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Journal of the Hort. Soc. vol I. 1846

p. 44. Herbert on Local Habitation (I am sure already abstracted)

[William Herbert. 1845. Local habitation and wants of plants. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 1: 44-49.]

p. 124. On wild maize do. do Also India

[G. Tradescant Lay. 1846. Outlines of a natural history calendar at Foo-chow-foo, the capital of the Chinese province of Fokien, etc. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 1: 119-126.]

p 281. "Gardner on the Vegetation of the Organ Mountains" nearly 6000 -7000 ft. new species of Hippeastrum, Esterhazia, Clusia, Amaryllid & Bromeliads &c &c a Vaccinium & Andromeda Gaultheria. - Oxalis - Hypericum, Habernaria Drymis, Hydrocotyle Drosera - Now I presume these latter Genera not found in low hot country of Brazil.

[George Gardner. 1846. The vegetation of the Organ Mountains of Brazil. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 1: 119-126.]

vol. 2. p. 253. Dean Herbert History of the species of Crocus - Might have been expected that a genus yielding so many local varieties & local species, wd have readily crossed, but this far from case, preeminent difficult. C. vernus self-sows itself so as to be a nuisance, yet if taken up & potted, the flowers already expanded yield seed, "but those produced afterwards never do" C. vernus always

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when potted & though plunged in sand unwilling to make seed or even flower

p. 254. "It is singular that the native places of the principal crocuses, that have long been in cultivation are unknown. This is the case with six kinds - of these one may be var. of C. Lagenæflorus & two others are perhaps mules between the latter & C. reticulatus - Three of these are absolutely sterile, which he attributes to having been so long increased by offsets whilst the wild variation, when first introduced are very fertile. How then comes C. vernus to propagate so easily by seed & yet is old Garden variety - We must look to some other cause; mem. Animals in Menageries

p 283 C. sulphureus concolor & C. S. Pallidus are certainly old seedlings var. of aureus (a var. of wild lagenaeflorus) grown quite sterile & with the anthers defective through age & long increase by offsets. (this view certainly in itself probable).

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p. 283 Sabine separated two white varieties, as belonging to a distinct species. C. lacteus, "distinguished also by the absence of a bract from C. Lagenaeflorus aureus." but has obtained these & another var from same capsule of seed of aureus. There are natural vars of aureus with & without bracts, which the bracteate vars. seem disposed to lose in our climates.

[William Herbert. 1847. A history of the species of crocus. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 2: 249-293.]

Vol. 3. p. 185 Gasparrini shows that Caprification not understood great laborious paper

[Gasparrini.1848. On the caprification of the Fig. (Trans. from the Italian). Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 3: 249-293.]

V. 3. p. 301 Sir G. Mackenzie on Hybrid Melons, crossed a red & green sort, & one offspring had flesh of both colours, the green outer. The children from these did not resemble the parents in this respect - but one of the grandchildren did

[G. S. Mackenizie.1848. An account of some hybrid melons. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 3: 299-301.]

p. 313 Amygdalus persica or double crimson Peach, produces very generally more than 1 fruit to each flower "It is a novelty, to have a plant with a natural predisposition to produce anomalous appearances of this kind."

[New plants, etc., from the society's garden. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 3: 311-320.]

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Gardner on Climate & Vegetation of Ceylon.

vol. IV. p. 37 Between 6000 & 7000, there is much to remind European of native clime. Species of Rubus, Barberry 2 sp. of Viburnum , Hypericum Violet Lysimachiae 2 spec. of Potentilla , Anemone, Geranium, 2 Ranunculus, Alchemilla, a Gentian 2. Drosera, Campanula, Valeriana, several of Juncus & Carex - Ceylon a centre of creation, for though there are some species in common with Neelgherry, yet most distinct & representative

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[George Gardner. 1849. Contributions to a history of the relation between climate and vegetation in various parts of the globe: The vegetation of Ceylon. Journal of the Horticultural Society of London, vol. 4: 31-40.]