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of the establishment, yet the funds hitherto have been found very inadequate, 

 and the deficiency has been supplied by voluntary contributions, the produce 

 of bazaars, ladies' work, &c. One of the most successful sources of profit 

 has been a small volume, printed under the title of Friendly Contributions : the 

 profits from the sale of this work have been applied to the support of the 

 schools ; three volumes have already appeared, and the present forms the 

 fourth." (Pref. p. 6.) 



Art. II. Catalogue of Worhs on Gardening, Agricidture, Botany, 

 Rural Architecture, 8^e., lately published, with some Account of those 

 considered the more interesting. 



Horticultural Essays; being the Papers read at the Meetings of the Regenfs 

 Park Gardeners'' Society for mutual Instruction, Sfc. Sfc, Part I, 8vo, pp. 73. 

 London, 1843. 



Too much cannot be said in favour of the usefulness of the societies for 

 mutual improvement which have, within the last ten years, originated with 

 journeymen gardeners in the neighbourhood of London, and been carried on 

 entirely by them. The founder of the first of these societies was, we believe, 

 Mr. Robert Fish, and it may safely be stated that they have done as much for 

 the improvement of the young men which belong to them, as the Horticultural 

 Society of London has done for the advancement of horticulture generally. 

 The papers read at the meetings of the West London Gardeners' Society for 

 mutual Instruction have, from time to time, appeared in this Magazine and in 

 the gardening newspapers ; those of the Regent's Park Society, recently 

 formed, are collected together in the work before us. 



The first article is on Cacti, by Mr. D. Maher. The second, on the Oak, bv 

 Mr. J. Bevis. Quercus sessiliflora is described as having leaves with very short 

 footstalks, the reverse of which is the case, as may be observed at Ken- 

 wood, where there are scarcely any of Q. pedunculata. With the exception 

 of this trifling inaccuracy, the article is correct. 



On the Camellia, by Mr. E. Pigg, with a selected list of the best varieties in 

 cultivation. Good. 



On training Pear Trees, by Mr. T. Moore. A well-reasoned paper, though 

 we differ from the author in being partial to espaliers, especially in a regular 

 kitchen-garden surrounded by walls. 



On the Musiiroom, by Mr. C. M'Donald. On the genus Agaricus, by Mr. 

 D. Maher. In the latter article is given an interesting extract from Lyall's 

 Moscow, enumerating the edible species of Jgaricus, boletus, Phallus, Cla- 

 varia, &c., found in Russia. 



On the Atmosphere, by Mr. T, Moore. On planting Pear Trees, by the 

 same. Both these are valuable papers. 



On the Willow, by Mr. J. Bevis. (Salix moschata is mentioned as the 

 " Willow of the Persian harems, much cultivated in the East," and coming 

 very near S. caprea. The male plant is now growing at Stratford ; in, we 

 presume, Mr. Alcard's garden. 



Water, with reference to its Application in Horticulture, by Mr. E. Pigg. 

 An elaborate and instructive paper. 



On protecting Plants, by Mr. T. Moore, contains many useful hints. 



On the Drainage of Plants in Pots, by Mr. W. Field. Pieces of slate are 

 recommended instead of potsherds, with moss placed over them ; slate pre- 

 vents the mould from being washed to the bottom of the pot, and has other 

 advantages. 



On Tropseolaceae, by Mr. D. Maher. Eighteen species of Tropae^olum are 

 described. We agree with this author in recommending columnar trellises for 



