





THE GARDENERS 



CIIROXICLl 



t* 





ut condition. 



po*i 





jhe work is therefore eminently practical, and will 



loved to most advantage bt those who have the 



-pportaaiues of study in the field. Here, indeed," 



jHenry declares, '' is the great source of geolo, al 



; however im; >rtant the cabinet, in its place, 



abo be. It is there that the observer learns to 



the greater problems of geology, and where 



n himself so materially assist in obtaining correct 



rirwsof the modifications which the earth's surface has 

 ^dergone in 

 ctifterate its p 



fhe work treats of pure geology only, excluding 

 ■taendogy. That is to say, it includes an excellent 

 a0fl mntof the causes, or -apposed causes, which have 

 pwjbietfl tlie actual condition of the 1 crust of the earth ; 

 tot it excludes all details concerning the nature of the 



and other substances of which the crust is corn- 

 It therefore stands in the same relation to 

 "nateralogy as a treatise on physiology would to an 

 i«eant of the genera and species of plants and animals. 

 Jfci subjects themselves are discussed in the following 



1. Decomposition of rocks and formation of 

 all I Action of water ; 3. Result of that action 

 fjnnln.' lacustrine deposits! eoMt formations, and tidal 

 ueojn itious ; 4. ^lemical deposits, bogs, and reefs • 

 . Ac n of ice, Kebergs, glaciers, &c. ; 6. Caves ; ?! 

 Vakanoes aiyl lava inundations ; 8. Earthquakes ; 9.' 

 Bin and subsidence of laud ; 10. Temperature of 'th 

 etrth ; 11. Mode of accumulating rocks, and formation 

 of beds; 12. Igneous rocks, their* bending contortion, 



tion; 13. Accumulation of metallic substances- 

 14 And the denudation of rocks. 



ft*? limits preclude extracts ; nor indeed could they 

 to nwde advantageously, so entirely do the several parte 

 rf Sir Henry de la Beche's book depend on each other 

 We, therefore, content ourselves with referring the 



ier to the work itself, which is abundantly illusi .ted 



Pfinc * Uiizivillo, Dike of \ Uingtcv, -hyloek. Sir i 



A f Prefer Prize, f r the Best Flower i*u thYc Tly 



Mr. lowndrow), was won by Mr. slack gr. to E a .rS 



Esq., wit less. Dark Cla s : l f Mr iliaW . ^ 



re 



eeswins; 5, Mr Marsden, with C tin Warner " b ™r 

 SSJS* T^ X*?^r ! ->> **■ Si'ck, with Sir Edmund 





m 



r F. Ba-hurn; 2 Mr. Slack, wirh Sir F. B.tW; 3 Mr 

 B*"£f.?.l. W " ll xl tan ^ ara J of f « f * e *> B !.*. Mr. Slack, with 



A 



introbus 

 Yellow 



with C 



MarsJe 



p. A 6 ° , N, ;7 0a o s ; le i 8 - «••• M 'rley. with 'Seert to*. Scar'et 



SSSL*.^ \ J 1 "**! 2 ' Mr - MaHdeo. with 



■hjlocs 3 , Mr. Mor.'ey, wtth Sh.v) t; 4, Mr. Morl.j' with 



Nonpareil ; 5 Mr. Slack, with Scarlat Cuiqu . 6, Mr. - Au'k 

 wem; 8, Mr. Slack, wt:h Seeling, Oramre Cia<« • ! Mr- 



Siack.mth Dutaj of *ejlin*ton; £ Mr^d^with bote 



nh Bragg's Star; 5, Mr. Marsden wt.h Tea* > Su^X J 

 Ls£L 8 £°& ^ th . Beau ^°J Hasting; 7, M>. Slack, with' 



, , , . , % illustrated 



good and useful woodcuts, and has a 



index. 



FLORICULTURE. 



Awards at Floriculti-rai, Exhibitions. — As 

 weties are now arranging their schedules for next 

 mtm, it may be well to mention that wherever com- 

 ■taon exists with greatest warmth, there is sure to be 

 Mind that judicious regulation (framed by the late 

 Btfropolitan Society) of rewarding at least two- 

 ■Mds the number of stands staged, and so gra lu- 

 MMj the value of the prizes, that a small 

 Mrcentage shall alone separate the first from the 

 mud, or the 1 8th from the 1 ,0th, as the case may be ; 

 ••tattle is for place, m<\ not for profit. A silver cup 

 tahto induce that display which its cost, judiciously 



' W ,, C S? ain t0 effect - Ta »»ton, Southampton, 

 :rwell, Jhornbury, have all failed this season in 



rig numbers, compared with those at Notting-hill, 



te, Stoke Newington, Salisbury, Shacklewell, and 

 «n,&c, localities in which it is universally known 

 * two-third system prevail.. Does not this afford a 

 FMhcal lesson, which it wouldTe well for committees 

 ■a councils to commit to memory? What flower 

 ~wh/ maintains the amount of patronage that is 

 •wed on the Dahlia ! Even the Carnation and 



bestow 



Keotee 

 Bie to 



•*ta will 



psaumg I 



Fleecp • 8, Mr. Slack with Seedliu*. Biu.h and 'WliioMOhMt : 

 1, Mr.SUoK with ','ieen of ha; •-'. Mr. Mar«dS with 



^ 0, ^« , ; | «. Mr. Slack, with Murchione.. o *C*»- 

 waih.; 4. Mr. Barlow, with Queen of Sheba ; 5, Mr. -ih 



with Bhowflaks; 6 J Bioon, with Antafoou" ; 



Tipped Cla a : 1, Mr. Slack, wth Attractive • 9 Mr M«r.a«,> 

 SS WS&Lh.** «»*•.!-* '£&£ " Mr.^kl 



6 



Pi 1, Mr. Sleek, with Fc.irlese ; I, Mr. Slack, with Fear- 

 leu; 8, Mr. Mareden, with Mrs. Anderson ; 4, Mr. slack, with 



rs She.ley; 5, Mr. Morley, with Dok« of Cambridge: I J 

 M.rey. with El»abptb ; 7, Mr. Auckland, with Fame 8 Mr 

 ilaslam, with Adonis. ' * * 



CoattwiiL Royal IloancoLToaAL. S«pt. 9.-Nie« roller 

 Hobs o) (Last flower*, as well as of plants and of fruif, wer 



.ntnbuted on tins o a. Tho 1st prize for the Lest six 



r uchsias, consisttnrof Klegantlsslma, Kossuth, Ori.n, J 

 of Flora. Sir J. Fal.taff, and Heautyof Stor ford, was awarded 



J2 w I 1 }: " :e ' i ali " oa •'' J »* (*Jem of the South, Oem oi 



.a. u„ a . . ,.._ „ eauy of reed(|> Lortl ' NtIs()nt 



»frh.ir„, ir.i i,' «' ca " t,,a . Crimson Expansa, Gem 

 of the \\ est, Uni.pie, 1 *a Quintal, and Ne ius Ui rs), Mr. G 



N. Simmons. Best Fuchsia tpecimen (Furitv). Mr. ..' N.' 

 ' ,n f* ! 2 ; l f ^. ot 'he South,, Mr. Friend. West 1 •> Bahll,; U ie c a 

 (isnon ■■ ike.Magnr mt, Grenadier, Golden Hrop, Fam« Duke " B i i 

 ot Wellington. Sir Francis B tthurat, Lord Clarontlnn, Fearies* D1 " ,, " ted 

 Cnrmsh Ge.n , HeotOr and Mr. Seldon), Mr. O. Williams; id Various < 

 (I)uUoot Wellington, (Jrenadur, George Glenny. Mr. M, on, 

 Cornish. Gem, Snowflake, Sir F. Bathurst, Athlete, 



r f I , t **:! n S'' Sector, \ ellow Standard, and Oa« P crin.-> Mr M* 

 H. Williams- M fPorplo Standard, Toison d'Or. M Selion* 

 Duko ot Wellington, Captain Warner, Sir B. An'robu,, 1 ,°1 

 beth, BeeewlnR, Sure-Eno^h, Florence, Dombey, l'rincess 

 Alice, and Admiral Stopford), Mr. Friend ; 1th (Duko of W.l- 



ngton, Sir E. Ant, ,us Fearless, S„owflake, s raph, Mr. 

 Seldon Admiral Stopford, Beauty of Hastings, Marouis of 

 \V orcester, Lord Clarendon, Hector, and Beeswinif), Mr. M. 

 W illtame Best sU ditto (Si.owflake, Grenadier, Duke of Wei- 

 A"?,- "' Co 7J l »hOem Mr. seldon, end George Glenn*), Mr. G. 



WillUm^ ro"" t ' ,1 ?"-. = .*. nd .- D A ,ke °'.. Wellington), Mr. M. tl. 



tui blotch ot <id€ii sittrin* . .^a _ 



cons . r so, )" cr * ««»« 'IF 



a pure itogrouad we , 1C . kf ' * ►• 



petals, b.otch ? U ,: rU% rTSTi ^ °rS 



was lother r, niincti •• Mi , •»««? nisSSi ^ J?^ 



? tan part ,iarly n J, an<i 1 Z " T ^J^ «jf « ■ 



oplr: , of it till .aen in , ,. i . llt ^. 1 i^nltrf 

 ceedltn«ca sent by Mr. WhAwnat, ArbriST 1 ,r»«ZS? e ? 



jriren. One Tar y in Tr. Whamonft cfi ZiSi 

 "Jane," Attracted the r artic ir noice of the com mlk£ ^. 

 which they uaanimou v recommended to bfbroneh -Ward 

 awn. ■ Amonpt other « , Wl ,s forwarded by Mr. ^wiilSek 

 of Perth but alto much Injured in carriage through Z 

 ^ai a white gr i Mower -rith bluish purple beliinjr and ton 

 petala ; the committ were of nidnioa, that had tlili flower 

 been in good ^ condition, it would, d .ubtleaa, rank tmoont the 

 naest or ita dan, and they atrougljr recommended that it thould 

 be brought forward on a future occasion. The eighth arrant 

 annual competition of the Socety will be held in OUafow, in 

 June, 1852, of which due notice will be given. Xorth Britkh 

 Agriculturist, 



FL< TS» FLOWERS. 



Calceolaria: Watford. The office of the i*fiere» Oironid* 

 ia 5, l)pper Wellington.atreet, Coretit Oarden ; not 21, lleeent- 



8 1 r G 6 1 ■ 



DAHLiAa: J Primmer. We at onre r T nlaed your fancy i wer. 

 Admiration and can only repeat our description fit, glrert 

 at page 675. - lour, d ,t maro-m, with white tir*.*— 

 Lector, and oihera. Please ext use m week'a delay.* 



Gloxinia; W T. Apparently no improve ent en red kinda 



already In cultivation.* 



FocnaiA : M. fig .rous In habit, bold end free, but deMent 



in many eeaentiaU that mike up * first-rate flower.*-.' V. 

 A nice border variety, with a good habit.* 



Pansy : E A . A flower rem irkably dark and unif . in 

 dour ; dKnrient in outlin •• 



Verbena : W T. A nice white kind worth nreaemnir • 



a 



ifliscellaneous. 



M -oscopes of tJic lute Pnfcmor ttnJt.— Two txr, Ucnt 

 microscopes, used by J'rofeioor Link for prep i*g 

 Ins rrpreieiitatioiiB of the mici >j>ieal anatomy 

 of plai ;. are to bo sold at Berlin. One] of these 

 instrument* was constructed by the c< brat< <1 optician, 

 rifssl, of Vienna. It lias fire ocular and six obj t' 

 lasses, and magnifies by the first ocular from > to 210 

 lines, and by the last 114) times. A revolving micro- 

 meter, of excellent workmanship, and measuring with 

 pivatest precision, a large i sm and a larval tens 

 on separate st ives, both for illuminating, and 

 thcr implements, are added. The instrument 



cost altogether .about 451. The lenses are in no way 

 injured, nor the screws worn out. The other instrument 

 is a catadioptric microscope, by Professor Amici, of 

 Florence, the discoverer of the pollen-tubes going down 

 to tlie'ovules. 1 1 is excellent for its achromatism and its 

 large field of view. TlieA is a fine prism for refracting 

 bjeefe It has four ocular, and Jive oh j oct-leiiaeSe Its 



magnifying power reaches fl> iltolo ; times ...r with the 



first oeular to 266 times. The object-lenses, separately 

 mounted, are also used either alone or altogether a a 

 simplex. The object-table slides un and down, ami i« 



una: 3d (Marchioness Cornwallis l)»ik« at \V'p!iin»t rt n' r • i i - A i i* « 



ia Waru.r, Box, Ga,periae, a!fd Sir E AatrobasTO' I furmshe(I Wlth * tUn ""S d>*ph»g«n 



M ; Hh (Bces«iii ? , Captain, Duke of Wellin^too, Toison ni,cr ' 



mi short, popular though they be. Shall we 

 eee the day when our summer exhibition 



uartera to whole armies of Pelar- 



less expensive to culti- 

 A few sonaro feet of 



square 



or 



in 



! A plant infinitely 

 J* than autumn's king. 



*■ enables the Pelargonium grower to give place and 

 -«wr to those marvellous masses of bloom familiar to 

 «jnov,sit ur metropolitan exhibitions. How they are 

 Spaced, few as yet understand ; while for Dahlias 



fcSLf™ 9 arC °. ften devoted to their cultivation. But 



k mnl LT y *r V ° ,Uti0n in flower showing, our warnin 

 jmult ply th^umber of prizes, and lessen the fall .. 



ftd i»«-^ . , t0 second > aild from second to third, 

 5bS dTn i Cast two-thirds of the collections staged 



a?maiS„ h V' e , 0( i casion to remark Pelargoniums for 

 "<on, and their production not confined to some 



fctear-iT' ^^^^nt to which their cultivation has 

 **jear a been limited. J.E. 



^•Bd T Si T r ,LIP SocrETr — The investigation of the 

 PWofo^f°i non ] - cora pl'ance with the rules on the 

 The erilLf t% e ? hlbltc ™, took place on Monday last. 

 «*« SZ y? Cd \° show that any malpractices had 

 *» wm H ? aD , 4 . he prizc monc y wa3 tendered to 



aptaia 

 Daubus _ 



d'Or, Fdrple Standard';' and Mr! Seldon)*, MaTTrtaa^. Best 

 Hojea in pots (La Heine, Deroni.nsis, R t d China, &c/, Mrs. O. 

 C. Fox ; 2d (Lady of the Lake, Odorata, Sourtnir de la Ma 

 maison, Boug.-re, «kc), Mr. G. N. Simtnona. Best collection 

 of Out Roses (Souvenir de la Malmaison, Mrs. Elliott, William 

 Jesse, Duchess of Sutherland, Count Robinsky, Qvpen Du 

 Petit Thouars, Deroniensis, &c.) ( Mr. G. Williams ;' 2d 

 (souvenir de la Malmaison, Baronne Prevost, Queen Oeant 

 des Battaiiles, Comte de Paris, Ac), Mr. M. II. Williams. 

 Best \ erbenas (Iphigene, Vulcan Superb, Deliance, Lady of 

 the Lake, St. Margaret), Mr. G. N. Simmons. 



Cumberland Floral and HoRTiccLTCaAL, tot 16. — 

 Twenty-four Dahlias, Dissimilar Blooms: let, Mr. Geddes 

 £r. to G. Mould, Esq., with Beeswing, Sir F. Bathurat. Mrs! 

 Seldon, Standard of Perfection, Yehutr Standard, Mr. Ion 

 Purple S aodard, Mr. Cobden, Admiration, Lord Mayor, Fear- 

 less, Duke of Wellington, Crocus, Capt. Warner, Grenadier, 



^^^^ should be made a 



•riot 



era' Bene 



gift to the funds of the 



* candilL? 18 ^ ame from the list3 of the society! 

 ^ l ^ the w? r . efer * cd to in our last week's notice, 

 *dined beonm- m wIlIch raat ters were managed, also 

 **>s efectiT ,ng * member > aa « therefore the ballot 



section was stonnerl 



$*** NEw/r stopped - 



'^niinarv 



*fe tho — 



GTOX ClIRYSAX 



Society. 



A 



«k 



necessary 





>on. /. e. 





of Sheba, 



•aen 



Cl 



Sept. 9.— The following 

 of 12 Blooms : Mr. Slack, 



« fl et % em ». Sno_wflake, Shylock, 



ing- 

 aud 



^»^/eopatra u PI T VT ', ouuwur » Re » ™J*« 



Ln «^ard ofpL??' 3e!d > n . Fearless, Duke of Weill 



th e Iales * 2 i ^ Mor 8™' s King of Dahlias, i 



f h Mr. SeltW f 'n- f' H ? rlonr » &* * n ^ Stephenson, 

 JjL *rch ionel. ^ J ? lohard Cobden, Beeswing Berryer 

 r**"" 8h.wL C( \ r r nWaUis ' ^incess Radzivllle, Duke 

 ? ? Sheba ^^ M ^ ni «cent, Sir #. Bathurat, and 



Lady Leicester, Mynn, Princess lladziville, anti Scarlet Gem 

 2d, Mr. Carrutbers, gr. to J, Dixon, Esq. 12 Varieties: 1st, ( 



tr. Geddes, with Bees win/, Box, Cap*. Warner, Crocus, Yellow 

 Standard, Mrs. Seldon, Mr. Seldon, Duke of Wellington, .shy. 

 lock, Sir E. Antrobua.-Sir F. Bathurst, and Violet Perfection; 

 21, Mr. Carnuhers. Six Sorts: lsr. Mr. Geddes, with Bee*. 

 wing, Sir F. Bathurst, Mr. Seldon, Mrs. Seldon, Fearless, and 

 Shylock. 12 Edged, Tipped, or Shaded : 1st, Mr. Geddes, with 

 Admiration, U da de leu, Conspicua, Marchioness of Corn- 

 wallis, Princess Kadziviile, Queen of England, Queen of the 

 Isles, Rainbow, Star, Beauty of Sussex. M try Jane, Beauty of 

 Hastings, and Turner's Beauty ; 2d, Mr. M'lutjre. Six 

 Edged, Tipped, or .Shad, d: 1st, Mr. Geddes, with Princess 

 Kadziviile, Turner's Beauty, Admiration, Queen of England, 

 Marquis of Worcester, and Star. 11 Border or Fancy Kinds : 

 1st, Mr. M'lutyre, with General Cavaignac, Rainbow, Lady 

 Cullen, Jeanette, Empereur de Maroc, Comte de Flandre, 

 Lady Granville, Floral Beauty, Adolphe Dubraa, Elizabeth, 



Iadame Wachy, and Miss Stevens. Six Border or Fane 



Kinds : lat, Mr. Geddes, with Empereur de Maroc, Miss Comp- 



ton, Lady Granville, Kainbow, Lady Cullen, and Jeanette. 



Three Maroon or Crimson : 1st, Mr. Geddes, with Sir 1". 



Bathurst. Three Scarlet : 1st, Mr. Geddes, with Shylock. 



Three Rose or Pink: 1st, Mr. Geddes, with Rose d'Atnour. 



Three Lilac: 1st, Mr. Geddes, with Fearless. Tnree Orange 



or Buff: 1st, Mr. Geddes, with the Duke of Wellington. Three 



White : 1st, Mr. Potts, with Antagonist. Three Yellow : 1st, 



Mr. Potts, with Cleopatra. Six Verbenas : 1st, Mr. Geddes, 



with Defiance, Sf. Margaret's, Magnificent, Princess Alice, 



Boule de Niege, and Heloiae. Six Antirrhinums : 1st, Mr. 



Geddes, with Masterpiece, Snowflake, Crimson Kinp- Delica- 



tiaainauai, Beauty of Carlisle, and Admiration, In addition to 



the above, there was an interesting exhibition of planta and 



fruits. 



Scottish Pansy, Sept. 2.— Tho seventh annual Committee 

 Meeting of th 



crometors, the one moving from side to si<J« . tho 

 other forward and backward. Two different kinds of 

 camera lucida, and various other implements, especially 

 for illuminating and < Mluding the false li^ht, are added. 

 This instrume nt has bttn but little used. Its ]rico 

 is said to have been about 45/. I 'ffers will be received 

 by Dr. .Pritzel, Berlin, Alexandriuen-straaae, 8fc 

 /foolcer'8 Journal of Botany. 



Sale of Orchids.— The collection of the late Earl of 

 Derby was sold by auc >n, by Mr. Stevens, at Knowslcy 

 Hall, on the 4th inst. *ftio kind of prices they realised 

 is as follows: Saccolabium Blumei, guttatum, and papil- 

 losum, 16/.; Van da Roxburgh!, creruleft, violaeea, .and 

 some other kind, 167. ; Cattleya Mossice, inneri, 

 crispa, and granulosa, loV. Ips. ; Dendrobium Dalhousie- 

 anum, calceolare, Pierardi, and ulescens, 9/. 10». ; 

 Catasetum (two plants), (\rtochilum IVu nense, and 

 Cypripedium Lowei, 0/. ; Oncidiutn Papilio, ensatum, 

 Cavendishii, and longifolium, 61. ; Phalaenopsis amabilis, 

 Peristeria data, and longieeapa, 61. 15*. ; Odontofflo* 

 suragrande, citrosmum, and pulchellum, hi. \hs. ; Mil- 

 tonia Candida, spectabilis, and Myauthus barbatus, 41. 4$.; 

 Leelia anceps, autumnalis, and two4)ther sorts, 4/. 15*. ; 

 Sobralia macrantha and Schomburgkia tibicinis, 41. ; 

 Angrrecum apiculatum and Anguioa Ruekeri, 'M. 3*. 

 an Aspasia and Barkeria spectabilis, 3/. \hs. ; Aeride* 

 (various species), from \L to 41. ha. ; other lots, of 

 which there were m all 124, fetched from \l. to 21. 10s. 



Gi men? Benevolent Institution. — We understand 

 that Mr. Charles Dickens has consented to preside at 

 the anniversary dinner in aid of the funds of this Insti- 

 tution, to be held next year* on the Monday after the 

 June Chitwiek Show. 





Calendar of Operations. 



(For the ensuing week.) 



PLANT DEPAKTMBNT. 



Conservatory.—! e fire heat as little as possible, and 

 only ia conjunction with a free circulation of air. Thin 

 out and regulate the pendent shoots of climbers. > as 

 to admit the light to the plants below ; but it Si not 

 necessary to make the wires bare and naked all at once, 



examining the merits of seedlings raised Dy members in 1851. ... - . . . t 



There was a numerous display of new tlowera, ericcimr a an ^ e Wl11 be E iven t0 the house 

 growing determination to brinjr the Pansy to the highest state 



tf* « al Mil . _ «**«.% . ■ . 



lll.ii" °?, 6 Blooms :_ Mr. Morley, with 



ke of 



"urnbh R™ Zi xji^jras : air. . riev, 



fc». and 0^!! mn ^ Mr - Seldon, Shylock. liul 



with 

 rs. Ander. 

 Mr. Auckland, with 



of perfection. 1 he committee awarded first-class certificates 



to four ilowers, three of which were produced by Messrs. 



Dickson and Co., Edinburgh, and the other by Mr. Finlayson, 



of Kincardine. " Count de Flahaalt" (Finlayson), a yellow 



ground flower, with dark maroon belt and top petals, large, 



and of a rich velvety texture, very fiue form and smooth o 



line, will be a fine show flower. ''Sovereign" (Dickson ai. 



Co.), a yellow self, with largo and very dark blotch in centre. _ . 



•♦Etna" /Dickson and Co.). also a vellow self, with a b?autL I avoiding draufflits of cold air. but allowing: Sum 



depriving the plants of light ; and in spring just before 

 they begin to break, they may be pruned more closely. 

 The shoots which are to be left during winter should bo 

 thoroughly cleared of insects. The house in which the 



IHrinctpal display of flowering plants is ma<le, should bo 

 :ept sufficiently warm, to prevent any injury to those 

 plants which have been brought forward in heat 



f 



