26, eae S 
crocata and otl hers; } Titus, Mary “Ann, Clara, Narboro’ 
ti e r ierre and ‘and easily m mana cia “a es Buck, Sir C. Napier. Cojehester 1 a A Adonis, 
` — and various aoe Sappho, New Criteri — Colchester ae Purple 
fee people of P ocoma prolifer rum The Perfection, Mrs. Norman, ere f Wales, and 
40. be . ag into tl seedlings. These were all tone ect’ well laced 
ior GARDENERS’ echt 511 
mes Hogg, ; ‘this | Society on W ednesday 1 next, nob OWY are So} 
me 
to of prizes, but at the sugges- 
tion of several gentlemen ert aaar im the saga 
that sum is to be increas sed to 602. The additi opal 
It has always be been: considered a in “2 varieties from Colchester, which were first in 
now it would appear that difficulty the Amateur Class, were varieties all raised by Dr. 
rcome, for the minae exhibited on this Maclean. _ Mr. Pal rker re wero pe Certificate for 
and Orchids. These extra awards a be provided, 
we understand, by prive ate subseription, “i it is’ “not 
4 
been ove em in grea rfection, their Charles Turner. 
sim were oe i one pew oe 8 cage and excel- ian ies were sent by Messrs. Downie & Laird, Edin- 
rosy pink flo bur; d Mr. Bragg, of Slough. The former were 
co were exhibited by Messrs. Cutbush, fine, nd ie: about them all t the freshness of April | 
Peed, Williams, Rhodes, and. La; poe flow 
plants of eget handsome so Ther were not many seedling florists’ flower: 
t 
A 
ine-fowerod | ak Pelargonium forme od the staple. „Beauty; a fine Berr: 
ifi 4 
sort called Spe FERN | aarian and Othello were also very good. 
ety, whieh was shown by Mr. | Ce rtificate was also awarded to a spotted Pelargonium, | m 
that purpose.” Let us hope that the different produe» 
tions brought forward on the occasion may in 
measure correspond with the increased amount tof 
encouragement the 2 te is thus enabled to offer to 
| intending exhibito: 
sH METEOROLOGICAL: June oo President 
in the 0 G. a AW Wi i Esq., F.R.A.S.; Professor 
= aor: ingston, M.A.; . L. Harris, Esq, were elected 
mbers. The ‘el ee g On 
named Magpie, white with dense blotches on all the Hous Meteorological Observations. in 1856, by S. M. 
x F. S 
K ias and Tall Cacti — were one 0} - | petals. head Aine Geranium ccna ee _by D: Esq, E.R.A.S.; and eves the Thunderstorms in 
The former were, Ww ae thinly bares Mr. Bart to Lennox, mith. 1857, ” by G. J. Symons, 
ly as s they were in May. | Golden Gen em Pa a grea "beat on Golden Chain, both i in| _‘‘ On the Periodical Phenomena vot years 1955, 1856, and 
but little Ped Siak w were shown a t | foliage and flower; Jane and Fiower of Spring sa rag Bre orig owed and arranged atone the Y Monthly Returns of 
Palace last week. Messrs. Keele and Gedney | peared to hav: E csieotla variegation to the existing | RS. S ietoorclogical $ by James Glaisher, Esq., 
groups of 20 plants each, and a fine re d kinds, with Ae well-formed flowers, A hybrid 
came from Messrs. Jackson, of Kingston. | a ppr Sery “Oriana” received a Oona: 
42 came from 5 rke, Car- | cai a profuse bloomer, with shaded carmine 
Rhodes, and of six from Messrs. May, Dods, iow 
, Green, and Hamp. In “me groups| Ther a very pretty white Calceolaria name 
Some Cut Verbenas were shown by Mr. Turner and 
White Phaius, the handsome sige Mr. J ames; a Cer tific: ate was awarded to the former 
-tailed D collection, t Eclipse, Lad. 
lea! 
pedium. villosum, quantities of ite | bo both i and good. 
Se Gpeion nopsis sis), D a ae al 7 
Yanda suavis, the 
R.S., Se it. et E Soc. 
__ In the Meteorological Retu: rus furnished to the Societ; Maiara 
is provided and tables are pine nded for the entries applying to 
reat aap: of the leafing and flowering of forest trees and 
s S, 
ed | ear, arvested. 
sme magnificent specimens of Cattleya noes Fairy, w sia a dwarf shrubby habit, that appeared tous sadiri of the cuckoo, swallow, and other migratory birds 
ified in the tables. The iaia progress. and character 
vegetation, —. forward or the reverse, whether luxuriant. 
or checked from any cause, the leading features of the year 
garden ir wi 
and herbage 
agriculturis' th all collateral facts of taora that give in- 
y 
st the rare Celogyne pandur: ate, Seymour, Mrs. No rhe , Madlle. Nodel, Etoile de France, formation respecting produce of the year. For 
reen and black flowers. This, on pal “Lady Havelock, Madile. Lemoine, and Sir| of at least seven years these entries have bee en filled in irre- 
ar appearance and striking co ontrast | J, Out: proms eof the meteor X ological zero mies, et cont ease 
H 7 ` e information thus collecte has never ye' n 
ct of universal admiration. dalita s Tiin Esq., of f High Wycombe, sent an in- published ; but Mr. Ghusher: considering the interest which 
fill up the spare nooks and corners Seri colle pan of Sweet Wiliams, remarkable for | would attach to it if made known, has collated the particulars 
.. The best collections came from Mr. | the cas as well as the beauty of their colours. a ee e last wha atA years, he = rh ht t harain in fe Pomme 
0 rangemen' etore © Notice e zi G 
a ap gr. to Dr. Young, of}  Frui et exhibited in great abundance, and most of | Follo wring the tabulated facts and m Meostlaneous notes for 
able. 
=| Cayenne from Mr. Bailey which weighed 7% Ibs. 
and received a Collections of ie Srami the exception of one from 
3 k 
+i 
arkable| th: 
esther, ie: was ses against ppi and by | e ither for wanety or r fine ncn That from Heckfield 
hem h k and white G 
a t 
of Peaches s, Elton and May Duke Cherries, Alice 
iat 
m cadi ing ; kin ne ie 
ver; that these ne A be pe ati at 
on Slag ne 
occasion. pas 
New Plants were scarce. Messrs. Veit nt ak Turnbull, gr. to the Duke ofe 
ie Oia iie in flower, various variegated viewed Marlborough at ole 
Standish 
Oleailicifolia, a handsome Mal ae arded | Grapes exhibited i im aiye, dishes came from Mess 
Nepenthes lanata, and a Dra: Mr. | Drewitt, Allport, Thomas, Flemin 
ry. 
à ers tippeđ with yellow, of be core fruit finely grown and well coloured. 
and fruit of Berberis Bealli. Mr. Glendinning sent | All yon wonderful West’s St. Peter’s, which 
grandis, and Mess: Thuj uished from Hai 
height bear nata with a stem nearly 2 feet in | Of ae, a 12 T (Hambarg h) the best came from 
bearing a cluster of large yellow blossoms on the | Mr. on, gr. to eo. Beaumont, Bt. Scarcely | ¥ 
We gaie noticed a fine sp f Lilium gi hand 
> 
af 
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K 
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CES 
aT 
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dl 
“Ot Ragone late as it is, there were som Bailey, and mit sent fine fruit. Among white 
particularly the six lange plants | Gens the most remarkable by far were es beautiful 
prize, which were: s ent by Mr. | b | of Muscat from Mr. = yard, 
of ki 
The Tse, were Sanspareil,|in bunch and berry they were ok r 
The first Carlos. ing’s fruit wen i e White Ham a 
mne -i = plate was little less beau- | (not the Golden Hamburgh), and Mr. Whiting, of t 
and . These also came | Deepdene, had a bunch of a new Grape called Buck- 
: pari show what kinds con- | Jand’s Sweetwater, a kind which for early work looked | estim 
is Ite senson, hs wean eerie’ | as if it might be useful. 
floribundum, Seraskier, Una, Marvel-| Vines in pots were shown by] Mr. Ivison, Mr. Hyde, 
ofthe West, yinaiety, Queen of Scarlets, and Me. "Risley. from Mr. Ivison were Black 
and Matilda. Gaines of | Hamburgh, large both in R “and ber erry, and well 
also Somali 12 ee in this on colour 
Private grow . Bailey, gr. to T. T.| Of Peaches and N good display. 
Amersham, sen Sites Elir ka tiful PERRETE" a A 
Shardeloes, Meteora, Bianca, Fair Ellen, Sarac car i specin aba 
e Rev. coe 
t j sor, and Mr. Taylor were | chiefly the Royal George, Bellegarde, Early: ‘Newington, | and 
et is class in the order enumerated. parz en Pacha, mi uge. Murra; ay, and 
Tarner six new varieties were exhibited | Violet. Hati Ne i 
Etna, Gen. Wiliams, apy be m of = 
) Flora, from Mr. Turner. | Burdett, and tha vibes Denpers Victoria. 
lack 
Strawberries e scarce, and what were shown not 
Pi yer 
Bones, and Taylor. Among them were’ Breton White, 
go va not on the whole well flavoured. Among 
Albans, | the best was a ‘old ee 
by Mr. . Whiting of the Dee ar bigs 
Sento 
| MANCHESTER 
Miss Nightin- Soom. Ser ay portage be 
Napoléon, | at the next exhibition to be held E cauna 
Plums w onfin ed t wo dishes—one Angelina | of the cou 
kinds | Keens’ Seedling, B. Queen, Sir C. Napier, and Sir 
ome aa man fl Trentham Hybrid, 
a ene a ‘ed varieties: one of | characte 
s eiei a was shown: 
HORTICULTURAL heavy rains full to a br grr ve 
Honmorpromat |€ iamar kom he =d ry hiruron 
e kinds which did not differ it was ah a kirs ects excellent. Of Queen Pine ee each year is a brief summary of the character of its produce, 
ee got C. Bai , Will her cal res ‘or the 
e 
caused the freezing of ri si ei hin the = pra of 
ervers ot > y 
a th a 
Maude, arg: White, Prince of men and Goliath | time being 7 inches, and the Dee was crossed by foot-passengers 
White Is ast pg ur Melons, three on merge a the ice being og 6 inches gH The Bit? 
ic assi y O! 
until Mar 4 ssing 
ine Apples, ‘and some vV Pe EA e other notices of snow- pee eioale, peculiar K inds of snow, viscid rain, 
Ce, ich cra 
ying 
. 7 z g, Till tarded 
itainea spinosa, wel farnished with | Prost, a port These exhibitions SRR CT wholly» SS the more genial w fod wor whioh i reopen eS the moni = of 
tubular flow i 
end of March. 
Tiaa ees spring of fthe year vegetation was ri 
rted to 
rs: Jackson some rare Thujas | for siz ned» ee y bedis mburghs. — three to four weeks backward, pie not ree on 
ked dw: 
y io è 5 
fine specimen 0 um gigan- | Era however ae "the some bunches sent the Seis of June was ees t Sirota h be more 
ill, gr. t pita 
e birds hich ich visited the ia hg So 
rare wW. pare y 
"| of the weather was extensively f eS ae J aen et N ae 
frost occurred, 
a very severe t 
oth | large niamba of swallows. The wy bcre a Io ae 
these birds, which were Lee wo be up dead in — on the 
night ‘of abe Zant, an t Belvoir the loss to the ict 
estimated ae — i000 vot seat shorn shee} ee, 2 
tak Maii n Kent, Dr. Fielding marks, ‘the snow 
hich fell in as na e remained in pits and ipit yee 
amil sama a = oy — - une); on the a 
e, the m tating there were retin: 
oa late in the season, 
Miller, grm r haia: Henderson, | but = TEA orae severe. This disease would'appoin Sa 
and Snow handsome dishes. e sorts were come y to be establ wt and inseparable from par me 
Hee Anih of the pon s shown d e continuous men- 
tion of it year by year e disease first introduced. 
About. bee end, of since te à the Behl sn of countless 
multitudes 
mall flies oraphidesis reported in cio He 
loss “raed van a 
good its. were furnished. in admirable condi- certain 
there was a falling off in size ; | tion by Messrs. Taylor, Peachey, Fleming, am and Marcham, 
well ee i wey rts, chiefly Elton, Messrs. Snow, Taylor, 
ne 
proa ien essrs. Sage, § om and Good. The 
r Private Growers the e prizes were | sorts were Brown Turkey an 
eatin y 
qeantty of Sloe berries, Hips, Hawes, ss and] 
lation 
papas nem" from Messrs. Tilly: | bushes, quite red with fruit. It is a signiticant usually devoted to 
the pro- 
to the character of of the year, thatthe spaces ua 
the é in connection with — 
ry dango by miscellaneous 
ance of ae 
meteorological notes, W. ch throughout the year usurp an , 
an 
rkal 
henomena 
tio: and vegetation ami contrast to the 
may be a to te at o remarked, not only 
rot th irds; 
eke latter, were this year in the month 
getation 
above een: the Suna 
