. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. of a fine old wall some 7 or S feethigh ; in this wall was a small postern-gate, at theside of which hung a bell, such a one as we mightimagine to have hung at the gate of a monastery inthe olden time ; indeed, the whole scene bore the samecharacter. A huge canopy of Ivy overhung the gate,which it almost hid from view; and my pull at thebell caused such a peal as might have been supposedto be necessary to call some prayer-enwrapt friar fromhis devotions ; yet, loudly as the reverberationsounded, no o
. The Gardeners' chronicle : a weekly illustrated journal of horticulture and allied subjects. of a fine old wall some 7 or S feethigh ; in this wall was a small postern-gate, at theside of which hung a bell, such a one as we mightimagine to have hung at the gate of a monastery inthe olden time ; indeed, the whole scene bore the samecharacter. A huge canopy of Ivy overhung the gate,which it almost hid from view; and my pull at thebell caused such a peal as might have been supposedto be necessary to call some prayer-enwrapt friar fromhis devotions ; yet, loudly as the reverberationsounded, no one appeared to answer my summons,which repeated over and over again seemed each timemore and more a sacrilegious break upon the monas-tic stillness of the air. With a high wall in front ofme, instead of a rugged rock, I began to emulate theragged ruffian who went round and round the placewithout any ostensible result, when a distant voice,emanating from a person I could not see, informedme in broad Berkshire that it was no use ringing anymore, for Mr. Webb had left at 6 oclock in the FlG 77. —PEZIZA COCHLEATA, I inch in diameter. The outer surface consists of beau-tiful moniliform, globose articulations. The sporidia,which measure .the two-thousandth part of an inch inlength, have two large nuclei, so as to present a prettyobject under the microscope. Our figure () givesthe general appearance of the plant, and a magnifiedrepresentation of the asci with their sporidia andparaphyses. The specimen was sent by G. , , of Roydon Hall, DisF. He simplystates that it was found in the afternoon of August 28in a shaded pasture under Oak trees. Helvella ciispaand Morchella esculenta are found occasionally nearthe spot, but he had never seen before anythingexactly like this. M. J. B, RECOLLECTIONS OF CALCOT. AmOiNG all the nursery grounds or market gardensI have visited, Calcot stands out most distinctly asbeing unique in its staple productions, unique in itsappe
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