132 THE DARDEN ERS, ee 
n 
aio pE Jataka o whic K ich is so fre equent i atin the Rib ton f the Eag s ber, TA 
pers are subject in that coun modified by t o0 eee = fe ao 
Eight i in one of | remem gritty, and of the vessels to acquire a dark | Y Mee ae at Re. en PaA A 
R “I take the libert mbna tinge. The same tree has for years eicon simi- the ot 
hs iter of the questions which has b bee o- | lar frui ruit, and some Leira ig he: = a more a ethan: Eppa r3 P Ste 
duced by frui Wars. an pom sts in s4 other will embrace the other m onthe hale ; ? 
United S tates, but t upon which there as yet pe ee and by comparing the oero, ra bpo 
no union oi opinion, I mean the cause of what is | INFLUENCE OF THE GULF-STREAM ON OUR |s probable that corresponding m ~~ 
known here as ‘leaf-blight,’ which attacks t the WIN ested regarding the variae ferences ae 
Pear tree, D well as the cause of the cracking and AN „abnormal extension p- pe Gulf-stream in tl the viio re incapable of changes otalt S| 
rust of the fruit. This malady has now become it y implies that the was induced to select ot December at iaai i, 
ery extensive, and ually destroys a | ge bathi sts acquire a temperature which hpa ag of sunshine re — 
portion of the Pear crop. The Pear seedlings nods their mean an Chnpeegeare for ae uring that month, Py it was TN 
seed bed are almost invariabl attacked by it, vou? at which the ca takes plac ce. The tempera- Kra comparative effect 
of the air over 
Erh Ra ture of the air over the sea, 
and iage numbers arcane re “lies. distrits the islands, becomes s sensibly increased. “The entire tem- | _, , Hav vaa ing been for some e tim e maa S 
Doyenné (or perature at any point will thus ution of heat over "toe Coa ce 
est a 
it gains from sunshine, and from he general p n that the isothermals 
fruit, while in others it i e mae le th W ree ne on what it loses by diae If “the |s li ented es having some relation wt 
abundant bearer. Sa — ate mosting oi i i i S excess of what it gains from sunshine over its losses ise and that th the positions of the centres 
levy h di sis 
nd 
embers seve ~ R at le piee on | the influence of t the i , te iat 
ik ok of whom at least four were piapa 6 oh the “ati If on the jhe tags important, compared to t “ 
pag as LN hysiology, Do oe 5 Fruit Trees of thermal influence of the a be eapi Piae i | nother als tend to assume re-entrant sige x 
ca, and the authors of ruit th pigeon tan fh eo ane nearly ipera: harden = kiea cf Ireland. Whe 
didly stated that up | tures. ol i ld wi mild winter monti 
and P Fruit Culturist, it was candidly P| ba greater tab Arete batween:the tpn o! of | 1857, shall be laid down, I anticipate. like 
th th co: sts of Gre at Britain and I J | h 
cause of the leaf-blight and oe the Pear, [| the southern coasts van UF DEEL Gh mig 
q | It also follows, that durin ng warm winters the difference | nessey, May 19, 1858, in yee ire Royal 
of temperature between stations situated on coast -= (abridged). 
inland stati ion ms, having ne early t the same latitude, shoul. a 
F. < 
tion, eni moved for a committee to inquire into Although I have not a finished all the calculations Er iy 
the matter, which, although opposed by the Pre- necessary for the aest ete illustration of ‘these oni Continued rium TA ik 
sident e Ai Society as not ikely to be of = sions, I have been enabled to show that during so x “ a 
THE Australian voyage we have regarded 
utility, w gh length carried.” Mr, Scorr recent winters the observe ot re alta, as to Ceai | turning point in Brown’s scientific care 
Ans statemen i é v * of the a . 
more 
lon ing a in th 
Etin to some Pear cultivators een scape of the “winter (Which has just i passat botany. Its results not only 3 
in d. We remain ourselves of the same | away and Mr, Glaisher’s knowÌedge of plants, and to the extent and 
opinion, and still recommend the use of Bows returns for the meteorology of England and rege: of the vegetable kingdom than any other 
Toate which are found efficacious against fungi, | during Decen ee ie Mees aoe = are ana | Single voyage, but they led ‘to > such a pilot 
it ave yet receiv: ur treat) E nera 
caer sce The fa probable ha renk Tibi February, but I feel assured that they iat exhibit cor- [had nev —_ be es phe Wi wt Te 
i i al fungi w. | respon ndin ng resul Se eral . 
leaves are generally more Vigorous in proportion During December, esl the temperatures of the coast aa ee 
d for his da 
the plant. It is a common philosophical spe ti y 
piant. stations were as follow; Elementa Philosophiæ Botanice, Metamorph, 
hin nee. the raisers of ele idee North and West or Prolep is Plantarum, Na 
and we may ‘th : 
3 Sees 45.8 of 
Ventnor ...... .2 Live: i se .3 aipe 45, er su Py: 
-. 48.0 Isle of Man... ough .. 45.0 | in or through this voyage; we’ especially 
47.8 Holk ham -+++ 44.5 | The perfecting of the Linnæan doctrine of sex 
mildew of Wheat, which is prevalent in| “°° ets _— 
a y any 
ny | Mean 48.7 ‘ 44.8 | organs; tract 
had satisfied ourselves that | Mean of all I the coast statio -. 47.0 | one another and surrounding parts, and 
W: i : e 
z j - ; 
affected, and the mildew ran its course without an December, 185 56, tribu 
let or hindrance i 
Deg. 
elston = 7 — i - 89.5 Aberd 
While on the subject of , we take the | Falmouth .... 45.6 Liver a s = 
ty = : 
Excess of south coast above east coast 
urré . Mean 44.0 39. 
ut the size of Beans o. on to | Mean of all the coast stations EE 4 
a8 
4 
trees for some or off. Some Cases | Mean excess of stations on the south coast above all the rest 4 
fallen Pears 55. 
gard 
abo’ going 
ion be $, > Excess of south coast above north and west coasts.. 
perfectio > came jet black, either hanging on the organisation of the floral pars i e 
time hitherto re e yae i 
has demanded. 4. establishment of pho 
m East Coast. Gymnosperms, and the discovery of ais am e 
pe Deg. | the Coniferous carpel, ovule, and seed, of the 1 
Elgin ........ Aberdeen 36.7 | first wards a trul division. OTE 
e 43.6 Live erpool =+ SE T-AFDre s 803 ee 5 
p ‘ f 1 43:3 Isle 39.4 Anstruther... 35.7 | lytedonous the results of | 
rich re wn, while the di portion, which | Torquay... 1 40.6 Sandwick ( (Ork- N. Shields `... 35.9| Great es valuable as were vocal and masta 
is much harder and more contracted, is deep blac Teignmouth. - 41.3 ney) seses 89.4 Scarborough .. 36.7 Investigator’s voyage in a seo ai 
On examination the f the cells were strongly Bae WAIA eet Tepee o SeS | point of view, Brown lustre from mal 
discoloured, as also were their contents, but there | Worthing... aa SSR ` [glory from it. | The i al very bright 18 
was not the slightest indication = fungi, oe Me. ee ap | CXPeditions of this so aus their extent SF 
atin was very similar whic en a atta 41.8 tai e ma widely shed, amd» vo ce, the fact bof having sa 8 
coast si venture, ay 
comm as ast y omg amongst Apples, “hough i in n thet Bxooss of south coast penini and west coasts. 27 ge he ii ponder: z time at Ia 
case a later period fungi often mad their | Exe ast above east coast... Sy RC er oes credit of every 
oo sew ee av sou th pak tions above all the rest .. P 35 | public estimation, g 5 i 
PA er mier te very lately co: ni. a The] December of last year, which was much warmer | 50 bo empló yed, pier oa of the 
cated. The rs ace of the Pears (WILL TITAN'S Son and officers 
thus to 1 th ature | captain 
Sm). i studded with _Pite like those on a TEAN s conclusion tat bys sete epee, | ocd, ta aaa ae 
of the C exited about the of 1857, pec ag and their for some 
agin of | than towards the cœ ona at 1856 0 . oP . ‘ite teriba are : 
Ta will be i tema ting to co capi re the m mpera- while their the a oof the ee 
and yet of a southern inland station, where the pene being. In hore ie eman 
ee depended upon as as being of the best class. - The] was no sien itive in  Rrench 
to take | roll about at their pl probably is to wrap being 
in paper and pak seins dry sot Mes. Wa constantly | his best discoveries wae : 
ces treated in this manner, with the most satisfac- | and totally lost; i / 
bs | tory resulta, TI The Writzaus's Bon Chrétien pal mass of Brown returned seb) 
to | corruption when it arrived, y TERTA though = * 
` ae Specimens of fresh Agarics and other soft fungi from | by a rival ex] ail the oer 80 | 
in 
