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more remark 
large as on former occasions. | will last examples will be introduced into each parcel | 
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but the display was not so 
The seedlings w ere no! ot very good ; the bee hi pjok, Aberdeen, Perth, an a Forfar‘ ry given in the form of a 
hg se ag yas from M. Dick- | clature, which may be expected in most British herbaria. | traveller’s journal. ur a 
son, nam the circu STe > which Ganay Shows. giving extracts fro ork, but 
were very good ; AE was also selected from Mr. w ogni Show g: botanical si to eit o recommen all 
Chapman's seedlings named Earl Stanhope, the paste Cheadle Cucu Apr at 19. ree, meeting, aca It orth reading. To “those viel, 
of which w starry. Silver Cup, value 5 which Bn held at tthe net and Dra; gen was nt- | ehase Me. oe ae nee ‘ea Who pur. 
ineas, “int by Mr. James Dickson, was a d usly and TEA attended ; and notwithstand- | which, by the way, are VERY cheap, it will be paris 
to W. Trahar, Esq., for Hedge’s Britannia, Page’s Cham- Atty general eatisfacti 100 | interesting. ly. 
pion, Taylor’s Glory, and Smith’s Mrs. Smi oth to o grow: ers and amate ‘The ies a will be) Budge’s Practical Miner y Gui de (Longmans 
’s flowers were Clegg’ are) Waterhonse’s | seen from the subjoined schedule, was of first-rate taong edition of thi$ useful work has just a Kat 
‘ r of Europe, Dickson’s Apollo and Duke o quality. We need not say that it is p sagan to “all porso 
Welpgton:. a the Amteua Class, or the bes Ce Be — an ee y w = Mei in practical minin 
air uriculas, the Middle Silver Medal = ps tg oie ct BU sa ag ahon ree attack upon the. geol ist: 
awarded to J. hhreeder, Esq, for Page’s BR 8 - im 7 o A A S E S Sin or cannot "ett Conside tee 
Champion, and Waterhouse’s Conqueror of Europe. H En s È = se Swe es Q esl wget of the oar are, we think that r Dalee q 
The 2d Prize, a small Silver, was won by Mr. a Ser, s +5 S S ere. 3 | language might have been rather more nba ous, ai 
Trahar, with Taylor’s Glory, an Lightbody’s Star of} = 3 Bhs e Fez =| 2 |hisviews respecting the formation of “heaves,” &e, are: d 
Bethlehem, and a 2d small Silver Medal was awarded| < = 7 eR we Fe) * |right, he might have er his opinions : 
to.— Sandeland, Esq., for Page’s Duchessof Oldenberg, 5# x ‘ 2 Qe me g 
and Gordon’s Champion. In the erymen’s Caen, E E R S of men age 
seed the best Pair, the small Silver Medal : . : por nE a eee Repor Pt SEREA on the Natural 
ae la a Jas. Dickson, for Pag e ’s Champ ion and z z Fa 2 a PEe oF j Plants Yielding Food a Ghali, is 
MacLean’s Uni Class f wit Sac am broch f 48 ‘ 
prorat ler Ry ‘Silver Medal, to Trahar, 7 ee ee ey ne oa See con fhe 3 $ Fi 
7 ne A 5 on mn | popular view re ee 
E a Se OG > B Ò + . 
Metealfe’s Lanca: ty Hero, pois Champion, | 55, fms Same | 4825 <¥E | & | diet, and wiil be fow interestin: 
Cardi Fleury, Moon’s Violet, Page’s ea ae ie aie ee 2g a.S “Se io ees * | is known on the subject, drawn up w clea: 
Pollit’s Bighiand Boy; small Silver Medal, J. EER SA OS SEPDI a in the true spirit of philosoph 
eo. 285 5a a225a 2 _spirit of philosop xtra 
r, Esq for Conqueror of Europe, Lord Pr imate, | o ™ et j subject of pie-crust will show the manner of the book, 
Chapman’s True Blue, Gab bel’s of Wellington, EERE SD Hx ae “It ought to be mentioned that s ad one 
Stretches’ Alexander, Page’ Maw The = Coa a a à 5 z aq Z| liar property, that of entering readily into comb 
3 3 n y Messrs. Trahar and aoe ‘Boe S E Noes Se res =: $3) ¢ | with oil, forming a peculiar che ical compoun 
was aw: to Dickson, who also exhibited|" B FE 383 = ES a Ae a= a 4° ingly indigestible ; but which was not form : 
a large collection not for competition. A Class Certi Lg 3 e piy x Ri Sey F 9, | temperature, so that the starch in ordinar 
ficate was awarded to J. Burnard for a seedling Poly- pe ee es a E e ar ee] butter: wonld. aot combine. with the butt 
a a) — =N = m rE] er, but it 
— a> ae n, a flower of good properties.| SS ween owm en CO 2 K- 5 | so combine oleaginous matter in baking 
rom Mr. May and. Mr. Hart,of| aa aa an mafea eo ges E oa, | and this w hy pie-er nd other 
Gait and a fine collection of yellegron Cin Cin oraras| So SoS Soo ODAS, ee = | exceedingly indigestible. Plum-cake 
waahidi by Mr. Ivery, of Peckham. SPARE CE Os cages e > paa 
wD . | pancakes, &c. ou be interdicted 
rf sreeeeeeee pE eee els articles of diet by those who wish to retain 
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF LON DON. S553 S555 55 S55 sss &| B |ivepo owers in all their Ps: integrity.” 
“Dec. 6.—The Treasurer in the c _ Dr. Dew 
1 x Ere} a Country Com anion ; or how to en 
EET sens Orne 13] @vewee Glee se segs 8 oi hat Laie iaa 
‘ifeshire. Week plant of skater waste: aid Ee SS SSESL5S Se. 88 Fes z R nan 
apparently hit! unknown onathe western coasts, 3 S * rth knowing how to enjoy life rationallyas 
there seems much probability that the seed has been n where} and Mya. Loudon undertakes to show how 
se¥dentally imported from Rus Yee heaneit ally in oon -5 ae a ee ee cts eps | typ o be done in the country, Will nobody teach d 
tain is C. arvensis. Mr. T. Bentall presented speci- | Fe SE E55 Se FF igs Se) vay of gomg, so in cities? She st:tes that her own 
mens 4 (Enanthe fluviatilis (of Coleman) collected by SPELLS FR His Shek 2 m re lar = and i feelings have been made the r sai pi 
aself in the river Halst: Essex, n July. ra f 
Rev. W. R. Crotch presented specimens of H lian. | aan enanren af swe wj a 
; oem ce harman o ES A | 53. SSSSSSS5 FE Ea = o| È e io rR rc B seit ers, of viel 
loca olyhead Mountain, Ang This SRP RPP PP PP Ree oe ioe RUES e ouse, six to 2 
has hitherto been confounde H. guttatum, by all| at 2&2 e722 = to Domestie Animals, one to Tara at 
British botanists ; but is figured as Ba ia Bie gs E Be Ea ae eS ded = i> > ice cone and one to Country Duties, 
species in the “London Journal of Botany,” for Nov. SYSesesrss SS ss A eek BS i. It is not to be raspy that ane ‘oval ean 1 
H and explanations given in the succeeding number | 3 er k 
the same periodical. The true H. guttatum, from | Œ £: Se ocltoeana ee ae Bae A z TETA has- been to give v ery gen 
the south o „ was shown to be quite a different| 35 33 55 Sees £2 See mjog bs: ha subjects with which adi 
plant, by specimens laid befo. yah r. Hewitt PREPS See PPE ewe A 3 miliar, ve no doubt that her work will Bg 
Watson called the attention of the Soc: ety tö a dest of i read with dvantage by the young, who are abonim 
tiered” hy Mr. ion of the th ree species = coment = F ae = take upon “themselves domestic responsibilty 
described by ead x he “Annals o Bi ees lie ain ¥ $S- SH O Ñ Z _ | country residence 
History,” un pim pebble Lachenai B 8 tt © EF a Be Bib tpa p 
and sidifolia. "Me Walaa ‘tated Nw t these species| $ Os. ts EN pe frees § £8 
had ‘been confused and misnamed by Hu aie and ¢ o E & a A a8 2° u ES | Nuls Bee-hives es that the new 
Smith, and that most “suecee ding h botanists h had in pe > ` a so 3 nid ‘ee-management, DANA Pey Nutt, does not 
läsa uet aed aii ike F £ I can produce abundant proof | that it 
nfusion. in th are th that Mr. Hamilton, e persons a 
nE eing greatly, inor collected a e want cle tehit aa been at 2 rst. on | have tried it with the he hiro If clumsy or c eles 
le considered that Mr. Lees was the first English Pines ; bre has exhibited at 18 early spring Shows in | aa a is in th 
anis ea correctly unders naa 8 true pim- sr m m8 a prre hester and Stockport, and won first (ayom 0 = a N stem. C. A. A. Lloyd, M 
Moides. Babington. next rightly determined 17 o DF fe 
éLachenalii. And lastly Mr. Ball, eat hg Sita : — i t of Hives. — Your „correspondent “ 
- two plants wi he peucedanifolia of Smith, showed “hep sin be ) x m Ke 5 
clearly enough that three indigenous species had been The Gr ae of Briain pH oe which = perceive s i ei 
g P of R. Parnell, M.D. 8vo. mere n 
r 1 only, on account single botanis ackw vood. With 16 Copperplates. | hive, which weig on 
being sufficiently acquai ith all three. Specimens th fied | iy autumn, a being 4 mete oo pet 
sent to the Society by A xam Lees, | at page. AA of our. 1 Ps for 1842, The yor lan i a ote . 
Mr. G. S. Gibson. and Mr. Thwaites, with others e ol. k t f the 
lected by Mr. A himself, i iiustrated the ‘tlires to the remainder of the British m t of Sue two boxes was shout 304 er 
oe a enti; ex t A te rao radical leaves, among t those. of Scotland. ei opie = included oe "Now ” wouid be ae sonra rr ng 
and perfectly mature fruit, of Smith’ cedanifolia, | t readers if “ Este d by stating 7 
Sure sdi bicker: Mr. M SET n ace eh MERAS i of the hat rA can add akow i to what | they were all managed alike Teri ring the wi 
that, Mr. Ba ai iii a rery | not, oat kind of aspect, situation, and temp 
mith’ e of p a kiai libraries, wish ia k th each of them had been sub to si 
we B AA, rang ata sapaa, ee a make pn AE pea with the | din Aug st The result of simii exp 
ld be referred, he adopted the name of Enanthe this country- Good “4s of the kingdom, would a, 
Smithii t Š be temporary or canh F- -Gaod characteristic figures of what are | aniti in meate miag what is the most successful n 
mig erae. Having se Ani Sta the « Ph ;tolo- which „is preceded by yseful direct e Sraya ap during winter 2 z 
gist,” on the subject, he Soula not extend his remarks artifi cial Grass, the Seca ps of ch oe down Cont ich have recently appeared in yo a 
he The following is xn e praes been farnished: by Mr. Lav ich appears to contain mach wna ae eee om pre oF 
viation racters 96 2 spd for the of 
ies :—1. impieloes n bers ovalor| The Quarterly Ji l some Gpo hin nd suggestions ; pater 
cubspherical,” comede wi a mabe (80, Longm pae ik ERRE J of belie g crn Nobiety and size of esd i ena y > nagemeñi 
peduncle ; fruit cylindrical, itn broad as the an wan ial ent of dents differ in many points, 
‘calyx, callous at the = ase, not contracted, 2. bem cae ublished by the ¥ rogress | confer a favour on your ers by each giving 
Lachenalii, Gm 3 ig and slender, of the Geological yA zee att site y ment of theamount of prod 
Fabara fusiform, o or Bis drica Council is intended that the work shall sppian a or si ks or fam 
> bas e stem, wichoat tany distinct unele. quarterly, if due encourageme ti three years.—E. Briggs, West-streeh, 
r turbinate ea wapementie given ea aa ANSWERS. ee nen fie R —Put yo 
i 3. Œ. Smi that, HL. which have hitherto contained the ori tons |a dry, warm place ; t does not 
in short and shiek, clavate, fusiform, or | before the Society. We can mes se a plan. of -the |or. sé the‘combs, do as i menti 
le at the base o the stem ; fruit eylindri- work is excellent, and that it is so well on h n l guarded agai 
broad as the calyx, callous at the base, | We can hardly doubt of its “het a i your bees will not r.— We 
i 9 y ng well received b aig e 
ted. The Society has specimens of these | geological ers. yall | not miba ke from the 
s a nion: bis those of pimpinel- oy Pr Put the bees into piem hatever 
; ii are, tely, fe Botanical Rambles. clear each way. That size will do for w 
o ce erro Tea 
‘means in good Safi Raton. 
boxes,— 
