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History, Description, and Statistics.

An abridged List of Ornamental Plants in.

troduced into British Gardens during the

Year 1838; with References to the Works

in which they have been figured or de-

scribed, and to the Pages of the current

Volume of the Gardener's Magazine, in

which some Account is given of their Mode

of Culture, &c.

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Notes on the Brighton and Shoreham Gar-
dens; and on the Garden and Grounds of
William Borrer, Esq., F.L.S., at Henfield:
with some preliminary Remarks on Tawd-
riness in Flower-Gardens. By the Con-
ductor
Descriptive Notice of Hendon Rectory, the
Residence of the Rev. Theodore Williams,
with a List of the Pinetum in Pots kept in
the Gardens there. By the Conductor
Descriptive Notice of the Villa of Mrs. Law-
rence, at Drayton Green. From the Sub-
urban Gardener

Descriptive Notice of Bedford Lodge, the

Suburban Villa of His Grace the Duke of

Bedford, at Camden Hill. By John Caie,

Gardener there

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497

220

305

401

A slight Sketch of a Visit to Allanton, the
Seat of the late Sir Henry Steuart, and now
in Possession of his Daughter, Lady Mac-
donald Steuart. By W. A. Nesfield, Esq. 15
Notice of the Gardens of Norman MacLeod,
Esq., Morayshire. By Thomas Reid
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The State of Gardening in the South of Ire-

land, as compared with England and Scot-

land. By John Jeffery, Nurseryman, Mit-

chelstown

65

Descriptive Notice of the Country House of

Dr. Renton, in Madeira, called Quinta de

la Valle (Villa of the Valley), situated near

Funchal By Dr. Lippold, Author of the

Wohlstandige Gärtner, &c., Natural His-

tory Collector in Madeira and the Canaries 449

On the Vegetation of Dalmatia. By Baron
Von Welden, General in the Austrian ser-
vice, and late Governor of Dalmatia.
Translated and communicated by Mrs.
Palliser

5

411

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71

Of the Analogy between Plants and Ani-
mals. By J. A. W.
Detail of Experiments on Vegetable Physi-
ology, and Observations thereon. By N.
Niven, Curator of the Glasnevin Botanic
Garden, Dublin
On the Germination of Seeds
Conjectures respecting the Causes which pro-
duce double Flowers in Plants; together
with the Results of some Experiments made
with a View to the same Object. By James
Munro, Forester to the Marquess of North-
ampton, at Castle Ashby, Northampton-
shire

Some Account of the Garden of Mr. Abel

Ingpen, A.L.S., &c., Upper Manor Street,

Chelsea. By Mr. Ingpen

456

Notes on Gardens and Country Seats. By

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iv

On the Effects of Fire and Water, as applied
to Plant Culture under Glass; including
the Subject of covering Vine Borders; the
different Systems of Heating by Flues and
by Hot Water; Remarks on managing
Hot-house Fires, &c. By Alex. Forsyth - 623
Insects and Birds.

A Series of Articles on the Insects most in-

jurious to Cultivators. By J. O. Westwood,

F.L.S.:-

No. 10. Caterpillar of the Apricot Bud

No. 11. The Wire-Worm

No. 12. The Apple, or Codling, Moth

No. 13. The Elm-destroying Scolytus

No. 14. Apple Insects

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On the Benefits which Gardens derive from

Woodpeckers. By Philopicus

A Description of a very simple Kind of Trap

for catching Birds. By Robert Alexander,

under Gardener at Kiplin, near Catterick,

Yorkshire

LANDSCAPE-GARDENING AND

GARDEN ARCHITECTURE.

Landscape-Gardening.

On the Formation of a Public Botanic Gar-

den. By C. C.

A Competition Design for the proposed Leeds

Zoological and Botanical Garden. By

James Pringle, Gardener to W. R. C.

Stansfield, Esq. M.P., at Esholt Hall, near

Leeds

On the Management of Shrubberies. By G.

Geggie

257

266

On Measuring growing Timber. By William

Blackadder, Land and Timber Surveyor,

Glammis, Forfarshire

Valuation of the Woodlands upon the Es-

tates of Drummawhance and Culdees,

situated between Auchterarder and Crieff,

Perthshire. By William Blackadder

Remarks on an economical Use of the Cones

of the Pine and Fir Tribe; and more par-

ticularly of those of the Pinus sylvestris, or

Scotch Pine. By William Howison, M.D.,

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Lecturer on Botany, Edinburgh
Minutes on the Method adopted by Robert
Turner, Esq., Surveyor of the New Forest,
in raising and protecting Oak Plantations.
By T. Davies of Warminster, and Y.
Sturge of Bristol

A tabular View of the Species of Abiétinæ

contained in the principal Pinetums and

Collections of Abiétinæ in Great Britain,

and on the Continent of Europe

List of the Species and Varieties of Coniferous

Plants in the Pinetum of Elvaston Castle,

the Seat of the Earl of Harrington, in Der-

byshire. Communicated by Mr. Barron,

Head Gardener there

Notice of the principal Pinetums and Collec-

tions of Abiétinæ in France. Drawn up

from Communications of various Corre-

spondents

128

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Some Account of the Growth of the Trees in
the Park at Bowood, the Seat of the Mar-
quess of Lansdown. By J. Spencer, Gar-
dener there

A Series of Designs for laying out and plant-

ing Flower-Gardens, with Remarks on each.

By the Conductor. Design 6. By a Foreign

Gardener

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326

133

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Remarks on a few ornamental Trees which
are at present growing in the Neighbour-
hood of Ripon, Yorkshire. By William
May, Nurseryman, Ripon

Descriptive and Historical Notice of the

Abies cephalónica. By the Conductor

Effects of the Winter of 1837-8.

An Account of the Effects of the last Winter

(1837-8) on the Trees and Shrubs in the

Botanic Garden, Birmingham. By David

Cameron, the Curator there

An Account of the Effects of the severe
Winter of 1857-8 on the Pinetum at Drop-
more. By Mr. Frost, Gardener there
List of Ligneous Plants which have stood the
Winter of 1857-8, at Highlands, near
Chelinsford, Essex. By J. A. Ferguson,
Gardener there

Notice of the Effects of the past Winter on

the Trees and Shrubs in the Grounds of a

Parsonage House in Berkshire, half way

between Reading and Windsor. By R.

Lowndes

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On the Effects of the severe Winter of 1837-8,

at Bicton, Devonshire. By R. Glendinning,

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Gardener there

Report on the Effects of the Winter of 1837-8

on the Exotic Trees and Shrubs in the Kil.

kenny Nursery, and in that Neighbourhood

generally. By John Robertson, F. H.S., &c. 512

A List of the Ligneous and other Plants

which have stood the Winter in the Cesa-

rean Nursery, in the Island of Jersey. By

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Bernard Saunders

Effects of the Cold of the Winter of 1837-8

on the Trees and Shrubs in the open Air in

the Botanic Garden, Berlin. By Frederic

Otto. From the Garten Zeitung of May 5.

1838

On the best Mode of propagating the Dahlia.

By John Fyffe, Gardener at Milton Rectory,

Bedfordshire

429

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425

271

On the Culture of the Mignonette. By James

Cuthill

Remarks on the Roots of some of the ter-

restrial Orchidea of Australia, found in the

Neighbourhood of the Swan River. By

James Drummond, A.L.S., Superintendent

of the Government Botanic Garden, Swan

River

Notice of the Flowering of an Agave ameri-
cana in the Flower-Garden at Clowance,
in the County of Cornwall, the Seat of Sir
John St. Aubyn, Bart. Communicated by
T. Symons

Descriptive List of Varieties of Chrysanthe-

mum originated in the Island of Jersey, and

now in Flower in the Vauxhall Nursery.

By Messrs. Chandler and Sons

Botanical, Floricultural, and Arboricultural

Notices on the Kinds of Plants newly in-

troduced into British Gardens and Plant-

ations, or which have been originated in

them; together with additional Information

respecting Plants (whether old or new)

already in Cultivation: the whole intended

to serve as a perpetual Supplement to the

Encyclopædia of Plants, the Hortus Britan-

nicus, the Hortus Lignosus, and the Arbo-

retum et Fruticetum Britannicum, 42. 135. 274.

334. 374. 471. 513.

36

Transactions of the Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Society of India

Don's General System of Gardening and Bo-
tany

Monographie du Genre Camellia, &c. By the

Abbé Berlèse

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519

380

290
490
289
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Loudon's Hortus Lignosus Londinensis
Flora Telluriana. By Professor Rafinesque
Niven's Visitor's Companion to the Botanic
Garden, Glasnevin
Dickie's Flora Abredonensis; comprehending
a List of the Flowering Plants and Ferns
found in the Neighbourhood of Aberdeen;
with Remarks on the Climate, the Features
of the Vegetation, &c.

The Fruit, Flower, and Kitchen-Garden,

being the Article" Horticulture" of the

Seventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Bri-

tannica. By Patrick Neill, LL.D., F. R.S.E. 287

Loudon's Suburban Gardener, and Villa Com-
panion

Loudon's Arboretum et Fruticetum Britanni.

Portraits of British Forest Trees, with and

without their Foliage; together with In.

structions for drawing Trees from Nature,

and Rules for obtaining the Height, Width,

and true Proportion that each Part bears

towards another, clearly explained and ex-

emplified. By Geo. R. Lewis

The Rose Amateur's Guide; containing ample

Descriptions of all the fine leading Varie-

ties of Roses, regularly classed in their re.

spective Families, their History and Modes

of Culture. In two Parts. Part I. The

Summer Rose-Garden. Part II. The Au

tumnal Rose-Garden. By T. Rivers, jun.

Gore's Rose-Faucier's Manual

A practical Treatise on the Cultivation of

338

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the Dahlia. By Joseph Paxton, F. L. S.,

H.S.

- 296

Sertum Orchidaceum; a Wreath of the most

beautiful Orchidaceous Flowers. Selected

by John Lindley, Ph. D., F. R.S., Professor

of Botany in University College, London,

and in the Royal Institution of Great Bri-

tain, &c.

148. 287

Bateman's Orchidacea of Mexico and Guate-

mala

- 435

Thompson's Practical Treatise on the Con-

struction of Stoves and other Horticultural

Buildings

- 486

On the Nature and Property of Soils; their
Connexion with the geological Formation
on which they rest; the best Means of per.
manently increasing their Productiveness;
and on the Rent and Profits of Agriculture.
By John Morton -

On Liquid Manures. By Cuthbert W. John-

son, Esq., Barrister at Law, Corresponding

Member of the Maryland Hort. Soc.

- 154

A practical Treatise on Warming Buildings

by Hot Water; and an Enquiry in the

Laws of radiant and conducted Heat: to

which are added, Remarks on Ventilation,

and on the various Methods of distributing

artificial Heat, and their Effects on Animal

and Vegetable Physiology. By Charles

Hood, F. R. A.S.

On Warming and Ventilating; with Direc

tions for making and using the Thermo-

meter Stove, or self-regulating Fire, and

other Apparatus. By Neil Arnott, M.D.,

F.R.S., &c., Physician Extraordinary to the

Queen, Author of the Elements of Phy-

sics, &c.

- 154

The Bee-keeper's Manual. By Henry Taylor 295
A short and simple Letter to Cottagers, from
a Conservative Bee-keeper

Elements of practical Agriculture; compre-

hending the Cultivation of Plants, the Hus-

bandry of the Domestic Animals, and the

Economy of the Farm. By David Low,

Esq., F.R.S. E.