THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE, 



just taken up Potatoes from which 



I had 





care 

 year 



Amberd. 1 have _ w 



I pulled the tops in the second week in August. 

 not a score of diseased tubers out of the whole lot, but 

 they were rather small. I have pitted them m tue 

 same way I have done before, and kept my sound 

 Potatoes good till spring ; that is, by laying alternate 

 layers of Potatoes and mould, bringing the heap to a 

 point, with about 7 or 8 inches of mould on the sides. 

 For an experiment, I left a few with the tops on, the 

 half of which were very badly diseased, but they were 

 much larger than those from which I pulled the tops 



ft. Griffin, Eydon, Daventnj. In the year 1844 1 



purchased of Messrs. Warner three excellent kinds of 

 Potatoes — the Shepherds, Martins, and Ash-leaved. 

 Finding the two first better in flavour, more productive, 

 and nearly as early as the last, I cultivated them with 



not one lias been affected with the disease. 11ns 

 I a<raiu planted a few Ash-leaved, and have had 

 several diseased. When I first had the Martins, they 

 were yellowish and waxy, now they are nearly as white 

 as the Shepherds, which are remarkably so, and so 

 farinaceous, that they require to be boiled with great care. 

 The Martins are larger and more productive than the 

 other. As all rapidly-growing plants, they require well- 

 manured soil ; that is, a full and well -prepared supply of 

 "food." Of the rare kinds, the small should be pre- 

 served for seed. Five years since, from small Potatoes 

 of these kinds, planted late and very thick, in good 

 ground, I obtained a heavy crop. Of the field Potatoes, 

 the best cultivated here is called " Red Scotch," which 

 is remarkable for its good keeping ; a good plan is, on 

 digging them, to reserve apart for seed all those 

 winch have a good form and a good colour — colour being 

 a good test of the quality of the Potato. Those ill- 

 shaped are as good for the table, and the small I reserve 

 for the domestic animals. It is injurious to disturb, as many 

 do, the Potatoes stored for planting. Agricola Ccesariensis. 

 Paidovnia imperialis. — I have found this to be 

 perfectly hardy. A plant raised from a slip six inches 

 long, planted three years since, is now 18 feet high, and 

 the stem is 20 inches in girth near the ground. /. Gould, 



Amberd. 

 Pruning Forest Trees. — The advocates for the practice 



of pruning forest trees are probably not " convinced" of 



the error of their doctrine, and are only "silenced" 



because the controversy can be decided by experience 



and observation alone, and not by argument. Your 



correspondent "Quercus" (p. 596), seems to think he 



has proved his point that pruning is injurious, by the 



statement (which no one denies), that when a close-cut 



wound is healed over with new formed wood, there is 



never any real union over the section : true — but I 



assert that, for most purposes, it is of no consequence 



whatever, that there should exist a flat circular space of 



a few inches in diameter, and of no appropriate thickness, 



disunited from the layers of sound wood that grow over 



it. Besides, what is the alternative ? either the branch 



continues to live, and forms a continually enlarging knot, 



which impairs the value of the timber in proportion to 



its size ; or the branch dies, drops off, and heals over, 



when you have the same defective union (as in the case 



of a pruned branch), and you have in addition the 



remains of the stump of the branch, forming a mass of 



rottenness of greater or less extent ; or the branch rots 



away, and does not heal over, but allows water to lodge, 



when the rottenness gradually eats into the heart of 



the tree and destroys the timber. Every one must 



allow that there are certain cases in which pruning 



becomes absolutely necessary, as, for instance, when 



trees overhang a road ; in such cases it is well that the 



owner should know that the close cutting method may 



be practised with safety, while the snag method leads to 



the slow but almost certain destruction of the tree. Of 



this fact I am so convinced that I am surprised that any 



one who uses his eyes in the matter can be found to 



deny it. Expertus. 



Conifers at Bayfordlury.— Having been solicited by 

 Ueveral individuals to give the size and growth of 

 certain species of Conifers at this place, particularly 

 those from Mexico, which have been considered tender 

 but which have stood well here, without the slightest 

 protection, since the first winter they were planted out, 

 I beg to send you a statement of some of the largest 



Cryptomeria japonica, delight in moist places, but not in 

 low situations, as they are likely to be injured by the 

 spring and autumn frosts. For the Pinus tribe, sandy 

 or loamy ground is most suitable, and the varieties best 

 adapted for the park would be the larger growing ones, 

 and the most distinct kinds, such as Pinus ponderosa, 

 P. insignia, P. macrocarpa, P. Laricio, P. Sabiniana, 

 P. Montezuma?, Deodar and Cedar of Lebanon, Pinus 

 Massoniana, P. maritima, and P. hispanica. ^ The last 

 three would answer in high and exposed situations. 

 If clumps are wanted instead of single trees in different 

 parts of a park, &c, I would advise the individual plants 



to be placed at a good distan 

 from 30 to 35 yards apart, and the i 

 following showy kinds of Thorns w «nu ^ 

 their beauty, such as CnetJS, "2* * 



from ** o^T 



C. Aronia, C. odoratissima, C. ta^^*TJj 

 C. Dou ? lasii, Z^C.±^^l^ 

 C. Mexicana,C. cordata, C. oxyacanth.T^*^ 

 Many other varieties might be added ♦ pl ^t5 

 some of the showy Pyruses, Sorbus &o g ^ * 

 tend to form an interesting ormm vuuL ., ' W W<4 M 



some size. 



Name. 



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p . . 



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Pinus apulcenais 

 Montezumse 

 up. 



Russelliana 

 Hartwegii 

 macropnylla ... 

 Llaveana 

 ayacbhuite ... 

 Teocote 

 patula 

 Laricio 

 macrocarpa 

 Sabiniana 

 ponderosa 



Abies Menziesii 

 Deodar a... 



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 9* 

 ft 



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Height 



when 



Planted. 





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ff 



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Doutflasii 



Pinus insignis 



Araucaria irabricata 

 Abies cephalonica .. 



Pinus Brutia 



Pvthiusa... 



/. Slowe, Gardener 



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6 ins. 



2 ins. 

 9 ins. 

 6 ins. 



3 ins. 



3 ins. 



4 ins. 

 4 ins. 

 6 ins. 



9 ins. 



1 fc. 3 ins. 



9 ins. 



1 ft. 



lft. 



lft. 

 1 ft. 6 ins. 



lft. 

 1 ft. 4 ins. 



9 ins. 

 1 ft. 3 ins. 



6 ins. 



9 ins. 

 6 ins. 



to W. JR. 



Date 



of 



riant- 



ing. 



May 

 1841 

 1841 

 1837 

 1841 

 1841 

 1841 

 1841 



1841 



1841 



1845 

 1835 



1836 

 1837 

 1837 

 183G 

 1836 

 1837 

 1838 

 1838 

 1836 

 1810 

 1838 

 1840 



Baker, 



Present 



Height, 



September, 



1851. 



jju ta^iming group when they U?** 



of the k ind of trees I have under my Car " h } ^ 4 



Spread 



of 



Branches. 



18 ft. 



12 fc. 6 ins. 

 15 ft. 6 ins. 



8 ft. 6 ins. 

 6 ft. 6 ins. 

 6 ft. 8 ins. 

 6 ft. 2 ins. 



7 ft. 



10 ft. 



12 ft. 

 34 ft. 



23 ft. 



18 ft. 2 ins. 

 25 ft. 6 ins. 



19 ft. 9 ins. 

 25 f'. 6 ins. 

 17 ft. 6 ins. 

 19 ft. 6 ins. 



18 ft. 

 17 ft. 

 6 ft. 11 ins. 



13 ft. 9 ins. 



13 fc. 



18 ft. 6 ins. 

 15 ft. 6 ins. 

 J 9 ft. Sins. 

 13 fc. 6 ins. 



7 ft. 3 ins. 

 8fc. 4 ins. 



8 ft. 6 ins. 

 6 ft. 2 ins. 



9 ft. 10 ins. 

 8 ft. 6 ins. 



19 ft. 

 21 ft. 6 ins. 

 17 ft. 6 ins. 



12 fc 



11 ft. 6 ins. 



15 ft. 6 ins. 



16 ft. 6 ins. 



17 ft. 4 ins. 



18 ft. 6 ins. 

 10 ft. 



6 ft. 2 ins. 

 16 ft. 

 lift. 



Circumference 



of the stem 



1 ft. from the 



Ground. 



here. 



K ±WTt COUSUT. 



2 fc. 5 ins. 



2 ft. 7J ins. 



2 ft. 6 ins. 



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3 ft. 9 ins. 

 3 ft. 4 ins. 



2 ft. 6 ins. 



3 ft. 3 ins. 

 1 ft. 11 ins. 



3 ft. 2 ins. 

 2 ft. 9 ins. 

 2 ft. Sins. 



4 ft. 9 ins. 



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Mexico, near Apul co 

 Mexico, Mountain, nearAj ^ 



Mexico, near Real del Mom. 

 Mexico, on the Mountain cl*. 

 Mexico, on the Oetiho **■* 

 Mexico. 



Mxico. 



Mexico, Real del Monte 

 Mexico, Real del Monte" 

 Corsica, Spain, Greece k 

 California. '**• 



California. 



North- We«t coast of North Im. 



North of California. ****> 



Nepal. 



Nepal. 



North- West coast of North fob 

 California, near Monterey ^^ 

 The Cordilleras of Chili. 

 Cephalonia, on the Black Vtm+u 

 Mountains of Calabria. ^^ 



Esq., Bayfordbury, Hertfordshire. 



? „ lul a vww w protect them from 

 le, &c. The square guards are preferable, as they 

 be made with one-side hinges, so *« *» D ,w* „t i 



%?sZFS'2rZr Pin T m ' ^ alS ° 0f f^ 8 ° f Gree " ^ e >' *» P* ze ^ wis awarded t^ Mr 7. 

 ine same kind planted as single specimens in the park n»<^ >-!"- w„.u:__. j -.r-_.__.r_ r, _, 



«nd which are now forming fine objects. The latter 

 Me fenced round, some with square, and others with 



SSf&J 8 - ' with a vLew *° {,rotect them from 



«m ~ .«,»<. w _„_ oue . siae nmges, so as to admit of a 

 person getting inside when required; they are chean 

 consisting only of four posts and a few rails, &c. They 

 should be made 6 feet high, and 4 feet square, with a 

 jpace of about 2 or 3 inches between each rail, in order 

 to admit light and air to the plant There are few 

 lawns sufficiently extensive to accommodate the larger 

 varieties of Conifers, without their being crowded, 

 which spoils their appewance j and as Conifera may now 

 be obtained cheap, both in the London and country 

 nurseries, I would strongly recommend persons wish 

 to improve the scenery of their parks or pleasure 

 grounds, to plant those mentioned in the following list • 



Tl S «™iJ e *™ " ¥* -^y wU, ^t there are 



mg 



many that like a strong loam, or even clavey ground 

 and some thrive well in moist situations. For instoTce 

 the Douglas Fir and Abies Menziesii will grow hi ' 

 sntly in damp places, and may be planted within 10 or 

 12 feet from the side of a lake or pond, wl fe othei 

 such a 8 Abies Morind Picea webbiana P amfbS' 

 and P. nobihs, together with Taxodium sempem r S S 



Caledonian Horticultural, Sept. 4. — Professor 

 Fleming in the chair. The chairman, on intimating 

 the death of Dr. Neill, stated that but one opinion pre- 

 vailed as to the propriety of the course followed by 

 the committee appointed for arranging the details of the 

 general meeting, in abandoning all idea of an anniver- 

 sary dinner, in consequence of the bereavement expe- 

 rienced. He then stated that, from the origin of the 

 Institution, Dr. Neill had devotedly and successfully 

 discharged the duties of secretary, and by every means 

 in his power contributed to the credit and usefulness of 

 the garden. — On this occasion there was an excellent 

 display of fruit. Grapes, in particular, were very supe- 

 rior ; and among flowers, Dahlias and Hollyhocks were 

 fine. The premium for the best two sorts of Peaches 

 was assigned to Mr. Crocket, gr. to Colonel Ferguson, 

 for Bellegarde and Royal George ; a second prize was j 

 voted to Mr. Ramsay, gr. to Sir D. Baird, Bart, for 

 Noblesse and Royal George ; and a third to Mr. R. 

 Melville, gr. to G. Simson, Esq., for Red Magdalen 

 and Noblesse. For the best two sorts of Nectarines, 

 the prize was awarded to Mr. Crocket, for Elruge and 

 Violette Hative ; and a second award was made to Mr. 

 Thorn, gr. to C. Balfour, Esq., for Newington. For 

 Muscat Grapes, the silver medal, as first prize, was 

 voted to Mr. W. Thomson, gr. to Lord Belhaven, 

 who produced an excellent bunch, weighing 2 lbs. 10 oz. ; 

 and a second to Mr. Lees, gr. to the Earl of Hadding- 

 ton. For Black Hamburgh, the silver medal, as first 

 prize, was awarded to Mr. Thomson, for a beautiful 

 bunch weighing 3 lbs. ; a second prize was voted tojtfr. 

 Thorn, and a third to Mr. Lees. For Frontignan the 

 prize was obtained by Mr. Crocket. For the highest 

 flavoured bunch, the prize was gained by Mr. I^es, with 

 Chasselas Musqud ; and a second award was voted to 

 Mr. Fowler, gr., Smeaton, for the same variety. For 

 the best grown Pine-apple, the prize was awarded to 

 Mr. Smith, gr. to W. L. Pater son, Esq., the variety 

 being Black Jamaica. For Moorpark Apricots, the 

 first prize was awarded to Mr. Ramsay, and the second 

 to Mr. Addison, gr. to the Earl of Wemyss. For Green- 

 gage Plums there were nine competitors, and awards 

 were made respectively to Mr. Mackie, gr., Cally House, 

 and Mr. Thorn. For two sorts of Plums (exclusive of 

 ,.,--• - ----- ackie, the 



kinds being Washington and Victoria. For Melons, the 

 first prize was awarded to Mr. Mitchell, gr. to Lady 

 Keith, for Irish Green-fleshed ; the second to Mr. Moss- 

 man, gr. to J. Hunter, Esq., for Bromham-hall ; and the 

 third to Mr. Mackie, for Duke of Bedford. For Jar- 

 gonelle Pears an award was made to Mr. Addison, Gos- 

 lord. Dahlias : In the Nurserymen's Class, the highest 

 prize (one guinea) was assigned to Messrs. Dickson and 

 bons, the kinds being George Glenn v, Beeswing, Mar- 

 elnoness of Cornwallis, Duke of Wellington, Mr. Seldon, 

 Crocus Grenadier, Queen of Lilacs, Sir F. BathursL 

 Hon. Mrs. Ashley, Mr. Herbert, Newington Rival, Yellow 

 btandard, Gem of the Grove, Duke of Cambridge, John 

 Edwards, Miss Spears, and Seraph. In the Practical Gar- 

 deners' class, the highest premium (one guinea) was hs~ | 

 signed to Mr. Oswald, gr., Murthly Castle, Perth, for 

 Crocus, Mr. Seldon, Sir F. Bathurst, Marchion 

 Cornwallis, John Edwards, Beeswing, Duke 

 lington, Grenadier, Black Prince, Emperor of Whites" 

 Miss Spears, and Mr. Herbert. The silver medal as' 

 second prize, was awarded to Mr. Addison, 'for 

 Grenadier, Captain Warner, Fearless, Sir E. Antrob 

 Box, Duke of Wellington, Sir F. Bathurst, 



were 

 Stances. 



retorta majj^ 



Amateurs' Class (i.e., cultivators who manage fcir on 

 plants) the highest prize w r as assigned to Mr. Ida. 

 nach, for Crocus, Grenadier, Duke of Wellington 

 Edwards, and Marchioness of Cornwallis ; and a seat 

 award was made to Mr. Sanderson, for Beeswing, i*. 

 flake, Duke of Wellington, Cleopatra, Shylock,* 

 Beauty of Hants. For Fancy Dahlias the prise * 

 awarded to Mr. Reid, Pitfour, for Empereur deHo, 

 Miss Jane, Rainbow, Triomphe de Magdeburg, Fm 

 me-not, Mrs. S. Lefevre, Pantaloon, Miss Blacaa, 

 Remembrancer, and George Clayton. There toes 

 competitors for Hollyhocks. The first [prize 

 awarded to Mr. Pow, gr., Norton, Ratho, forXipgb, 

 Sultan, Purpurea perfecta, Queen, Mr. Russeli, JBoim 

 Burns, Formosa, Rosea grandiflora, Mrs. BenriiaJ 

 Lady Clark. A second premium was voted te k 

 Veitch, gr., Melville Castle, whose stand wad 

 blooms of Susannah, Robert Bums, MaretioMtf' 

 Lothian, Gustavus, William, General Bern, Pynmiii^ 

 Shakespeare, Thunderer, Sabrina, Magnum Bmn,ai 

 Clio. A third prize was assigned to Mr. Feto;^ 

 Ingliston. There was no competition for the p« 

 offered for the four best trained Verbas;toliR 

 award was made to Mr. Crombie, gr. to I Ato,^ 

 who produced four pots of Verbenas, the variete htaj 

 Othello, Madame Benzod, Reine Hortense,aiiiW* 

 piece. For Vegetables, the first prize was iihM 

 to Mr. Thomson, gr. Woodburn, whose collecba* 

 braced more than 70 different sorts ; and these«*i 

 Mr. J. Pender, gr., Moredun. There were DW I 

 many meritorious extra productions sent forexfiWJ 

 only (not for competition), and for these honorary** 



made and thanks voted according to *» 

 tuuirc*. Messrs. Dicksons and Co. sent 1 1 P» 

 collection of exotics, embracing fine P^ te Jf^J 

 lancifolium, punctatum, and speciosum, togefiB 

 large stands of Dahlias, Pansies, and Clove l*"J 

 Messrs. P. Lawson and Son contributed am 

 autumn-flowering Roses, Dahlias, HoB;ho*JJ 

 and African Marigolds. Mr. forstairs, P*J 

 plants ; Mr. HandasJUe, Dahlias; Mr. &* 

 Asters and Marigolds, with Nemesia ™L f* 

 speciosa rosea, &c. ; Messrs. Downie and w 

 Coates, Hollyhocks and Asters ; and Me» t 

 tyne and Sons, Hollyhocks. From the , 

 Professor Syme, there were beautifully no^^ 

 of Erica Macnabiana, eximia, n5 in-- 



Jacksoni, Roella ciliata and Pleroma wF*^ 

 garden of S. Hay, Esq., Echinocactus w*^ 

 flower, and a fine plant of Primula Me*arn, ^ 

 garden of J. Anderson, Esq., a new species ^ 

 raised from seeds received by him, from ^^ff 

 China ; and a new species of Calceolaria, rj^ 

 seeds which he had received fron ?^ pb ] oX a' 

 Quito ; from R. Gird wood, Esq., asdWg. * ^ 

 a Musk-scented Mimulus, with large bttg ^ 

 from J. Adam, Esq., Verbenas and W* & $ 

 from J. Mood, Esq., Fuchsias (^^ sni^ 

 Falstafl), a white variety of Campanula py ^ 





from 



ess of 

 of W r el- 



us 



$neen of Pnmroses, Purple Standard, Cardinal Ferretti 

 and Kmg of Dahlias. A third premium was awarded 

 to Mr. Reid, gr. to Sir J. Richardson, Bart In the 



stands of Dahlias and China Asters ; » "^ jfB* 

 Cockscombs ; from Mr. Laing, gr. to tnc J# % 



blooms of a white seedling Hollyhoc^ ^ 

 Mitchell, Esq., a fine plant of Agapan w h p 

 from G. Ritchie, Esq.; China Asters ^^g 

 golds ; from Mr. Veitch, Hollyhocks , n ' f W 

 Hollyhocks and Pansies; f™ m % m ' A *<0*£ 



Hollyhocks 

 hocks ; from 

 design of flowers 



Mr. Nicol, Holiyhoctaj '•gT.^j 



se^dlki<r Plnsyjand^stalks of j^J j&*4 



Marigolds 

 were extremely fine 

 elected. 



from Mr. Mackie, and Mr. 



French Marigolds and China 



Twelve 



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