PAPERS AND PROCEEDINGS OF THE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
is; 
this were not practised, the crop of Filberts 
alone, except in particular years, would not 
defray the expense. The distance at which 
Filberts are planted must depend upon their 
being mixed with other fruit. 
THE EGYPTIAN PEA. 
The following account of this pea has been 
transmitted to us : — A vase found by Sir Gar- 
dener Wilkinson in a mummy pit, with an 
Egyptian sarcophagus, 2,845 years old, was 
presented to the British Museum. On ex- 
amining the vase, which was supposed to have 
contained valuable relics, only a few grains of 
wheat, vetches, and peas were discovered. 
Three of these peas were presented by T. J. 
Pettigrew, Esq., to Mr. Grimstone, of the 
Herbary, Highgate. On the 4th of June, 
1844, these were planted in compost, resem- 
bling as nearly as possible the alluvial soil of 
the Nile, and they were placed in a forcing 
frame. In thirty-five days, one of the seeds 
germinated, and in that year produced nine- 
teen pods, from which fifty fine peas were 
preserved. In 1845, they were sown in the 
open air, and made luxurious growth. The 
pea is described as growing about three feet 
high, each pea throwing up two or three main 
stems, which bear many branches. The blos- 
soms grow several together on short stalks ; 
they are white with green stripes, and remain 
attached to the base of the pod during its 
growth ; the pods are scimitar shaped. It is 
recommended to plant the seeds eight inches 
apart, with the eye ranged lengthways in the 
row, by which means the branches are said 
to be thrown out right and left, and by the 
aid of a row or two of string on each side, 
they will be supported without sticks. Through 
the long drought of 1846, when almost every 
one's peas were destroyed, these Egyptian 
peas — without water — continued green and 
flourishing, and bearing from 70 to 120 pods 
on each stem. The original seeds were very 
small, but by cultivation they have now ac- 
quired the size of our marrowfats. It is pro- 
per to state, that we have not ourselves seen 
these peas, nevertheless they are doubtless 
worthy the notice of the curious. 
An Abstract of Reports, Papers, and 
Proceedings op the Horticultural 
Society of London, with Notes by a 
Practical Gardener. 
Diseases of Fruit Trees. — Mildew. — When 
trees have been severely attacked by this dis- 
order, they should be syringed on the first 
unfolding of the leaf, and at frequent intervals 
during the remainder of the season, perhaps 
once a week, with sulphur mixed with soap 
suds, and dashed violently with a rose syringe 
against the tree nnd wall, in such a manner 
that no part or leaf is left unsprinkled ; by the 
continuance of such treatment, and close cut- 
ting out the infected shoots, it will be com- 
pletely subdued and eradicated, though such 
leaves as have been injured will still con- 
tinue to retain the appearance of disorder. 
The sulphur, instead of being in any degree 
hurtful to the peach tree seems rather to pro- 
mote its growth. The collateral autumnal 
shoots being particularly liable to catch the 
infection, should be carefully nipped off as 
they push. — Blight. Under this denomination 
are frequently confounded two varieties of 
disease materially different in their appearance, 
and which I shall distinguish by the appella- 
tions of blister and curl. The former is 
generally confined to such peach trees as have 
glandular leaves, which are mostly subject to 
it in the months of April and May; and when 
attacked, it is not until the latter part of the 
season, if at all, that they become healthy and 
convalescent. The leaves of trees so attacked 
are crisp, and assume a swollen, crumpled, and 
succulent appearance ; the shoots themselves 
are affected by it in the same manner, and 
never produce either good blossom or healthy 
wood. It is probably occasioned by the 
sudden contraction or destruction of the ves- 
sels, and extravasation of the sap, when cold 
chilly winds and frosts immediately succeed 
warm sunshine, and soft genial weather ; in 
such case, the diseased shoots should be rubbed 
off where they can be spared ; where not, the 
tops should be pinched down to the healthy 
part, which is generally at their lower end ; 
and from the remaining eyes, fresh shoots will 
push in sufficient time to ripen perfectly. The 
curl principally attacks those sorts of the 
peach which have leaves deeply serrated and 
devoid of glands, and it probably proceeds in 
part from the same causes which occasion the 
blister, aided by the operation of drying winds. 
The leaves and tops of the shoots affected 
curl up and emit a saccharine secretion, which 
attracts the aphides; these, by extracting the 
juices of the leaves and shoots, destroy them, 
and the tree consequently perishes. Mulching 
round the stem of the tree, and keeping its 
head and the mulch n oist by watering, will 
act as a preventive, or restore it to its health. 
The insects should be destroyed by fumigation 
with tobacco, or by washing the tops of the 
shoots with tobacco water, or by sprinkling 
them with snuff after watering. — Gum. This 
complaint is of frequent occurrence, and pro- 
ceeds from a variety of causes ; and it is in 
most cases incurable. It may be distinguished 
in the early stages of its progress, by brown 
or rusty spots appearing on the young shoots, 
which frequently gum, and die off the same 
season : should they survive, in the following 
spring these spots becoming blotches, open 
