink kind, 

 spotted and striped with crimson, called Marie Taglioni. 

 In the least showy end of this house was a beautiful 

 specimen, in a pot, of the handsome Cupressus Gove- 

 i niana. It was rather more than 5 feet high, and finely 

 formed. The glass with which the house is glazed is 

 21 -oz. sheet, in panes 18 inches long and 9 inches wide ; 

 and, on account of the great amount of ventilation which 

 has been provided, both in the roof and at the sides, it 

 is anticipated that no burning will take place. In the 

 "Calceolaria house," were many nice growing examples 

 of Mitraria coccinea, a plant whose brilliant scarlet 

 Uossoms will recommend it to every collection, whether 

 it proves hardv or not. The same house also contained 

 the Funereal Cypress (C. Funebris), nearly 3 feet high, 

 forming a handsome pale-green pyramid, whose lateral 

 branches just indicated a slight inclination to droop. A 

 lean-to house, 80 feet in length, contained a stage full 



of Madame Fabvier, Goubault, Cramoisie superieure, and 

 common China Roses just coming into blossom. As 

 soon as they are forward enough these are sent to 

 Coven t Garden market, where they meet with a ready 



ale ; but before they leave the nursery, cuttings are 

 taken off them, struck and « grown on," for the next 

 spring's supply, and in this way a succession of neat 

 flowering plants is constantly keptup. Pelargonium odora- 

 tum vanegatum is well worthy of notice, on account of 

 its strongly-seen ted foliage ; and in one of the houses we 

 found a stage full of fancy Geraniums, while the centre 

 was occupied by nice small plants of the ordinary 

 kinds. This house was stated to contain nearly 400 

 varieties. One side of a low span-roofed pit, con- 

 tiguous to this Geranium house, was full of Cytisus 

 racemosus, a general spring favourite, and the other 



ide contained Cinerarias, than which a more useful 



After the plants ire suffh ntly strong, lj prick 

 them out into a rich I 1 made up for them, to allow 

 them to make good roots before i y are removed to 

 the open ground, which should be done in the firat'week 

 of July. The ground must be rery rich for tins planting. 

 After the plants are established, 1 give them two or three 

 waterings with liquid manure, to stimulate their growth 

 as much as possible ; for the stronger they are grown, 

 the finer the heads are. They will begin to show Mower 

 in September, and by the middle of October some of 

 (hem will be fit for use. If the weather at that time be 

 frostv, 1 go over the plants, gather up the leaves, and 

 tie them together with a bit of bast-matting. I find, by 

 so doing, that the Cauliflower will stand eight or ten 

 degrees of frost without being injured ; for when the 

 leasee are closelv tied up, the sun's rays do not act upon 

 the flower ; but if not covered from the sun, the flower 

 becomes like black soap. I would strongly recommend 

 this mode of tying, particularly to those who may not 

 have accommodation for lifting the plants. I have found 

 the greatest advantage by so doing. I shall now 

 describe my mode of preserving Cauliflower in pits or 

 frames. First I go over the plants which are to be lifted, 

 and remove most of the large outside leaves, allowing, 

 however, as many to remain on as will cover the flower. 

 I then select all the plants that have formed good and 

 compact heads, and lift them, with as much earth at their 

 roots as possible, and have them carefully conveyed to 

 the pits or frames, as the case may be. They are laid 

 in very close together, allowing the flower to be two or 

 three inches above the earth, and as near tin -jlass as 

 possible. The earth which 1 use is perfectly dry. I do 

 not use water, for I find if the rib be damp the plants 



soon spoil. If the weather be dry. 1 never allow the 



sashes to be on thorn ; but on the approach of rain the 

 ashes are laid on, raised three inches back and front* 

 to give a free circulation of air, which is always kept up 

 unless the frost be very severe. The three Cauliflower* 

 sent by me for exhibition on the 5th of December laat, 

 were treated as above. I have now an excellent supply 

 of beautiful Cauliflower eve ry day, and will have for 

 some weeks to come (the date being Kith December). 

 By treating the Cauliflower as above, 1 find that 1 can 

 disn< use with the earlier sorts of Broccoli, and hence A 

 1 - - - Alter 1 have 



market plant hardly exists ; for a pinch of seed 

 will produce a houseful of them almost at any time, with 



UrtU nityjk ^ ._ _„ __,_ very little trouble, and they will all sell, even the 



The former is a middle-sized pyramidal poorest of them ; but the brighWcoloured kinds are sure 

 mwted fruit r'ne in November: and the latter is a to go first, though they may not have another good pro- 



bardy Bort, producing good fruit even in "unfavourable 

 •ssons. It also ripens in November. 



Ltxnean, Tuudaij, A I 15. —Robert Brown* 

 Efi^., iu the chair. A letter was read from Mr. Ken- 

 ntdy, jun., describing the rock in which vegetable re- 

 mains had been found at the Cape of Good Hope, and 

 which were exhibited at the last meet'n of the Society. 

 Mr. Matchwick exhibited flowering specimens of the 

 Tutack Grass (Uactylis ccespitosa) of the Falkland 

 Mauds, which had been grown in the Orkney Islands 

 km seed, by Messrs. Lawson, of Edinburgh. The 

 Prwident exhibited three species of Ratflesia, for the 

 pffposeof showing that the Rafflesia Patma of Blume, 

 considered by that author as hermaphrodite, is in reality 

 dioecious. 



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South Devon Botanical and Horticui.ti ral. 

 We are requested to state that the first exhibition of this 

 newlyfcrmed society will take place on Tuesday, the 

 2<Hh May, in R< die's Royal Botanical and Horticul- 

 tural Gardens, and preparations on an extended and 

 liberal scale re now being made to give every possible 

 eclat to the opening day. The gardens will be tastefully 

 decorated during the day, and in the evening will be 

 iUnminated with variegated lamps, &c., and the bands 



11 be retained. The Directors of the South Devon 

 Company have determined to run special trains from 



Exeter, Torquay, and the other principal stations on the 

 TO*, on this day, at a cheap rate, so as to 

 Public an opportunity of having a trip to Plymouth to 

 Witness the Exhibition, 6c c. ; and in order to give the 

 Party ample time to see all the three towns, the return 

 fc^a is not to leave Plymouth till 10 o'clock in the 



evening. 



give 



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party to recommend "them. The Geraniums intended 

 >r exhibition are -all promising, and some of them are 

 very handsome plants. One of the best of the fancy 

 sorts measured at least 4 feet across. A house of G. 

 album multiflorum, 40 feet long, was just coming beau- 

 tifully into blosiom, and a collection of second early 

 sorts will soon succeed it. A long Azalea 

 house was filled with beautiful exampl , which 

 will soon be a mass of flowers, and pits were oc- 

 cupied with this showy plant, as well as with Helio- 

 tropes, Pinks, Kalmias, Myrtles, Kalosanths, Geraniums, 

 and other plants, of which lar-e supplies are wanted 

 for the market. Mr. Games stated that " few pieces 

 of glass paid him better than his pit of Myrtles," which 

 are continually being cut from to supply "sprigs" for 

 bouquets. Calls ttthiopica is also cultivated here for its 

 cut flowers, which are placed in the centre of table bou- 

 quets. A variety of Narcissus, called Sol d' Or, raised 



by Mr. Gaines, is extensively planted in the open 



ground, where 30 rods of it are kept for cutting 



mm. Some of the hardier kinds of plants are 



just being turned out into cradles, which are much 



in request here in the summer time ; and hooped over, 



they form excellent receptacles for the tenderer Conifers 



in winter, as well as for many other things. Tinuses, 



especially insignia, Cypresses, Cryptomerias, and other 



Conifers, may be found here, where we saw some 



Cryptomerias from cuttings that were uiidistinguishable, 



as far as form went, from seedling plants. At one end 



of the grounds stands a remarkably large Aucuba. It 



could not be less than 12 feet high, and as much through. 



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jiving of ground for other purposes 

 removed the plants which are likely to keep best. I lift 

 those which are more advanced. 1 cut the roots of these 

 and store them up in a shed, pushing the stems down 

 into damp sand. They keep in this way for a lew weeks. 

 The mode of suspending them in sheds by the roots ie, 

 in my opinion, a bad one, for it induces the flower to 

 turn black, which looks very bad I find it to answer 

 the purpose better to suspend them by the leaves, 

 although I can neither recommend the one nor the other 

 mode, for the flower gets dry and Ioecs much of its 

 flavour. North British Agriculturist. 



Price and Whitehead?* Filt, /-.—This invention, which 



is patented, consists of a tube, composed oi filter fabrics, 

 drawn up within itself, or of two tubes drawn one within 

 the other, or of a bag drawn up within itself, so as to 

 cause a portion of the syrup, or fluid to be filtered, .to 

 pass from the exterior to the interior .surface of the 

 inside part of the tube or bag, and the remaining 

 portion of the syrup to pass from the interior to the 

 external surface of the outside part ot the filter tube 

 or bag. The filter may \ e composed of cotton and 

 woollen yarn, carded together, or of cotton warp and 

 woollen weft, or of woollen warp and cotton welt, and 

 is to be woven in a circular loom, and in the same way 

 as quilted goods. The Architect ' m 



Gutta Percha Wateryipe.—A gutta pereha pipe of 



1000 i t in length, has been 



2 1 inches calibre, and 



laid down for conveying the Croton water to B ackwellj 

 Island, New York. The line extends from the loot of 

 cievcntyninth-street t the island, the depth of the water 

 varvin<* from 30 to 7 feet The engineer first arranged 

 his pipe in one length upon the island, and formed a 

 line of 30 boats, well-manned, across the river. He 

 then gave his order at the commencement of slack 

 water, and the end of the pipe was drawn across the 

 river by men upon the opposite shore, and was taken mp 

 by the men in the boats, and 110 anchors, each weighing 

 32 lbs., were attached to the pipe, being 10 feet apart. 

 By word of command the men in the boats lowered at 

 each point to suit the inequalities in the bed of the river, 

 as ascertained by previous survey. This was all accom- 

 plished in 7£ minutes, without accident. Nm Tori 

 Paper. 















Mr. 



Garden Memoranda 



Gaines's Nursery, Battersea — A new span- 

 *&wed show house has lately been erected here, and'a 



gsyer or a nicer house of plants, at this season of the 



Miscellaneous. 



Method of Cultivating and Preserving Cauliflower. 

 By Mr. Pender, Moredun. Read before the Caledonian, 

 Horticultural Society, March 6, 1851.— The following 

 is an account of my mode of growing and preserving 



,uli 



I sow in the first week of 



Calendar of Operations. 



(For the ensuing week ) 



TLANT DEPARTMENT. 



Orchids.— AH those species which are commencing a 

 new growth should be carefully examined and repotted 

 or surfaced, according to their respective requirements. 

 Let the old stuff be picked away a- far as possible with- 

 out injuring the roots. The most suitable material, in 

 the shape of soil for these plants, is half decomposed 

 leaf-mould, which has been sufficiently baked or sweated 

 to destroy everything pertaining to animal life ; this 

 should be mixed with one-third its bulk of pure sand, 

 and interspersed and packed with small blocks of turfy 

 peat and sphagnum. Many Orchids do best fastened 

 upon blocks of wood, as the beautiful Phalsenopsis, 

 Ladias, Cattleyas, &c. Any wood that is durable will 

 suit them. Perfect drainage ii3 unquestionably of^the 



reatest importance in the cultivation of Orchids ;~and 

 to secure this, a portion of potsherds should be mixed 

 up with the soil, except in that for Stanhopeas, as the 

 latter protrude their flower stems through the bottoms 



