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and of such a depth behind, that the back part of the truck shall be on a level with the surface on 
which the plant is standing. When so arranged, the 
plant can be worked upon the truck, and then drawn 
to the surface of the groirnd. 
Fig. VI. represents a plant ready to be placed on a 
truck. 
If the tree or shrub intended to be transplanted hap¬ 
pen to be growing on a sloping bank, it is easily got 
upon the truck by cutting a trench into the bank where 
the plant is standing; and if its destination happen to 
be on a sloping bank, a trench can be cut so as to allow 
the truck to be run back ; the plant can then be slipped 
off the truck on a piece of ground previously prepared 
for its reception. 
[We are indebted to our land friend, Mr. M‘Intosh, 
Fig. VI. 
the Horticultural Editor of the North British Agriculturist and Journal of Horticulture , who kindly 
lent us the engravings, for an opportunity of extracting this useful and interesting article.] 
JSkdtorara JMri. 
Horticidtural Society , October 1$£.—At this meeting, the principal features of attraction were some very beautiful 
Dahlias, from Mr. Tinner, of the Boyal Nursery, Slough; and a tolerable collection of fruits. From the Eoyal 
Gardens, Frogmore, Mr. Ingram sent a remarkably handsome Cayenne Pine, weighing 71bs. 9ozs., beautifully 
swelled, and what is very unusual, ripened nearly perfectly to the top. From the celebrated Vine at Cumberland 
Lodge, Mr. Ingram sent some very fine Black Hamburgh Grapes ; this Vine is perhaps the largest plant in 
England, as it fills an entire house of considerable length, and has about eighteen hundred bunches upon it at the 
present time; the stem of the Vine is two feet nine inches in circumference at the base. Mr. Forsyth, gardener 
to Viscount Barrington, sent some excellent Black Hamburghs, a little injured by travelling; and good Grapes of 
the same kind came also from Mr. Bust, gardener to J. McLean, Esq.; and Mr. Agent, gardener to W. M. 
Webster, Esq. Mr. Ferguson, of Stowe, produced some Dutch Hamburghs, finely swelled and well coloured. 
From Mr. Fleming, gardener to the Duke of Sutherland, were some Black Grapes, called the Mill Hill, a distinct 
Hamburgh-like kind, with very large berries, said to be a cross between the Dutch Hamburgh and the Black 
Damascus; it is an excellent flavoured kind, and is said to be very suitable for winter purposes, as it is a good 
keeper. With it was a bunch of the Dutch Hamburgh, badly coloured, but said to be the true variety. Pines 
were sent by Mr. Ward, gardener to W. Stevens, Esq., a Globe, weighing 4lbs., and two Envilles, weighing, 
respectively, 4lbs. 4ozs., and 51bs. 2ozs. A small half-starved looking Queen Pine, said to have been ripened in 
the open air, was sent from C. Child, Esq., of Bromley. 
Of novelties the most remarkable was Lapageria rosea, from Messrs. Veitch and Son, a bright rose-coloured 
lily-like climbing plant, from Chiloe, which will prove to be a plant of very considerable interest should its native 
habit of blooming be attained in this country. A plant of the same kind was also produced by — Myers, Esq., 
of Barnet. Messrs. Jackson and Son sent six nicely grown plants of Odontoglossum grande, which proves to be 
a remarkably free blooming species. From Mr. Franklin, Mrs. Lawrence’s gardener, we observed a small collection 
of Orchids consisting of Vanda suavis, Miltonia Clowsii, Leelia Perrinii, Cattleya bicolor, remarkably well coloured, 
with Oncidium Papilio, and a species of Odontoglossum from Costa Bica. Mr. Young, of the Milford Nursery, 
Godaiming, sent two plants of Cryptomeria japonica, thickly covered with seed cones, proving that this interesting 
plant must soon become common in the country. Among Mr. Turner’s Dahlias, we noticed, of new kinds, the follow¬ 
ing—Nepalese Ambassador, Nil Desperandum, a brilliant thing, and a pretty fancy flower called New Standard. 
J. Edwards, Esq., produced a seedling called Mrs. Hansard ; and Mr. Bragg, of the Star Nursery, Slough, also sent 
the Hon. Mrs. Ashley, a lovely thing, with Admiral and Commander. The same gentleman also sent a collection 
of Hollyhocks. An egg-shaped Gourd, called Cucurbita ovifera, one of the best cooking kinds, was sent from Mr. 
Beeves, gardener at Clapham; and a dish of Peaches from Mr. Myers, of Brentford. 
