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■1851.1 



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and grouping does 



res, the mode of brai 



>r. MCosh had restri 



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w peculiar to the species. Dr. M 



the investigation of the law which regulated 



; but he had, and would meet with, thatappa- 

 KOtlY at present insuperable difficulty in all such 



i, m, tlie variation within certain limits, of 

 £* form of ports, or of the whole of an organised body, 

 ^fording to the particular conditions under which that 



that individual has been developed. Prof. G. 



that Dr. M*CL might be more successful if hi 

 fffftki limit his inquiry to the law of ramification of j 

 ,tagfe judiciously-selected species ; and would endeavour 

 ^ grow that species under such invariable conditions : 

 Bight afford an approach at least to the typical form oi 

 ||*ipecies. He also believed that before the law which 

 PBgulates the arrangement of the primary and secondary 

 laminations of a leaf can be ascertained, attention must 

 he directed to the law of form in the parenchyma itself. 

 —.Mr. M'Nafa exhibited specimens of Viola stagniaa, 

 from Botisham Fen, sent by Mr. Stratton, of the Cam- 

 Botanic Garden. 



in no small degree « The 1> - mmm notsMtaws 



with merely beholding a machine, and sc nr ii i n daily 

 use ; but they really want to know ! i4jW i; ^ „;, 

 tlie " principle " on which it acts. 



For just such enquiring minds as these, is this n< ular 

 treatise on tlie Steam-engine intended. Ther have 



fully explain d the general laws of heat and pneumatics 

 on which tlie action of the engine depends. Next, there I 

 is a careful analysis of its construction and mode of' 

 action, illustrated by figures ; enabling even those who 

 have never before seen an engine, to understand the 

 manner in which it works. A minute description is 

 also given of the different forms into which the engine 

 is thrown, to fit it for its applications. 



The arrangement of tlie various subjects introduced 

 in the volume, is not its least recommendation ; nor 

 can we pass over without a word of approval the 

 interesting sketch given by Mr. Keid, of the Origin 

 and Progress of Steam ; — a discc * * ' 



best blue kinds ; the whits wm< ..; ; ( mpacta 

 ( ampanuk carpatica, Robin*oii'i e Verbena! 



one of the best Scarlets ; a Villa* use, a good blue ; and 

 lioul ie Neige, a capital whit* top • with the 

 pale blue Jsotoma axillaris, whoso only fault, perhaps, 

 is being very late in flowering : and Tom Thumb Gera- 

 mums. Old plants of this deservedly favourite voriety 

 are found to bloom much better than young ones, 

 plants having a gn.nl proportion of old wood in them' 

 New Wrbenas and Petunias have not turned out 

 ▼ery satisfactorily here. Among the latter Crimson 

 K »»» and amoi the former Iris (blue, with a 



win ire as good as any. We noticed 



a white Candytuft with flowers twice as large as the 

 common sort, which, if it can be reproduced from 

 »ed, will be an aequisit n. Those who are fond of 

 herbaceous Phloxes will find the following w< 

 tion:— CEU de Lynx, Macmphylla superta, of -om 



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Botil South LONDON Flokiccltubal, Julp 24. —This 

 Sodfttj hid a ret y wet day for irs fourth show, which was in 

 nil t p icnce thinly attended. There was, however, a larj; 

 lmnbtr of growers present, both amateur and professional. 

 OoUtttiool of miscellaneous plants were produced by the prin- 

 Loodon exhibitors, bat not being: dissimilar from those 

 ^^ at Chiswick we shall not particularise them. The Jnly 

 meeting being the Carnation and Picotee show, the names of 

 the winning flowers are as follows :— 



CnwATlowi, 12 blooms (amateurs;. —1st, Mr. May, Sonninp 

 •wr Reading, with iforsa, Beauty of Woodh* <e, Sir II. 

 talih, Antonio, Earl Spencer, Ariel, Polos, Owen Glendower, 

 Priori Albert (Puxley), Afncanus, Rosetta, Squire Trow • 

 W, Mr. Lochner, Paddinrton, with Flora's Garland, Lord 

 Rtnclifff, Ariel, Duke of Wellington, Sir II. Smith, Beauty of 

 Woodhouie, Paul Pry, Queen Victoria, Squire Trow, Prince 

 *}*& fPuxley), Prince Albert (Hale), Knnsthorpe Pet- 

 al, Mr. Newhall, Woolwich, with Tipton Hero, <Meen Victoria' 

 Flora's Garland, Howard, Princess Royal, Black Diamond,' 

 Squire Mejnetl Owen Glendower, Lord Rancliffc. Prince 

 Arthur, Twjfurd Perfection, Dido; 4rh, Mr. Edwards, Hollo- 

 way, with Justice Shallow, Prince Albert Antonio, Uejrular, 



? <I ll r ?.«I r0W 'T, R T eO ' J R l iljbow ' Duke of York > CradleyPet, 

 LordMiltoD Firebrand True Briton; 5th, Mr. Sandeland's, 

 with Fanny Gardner Flora's Garland, Prince Albert (Hale), 

 Brutus Beauty of VVoodhouse, Hero of Middlesex, Premier 

 nre-baU, Lady Gardener, Iris, Duke of Wellington ; 6tb, Mr 



fj^n Ti u° 0tl p1 Pay i K , ent ' With Prince Albert a'uxley) 

 85822^* u m ' ^^"land, Lady of the Lake, Her, > of 

 ^r r "7 >'**"«». Prince Albert (Hale,), Harriet, 

 Mijestic. Lord Harding, Earl Spencer, Ringleader. 



n.nH iW~~ Vfu Lochner - " ith Prince of Wales, Mrs. Bar. 



^bsha, Gem Lady H Thorn, Phmbe, Anne Page, Venus 

 SuJI T«Sii W1 ? Bx 1 u l Mtc » Mr?. Norman, Constance, Portia 

 Xder rM^ F p n " y < D °A«»)> *'»• Barnard, Venus Alfred 

 5S^lS ( Re™ i l T °J Tr a,es (Marri8) ! 3d » Mr - Edwards 

 wnLlhl ^T™L; La o y H * ^ O0Te ' Mrs ' Barnard. Lady liar! 

 SaWlliL AlllTv"' 0em - Kin S of Purples, Lilacea, Retina 

 1^? vii * d A Yenn * ; 4th ' Mr - Newhall, with Lady A. Peel 

 MU? Ro«° n, F Gem ' ,r ebastia «. Am y. «. Barnardf Regina! 

 Harden?' %k! ^ ,een » **<***, Lorina, Venus 5th, Mr 



r£?r^ ,!,ce ! sR °y al Kilmer), Mrs/Trmhar 

 Mr LnLi 7 a Lu,d (EdmoncU^, Prince of Wa es, Gem • (>th 

 l ^*u:™: i &™ i & ^":. ^fn.rd, Mrs. Bevan; Mr! 



marks, second only to that of printing, in the magnitude^ DJ^rf^^^^Hr^^ 111 ' T" 8«~^ •PP^iranoe; 



la the earLer editions of the WO rk, some of the tigvRSZJZ \^A«Z^ S JT'' 'XS* 

 matter introduced was too minutely elaborate. The J JLtopShTlU r ^2d E,^?'^; ,^ ^f" 

 present eduiou h*s been judic-iou.ly eondeused, and above JSl Jl be foJna good 5di£S .o'SfdtaJrf 

 much new and usciul lnlonnaticai convened in a still hardy* ' " ««uinon8 to tins cltti m 



more popular f.)rni. It is now suitable for tlie purpose 

 of self-instruction, and forms a good introduction to tlie 

 study of practical science. 



ursery 



—lit, Mr.' C f Turner, 

 •on) fionrh V.nr p "' A' 4 '" v/ttcu vienuower, Victoria (Sirap- 

 Biiv w^' ,n ' Dancan, Madame ><mtag, Splendid, 



2mon QarW T° 1! : e ' ^^ Pet ' Admiral Cn»oa. Lord 

 frith 7 n£ n / J W ^° rd Perf wtion; W f Mr. Bragsr, Sloaeh, 



5 Ldmrd ^?^ P i e : ra '? ( *-*! Earl_Orey, IrVel, 3 e 



Garden Memoranda. 



Messrs, Fhas ,'s Nursery, Lj a- Ii judge.— Among 

 the many nurseries located in and around London, I 

 letter repay a visit than this one. The names of 

 Mews. Fr er and high plant cultivation have long 

 been associated ; and although the finest specimens are 

 continually being bought up and carried away, still the 

 .jiaes houses contain nunnrous examples of the very best 

 management. In the specimen house a large and fine 

 plant of Dipladenia crassinoda was covered with 

 charming rosy blossoms, which not only come higher 

 colouivd in a cool house, but they last much longer in 

 perfection than in a stove. This remark also appli 

 to the beautiful species of Alhunanda, the sweet 

 Stepha-notis fioribunda, and indeed to most stov. 

 plants while they are in blossom. We observed here 

 the white Schubertia graveolens, which, although not so 

 handsome as the Stephanotis, is worth the attention of 

 those who wish to have Large specimens in a shor 

 time for summer decoration, for it is a plant of exceed- 

 ingly rapid growth. Khynchospermum jasminoides, a 

 half climbing evergreen shrub, in good hands, promises 

 to be very useful, its pare white blossoms are very sweet 

 scented, and they are produced abundantly in succession 

 for two months together. Of the showy genusClerodendron, 

 infortunatum is perhaps the most generally useful, for 



Miscellaneous. 



** l"hnu,orl N\ tttLcSa, ich Ida h 



—This morning we w, re all op early preparing for our 

 start to the mountains ; a spot being selected by some 

 native chiefs who Intended giving a grand feast inreturn 

 for our previous entertainment of them. Our dp lay 

 lashed broadside on to the jetty ; at this time were 

 living on board, finding it equally i nvenient as boardh 

 on shore. We had or 1 horses for a p:«rty of tight 

 to be along-si.le shortly after day-light, which true to 

 promise, not only were there enough, but me 50 or 

 more wer brought down for our inspection ; for an 

 hour or two all was bi and excitement, the natives 

 -r so many h ;es along-side the ship, naturally 



judged something extraordinary was about taking place, 



and many hundr- s came to witness our < rture! 

 Having satisfied ourselves as to our horses, n likewise 

 our attendants and guides, who numbered some twelve 

 more, we at length got fairly started. Our road lay, 

 alter clearing the town, principally over rug£ I rock, 

 at times running along precipices extremely ditiicult for 

 our hors< to maintain their footing ; the least false step 

 would have hurled us to the depth of several hundred 

 feet ! at other t ies we were in lovely valleys or pa; no- 

 through thickly wooded groves, and 'then agi l, wading 

 through rapid streams formed by the constant rush of 

 water down the mountain-sides. After me two or 

 three hours' ride, we arri\ i at a spot commanding a 

 view of our appointed place of rendezvous ; such lit 

 once seen can never he effaced from memory. he 



good 



«Wiw M«™ii > "H'V U Lady Ely, Admiral Ourzon, 



Etd inw I' ^ in *> Black Esmond, King of Scarlet* 



SarM^ e Albert (Puxl ), Floral Garland, Brum* 



5So WiH : ' , '^ y R °r ley ' D ^ance, Rainbow, I nqvSfiui 

 ^ William Cobbett, Beauty of Woodhouse, Don C? "Sd 



Jice, Mrs. Norman Enchantrew, Lord Nelson, Green's 

 gR* V,!ff nn ^»oore, Prince of W-fes, Mrs Barn^d 



*rman, Gem, James II., Prince of Wales, Miss Holbeck 

 *^>el!a. Portin, Princess Rojal, Lady Harriet Moore Mr 

 Wnl, Queen Victoria (Green); 3rd, Mr. Ward, w?th Prince 

 jWaiei, Lady Dacre, Princes, Royal, James II., He K ina Vfr? 



JJtstian lobelia. Uaeen (Green',), Lord Nelson, Regina, Kin 

 *»a», Lady tlarriett Uoore, Venus, a Portia. h 



We ci™«M W « re f Ward / d , to Ma >' s Palconbrid**, Pink 



ST SevTrt? P°' a . large flndy marked flower » the b«t of its 

 W «.fJw al r ,C, ' t o e8 ,r' ere9h0WI1 ! Harris's Victoria Reuina 



Opkiff uthl i Rut,and - hear / Purple edge ; and Mav's 



« ^fforr^?I e 6 ? ge A aU ?2 Utntd cowideroble merit! 

 -^i« two former received certificates. ' 



Hr Br^ CKS W€re wctrt ^ted by Mr. Turner, of Slougli, and 



^ flotim of ^oous. ; 



FfZ^ ^ L UUj 'K ; a9ui a Dt w» °f ** Viol's 



WoV P ? 7 ?•? 1Wi Thini lotion, Keriaed and 

 It b Sk i London : Gr °ombridge and Sons. 



wmi pleasure we announce the republication of this 



W-tSoJ?- ■ interestin S TOlume, with a number of 

 ^^meu additions which render it increasingly valu- 



*ted JnJO! moreover , now illustrated by 40 neatly-exe- 

 ^ engravings on wood. J 



° subject could excite grwter attention at the 

 M nwf^ 6 ? 1 than *? steam en ^ ne - Whe ther we re- 



^^rh^ Dd VariGty ° f kS ^l^^tions ; indeed^in 



h V-rZ i Yiew ltj as an en - ine of fearfnl Power, 



*£w£r U J^ Wrongest claims on our attention and 

 ^^T^ U is gratifying to know that a spirit of 

 «iio these scientific matters is becoming verv 



^proieof^f TT tiiankthe " Great Exhibition," and 

 ejectors, for having added to this Uudahk. Jnni^ 





fferent 



Messrs. It; r have bloomed tliis plant satisfactorily in 

 a 6-inch pot. Gardenia Fortuui, one of the very best 

 of moist stove plants, was just coming into flower. 

 This blossoms at all seasons ; tor, like a Perpetual Rose 

 if it grows, it is sure to flower. iEchmea fulgens is 

 another of those plants whose beauty well repays the 

 little attention they require ; it may be grown and 

 flowered, either in a large or small state, according to 

 the accommodation or taste of the cultivator. In the 

 Azalea house, the plants were making fine wood. 

 Messrs. Fraser find that they succeed better when 

 shifted, after they have finished their growth, and set 

 their flower buds, than when disturbed just after they 

 have done Honoring, which is generally the time at which 

 they are shifted. The large specimens are moved into fresh 

 pots every other year. Tlie appearance of the blue 

 Leschenaultia is much improved by cutting the shoots 

 back a little way after they have done flowering. This 

 h eps the plant compact and bushy, and it flowers all 

 the better for the operation. We remarked here some 

 nice plants of Gardoquia Hookeri, a handsome hardy 

 greenhouse shrub, which produces gay orange- scarlet 

 flowers late in autumn. All the extra care it wants is 

 a little heat in spring, in order to gently accelerate its 

 growth, and cause it to flower better. In the show 

 house, which was very gay, were some beautiful 

 specimens of Tom Thumb Geraniums. These 

 had been lifted out of tlie flower-borders last autumn 

 wintered rather dry under a greenhouse stage 

 or other out of the way place, and brought forward in 

 the spring. Under this treatment they have made large 

 heads this year, and are literally one mass of glowing 

 scarlet flowers. One of them measuring at least 2 feet 

 across was growing in a pot not more than 6 inches in 

 diameter ! The small-flowered clear yellow Calceolaria 

 viscosissima also contributed much to'the beauty of this 

 house, m which were the larger-flowered Achimenes 

 onginora, a fine variety ; the white Oleander, a showy 

 md ; white Lilies, the black- flowered Lotus Jacofcea, 

 and some ^f the smaller bio >med Cape Heaths. 

 Among FuclRias, Kossuth and Don Giovanni are hot) 

 good ; but Ignea appears to be even a greater favourite. 

 I he flowers are at least three times as large as those of 

 rormosa el ans, which it closely resembles in colour, 

 ie deep violet purple corolla contrasting channin-iy 

 with the bnirht crimson calyx. Among whites, Fair 



. - . . x . , various groups of natives, men and women, who had 



lanft. and it is aompfh.™ Wn L.vi^i .i^^i ;„ .u^ m C0 , 0U1 lld li(lltASt - 



; K arnond is a good sort In a border in front of the , ~ . u 



glass-houses were beds of Lobelia maxima, one of the vegeubfe ItaSrTtS T« 



dress ; horsemen appearing in the distance, or every 

 secoud emerging through the thicket, all bent to the 

 scene of festivity, brought your imagination rather to 

 scenes of romance than of vivid reality. The spot 

 selected appeared as though formed by nature to make 

 man "happy, without even the good things that were to 

 grace our board. Adjoining a Grass house placed upon 

 a ledge of rock, and surrounded by high mountain 

 scenery, we spread our mats upon the ground, shaded 

 by the widely spread boughs of innumerable fruit trees, 

 which grew luxuriantly around ; having also close along- 

 side a beautiful waterfall, under which, not only 

 for jners but natives, seemed to enjoy tlie luxury of a 

 bath after their long ride. Upon our arrival we found 

 the cooks already at their work ; holes were du" in the 

 ground, fires made therein and afterwards filled°up with 

 stones ; these were allowed to get quit* tot. The pi^s 

 intended for roasting were now prepared in the following 

 manner : they, having been killed and cleaned, were cut 

 open and stuffed with Yams, Bananas, fowls, Cabbages 

 &c* &c, and finally with hot stones, they were then 

 carefully wrapped up in Plantain leaves and placed 

 beneath the hot stones, in the hole originally duo- and 

 the whole were covered again with the leaves of the 

 1 lantam ; and to keep up a constant steam, water was 

 trom time to time poured over them. In this way 

 cooking by the natives is always performed, and to jud4 

 trom the manner in which it was served up, streaming 

 upon the wooden platters, and the delicacy of the 

 various dishes, I feel convinced it can scarcely be sur- 

 passed^ by any of the newly invented arts of cookery. 

 Some 50 or 60 in all sat down, and a gayer scene I have 

 seldom met with. We were all seated upon the Grass 

 each and every one helping himself, frequently five or 

 six men and women twirling their fingers into tlie same 

 calabash of poey* ; however, all came to enjoy them- 

 selves, and each did so after their own fashion. But 

 the return home now became the worst part, a heavy 

 shower of rain had fallen during the day, and many 

 parts of the road had become slippery and dangerous. 

 Lesides which, the natives, at any time not pan ulariy 

 abstemious where spirits are to be obtained, had on this 

 occasion imbibed an over-share ; and as every one had 

 to go home on horseback, many were the unlucky falls 

 sustained; however, we all arrived de on board, when 

 feeling myself thorough! v tired, from the e rtions of the 

 da. 1 turned in, and soon fell asleep. A Chin fit mid. 



..jnaed or Tanr 



