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THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE. 



lowers 



791 



Of Um 





^ the latter from the close resemblance which their are seldom satisfied. In the case of Taylor v. Yiekers. first who planted titan in JlnnLiid * 



^ bear in shape and size to those of the Granadiila there are some peculiarities which seem to deserve at- , bid* u Note, «^» ti t frwiT iTi ■..,■ ■— iIl ■ i. 



tention. The public have very little idea of 0* labour in England, waste kr^, ^1^^ r ^^ mlUVtUmd 

 and research involved in clkemical aualvsis. Patients ~ ■ 



Jplffiiflora quadrangularis, Linn.). The trees are from 



gn to 80 ^ eet ni « m > an( * U P to an e ^ evafc i° a °f 20 feet, 

 jLre the branches diverge, their stems are thickly 



W vered with little sprouts, bearing, from February until 

 S. Y blossoms, the odour of which is of so delightful 



id penetrating a »*t ure > tnat m a favourable breeze it 

 y be perceived at nearly a mile's distance. The 

 flowers we H to 2 inches in diameter, and their petals 

 •re of a beautiful flesh-colour with yellow stripes, con- 

 trasting charmingly with the golden stamens of the 



The people of Veraguas, whose apathy is not 



frequently take a pill or a mixture to a chemist's, re- 

 questing that the same may be analysed, and a 4 ppljr 

 prepared, with a copy of the prescription, supposing tl 

 the price of the medicine will include the analysis. The 

 following case occurred lately : — A patient having de- 

 rived much benefit from a prescription, lent it to many 

 of his friends, and acquired some celebrity as the 

 possessor of a certain cure. One of his friends k>- : die 



Gardner came on 



l y# 



centre. 



wlv roused by the beauties of Nature, often repair to 

 these trees during their flowering season, in order to 

 behold the bright tints of the blossoms, and enjoy the 



prescription, but another happened to have a bottle of 



the medicine, which he obtained, and took it to a chem 



for analysis. Being informed that the expense would 



m _ he two guineas, he 6aid he could .« i a new prescription 



delicious perfume winch they exhale. Hooka** Journal \ for half the money, which he accordingly did, by willing ;md tender leaves and *ial»s| as yet nnsxpasJ 



ft blanched 



. iili Sir Gtsrg* 



trf tpaiu ; I mjnaif fta*'mU>riaW 

 when an ordinary M< len wunjd have been sold J 

 or nut shLllinga ,, Spinach was a fey e u*l ■ jpanisi 1 M 

 Tarragon also u of Spanish *r m ; n and u ifce 



Cauly flower (anciently unknow iron* Aleppo, 

 of our garden esculents :wt f liigh . kjuit > ; A 

 was a favourite vegetable with Catu, and <hai 

 inscrutable. Others are quite modem upKiaii 

 kale is one of tlieso — In present mods of 



it And a truly British dish it ia Chi m*ay 



the south coast the inhabit. 



Sqi 



LI 





, from time umut mortal, 

 have been in Uie habit i: ^arching fur it ii uW 



i eti 



where it grows spontso 



>*< 



This 



«f Bote //. 



Acer c ire 'ma turn. 

 Jg Inmost beautiful hardy 

 deciduous tree from Oregon, 

 Trith purple and white 

 flowers, and leaves rich 

 cxiinson in the autumn. 

 It was introduced by the 

 Horticultural Society. (See 

 F^. 210.) There is pro- 

 bably no hardy tree in this 

 oomitry more eminently 

 beautiful than this, if tree 

 it can be called, for it seems 

 rather a bush. In the 

 ipring, when its leaves un- 



Id, they are preceded by 

 long crimson leaf-scales, 

 from two to four to each 

 twig ; the leaves when they 

 first come are thin, semi- 

 transparent, and a clear 

 fight green ; at the same 

 time peep out little tufts of 

 purple flowers, with white 

 petals ; and in the autumn 

 the plant seems on fire 

 with the rich red of the 

 fcliage, more rose-coloured, 

 and not less intense, than 

 that of the most scarlet of 

 Oaks. Sir William Hooker 

 tells us that the species is 

 found wild on the Great 

 Rapids of the Columbia 

 River, and is common along 

 the north west coast 

 North America, between 

 lat. 43° and 49°. Mr. 

 Douglas observes that it is 

 exclusively confined to the 

 woody mountainous country 

 that skirts the shores, and 

 there, 



forests 



Fig. 210. 



oi 



anions 



the Fine 



» it forms almost 



impenetrable thickets. The 

 branches are pendulous and 



crooked, often taking root, 

 &8 is the case with many 

 species of the genus Ficus. 

 Bark smooth, green when 

 young, white when fully 

 frown. The wood is fine, 

 white, and close-grained, 

 v ery tough, and susceptible 

 of a good polish. From the 

 alender branches of this 

 tree the native tribes make 

 the hoops of their scoop- 

 *ek, which are employed 

 for taking salmon at the 

 %>ids, and in ( the con- 

 tracted parts of the river. 

 *t is said to form a tree 

 20 to 40 feet high. Paxton's 

 ftoioer Garden for l)e- 



Remuneration foj 

 fotional Services. 



.iig off tlte young 



d and in 



doss to 



the 1 An of the root, 

 i \ i\ ii confounding it with 



" Um Brooeoli from 



limy " — [m Athens** 



ratlmrj-— * wpitmls, marina 

 H jlorMta/ 9 mention* that 



ur lis Irsale, the a 



oisnt en* u , and growing 

 on < r ooast, art* verj do* 



lieate." But its v*» 



tion is a n c« i practice. 

 QmuUrly Bern it 



flmr vM**m.-.A noble 



£ree, i rom the 1 1 una laynt* 

 with the aspect oi a vea- 

 more. It was in t radioed 

 by Messrs. o*bonm and 

 Co.,of ih< l uihatn Nuinury, 



(See Fig. U ll ) Dr. Wallkfc 



ells us thai thih is a very 



large tree, inhabi \g the 



high Alps of Ij.dia, ap- 



\\ lung towards those 

 f perpetual siiow in 



irmore and 



Kant 



fruits 





Pro* 



The 



*alue of ordinary commo- 

 dities finds its level by the 

 Reciprocal influence of sup- 

 ply and demand. The pro- 

 ducer calculates the cost of production by a simple process 

 °f arithmetic, adding a percentage for profit, the amount 

 Of which is regulated by the balance of pressure between 

 demand and competition. The value of mental labour 

 <* professional skill is not deducible by any such method 

 <« calculation. The benefit conferred on the employer 

 ^ears no definite relation to the expense incurred, or 

 *he labour bestowed, in each particular case ; and 

 although all these items may be considered as elements 

 JI j the calculation, there is no formula by which to arrive 

 &t an unif orm re8 ult. Consequently, disputes not un- 

 ^quently arise, and in the absence of a better tribunal, 

 cases are argued in courts of law, and decided by juries, 



i lining its limits in 

 Nov* mbcr, si which time 



"the v fragrant flowers 

 also \u n to ap))emr. ,f Dr. 



Royle snys it is only * seen 

 with Pines and Birch < on 

 the loftiest mountains, 

 whioh are for many months 

 covered with snow." Fn 

 its general a] earan this 

 may be *n pared to th< 



common Sveaim »•. but is 



a m h fint r I »king tree, 

 its leaves being thicker, 

 greener, 8 I la r^er ; besides 

 which, they are covered 

 with a close fur on the 

 underside, although hmooth 

 above ; in the autumn they 

 assume a peculiar nank n 

 tint. Tin plants m the 

 possession oi Messrs. Os- 

 borne a i Co. have not 

 yet blossomed ; but our 

 Herbarium tells us that the 

 ••Ifcigmat** flowers com 

 out in close panicles, 

 covered with long yellow- 

 ish hairs. 1 mbtsdly 

 this is one of the finest 

 hardy deciduous trees yet 



introduced. It is to be 



hoped that India wil con 

 yield us her otl r alpine 

 Sycamores, of winch there 

 are three, viz.. 1. A.$Ur- 

 ruliaceum Wallich, found 

 near the summit of Mount 

 Sheopore, and very like 

 A. villosurttj except that it 

 is nearly destitute of hairs. 

 The trunk of this is said 

 to be 3 feet in diameter, 

 and the flowers white.- 

 2. A. caudatum Wallich, so 

 called because the palmate 



Ahridacd from the PlmvmactiUkal { leaves hare the lobes exf ended into tails i Inth j s f^ 

 AOuarjca j * 4 I leaves are scarcely more than three lobed, and are 



sharply and doubly serrated. Dr. Wallich says it is n 

 native of the highest regions of Nepal, towards Gossam 



- — • * T — r\- Royle 



^ho, wuh every disposition to do justice, are in possession 

 ot imperfect data on which to form an opinion. 



on the doctor. 



Journal. . , .. f 



Esculent Plants.— Evelyn, moreover is valuable by 

 helping us to mark the introduction of several of cur 

 cultivated vegetables. Of - Artichaux," he tel s us 

 (Acetaria) : « 'Tis not very long since this noble Hustle 

 came first into Italy, improved to this magnitude by 

 culture, and so rare in England that they were commonly 

 sold for crowns a piece ; but what Carthage yearly spent 

 in them— as Pliny computes the sum 

 sestertia sena milUum—'M),mi sterling. 



Dr. 



amounted to 

 Note that of 



Than, as also of Sirmore and Kamaon 

 found it growing in company with A. t o$um. It is a 

 remarkable and handsome species.— 3. A. ciiltratum 

 Wallich, the leaves of which are heart -shaped, and 

 deeply divided into seven much acuminate undivided 

 lobes, besides being much smaller and thinner than in 



As a 



general rule, professional men are underpaid for their 



cr vices, because the nature of these services is not 



^derstood by those who have to form an estimate of 



"teir value ; and however low this estimate may be, 



wose parties who are called upon to pay the amount, 



tlie two preceding species. It is ** larger tree, native 

 Q «;i l *ml amaller Artichoak, with of the regions towards the Hin lava, in Kamaon and 

 a wild and amallei £^' Srinaghul.^ Dr. Royle, who also found it, nays that its 



wood 4< is white, light, and fine-*;raine<i 



the Spanish Car don 



sharp pointed leaves and leflatr head ( 



blanched and tender, are served up a lap wadejitet 



is, with oyl, pepper, dec.), as the French term is 



f Dr. Wallich 



'« Pompey's beloved dish, so highly celebrated Northern 



Onto" he says: -'Tis scarce an hundred year, since [ Acer truncatum, from .NoiUiurn 





we first had" Cabliages out of Holland ; Sir Anthony 

 Ashley, of Wiburg St Giles, in Drrsetehire the seat 

 of the Earls of Shaftesbury), being 



1 am told— the 



Garden for December. 



The Cedron Tree of Panama. ,c™ k« 



attained great celebrity, is that called Cedron (Simaba 



A tree, which has 



