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CONTENTS. 



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 XIV. On the Deodar. By Robert Errington, C.M.H.S., Gardener 



to Sir Philip de Malpas Grey Egerton, Bart., M.P., F.H.S. Ill 



XV. Some Remarks on Draining, with an Account of its Benefi- 

 cial Effects on an Orchard in which the Trees had fallen 

 into a very unthriving condition. By Robert Thompson, 

 Superintendent of the Orchard and Kitchen Garden . 114 



XVI. Protected Trellises for the Cultivation of Tender Fruit 

 Trees. By George Fleming, C.M.H.S., Gardener to the 

 Duke of Sutherland, F.H.S., at Trentham . . .122 



XVII. Mural Gardening. By Peter Mackenzie, West PleaD, 



Stirling 126 



XVIII. The Cultivation of the Strawberry. By James Cuthill, 



Camberwell ........ 128 



XIX. On Amaryllids. By D. Beaton, Gardener to Sir William 



Middletou, Bart., Shrubland Park, Ipswich . . .132 



XX. Gartner's Observations upon Muling among Plants. By the 



Rev. M. J. Berkeley 156 



XXI. On the Introduction of New Coniferous Trees into Park 



Scenery. By R. Glendinning, F.H.S 173 



XXII. On the Effects of the Winter in Devonshire. By James 

 Barnes, Gardener to the Lady Rolle, at Bicton, Sidmouth, 

 Devonshire . . . . . . . .175 



XXIII. On the Mode of Action of Heat on Plants, and especially on 



the Effect of the Sun's direct Rays. By M. Alphonse de 

 Candolle 178 



XXIV. Description and Plans of a Range of New Pine-Stoves, lately 



put up in the Gardens at Bicton. By James Barnes, Gar- 

 dener to Lady Rolle, Bicton, Sidmouth, Devonshire . 187 



XXV. A Catalogue of Coniferous Plants, with their Synonyms . 199 



XXVI. On Himalayan Conifers. By Major E. Madden, Bengal 



Artillery 228 



XXVII. Report on " Roberts's Horticultural Double Tile for Straw- 

 berries." By Robert Thompson 270 



XXVIII. A Chapter in the History of Hybrid Rhododendrons. By 



Standish and Noble, Nurserymen, Bagshot, Surrey . 271 



XXIX. On the Effects of the Winter in Devonshire. By James 



Barnes, Gardener to the Lady Rolle, at Bicton, Sidmouth 275 



XXX. On Retarding the Blooming of Fruit-Trees. By John Saul, 



Durdham Down Nursery, Bristol 277 



XXXI. Report on New Fruits and Vegetables which have been 



produced in the Garden of the Society. By R. Thompson 280 



New Plants, &c, from the Society's Garden :• 



1. Cheirostylis marmorata 



2. Helianthemum scoparium 



3. Cleisostoma fuscum . 



4. Hoya imperialis 



5. Calboa globosa . 



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