Srerexner 3, 1859.) THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 721 
ton, z of Princess Charlotte, Dat — Par- | their becoming full-fed caterpillars they increase vastly have given the bo given the botaui mes ot the trees be speaks 
tte, vns À Salter, Fauny, and Fearless; some by | in -— and the caterpillars are therefore very vora-|of. What is Tutu, —— "Puri, ca the White Pine, 
essrs. Fraser named the Flirt, Comus, Duchess|cious eaters. When the caterpillars have attained | rata, pohutu —— PA ngaio, and the like. 
of Kent, and Dandy; others from Mr. Greening, High | their fall size they seek some secluded corner, or pene- Such words convey no ideas whatever. The botanical 
Cross, Herts, were Orb Day and Miss Priestley. | trate into the earth, and then change to the chrysalis | names are perfe ay intel and therefore useful.— 
ere were Asters from Mr. — d^ Stamford — and | state. The (rane aan no power of locomotion, — Catechism P Photography ; How to colour a Photo- 
Mr. G eorge, which were excellen well as a stand no legs, and being generally av attached io so graph 1 1 the "treatises, reprinted from the 
4 "ws bom bstance, or pum RA cocoon of silk. Ir News," and useful as instructions to 
M also bes beautiful ; others. came from. Mr. Hodson handled it testifies its annoyance by a wriggling c of ve 9 
Mr. Batte After the insect has 
— Mr. Ja mes and Mr. Batten gained the Ist and 2d | in the chrysalis state a 3 * varying m Me 7T of Delle, lbs, a LY ther pl Y 
— Messrs. Frase: raser had somesplendid kinds, — to the pedet, or to the See year, the I Tulips, Crocuses, and ot ther bulbs stan d first 
this list 
which r. 
Dahlias, good. They al Mg e rest with its ing ing down; and, ina sale ; 106 pages are thus occupied, Cutbus 2 rv & 
fora 1 m of Gladiolus, mri Hebe, Neptune, Edith, du time, rarely (except in large species) exceeding an Cms f il the Bulb mm und for 1859 contains s deser 
and Mons. 2 In — Bate of Fuchsias Mr. | hour, the wings are fully posters xs but still limp; in a | ce amate 3 grow. 2 * anmoune n Mar 
Rhodes was the most successful, showing Fairest of the little while, however, they become stiff and fit for flight, t th m n free exhibition hy — — in 
Fair, Rose of r. Cotillo, ille, Alpha, Denes of Lancaster, | e insect wings its way to the woods and fields. sen ere wo > sy Wil Hollowa 
Autocrat, all l planta. | * Havi sketched the various changes pcdes raf Hyacintie ds end De — mele arenis 
Tien gei i nts | through w! each Shas insecte Das, the t|4 f 
very good; Sd by Mr. James, and the h t to which our attention is Plants » deserves to consul all buyers of 
p- — TX — Il were La “How DO WE DISTINGUISH A BUTTERFLY FROM A such things. There i "RM : 
ar 
— of 2 ani C — had pay limp. The insect crawls to some convenient place, 
t with f : t 
THES 24 
ii 
Jalsam — hich were good ; Morn ? a 5 
— remarkable for in e foliage foa Mr. Tides, a «The e antenna (or horns) of a butterfly have always Rose 
‘ore ; Liliums from Mr. J 1 fs Stok ak b lub 11 tip; those of th have not. A : iT ` 
Newington, forming o ne of the or nob y irc e- da P — dte more gaily f € » — — i such ˖ lante, 4 —— MM un 
of the show; seven stove and greenhouse plants rend pr S Sn santa; and many imagine that the | t2 thei i i drin ti ide: a TN iip od 
. Rhodes A o "e rns hne S of Stamford Hill, | Tiger Moths aia um are butterflies; but it is e advice. Se ae | (Orleans) Trade 
of honey, bir ims. 1 about | n by! so: many 1 erflies are of dull colours, and man 
erd ; three bunches moths are adorn eet ost beautiful and . for —.— e LES fruit oM td prof 
f Grapes e Mr. Tames, and half a All or Rea (with one or two exceptions) — * 
from Mr. Meredith. We must also notice the plants | repose with the wings er overthe back; very few 
grouped for effect from Mr. Rhodes; they were very moths Ye e position. 
sent a collect 
— 
handsome. There were also excellent Verbenas sent All butterflies fl i" day; the great bulk of moths Garden ‘Memoranda. 
by Mr. Hodson, of Leyton, and Mr. Batten, as well as fy » night, “though many fly by day, some species] PALACE Gar Court 1 n no previous 
12 bunches of cut flowers from Mr. J. George, of Stam- fiyi both night and day. season do wi aprir having seen these in better con- 
ford Hill, rom rane, of : Pelargoniums, The ca illas of butterflies may also in most | dition den they are at the present time; and that 
and Calceolari rvs A f commendation was awarded | instances be distin uished at first sight ; for, — al Dom their a — " es, broad gravel — closely mown 
to Miss Sarah Bo the caterpillars of the first family of butterflies, allt d shady retreats are y 
——— 2$ others are of peculiar forms, either spiny or with two the n ` v evident from e A d visitors who 
Notices of af Books projecting horns at the head, one on each side, or with | daily frequent them. The flower r beds are just now at 
n two short tails, or fat and short (like a 2 ^ — | thé eir sit 2 nd T onim bem "within a - - 
| with the head much larger than the segments behind | years v creased in numbers, upwa) 
A Manual of British Butterflies and 1 LX H. it. They feed on a valid of plants, from the Oak to | 100 baving E aen aided to them, make a grand display 
T. Stainton. 2 vols., 12mo. Van s the Cabbage of our market gardens. - | which i — well I seeing. 
The reproach that has been so often 3 * When we first have our veg attracted to All round the fountain and in front of the Palace, 
English. entomo end that they have not ; produced a beautiful i sect we naturally want PUN — tr Poles x. formerly e consisted of little else than 
arto here is the difficult, 570 see the insect, rubbish, that was not o nly offensive to the eye but 
way us is done by botanists with plants, no longer we admire its s beauty; but, unless e kind friend which was literally kaon ing the old qur trees, with 
appli 
cellent volumes 
tematical account it of "€ the b — ak moths that | It trit rerything has a name; but how | with flowering plan 
— Great Britain, clearly ted scientific im Tio seein ce me 5 thi butterfly which I nike er —.— is regulated vs the distance areen the 
_by umber of mt question; if I 
trees, a 2 ad 13 feet by 15 feet. It will thus 
de s An uds, a Betw een each bed 
ies to the — mg class, In the two ex- | who is acquainted with the insect would introduce us, the exception of about 50 yards, — yet remain, 
ha’ E re now ted 
£1 all 
lous, entomologists of the 
st np 
manner ines he has — so ca unqualified 
may take up other classes | British butterflies 
provide ing their variet y in 
of in: 2 —— j 
What is is piste they great desideratum i in the Nat difficult Eit Qo pou out in a a D which helped to ngs 
History of Great Britain. As matters now 3 eei way th e distinctive characters of each all but burnt up, . — NUT so treated 
young : t must ide hi Trer instance, they may be roughly tal aoa iat! | planted early enough has rbai N) excellently dw em 
t f aC +D t the whole season. The following plants, 
bee. fourth the yah of the head. which fills.a bed, are now in beautiful EA nl 
Mr. Stainton's first volume is occupied by an account | A, Hind-wings with a m Genus PAPILIO. | Verbenas :—Impératrice Elizabeth (Maonetti), striped; 
of butterflies and stout-bodied moths; the second is| AA. Hind-wings with Beg Lord — 2 scarlet; Gen. Simpson, scarlet; Purple 
to the slender-bodied and small moths. The| B. Wings yellow. Genera 1 COLIAS. King and Ariosto, Andre and Rougeri, Mrs. olford, 
descriptions of the — are made as short asiscon-| BB. Wings white. nera Prerts, | Conqueror of Europe, lilac; Souvenir de la Mal 
ANTHOCHARIS, LEUCOPHASIA. ison, three-year-old plants, transplanted in 
groups unc e species stand a alysed| BBB. Under side of the anterior wings with a small | ground this seuson, now blooming a second time; Glyee 
828 ‘thet TU young student E: her fail eye-like spot near the tip. Genera ARGE, maritima -variegata, white; Calceolaria Kayii, mixed 
— camur his Spe — — nes need —— if ra HIPPARCHIA, EREBIA, CŒ- with Tagetes nana; Vinca e nd an mixed with 
and aria integrifolia 
— In 9 yi ers before us is M Under sid side of the anterior wings with no and C. | C. omm These are an p of flower and 
a scientific model; but it sadly wants an alphabetical small eye-like spots near the tip. Y 
C. A pale band across the middle of the dark ur ret h have not succeeded so well, viz, 
: will find an meonveni 12 r wings, Genera LrwENrTIS, | Verbena Miss Trotter, planted late; Boule de Neige, 
an example of the the skill m eerta in which the PATURA. à white, also planted late, after yellow Alyssum; Géant 
1 sabhor 1 handles his subject, we take the first words of cc. dine wings more or less — des Batailles; this failed entirely, as did also Victory 
his first volume, which fairly — the method Genera CYNTHIA, 7 Viii, „Gn! planted after Arabis; Pentstemon purpureum, died 
. throughout the work :— ccc. ND rich tawny, with black dinde and m flow ns ; Salvia patens is also unsatisfactory 
; Butterflies and — are insects but bees and spots and the same be said of Verbena Match'zes 
1 wasps, beetles and flies are likewi How rit D. Under ede dt posterior wings with silvery and Calecolaria 6 Del 1 
are eem hrec and —.— distinguished from “other | streaks or spots. Genus ARGYNNIS. as been very gay, and is now blooming a 
roi Magis being o clothed with scales. The DD. Under side of 8 wings with no This 1 fd to displace the blue Salvia, eerie t 
transparent like f or spots. Genera MELIT. k 
ro td sta EN | Oedipus dad thane 
the 
: j compels our admiration. | AAA. wind hes with abet tail. Genus THECLA. 
It is from the two Greek words, Aer.s, a scale, and 3 ho luserton of the sites | mal 
Butterflies and moths have al four. wi A 
entire ngl : hind-wings, * species 
í y wingless, being comparati: Th 
Anehe wil A Mig miil radi A aas ee | 
tongue, by means of which these i im the | zen i P 
| — of flowers. n batteries and moths * 
vious ir appearance in that state, been denn except where they : 
— S a aa chrysaides or Tie New Zeala colour and xe faced eod ure Tis 
Jay que: im p ri od E — eg e. e Ma E 3 eflected by clearing away the tall plants and 
