4A iiorticxtltural buUjecer: 
Lord BjTou £50 to allow it (o remain, which offer his Lordsliip readily ac- 
cepted, and an agreement was speedily made, to the effect that neither Lord 
Byron, or any future proprietor ofNewstead, should ever have the power to 
cut down this tree, but when it dies, the ground on which it stands or over- 
shadows with its wide-spreading branches, should again belong to the pos- 
sis>orof the Newstead estate. This agreement is regularly entered in the 
estate deeds, and we should think, it is the only tree in existence, which it 
would be unlawful to cut down Mr. Dodsworth, deserves to have his name 
recorded and rendered illustrious, for a deed so noble. Until within these 
few years, this tree was partly surrounded by young trees, planted by the 
late Lord Byron, b\it Col, Wildman has cleared them away for a considerable 
distance, and with excellent taste, has his principal entrance from the London 
Road, opposite to it. The outer branches are about 200 feet in circumference, 
and the bole, about 4 feet from the ground, measures 13 feet in circumference; 
the tree appears to be about 150 years of age; and looked when we saw it 
last spring, remarkably healthy. — Col. Wildman was then about erecting a 
seat round it, as an accommodation and rest for the weary traveller. — Cond. 
IV.— HORTICULTURAL AND FLORICULTURAL SOCIETIES. 
LONDON HORTICU I, run AI. SOCIETY. 
On the 1st of M;iy, a Lecture was deliven-d iu tlie Society'.s Rooms, Reg'cnt-Street, by Mr. 
Lindlcy, F K.S,, F. U.S., F.G.S.. Prof. Bot. T'liiv. I.ond., which was well attended. The Pro- 
fessor principally dilated on the Pliysiology and Anatomy of plants, classing them under three 
heads, Vftscular, Cellular, and Fibrose ; which he exi)!ained by large drawings with the assu. 
iiied vessels very much maa:niticd. No living- proof was brought forward, except a feeble one, 
in the stalk of a Strawberry leaf having a tortuous iiith. He attempted to prove that metallic 
hot-houses were preferable to wooden ones, in as much, as Ihey afforded a greater degree of 
light, thus giving a colouring to fruit, leaving out the efl'ects of heat altogether ; he also ex- 
jiatiated on a south-wall being preferable to a north one, for the same reason, without regard 
to heat. After some general remarks on the circulation of the sap ; the Professor stated, that 
a foreigner at Modcua, had discovered in the Caiuia, a circulation, something like that of the 
blood in the human body. He then pr()ceeded to state another arrangement, dividing the ve- 
getable world into two parts; I'liccn Ahcfolhi, was exhibited to illustrate one, and the /^2C«« 
Eliiflicus, the other. I'pon the whole, the Lecture was well received. 
The Periodical Meeting of the Society, was lately held at their Great Rooms, Regent 
Street. Dr. Henderson in the chair. It presented the most brilliant assemblage that ever 
met on a similar occasion ; the room was tastefully decorated with a great variety of shrubs and 
and flowers. There were more than 40 different .species of the Rose, all in full bloom j 4 va- 
rieties of the Horse-Chesnut, variegated ; several vaiieties of the Honeysuckle; Lupines, and 
PdCionies, in perfection. But the most fragrant of all the flowers, was the Aerides cornutum. 
All these were eloipiently expatiated upon by Mr. Lini'ley, the a.ssistant secretary. Lord Car.r- 
narvon sent from his garden at Hlgiiclere, some noble Rhododendrons, and other beautiful and 
rare shrulis, which he had cultivated with complete success. Mr. Youngof Ep.sora, Mr. Groom, 
and Mr. Donald, each sent some choice shrubs and flowers, and Mr. AVelsteud favoured the 
Society, with a basket of excellent Black Hamburgh Grapes. 
Fete at ChiswICK, June 22nd, 18.31.— This is the Fourth Exibition, the Society has 
had, in the Gardens at Chiswick, and although the weather was extremely favorable for the 
occasion, the attendance of rank was much less than any previous year. The number of 
Tickets hired for this Fete, was about :J000, being COO less than that which took place 2 years 
ago, however owing to the unfavorable state of the weather at that time, not half of those who 
Viad Tickets came; but at the present one, very few, if any, were absent, the attendance was 
therefore upon the whole, more numerous than on any former occasion. At the Fete, 2 years 
since, more than 000 Tickets were gratuitously given to the inhabitants of the neighbourhood i 
and to such Fellows with their friends, as were desirous of seeing the preparations, &.C. the day 
previous. — We much regret that this privilege was not granted this year, the reasons of which 
we are at a l"ss to account for, as from our o*vn experience, we can speak to the good behari- 
