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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[JANUARY 12, 1805 
same applies to O. nebulosum, O. Pescatorei, and O. 
maculatum. Semi-established plants of O. Halli 
and O. Edwardi appeared to escape injury even to 
their leaves, as did freshly-imported pieces of O. 
luteo-purpureum and Mesospinidium vulcanicum ; 
i commenced, The 
of profusely, as had been their habit. 
results of an unfortunate experiment, not likely to 
be willingly repeated, may be of some interest. L. C, 
Rugby. 
THE MILDNESS OF THE SEA8ON.— The following 
ower here in th 
Vegetation was, therefore, unusually active, espe- 
cially in the case of those plants which are natives 
of warmer climes than our own; and the most notable 
instance of this sort is the Tree Prony, which had 
y g shoot p ds of Sinchesin length hrushe 
and blackbirds were heard to sing at Belvoir during 
bristmas week, 
Aconite 
malis 
Andromeda floribunda 
Anemone blanda 
ortensi 
(Eranthis hye- Magnolia (not 
expande 
Marigold, common 
M i bri 
grandiflora 
d 
8 
” 
intirrhinum majus 
d Myosotis dissitiflora 
Arabis albida Otnonna cheirifolia 
Aubrietia græca Polyanthus, in variety 
Berberis Bealeii Polygala chamæbuxu; 
Borago officinalis rimrose. common wild 
Carnation, white seedling „ double lilac 
Chimonanthus fragrans Rhododendron (several va- 
Chrysanthemum (nine va rieties 
rieties) Roses, in quantity, 
Daisy, single and double (four H. P., and Teas 
varieties Saxifraga ligulata 
Eccremocarpus scaber cabious 
Escallonia macrantha Snowdrop 
common single 
Tussilago fragrans 
Violet, common Russian 
» double, Lady Hume 
Campbell 
Lamium maculatum album 
a „ rubrum 
Laurustinus 
Lunaria biennis (Honesty) 5 
W. H. Livers, Belvoir Castle Gar 
Vinca minor 
Wal. flower, Belvoir 
Yellow 
Miss Hopes, double 
d 
ens, Grantham, 
Castle 
p. 20 of zour last is la 8 t 
experience with automatic temperature regulators is 
g. This should read, it 
not lon 
unsatisfactory.” 
7 
chemical or pbysical laboratory, 
d thẹ hands of experts who are thoroughly accus- 
tomed to their use and management, Thos, Fletcher, 
Grappenhall, Cheshire, 
natural laws, and to distinguish— 
“quid posait oriri, 
Quaid nequeat ”— 
still attribute to supernatural agency events of which 
y cannot understand i 
7 ; d its near rela- 
tions, table-turning and spirit-rapping, will find them 
Chevreul in a truly 
heading “Ideo-motor Action” in Carpenter’s 
Mental Phys tology, a volume which has gone through 
several editions. The fact that the English public, 
is a strong proof of the truth of the maxim Populus 
vult decipi.” C. Wolley Dod, Edge Hall, Malpas, 
PINUS TUBERCULATA AND CEDRUS LIBANI,— 
Daring the storm here on the 22nd ult., the large 
tree of this Pinus was blown over, It et in 
height, and girthed over 7 feet at the base. This 
e was planted in the year 1855, the i 
whitish and seems brittle, but very resinous, yr 
same time a fine Cedar of Lebanon in one of the 
find where it is cut off at the 
ninety years old, and although we have no recor of 
the time of planting, it agrees with the date this and 
and many other Cedars are supposed to have been 
planted. C. Herrin, Dropmore, 
leader, should be chosen, say with abou 
four joints, getting a heel with them, They shox 
be inserted singly in 60-sized pots, Previously ye) 
drained, and filled with a compost of good tax 
soil. Water well, and plunge in a bottom «hey 
75° to 80° 
t three g 
Seeds, when ripe, may be sown in the ordinary 
A : Wy, 
When the seedlings have germinated and are 
In 
Fig, 9,—sTePHANOTIS FLORIBUNDA, 
THE STEPHANOTIS: ITS 
CULTURE.“ 
Artze alluding to the nature of the plant and the 
use made of it in gardens, Mr, Torevel proceeded to 
speak of its cultivation: 
_Propagation of the Stephanotis can be effected 
either by seed, layers, or by cuttings. Cuttings are 
most generally used, They should be taken from the 
Previous year’s growth, about March. If possible, 
short-jointed growths that have not a prominent 
Oe Ex a paper read on December 13 by Mr. 
pics: a 3 to Mrs. Scarfe, King's Heath House, Bir- 
gham, before the South Birmingham d j 
sient Assoaictead 8 Gardeners’ Improve- 
g 
enough to handle, prick them off or put ito 
Tt is often za 
is a great advantage in this mode of olten 155 
to font 
difficulty in getting the seedling pl a 
—These should be half severed ne 
and treated like ordinary layer, port pordet: © 
severed joint in a pot or box, or in 
bottom-heat, using the compost prev! 
i i ew 
All being well, it will be rooted in ye h 
q 
a cutting. Stand the young plants re rool Y” 
material, and apply the syringe freely 
