502 THE GARDENERS: CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. [Max 31, 1862, 
nsss ace era rag nba] 
good and va | foliagod, Че éguiers (four blooms, 
two yet to come) hav en very pd уул ry ” 
is "X jin ous re day ог | also a small group M £ Orchi 
so it is rich rose, and finally (being very thick petalled) | again produced in mirable conditi Azalea: 
it dies well about the sixth day a reddis e | had lost none of Же brilliancy. of че whic P 
good in all three ges. It had a little flower po 
over it К трет during the heavy rains. is 
thi kor talled pot rose I ever saw. The petals 
mo at "тЫ ба ges, and the form is 
good. fulness I сш yt peek of. Madame 
have buds formed, are not so Ms th he others, but very | foliage. Of the last we noticed a large and fine collec- 
tion from Leigh Park, Havant, shown by Mr. Young, o 
о їз now gardener there. The same exhibitor had 
shown at present there are too 
striking as thoy хат аге, would b 
or striped in 
which, ар 
their special characteristic at South Жерд their 
only fault, if we may so speak, is wan агіебу ; 
yr re 
e|sure that groups of these plants, conspicuous an 
a whole were | 
P ion | 
ee] 
E 
ВЕЕ 
Vaisse, the last one of the largest and m 
Roses. Boxes of cut blooms PEL. 
iliam Paul and Mr. Lane, ang seldom have EL 
the year. Тһе sorts were ye contrasted 
and there M а Ж дү апа Poly don ыр 
ple 
arkal 
Cape Hon Eus very full o f flower, as 
are терло to be every where this LG 
gro wn examples of the usual varieties were plenti 
n 
be greatly 
s | appearance b y Шо rop etga of a few yellow, white, 
М к remark 
also applies in 
еш, made a fine display ` Mr. 
stood 1st, had beautiful li of Pionie, a rose- 
t 
Bontin "a а ve rich erry 
p. б, UAE id Керр is ш bud y^^ foliage M. | 
n all over, but a better grower. The frosts have 
toic her ныр buds, and I have pu ag them off. In 
the centre of these Roses is Triomph e d'Amiens, and 
Queen Pine Apples were furnish 
18. I have also in another place a vay nice lot of 
novelties, Сам had not previ POM to coming here been 
forced quite so much: but ty in Xo an 
i i M. Juli 
considera| bly he best. came from 
8 
the corn is Toon ^ the quality of the straw. 
does not hold good MINIS A s to Roses; for Col. де 
Rougemont is a Rose of miserable growth and 
wretchedly curled foliage. The wood is bad, because 
el essary it is to 
th gs are bad. We see, then, how nis 
look to foliage as denoting in some m 
con: subject of course to exceptions arising 
from lood. ere are Roses of strong China 
tender. In co Mine Alexandr 
Dumas m the 1st puse and СА as ng, undas, from 
at Paris; and Com e de Séguier poi ШӨ e i pno These were large in size ii айм 
апа уе а]. dou i 
e | Ho 
ай well "n, e not ripe. 
George), бима; о ыа rait were shown 
s|gr.t iin elgrave, Leicester, pora Mr. 
the Duke or [ре porh еН at Trentham ; but 
d | of the s m me variety was also shown by Mr. He nderson, 
Coleorton Hall; and Mr. Frost, gr. to E. L. Betts, Esq. 
White Grapes, which were chiefly confined bi 
much confined to [oT shades of one colour. Fruit, 
asa matter of course, was scarce, pre or two good 
hed by Mr. Barnes, of 
Bicton, and „Мг. Bailey and Mr. Drewill IM zai 
£ Сау ennes. Of Black Hawhprgh Grapes 
Mr. Hender 
n, gr. to 
нови with hu top; Sunset, another brilli tly 
coloured sr eviathan, purple, with 
Pon enoc i y t p'e, e top; 
Lord суг, „а. агер with [5 ack to 
P Dobson came Wm. Bull, a variety deficient 
quality, but one which must ; be а favourite анд 
д б Teen Pa апа. the latter and Mr. 
кле also had good 
the 
en уы 
Peacock, gr. emi ood Par 
mg d E Violette Håtive Nec 
best Melon: 
son; and 
to B. D. 
e finest were dishes of British Quem, а As „уре апа 
das, fi Mr. 
Among t 
M Eo qp tham нуш, from Mr. Hender 
es had a good scarlet-fleshed kind. 
key kind came from 
. Pottle, gr. | Delicatum, still а valuable ling ТД cr kid; 
the 
rries, by ar 
wickenham. 
colour. 
put her Eins some of her competitors. Туска 
petals, alias endurance, has hitherto been too 4. 
over loo ked. W. F. Radelyffe. 
зн from Tre m by Mr. 
Gra, 
Үз, 
noe а moni "The 
had Mode very T icky and gammy, zm it was 
biu] an accident having Дей, to the boiler а 
few weeks previous to S: ripening ; the fruit is good 
tasted, but does not look же! ол ài table, as 16 is 
necessary to һауе it washed. 2. [You cannot TR 
the bloom. But perba SM you "might imitate it by a 
сеи erous use of arrowroot, 
ach Leaves.—Inclosed are tarea Peh bn ев, 
showing the condition in which t 
es I may mention are heal ер, pe tittle or no 
fait has set P them Am t e house did 
ish of Limes from y ou 
lad м occasionally slig 
how).—This 
most of the x iov shown 
noticed some qud xs a go m 
eed was shown by Mr. Young of Leigh Park. 
З. Тано mbe, Esq. Combe Royal, near 
th wall, 
€ and we also 
tion. 
bunch of Banana 
ae 
where they had 
xcellent | (B 
Cherries, conaiv ио of Black | NI and Elton, were endens 
ende an 
арене on all the papai with black ; a good companion 
as Sanspareil, a well-grown plant of which was 
у, 
зоп, 
Fraser came Osiris, scarlet and iot 
spotted sorts; and Viola, lilac with даг D. Bad 
Diamond a nd Sp arkler from Mr. “Бау tie apoena 
to be usefu In Amateur's Class, 
Mr LN ge зй umet Ж, Leon hen iu d in x 
m Mr. Shr e Empress E 
lg sort, full of лав together: with E si 
ed. Of F S varieties, Mr. Turner 
Жш Arabella боа ard, a yivay in: 3i а MUR 
Mr. Bousie, St toke Park, seni t RAY natum, S EE че 
and white, in beautiful соп 
and Messrs. Dobson, Hollan hers 
buted good collections. Of: аце E Дад of 
were Аорта, ерер clear ex ; and Gen. 
n. "These are shrubby Roots 
t protec 
they эы highly Мечът ад as illustrations of the 
mildness of the climate of that part of Devonshire. 
ROYAL D: May 98 (First, Great Flower 
as another vs exhibition at which 
at South Kensington 
ENS 
reproduced. Stove and Disc ma plants 
furnished i in admirable condition, as were also Orchids | 
were show Т ВШ, Lord Elgin, from Mr. 
ias vei Juge Es and buff, is also a ood id showy 
ariet 
Pes w plants Eos DOR consisted of kinds ss 
viously shown . Veitch again sent kc 
examples of "docu marmorea, Campy 
fulge : 
not suffer. Some escaped КАН m dr poses beside 
those affected. The house is span roofed, erected last 
umn. ibus ма боо кишу mp, alth 
ully 
climate iil bat are often ы 
c is mild, but spring fros! severe 
urious. This year little шше E а ш doue by в P 
frost. South of Scot. [туе cate 
leading nds, it in another co 
the 21st inst., forming a beau 
Douglas Fir.—l have report resp ecting Dendrobium 
oug 
this Fir, and as a practical Боно Ripe 
hint to send a bou: Д seed to its native D а 
matter worth su I hav A myself planted it, 
and have noti х, " apes growth, and I know that it is 
well adapted either for timber or ornament. Whoever | : 
will and send 
va n this If therefore the view. which 
enter! is taken up by horticulturists, hi of the 
Восень: and people s no dift- 
ple generally, we should hav i 
culty in carrying it out by subscription of m each 
subscriber. The Ly matter might safely be left in 
the Horticultural Society's hands, and I offer шу „лке 
go without any remuneration pe velling ex- 
Terrace, 
7 Fa 
Joseph 
NOE e ME HA, 30, Eastbourne | «оп 
tiful ba i: of rich 
varied colours. м Монада» plants especially 
particularly fine t россии. (yprinediuus 
vus 
Ae 
Moe 
armin 
macrophyllum, Aerides 
Vi avis, | ar. 
ium formosum 
Оона, s white раат lant. 
majus, togeth 
a Fen cei the Slow 
were still well А ; among Mr. piece 
Gledstanesi with near! 
essrs. Willis L ее, erg кая Точ pit fine 
foliaged plants, among which w $ oe Mat: and 
of Co Een e 
riking specimens 
Yuecas, Rhopalas, and Ferns. 
We за айа ча же John "Waterer's exhibition of 
Ameri an important addition to the 
plants 
attractions, [5 the day. d of the largest specimens 
^ uty, b азоциз umbers of the 
ro brillant Seni red sorts are yet P ner panied aM 
И н netta is ple f floral beauty to make à 
Waterer's 
-| charming dis, play. ij оннан that Mr. 
large collection ај is also in full flower, und 
pers 
ewise contributed ps nere wet vhi 
bi 
3Botíceg. of Books. 
Mountaineering. in 1861. Bs 3 Tyndall, F.R.S. 
(Longman & С o 
At no time has th for mountaineering bee 
in о keon as ak pressit rwn уз Club forie 
d wherever 
) iful| scale it ; while, to judge fro any books 
'onspieuous among which were Etoile de бад, 
a beautiful variety with salmon coloured centre, broadly | appear that the reading ри b 
е, е white; Baron de Pret, Criterion, and | wi ital difcult bers 
of Europe, the ims ve în colour es рет in | esca; Pre-emi mong t d n 
поа From Messrs, me pretty standards а the Club stands Prof. Tyndall, a ш again 
“үка. “Glaciers of the Alps? will meet him 
ti 
апа a 
Sorícticg. 
d Freif) ha für s PERS Me Pp ied, ааны, 
+, по Р4 
21st inst., and у i рө опг 
түл oF last w ёч, A few words as regards arrange- 
m ^ such plants as were not present on that 
рее а came а new 
Among Rhododendrons from Mr. Noble, to mie pi 
Kensington for a fin 
d Sn 
y white sort idi, 
Le rosy violet, with dark top petals; 
pend 3 
cx volume 
vit leasure, only regretting that his present VOS 
so briet. Possibly this was unavoidable, рине 
and 
the reco! xe ; few 
therefore hav ve passed over this Jittle | book with ing 
Autocrat, e dee тозе; Euph ff i 
п will therefore be all that is now required. | with е Da k Hor! Rim delicate | more than a mere climber. hi brae м re 
апд blotched with yell s " ields to mone ^ iig 
set up in the form of two steep se "nicer bns nem brilliant eri: crimson. Mr. 8 бы with pr көбө реси субаи difficulties, nor in thè 
surmounted by groups of statuary, and supported by of being the first to scale some hitherto ы 
vases filled with flowers, occupied the Piden ps of the ificent ; excellent ned peak; but behind and beyond e nature, 
hose sides were also richly decorated | groups А E A an жее Fo га Мт. Таш and Mr. | much more. The keen delight in the beauties o gag. 
lines of flowering plants. Each pb at the| Wm. Ра ere were also well-grown plants from | and the quick observation of the varied in his ewe 
t literally а | Mr. Terry and others. As г depict v varieties, General | are nted amid th jns, are P. (wh the 
ong th sides of the| Jaequeminot had unusually large flowers and rich eightened and i, ned - a familiarity, to these 
rystal fountain nearly to the colour; Coupe d'Hébé was also very fine, as were like- | laws which govern these aomena; and sights and 
ere charming banks of stove and | wise Charles Lawson, Jules Margottin, and Chenédolé. | he gives us per al Eee nr ry day 9E. and 
тезі TN Cu ari Orchids, Roses, Pelar- In a collection of sm naller plants in ро ots were good | sounds are w t bim A qe R^ my тне ; and 
Will t every agi something 
