478 Lo GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. [Jong 12, 18; 
name, Gotterbaum, Tree of the Gods.” This 1; Child, Esq., of Bromley, who was — inya handsome « orange scarlet ; 
ee. dl the subject of “ pi ee ig inquiry, pray ‘the po: oint of ‘merit, sent harming of | America, = the ae leaved eae rm 
are not in America. Diss. a, ’ Dracæna pia, the E ae fr rom a Jap Mess: ta e cat 
ay ere Dieffenbachia, Caladi : calle ed 
dents have guessed ri ht. It did not occur to ] pla ant, the prettily s 
sani nquir te h a very vith large kite like leaves; Astrapxa oe nites last weak Pr Rese ts 
Wa yapa a Karei Pandanus, Marantas of Ponen had Berberis Bealli Saa ep 
eer interest some to know that | different kinds, Cissus discolor, and Dracena ferrea. Japonica 
of thi 
Palat o Dise d i 
my last year’s au? ap Potatoes was sound up to bred Messrs. Jackson, Kingston, contributed a third OF old plants worthy of more notiee than 
* days after a th anerstorm in August, accompanied | group, in which were Dasylirion acrotrichum, Cycas | h hitherto Ponana was a grand s 
with much rain; afterwards three fourths were dug up | revoluta, a Plectocoma, Corypha australis, Ph oaded with blossom of 
quite bad. This was in a garden the soil of swbich “had sylvestris, ihr ae australis, Rhododendron Fal- {of Chiswick House, and Messrs, Fra 
been high? y, and | coneri, a gran cimen of Berberis trifurea, Livis- | specim though seldom see 
which natural y was a strong clay a fiel rofajtonia borbonic “Monster deliciosa, two Marantas lasiantho hat a ak past its bo me er 
lighter iar age manured with pe fms yard phen Aspidistra ay ae ae wag Bilbergia zonata ene s sho om ta Prina 
and a mixture of ashes, bones, and Per 2 guano, | foam variegatus e handsome Tenors Griffithi,| Pel 
not Alsophila ferox, a Chinese Azalea, and Cape Heaths. | selves, and bein ing nicely staged pin R fine tent by thag, 
Potatoes planted later were du so genes dis- 
md son e—Flukes—har diy aall all. To say the least | sa collections of 20 came from Messrs. Rhodes and | formed a feature of much interest, From 
r. Senex, ursery, at Slough, Mr. Turner sent 
i uee Plants were O of Carlos, o vernor-General, z 
n -|P Groans or 10 Sanspareil, and 
trope from seed of Voltaireanum, and er | by Mesi Dods, Kaile, Peed, and Rhodes. In these | also Agne Rose elestial, two new 
bl ; itisa stronger grower than its parent, | were fine specimens of Dr racophyllum gracile, Alla. ess in aa pr covered with large nel 
with beautiful rich green foliage, a speci which | mandas, Francisceas, Clerodendron Kempferi, Heaths | sor essrs. Dobson had 
I enclose. I have tried every means to get it to flower, | and Epacrises of different sorts, Vincas, Ixoras, Dill- | Eclipse, Gem of the West, Gov: 
but cannot ; I have grown it in both rich and poor soil, | wynias, Pimeleas, Rondeletias, poni Lehn Em r. essrs. Fraser 
both in and out of the greenhouse, and all with the A zalea s, Adenandras, , Te ibe athee and Sta - Among | Topsy, optimum, Saracen, and Carlos, all 
same res bloom. If could inf tl uty yy i dan = but getting srs their best. Mr. Gaines als 
reason of such an unnatural freak of Nature I shall be | were Graptapy am olan Pepa purpureum, | in this clas 
Mee sent William Dobbs. a Dioscorea, two or three Marantas, and Crotons. mong ti e growers Mr. Nye, gr. to E. 3 
brid Cactus.—I send you a flower which opened asa as, though -adama abiy past their best, were | Esq., Clewer Manor, ae hogs Phe flowered 
Eo a Asa able diapla. The finest | Fair Ellen, Sarace S, 
speciosissimus. The plant has all the habit of crenatus, | plants b far r. Carson, gr. to W. F. G. | Seraskier, Mr. Wizwine 
and expands far better than speciosissimus, and the| Farmer, Esq., of N tsi Park. Foremost ne these | worth, stood next 
ancy more anaes to the edge of the} was lateritia, measuring at ~ 5 feet — and be cleanly bloomed, and near 
petals than in speciosissim have several other | much high, a mountain of g owe ora: salm first ection. The sorts were Sanspareil, Br 
seedli: and shall be wall pleased if I can get | flowers; along with it were EA fine ste Kece Rose-leaf, Emperor, British Queen, and Gem of the 
one striped, or decidedly marked with the colours|Iveryana, and Barclayana, both wilco striped kinds; | West—the latter remarkably well = | 
of each parent. J. C. L. [The flower is singularly | Apollo, semi-duplex macu though an early sort | Windsor, gr. to and 
rich, large and beautiful. The aphi er you name | still in perfection; a and others, all noble|to the Rev. E. Coleridge, Eton College, 
does with us, if newly dried in an oven or before a fire.] | examples of ski ial — exhibitors in this class. 
alnut Trees.—Is not the “Tlanthus” which your| Other collections cai m Messrs. Ivery, Rhodes. Of six spo’ i r, Turner 
correspondent inquires about at p. 458 the Ailanthus | Green, Kaile, and Peed. ee were for the most part Beauties, Mr. Beck, Mr. Hoyle, Queen of the Fairis, 
glandulosus, for though a native of China, if my | composed of smaller plants than j Spotted Gem, an icuum. The best in the otie — 
mory does not ive me Robert Reid in his} Among them were Iveryana, ieee of Sunninghill, a | collections not named above were 
“ Plants of America” in the Gardeners’ pe some | good double kind; Juliana, Extrani, alba magna, and | Alexander, 
ot dece: 
a 
0 or 12 years back, described H as at revs de unusual | others. Mr. Ivery sent a small plant of E eimi of| Fancies as they alw. 
luxuriance and beauty in the pited Sin ofsa How is | which the Messrs. Lane recently showed so grand a} were much ired. r, Turn 
it Walnut trees are not more i nte lati specimen ; also Gem. aa, and Fentoni, the last a | large in size, and well bloomed. They consisted 
The other day I was offered ess ai ted “201. for a liant rosy salmon. Bridesmaid, PE & grand plant) Paa 
veteran but not over large specimen, a I daresay the} Tall Cacti wien furnished by Mr. Green, gr. to Sir E. | dra, Electra, 
has been worth 17. per year for many, many | Antrobus, Bart., and Mr. Bunn, gr, to J. R. Scott, Esq oe a nice jot, ii e of Ev vening Star, delietan, 
past. At seven s planting, Walnuts | of Hornsey. ‘They consisted wholly, or nearly so, of Queen of Roses, Electra, conspicuum, and B. Qobien, 
ould begin to yield produce; at 14 years they would | Epipbyllums. p 
pay rent of land, and for many years afterwards in our columns. A very fine eelan of dwarf Cacti n he Amateur’s Class Mr. Weir, gr, to = — Hoe, 
n receding instance the | from Mr. Saxby attracted, ustly, considerable Bega. aent a bloo med specimens of «in Cl ad 
chant, a first-class man, told me he had no doubt The ts thoug’ i new r 
that the tree in question cut into “veneers” would| Messrs. Veitch, the great nurserymen of Exeter and Of ‘Seedlings ser was so bank thet 
realise to the purchaser a profit of 507. to 707. Soj Chelsea, filled one half of the e large conservatory with | it ame Shaw cult to make a sli we mnt 
much for Walnut tree planting and its prospects. | fine specimens of rare and costly exotics. These were, | there: e noticed 
A. P. W., Orchardleigh Park. however, not shown in competition with others, but Dipa g manaren, (Foster) i 
= desc era Fos vy Ss ‘ich dark ; Unique: 
ancing the value und beauty of the ex- crimson, of fine form; e 
Societies, hibition, hich they did in an eminent dana: The | fine flower; Peacock 
liberality, therefore, - good feeling which these (Turner), an Hero (Turner), were 
HORTICULTURAL. The foll following rather long report | gentlemen have on this and former occasions evinced | varieties, of dissimi d 
describes the most important objects brought together | towards t the Society suey de deserve the greatest praise. . | (Fellowes), Desdemona 
eh oticed ni 
pe — — A , Chamerops humilis Canning (Hoyle), is a aipe s 
ne ee of Rho opalas. These again | large purple; Echo (Fraser: 
ge SDAY, = B: R ber of m OF dorset MACHINES. were tag, as by Araucaria Bidwilli and Cunning- | fine flower, appeared to 
have g been br ought to th T OF POAC, eile sizes | hami fine Po of ” Hippomane spinosa, Croton Two Fancies were much 
was agreed t iegatom and Beau er), both remarkable for 
sho Pp and ot handsome Dieffenbachia picta, Cissus | fine form and purity of mar 
each pegs 4 all selected as as possible of] discolo, or, die cc nsanra of Cape "Heath, ahand-| There pore erie yey. > 
uniform size, worked b; mii or their men some plant of Coleo: tenuifolium, two pretty a new variega 
The ground s beon worked was Ee S gg by lot, the | flowered examples of Mitraria coccinea, the whole orna- | turatum ; a light kind for po fon Pe 
ey l a ee aie | ment set off in front with rare and beautiful | Rival; and a new continen go Aan 
quality Se e ane . roi r trials on ny RG ae | varieties of Anwctochili. In connection with these, and named Mah me L 
round ores ered rig Bi "Challoner an T, Edward | forming a magnificent bank along each side of the Mr. 
Easton, d y: e following award :— | centre walk were two grand bushes of Medinilla ossia, |d for wh 
i Pandanus javanicus, Cattley 
Construction 
of Machine. 
Signed P ae a a a E Nal E bable 
C. B. CHALLONER, EDWARD EASTON, Judges. ry an t l 
où ss quite new. We also observed a mal pasts and leaves spikes of blooms the purp 
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY: HORTICULTURAL Ex- | cut off a Jargon apocino at Exeter of the White Bustenty plants 
= ay grea aakay langga aaan use plants, Mr. Dods, | Lattice plant. The fee Seager res were on a foot | Slipper, On 
Cathcart, Bart., s i ana ne Ninel He, Of Ferns the same collection | with greenish 
i Bar 
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lin t handsome 
i 1 eer faime) 7 be readily seen, a group Ural These torm nur- pg r som > 
"a striking plant, New Plants the last named nurserymen sent | Clowesi, Lelia 
;|Clianthus Dampieri, some account of which will be|chilum roseum. From 
Morris, gr. to! Cole | found in in another column; the rare rare Phalænopsis Lobbi, | also came a fine group, in 
