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906 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE 
gy. e dead pinnæless rachides jof the PE A 
as “well as to the theory of th een er of Impatiens. In sn 8&2 from moe: te p part. The, fr onds are ee in teb atta, p TY Yere Dal Sa 
e flowers t tlong, t and flavour. to 
a natural ate the small lateral sepals ‘being often | a andreugh Beneath with mina points a EN wa om occasion, but aipha a kaa 
observed, wants naracteristic sudden as sent b ; astringeg 
spurred; he had never found the two anterior ‘(sup- point so remarkable in the other three va fro hide west wall : Hor, ahi, Nir 
pressed) ‘sopals developed. Within the calyx stand five Smithi is most fr requently found in the imme ediate Whiting, w ary a tite but not Nghe 
A » large, 4 
are as usual more or less adherent by their ` limbs, but gullie s. Dicksonia antarctica was stated to be met|in app Mr. Kitle frei: Br 8; Setai 
having their claws free, Succeeding these are found | with sometimes as much as 12 to 15 feet high, the aioi ae but mealy ; Mie itt: Dive, 
five free petals, resemblin ng it n appearance the lateral | lower part of the stem being hard and fibrous, but the those fo coloured, and ri fisyonepd mee 
peta and standing in the usual | upper part soft and easily impressed with the fingers; | and g PON I, which were ey ju d 
place of pwd “stamens, that is a alternately with the | and D. squarrosa had veces seen 16 feet high slender. ver coer ar o sent by Ta, 
normal p Next comes a circle five stamens, | with fronds 8 to 10 feet lor i black mr fittin | Li x Re k and fine » but ver ripe; G 
ae i gy i alterna ae with “the _ preceding = ose to the stem for a foo more, and ascendin: si flav. as all smaller, "olarni melting, fine Elias, g 
cirele, and therefore i in the o: l Į or 2 feet clear of the cr cae Mr Tila á ie @ Amanlis, by Mr. Wight aaa 
Last] y, t Has its carpels a alternatin ie ar. Fhe quantity of peara Ferns in New and geek as Welbeck, fine and large, Ling an 
with the stamens, s so that the odd one is necessarily Zealand was wan bied as being very large; hun-|by Mr. Vai m first-rate in flavour, Comte de 
perenne Lag’ of «sore as in the ape aS ondition. | dreds of stems of C. dealbata for instance might be flavoured; un 5 itl sized, half 
dsinely reforrible. pat siuasdag) Soltane tu Svan: seit eae Fi miror mina cm bor gr wit Eni > avonrless, frat Crassane, 
r of whorls of organs; for the regular | places, will have a tendency to limit pr he inte A h Niate inistall) very’ large, but iy 
ae, Ph the Pad of successive whorls, opened up, moreover, seldom reproduce the tree Ferns, | of Aer ang Wh xture, and a 
wa, wets, hunt ae ec tee, Re elo el a 
g ush lan i : 
of usally suppressed organs, or of any Paitone nt or | moisture would very mes geet alone anai; fe Boursó Hardy: wás sojit by Mr. Trea age 
chorosis to which recourse is had, perhaps too fre- | they must h thei i Fha = shen ei | ite known; fruit m] 
quently, foe the ezplanatioy of double flowers pe „ These Sat On i en appea rae, suchas those growing d - bate + fl kre i riform; fesh vay 
continued th dsid e, ma ; flavour and 
Į The „paper was accom anied b fF ek igi 200 rich, with 
e See for if what we regar a ftl p 9y jaroma, This variety was considered 
anterior petal were a “do Wek bag ge hae we po d expect in inada of the subject. pasansi y enere TE frit aaa 
E r * ck- si 
sure; which was never ae case r ‘the : ther sandy, on high Ree in Kent. Dunmore 
barperona pecine rer he oe a any oF the very H eie uate Shoe raspy erate s5: me kT Se Rm a Hacon’s Ine i- 
erns of New Zealand,” by Thomas Shearman Ralph, | Of Peaches Messrs, Veitch sent three S i app oe from Me. Wigton; Be 
>; PA, . ree Sweet-k 
aS T hn four species of Cyathea described in th ieties, in the first year = aa ir f ft seine all a a Bee ine (isha Duchesse 
; EE Ao and, t the author obser ved that, the paving erenated leaves, with re m glands ee (Blackheath) jata over ri oe 
# Š ilvér Fern, was by x 3 8 ý 
upright stem and white fronds. It i th the mos st pro: how emi e ae pam et eo slour palo greenish the a ce oe it couse in ty 
minent, and by far the commonest species, g g rtex, after the ma anner of Této: z rong. i ger ig sie from Me 
t ki Sie’ , growing in | vertex, n de Venus, and carry- | Spi y jent í j 
paik Bire SA hi re hi hest hil in a very perfect state, the 3 remains of the sth ; Tén the Chale cA are albere Sheil ae Ain 
C. medullaris, or Bl E Fer i Pt paises! ills. favour” sugary ; ‘flesh clingstone. It was doubted if} Dessin fron.” Mr. Powell. He described it 
$ is , or Blac n, i would in itself be an seiniisition but it} A ë! mon jr te 
Fy ys Bread height. and more solid appearance, | was considered probable that it might b s t — ning r wi regia ears baik; Brai 
the formed at about three dozen ere of useful late varieties; as osdisc thems ‘ane toi l ss in ar ait 
the early stage, before made much | Peaches very frequently prove melting, and in this cael sone “Ber me Lane om si 
sin, = R one Dy the very eg fronds mount v] manner many of our most valued kinds have been Bun ha elie ai aaa ei mio 
larly, Pa c Eon: iang a a po perpendicu- produced. No. 20 was a lar e, handsome, oe Nin one Eai Margil Apples’ ene etki te 
the he cle of the RA Shen ree, Gow ing i = eae og over ripe; it exhibited, pomeren evident re- | best oie e Mr. Newton; the second 
s SES. rere by the Vora s of thet ble] oe bases o e` oy ne singe daaruit i at mca ae aren s AEE E AS E dishes woe a weit 
A ? d apex; t. ve 
the w | white, li the g i lishe 
ng ita p ins al ie “the fe ods a ä ae pe, > AE . It was very un-| Of general Dessert Apples in season, 30 dishes 
4 > ‘grown on a south-east i b shit z ; i 
er hence He Ig C. Aw ithi h Mba oi seme anda clingstone Mey action sim oh tt tanner Ss a rA a 
4 mithi has woul aeneae English g : N 3 ( “Reinet 
Eate wee ee ens, even for | rectly sent by Mr. Spivey as Golden Reinette; a 
astem, which rag meet a Rh Derreta rposes; but, as fruit was reported to | lona, from Mr, M‘Laren; Court pendu , from 3 
of tate, it sonaae $ i Plat, | 
p ag vt hee oe By Tapt nging ol as its top suggested to o Mr. Soini that it som oe state, it was | Edmonds; a ea wrote: on we saat 
were two or perhaps three forms, in one of whi oh the peas Mr. Daniels, gr. at Ruthin Castle, Neath meeting. Tngestre 26 Pippiny Mr. Wighton Som 
fuel mara y Ehin Oi mangit gi wing the ales, sent a seedling from the Late Admirable: In | Golden Pipp n, from Mr. Divers; t -two varieties of Pe 
is pinnæ; penpe i more delicate, whilst a third | and texture was not found e qual to it ee : Nr. Kork 5 Cr 
5 oe a ey the K Shaby Hi e perceptible | Of Nectarines. Messrs. Veitch exhibited _— Syrian | a A Aaea e nd Golden H (ores 
. distance along pper side of the main and | Sweet-kernelled varieties, also cli P ays AC Jes fi 
partial rachidés. The persistence of the bases of th es, also clingstones, and with} Apple), from Mr. hiaai mi Sa pi RIAS 
éld im a tore eutable feat ae hried e iian leaves, having reniform glands. One ore pe ?. Swinerd, were from having ® 
‘of a he fibrous sirueture oA sade otlet. > eer Ah rare any aali. thered - before s their r tme LA tho varies 
covering” t 1 rootlets) ostilas upa but not unpromisin: ho display the true characters of ele 
Toas k= at the , i th stems f the delicious Pear Marie Louise 19 dishes were | Ribston Pi pen this variety five 
by he addition of this | exhibited, all ; ibston Pippin: 
fibrous coating till they become there ited, all in appearance exceedingly fine. ‘They | hibited; as follows:—By Mr. i 
a half in vére ordered to be kept for examinati s ab: í 
Esg in Hie apes =e greta be brary rs iri te pipa: ebb apti ripe Marie Lou lea ° pean ae! tou en te fourth aes 3 
ng fror l aaa iro boras tasted, were nit by the follow- | and flavour. By Miss Cra 
Eş Mamagu of ne natives kobe Haiingbuny Y Pisce, went X; pee re pe er He raniker iror P Both the above one 
= iti not much covered by russet; the texture | sent as Margil By Mr. Newton: these Wom ie 
7 gu. y Mr. $ * 
yess these stipes are pressed to its sides and sprin Miss C hd pals very buttery, and the flavour excellent. | condition, and in colour ‘and external appear 
upwards nearly straight, even to a Stance of 5, 6 p fruit roe ay, of Caversham Park, near Reading ;| best of th Mini Divers 
more wh till the lower er are produce when it a a in i sharon oN ity ok Gene ee oe i 
‘spr he stem faha IONA = in an very nearly equal to the above. Mr.) than the preceding; they had 
or cy in hei ito stipesbecome shorter, and the sian apis, Peita hi iro ie it la mire ar ih of pana es ap sommans: weal 
iy he remains of the fallen fronds. This ; D ieit i aua 
diti i 
gull d ated to w usually on the sides of the exellent a ivor EKE tiga | Du i Land ides 1 
gale an ys on one si ein Mio to the other. The Bolin’ og but justice to mention that Slough. These were 1 
> n's biy th eren araa tasted, and eys so | juicyin texture; flav wani yi 
| e best of those exbibited that the; ey | sub-acid, This isa comparativ? 3., 
fre es mes acquirin: th adopted’ as a standard by which to test ne thew w tended cultivation. 
y y of more ex : 
prune io to about 10 evar ot Goer or Ti to abe ee “They ee ee ee dium size,round slightly | 
ks seldom grow straight, but tak rather long; colour pale 
eae ae as One óf a pat to “rend H Of general De essert Pears in séason 47 iea were | Golden Reinette, under pet; 
high, shows at ts base a tapering black butted H exhibited as follows :—Gansel’s Bergamot was sent by | was sent by Mr. Newton. It was 
or 8 fect high, and above this is marked with elliptic | th These were again the finest in we Jiles and in aam adition, d 
rs 6 or 8 inches long and 3 inches broad, closer ts wore large, ‘high Sheen very melting, and fine | brisk and swee inflavour. A 
pad as they advance upwards, and at the height of = avour, with a delicious aroma. By Mr. Wighton, |‘erroneously mel rm 
Berg E [arom ae’ Geren een | ae 
. C. Cunnin: n which M 5 are, 4 
galled the Warted bya 5 ara fee By obits and che y. By Mr. radon pes nda appeara and aed by M Swineră 
Taie SNE dl ees trey ene a Pare by “mre nn cea Condition, i si et 
: a > ` mn 
aay “ns cog bu ttress ex xtending Curae ste flavoured. i a ‘moderate rr eee jat Sob er, and deserves to pe 
5 are mostly close- reed e stipes | OF Louise Bonne (Jersey) Mr: Whiting had fmit fine | tivated. S y Apple, by My. E sie; bil 
agente length, F 0 it for a foot or more fin appearance, sizo, and” colour ; cermin r weak in | striped D, below the medium y 
‘Ge ib poke with linear warty scars on |m votes a Bown very breaking in texture; not|and of no value in te ; 
ides wendig a remarkable warty or (0 f E in flavonr and aroma. Mr. Varden | ornamental dessem isod 
d is s the of each pinna. This Wi errs) Tid fruit fine i “ Selectetaens and melting, |a variety no’ T d, 
“Bream in the bush whe echt În the vicinity of | disn Po Be, a ing expressed their | Brat mediom ieee 
rd uiie g a bash, when we er has been cleared reag ppointment at’ the result vot t the examination, which | delicate flesh, with $ would: 
% » distinguished ee eM ry ended to ev pa the general inferiority of this variety | aroma ; Apple that 
2 ei ; author as the Acorn- fin” the present p'ae i der the name 
fad ae fc high, and is | of Corbridg a ‘North me geil © {ier Powell “a very tonder-Be 
fibrous. ini | o eee = unripe at Powell: # ver, 
: terlacing rootlets Nas seth, we ve ee din and midly sub-acid; not 
