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.

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

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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

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305

401

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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

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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

Science of Gardening.

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

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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

118

On the Management of Shrubberies. By G.

Geggie

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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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Description of a Rustic Fountain and Rock-
work, lately erected in the Garden of
Mr. Thomas, at Peckham, by Mr. Benjamin
Andrews. Communicated by Mr. Andrews 463
Garden Architecture.

Notice of some new Forcing-houses and Pits,
lately erected at Pendarves, in Cornwall;
with a Plan and Section. By J. Mitchinson 418

On portable glazed Structures, By N. M. T. 122

Notice of a hollow Brick Wall for Gardens.

By J. D. Parks, Nurseryman, Dartford 126

On Glazing Hot-houses, Pits, Frames, &c. By

A. Forsyth

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ARBORICULTURE.
Report on the new Species and Varieties of
Hardy Trees and Shrubs, raised in the
Horticultural Society's Gardens since the
Completion of the MS. of the Arboretum
Britannicum. Drawn up for the Gar-
dener's Magazine, by Mr. Gordon, Foreman
of the Arboretum, by Permission of the
Council of the Hort. Soc.
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Remarks on the annual Layers of Trees; with

the Measurement of the annual Rings of a

Larch planted in 1811. By A. Gorrie, F.H.S.,

C.H.S, &c., Annat Gardens, Perthshire "132

On Propagating Trees and Shrubs by Ex-
tension. By C. B.

On Grafting the Cedrus Deodara on the Cedar
of Lebanon. By Wm. Barron, Gardener at
Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire

On Moving and Replanting large Trees, as
practised at Arlington Court, near Barn.
staple, Devonshire. By John Nash, Gar-
dener there

Cursory Remarks on ornamental Planting.

By R. Glendinning

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On the Planting of Larch as a national Ob.

ject. By C. C.

249

On the Treatment of the Scotch Pine in the
Plantations at Huntley Lodge, Banffshire.
By Alexander Murdoch

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257

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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.,

Lecturer on Botany, Edinburgh

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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

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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 Harringten, 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

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

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

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425

271

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Notice of the Flowering of an Agàve ameri-

càna 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.

On the Cucumbers most likely to produce

good Seed. By John Wighton, Gardener

to Lord Stafford

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On the Cauliflower. By A. Forsyth
A Mode of Growing early Cauliflowers. By
John Cuthill, Gardener at Dyrham Park - 88
On the Cultivation of Broccoli, and Borecole
or Scotch Kail. By A. Forsyth
Notice of Mr. Joyce's Apparatus for heating
by Steam; with an Account of his Method
of forcing Strawberries. By Thomas Joyce,
Market-Gardener, Camberwell
Hints on Potato Culture. By John Robert-
son, F.H.S.

BEE CULTURE.

On the Swarming of Bees. By John Wigh-
ton, Gardener to Lord Stafford, Cossey
Hall Gardens, Norfolk
Remarks on Mr. Nutt's Collateral Beehive.
By John Wighton, Gardener to Lord Staf-
ford, at Cossey Hall, near Norwich

Transactions of the Agricultural and Horti-

cultural Society of India

Don's General System of Gardening and Bo-

tany

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519

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Monographie du Genre Camellia, &c. By the

Abbé Berlèse

Loudon's Hortus Lignosus Londinensis - 490

Flora Telluriana. By Professor Rafinesque 289

Niven's Visitor's Companion to the Botanic

Garden, Glasnevin

383

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

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

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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-Fancier's Manual

372

470

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424

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

296

H.S.

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 Orchidaceæ of Mexico and Guate-

mala

Thompson's Practical Treatise on the Con-

struction of Stoves and other Horticultural

Buildings

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435

151

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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.

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.

Hood, F. R. A.S.

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A new Treatise on Agriculture and Grazing.

By an experienced Farmer

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