/ 



i 



past 



.11. 



of j sorts, few Lettuces, Artichokes and Cauliflowers. It 

 seems not to be the custom to eat Haricots and Peas 



. i ^ • . • mi <» 11 • ,« 



[ wheel barrow, follow seems DOC VJ ue uie citatum tu eat iianwwauurcas 



He repeats the tune I before the seed begins to ripen. The following are the 

 >f considerable length, ; principal fruits in Berlin : Cherries, Plums, early Pears, 



injured brood. 'J 

 the cat, the creak 

 with great truth 

 taught him by his master 



berries, and, lastly, plenty of Pine-apples, cut and in 

 pots. The price of fruit and vegetables is about one- 

 tenth less than in Paris. 



Flower Markets of Berlin. — Florists abound in 

 Berlin, but they are inferior as a class to those of Paris. 

 We twice examined their markets, and were satisfied 

 that their plants were, as well for variety as for elegance, 

 decidedly inferior to those found in the French capital. 

 That taste which is so remarkable in the French flower 

 markets, is not to be found in Berlin. The prices are 

 much the same in the two towns. We had almost for- 



full v and faithfully. He runs over the quiverings of the 

 canary, and the clear whistlings of the Virginia 

 nightingale, or red bird, with such superior execution 

 and effect, that the mortified songsters feel their own 

 inferiority, and become silent ; whilst h* seems to 

 triumph 'in their defeat by redoubling his exertions. 

 Did anv one bird, in particular, do this; and were it not 

 a natural rift universally bestowed upon all this tribe— 

 none would acknowledge sooner 



was an instance of " reason 



Ex uno disce omnes. 



our readers may remember, 



_^ Nov o5 



Council of the Horticultura^cieTrT 

 he suggestion I made some tZt* "?«** 

 Chromcle, viz., encouraging th^S* the6 

 shows not only f collections of O, !°5 * ***! 

 remarkable for their good cultiv.f .°* hld **ou« £ 

 mens, hut »W _i.JL" U1 - lvat,on , viz ^ »i 



specimens as ar« in +>. Q „„nw- ™ a y 



assured that this will lead to the 1 I 'J ^ 

 variety of these plants at the ll^^H 



Warner, or 



surely not so 



produced 



The talking canary, our readers may rememoer, 

 uttered the words very distinctly, « Pret-ty Jane ! " and 

 « D-e-a-r Mary I n Let us kindly imagine that some 



' * J ' those 



i^-e-a-r xti*ij i *~- "T . ' °. 7TT' V 



pretty, lovely faces, whose fair owners rejoiced in those 

 endearing names, had by their witcheries taken their 

 favourite's heart by storm. We have one instance on 

 record of an "unlikely animal" having been heard to 



gpeak, let this be recorded as another deviation from 



the general rule, caused by a "great occasion." ■ This 

 bird, be it known, was fairly worried to death in, the 

 course of a few weeks. Sometimes, he would lisp out 

 the names of his two favourites, — sometimes, he would 

 He would appear to have disapproved of "one 



«■ ft 1 1 II s A 1 * J 



not. 



strangers 



gotten the Pinks, of which Germans are so fond. Their 

 favourite flowers are the varieties of Celosia, the 

 red and yellow Cockscomb, and what we call bicolors 

 and tricolors, and most charming effects are produced by 

 the contrast of these plants. Myrtles and Pomegranates 

 are more in demand in Berlin than in Paris ; the latter 

 especially, which are kept from flowering until the 

 winter, are used for interior decorations. We wish the 

 French florists would introduce into their own country 

 Humea elegans, which so well deserves its name. 



The Berlin florists do not, like the French, expose 

 their flowers for sale in elegant shops ; they place them 

 on the floor and on each side of the steps leading to the 

 store, which is nothing [more nor less than a cellar; this 

 method has, in our opinion, great advantages both in 



specimens as are in the callectioM or£ T *** *4 



i Mrs. Lawrence. I thin ^ ** 



earner, or Mrs. Lawrence T *hCS • " an &urv H, 

 that you should explain fi to S? rt »V * 5 



mav not liov* „«i ^ ", V° l mv readers _ .. ^* 



programme. I 



understand that some object 



I do not think that"ma n ;T ee f ions '^m 

 show, will he deterred by such a X^S P 1 ** 



smallness ofthe prize offered for theu-coUeti^ to *• 

 in size ; but I do not think that many w 0DSmi «* 



h such a reasoVSfe 



k 



pnzeii 



Brighton for change of air ! — a real fact — and there he , x , - 



died. One week previous, the sum of 100 guineas was winter and in summer. Masson's Report. 

 offered for him, — and refused. Whether this bird had 



• or not, we will not say. Let our 



and credit, as cultivators, that induce cX, f * hoa * 

 gardeners to send, than the mere amo uu of T ° r ** 

 be gained. Dodman. mt of the 



Unusual Growth of a Potato Cron *i a . t 

 favourite sort of Potato, the « Farmer fr ! nbep rf ■ 

 planted late last spring, on the top of^fe* 

 leaves, that had hppn ™n<w^ _». uea P of decayed 



** 



Home Correspondence. 



New Strawberries and other Fruits. — The love of 



novelty and the love of money are truly prevailing 



characteristics of the age we live in, and the increase of 

 these 



rent 



uie gut ot " reason, or not, we win not say. 



kind, but only half-converted readers, have the benefit 



of the doubt 



There could not perhaps be a more fitting season than 

 the present, for us to enter our strongest protest against 

 the excessive "tales of Wonder and Imagination,'' con- 

 nected with animals, that from time to time find their 

 way into print, to the great and serious detriment of who are mere amateurs, but even those who are tho- 



passions in a proportionate ratio is every day appa- 



in high-sounding puffs of advertisements, which 



are constantly victimising the public— not only those 



science and truth. Let i 

 Truth itself becomes positive falsehood, if it be presented 

 m any other than its right relations. There can be no 

 truth but the whole truth ! Whatever is recorded con- 

 trary to the law of Nature in any animal, and impos- 

 sible to be traced to any sound principle connected 

 therewith, must be regarded as apocryphal. It is just 

 as impracticable for us to become acquainted with a 

 perfect knowledge of animals, from popular and highly- 

 coloured anecdotes and stories, as it would be to obtain 

 an insight into human nature from the lavish outpour- 

 ings of friendly partiality and parental fondness. A 

 firm conviction of this truth, always induces me to relate 



nothing but what I can corroborate, — none but literal 

 facts. 



We might pursue the inquiry for ever, without 

 getting at any result different from what has been 

 already gained ; and as regards our favourites, the 

 birds, we have now cited almost as many cases as are 

 required for proof of their allotted share of « instinct.'' 

 However we shall, in our nepct chapter, introduce from 

 our own personal observation, a very beautiful illustra- 

 tion of that Zropyfi concerning which we have already 

 spoken. It will satisfactorily establish the truth of all 

 that we have already advanced ; and it will prove, 

 moreover, how good, how kind, how omni-present is that 

 Being, < who hateth nothing that he has made, but 

 dehghteth in the work of his own hands.' 



" There is a special Providence in the fall of a sparrow," 



and it is delightful to watch how this Providence protects 

 every member of her family,— from the minutely-small 

 Buttering humming-bird to the enormous towering ea-Ie 

 There is one bird that appears strangely WTinaturaf — 

 the ostrich, who lays her eggs in the sand, and then 

 incontinently leaves them to be hatched by the 



oi natural affection, does not exist. " To iustifv the 



toL!ri ^^^ at " 8he hardened against her 

 SL? Hf^^ *«* "* ^Varied unto her 



TtLl^JT i We fi 0uld like to e ™* ine the brain 

 of the ostrich, and see whtrein it is different from that 



of other birds We feel pervaded there would b?,^ 



w m initiated in the art and mysteries of gardening. 

 There are few who follow out this pursuit with spirit 

 but have been taken in more than once, twice, or 

 thrice, by giving long prices for articles inferior to 

 those they were previously in possession of. I speak 

 feelingly, and I am quite sure that my case is not a 

 solitary one. I think that the establishment of the 

 Floricultural Society is in its sphere a great boon to the 

 public. Henceforward, flowers which will not bear the 

 ordeal of that association's censorship will not be pur- 

 chased. Well would it be if an association could be 

 formed of respectable nurserymen and gardeners, to 

 decide upon the merits of new fruits ; each kind to be 

 sent for their inspection at least twice in the course of 

 each of two successive seasons ; they would probably 

 exhibit them under favourable and unfavourable circum- 

 stances, and the verdict of such a body would be invalu- 

 able to the purchasing public. Individual opinion on 

 such matters is not sufficient, however honourable, 

 high-minded and far removed from suspicion the 

 censor may be. The Josling's St. Alban's Grape was 

 a proof of this; a verdict of superior excel- 

 lence was pronounced upon that fruit by a well- 

 known individual, to whose integrity I need not add my 

 humble testimony. But it proved to be nothing but 

 Chasselas Musque, a Grape which everybody had been 

 growing for years. In Strawberries, my experience 

 has not borne out the assertions made respecting some 

 of the kinds. I do not find the Black Prince worth 

 culture and have long dispensed with it. It is certainly 

 early, but not earlier than Grove-end Scarlet ; less 

 productive, and not so fit for the cook and confectioner 

 on account of its colour. In the dessert, it will not 

 be patronised at a season when large dinners, routes, 

 and balls can be furnished with British Queens, of which 

 everybody must make "two bites" 



leaves, that had been collected about ? ° , 

 months and were but slightly decomposed lS 2 foUr 

 in a sheltered and shaded spot behind a r ^^ 

 Midsummer, the top showed extraordS J""* 

 having made about a dozen strong and vJ • ) L g0Ur ' 

 shoots, trailing over the surface of the lelfW^^ 

 which ultimately attained 7 feet, otW ?**«**« 

 two even 9 feet in length. On theTlth W^l" 

 whilst still in a state of active growth, J^S^l 

 few flowers remaining, the top was cut off, and, iSidE 

 all mam stems and side shoots, which were jm ni «5 

 rous, it measured 396 feet, and weighed 24 pounds! J 

 anticipated, the growth underground was very dk 

 proportionate to that above ; the tubers, 32 in i w 

 ber, weighed but 2* lbs., and most of them were very 

 small. Twice during the summer, about three ^jJlwi 

 of strong liquid stable manure was given to the & plmt 

 There does not appear to be any practical value in this 

 statement, and the object in recording it is merely the 

 preservation of a physiological phenomenon, in the ei- 

 traordinary development of the leaves and stem above 

 ground, and which would appear to have been chiefly 

 owing to a somewhat elevated temperature of the soil, 

 from the slow decomj. osition of the leaves, and the 

 attendant evolution of carbonic acid and ammoniacal 

 gases, though the liquid manure would, doubtless, con- 

 tribute an important share of stimulating nutriment. It 

 may be added, that the tuber was a very large one, 

 having weighed, when first raised from the ground 

 24 ounces ; and it had remained exposed to the light in 

 my study from that time to that of its planting. Another 

 tuber of the same sort, and raised at the same time 

 weighed 32 ounces, and both were grown in a field-crop 

 G. Lloyd. 



Fumicjators.— It has been suggested that iron tripods 

 supporting deep basins or pans, with holes in them, to 

 allow a current of air to pass through, should be used 

 for holding the fire on which is placed the tobacco or 

 tobacco paper for fumigating plant houses, &c. These 

 would be found very inexpensive, and would quite 

 supersede garden pots, which are generally used 

 for the purpose, but they are not at all suitable, as the 

 heat causes them to crack and fly about in all direction^ 

 causing accidents, and being the occasion of much 1(* 

 and damage to the plants. W. 



Cryptomeria japouica. — I quite agree with the writer 

 of the paragraph at p. 710, who says that this interest- 

 ing Conifer will form one of the chief ornaments of t» 

 pleasure-grounds and park scenery, if due attention a 



ituation in which it is planted. A 



i 



wing gained by the investigation, for—" WUdnm 

 justified of all her child™ » wSr Wl8dom 



'*m Kidd. 



is 



FOREIGN GARDEN GLEANIUPS 



France, and the vegetable mJtJS, ?r i ? mS8 ' a te in 

 fenor to those of ^^£^%*'>* 

 towns is nearly the *amo i ? *u \ atltucle of the two 

 Cos and (SSe llt^Z ,'r a f'V^ We left Pa "*> 



months afterw^ A a rS ^ ■Er'rV &nd tw » 

 Cabbages, CaulnSwSs.^ u ^ ^ find a few 



the otheAand dSTJ. » d S^F™**, tettace ^ °° 

 the preceding^! « iHf"* ° f /° 0tS of the 

 Potatoes, but W «Z t. ^ °J , P rese rved 



immense' Turnip-rooted alfJ"^ B T 8 ' and 

 away several specimens. tSSVI,S ?"? We brou ? ht 



m the third season ; Berlin is onlvTn ? 8 bter Paria ia 

 The following were the principal L ° f lt t I 8econd *»son. 

 to be found in the mri£^£BP*» at "'** time 

 Swedish Turnips, Spinach, ^1 2^ ^^ 



quantity of Cucum bers, grown on'hX , COnSlderaU e 



othe custom in the north f many Melot an \ ^^ 



Cantaloups j Purple Onions, PoitoS Sh? 8 T"5 



...... otravvDerry *„ *mn.^ uj^iiuci is wiui mi 



add insipid, coarse, very large, and a shy bearer ; in 

 stead of being superior to the « British Queen," it is as 

 much inferior to that excellent kind, as the Queen of the 

 Sandwich Islands would be in comparison with our 

 august Sovereign ; the Bicton White was another kind 

 only valuable for its colour. If your readers refer to 

 the Journal of the Horticultural Society, they will there 

 hnd much such an estimate of the « tremendous bearer" 

 and "superior to British Queen," kinds as I have expe- 



SZ ? J f ° r , ° ne - Wi i 1 bUy "° more new Strawberries 

 from merely advertised descriptions. Myatt's Eleanor 



nas been by some parties described as of "fine 



Sz ' w r* i think ' p rove vaiuab,e f« p£ 



STwS?\ 'I dlsa gT eeab, y acid for the dessert ; 



Mva t', rE^T' "f fu, J ° n account of it8 latenes s 



SJ=i CBA WEtfl is P m rS fi Sr r 



will prove useful , it is, as the late Mr. Wnmot ^aid f 



Sb^"' ^J ^"^ wil1 *><** Peking 

 well. Unquestionably the British Queen is the besf 



Ss i' n r^ any i" S T' a " d fl su P^or to all large 

 Miias in its dehciously sub-acid flavour • beino- «f «, 



ton'm Huneham, Oxford. V ™' J ' H '""J 



Onl.M.tat aumcb.-l TO iU „ M te , he 



uigii, irom iviessrs. ivnignt anu Perry, »~ , . 

 selected a soil rather rich and porous, twwj^ 

 sheltered from tli*» north »nd east winds 



than 



other. 



has retained its original healthy colour, and b^. 





ference, and regularly branched from botto ^ 

 About two years ago I planted six smaller one *' ded w 

 a mile of that just described ; but they succe ^ 

 badly that I have taken up those of them *"\ ^ 

 most exposed to the north-east winds, and p» g 



in partially sheltered situations. I ««**,'%!,«* 

 Cryptomeria last winter, not 12 miles from M«. d ^ j 

 in wet heavy soil, lying due north, and it k» k ^ 

 it was quite dead. At present the glory ot «' i , 



" m -" ••• measures 66 fee' 5 



S feet from the groo» 



done to p<« 

 eat rtWS - 



va juuir i-caucio occu •• large 



Gardens. 



I have 



amongst our Beech trees ! The bark sp* r^ ^ 

 dicularly for a foot, or perhaps 2 feet, ana i ^ 4 

 streams from the wound, blackening the ^^^ 

 the tree, which eventually bleeds to deatlj deep 



three 



above, 

 tretf 



azures at eacli side. The sou i» » *^> fofe ^ tr** 

 and stiff yellow clay below. All ot her jn the 



thrive well, hut tho IWclifis are ffradual*/ J JheQ* 



thrive well, but the Beeches are gi 



desci 



not be 



