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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



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„r; .rvNWICK NECTARINE. — Fim young 



■ - - 4 io*'«** »n hei*h%of this fine ranerj can now 

 1 T !jZk - a'so Tee« in pou, at 21s. each, packing included, 



UrAnC* P*J»i t0 LOO** 011 



W^ " J^^dt r»f the «aleof this valaable addition to our 



re to** •:'P' itd in ail1 of lhe '*a rd mers* Hener »lent 

 ffc***^i prompt pnymeot is requaattri, aod prepayment from 



eorreip^odents. 

 to be addressed to Thoi. Rivers, tbe Nurseries 



J^dg««fortb, Herti 



true plant having verv small round cones, natal all 

 larger than those of Cupressus funebris. 

 ^ext come some species of Acer. 



HAMILTON, Seedsman, Slc 



L«ndv>o i will forward his CvTALOGU 



rt'lLLIAM 



\\ Oeap*'de. 



- 'I.B6TS ROOTS (of which he has a large collection 



J *CCiotht, superior sorts, named, per doz. ... 6k and 9 

 «#*Usu«. **rj fi «e larire root*, each ... 4d. to 



per doa. 1 



1 

 I 



2 

 2l. to 4 



before ouht, i came aofttarftuiu; that tueatoai m**i>uuw* 

 was sent for, whm k becarm- the opinio of die footers 

 Amonir the *** * e 7 hftd l,e * poisoned by the Mushreem& Bury 

 best i < the famous shaggy Svcamore (Actr rifhiutn) j effort wms ma(ie t0 **** theni » **" without dfeet After 

 of India, a fine tree, lately" introduced by Messrs. "» ffl? ™8 *• mo * ksrrtble «««*ies the whale Mpi :. 



OsBoiiNand Co., of Fulham, in its native country durin * w,n 

 associated with Fir trees and Birches upon the >cnc 



faieissu 



?n ip*. for early forcing, p 

 ~ .1~ ujaed, for border, per 100 

 very fine named, per 100 

 rops, aingle or double, per 100 



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• t • 



C^ of for's, named, per doz. 

 ' very no«, mixed, per d3X. 



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t 



A»<jiMu*. Lil»e-, Jonqnils, Amarylli«,Rannncalas, anemones, 



r of other roots for which see his Catalogue. 



highest mountains. Its great angular leaves, covered 

 with velvet underneath, become a rich nankeen brown. 

 It obtains its name from the woolliuess of its young 

 shoots and abundant flowers, which are said to be 

 deliciously fragrant. Of less importance, but still a 

 fine object, is the ilyrcanian Maple (Acer hyreanum), 

 a tree resembling our English Maple except in 

 stature, whose leaves in autumn change to yellow 

 before they drop off. I ir more brilliant than th 

 is the little circinate Maple (Acer circinatum), of 

 Oregon, a bush producing in the spring myriads of 

 dull purple flowers with lonu crimson bud* 



most herrihle : nias Ike whole 

 ieh one of them h: kirn beak from the 

 ceof his. convulsions, thsgr both expired towards 

 MflHing* The |n*is( Ibsrful cirsMHteuv . meets*! 

 with the case is, the declaration of several rnedaeal 

 and chemise, that poieon is really contained in the true 

 Agaricui campeitrU, or common Mnshroom, after a 

 certain stage of gron th ; and Profeeeor Orfila has hinted 

 at the same in his * Book on Poisons/ Tbb, if a fact, 

 ougl* to be neraliy made known at this season of the 

 year.* 



The symptoms here described are evidently such 



pOWt.I,;i,iT by fungi, 



under different cir- 



as frequently occur in cases of 

 | though they vary considerably, 



scales, looking like 



mantle of 



111 



on a 



the brightest of thos| 

 stitute the Indian 



con- 

 omit 



rich tints which 

 summer. Nor motf wa 

 to mention the glaucous-t wigged Lobel Sycamore 

 (Aomr Lobclii), towering, like a column, above 

 the round-headed species of its genus, and still of 

 the deepest green, while all around are changing to 

 red or yellow, and are half ttnleafed by the recent 

 frosts. These are the real novelties In arboriculture, 

 whose autumn colours deserve notice. 



But we must not forget that what is now familiar 

 to us may be still but little known in the distant 



parts of the kingdom, 

 add 



We will therefore venture 



to add a word or two concerning a few plants 

 that are not novelties, and yet are little diffused. 

 Take the 





Hum) 

 than 



for 

 the 



Holly-leaved Berberry (Bttmtu mquifo- 

 example ; what can be more admirable 



brown crimson of its haves, 



warm crown crimson 

 they are exposed to the air and sun i 

 What a charming contrast they form to the ever- 

 verdant sameness of Laurels and Bays, and other 

 evergreens to which our gardens trust for winter 

 •rnament. The moment the delicate bloom of the 



FANCY PELARGONIUMS. 



Wp. AY RES begs to announce that his Descrip- 

 • ti*« Catalogue ot Seedling Fancy and other PEL AR- 

 flBflfMS, CISfirtaRlAS, CALCKOLARfAS &c. t will be 

 flikasbtd in a f«?w lays, and will be forwarded upon prepaid 

 2afeadon. His Seedling Fancy Pelargoniums will be re «dy for 

 JSTtryon and after the 2m h of October, but the stock of some 

 rf tbe kinds bring limited, early orders are indispensable to 



apart the collection. 

 Srooklands Nursery, BlacUheath, Oct. 25. 



VIOLETS. 



TILEY'S VIOLA ARBOREA, or PERPETUAL 

 TBSB VIOLET (troe). — Iu answer to numerous inquiries 

 fir the above, and great satUfactiou given by the plan's sent 

 fit last season, by Kdwaid Tilet, he begs to state that he has 

 feii xrar a fine stock of ihe above beautiful Double Violet n^w 

 H dispose ef, which he can highly recommend, this being the 



«r time for making beds or potting. They are beautifully 



ted ; tbe blooms are as large aa the Double Blue IU'pstica ; 

 tfcey btootn freely from August till the end of May, and are 

 afifeetl? hardy. Twelve of these plants grown in pots will 

 Kent a large greenhouse ; and a small bed, 9 feet long by S feet 

 vide, will be sufficient to furnish a family with bouquets, the 

 •bole of the winter and the spring. They should be planted in 

 rtther a dry situation and a loose soil, as the Violet will thrive 

 sat bUxea finer than in wet or clay borders, i • v i lprAVpr 



E. T. has bee© informed by the gentleman that introduced it ▼^«crever 

 fa. to this country, that he has seen them growing in the thickets 

 ef Pereia to the height of 4 feet, wi^i large bushy heads to them, 

 tad hundreds of blooms on them at the same time. Large 

 base? plants, 6s per dosen ; smaller ditto, 3s. per doxen, or 

 U. per 100. Any quantity of the above will be tent postage 

 and package free. 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



The undermentioned first-rate varieties are now ready to 

 fWdont:— 



graft's Surprise, sent out first time last season, II. per 100* or 



Is. per dozen. 

 Prioce Arthur, flo. do., U. per 100, or 3#. per docen. 

 Hyatt's Eleanor, the best and latest bearing Strawberry in 



cultivation, 6s. per 100. 



|d4ah, very fine U. per 100. 



Iriash Queen, do. «*, 5s. ,, 



Alice Maud, do M ... Zs. ,, 



fteek Prince, very early es. M 



ffrollfie, very fine and early 5*. M 



fimaeat'a Perpetual, or double-bearing Strawberry, 12*. per 



doien, or 41. per 100. 

 Trollop's Victoria, 12s. per dozen, or 41. per 100. 



the above are strong and well- rooted plants, such at will 

 iasore satisfaction. Any of the Strawberries that are priced, 

 |>er dozen, can be sent fre^ by post ; also those priced, per 100, 

 *1H be sent package free. 

 Fits Giant Scarlet Rrompton Stocks, Plants that have been 



ail pricked out, 2«. 6d. per 100. 

 Alto, some fine Antirrhinums, all saved from striped and 



spotted varieties, such as will give every satisfaction, and 



bloom early next spring, 5s. per 100. 



fine Sweet Williams, such as will bloom next season, saved t u ^ i aA 4 a « „«„„™ „„«+*^„„ k«_«U«»-w.o «,;*!, ™^-™11^,,. 



from so distinct varieties (the plants are strong and good), the latter season, scatters her charms with marvellous 

 U per ioo, oris, per doxen. Can be sent by post with any profusion over even these northern latitudes ; but 

 trf the above. 1 in autumn and winter she gives us Thorns, Oaks, 



WINTER CUCUMBER. Hollies, Yews, and a few other insignificant trees and 



^lSL?A^ best variety for winter cnltiva- • ^^ ^ g for ^ ^ m WMt gub8tituteg . 



A remittance is expected by Poat-oflBce order, or the amount it is in autumn and winter that we need that infinite 



la penny postage stamps. 



Ldwiid Tilit. Nurseryman, Seedsman, and Florist, 

 14, Abbey Churchyard, Bath, Somersetshire. 



cumstances. In a report of ViTTAnim, on a disas- 

 trous instance, in 



which Apnricta vcrnus 



the autumn it puts ICCkl* tally eaten, instead of Ag. 





v. tCrt*OH, 



petals ; 



rich crimson, unsurpassed by the symptoms were, continued nau->a f extremely 



acute pain in the si imach and intestines, frequent 

 bunting fits, convulsions, &c. ; and the jNMrl 1 mortem 

 exam. nation exhibited large inilamei patches of 

 an intense livid rose colour, in the i bout hood 

 f the pylorus. This agrees with a report of Tro- 

 ft-sor PeeeiNKM.i. when < ve ulceration of the 



mucous coat of the int tines was okeerw"! ter 





death, caused by some pebonou^ 1 J > .itwi ; and Dr. 

 lUnn\M,whohashad manyopportnnitiseel <»i>senring 



the symptoms- peculiar to such disasters^ar >rds ptr- 



fectly with th-se authorities, ati«l others which might 

 be quoted to the same effect. There in nothing, there- 

 fore, in theaymptoms to throw any positive doubt 

 upon the matt* or to suggest the possibility of the 



Eresence of some mineral peison ; it is, how* ver, to 

 s remarked that neither is there any sufficient 

 information 



to the particular ^)»eciee of fungus 

 consumed, the condition in which the fungi them* 

 selves were, nor whether some mistake may not 

 have arisen, as in the cas> quoted above from 



Vrmnnrt, It is quite true that A. rampmtrii iu 



rejected in Italy by the inspectors of the markets as 

 poisonous, while A.arvensis, probably a mere variety, 

 and esteemed far less whuleeome in England, is 



berries of this plant is gone* the rich oolours of the 

 foliage succeed and endure till spring returns. 



If with this we combine the Indian Chitra (Bcrberis largely consumed ; but there ie no evidence to show 

 aristata), with its dark-brown wood, crimson leavee, that this exclusion is rational, es] lally as it is 



greatly esteemed in Tuscany, and aa Vittadini, one of 



and scarlet fruit, and a few of the yellow waving 

 plumes of the French Tamarisk (Tamarix gaUic*) % 

 groups may be formed which it would baffle the 

 painter to imitate, especially if they become a fore- 

 ground to the hoary branches of the sweetest of 

 Thorns (Cratcegus odoratissima), and its piles 

 succulent Apricot-coloured haws. 



One glance at London gardens at this season 

 to the planter, worth the closest inspection of them 

 at Midsummer ; a thousand unexpected suggestions 





of 



is 



the best authorities respecting Italian fungi, inserts it 

 in the list of edible fungi of Milan and Pa via ; though 

 there is so much prejudice against it amongst the 

 common people, that it does not find its way into 

 the markets. 



One or two scattered notices are to be found in 

 authors as to the supposed unwholesomenesa 

 of A. campestrisj but nothing of sufficient pre- 

 cision to overthrow th most general consent as to 



K veil 





now occur to the eye of taste, and it is instantly 



remarked, that our winter shrubberies teem with 



capabilities which have never yet been developed. 



In truth, winter decoration is infinitely more im- _ 



portant than that of summer. Bounteous Nature, in | greater or less extent, from the use of Af nshj-ooras^a* 



its good (jualities when in a state fit for food, 

 bread when mouldy or decomposed may become a 



Individual constitutions may indeed 



deadly poison. 



suff 



r 



especially where decay has taken place, to a 



is the case with certain shell-fish, but such isolated 

 instances are of no more value in the one rase than 



in the other 



we need not, however, suppose any- 



It i* 



thing of this kind in the history before us. 

 far fiom probable that two persons should at once 

 suffer from the use of fungi from any peculiarity of 

 constitution ; but even taking into dee account the 



fact tkat Mushrooms vary in their quality, according 



Cite ©attrntcrg* Chronicle* 



SA TURDA ¥, OCTOBER 25, 1851. 



The approach of the planting season reminds us 

 <rf the utility of pointing out a feature in some of 

 <ter newly introduced plants, which, although of 

 considerable importance, is rarely thought of. We 

 took to the form of leaves, the manner of growth, 

 the eSect produced by a tree when in flower, but 

 **e forget that in their autumnal tints there is 

 sometimes more to admire than in foliage, habit, or 

 J**escence. The red Maples, the scarlet Oaks, 

 *te crimsoa Sumach, are now familiar, and their 

 ***** in the landscape are not forgotten by the 

 *£jciou8 planteT, but of some of the more recently 

 Produced plants little or nothing can be said to be 

 y&erally known. To this point, then, we would 



ar j* a moment's attention. 



*irst of the Funereal Cypress (Cupressus funebris). 

 *to* plant, to its beautiful habit and delicate 

 s&ticous bloom in summer, adds in autumn a tender 



jolet tinge, which we have sought in vain to match. 



* is evident that when the tree becomes large, this 



JJJJpstarjce will be of importance in regulating its 



pwtion with regard to other trees* In this respect 



*» essentially different from the true Cupressus 



^° J osa, to which it nearly approaches. Of the latter, 



UteM 7 \ U th < at the Is,e of Wi S ht SPM™ 6118 in the 

 *• Ward's grounds are probably all spurious, the 



variety of tree and shrub which the industry of man 



has gathered together in these favoured isles. But - 



we want something more than to possess them ; we to different nrcu instances of clmate or locality, 



require to know how to avail ourselves of air 



which they are capable of yielding ; how they branch, 



how they die off, in what form they remain ~ 



and estimating at their proper value the cir- 

 cumstances of the different cases, which have been 

 alleged of fatal effects produced by the use ^ of 

 the common Mushroom,* we cannot help concluding 



most 



skeletons, and in what compact masses of never. % -- , - 



dying leaves. It is here that the English gardener that there is no sufficient evidence to deter the i 

 is deficient ; it is to these points that he should give timid from its use, or indeed to convince us that 

 his whole attention. For summer effect trees are never 



any 



planted wrong ; for winter they seldom stand aright, 



The following paragraph, which has gone the round 

 of the papers, though evidently exaggerated in some 

 of its details, has excited the fears of many consumers 

 of Mushrooms, to such an extent as to threaten 

 material injury to the cultivators of these general 

 favourites. Though no great speculators in edible 

 fungi, the whole experience of the innocence of the 

 common Mushrooms, when properly distinguished, 

 and not in a state of decomposition, is so highly 

 satisfactory, that we think it right to do our part 

 towards allaying any alarm which may at present 

 exist on the subject. We will, however, first give 

 the paragraph at full length, and then append such 

 observations as may seem needful. 



* Poisoning by Mt >hrooms.— Two highly respected 

 officers of the Belgian cuirassiers, quartered at Bruges, 

 died on Tuesday week, under circumstances which 

 ought to be made known as publicly as possible. They 

 dined in their quarters, and ordered some Mushrooms 

 dreteed in some favourite sauce for dinner, of which 

 they both partook, A few hours afterwards, they were 



both taken ill of a horrible and agonising colic, which, 



effect has been produced, other than may arise from 

 the use of the most wholesome viands, either in 

 excessive quantities, or in a state unfit for consump- 



M. J ' . B. 



tion. 



We are happy to mention, among the last arrivals 

 from India, that of Mr. Fortune, after bringing to a 

 successful issue the important duties confided to 

 him by the East India Company. 





ARTIFICIAL BREEDING OF FlSlL— No. II. 



[In my last paper on the " Artificial Breeding of Trout 

 and Salmon," I stated that it was desirable to destroy 

 the water-lice and aquatic larva? in any spring where it 

 was intended to try the experiment ; and I suggested a 

 little quick-lime for the purpose, but I ' • ro *tate 

 that it was essential to get all this lime washed out of 

 tbe watercourse (or neutralised with sulphuric or carbonic 

 acid), otherwise the lime would be far more prejudicial 

 to the roe of the fish than either lice, aquatic larvne, or 

 small fish— in fact, it would d V the roe entirely ; 

 and lime preserves its causticity for a much longer 

 period under such circumstances than many people are 



aware. Ifhave seen the horse* heels sore from plough , 



~~*~! DSt»nc*t of bad ttFec-.f Itwo **»* ■*• •* A Oif*f*»tru may 

 b« foond in Pi .'a Meiethenttata, and Wilpenows rrodroniua 



I Florae BeroUaensis, 



