Fesevary 2, 1895.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
more chlorophyll, and the pith did not show the 
intercellular spaces of S. Alliaria. The leaves, 
vever, were not different in their internal 
although they also n more 
ohlorophy 9 colouring matter. 
Turnips normal 2 grafted on 
Mortagne Cabbages gave equally . 
results. The plants obtained produced Turnips 
smaller than ordinary ones, having a flavour of 
both the Turnip and the Cabbage. 
M. DANIEL remarks, however, that his ob- 
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tn 
not cate indicate 
a ucceeding generations, 
r on repetition of th rafting p s 
ut he infers, that i o improve 
nature of the a a which is aimed at. 
In other words, M. DANIEL has stated 
elsewhere, if seed 1 by a cultivated scion 
n a wild stock be sown, the plants will tend! to 
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revert to the wild type, and they will lose, to a 
great extend, their value as food-plants. He 
also states that, in grafting, inferior stock 
uld not be selected for grafts, the seeds of 
which are intended to be sown. 
M. DANIEL sums up his conclusions on this 
oe subject as follows :—(a) asi bridising 
b of the graft is possible certain 
een plants. They can be een with 
new alimentary qualities by grafting them on 
other plants which possess these qualities to a 
absent; the plante, which may be termed the perma- 
Flowers i on ily disposed in groups 
by themselves,placed towards the front oft 3 
r l, as for instance, standard Roses 
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3 panes o 
Fic, 21.— TEPE CON: ERVATORT, BIRDSALL, YORKS, 
higher degree, and by sowing the seeds thus 
obtained. (+) The eg, produced on the 
ed seeds varies with the 
plants grafted, but it w ould appear to be the 
more marked in ngar with the Cruci- 
hibiting to our readers one that affords ample pro- 
menading £ abundance of light to the plants, and 
is of the — character (fig: 21), Stagieg is quite 
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be the case in N containing much heavy 
woodwork and brickwo 
THE LINNEAN SocieTY.—An evening meeting 
will be 72 gs Feb. 7, 1895, at 8 hen papers 
p.m., when 
will be 1, “The 8 Morphology of 
the diais ” by Mr. H. M. Bersann, F. L S. 
2, New Marine Alge from Kan” by Mr. E. M. 
Hoi F. L. S 
HE RoYaL GARDENERS’ ORPHAN FUND. — 
The usual monthly meeting of the committee took 
place at the Hotel Windsor on the 2 rhe w Mr. W. 
Maxsuatt presiding, there being & ood attendance 
of members, The following special — wert 
