Joxe 4, 1887.] 
THE GARDENERS' 
CHRONICLE. 
743 
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ecimen of Aérides Schroderi, with four stoutly 
А. affine with six branched 
E ў, teres, which with its rose-colored flowers and 
rose-scent, is a g eneral favourite, c" arge numbers 
of hybrid Cypripedinms, be drobes, and r 
‘things are also now in flower in зң collection 
which Mr. Bickerstaffe may now be said to have 
„justly settled down а pun it, "however, to 
& few of the more rare or 
a 
пате ошу 
Пагіа 
white flowers, mott sic» as 
Stanh which is very 
grandiflora, usually so named; 
Anguloa Ruckeri mm a very large specimen ; 
Epidendrum Wallisi, 
A. Scherzerianum in size, flatness of spathe 
| brilliance of colo ; the w 
ety, A. Rothschildianum, and the sc а 
Devan ansayanum also look distinct and worth 
eties, 
FORESTRY. 
; е 
PRUNING OF FLOWERING SHRUBS. 
о advocate the ee of shrubs during t 
vin 
to be kept wit 
have anla 
is only on the growths formed di durin the 
oon that the succeeding iow Тате 
rune back t 
growths as soon as flowering is is niche, and you 
and 
other ec dd t b 
ы h b timely pruning v às 8 t 
enhance м a ornamental plants. 
inanes v 
Paro" serere serm Л for 
where pruning at some season of the yea 
absolute necessity in the case of wall plants "s pim 
in small gardens, &c 
Toots UsED IN М gn 
uld be about 
at the 
ess in width at base, and 14 inch at 
¿Thi is made in two patterns, one havin 
curved а e other an almost straight blade 
It is , and less the amount of 
climbing usually requiring to be done by the pruner 
£ ight-edged pruning knife is eed 3 M 
nary pocket-knife, E is a useful x 
is ed арар d by the ordinary strong pocket- 
ife. For veni bí branches of rather vir dimen- 
sions the faced, is an 
-bill, which is double- 
excellent ê Өй Pruni 
e 
tool. 
oc 
ually 4 inches as у 
It is well for the pru 
these chisels of various sizes, rg fitted be handles 
lengths, from half a foot to, it may be, as 
4 yards. Each handle s should be bound 
event ge 
Eye E. the epe x applied. This Mer 
the ape & vcra ae that use 
for barking “Oak, bein эч 6} тті ong Wi inches 
square, “ nd furnished with an Ash efe of about a 
ngt 
is inse 
diameter. 
ca 
rk, is be generally recommended. 
A. D. Webster, Бөйү» Castle, North Wales. 
SCOTLAND. 
BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF EDINBURGH. 
(Continued from p. 685). 
AT the monthly meeting, on May 12 a paper, 
with herbarium exhibits, was read by Francis M. 
Norman, Commander, R.N., of Berwick-on-T weed, 
igenous Flora of Madeira, vith Special 
Relation to the Peculiar Plants," of which there are 
the d large proportion of 120 out of 602 indi- 
genous. The number, however, he ir would 
frican 
about 260 were ag see 
idea of a former land con iride between South 
n D Africa, and Madei 
o time, before 1857, fragme 
h in England and Germany, but 
serious attempt to qe а complete and Жыз 
was made till that year, when the Rev. R. 
. Lowe, М.А., who had resided for twenty-six 
years continuously in the терм issued e 
an Voorst the first number of о 
mstead, the gre ‘Regal, 3 
d man, and well qualified for 
the task, which unfortunately was destined never to 
the ptg of Fla 
know that at last a complete Flora o 
the press, and will shortly be э r erry Dulau, 
Soho Square, London. The author is Mr. J. T. 
Johnson, a naturalist, who has long resided in the 
island. 
The beautiful scenery of Madeira is adorned by an 
interesting and attractive native flora, to investigate 
it took him three years to form his herbarium, 
from which he showed many fine specimens. He 
referred ginger d but with removes to the 
fact that Mr. Lowe had perpetuated his name in 
connection with Madeira botany W naming the new 
genus Semne (Solanaceæ), after him. 
here is only one Saxifrage, S. maderensis, a very 
beautiful je luxuriant one - shining as if ede 
which sia not so ees have:been introduced t 
this cou dont 8 ——— E 
emer с Куи п, а leaf n being enor- 
mo 0 did a beautiful snowy ierit Helichry- 
sum à (Maringi), with golden heads. which grows in 
— in coast ravines. 
It was noticed that if one does not travel about the 
island the indigenous se ems. to be eclipsed by зай 
f Funchal 
it is, nevertheless, of the most varied, ошоп, 
us is very showy to ur 
enhouse нетни attain 
air which mu ust be 
cover the sides ‘of j^ ses ; Bignonia venusta at 
attention; but what at once, in the eye of Win 
arrived visitor, form f feature is the i- 
with its str 
в garden is а "Tulip 
tr ا‎ ioe was planted by Captai n Cook. 
motion of Professor Piikin аса 
Сабан N orman received a hearty vote of than 
т. Lindsay presented the following tabular 
statement :— 
- “ wp ce Royal ort Ау: hg y Epa ele A ç during the years 
1886 and 1887. By язу; ы, „у, Curator: 
First flowers opened, 
No. Name of Plants. Bri Up pEAUCE S 
1886. 1887. 
1 | Adonis vernalis а» 2 April 3 March 
2 | Arabis albida ove .. | March 4 Feb. 27. 
3 ae eros, $ April 6 March 19 
4 ulbocodium vernum... Feb. 27 Feb. 19 
5 i orydalis so. April 6 | March 26 
6 | Coryllus едн Feb. 10 Jan. 26 
7 | Crocus susiam с Feb. 12 Feb. 4 
8 5 us T. .. | March 17 Feb. 17 
9 ios d Maius March 22 Feb. 
10 | Dondia epipactis Dec. 30, Jan. 18 
1885 
11 | Draba aizoides.. March 31 | March 28 
12 | Eranthis iod Feb. 10 eb, 
13 | Erythronium Dens-canis ch March 19 
14 tillaria imperialis April 25 May 4 
15 | Galanthus nivalis eb. Jan. 27 
16 » plicatus | Feb. 9 Jan. 81 
17 | Hyoscyamus scopolia | April 3 March 23 
18 | Iris reticulata | Marc eb. 26 
9 ucoium vei Feb. 1 Feb. 14 
20 | Mandrago ipee: April 3 March 2 
21 | Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus.. | April 6 March 23 
22 s pud GG 3 March 25 | March 14 
23 | Nordmannia cordifolia March 20 Feb. 18 
24 | Omphalodes ve à April 3 Feb. 28 
25 | Orobus vernus ... March March 6 
26 | Rhododendron atrovirens March 23 Feb. 17 
27 » Nobleanu April 4 Feb 
28 | Ribes sanguineum April 8 March 23 
29 | Scilla bifolia March 19 | March 
30 P. coop March 21 теһ 4 
31 x Feb. 13 Feb, 16 
32| „sibirica Feb. 17 Feb, 19 
33 4 гі March 20 Feb. 27 
34 | Sisyrinchium grandiflo March 21 | March 4 
35 P p» Abüm... March 21 March 8 
36 |Symphytum caucasicum April 20 April 10 
37 | Symplocarpus fætidus March 23 "eb. 14 
38 |Tussilago alba Feb. 1 Feb. 3 
39 | , fragrans Feb, Jan. 19 
40 » nivea April 3 April 4 
