THE 
GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
(SEPTEMBER 12, 1874, 
with its rosy red blossoms. The fruit, which is rarely 
tel in this country, is as large as a medium- 
sized ing Pear, but it is scrib edible, 
ew 
6, and apscimen? of the fruit, pre- 
n the Economic Mus 
cupan important place amongst 
koai. But on the other hand it is not so hardy as 
e next subject, age yate 
Sweet Bay there is no familias 
the true Laurel family in ealevenons 
ental specie 
North page are hardy in this country 
an sre 
said to st large 
i “needs neither the 
i Gopsall Hall, Athers 
tye’ Moreras Sir Charles Napier, ‘President, PN 
Wonderful sey do well here. F. Brow 
LN.—Our tee “varieties are Black Bess, 
Charles Napier, Keens’ Seedling, and Grove 
Scarlet for preserving. 7. Gilbert, irklar, Stamford. 
MERIONETH. — President, Eclipse ns’ Seedling, 
on ‘Late Pine, Dr. Hogg, ‘Sir J. Paxton, Sir 
aay Oscar. James Bennett, Rhug Gardens, 
Sir 
y Fent PAAR IAN. —The 
ere are Keens’ Seedling, Garibaldi 
aes ey sibs Sir Joseph Paxton, Elton ate. 
Dai 
PEWA —James Veitch, Dr. Hogg, Eclipse, Elton 
Pine, mig Pai nce Imperial, Keens’ Seedling, Mr. Rad- 
clyffe, Royalty, Sir Charles ipag h and Sir Joseph 
Paxton. Wiliam ees Elmham Hail. 
Keens’ See eink, 
aon. Trollope’ s Victoria, Sir Harry, Sir J. 
mpre ugenie, and Elton Pine. “R Worr 
Milton, " Pater Ya ough. : 
—— Keens’ Seedling, Sir Charles Napier, and 
. J- Smyth, Althorp 
Presiderit are the best here 
ardens. 
—Our best varieties are m ier, President, 
Lucas, Sir Jopi Paxton, Sir C pie Vicomtesse 
Héricart de Thury, a g rag a variety, and Elton 
Pine for soe crop. F. Smith, E 
D.—Of Jir pein we aioe a large number. 
We force polveri 3000 and lants. The bene 
harles Napier, Margueri 
rt de Thury, British 
most generally useful varieties 
, President, Duke of 
Late. M. Dunn, 
Sir Charles 
axton, 
aker, 
Benary aeir. : Kaa dis- 
ya rded, and Vicomtesse Héricart de tt is the variety 
, a true climber or frond takes principally om n for that purpose. Owen Thomas, 
back again to China and soe , the home of this al Drayton 
many other valuable species o of Honeysuckle. This SUF poni < Sir Charles Napier is invariably a 
was introduced ceni is | bearer, ani well. Thomas Blair, Shrubland foes 
WILTS. gro’ ly fine here, 
oa l the’ be Anpa i ag, British 
‘ee 
L. fus C., and possibly this i rang ma: yt have 
to be adopted for plant eale a flexuosa in garden: 
ie there is some confusion in the pplication of the 
mes fa aq species, and it is very probable 
that some of f those in cultivation in Europe had their 
origin in Japanese gardens. 
(To be pai E ) 
STRAWBERRIES... .. 
T. 
ss ee vary very much Aati to eard 
by. fi 
pas although the following are 
of a cree Seedling, Sir Joseph Pay ee. loa 
ine, Am n Do Hogg, Sir Charles Napier. ‘7. Gray, 
Eglinton Ca Castle, Irvin 
eens’ ling, Sir Harry, President, 
Sir J. : PEKIA and Elton Pine, are all tim ‘eae ei 
especially), and in most seasons ns do o well. Peter 'L 
Marchmont, Dunse. 
_Bucks. —Mr. Radclyffe, Sir Charles Napier, Dr. 
zg, Lucas, Cockscomb, aoe Get GT. Wonder- 
Souvenir de Miles, 
s, in Ms hers a pt failure fort the dry eater ; 
the and abundant. Eleanor, 
i j , James 
ongly recommend 
a large quantity of 
handsome stars Ba thong rather smal 
eanor, Frogmore, and 
t W. È B. Upon, Worsley Hail 
ster 
resident, Dr. Hogg, and a local ig a mete 
Yates’ Seedling, are specially adapted for c 
this fe ighbourhood. Henry Lindsey, uae T Park 
LEICESTER.—Dr, Hogg, British Queen, Elton Pine, 
r kitchen 
ere 
not ripen thei 
Wm. sl TOAS 
preparations have 
Gardens, Warminster. 
THE sem OF 
DRY; 
URSUANT ti aee: me ed by the Committee of 
Camisi, says ‘tie Boston gorii al of Chemistry of 
the Ist inst., abou o chemists, yee bpd all 
ranches of the Sam. met at the little town of 
Northumberland, n on ful to celebrate th 
hundredth anniversary of the discovery of oxygen, 
to do honour to the memory of Joseph Priestley 
Si eo e meeting at Northumberlan: 
the i Birmingham, to 
bra tue of 
ring the of the Reis the following 
eons weed iat et receiv 
Northum brtend July 31, 1874. 
To the Priestley Memorial Committee, Birmingham, 
England. 
The brother chemists a 
aaa home of Priestley s suit soem g 
versary of the birth of chem: 
Bermingheri Fui 35 1874. 
vt the American Chanscte 
t the grave to their ae at 
on the c 
Pa. 
One ait ot of Dr. Priestley wil bé diali tonat 
am ; presented By thie se subscribers thi 
Professor Huxley to the town, and rr by t 
honourin g 
mayor, 
the memory ofa great and good man. 
To this a reply was returned as follows :— 
aris Pa; July 31, 1874. 
To the Priestley Mem : ommittee, Birmingham, 
Welcome ch ceived Professors J. Lawrence 
Smith, Youmans, and Joy appointed committee to = 
sent us in ale at unveiling of ' Priestley’s | Statue. 
i eee Jeasantly ‘ii ti 
ieee: of Dr. Set and the remains of his 
\ 
Bi ares 
tant flash, greeting to apetis 3000 miles 
D 
Hogg. subsoil i 
ardhi is Principally » blue ie lay, a ad tender Soke > fruits ga 
cepting where elaborate | 
lee mA š 
Northumberland, in 
cially characteristic of that t age in Eur 
the strangest scene of this sini anual 
eae field and Acre of Go 
the 
not tell us of death, but Of ise} hans t of de decay, but of 
resurrection ; f obli of imm 
Th = = 
sembla: 
bled 
rofessor ' 
diebviý of pened saved the way forf fathre pane. 
EXHIBITION ois INSECTS IN} 
ONE of “al rd ae “Paris Correspondents | a 
writes as follo 
e Insect Exhibition i = the ote ag a 
It Ducuing 
insect has cai in the 
price of ordinary wines produced on a alluvial soils 
where it most ‘eulplier Each insect is pienet E 
stating omy its natural enemies, habits, ape 
Exhibitions of this kind would be m 
market towns on market days than in«Paris. £ 
improved beehives on sale at the Insect Exhibition 
enable th 
rists to take away the superfluous 
h n an annexe there 
is a collection of insectivorous 
ound its neck the b 
ities dictate. Iw 
more interested me than this. 
pression that, if man is at de head of 
Nature 
rovidential, g 
