310 Catalogue of Works on Gardening, Sfc. 



When we visited Mr. Rendle's nursery in September last (see our Vol. 

 for 184!2, p. 546.), we were shown one of these tanks, but Mr. Rendle not 

 being at home, and besides being in a great hurry, and having before seen at 

 Bristol tanks of water heated by steam, in order to produce bottom heat, Mr. 

 Rendle's tank did not make that impression on us which might have been 

 expected. Count Zubow's tank heated by steam, and also those in the Bris- 

 tol Nursery, will be found figured and described in the Horticultural Society's 

 Transactions, and in the earlier volumes of the Gardener's Magazine. 



Remarks on the Management of Orchideotis Plants, with a Catalogue of those in 

 the Collection of J. C, Lyons, alphabetically arranged, with their native Coun- 

 tries, and a short A.ccount of the Mode of Ctdtivation adopted. 12mo, pp. 96. 

 with several woodcuts. Ladiston, Ireland, 1843. 



The author, in a printed circular which we received with his book, has 

 directed our attention to what he calls " his Oniscamyntic [pniscus, the wood- 

 louse, and amuno, to repel] Epiphyte Stand," which, among other merits, has 

 that of being easily formed by every gardener for himself. 



" Procure from the potter a pan generally known as a feeder, with a raised 

 centre and a hole in it, into which the forked branch of a tree is to be made 

 fast. In the forked part, the plant is to be fastened with zinc or copper wire, 

 and the roots covered with moss. The branches can be cut to any desired 

 length, so as it does not overbalance the bottom. I have them from 12 in. 

 to 36 in. long. The bottom of the feeder should be made thick and heavy, 

 which will cause it to stand steady and firm. They may be made of diiferent 

 sizes, and the branches cut to different lengths. Should the plant increase in 

 size and weight so as to become unsteady, a larger bottom can easily be sub- 

 stituted. I have several plants of Oncidium, Papilio, Stanhopea, Lae^lia, and 

 Catasetum, &c., growing in the forked branches, which succeed remarkably 

 well ; the foliage of all the plants so grown is much more luxuriant, and of a 

 darker and richer green than those grown in lumps of peat, and at this mo- 

 ment (November) the branch of the tree is covered with the roots firmly 

 attached to it, having in many instances penetrated the bark. They were, 

 until the idea of the stand in their present state occurred to me, fixed in 

 common pots, made steady with yellow clay pressed hard ; but those in the 

 stands are much preferable, as they contain a quantity of water in the feeder, 

 which prevents the attacks of insects, and also contributes to the moisture of 

 the atmosphere by evaporation. I am strongly of opinion they will be found 

 an excellent improvement on pots for almost every Epiphyte, and will not oc- 

 cupy more space; besides, they have the advantage of allowing smaller plants 

 to be placed between them. 



" I strongly recommend the feeding-pans to be procured from Mr. John 

 Thompson, Annfield Pottery, Glasgow, who executed my order with neat- 

 ness and dispatch." 



The work contains various remarks on culture, extending to 32 pages, 

 illustrated by woodcuts ; and the remaining 64 pages contain a monthly 

 calendar. We were surprised to find, in p. 21., the author deriving the word 

 Epiphyte from epi, upon, and fuo, to grow, instead of epi, upon, and. phyton, 

 a plant, as given in various botanical and gardening works. We have no 

 doubt the work will be found exceedingly useful to the inexperienced in the 

 culture of Orchidacese. 



A Treatise on the Growth of the Peach upon the open Wall. By John Smith, 

 Author of " Treatise on the Growth of Cucumbers and Melons." ]2mo, 

 pp. 112, and three plates. London and Ipswich, 1843. 



This is a sensibly written treatise by a gardener of much experience, and 

 it may be safely recommended to the younger brethren or the amateur. Zig- 

 zag or serpentine walls Mr. Smith decidedly disapproves of, having in Ms 

 youth had experience of several hundred yards of them. " Instead of their 



