THE GARDENERS' 



CHRONICLE. 



the sale of 

 of the manufacturers 



pete 



fomn^ it the } ,esen day. Well then, the removal 

 of the duty on glass gave a new impetus to 

 tli<> artich ; and the inability ot the C 

 J mS the ta I - ^ trade for a tmie kept 

 2c prices up, which led to an extensive rnipor- 

 SSon T fo« g» Kla.« of an inferior kind ; and no 

 Kt 1 own £&f -ers, in their anx.ety to = 



With the foreigner in low prices, commenced 

 in, a M« bad "article, which, finding a customer 

 in the° hothouse builder, on account of it. cheapness 

 has led to mo* of the complaints we have heard about 

 sheet glass, burning or scorching, whichever it may 

 he called. Now, having had a good share of expen- 

 se with all the kinds of glass mentioned above and 

 also once with a house glazed with coloured sheet 

 -lass (of which I shall speak hereafter), I have no hesi- 

 tation in stating, that where sheet glass of good quality 

 is used and a sufficient ventilation provided, and 



the earth up 



you object to its appearance above ground) in 

 olant your bulbs, of whatever kinds they are, and 



this pot 

 I should 



[Nov. 9 



be injured, as the spade or fork striking against the side 

 of the pot would give notice directly of the fact of the 

 bulbs being close at hand. The cost of these pots need 

 not be more than one penny each, and they would last 

 for many vears ; and another advantage would be, you 

 could give" the bulbs a soil congenial to themselves, and 

 different to that around, with a little trifling extra care 

 and trouble. As I was passing the Bethnal-green-road, 

 nearly opposite Abbey-street, the other day, I acciden- 

 tally came across something of the sort of thing I am 

 speaking of ; it was a pot without a bottom to it, and it 

 ha. I a hole iu the side. The obj ect for which these were 

 made was to raise seeds and various things,and which, by 



brushwo 

 frond, like a small Palm 



waving its dec« 



Vv hen pulled up and laid uvoTh^Zll ■ *** 

 11 feet in length. So you see thST? U *^ 

 plant will push its way through difficulties "I*** 

 are under the earth or above it. Peter K **"$* 

 Plean, Stirling. UCKenz ie,W^ 



Sn 



omtfesu 



R. Brown, Esq., 



Linnean, Nov. 18. „„„„ ^ sq 



Part of a paper was read by the' Assistant <s ° h *' 

 « On Two New Genera of Plants » by J -J*™*!, 

 The first genus described belonged to the natS'5* 

 Enogoneae. After criticising the structure rfA ^T 



and its relation to Polygonacese, and " ^LjJ 8 "*■ 

 reasons for placing these orders near to Carvrnhviu 

 and Portulacese, the author described i\>l '^ ait 



n* 



glass in squares of about 2 feet long, by 8 or 9 inches 

 wide ; and since they were put up three years ago, 

 I have never observed anything in the shape ot 

 burnin- ; true, I hat* at times in hot weather 

 shaded Melons a little, but their health did not require 

 it, as ! never did so until their fruit was set. I 

 have likewise fully exposed Pines, and I never ob- 

 Berved a leaf of rav Vines to nag in the hottest day 

 of summer; in fact "[ consider the flawing, scorching, 

 and other complaints laid to the charge of the sheet 

 glass, to apply only to that of an inferior description, 

 or what is n* likely, to some other cause altogether ; 

 as for instancy defective ventilation, want of robust 

 health, or something improper with regard to culture. 

 In saying this much, I am by no means blind to the many 

 eases in which sheet glass has failed to give satisfaction, 

 b there might be much fewer, if every thing tending 

 to good cultivation were present at the same time ; and 

 I Would strongly advise those intending to build new 

 houses, to pause and inquire before they too hastily in- 

 troduce this new-fashioned "rough plate/' I can 

 hardly regard it in any other light than a retrograde 

 movement ; resembling as it does the old-fashioned 

 u under duty glass of our grandfather ;" its principal 

 merit is what I would call its principal fault, it obstructs 

 the light, rather than diffuse it [No, no], and for most 

 purposes we have none too much of that necesary 

 auxiliary to forcing in England. But as I have not 

 tried it [We have], 1 would prefer the evidence of those 

 who have, and if they who have had it in use a year 

 or two would just tell us the condition it is now in, 

 that would also enlighten us in the matter, as I 

 cannot but think its rough surface must become 

 exceedingly dirty in time [No], and eventually obscure 

 more than its originators intended, independent of its ba 

 appearance. There is nothing connected with garden in 

 of more importance than glass; it enables us to enjoy the 

 beauties of tropical climes (modified to a certain extent), 

 and also furnishes our tables with the produce of more 

 favoured lands, or that of our own at a time in which 

 we could not obtain it without such assistance ; every- 

 thing, therefore, relating to that useful article must be 

 of the greatest interest to the horticulturist, and so I 

 make no apology for calling the attention of your 

 readers to the subject. An 01? Gardener. 



Heating by Hot-water Pipes. — Mr. Corbett, of Down- 

 ton Castle, has explained to me a method of heatin 

 hothouses, which had long suggested itself to him, and 

 which he has put in practice in the warming of some 

 recently erected for Mrs. Acton, at Acton Scott. He 

 stages that it answers to his fullest expectation, and 

 from his account I think that it is likely to supersede 

 every *ther plan, and ought to be made generally 

 known. \t m cheap, economical in fuel, and expeditious 

 m raising a*d keeping up the desired temperature. 

 Ibis method is simply that of placing a piece of round 

 wood in the insiife of each length of piping, with studs, 

 at equal distances, t% keep it in the centre. The pieces 

 of rounded wood being *{ Slic h diameter that there will 

 fee about half an inch of water only in circulation 

 throughout the whole length of the pipes. Wood may 

 probably be the fittest material , place in the inside 

 ot the piping, being a non-conduefc* of heat. It may 

 ** m u> stat . that a 4-inch pipe contains 121 inches 

 wnL ^- m i eVery ^ hi *fe»gth; therefore, a piece 

 7 C m ? h ? m diaTneto > will take up, w occupy 

 Tmches of that pipe leaving only 5* iAches Z he' 

 circulation of water. John Mearns, F H $ 



Common Hardy Bulbs. 

 the absence of many of the old common hardy sorts of 

 garden butt* which, 20 years ago, were to be seen in 

 greater abundance than they are now ; I allude more 



ft 



rr 



of 



7 " - ■ 



I have for some time noticed 



purposes. I am going to give them a trial. A. Burgess, 



HiJtcJc)lCl/m 



fipidendrums.— What is the species of Epidendrum 

 mentioned in a former Chronicle, as figuring at 

 the Horticultural show in China? I presume it is 

 E. Chinense, which is very sweet, and blooms in winter. 

 What is the particular green variety alluded to ? Is it 

 grown in this country ? Dodman. 



Ivy on Brick Walks.— An Ivy mantled wall is at all 

 seasons of the year a subject of admiration to most 

 beholders, and to lovers of the picturesque it must be a 

 matter of interest to point out cases where its un- 

 injurious effects on brick structures are manifested. 

 The north wall of my residence has been clad with this 

 beautiful climber for 30 years past, and three weeks 

 ago, owing to neglect of timely clipping, a heavy gale 

 tore down a breadth of 24 feet, disclosing, however, no 

 hollow bricks, or creviced mortar joints, but a surface 

 smooth as a deal floor ; the bricks are of a soft nature, 

 and the house an old one ; at the south side of which, 

 where no Ivy has been planted, the bricks (all out of 

 one kiln) are for the most part crumbly and uneven. 

 The north (Ivied) side of the house has been always 

 perfectly free from damp, and I consider, contrary to 

 the opinion of your correspondent, at page 7*25, that the 

 roots of the Ivy absorb moisture from the wall, and 

 undoubtedly, from the position of the leaves wrapping one 

 under the other, it shoots off rain drops as effectually as 

 does the thatch of a roof. H. H* 



Performances of a Thrush. — Some three or four years 

 ago, my gardener caught a young thrush, full grown and 

 fledged but unable to make its escape over the wall, by 

 reason of its being drenched by a thick drizzling rain 

 then falling. In the course of the early part of the 

 ensuing spring, the man being ill and confined to his bed, 

 I went to see him, and during my visit I inquired how 

 long they had had the robin which I heard singing. To 

 my surprise, I was informed that it was the thrush, and 

 on going over to the cage to satisfy myself, I observed 

 him with his head downw r ards, and on one side, and his 

 tail depressed, uttering the low warble of the robin, in 

 precisely the attitude of one. The owners did not seem 

 to think it extraordinary, because, as they said, he had 

 been hung up where there were plenty of robins to teach 

 him. But his acquired accomplishments did not end 

 here, for, a few days afterwards, I heard him sing the 

 notes of a linnet ; besides which, I was told (though I 

 never was favoured with an opportunity for establishing 

 the fact by my own ears), that he occasionally crowed in 

 imitation of a cockerel, but with what success I cannot 

 say. This bird is still, I believe, in the possession of its 

 captor's widow, and should any of your readers desire to 

 know more on the subject, I will make inquiries. /. F. 



Coe 9 s Golden Drop Plum. — I have been an extensive 

 grower of this excellent variety for years, and in my 

 opinion it is not perfectly ripe until it has commenced 

 to shrivel. It certainly may be eaten before that time ; 

 but, to my taste, it is not so richly flavoured as when it 

 is slightly shrivelled. W. Lewis. 



Broccoli. — About 40 years ago a Neapolitan vessel 

 was driven on shore on the western coast of Cornwall, 

 and the gentleman to whom the vessel was consigned 

 sent me a packet of Broccoli seeds. I raised a crop 

 from them in my garden, near Falmouth ; they proved 

 to be a green sort with very close heads, and averaged 

 a full yard in circumference ; the flavour was peculiarly 

 fine, and, after the heads were cut, side shoots sprang 

 from the stumps, which being planted produced heads 

 equally fine. 1 grew them for or five years, and then, 

 by my gardener's neglect, lost them. I have in vain 

 endeavoured to procure the sort from our English seeds- 



under the name of Tetraraphis. The only « **• ° 

 T. spiculata, a plant growing on the ea*teiV £?*•!? 

 Cordilleras of the Andes. The genus was Lm d 1 

 the four long spines of the involucre. A letter was *2 

 from Mr. J. Hogg, of Norton near Stockton -i T i™ 

 account of the ripening of the Grapes of a Yin 1H 

 open air in his own garden. The latitude is Si?? 

 The Vine had been previously cultivated in a hot bow' 

 and was placed out in the open air f or dcstl ^> 

 Specimens of the leaf and flower of Victoria re«ia a d f 

 the fruits of Cucumis prophetarum and MomortYca^ta 

 ran tia were presented by Mr. Robert Marnock. A collec 

 tion of objects of natural history exhibited at the Crystal 

 Palace, from Van Diemen's Land, were presented by Dr 

 Milligan, Secretary to the Royal Society of VanDiemca% 

 Land. They consist of necklaces formed of a species of 

 shell belonging to the genus Eleuchus; "native bread "a 

 a species of fungus, the Mylitta australis; gum from 

 the Acacia mucronata ; Kino from the Eucalyptus and 

 Blood-juice from an unknown plant, with a collection of 

 several specimens of wood, from trees growing in Yai 

 Diemen's Land. The President observed that the 





logue of the Tasmanian collection at the Great Exhi- 

 bition was, both for the accuracy and extent of tb 

 information it contained, the best that he had seen. Mr. 

 Adam White exhibited specimens of lead from the lining 

 of a cistern which had been bored by a small beetle 

 (Anobium striatum). The specimens came from Dr. 

 Gilbert of Harpenden. Mr. White mentioned otto 

 instances in which various species of Coleoptera hid 

 bored into lead. The object in all these instance* 

 seemed to be to effect an*escape« 



Cheltenham Horticci/tural and Floeal Associatiox.-A: 

 a late meeting of tins Association, the following alteration* in, 

 and additions to the existing rules, were proposed and carried : 

 Ordinary members to consist ot four classes, nanieij, an nil 

 subscribers of two guineas, one guinea, and half guinea, aid 

 life njf mbers, donors of five guineas ; the tirst to be entitled to 

 •20 tickets, and to bave three votes at all elections; the second, 

 nine tickets, and two votes ; the third and fourth, /<>ur tklM*. 

 Honorary members to be entitled to the privies onhawcMt 

 class of annual subscribers. The omission ot those porti 

 of the sixth, seventh, and tenth rules refemug to an extra 

 show, to exhibiting in two classes, and to possession ot plana 

 two months before exhibition. Non-subscribers to teM»» 

 tor 3s 6ci., it tickets are purchased three days pre m tow 

 exhibition, and 5s. on the day. The altering ott.ieprWJI 

 name of the Association to that of the "County of W*°""" 

 and Cheltenham Horticultural Society ."-CheUenJwn Joww* 



HajumwiU Celery Show, Nov. W.-The joiug Jj 

 tion of Cekry was held on Tuesday last at me Lnww 

 it . . J .«-.._ j ..~~A.* n *A* thpv were mowj* 



a 



ouse. About 25 heads were produced ; they^ **£ "JTCJ 

 white kind known as " Lidgard's Own." T^/.Z 

 iree heads was awarded to Mr. Lidgard, the ze w^j 



three heads was awar 



A ton, and the 3d to Mr. Green. 



It was imperative 



that nch 



head should weigh at least 5 lbs., without root <* ^ - 

 d that it should be well grown and blanched, ineni— 



an 



nine heads weighed GO lbs. 



Notices* flf 3300K 



A Treatise In the CvMivation of the ^flS 

 By William Ivory, Gardener to the Ke>. »™b 

 Chetwode, Chilton House, Thame, Oxon. 

 We have just received a copy of this i excellent ue^^ 

 this useful autumn and early winter flower. ^ o{ 

 will recollect the favourable account wlucnjj ff rf 

 Mr. Ivory-s Chrysanthemum growing, in cm ^ 

 the 25th of April last. Since the »PP e ^ erieo e. 

 article, Mr. I. has been induced to gn e " ; e f vt , ntuie 

 in the form of a small pamphlet, from »jw ^ 

 to make a few extracts. Speaking ot 

 says, " it is of the utmost im 



blindness. ' ■• 



'P***"**"" we the ei»W 



from deep 



i the CQ&&& 



of a moderate growth and size, not u 



those P*f l fL U stems 

 produced from *e ° ^ ^ 



especially to «x*\ m " f \hl J- n. 1 1 , m ° re i ? ien " Thi * ee ^ &rs since l requested Mr. Knight, of the 



-^:'r^fl^: t. «»«'«^»»' I-*"'-rc^ r of KingWoad, to procure me'^e of the leea from 



society ; tneir absence has not certainly been replace 

 by better tlnngs-were it so, then, the circumstance 



might be allowed to pass ever unnoticed. 

 m my own mind that one 



of 



I have settled 

 j- - ., . — the reasons of their 



disappearance .s, he,r continual liability to be destroyed 

 m d iannc or turmng over the ground m hen their tops 



Labels may 



Naples, but he forgot 



some of the seed from 

 the commission. I 



be 



are not to be seen above the surface 

 put where they are to be found, but these, from many 



^ow, to avoid 



*»*•*.. in i i w . , . * * «,»nk would hp 



SJ ke V° p „!!!! n _V^ at a ~* «*» g «»t ; u 



causes, are often lost or get misplaced. N™ 

 this, I have thought of a plan which I think 



follow. .-Get some of the common ^2 ™1 ft! "? ^ ° f S at g ?™*' J 8ll0U,d be incli,ied to -V th « 

 tolOinchesdeep.mtherstrai-hterthantheva^tnfrn 7 "! a . ^ hed braken or Ftrn (Pteris aquilina). 

 **de, but haviW no bottoms to th.^. ^E? 6 ™ 1 X "? et Wlth a fine *P™™™ of the same species of i\ 



venture 

 strongly to recommend this sort as superior to any of 



the present fashionable ones. The plants I had were 



of the green kind. John Gould, Amba-d, near Taunton. 



Plant found in a covered up Coal-pit (see p. 694).— 



I have waded to the neck in water hundreds of feet 



beneath the surface of the earth, with an oil lamp stuck 



in my cap, in search of specimens of Rhizomorpha, and 



found them many yards in length ; but 1 do not think 



that the plant that was found descending the old pit was 



one of that genus. I should be inclined to say that i 





*, but having no bottoms to them • P W ■ *£ 7Z"-' 'V I" 1 " * "? e s P ec ' men ot the same species of plant 



> P*ce this pot m aW a month ago, growing in a wood ; it had forced its 



leaved ones, similar to those 



suckers ; but such as are t -^ firmer — 



just beueath the surface, which are it te of * 

 texture, and strike more freely. W for gocce* 

 greatest moment to secure this con< !. 1 UIli f or m grof* 

 depends more upon securing plants o ^^ « ^lind, 

 and so preventing their going what i ^ ^cd. 

 than upon anything else, as 1 have n»n> inaginu cb* 

 Last season was a noted one with grow > ^^ 

 great numbers of plants went blind- ; but* 1 * 



the defect to one.cause, and some to an • ^to* 

 satisfied that selecting improper cuttm 

 with it than any other." • _ jiowe*^- 



In addition to the state of the cu ttong,^ kjnd # 

 are of opinion that undue stimulation ^ 

 have the effect of causing " blmd"^ ^C 



n ny thing else. The soil Mr. I. uses wr^ a ^f- 

 is equal parts of loam and leal-nio 

 In potting for the last time m 

 uses 8-inch pots for blooming them in, . g oU l££ 

 parte loam and one part ™tte.i du«S, F for ^ 

 piece of crock at the bottom of **£ filled^ 

 After the plants are stopped Wld * V & ree W 

 roots, so soon as the side shoots are ^ m*^ 

 in length, he gives tlum, for tnew 



uld, with » '"•: * 

 wi * ^ Z+ 





