The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . le move in advance. Hemust first master the rudiments of the science, andmaster them correctly. This little book has been pi-e-pared for the purpose of enabling him to do so. Itcontains all that it is necessary to kuow in order to makea fair beginning, and it includes no more ; so that if anyone should have the patience to master the wdiole con-tents of the volume, he would then be in a position tocai-ry his inquiries onwards with ease. None of the woodcuts employed in the first editionhave been introduced on this occasion. Experienceshows th
The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . le move in advance. Hemust first master the rudiments of the science, andmaster them correctly. This little book has been pi-e-pared for the purpose of enabling him to do so. Itcontains all that it is necessary to kuow in order to makea fair beginning, and it includes no more ; so that if anyone should have the patience to master the wdiole con-tents of the volume, he would then be in a position tocai-ry his inquiries onwards with ease. None of the woodcuts employed in the first editionhave been introduced on this occasion. Experienceshows that, for purposes of teaching, it is indispensabiethat as much accuracy as is attainable should be ob- been found necessary to illustrate books coarsely andbadly if they are to be sold very cheap, or to fix a highprice upon them if the illustrations are of an expensiveorder. Iji this instance a very low price has been com-bined with figures executed with the greatest care. Itis for the public to determine whether the experimentshall succeed or Ilew Plants. FPIDENDRUM AERlDirOttME. {SlOVe Epip/ll/lC.) Orchidaciss. Gjnandria Monandiin.—This plant wasintroduced from Rio in 1839, and aJded to tie coUtctinnof Sir C. Lemon, Bart., , at Carclew, wbeie itflonered in Deceitbsr, 18-13, and a^nin about tl e sametime the following jear. In and mode of growthit bears some resemblance to E. nutans, os wtll as toE. patens, agreeing partly with the foroser in foli»gc, andwith the hater in having a deeplj-divided 3-lobcdlabellum, but widely differing in other respects fromeither. The root is round and fleoiiy, partly terrebtrial,but more generally, 1 suspect, adhering for support tothe stem of any tree that may be near it. The sem iserect,of a deep shining green, Icngihening at the top intoa kind of two-edged drooping &tM, covead ty numerousthin oblong acuminate bracts of a pale yellowish green,spotted and tinged with red at the point, andbearing a loose panicle of d
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