THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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up at all, and all this in the same field. 



not this indicate mismanagement of the sets. 



and bad treatment of the tubers constituted 



of failure then, and the same obtains now. 



be found to be the curse of this country. I con- 



Speaker': 



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,| rt( | ^ija assertion too severe as res>pecu> our uebt 



!^S)le and from that time I paid more attention to 

 JCggrer. When at Mistley Hall, in Essex, in 1830, 

 W a loft, or sort of fruit- room, up a few wooden 

 d here I kept all my early seed Potatoes, 

 f-itrds Christmas they began to sprout, and it struck 

 if we planted them, shoots and all, they would 

 earlier. Between 1000 and 2000 small pots were 

 and put into a cold house, where they remained till 

 Cards March, when they were planted immediately 

 m kcr& wail (south side), and larger pots were placed 

 utr them at night, with a view to protect them from 

 Well, that very year I sent early Potatoes to the 



8 town house, when they were fetching 3$. and 



JJ^i lb. in the market I also gained a first prize at 

 *• Iwwich Exhibition for early Potatoes, being the 

 and fewest to the pound. Twelve years ago, 

 first came here, I made the Potato my principal 

 ifcdv, and it has paid me well for my attention. The 

 (that is the name for those people in Covent- 

 or who buy early Potatoes and afterwards sell 

 i trifle more to the west-end green-grocers), 

 pad to say that Cuthill was come in and the price 

 Kmld loon come down. Even Mr. Fitch (an exten- 

 sile market-gardener at Fulham) came up to my lads 

 moruinu:, when they uncovered 200 2-lb. baskets, 

 ud said that " Cuthill must have a deal of glass." The 

 only glass covering they had, however, was protecting 

 flhm during winter upon my plan, which is fully explained 

 fa my pamphlet on the Potato, but which is too long to 

 be repeated here. And judging from the numerous 

 iHtimonials in its favour, from some of the first gardeners 

 h the three kingdoms, I am sure that even Mr. Whiting will 

 lose nothing by reading it, and afterwards strictly 

 following my advice. I have before me, at this moment, 

 % letter from Mr. Milne, then gardener to the late Sir 

 Robert Peel, in which he says that * Sir Robert has 

 read your work on the Potato, and states that it contains 

 i few sensible and concise remarks upon a new method 

 rf cultivating early Potatoes, and he has desired me to 

 fallow your plan." Mr. Milne adds, "I followed it 

 implicitly, the Potatoes were planted on the 27th of 

 February (1848), and after rising above the ridges six 

 inches they were ail cut down by frost about the middle 

 of April ; they soon recovered, and were again cut 

 down by the frost They were longer in recovering this 

 time ; but I sent very fine Potatoes to London on the 16th 

 of May, when they were fetching 2s. per lb. in the market. 

 Patches not treated upon your plan were in every way 

 Jwer and inferior ; the cottagers and labourers here- 

 abouts are so convinced that your prac ice is perfect, 

 that all intend to adopt it ; they propose laying them in 

 cupboardsorboxesorlofts,or any where, thinly, until plant- 

 ing time.' 1 " But," says Mr. Whiting, " what has all this 

 to do with the disease 2" I reply, " It has everything to 

 do with it ; I do not allow the Potato to sweat, shoot, 



and 



Grant, as well as various Lepidoptera, from Barnes 

 common. Mr. Smith stated that he had reared < Cy- 

 stoma Ulicis, from the pods of the common Ulex., as 

 well as a considerable number of parasites belonging to 

 the genus Pteromalus. He also exhibited living spe- 

 cimens of Lamia textor, collected by Mr. Jacques, of 

 Bristol (the President stating that he had received 

 several additional living specimens of Hamaticherus 

 Heros from Sir T. S. Pasley, at Pembroke). Mr. 

 Smith also exhibited a new British Bonibus (B. arcticus 

 of Dahlbom), collected by Mr. A. ^V lute, at Lerwick, 

 one of the Shetland islands, in the preceding month. 

 He also stated that he had found the cases of the larva 

 of Clythra 4-maculata in ants' nests. A note was also 

 read from Mr. Weaver, confirming the connection 

 between the larvae "of the Cetoniee and ants* having 

 found the larva of C.'senea in the nests of those insects, 

 and observed that it devoured the ants' eggs, Mr. 

 Douglas also read the translation of a note by Dr. 

 Gensius and Herr Dohrn on the connection existing 



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Mr. Stainton exhibited some Oak leaves, with the burrows 

 of a minute Lepidopterous insect. A note from Mr. R. 

 Spence was communicated by Mr. Spruce, on the ap. 

 pearance of the Cicada septendecim in immense swarms 

 in the United States ; also a note from Signer Passe- 

 rini, of Florence, relative to the habits of Denops per- 

 sonatus, one of the Cleridsa. A drawing by the Rev. 

 Mr. Chapman, of a remarkable cole u red variety of the 

 Death's-head caterpillar was exhibited by the President, 

 who also communicated a note from Mr. E. Brown on 

 different species of Cecidomyia which attack the Wheat 

 in flower, on a species of Ceratopogon, the females of 

 which hover over water, with a string of eggs an inch 

 and a half long, attached to the extremity of their bodies, 

 and on the flea of the hen-roost. A branch of an 

 exotic species of Fir covered with the eggs of some 

 insect, was forwarded by James Yates, Esq., F.R.S., also 

 communicated by Mr. Spence. The President ex- 

 hibited the caterpillar, cocoon, and moth of a variety of 

 the silk-moth, the eggs of which were obtained from the 

 province of Cheetiang, in the north of China, by Mr. 

 Parker, during the present season. The silk is extremely 

 white and fine, and is regarded in China as of the best 

 quality, called Tsatlee ; the moth is nearly white, and 

 much smaller than the ordinary variety. He also ex- 

 hibited specimens of Microsetia centifoliella, which he 

 had reared from Rose-leaves mined by the larva*, and 

 described the transformations of the species, 



FLO^RICIULTURE. 



The Horticultural Society's Schedule of Prizes 



for 1 852. — A few comments upon the Schedule of Prizes 

 for 1852, as advertised by the Horticultural Society, 

 August 30, may, perhaps, not be unacceptable to many. 

 I refer to it with satisfaction, because of the liberal and, 

 I hope, welcome movement which has been made, much 

 to the advancement of floricultural pursuits; by results 

 only should we judge, however, but be they what they 

 may, sufficient inducements are held out, I trust, to 

 satisfy the veriest prize hunter for floricultural honours. 

 I am too well known to be challenged with cherishing 



irrf, rnamei isaua. nero, onowniK, „<um uu***™, 

 rd Cobden, Queen of Lilacs, Black Prince, Sir C. > er, 

 (Turner), Fearless, Model, Mrs. Seldon Sbylock, Sir P. 

 rst, Admiral, Andromeda, Summit of Peifection, Non- 



ana waste its substance in premature growths, to be parsimonious not 

 thrown away. All must admit when Potatoes are per- the close prunin 



nutted to grow they empty their cells, not only of the 

 *&ter they contain, but of the other constituent parts 

 accessary to healthy development ; and when such sets 

 jp planted they produce nothing but succulent shoots, 

 warged with twice as much water as the first shoot ; 

 consequently they are less woody and less able to resist 

 the extraordinary vicissitudes of weather which we have 

 experienced during the last six years, and which, in my 

 opinion, have induced the disease.'' James Cuthill, Cam- 



fcnocll. London.. 



Presid 



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J. O. Westwood, Esq., 

 .. *' m tne Chair. Various donations to the 



f \r ry,and col * ections from tne natural history societies 

 w Munich, .Moscow, and Stettin, and from several ento- 

 mologists, were announced, including a few interesting 

 tofeoptera from Hong Kong, presented by Mr. Bow- 

 ^.g» and a series of Hymenoptera, from the Isle of 

 w igbt by Mr. F. Smith. Mr. A. White exhibited a 

 «markably large specimen of a spider- like Crustacean, 

 «J»phon giganteum of Goodsir (N. Strommii of 

 ff°Z eT h coll ected in the ocean near Shetland, at the 

 J^h of 20 fathoms, by Mr. Barlee. Mr. White I 

 wggested that many of the new forms of Scandinavian 

 ^ostacea described by Kroyer would in all probability 



ani 01 ? to mhabit the seas of the north of Scotland 

 ^T *d]*c<mt islands. The President announced that a 

 »/ art °f the Transactions of the Society was ready. 

 Mtpacts from a letter from Mr. Bowring to Mr. White 



ere read, confirming the accounts of the discovery of a 



*P***€8 of moth, parasitic in the larva state, on Fulgora 



J*^elaria, the former gentleman having succeeded in 



^ttng another fine specimen, which he had shown 



*e to Mr. Harrington. Mr. Bowring likewise men- 



oned the capture of various interesting Coleoptera, in 



^Neighbourhood of Hong Kong. Ajiote was also 



*~** from Capt. Hamilton, announcing his intention to 



<* to the Society another collection of Indian insects. 



?* ^ ou glas exhibited various interesting Micro- Lepid- 



ptcra, ip*»K-.,i: — _ _ t~~ ~§ c*.: — — x_ ..i~^. 



^fostratioi 



jne nidus of the newly-discovered weevil, Mecinus 

 ?f Ians > within the head of a plant of Plantago mari- 



has, I trust, worked its own cure. Pelargoniums are 

 again to occupy the tables, and I anticipate their repro- 

 duction will be stronger than ever, great preparations 

 are being made to " do battle f there is already a lively 

 demand for cut-down plants (bottoms), and we may 

 fairly infer that competition will run high in classes 

 1, 2, and 3, in each of which nurserymen and private 

 growers exhibit independently of the other ; the prizes 

 offered in No. 1, are 71., 4L, and 2t 10a. ; in No. 2, 

 4/., 21. 105., and 11. 15s., the former is for 12 new and 

 first-rate varieties, grown in 8-inch pots ; the latter for 

 six varieties of larger growth, and which have been 

 actually cultivated in 11-inch pots; so far so good; 

 but allow me to offer a passing remark with regard to 

 the word new, as applied in No. 1, for I cannot but 

 think that some better definition here is needed. We 

 all know that new is not old, but that is not enough, 



fixed so as to determine what 



that the 



limit 



a limn should be fixed so 

 new means, for it has seldom happened 

 collection which has gained the first prize has not 

 contained something at least as antique as Forget- 

 me-Not. This is, J 



jlihs is, nu«c*-c*, «^ ~.~ r .~ -g, — — mark • 2d Mr 



variety in question; but rather the reverse, yet JS^T^iJTli \ 



so it has been, and censors _ 



neglecting, if not misunderstanding, their duty ; managers 



Carnation time, a van can as well carry half-a-doien 

 war lets as go half empty f further, if" Tom Thumb 

 improved," be eligible for a place in aa exhibition of 

 18 Miscellaneous St*r and Greenhouse Plants, no 

 objection can surely be raised against a special exhibition 

 of plants of so brilliant a character as scarlet Pelargo- 

 niums. /. E. 



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Shackle will Dahlia Show, Sept. 9.— ThU, the annual ex- 

 hibition, was far above the average ; Dahlias were excellent in 

 character, and abundant. In the Dealers* Class there ware 

 six collections, each consisting of 24 blooms, and seven of It 

 Fancies; private growers, twenty one stands of 12 blooms, 

 nine of 6 fancies, ten of 6 new flowers, and five of 4 flowers let 

 out by Mr. Keynes ; these with 20 seedlings, of each of which 

 six blooms were required, and some yearlings, made a total of 

 740 blooms set up for competition. The prizes awarded 

 amounted to 551. Certificates were granted to Dr. Framptoa 

 and Sir f . Tfaesijrer (Rawlings) ; the former has already been 

 noticed ; the latter is a lilac i<i medium siie, and of ^ood form; 

 ditto to Triumphant, Laura LaviDgton, and Nancy (Kejnee); 

 to Liny (Perry), a flower the exact counterpart ol Ki&nes'« 

 Queen of England, but more certain ; and to Miss Ward 

 ( Turner), a yellow tipped white fancy. Of otlwr nirelties, we 

 noticed a seedling scarlet with white tip, named MUa Mathewa 

 (Bragg), a valuable addition, and a great im»rovcmeiit 

 in its class, being full, deep, and bright; Wonderful 

 (Keynes), is a flaked flower of fine quality; Dolour*, amber 

 striped with purplish pin* ; these both received eeftificatei. 

 Amona other Seedling* possessing Merit, may be n < Honed 

 John Datis (Cook), similar to iUchard Cbden. Fairy ijueej* 

 (Turner), Edmund Foster (Turner), Morning Stsr (Turner), 

 Louisa Glenny (Rawlings); Flora Mlfor (Krynes), fancy rosy 

 purple and white, fine ; Miss Creed (Edsrards), pare yellow 

 tipped with white, said to be an improvement on Mrs. Han- 

 sard ; Globe (Turner). Dealers, 24 bloeini : 1st, Mr. Turner, 

 with Mr. Seldon, Duke of Wellington, Princr** Lomsa, Yellow 

 Standard, Thames Bank Hero, Snowflske, John Edward, 

 Richard Cobden, Queen of Lilacs, Black Prince, Sir C. NapUr, 



Ulobe 



parell. Blanehneur, ls*sex Triumph, and Eliaabeth ; id, Mr, 

 Kejnes, with General Faucher, Negro, John Edward, Queen 

 of Lilacs, Toison d' Or, Snow flake, Richard Cobden, 

 Princess Louisa, Princess Radziville, Mr. Herbert Mr. 

 Seldon, Seraph, Magnificent, Triumphant (Keynea), Yellow 

 Superb, Duke ot Cambridge, and Shy lock ; Llizabeth, 

 Yellow Standard, Sir F. Bathurtt, Douglas Jtrrold (hiynos), 

 Duke of Wellington, Fearless, and Sir R, Peel ; 3d, Mr. 

 Barnes, whose stand contained, among others, (.renadier, 

 George Glenny, Nil Desperandum, Earl Clarendon, Fame, 

 Uranus, Mr. Palmer, Beauty of Lajerthorpe, and Roundhead ; 

 4th. Mr. Legge, 12 Fancies: 1st, Mr. Turner, with Mr*. 

 Willi*, Elegantissima, Miss Weyland, Elizabeth, Jesnnette, 

 Miss Coxnpton, General Cavaignac, Mrs. Hansard. Pergetme* 

 Not, Duchess of Sutherland, Princess Louisa, and Jenny Lino ; 

 2d Mr. Keynes, with Empereur de Maroc, Elizabeth, Mr*. 

 Hansard, Lady Grtrnvllle, Laura Lavington (Keynes) Miss 

 Corapton, Gasperine, Miss Hlackmore, Conrte de tl amirs* 

 Triumphant (Keynes), a sport from a self, ^niemoi-anceir, 

 Flora M'lvor (Kejnes); 3, Mr Legge; 4, Mr Black: X 

 Mr. Barnes. Amateurs, 13 varieties: 1, Mr. Hack, with 

 Nil Desperandum, Mrs. Seldon, Thames Bank Hero, John 

 Edward Duke of Wellington, Sir F. tethurst, Queen of 

 Lilacs. Richard Cobden, Sir C. Napier, Priucese Louisa, 

 Model, andNonpareil;2,Mr. J. Edwards, with Nil peiperandum, 

 Mrs Seldon, Thames Bank nero, General Faucher, Earl 

 Clarendon, Richard Cobden, Duke of Wellington, Ne*ro f 

 Reaina. Fearle**, Elizabeth, and fchylock ; 3d, Mr. J»™«ff 

 with Richard Cobden, Yellow Gem, Duk* of Wellington .Sylph, 

 Marchioness of Cornwallis, Admiral Princess H*d«ivil!, »» 

 F. Batburst, Carmine, Hon Mi,, A.hley Gem of the Grove 

 and Duke of Cambridge; 4th, Mr. Weedon ; 5th, Mr. Hunt, 

 6th Mr, Cook; 7th, Mr. Allen; 8tb, Mr. Holme*: *h, Mr. 

 Jones 0th, Mr. Hatehman ; 11th, Mr. Prockter ; ; Wth, Mr 

 CaUahan 13tb, Mr. Hopkins ; 14-b, Mr. Howard. 6 Fancies : 

 Ut Mr Black, 'with Frend Smidt, Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Hansard, 

 Eliaabeth, Lady Grenville, and Miss Weyland; 2d, Mr. Allen, 

 with Miss Compton, Forget-me-not, Mr. Hansard. ^»**{£ 

 Madame Wachy, and Unknown; 3d, Mr. James, with ^ Mis* 

 Blackmore, Mr>. Hansard, Miss Compton, Lady Grenville, 

 Elizabeth, and Floral Heauty ; 4th, Mr. Bennett; bh Mr. 

 Hatehman ; 6th, Mr. Edwards. C New Varieiie. : U\ Mr. 

 Black with Leda, Queen of Beauties (fine), Carmma, 

 Model', Nepaulese Prince, and Nil Desperandum ; 2d, Mr. 

 Holder with Model, Hon. Mr*. Ashley, Carmma, Mn 

 Primer, California, and Sir C. Napier; M. Mr Jaeeee, with 

 Carmina. Hon. Mr,. Ashley, Nil ?^P*randum, Admire^ Ktng 

 «? rwhti.a and Roundhead ; 4th, Mr. Edwards with flU 

 D OT ££SSk Mr. H-n.ard, Napo.'eon, Sir C. tf.pier Model. 

 » n .l R..ina • 5tb. Mr. Weedon; 6tb, Mr. Dj«m . <th, Mr. 

 Mo-aru" 8th, Mr. Cook; 9th, Mr. Jones; Win, Mr. All.n. 

 Ex.Ta Prixe. offered b, Mr Ksyne. for four fWer,, ^ out b, 

 himself this seaton : l»t, Mr. Allen, with Mr. Herbert >e- 

 panie.e Prince, Summit of Perfect.on and Beaut, of Kent; 

 ?d. Mr. James, with the same sort. ; 8d, Mr. Black ; **.«*. 

 Edwards ; 5th. Mr. Pope. Roles were shown by Mr. i rancia. 

 to wbo a i prize was awarded, Messrs. Panl and Son, and Mr. 

 Parsons. Hollj hock, in spikes: l.t,. Mr. Parwnr ; Sd. Mr. 

 Bra„ K . Cut Bloom. : 1st, Mr. Black ; 2d, Mr Dy.on. A Cef- 

 tiK wa. awarded to Hollyhock C. Tnrner (Black). 

 Lilium. were furuUbed by Mr. G. Bunaey; Fuchs.wby Mr. 

 Jame. and Mr. Allen. Other subjects, tor the purpose, of 

 decoration, were largely contributed. *vs. «.„..«„„ 



"iirwRcaT Stv. 5.— There was a Rood .how on this occasi -n, 

 and I gJodl^ Tympany. Dahlia. f 1st. Mr. Turner; M, Mr. 

 Kevne.- 3d, Mr. Black ; 4th, Mr. Rowden. Prirate grower. : 

 Vn Mr' Perry ; 2d, Mr. Woodley. Six Fancie. : l.t, Mr. 

 ' 'Extra prize, for Dahlia, let out by Mr. Kejne. : l.fc 



et called to account for 



e ecoDomy of several sj>ecies, as well 



A new 



exhibited 



of exhibitions generally cannot be too explicit ; much 

 that often proves unpleasant might be easily prevented 

 by a simple foot note, as, for instance, in this case, thus : 

 " By * new* is meant such varieties as have not been 

 longer in existence than (say) three years from first 

 letting out ;" such an explanation no one could mis- 

 understand ; our long tried and faithful sorts could 

 not even then charge us with neglect— they are 

 provided for ; and such must have been the original 

 intention when the class for 1 1-inch pots was instituted. 

 In No. 3, fancy Pelargoniums are invited, in collections 

 of six varieties, in (I presume) 8-inch pots, U. f 21. 10s., 

 and 11. 15s. being offered for them. I could have 

 wished a class with 11-inch pots; but for a time, at 

 least, 8-inch pots will prove sufficiently large for the 

 production of well- bloomed and healthy specimens. 

 Proceeding to No. 4, I find that scarlet Pelargoniums 

 are solicited, in collections of six varieties in 8-inch 

 pots, lor July onlv, and prizes of 2L 10*., lUos., .and 

 It 5s. are offered' for them. This I highly commend ; i t 

 cannot fail to secure due patronage ; for, * coming m a fc 



at 





awarded to Laura Lavintrton and lnumpnam i"J»w. ™ 

 Flantagenet (Turner), a mottled purple, large and tull, and 

 to HoUjhock C. Turner (Black), afoli-ftiied crimson, ot great 

 brilliancy and of desirable fornu 



Dahlias : C E. It would be a loss of both time and space to 



give lists of Dahlias now ; look to our raporu of meeting** 

 We may review tbe Seedling- at the close of the season. The 

 Hon. Mrs. Ashley (Bragg), is the flower that was rewarded 

 by the Horticultural Society last season .JE. 

 Hollthock: OT. The seedling exhibited by Mr. Bia. 

 the Surrey Gardens, was certainly not named when ^ 

 our notes ; we also know that the official records werjlrt 

 blank till late in the afternoon. Exhibitors shonld, at least, 

 attend to their own interests, and then compUmit tcey ara 



r^JST/ft* ThS. ba,e alwaj. been V«« *g^3 

 with u.. We are, indeed, thankful for jonr kind offer, and 



shall be delighted to receive some at the VW"™*^."? 

 had not forgotten the contract with onr Wjcom De wien« . 

 we hope to meet the case cheerfully, and with ever, «.po«- 

 tion "to do or die." The decision i. to be at the *™™*' 

 .jnith Pansy Society, quality, «or **, being the object in 



tuu-t* <L Ofl&et. .honld be planted by th*( «J • ^ 

 month ; if next, tbe earlier the better. /»" w ta«h a^ ^a* 

 half to twoinche. i. about the general; depth to plan If the 

 bulb, are strong enon.h to bloom, *•»«"» « » » '; ied » 

 tritle d^per; »o with tne tail growing ktnds. iou.tn row 



