AUGUST 4, 1860. L 
THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE. 
715 
ely found by the Rev. H. Clarke, near Pevensey, 
a won Mr. Lewis snbited T Thiago ophila 
the volume, consisting of 621 closely printed pages, 
pear em a nest of Formica fuliginosa, near Cha 
r. Jansen exhibited a specim ten o of ge = om 
a systematical description of the Southern | o 
t Index Eur 
ll as | 7 
thes shooting 
of | pre 
ough to see son somethin ng 
e have the following 
the author reside q long en 
sti 
ocks of unresisting pheasants in a 
serve :— 
“As Mr. Hill had been informed that in a wide 
oa a wh ich | the value of this sb seed ‘or, with the exception 
he had found i of F Elliotts Botany of South Carolina a ia, 
on the 23d ult. i oti big eon a E ateria on book now “obsolete and sain b a e 
from R. L. Gup y, Esq.» Port of Spain, Trinidad; tati the 
i a ts of x yon of Ranatra, resemblin aves of the G f of | 
of Europe, found in a stream in that i Soe 
Notices of 300kg. 
d by th 
Mexico, or rendered sree ae ii the itatak Gulf 
Str am. A co untry where Tillandsias and Epid 
. 
itl à Wild Myrtle, Arbutus, 
ood other brnahwroodi. a 
several wild boars had ya n, he decided that we 
should have a grand 1 sg on horseback, “with our guns 
aa rly.p 
and a leash of his 1 Bans 
morning 
Palms and Yuccas in the plains and along the coast, 
while the forests —- bi Firs, Arbor-vitees, Hi 
by some Piedmontese table, st ‘all i in AA pae § 
a good boar hunt, and we 
soon arrived at the champ i wie te Being all drawn 
up a straight line about 20 yards apart, they 
commenced beating, and half an hour had scarcel, 
boar ted f 
epee re a wild boar "was start 
As 
from his Tair, 
i the greyl y we 
e 
Pe a I hall 
Guide to the Isle of of Wight. By the Rev. and other bts a forms, 
Venables, mo, . 526. | yie! ields in interest to no a pein in the world. In 
In this thick little volume the author undertakes to placing on reco. ord the species it cont ain pt = Chapman 
ish the reader with “a faithful picture of every part | would d his 
of the island,” and “such inforphtion respecting the task been performed less skilfully and paienn 
i Fiat eM iian pad a We, however, stim glad testimony 
well as] the H eein as may | to its excellence i in both these respects. The work has 
satisfy ever — pe aid I the to tourist | in the e pursuit of | placed him among the fore i roe} 
his favourite science, whatever it may be.” This, it nists: his 
must be confessed, is a dainty dish. Our favourite | eri pere many new species are introduced into his 
h 
bnt 
prey, and a fierce conflict 
ing. Fora ere time the boar ran ih such extraor- 
di he greyhounds; 
ey came aar = their’ 
genu s, 
| 
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it is provid y» fore, of Bem idge, who | count from the salt — of Florida. Ti 
ibutes that subject with the assistance of good|to be a wise oe of the crowds of bad species 
observers. He divides the whole Flora into regions, | conjured u of 
the Sea-side, Nor Tertiary, Central Chalk (here we | England, Pree, va Ge ermany. But we mi iss Maclura 
find “ Caleareophilous,” a word to shudder at), Green- and the Epi idendram tampense sent from Tampa Bay, 
d Valley, and Und awed with the Downs above it;|in Flor ida, j“by Torrey. These, aers are all the 
while Ferns, s, Seaweed s sand F Pungi occur to us in hastily ranning over Dr. 
Chapman’s pages. 
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siderable minuteness into Tocelities hich is preci arse 
what i s wanted i in a Guide-Book. As to the gpa 
Saat 
Reminiscences of an Old Sportsman. By Col. J. P. 
e questi 
able, or “eritical,” or as most botanists ps them 
= introduced ; ; for it calls the tourist’s attenti on to 
Hamilton, K.H. 2 vols. 8vo. Longmans 
nan pga tells us that he has rae blind for | 
ly the 
is Sua to ped All pit is oe well a one, a and 
renders the volume a treasure to the traveller inie 
i of tbe pe c W 
ted 
Arum itali um, one ort the rarest mot British ples mts, per 
mfi eld 
who love every except tl 
Those horsemen w 
a favourable opportunity * to fire 
without wounding the Z ogs jb 
s he — ap: 0 
ar, I unfortunately 
of Mr. Hill 
the same sie | I wounded the animal i adit 
felt exceedingly annoyed at this accident, but ats Hill 
knocke ed 0 
saying only that he was sorry it had ha appen ned to hi 
favourite dog, who was gt so fierce and resolute ii 
ild } In t ana of the day 
the 
josie We iresi = Cagliari migbly satisfied with 
well as I can recollect, we th 
n| your Were it otherwise it |" 4ay’s diversion, 
would be ungracious eat the genial gossip of a fine eames aly Kot eona e uy 4 boar PEGE EA 
old sportsman like the studied sentences of a practised ay." 1 ath 
literato eur. Let us therefore be content with saying Let us add that Falconry i “ mr overlooked, and that 
"n : a good ‘deal of reer s given concerning that 
ditiicult amusemen 
kin 
confounded i ch most c ien Mea at pert SUA system of Ps aghtering, game by a rd n Memoranda. 
Step the ‘ais ty aaa eT Of cae justoa] ad I8 thio moderi practice OF batt s Nonny, CHESHU. uee fine col- 
Sate Mote we must quote his opening chapter : "No w that yo ga’ are aott to try their hands a 
ig to the of its soil, and ih 1 h Bereg h this nw wee tag 2 
endless diversity of i of Wight ho well Bn amy Pe ging to bite the advice of pete etublised “is “ill in fl l bloom, and 
position Nit, at thee said a” crater rt MARA grint fut of young. sportsmen is shooting | oP" seo ea ett is 
midway between t and bavi their birds; to obviate this Joe Manton, many and Flo al’ Hail Tast week, yet the 
it, with an: extende e | years igh. made hi gain, ars elevated aiya Bi beauty 
and now that the ia king aim at an object, e 5 br ate and in geri , Which no cut blooms can pos- 
thoroughly explored b sibly possess. Here acres filled with all the leading 
Dr. eld, thonan j Ni rap ese of standards and dwarfs, 
whos labo its soil may 
per said ito have become classic oe there is 
perhaps no better opportuniiy-for studying indigenous 
plants than is afforded by a short stay in this favoured | s 
fist begin after a fe 
you will be sure to move the arm spontaneously, | ; 
CELA 
inds, Poaki 
[together with a a xia: collection of coniferous and hardy 
be wed ne "a become a first-rate shot; this is a 
igi nurseries. Young Vinesin pots are likewise largely 
in 
locality. it í tay ang | grown low roofed houses well adapted for the 
pa EFO it its vicinity to the main — the Flora of th 4 tial point is to | PUTPOSe- Other zia eei ay with Fuchsias, 
m mnia Radi ss arked degree an observe the spot E whee eg covey alights ; ere, Anaia ae the piiki ee, nee = 
í when you have killed y r bi rd, you u sh ould not ru z 3 
shire, Itis the somewhat ee p Oportion of species | pick it up, ot employ y wi bent The stock of these in pots is large, and in the most 
ing to the“ “ogame Type? ef Watson, and the it, but keep yout eye fixe on tie covey until you see | Vigorous an nd healthy er yan Amokig nioi Ele 
comparatively T number of ‘Germanic’ plants, | them flip s far as your sight which _are conside red o e than average > 
which disti. y of the Isle of Wight from | can ext siti re you shou'd } 
the At the Conty e and it will be remember: «xact spot where they have alighted, yet have |: tea cented.— America, nae large, pale yellow, 
le “ Atlantic’ or west-co igis = is of a (or ly ‘to be À,  sonietting 4 in the way 0 binsie, petals 3 of great 
he“ rira or that cially if there should be any Turni substance, pa vigorous, wi the foliage particul 
of the east side and south-east corner of En land). | fongi = ape und, i n that oe Er lesa a handsome ; 3s Con ornel ia Koe h, another yeilow, but “more 
Noisette in habit an 
mainland will miss not only the: Tia rower of I have known several ladies, who, min some practice | appeara Bou: hee —Baron de Gonella, flowers rosy 
(Cepha If two or three purple, ue and of good form. “Hy erpetual.—— 
Fog ensifolia eps with certainty be included in perso ns are shooting toget her, and a covey disperse on | | Adolphe | Bossange, red, shaded with slate colour, bi 
island Flora pais ei the citer their sure | risirg. each should keep his eye dily on the birds rose shaded w 
to ts (here am rarest of plants), but strange | which fly to the right or left, or in a ies line, white, a large, full, and somewhat flat Rose; Admiral 
say, Paris quadrifolia jaha orbiculare, PEIS and, if tħe marki ng down is well pirra some good | Nelson, "brilliant red large, full, and of good outline ; 
Mezereon, t vallariæ, Hordeum = um, | shooting may be nticipated, for, as I before said, : She en | Belle de Bourg-la-Reine, pale rose, large, full, and 
ms s viridis, a Taxus an ey lie gererally aa. the habit of growth of Piince Leon; Buffon, brilliant 
gether wanting on this sass of ie | “When a covey has ‘sometimes risen 40 o 50 yards | velvety x red, not very large, but of good shape and 
N ie hardly to the ak f chall off, I have fired wp barrels at them, in n the hope of | vigorous growth; Celine To vais, bright T 
ently suitable that fhis deficiency is to m aki ng them di adi very large and full; Gloire de Santenay, dark purplish 
“Toa Norfolk the numerous 
less unexpected in a es t too 
considerable strea 
the other branches of Natural History | 
With care, and in detail enough to 
'Y guide to tourists of all pursuits. 
a EE eee 
te ss on aquatic plants is another remarkable 
N 
numerous, they 
November, and in the neig 
have seen 40 or 
then no 
rhood of Swaffham 
gether in a field; 
ee 
5 then leta 
a : eed 
an fet me By A. 
Yor “Ivison & oe. 
y in | see 
J eo 
ce Moise, fiery 
blush, of fi eae 
to} 
r hen standa fair chance, tebetae 
Ps S21,” -| where you are, of saluting then ah ‘both Ay rni beet 
if you have any luck, you m in ot mine ies | 
Ratan te the "Northen ve a s panne) of the five bi rds, or perhaps more. Ai frien ey | attene “the Ji ts 
with—1, a PSk tch model Flora. I Tps commences à: An ip a «Gade 4 
Ls! s ih of The E a Ghee lossary of ea 3A are “a ee Pe he Ca, dal i t, tes PR beatae 5 iy partnership be aranged pi pge? ate” 
ane xplanati Poe) Cocke £ “4 A Pogy a eing 3 i 
ses me of the mar wasn of sc s = j BaD, of cooks, ‘a bi ee oraa d ai Sates ay renewed. The g omi A at original ik al soak 
promi of the sna Orders. eagles, >. ees | on i $ aly divided between =: A 
jects for Ws mall deer and vermin, or 0} i : piji 
mer T ET ingens e he el paoia agains d Sardinia, In the latter ty] Mr. Wm. Paul has also obtained 30 acres oi 
The remainder of! sporting in 
