-plants developed into the so 
тг and аы sai. while others 
‘a poate Gi 
56 
ivided and replanted 
stock, and the bulk of m roo is kept for drying. 
оппа is rais m seed, which is best 
° апа 
8 
ined. 
Chamomiles.—The dried, half-expanded flowers 
of Anthemis nobilis are in great request, and 
is the ble ers which are demanded 
and this she obtained fro: 
where, it appears, to 
oon "the plants, the ы ањд Ma ding X 
lected and roceeds dist: 
sold in bulk and the p: 
buted ing to the supply obtai 
C , or a rocus, i in 
great demand, many years p 
mand has exceeded supply. Pro ion is 
ug up, are sliced and 
Foxglove. —It appear absurd to 
ея cultivation of th this very plentiful wild pos 
the reason л The 
аг ай and га the plant in ue 
wild state is атчы path that it becom 
undertaking, but Potties 
tivated in in spare gro i 
а of leaves can be gathered, лу э 
duct, and as these | about 85 to 90 pe 
cent. of their weight in a the moist weight 
ts from 1 to 
of this quantity 15 to 
is a curiously fickle plant to culti- 
vate. Gernfinati i remarkal un- 
„апа it is to lay down 
any rules or guiding pom about, soils, as it will 
grow free one fieid 1 
another. wi a distance of a few hund 
yards. whether Henbane is’ an 
ое паноа амс m whic! 
es ion. From a single sowing some 
-called annual пе. 
which the wait 
the next season. As 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
previously mentioned, Hen 
for soil and env: кошподу, исү ad soe 
its cosmo s that the cultivation is 
so ө diouli; but ena оеш аге kien cie 
2 о һу the fact that there is yeer t always a 
hortagə of supplies, ёа. market prices invari- 
ably rule HNE The flowering tops and leaves 
e parts required in pharmacy 
ane has a varied taste 
unt of 
ich de rieti: 
are offer Well-collected and preserved Rose 
command 
off before Tutup as moisture de- 
teriorates ree e process of drying. 
They should be dried унон heat, and in the 
rs 
—The root ordinary wild 
Valerian "(Valerian Җәй is required, and 
not many think, that Valerian 
(Cen s ruber) which is valueless. This 
iata inertes very little prie in and if cheap 
E bo: oyed a profitable harvest 
e roots are Ыйы up in 
мад 
? 
bre ШЫ АЙ 
is a constant еу дета 
be а good fut 
that 
recently the. aina h i: "East 9 Г Scotland 
bg ege of АЫ appointed 
o take up this matter, and nd with шаге co- -opera- 
nd advice the f medicinal 
HOME CORRESPONDENCE. ; 
2А ане do т н-нин Aet ara: for 
vn. (е p. 21).—I endorse 
т. < +. A PA EM 
been 
table Committee since, for 
reason the vari aedi. has bier to receive the higher 
award it so richly deserv: 
wer gers ld Court 
rds of two 
long secured top ma uently wi 
liie ообо? and з it it extensively in 
the new orchards — the кише in vogue оп 
: te. The tree has 
у КЫ app desee 
shen pointed em ee 
ower, with 
sro 
a strong, · 
[FEBRUARY 1, <a 
and [ши Тһе variety makes а perfect bu e 
or standard, The frui 
is smooth кїй and handsome, and Кее ps 10; we 
in ondition, ке flesh puo of LA e donet 
sa ae and lat It is 
desicable variety. The same pitis шуш т 
Sand Duchess, another grand late k 
ling 
ariety. William Crump, Madresfield Сат 
alvern. 
Rosa Moyesii var. Fargesii (see р. 19).—In 
in noie in your issue of Jan uary ll 
the Rose species Moyesii 
the t 
suggests 
Chinese, recalling the uda of 
deries of that country. Те is certainly 
me 
r your con tici са 
the occasional реа at shows of а 
in which the flowers are of a disagreeable terra- 
r €— Briar is t = de- 
scription oyes one 
rosarian’s pron stn: that "Mus тай, is 
fairly widespread, and this agen account for the 
s to be shown 
o! 
novelty of this “generation: It may 
colour 2s the кы: which often masquerades 
as Moy i is due to some peculiarity of the cul- 
tural атту (I hare: ve seen it as a pot plant 
edd рш та “the colour is онша Nis = 
which will ser a dan 
icu. 
Rabbits and Fruit Trees 19 and 46)— 
(рр, Scandi- 
navia from injury Ap» hares might be ado 
this ry where rabbits attack the bark of 
orc trees in winter. Young Ash trees are 
orchard. 
and supplies the 
during the colder udi of the year. 
k the animals seem to need 
T. Ritz. 
кэм» Са кА В E. 
ROYAL а 
held on this date 
inspection. 
The Floral Committee awarded fi medals 
rit ; the Orchid Committe? 
d one Award н Кс 
E 
е 
Moths, апа Butterfl 
sible for the “an ivit. and t 
Ми апа Нил, contributed a P xig olo 
to show siting: branching, pad develop 
meee and уе. Mis: а showed lich: 
and soils of various nd tox a ai and 
UPFELD sent lato aj eg of natural objects; 
from the Froebel асе models 
of sects and bar 
P 
e з which found favour wi 
"Mim Wrutmorr contributed a large 87 
‘small branches of evergreen бә and жа, 
i Qo al ag enis 
flower. No fewer than 150 Sims. "were. i 
, and a large assortment of dibbers, | 
nour with the practical 
TUM 
TN 
чи HA. ANC" Ex am EC MAC o L2— eS ва ва. ED EP MIC =, "A ү — 
25 M bine ta al Sr ЧЫ УЫ; 
