NOVEMBER 20, 1875.] 
THE 
GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
659 
considering that — time had been given him 
for comp g k, ebruary, 1866, Modes 
alary He г ned. here until his d 
р 
m by the ии — 
berality seas of 
эа 
made. Тһе сопе were sai 
to be in some respects unique, and the valuable 
was the ** st „Тн tudy set," as we hav 
already explained to our readers, is the collection = 
the original хав ч standard specimens of the ne 
met е теа -— а che by the менйн 
ec gem mentioned by special order, 
when, after Mié ае the e following decree was 
made by Vice "A ellor 
е case m e, and to be approved by the other 
rty; an of difference as to either of these 
appoint r the s appointed, let 
and transcription be bor y the plaintiff and t 
ritish Museum in eq res. Let the plaintiff pay 
to the defendants within two months from the date of 
the decree th demands ; 
and, upon this payment being made, and the se epara- 
tion and iption h 
e that the baie 
erick Welwitsch 
: eedings in this suit be тате. except 
- for the | os of enforcing the decree. Zim 
e case is 
pee 
deserves 
_ England at a 
eds s are 
lefendant's gardens, and great quantities of goods 
here seems to have been unlimited con- 
placed in the gardener to order plants. While 
it is going ona series of purc was made 
laintiff’ At one time, when 
amtiff applied e gardener 
wo questions arise— whether the 
Judge С and whether, on the vox de 
verdict is against the weight of evidence. The lea 
Judge ruled ‘thir favourably to the defendant dn 
he said that when the 
bent on the plaintiff to сасе s e supplied 
goods. was c о both E рст the 
defendant, as it ten éd is eM па e would not be 
liable if the plaintiff had gon i credit with- 
out asking. 
satisfactory to' the Coet 
to 
might have Mié нени about the goods, or he 
might have returned them, There has been no mis- 
direction, as the questions oe left to the jury ina 
favourable i light to the defendant. I pr roceed to con- 
sider whether on the w its peculiar 
nature the verdict was арта the weight E evidence. 
Speaking for myself and for the Court, there are 
s us 
ner arge, 
The defen 
one tha e 
n to the slain of his бен 
accord, and the plaintiff desi vague intima- 
i alimit. But it w wis not an autho- 
ritative eed by ps gardener or his master 
upplied pres nd that limit, 
doubtedly the plaintiff ought to 
e non-performance of the 
duty tne grave in the defendant. wo think there 
ought to be no rule in the case. Zim. 
The Villa Garden, 
WINDOW Boxes,—It is worthy of notice how long 
the summer occupants of window-boxes in London 
retain something of their beauty and freshness, when 
the months of September and October are at all genial 
and bright. It was the case this autumn to a con- 
siderable extent, and up to om hurricane and fierce 
beating rain of a week ome boxes that had 
en tended with a little care "Jooked very pleasant 
indeed, notwithstanding signs of decay had set in, as 
might reasonably be expected. The wind and rain 
gave the finishing-stroke to what the autumn had 
commenced. change of occupants is now abso- 
lutely necessary, and the question arises what to 
plant for winter, 
ere are some exterior bom cedes that ES 
planted pecans ntly with nice 
summer and winter. Whena wee selection of feats 
in — or growth, form " 
fog erue upon a box of evergreens, 
especially so if their foliage i is kept clear of ed of the 
si A deposits that inseparable from cities and 
"Tes must not be mi es that boxes of evergreen 
plants can bear neglect any more than those filled 
with tender flowering Per If tk ыба Mi nag est d 
want water, a e soil oy t. e 
or b ike bricks, жедш. will 
a healthy hue in the foliage, the leaves 
llow, tne fall off. It should never be 
er and iie 
rented” and supplies r given as requi 
prinklings Crete hos be be requently applied, а as 
d bright, and 
eigner who 
ms petae, is, no doubt, a little ov wn, 
ington is given as the locality ; А. апі the вакар. 
re n Of the residence would tally with one of the fine 
residences on the east t side of the Exhibition Road. 
We recomm mmend oxes s ld planted with 
c А nrn 
>т hd 
rtugal Laurels, 
Por Rhodode 
Arbor-vitzes, both 
ndrons, Laurus ш, 
1 
ary window-box, and this ld allow of space 
between, and a space also for a line of small plants of 
a hardy character along ro ti of 
Aog € the front of a boxes should be planted a 
few Scillas, Crocuses, nowdrops ; set sufficiently 
pean in the earth to add it of plants bei t 
ТМС as double Daisies, Primros 
alpine Auriculas, &c. These are e i 
they are general 
Golden and Silver Stoneerop might be planted so 
as to hang down ment of the box in the form 
дайга св attractive 
the difficulty lies in y: that will сао the 
mdon, for it is to Lond 
more particularly apply. In 
e atmosphere 
during a time of severe frost, the severity is intens 
when currents of air a ut in motion 
sweep along streets boun 
that _ these re 
the p 
only the 7 же р 
1 
500 те а ns раї а а Een of wintry 
Dan is immine ELA uld be 
mi w evergreens ie 
pots vu a little decorative display ring winter, 
Thuja aurea is a rows for the 
1 
he pots imbedded in 
mens that have been tended for years and done 
exc service are surely deserving of this atten- 
tion, and that is an i for im- 
pressing this caution o 
The Weather, 
the week этери з Satur mg November 
was 29.43 inches, being 0.33 
preceding werk; and o. 59 inch below the 
1 m 56" on the din ащ to 474° bo 
не 1, rith, "the mean e for the week um iu 
The lowest Mop ers Shep: of the air observed b 
varied between 31}° on = 9%, m A on the Е 
ith r wee mean daily 
nge of temperature ^ dd AW ^ 145°, the 
oth — 44.6, - ies 8th, E ; `$; о 
SN qw o 9; 48; nh — 
42°, —1.2; 12th, 43, +0715 ту, ч, Ф мо 
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