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^subject i)l e acclimatising of exotic plants at Beii. 

 SLg were likewise several exhibitors of vegetables. 

 SrAlHson sent a large Drumhead Cabbage ; Mr. 

 rjile sixlar^e roots of Mangold Wurzel ; Mr. Wardie, 

 |Ei of German greens ; and Mr. Aitken, nine large 



Onions- 



At the Meding of Naturalists at S foci-holm, 1851, the 

 Rowing papers were read : — Prof. Fries, upon Najas 

 §a$is, specimens of which were also presented. — Mr. 

 fro pell on the Formation of Turf-moors in Denmark. 

 .^Bishop Agardh presented a Moss, Grimmia elongata, 

 to Sweden, and discovered by Mr. Hardin ; also 



nxe observations on a form of Saxifraga, allied to S. 

 tridactvlites and controversa. — Prof Liebmann pro- 

 jjgggd'a collection of Mexican Conifers. — Mr. Ares- 

 cbHg showed a collection of Corallines. — Mr. Yaupell 

 H^e some observations upon anomalous structures in 

 Rhizomes, upon cell formation and growth especially in 

 perennial not woody stems ; also upon fossil Conifers 

 from Denmark, and upon a Greenland Pine. — Prof. 

 Ljebmann exhibited drawings of plants from Sweden 

 m J Norway, to be admitted into the Flora Danie.. 

 Mr. Anderssen exhibited the drawings of his speedily- 

 forthcoming u Agrostographia Scandinavia'." — Mr. 

 Lagerheim gave some information respecting the herba- 

 rium of the late Prof. Afzelius. — Bishop Agardh de- 

 scribed the formation of the flowering parts of Willow- 

 worts, whereupon Mr. Anderssen made observations 

 on their nectaries. — Prof. Liebmann exhibited a collec- 

 tion of anomalous woods, and explained the formation of 

 the stems of tropical climbers. — Mr. Areschoug made 

 some observations upon Sarcophyce ( ?) potatorum, and 

 a perfect specimen of this gigantic Algal was produced. 

 —Dr. Angstrom presented a monograph on the northern 

 species of the genus Botrychium. — Mr. Sandahl com- 

 pared the vegetation of Kinnekulle with that of Billingen. 

 BQlaJmche Zeitung. 



connect it with the remainder oi the garden. 



. . _ Many of out-oi-door flow 



new rooms have been added to the beautiful mussum. lie] 



_ ; i but there w***, mrtt- 



., . , w , ,. , mush to admire. 



partly in order to receive Messrs. Lawsons tine Scot* *,«.,*«■*« CaalaSi i, W<K **,* - 



oftlds last but oafigt sh. «« ■ ^^ 



Tke Country House. No. I The Poultry-yard. 1 2mo. 



Charles Knight. 



This is one of a series of useful < Manuals/ written 

 in a plain and popular style, on the many adjuncts 

 peculiar to a « Country House. 5 It is, perhaps, one of 

 the very best existing treatises on poultry, inasmuch as 

 it discards all the superfluous matter generally intro- 

 duced in books, and which puzzles rather than assists 

 an inquiring reader. The writer evidently under da, ids 

 his subject, and this stamps his observations with a 

 value which otherwise they would not possess. 



We observe he strongly recommends the Spanish 

 fowls for general use, and we quite agree with him that, 

 for the sake of their flesh and eggs, they cannot be too 

 trongly commended. The flesh is delicately white, 

 tender, and juicy ; and the hens are free layers. The 

 eggs, too, are of very large size, and of first-rate 

 flavour. 



Inferior cross breeds of the Spanish variety, it is 

 needful to remark, are very often to be met with ; but 

 such are not worth keeping. The pure strain is alone 



'be cultivated. They may be preserved from degene- 

 rating by the occasional introduction of males of the 

 same race, up to the mark in every point, and which 

 nave descended by a collateral branch from the same 

 foot ; having, therefore, only a remote connexion with 

 the stock to which they are admitted. Breeders, by 

 Mutual exchanges, might in this way materially assist 

 each other. 



collection lately presented to the garden, and partly to 

 enable the numerous other acquisitions to be displayed. 

 But after all, it is evident that a much larger space mi 

 soon be provided for the rapidly accumulating material 

 which the popularit of Sir \Y. 11 T ' s management 

 is daily gaining for the museum ; and it is to be hoped 

 that funds will be provided for the construction of a 

 building to which the hidden, and so far as the public is 

 concerned, utterly useless collections now reposing in 

 the British Museum, may, among other things, be trans- 

 ferred. Some idea of the large mass of valuable objeefr 

 which still wait for accommodation, may be formed 

 from the single fact that a great shed is actually filled 

 with the precious collections of Palms, Tree Ferns, and 

 similar objects obtained in the Himalayah by Dr. 

 Hooker, at great cost, and at the peril of Ins life/ 



We may add, for the information of plant growers, 

 that the Sikldm Rhododendrons Ik re, in a cool house 

 are looking well, some of the sj ies appealing to be as 

 cultivable as Ilk. arborewn itetli. 



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15.— The lews 

 *, ha x a great 



DOSl «i h bad 

 ir tilt 



• ul I; ara, 



Dec* 





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h 



Lucombe, Pihc . Co.'s Nursery, Exeter. 



understand that the rare Berberis nepalensis is just 

 about to flower in this establishment. A plant inthe 

 show-house lias six or seven fine long spikes of b m, 

 and is presenting a very grand appearance. K\tn if 



this plant should not prove quite hardy, it will at least 

 be found to be one of the finest of all the specie with 

 pinnated leaves. The specimen at Exeter is, we believe, 



the first that has flowered in Europe. 



mo » l ** '.OH IT of M 



ireat at Birmingham i Mat; Utt. The a 

 attended the <x» tfous at Stoke Mink 



<er»;ch, and otlser placte. 



rai«i2au<i coun g un it) «/<ii 



ihe> i Ive i thrt ihe ao 



c aims to i r 3. em in an the floral quesm oi 



well hara they baefctd th< aveurite, for tbi 

 in w inch the x i iai took place, was in . \ ratpaet ad apart rer 

 the arrangrmeut ofpU ifaa btft t *§#. The 



men plants and c m in feaeral aht>w«-d giea n 



cult ration, wnd tome of them were qui e equal ce and 



growth to those exhibit d at Stoke ewinirr.n, p. ietftariy a 

 M 4dama Po^i in Mr. ( r'a collet in of tsvi ihaa nkMitl 



Sj could be better, either as regards good cul e or rn 

 fusion uf flowere, A Fieur da Mane in Mr. ivih© ajr up 

 was magninoent; sar«r^l of the & wtrs matt 1 bees 



5 i; chaa a jea, and Uief ware perfoet models Jorm. Mr. 

 Cooper ils » h ho wed a tn of J, In and ►' m* 



< f the bi ^ were 6 inches arrets *e i>ui<. 

 « rii. and Qu- of < us, were » -reati ed Of 



new dowers of 1861, th< were bu tfw ; Mr. &a 



three blooms of hia seedling « ruutu, a *e hlee, d* 



in colour, Terj doubl »fgt ioru thatmu <e 



in reques hy the p rowers ■ •pecitn<ti pU N< e«i were 



were ixhlbuad, txaept a loatton 3 new tarictiee 



ot IN i>ooa from Mr. Salter, of * « 'allies ■■o.«rj, 



llarmi inrli, which Attrnc \ •■) < r ^! h toe. 



ihe prises for 12 plants w< »• awa ad at te 



I Mr. Cooper, for Queen of Ot»*se«. Mat—m HuiUt Vurk*9 





The classification of the various tribes and orders ; 

 we remarks on their structures and habits, their general 

 character and origin, and treatment generally, cannot 

 to too highly appreciated. The introduction, too, is 



replete with curious, valuable, and most interesting 



matter. 



Towards the close of the book, are given particulars 

 w the various maladies, diseases, and ailments to which 

 poultry are occasionally liable ; and the treatment re- 

 commended is judicious and useful. We can, however, 

 plainly see that the author is, at heart, clearly of our 

 °pinion, that u the knife " is the best operator in nine 

 cases out often. He remarks— " To speak the truth, 

 either are the diseases of fowls well understood, nor is 



fc treatment of them anything but empirical." This 

 • perfectly true ; and as all the race invariably pursue 

 each other, when sick, ' even to death,' if not separated, 

 *hy not at out- end their days, and their miseries, 

 together 1 



We should add that this little volume is very correctly 

 jflustrated by spirited wood engravings, descriptive of 

 kwls, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, &c. ; and that its 

 ^ope includes tae Columbine order, as well as the 

 Natatores, all which are ably treated of. 



The < Dairy/ < Piggery, 1 < Stable,' < Apiary,' &c., 

 **« announced to follow ; and the series, when com- 

 pleted, will form three select tomes for all who are 

 Provided with a < Country House.' 



FLORICULTURE. 



Chrysanthemums at Versaillks Nursery, 11 ammo* 

 smith. — We lately made a morning call at this eitebliah- 

 ment, for the purpose of inspecting Mr. hnltorti 

 collection of this useful flower. Being formerly of 

 Versailles in France, most of our Agricultural friends 

 are aware that we are indebted to Mr. Salter for many 

 of the best foreign novelties, not only as respects the 

 flower in question, but also as re trdsDahli. Fu chatty 

 Phloxes, Iris, &e. ; and it is gratifying to know, that 

 although now firmly established in this counti Mr still 

 retains his connexion with the continent ; and an in ti matt 

 knowledge of the leading growers of France, Germany, and 

 Belgium, with their several ideas of qualify, renders him a 

 prominent and useful member to floriculture. Chrysan- 

 themum -rowers need not be informed that Annie Salter, 

 Queen of England, Campestroni, Jenny Lind,Lysias, Fieur 

 de Marie, &c, rank among the best varieties of this 

 flower in cultivation, and in the case of Dahlias, Toi 

 d'Or, Empereur de Maroc, Gatparine, El Dorado, 

 Striata Perfecta, John Edward, &c, number among his 

 introductions, and merit a place in every c ollect ion. 

 We anticipate a glorious harvest next season from the 

 thousands of seedlings which Mr. Salter possesses, 

 including Phloxes, 1 entstemons, Chrysanthemums, &c. 

 The place was remarkably gay with Pompone and the 

 large flowering varieties of the last named flower ; we 

 commend Racine, bright deep orange with bister points, 

 large, incurved ; Madame Laborde, white and line in 

 form ; Plutus, clear yellow, with broad petals and free 

 from notch, fine and incurved ; Anaxo, orange salmon, 

 ; large and incurved ; Miss Kate, delicate peach, full, of 

 medium size ; Nandec, lemon, medium size, but although 

 double, thin ; Rosa mystica, cream and rose, large, full, 

 and incurved; No plus ultra, rosy lilac, similar, if not 

 identical with Christine ; President Perrin, red sh 

 crimson; Monge, crimson, violet yellow points, i Hum 

 size, and full. From Pompones, an improving class, 

 we would select Surprise, w tipj rose, medium 



double, yet inclined to be thin ; Asmodie, reddish 

 base of petals yellowish buff, double : Argcn- 

 sh white, double, medium size ; Adonis, whit 



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Yellow, Ji« tiglai, Madame 1 y, Hose n«»elle'1 



Yillou. Que*u ol I. kt aa \l i«a ; 



1, to Mr. <'i n\ thorn. 1 r 1 ur da Marie, I i « « . f.- i % 



gueen i»l England, Yierge Marie, * . Ockhb** Annie Matter, 

 Madame I 1 ««, Uttaxii • ,>*4e*, Vortajcrn, l.ndjr Ta 

 and Pilot; Id, to Mr Mnr^'« n, Ur Ma nu*e r*»gg*, Annie 

 8altc Mi ur do Mane, >ai da h 



lows, Kvaallnd, Madnn « "" em, and Queen of * ptlis. His 

 plai&u: 1st, to Mr. Mar»o< <. I Idct. teltr, 1 otts, 



Quern of Giphiea, Annie Baiter, an iren t I Ttaseoi id f to 

 Mr. Majlc, for .'uevn of Ei hmd, ante r >. r«'tnpesji<tte, 

 ol. Coombe, Qu n uf i taws, and Golden ad, to 



Mr. Cooper, for )orm<i*u <r, Annie aHltor, Lady 



Talfonrd, Pilot, and Qu »fl I. Three pU. . • to 



Mr. Jn«ct.l.uin, J r J leurde Ma^ adais I ai d Chan- 



eellor; 'id, to Mr. Mayle. Mi. < s iriM was awarded to 

 Mr. JUaokuurti, 1- t, /. lie Salter, Madame Vo** '^>ieeo 



ol Gipsies, Orlando, end Chancel -r, i \ lanta ; 



It, to Mr. ( er, for La Fiancee, D'tJT, end r\mh V, to 



Mr. iMu>le, for Kliae Miclles, Pouledetto, and La 1 iWw. 

 New \ ietius of Ibol : Ut, to Mr. Majfle, for hac -d. 



to Mr. Crajthoro, for 1 srqae, s ngs : ate of 



Merit to Mr. >*. er, for three ooros ot » m. .7. / 



KoTSL SoOtB LoaD »ft 1'Lomic i LTiaai. boritiT. — At 



general meeting 1*. ihe Horoa Tavern. Kcnniafion, 



toe llth lust., J. Coj.p.-ck, Esq., In the chair, ffloers were 



elected for the ensulofi car, and a raj ml e 



read. Pfom the latter It a mi that the D ber <.!' sub- 



rcrsbers who have paid d'lrlog the ] ass year la 21l f agahai 

 in the prt( g. Of this numbaV 6^> h*Ye ^iued dui 4 1 



\tar. It was shown that the 1 Ues vlv n b> -J- y la the 



>ear amounted to 1'7< ' 7«. I </ , in ad« to Ml lit. e^given 



by mem here and others, making the t 1 1 * sea Wi. &#. 



The auditor'b report ata-ed, that afu r all claims whatever had 

 been paid, the BociiiU was In I i to i:s ti rer th« 1 



of 10a., against which It tM emion hat there wereg ^ 

 jibhciiptions unp I to moi than t bar am out * ./. / . 

 .Noeth Loir pom hLoaicoLToaaL Som he annlteraary 



general meetiag took j on the }, ii ii^t., at the Gate 

 House, Uigbgate, the i 1 Idenl being iu the chair. The state- 

 ment of receipts an4 expenditure lor t • y ar proved 

 highly satisfactor : after all claims had been \ a id, a balance 

 was shown to b. in the hands of the Treasurer. Officers for 

 the enduing year were then elecied, and a long list of new 

 members furnished. J JZ. 



Catalogues and Lists received fr< lessft. Appleby, 111 vert 

 Lane, Wilkinson, Fianeis, ai Foster. ./. / . 



CiNEaaaiA : D W. A ehati co reel flower resembling 



ro\al purple, and sufi'u d \ a a gold, bronze ; peta free 

 from notch and toler y I ■ d, I ut r • ngc ent, 



owing perhaps to the early season in \\\ it Is hem, is 

 in strict accordance with our 1 oti s of legulai . ; dftc 

 mai.y shades darker then the etals; truss compact and 



rsalrr Gerswiums : A B. Brlgbtnew of colour, f reed m of 

 bloom, and sue oi utf oharac e - ' : lieauty 



of St. John's V . i ninanider4n. •;, D , King of 



N<paul, Mre. Mayler, Oriflimc, Put 1, Ilaidii, iedr 

 3 rseshoe, The Amazon, loin huab'e Master, — A 

 Triomphe de Fai i -. J &> 



brown, 



tine, blush 



tipped with cherry, double, but thin 5 Modele, ure 



white, :ui<l of exquisite form, in fact a model ; 

 Autummim, brown, double,|medium size ; Perfectum, 

 mottled white, with pale purplish lilac, double, flat, 

 medium size; Sacramento, bright orange ; Daphnis, 

 reddish ] rple or claret, more than average size ; Cybele. 

 yellow, medium size petals, somewhat notched ; Madame 



lilac ; Solfaterre, clear primrose, 



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Miscellaneo 







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Garden Memoranda. 



Royal Botanic Garden, Kew. — The spirit of im- 

 provement, in this glorious national establishment, is, 

 ** are happy to see, as far as ever from manifesting 

 **y disposition to flag. On the contrary, the progress 

 y f works is manifest in every direction. A very fine 

 &ew opening through the wood has been made from the 

 p alm House to the Thames. 

 ?ut for a new Victoria House. 



Lemerchez, deep 

 prolific, double, yet somewhat thin ; Golden Drop, an 

 anemone, centre* elevated, guards numerous ; Migno- 

 nette, golden yellow, tipped with red^remarkably double, 

 and of exquisite form ; Le Pygmee, deepish yellow, 

 tinged with buff, double, but petals serrated ; Niui, an 

 anemone, centre reddish buff, elevated, guard petals few ; 

 Pomponette, an anemone, blush lilac, centre tinged 

 with orange ; La lluche, 

 with but a single row of guard petals. 



Versailles Defiance, to which 



Professor Nees von Esenheck has>k vbl J a catsv 



I. ieot hislibrary,l an the preface oi which the ilowing 

 is an extras*: — " 1 am 5 r \says tl author, « without 

 property ; my library, my herbarium, is all I posiees— all 

 I am able to leave to my .family. In m er as a 



1 medical man 1 always considered the interests of the 

 poor sufferers of primary, my own of secondary import- 

 ance and being devoted too much to scientific pursuits, 

 1 did not obtain a good, certainly never an extensive 

 practice. A small estate, inherited from a relation, 

 afforded for some years means and leisure of cultivating 

 science successfully, until, during the Jbrench wars, the 



property became untenable, and 1 was induced to accept 



here 



Floricultural Society awarded a Certificate of Merit : 



Delicatum is large and iud, peach blush ; Conspicuum, 

 mottled, rosy lilac, large and full, apparently well 

 adapted for pot culture ; these we look upon with 

 some interest as regards \ 852. Pentstemon variabilis 



flower; it cannot fail to prove an 

 and winter plant. A waxy, 



serratifolia, aud a dwarf 



wen 



an anemone, uiusn wmie, . m 



We remarked exchanging Lriaug 



the National 1 became a question whether the Academy should have 





Ground has been staked 



The enclosed land, lately 

 lI j the possession of the King of Hanover, has been 

 already thrown into the garden ; the walls which sur- 



*ounded it are falling, and walks are forming so as to 



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was in good 



attractive autumn 



white variety of Fuchsia 



Scarlet Geranium, named Roseum Compactum 



among the list to be " sent out" next season. In the 



propagating house was a fine stock of Dahlia-roots, 



both English and Foreign; of those not "out" may 



be mentioned, Toison Orange (Cailloux); Mane Louise 



(Mignet) ; Evening Star (Salter) ; Annie Salter 



(Salter) ; Gloire de Kain (Cailloux) 



(Cailloux); Rembrandt (De Kuyff) ; 



(Salter) ; &c. The late frost had damaged the beauty 



its seat in Bavaria, because my predecessor resided in 

 Erlan^en when the German empire dissolved, or whether 

 it should retain its position as a national ia^ itution over 

 the whole of Germany. The negotiations which followed 

 ended by the Academy keeping its indef dence, and, 

 as far as circumstaces would permit, its position towards 

 the ( onfederation ; and it was by my exertions that the 

 institution obtained a confirmation of its old statutes, 

 and, so long as it should stay in Prussia, an annual 



Since 1818, I 



have constantly 



and 



titution, 



grant of 1200 thalers. 

 laboured in restoring thi* ancient 

 discharging my duties as Professor in the university ; 

 indeed my academical duties required my whole atten- 

 tion, and prevented me from accepting any ot the more 

 Sanspareil lucrative places which from time to time became vacant. 



Thus it happens that/since the government has deprived 



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me of the professorship, I am labouring under circum 



