166 : THEIGARDENERS CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE, [Avens 16, qs 
of Pines, or Peaches, or pene &c. The made up. p t the noble and ancient pastime of 
тч атча А appenred to strike both interested ller fountain; and a »" “should not cease to NS "the 
"i5 as novel an eie and|the Council by attac ind e сомй to my sub- West of England, without some record in the 
surely an те of "of Judgesbip to award such the first|scription, I shall in forw e simply say “I prefer | down to posterity of the good men А. мыч 
prize; hence my'appeal to you. Amateur. uds e do not | the smaller fountain." f oth ^ subscribers were in| Aclands, Bassett, Fortescues, Worths, Chichester, 
think this award defensible. Had it been intended | like manner simply to aum their preference, the | others—by whom 16 has been fostered and ЮМДУН 
that half the sorts should be Grapes it should have Council would ha ave e the means before ia em сз Aa win Before the Conquest, and even for centuries since 
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tated in the schedule. з е Fellows, and sure | event, hunting was regarded as an art in j 
Lr quier fe variantas of Grapes, e no reason why TN vi PE carry the pec wf the majority | indispensable that every true knight dede it was 
the whole of them should V үө. оов ih; or 10 | into The wild deer then roamed over the té a 
s of Plums; or Моос т Peaches—whieh would il e much surprised in a wild North and South Devon, as well as porti ot 
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j rocky i Tape the Dee, bobwrüé en Aboyne and Ballater, to| West Somerset, and the hills and vales om - 
Orange Trees in Spain.*-I am proprietor in Spain z d а Lupine кы о the rocks, exactly as | the notes of the hunter’s horn. But times are 
on rathera large scale, of lands covered with Orange | some of ode «ps qst in V ed Aeria: It was | and with the advance of civilisation amusements м 
trees, in the district of Carcagente, in the province of o erved 1 Moses ar there by Tis H. ibt ahi and | been introduced of à mor d e 59, 4 кы I 
D In some particular localities of that district | there is little doubt that asi ted by ендт while cireu nseque 
suffer from ravages caused de а kind of slug (grub) | tourists, that it will be permanently tablished bea increase of population à Mr ave eed to the enclosing of Тыр 
Which kills the young trees during the three or even | cially as it produces good si eed. It struck us at o tinta of land that were Mery aste, 
four first years of their growth. Не lives always under | as closely resembling in babit and раи ето them to the purposes of agriculture. Sid heus 
und, and is very seldom, if ever, seen on the surface,| Lupinus rivularis; but as it is a di cult matter to|extent of woods and waste whic! "Умба ago were the 
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the tender bark or epidermis of the Mr. Black at Kow for his opinion. His reply is as. ned to the high moorland region of Exmoor, and 
ung Pu d ч the fibrous sa ib below the | follows :—** Wi thout flowers it is almost impossible to open vind stretching away to the Quantocks, Are 
n ausu mdi то окер. | ssy Wich ertainty peces your Lupino is refor, | fankin g the Bristol Channel, and extending from north 
" by thi » creature in the Orange | able. So far as І can mak out n ‚ polyphytlus Q о south about ds and from east to west about 
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ould be fou „Spain, we eomm sci ciem to avoi amy me it|name for your plant. It bears мен ра еба alio ereaks where but а few years ago the bit a 
vould be a great benefit os 78 agriculture. Myobject|to L. rivularis, 1а: moon pss а саара of others | ће heron screamed, and the plover whistled in 
in addressing you is to w if the subject has been | bearing ^ different name e gar and of these | sedgy morass. The long drawn furrow and the mo 
treated in your journal, "rH M во, in what numbers, or | probably most are referable t т уруна.” Аз we|suring-cbain predict further enclosure and renewed 
if you could by апу means assist me in m senrch for a| have secured perfe shall hope to arrive at | encroac ment on he habitation of the dun deer; and 
practical кару the evil. A. De Villalobos, Member | something more ia osit in. "Meanwhile it it is Ned hd in m b "rt p^ pios now prk who, 
adrid. had t before heard | record thé а earance of a plan which may spread for |in their old age will tell of stag-hunting as of a 
E 4 Meer an I s E M.J. В. that n a sport which they remember, Чү 
ыча kchafi = passed away. 
jen n decet Jai ni 2d vem dee ont | s RA reor of stag-hounds n е in thedis. 
ing ihe Menta d ca Lawn Mowers; сап any of Sotíttics trictof Exmoor is 1598, when the r 
leuts me to remedy one nuisance 12.—(Floral C. Queen Elizabeth had a pack at po 
attending them? Iha one for two years, In TIOULTURAL: cw ER Ч Om- | hamlet, which is now the centre of the recently formed 
Pe months the pinion chain was — from its stretch. | "ffe it) A vil g^ —: of plan sin Shown ОЛ | parish of Exmoor, The virgin Queen is said to 
whom I purchased oen >a 2 = теч ты Volte fleshy Как мани been no ordinary lover of the chase. “At the age of 
xalis from Japan wi f ; : 
it NA н тш: йе вше аа: and beautiful bright тозу bloss Ma — ав м аба p rA our. She is mentiongd bY Босае 
I am advised to dispense and have it alte red half-crown piece. e did nob how see how ^n 8 Гапа most excellently disposed to hunting, and when 
en expense of 35s. T усе syiir avoid this в expens e| to be nahe: fom O. Bowici, he same 4 rm her infirmities were such that she could no longer 
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if possible; if the defect I complain of is general, it is fuo pru ылы БК ap ed creamy blossomed mount her horse, ue. wito fen À balcony the 
Of course it does not appear in any of the trials. из агаа L ea hlegmaria, Gleichen nia surely have been nodding after a hard day's run whenhe 
[Wet оа т i Му рын Шай 98 e Ms penned the above, or else Rowland Mi Mert 
e in this respect. Mr. Green has forwarded the | 81 ная quoted, for it ia MS of history that Queen 
following reply ^to our Correspondent's complaint : It | Ault, of Stratford, сате a large plant of double white never lived solong—her hunting days having endel 
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machines can betested, “Clericus” admits having had | Fer vn by PES edged \ with bite, сани Иа Batterfly, was Among the "noblemen and gentlemen who bave 
one of my machines in use two years, but gives no = shown eer ty. А н i or been Masters of the js м 
how much work it has done, nor the amount he ASSERERE "Ex bees E pee x am * | are more celebrated Ый the father and grandfather of 
expended in repairs during that time. I should E Ey п А б f£ Yol Pema oae iei pee Dyke cand, each of s 
glad to learn whether * Clericus” has ever ha 1 = d Glorv of Wald held of Ran r of Exmoor under t ^| 
—€— ач any other maker їп same time, | tor» & salmon-coloured sort; M f ens | the Cn tos , and for many close of et 
om experiencé how mui d n fer mo from Mis A "nn rd ^ запой od Pri idm i em last century, hunted the country in ы HE ade | 
күб or mismanagemenb; and, noting all ће | < : A жї ài th ilo E ki жее һе pmi. the bore, eu of ihe c elis te 
says, I am inclined to believe that his machine has not show x ljati. consis ing of " c 2 аам la zw] behind them, of “ fine old English gatione y Ael 
been in the most skilful hands. Each year that I have | ҮЇ * Pink Mtt Mise Bodeh Um Бы odrana Bady | за доса, куз Мс уш, were palmy days. 
been a maker I have introduced improvements, and a E aedes r4 oh dn M. lourished such hospitality, as “even m hospitable 
that they have been duly appreciated the very large | 195° rose боп PIA байы) d fiel 8 ici "ү TS | west country has never surpasse 
and increasing demand ж m) dence fully proves, Chater, Mrs e -— Pis lu I1 eith, doors of Holnicote and Pixton, seatsof the Acl ær 
and although I cannot say that they are perfect, I a n | Masterpiece, Rosy mpe- | the former situated in the lovely vale of Porlock, pe 
sonent that they vil do moro vor with less wear and |” rial, Golden Fleece, Margaret, Yellow Defiance, King | the latter on the river Barle near, rin 
tear, and in a superior m of Purples, Shortgrove Perfection, and Black Knight. | тү; y ercombe, the hu: ning 8 and shooting lodge 
andata cost that cannot iilos u any other means. ] | ОЇ Dahlias, a асбо 5 тотен named Car aract pone amil were open to mers, Good cheer and à 
.—In г t be equalled to ЧАА М raph in Y d жа nM buff.y ellov, tipped with deep crimson, | kin ndiy soie wreke i alike nobleman i an 
paper, I ean stato that tho км late M My hown by Mr. he houses 
plantof Parti às меу ds TR. E ona Gem, General Jackson, P n, and Mau тараз QU RE ted Пешке UM 
Lov it in flower at tho e Villa Batera at Oliven za, near | Queen, came from Mr. eie of Birmingham, A Verbena E wal £s; and when neither hou TE 
Palermo, in 1832, оп trees which must now be of large | med Polly 14 hold tho шд 
size, if hey have survived the troubles that have taken | from т, Wen oe; collection ie Giant | Tate comer Pon Баар Welcom at t 
place since that time, T. Tonwook Soci, ps and s sh иң vidently sought his couch at the hum 
Orchard He кз my note of last w suffering from the effects of the long. journey to whieh | »otty town of Dulverton, situate 
subject, which you did me the honor to print, I meant | У had been subjected. From the Garden of e ure country, an and well kni 
to say that some of my “ Peach” Apricots (a variety of Society came Hippeastrum reticulatum, and one or two | in the west.” has beentbe — — 
the Moor Park) had shanked off, поб as it appears— У For half a this romantic n и hos hunted 
* Peaches and Apricots” Geo, Wilson, Aug. 12.—(Fruit Committee), —Mr. Thomson, -— me of our а от, v ya аи us that he у noted the 
Bougainvillea glabra.—Mr. Ward (see p. 460) is not | the Duke of Buccleuch, at Dalkeith Park, sent а with stag hounds for 46 years, and т to the 
n wh m Seedi » between Chasselas Musqué and Muscat chases mo have Adi. fioi 1816 ra to бе 
of whic ble ex ions are | rese During this lo he has the 
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plant was placed under my care in March last; from formed, Dishes of excellent Apricots came best opportunities of 
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E it can be propagated and Фу їп p than six | Webb, of Calcot, near g» also contributed Apples, | highly зоте тү 
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secure one of СОК fountains for the garden, by нап eec and o bidai. тезу xf Ну, а Early be a native of this суйл. T Ben as well as ЁТ 
m ы d Au I x де parh T ре н ета Cantaloupe. yendo . Webb showed. specimens ri isite sense of smell, and keennessor оу | 
fountains mne nb. "that this step has been taken, наа paal pa "- "ne ln обпарто dre y e Y ^5 he SA his prime it 
But I old; at the age of 14 or dr. ves 
and I hs e happy to contribute my mite, d; ollyns 
shonld lika to know which of the fountains it is that is = although it isa disputed point, Mr pe "Ho i t 
to be iet The Council in their circular say that Rebicwg | his opinion that he lives from S unter beware whet 
pose to leave the selection to the judgment of 3 fierce unless molested, but upon he then use horn 
.. their Fine Arts Committee. Now, I admit that in igno- | Notes on the Chase of " Wild Deer in. the Counties of | he turns : bay. Vigorously fal are the wounds ^é 
. Fanceofthe sum which may be collected the Council| Devon and Somerset; with an Appendix and | hoof in self defence, and fear cautious. pe 
could scarcely do otherwise, and that they very wisely хости TlIsiratins, By Charles Palk Collyns. E ip wi is — Ф i de tna adi in some 
responsibility upon the proper shoulders. But Ls ongm n & Со, Bro. cap ss he ri in 
ess 0 other subscribers it is bee and I| d os him bafle his Bec. old 
1 to leave the selection to another жы; Mx rmation and amusement from the dei the lowing (Cr eva айе ап, nd М А stag- hunting ын 
TT ке y. my own mind. "Now I his book. It i is өг Ше бүтсө of а Phorough К re a ose We covert until he сап 
