THE COTTAGE GARDENER AND COUNTRY GENTLEMAN’S COMPANION, July 21, 1857. 
253 
Warner’s Brass Garden 
Syringe, No. 2.—This is fur¬ 
nished with shifting nozles, 
so that it can deliver the water 
more or less diffused or under j 
the leaves as may he required. 
PINTJS ROYLEANA. 
Although the seeds, cones, and a few loose leaves of this 
plant are all that have as yet reached Europe, there is no 
doubt that it forms a species previously quite unknown. 
The leaves are like those of the Scotch Eir in almost all 
particulars, except that they are much more slender and 
short; and the cones, of the size of Firms sylvcstris, have 
an entirely different form, are smooth as if they had been 
half polished, and their scales are flat-headed, with a fine, 
hard, sharp mucro, very distinctly hooked back—(much 
more uniformly than the artist has represented in the ac¬ 
companying cut). 
All that is inown of its history is that the fragments 
above alluded to were received in J853, from Dr. Jamieson, 
as belonging to a noble tree growing in Nepal at an altitude 
■ of 8—10,000 feet, and therefore perfectly hardy. A very 
few plants have been raised in the Garden, where they 
prove to be, in their seedling state, quite different from 
any species previously raised there. The following is 
Mr. Gordon’s description of the materials received from 
Dr. Royle:— 
“ Leaves two in a sheath, rather spreading, from 2 to 2 £ 
inches in length, rather*broad, stiff, blunt-pointed, partially 
twisted, concave on the upper surface, and light glaucous 
green. Sheaths very short, particularly on the adult leaves, 
ragged or torn, and partially persistent. 
“ Cones 2§ inches in length, and 1 inch broad in the 
middle, of a greyish-brown colour, oblong-conical, slightly 
tapering to the base, and rather blunt-pointed. Scales 
smallest and most numerous near the base, and largest 
near the middle, slightly elevated in the centre, and termi¬ 
nating in an irregular four-sided projecting hooked point, 
slightly bent backwards. 
“ Seeds very small, with a broadish wing, rather more 
, than half an inch in length. 
“ Seed leaves on the young plants mostly in sixes, and 
rather long. 
“ The Society received seeds of this Pine from the Honour¬ 
able Court of Directors of the East India Company in 
April, 1853; but, as very few seeds grew, it must continue to 
be scarce for some time. It certainly is new to our collec¬ 
tions. Previously we had no Pine from India with only 
two leaves in a sheath, and very small cones.”—( Horticul¬ 
tural Society's Journal.') 
[Since the above was published it seems to be proved 
that Dr. Jamieson was deceived, and that the cones and 
specimens were from a Pine introduced into India from the 
United States, and that it is the Pinus inops, or New Jersey 
Pine, sometimes called Pinus intermedia and P. Viryiniana. 
It attains a height of about forty-five feet.—E d. C. G.j 
WHITE BEDDING PLANTS. 
I \fhsH that you could tell us gardeners of some good 
white bedding plants. For a pink I have got Saponaria 
Calabrica , than which nothing can possibly be better. For 
a blue I have a hardy thing which came to me without a 
name, but which I believe to be Lavandula dentata. This 
is one of the very best things that I have seen anywhere, 
a profuse bloomer, of an exquisite colour and long con¬ 
tinuance, easy to strike, and perfectly hardy. For a yellow 
I have Calceolarias of all shades and Musk. For a white 
I have nothing that quite answers my purpose. Geranium 
Hendersonii is the nearest to it. It has done well with me 
this year. Verbenas are not tall enough for my purpose. 
Clarkias, Candytufts, and Sweet Alyssum are not lasting 
enough. 
Can you tell us of anything w T hite as good, as easy to 
manage, and as cheap as the Saponaria, the Mint, and 
some other things which you have recommended, and which 
the gardening world has almost universally adopted? 
Please to say if the Perilla Nankinensis is hardy. [It 
should be hardy, but we cannot say if it is or not.]— James 
Thompson. 
[Your exquisite blue bedder can hardly be Lavandula 
dentata , which is a stiff, Tansy-leaved plant, with upright, 
imbricated spikes of pale white flowers. Pray send a fair 
specimen of it for examination. A friend of ours has the 
best white bed in his garden of the double white Petunia 
imperialis after all. It is planted in pots—32’s in the 
centre, and 48’s all round. Our own best white bed at 
present is Virgineum Geranium; but will it bloom freely in 
the autumn, and keep from going too much to leaves? 
Duchess of Sutherland makes a beautiful whitish bed so 
far, and the same with Glaucum grandiforum Geranium. 
There are several white scarlet bedders better than Hender- \ 
sonii , but without names. We have the Blushing Bride on | 
trial just now; also a pure white ivory Nosegay which 
promises well, and another white Geranium of the scarlet 
race is just come in with a high character. Out of them j 
all, and from our own look out, we shall be able to lay the 
best of all colours before you for the next start.] 
EMIGRATION OF BEES. 
I am not quite sure that the law, as laid down in The 
Cottage Gardener of July 7th, regarding the emigration 
of bees, will meet every case. It says, “ That if bees have 
been quickly followed from the hive whence they swarmed, 
and have never been lost sight of, their owner is entitled to 
follow them on to another man’s land and hive them and 
further, “ No one who is honest will prevent the owner of a 
strayed swarm following and recovering it.” i 
Now, my neighbour, who lives rather more than a quarter 
of a mile distant, called upon me the other day in a state of 
