s to know the insects Erai injure a i 
r fruits | from su uch as dese ve = =F 
can S i 
p 
Aai ar o proposed, but these 
interestin s. Papers for 
nt in fro any cou erg! rex: 
oee: post paid, to M. A p residen 
e Belgi Hoots Confederation atl’ 
Nem s must m arch eir communi- 
nea ith a which m sek be ecm 
se a soaied “eaveloe within “hich the write 
ame is 
vis VILMORIN speaks highly of the 
ard Potato, a ye ellow round sort, W ola a witk 
i 
t prove 
more produ 
Both gr planted Apri 
on ATA h Jun 
3.730 ag 
an pda as 6 a en 
2 210 kilos. 
Cee joli 
In order to judg 
quality, three Potatoes of each tind ware sliced an | 
and dried in When taken 
matter te the Loe are 18.47 gr. 
olin 17.11 gr. 
and consequently the wil e 6 banoie of t Blan- 
chards produce: ed 688. 40 Bt, , against eth rae gr. of 
se by permission of t e Coun 3. Exhibitors 
will Me adr mitted 9 on Eebe Sani x By oft the e Toi 
from 9 to , to do anything that ma 
| pio their oi a 
THE ne CHRONICLE AND SOR IQULTURAL GAZETTE. 
will subject ee to “the for- | Ry 
enced thei 
wie awarde: ed to him. | 
r duty 
z prizes that m 
[FEBRUARY 18, 1860, 
e-gras 
is prize tickets unti 
which 
ita er 
seco wa day. 9. Eihibitors, not yooh co will rec 
ickets to ad 
receive tickete 
R them. to the Gardens at 4 o'clock each day 
On 
and simply hare ely in, it 
on. in fiv 
> 
> 
alee 
araen ss will be admitted at 4 , 
enting an ardor fr om their le yy er ‘The 
hi 
TEE the Tenth of time 
— of man 
‘seed (Lolium perenne) is sown in si 
retains Siohetiien with average tenacity, and is 
low the surface, seven- RE 
emia eke 1en Rye-gra; 
oil wy 
of it grow iy 
germinates, alma’ witha 
tains, in the 
9 et 
12. 
“exibition will close at 7 o’clock each sd fter which 
will be allo wod to remain in ue exhibition house, 
tabular forn 
lavs: 
J 
to be addressed to HENRY | 
All qiies are 
s 13, Corporation 
Wm eT H, Esq., Secretary, 
peara in ‘4 pa ays 
__ see eed, Le ettyce, | Buckwheat 
Flax, Poppy, Melons per 
_ grass, J Musta ard. 
E 
pa 
HOW = fae SEEDS. 
[We translate fro de la Société Impériale 
d@’ Horticulture iss following penh of a memoir o oha sv ab: 
ject, published in Germ n by M. Charles a a exten. 
rca very e PLT nocd seed man at Erfurt.] 
E Germ uthor tells We first and most 
coment condition se gt i ens Sto success of si 
= of germinating: Nov 
ish, R 
erea in xi day 8: 
Cat’s-tail 
ste an Car 
Rocket. 
Germinate in 8 days : 
the Marjolin, th he t super- the goo dness of a sa m d only be proved by the ans, Cattle C ory. 
iority of the lanchard [LB io mye that | number of seeds which, out of a given quantity, grow mR erga in 9 days: a -fat Peas. 
the Marjolin was in the state in which it is usually | and become elena Yet too often its value is derer: ` Geri ninate in 10 days: Cynosurus cristatus, Agrostis, 
din Paris market; but the Blan vould ge by the specifie w weight c or the Soot iafalibe T the s Serradilla, Vetch, Sabre and some othe Kidney 
have been quite as ripe as it if lifted a fortnight | TI eans, Sugar Beet, Giant Hemp, Tobacco, Chervil. 
earlier. This seems to be well wor ten- the bec, of the same indo seed may vary from Germinate in 12 oe ao Oat Grass (Avena elation), 
tion of gardeners. See n. Jard. ear, according ne tie Sav. in which it is adow Brom Carrots (frequent in 9 
Under the na of th - Pavie povn it may e even vary u pon. n the same plant ; it does day D TON Seakale, Scorzonera, Comm on Celery 
a : so particularly in an ear o: aize, and Turnip-rooted Celery (the latter me u 
arenae 8: erva = ARAN ia th ene; in the centre of the ear of that plant having a rete days), savory lp stag ovens », bn 4: ently in 2) 
orticole :— =- > BAT, tne prinepa specific gravity than those above or r belov ow the | Germinate in : Anise, oe 
merit being i its lateness. The fruit (appareat latest experiments of Dr, Hellriegel go ta Foi first} (Poa. be 
abo Ros i; anna) is nearly pherical, that, in accordance with the general opinion of giin Germinat 14 days: Burnet, Sun-flower (Helianthus 
ma on one waa, 50. maai both, | tors the best forme — have the greatest ; specifi eel Artichoke. 
with a broad shallow furrow; at its end is a small | gravity; and, in the second place, t that the 15 days: Clover (red and white), Balm. 
rather inconspicuous nipple. The fruit-stalk is | seeds produce the strongest plan eae officinalis). 
short and deeply The skin, is very one knows that in order to ascertain the | Germinate in an Foxtail Grass, Holeus lamatas, i 
yellowish white, is very finely dotted with rose specific ‘gravity of seeds quickly Te easily, it is the Lavender,’ e, Sorrel. 5 
purple, so closely indeed round the hollow for the | ea this m into water, Eo the | Germinates i days: Aira cæspitosa o aa d 
stalk, and sometimes on the sunny side, as to pro- | best those H their r greater weight fall to ay’ Teazel 
duce the colour of Brsnor’s Purple. The flesh is bottom, whilst those UESN float 9 a as ba d. | Germinates in 19 Sara: Aira flex 
firm, and occasionally a little stringy, clings firmly However t a Pao een mas R Te M en a G amie Bo day tk ive na. “aver ens, Mis 
- . - ea, Bromus mo ~i ira On uber, 
= oe bsa athe ae s Se eA =, : ies ar STEN se aini pee Ao cer 2 Sage, Ca nn a 
1 . e z Sapia, | w e specific gravity d at o Germinate in 21 day Bwa heii G Parsuip, 
and subacid. the valley of the Ariége it is in | vide F le, those of Cueurbi | ae 
perfection in the month of Octob = shee pres siia 0 Cucu: bitaceons plants which _Cow-Parsnip, Parsley, Rinne 
e sun, and of 54° to 64° in t 
ove co Py o nis useful information, d not in a 
Ga aie G 
Spi 
; Cabbs 
Lupine, Lentil, Spurre 
ad lish Onions (often also in 15 da da ei pps 
Wheat, Festuca pratensis, Festuca 
Soni Cummin, Marj joram, Thyme, Princess Kiduey 
Cabbage, Chico’ 
con form 
necessar y to geri 
f 52° ¢ 
he open | 
ees, Teld Turnip, Rape.: 
meline, e, Peas, Endive 
Gourds, Turnip, Tape, Ree 
thamus, Beans, Beet, Mila, 
ced urin 
27 days: 
which 
nees will ri ut of doo untry, it may ep E a years produce plants bearing Daretu longer time t t 
be worth yig - Title Sao: in the orchard | female Aora thaw yóangér plants ; that is to say, the | heav i tn akan pene og vie 
houses oo plants are more prolific than those raised fr jit seod A ee Bore number of seeds up slowly 
— Pik a variet f th they | a nd difficult th x 
vy 2 
Sen yeah bree = Defi me to hare Mareh a grea ¢| hav ned. Good seeds of the Melon urd those “whic ae a thick: tough 
favourite in Paris, H = are ta judge fi SSeS t los aS ee grow old ; a Mae they wal sink in a goo pa to dak the sample in 
by Mons. B anir ix the Hee ae hav b = 6th year ha half of them will float, water from 167° to 185° for four- e Aee 
without having become inthis 
Hortico le, where it occup ies two wood engra as in many = that trial by water is not a | manner. ing 
The French seem to pr ange i to “both the Gladiator |s 
and the Man of Ken its earliness, qui 
y: 
_, This table shows pain a the German 
hich are lighter ere water oe 
this cas 
e tes E 
Their germinatio; 
te operation ion 
ay be assis Pea by ale 
or a Aaa the skin round gist bile but tie E 
han the- first, because care 
Unless one or 
s. 
Beurré de Fevrie 
February Beurré of Rouen origin, is highiy spoken 
of f by Mons, Durcts. The fru it is about the 
when ripe. The flesh is Posse ibed as seals 
white, very delicate, melting, and buttery; the 
pe, as gon as a ap a 
a gi ke Eie eii of pre seed is often 
po the same as that of water, although in som 
cases they are heavier; as for example, those of Cab. 
bages. The lightest pae are those of Umbelliferous 
plants, such as Carro nips, Anise-seed, 
&e., and of Composites, pie as Le Scorzoneras, 
c. In the first of these families the Ti ghtness of the 
f an oil in the <4 
seeds : arises from the presence 
seed, 
jobs but reap 
gin consequence of "the tenderness 
tree is a bearer, and 
Tae Man a 
TURAL SOCIETY 
iat EE on Wednesday SA nd 
Boranrcat 
iven ‘notes "that t "e 
Thurs ny 
27th and 28th June next. ae following i 
tions are to be o 
eye oat 
answer 
the | nate. 
a — exceptions all shining s are heavier than 
easo 
he foe cultivators, before buying seeds, test them by 
t | deep. 
rature of 59° to 72h. This process ia conv papse a 
such as 
for those 
For — the 
sample in a pot. But test will not always 
give a nowt ee: indication’ of the germinal ting 
bya any pay a ore for sale 
result dep: ends, all other er cir- 
a aS : 
ong time to 
test pE cnn tae plan is een 
eee core of these methods i 
kin and 
petition. >. Every exhibitor t give the S ae 
three | clear da; ays’ noti ice of ihe classes in which he 
that space may ber 
3. All plants must be at 
for the staging of the same. 
oe ar gardens > by 9 o’clock. 
the 
the pence of ay se = r a — me 
sown, and the time of y 
reserved Apples and Pears almost k A Taa oa M. A) 
in very small quantities when trials are made of them 
under 
f | sequentl. 
ice 
| tha fm the boa Mies 
ight of receiving plants after that time. 
will be under the dir ection of the Council. 
of Octobe 
e class for which it is com- 
| 
‘a red feed 
5. Any sib | 
hay Pen | 
sin Pa iti is e 
excepte 
The is used to cover the trial seedlings | with 
which it 
iso eden aa the result. If, for example, earth wader i onen that eas 
i bé x the exse with the generality of 
e will forfeit all | these Gog: S Sora ben thee 
sagen 
ts first heat, absor' 
the. frame 
A wo years before such seeds co 
ronger 
ie it be asi 
hich come up the first year, Conifers aang nites which mice after it i 
bs the 
is adopted, it will ‘onl 
me | The 
v ver T 
end. down 
Sates = 
gt So 
