. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . and especially for the ad-mirable illustrations of the Genera of thePlants of the United States, by himselfand Dr. Gray. The plant occurs at the forks of theNozah river, in the foot-hills of the SierraNevada of Northern California. In flowerand fruit, May 22. We borrow from Dr. Torrey the fore- ———going account of this curious and verypretty little plant, lately exhibited by Messrs. delicate transparent bivalve calyx opens just enoughto reveal the presence between them of four brilliantamethystine petals, three of which embrace b
. The Gardeners' Chronicle and Agricultural Gazette . and especially for the ad-mirable illustrations of the Genera of thePlants of the United States, by himselfand Dr. Gray. The plant occurs at the forks of theNozah river, in the foot-hills of the SierraNevada of Northern California. In flowerand fruit, May 22. We borrow from Dr. Torrey the fore- ———going account of this curious and verypretty little plant, lately exhibited by Messrs. delicate transparent bivalve calyx opens just enoughto reveal the presence between them of four brilliantamethystine petals, three of which embrace by theirinvolute base one stamen each; while the fourth ish?ft without a stamen. quainted with the wretched ami bad growth or L uisePeyronnet. Jolm Cranston, Nurseries, Kings Acre,Hereford. Transmutation of Corn.—Walking through a fieldof Oats with a farmer, ray attention was drawn by himto the enclosed seeds which he did not know the nameof, but he told me that he thought the Oats had turnedinto them, which I consider could not well be. Will. KENSINGTON GORE. As it may be interesting to contrast the ground onwhich it is proposed to form the new HorticulturalSocietys Garden with other open spaces near London,we have caused the accompanying ground plans to beprepared, in which a well-known London square, Botanic Gardens in the Regents Park, and theKensington Gore ground are represented by shadedspaces, each drawn to the same scale. Home Correspondence. GisJmrst Compound.—This seems pretty unanimouslyvoted a good thing, and only requires experience todetermine the right proportions and modus have a greenhouse with six Vines in it and mixedplants below them; and observing signs of mildewon the berries, now swelling fast, determined totry the Compound in the proportions recommended byMr. Rivers (3 ox. to the gallon). My experience isthat this is rather too strong. I mixed it myself andapplied it myself. It has injured the tops of the youngshoots, and d
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