THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE AND ?AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
and good fruit of this 
ma Congleton, 
J.B. беке, 1 е, Be shown ir Mr. Henderson and Mr. 
tt PA 
communicating with the outside by a pre 
&c. 
pipe 
ш the size of 0 sheath and s isi ide the 1 
ng y тане e. This e, а at the 
. He nderson MD 
of tho R s 
dition by Mr. 
also exhibited good Peaches, duong which 
fruit of Noblesse. 
sA 
gier in passing over С heated surface, becom 
wa 
rmed to the medium ——Ó of the 2 house, into 
fi rm of Read, Regent Circus, which, as well as 
pss and Hand ad, were commended Drm 
Some us Water-barr commended, from 
M Pack Сүн, large and fine, 
ао noticed some May iA 
Mr. Fleming y "Cliv 
were go ci E dishes of Sir 
Queen, iu good condition. 
Lor of Nimrod, Koons те бош, illo 
Victoria, and а f Fro 
named Black 
Raspberri 
Lord Lovelace. Тһе 
тіне well fruited, tua h the berries individ 
contribut ted by Messrs. Cross, Ross, and 
not large. 
Jes en 
o 
exhibited mowing m 
ually | (р. 
The princi ple 
ah 
small holes. 
the 
mode of applying i EN we Nas ve i 
the same kinds and perhap pler, was des 
к Journal of the Horticaltural Society. (i. 114) so 
à Cla 
М8, hine ng es 
Street, Напон Hill; Me 
Messrs; В 
ж nks 
d 
which inelnded Mowing and Rol 
Dublin; 
& Co); Messrs. Ferrahee & Co., 
d Messrs. Ransomes & Sims, Ipsw 
ү eh 
with the 
qua Dre- 
achines. 
500) noticed e machines f, рене, fir rms, 
the la 
xception of that o 
ecord that Green's 
sorts were Brown Turkey, and Ma 
ot зын oniy one dish was shown, the fruit in 
s to 
patented, seems unexeeptionable, оова иы of 
escr med 2 in 
ing 
"th he ex ora were Mr. [н Кекс 
Co., 6 Street West ы for 
High Holborn; 
ich, all of whom 
ave so recently 
senta anything | for particulae — bat we vo not 
ordin mA. 
» | topped and swung free 
waterin 
and was furnished ye а d кода delivery 
pipe. Another Com e. article was a Tree-guard, 
shown by Mr. Ва: en of Liverpool. The guard consists 
of four sloping “uprights,” oig at top ina band 
which fits round the tree trunk, a i Ae om pronged 
feet, the c pce being connected 4, several flat iron 
he sizes. exhibite re about 5 feet high, 
175. 6d. 
and in other, for rming & 
Sugden showed 
flowerpot, which gained a 
hich are for: of E glaz zed р 
highly commends id Kennard's & Bro wer 
end ended. , For ease and facility o of vain. бео 
hi 
which, mall and deficient in colour, pp 
to be ri А таб om Mr. Lunt of Greenock. 
Of Melons, the best 2630 TO m М Meredith; the 
sort was a hybrid Cashmere, a n-skinn. ed, fine sort 
iyi 
time of year. А роле, green- -fleshed sort, 
r. Mac НЕГЕ ч ia brid Scarlets, the best 
; Ge em, fr Mer 
d fon Mr. Kai m Mr. edith, being 
the Kensington Garden Roller, which was commended. 
This, water ballasting 
as to be ter-tight, an nd pro ovided | 
e 
s 
In this 
class Messrs. Amies & Barford, Peterborough, exhibited 
adjust- | = 
e roller," consisted of a — eylinder closed 
med aper, d of 
two or thr ree useful sizes, are made of diferent бош 
either E PAM or mes plio on figured 
by a neat gilt г order. 
Ls various ue rary decorativ: e purpos they seem 
likely to become vory useful; the price of the middle 
s 12s. per dozen. Samples of Garden Netti 
exhibit ed by Mr. Си ulli ngford, amd we observed o 
Boyd's Patent Rollers, but could find no intimation as 
sp 
ed Аа vtt or hier ina few minutes. 
The plan affords a ready means of миснаи ог 
diminishing. pos weight of the implement, and to this 
ing the contri e d 
which competed for Sir Wentwo Dilke's ied In Class C, devoted to improvements in Garde 
— emn will be found in the letter of our| Tools, Gäre n Seats, &е., Gmelin's Patent "Fruit and 
m Corr ^ nager in another column. | Flow wer Gatherers, exhibited by Моми . Barr & Sug #47 
y 
Tr may, owever, mention tha 
some extremely iraki 
pams en eu awin 
5 this occasion ji" 
25 
КЕ Street, Covent Garden e commended. 
ns of the flo ower gatherer, died has a long handle, 
shown Messrs. Veitc 
es fitted en Шр nal unusual skill ud taste. А 
made of wood and glass, and span roofed, obtained the 
first pri 
nurserymen i another wA shaped case constructed of 
iron and 
to pos the frais аз еее from the tree, and in 
o discs 
t the same time, the flowers 
can dis readily gathered from the interior of є parter rre 
or „е — a greenhouse; while the fruit |, 
dici have a small net ba ag ү Кы 
HPoticegs of Books. 
Babingtows Manual оў тага Botany. Fifth Edition 
oorst. 
s 
Stobole for, certain creepin Stems, or 
stripes for vittee. 
of india- То ру which | д5 to species, the great bone of contention amon 
Moss in the most natural way possible, from among | the fruit is bold A i ав taken fro! They гете P E 
Ади erri dps © ! sium, тов other — S | ме т uil белар очи посе. ууу, | зо dern Meere) there are а few road which indi- 
piod; СШ uch flow plants as|observed several artislo in this. class to wh nthor perse мий Не; 
ini thin e of that description, i e whole 07 tion label was attacbed, but which do esi bid ut "hé d- hi$ b pars THENG 
as it were anite s Sue ie dh am miniature. | appear either in the officia list of awards at the glided int inio p on thé poles hand, he has thrown out 
т. Bull a smaller is lar case | present exhibition, or in that advertised for the May | of his way a Willow étd 3^ Esai бето all that 
ке io » ua ану planted; in в inh, show. One of them was called the Leicester Garden | concerns this s question is necessaril ter of mere 
im JM ger in matters of this kind еа everywhere | S 3 and was nvenient one for garden pur- | opinion, not of fact, V PN i» viet t^ uds those 
M Wagnes esday las poses, e, onmag of fiat iron supports and a wooden only presume to retain 
"Па а n of oput was more complete barred. sent a фе e IM some were painted greon | our own, which і is seed opposed to the fine ЕС 
Oak var 
A чы р» a X T e got show, but was sti 
ere DO 
young and a fev men. 
кы Jike so full have been expected. the latter, 4 feet 6 оре s ,and priced 255. 
was also some confusio m wich, it ow onld be s | those pon commended, 5 ats of this character | кт МЫ uu к кешш; thero ie no деу 
to avoid in ivre arising from mixing up of | were shown Mes Brown & Co, 18, | > on the under side, that в no longer 
es show pre ously with those now exhibited | tor | Street, and Messrs. Hunt & Pickering, үл. лр the | an open question: the real point at анда 15 the value 
P rác owing to displacement by the latter of 9 had also a Table to match the green | of the difference which, like taste me to the 
{ some iu m the labelling: was less perfect | seats, which w. ed as being co d. Another ? т 
кри шї night h have seat came from Messrs. Picksley, Sims & Co. ; this } 
lass A, нЕ H Boilers 
contrivances in by 
n, b he ]sea ; 
‚ Jones, odes Mr. Catal; ric еи and 
alkeitb. Mr. Ne SH кырей. Li 
e doors, also co 
es, даны, E an EM chair w 
sea A orn ted back, which, na Күзү 
ie cod 3 
n сре in the shape of wi ork, 
Hin d suspended baskets, vases, &c., were Spiel 
. Ban , Liverpo бо Messrs. Barr 
roved Шш 
"ids were gem й: Les the top by me 
ed rim, on a cylin: ndrical тенту bar along. which 
e to Mr. Orm n again e exhibited 
Ir. RT EO Сюй, Street, obo; 
he E DE anksid uin ia ns 
awarded to Mr. Banks, for Given b: 
һаа 
Ser an 
2s. 
б calculated 
i b the work 
mber of o а botani: P o delight in 
Ас: over как: Ж o critical ns a very 
P 
nd harmless intellectual exercis 
arden Memoranda. 
OWNT ASTLE.—lIt may ot be uninteresting to 
know something abou at Downton Castle and Park, the 
seat of the late Andrew Knight, Esq., unos the presi- 
e | dent of the Royal Horticultural Society. , The Castle 
r Boiler, р 
зуры Improve | Furnace ып which differed 
endent baskets of elegant "os with double „wire 
miles west from Ludlow. The park is чч bya 
m a spiral scroll stem, 
d 
деер ravine containing : a rushing stream, ће banks of 
of SU oving along the bar by "uo 6 feet high, and i чап ed for lawns; the stem is 
unt instea d of; sliding and an Improved V. fixed firmly bi three-pronged foo. Pa „То Mr. Jones, 
EX Opens by withdrawing a flat plate into a Я for a s Ornaments, chie 
winch. . Jones of ir vases, Medici Ue Amis Y ases, Fern 
exhibited. samples of ? 
Biler, уи ples о various sizes i of Monro's Cannon | V 
вр 
with or without роси tals. 
mong the rocks many varieties of Ferns 
seem d res quite at home. After crossin Е -— d 
visitor arrives at а fine. carriage- -drive, a nd i тсе 
2 Hu 
valves; а ‚ cylinder т coil case | 
топ мре for i эз рїрев; sna a Portable 
y 
ow 
bition, 
panied by the following information. 
Cope by Mr. Thomson, and had been 
ed Nea d the -past edis "n hri 
ftom whic M. ts, mg been ғ 
the 
de en pe d vary in price from 17. t 
pee ^ Som 6s. to 30s. PODE to ce vice e 
non "i , were also C 
rtieularly a majestic Oak, which for ma ess 
|size „сап - be equa ualle d. . Approac achin ng педгег 
wn & Co., Can 
mondod or a collectio on of V. 
some 
askets and stands 
nova, forming a ругаші 
various hanging 20 ower-stands, апа "archway | 
ork, 
d | pai Biy 
Pith Po rtu 
are — h, and Berberis aquifolium planted in large 
be seen. Thes ве aga in are well backed up 
ugal Laurels, 
Behind are clumps of Spruce Fir mingh led wi 
Ё. ith Oak 
and Beech t deed which fill up the back ground spaces 
wher ngtonia 
bein ng left v ne pla ntsof Didara d Welli 
with many of t the best sorts of 
trellises ; al isa 
flower baskets 
Among Pottery, 7 Tubs, pansy 
М 5 
e Q: 
Pinus iD Dodd 
When fairly in sight of the Castle, the approach lies 
[їп a stra ight line. Аб the north wing of the Castle i is 
by kt ed 
Dels, &c., ng Class E, 
were some remarkably np wood — diy: and | 
of various mg as г. Haage, Er fart, У 
Fr 
у та; 
rus alpina an 
bited by tl SSTS 
were commen у e pea Barr & Sugden оке 
| placed ED rona 
Each of these is 
ed before allowing | 
pots, whieh were оз imitations of rough wood with 
the ba: rk, and were commended, Mr. Ph illips, Weston- 
secompanied by t 
placed in an вае about 6 apart fro 
p "The castle is a te e pile of сутни іп po 
-— Edward the 3rd, eight towers, three of 
EM the tender f foliage. of the ое 
row 
Of heating pipes, a space bei 
en the heating pipe and the sheath, ds 
pr this space 
sd 
In ed F, pr 3 rst гон Е 
e entirely new, I. recently built by the 
стоса кормей, Andrew Rouse Boughton Knight, 
