680 -THE GARDENERS’ 
CO OE 
N GARDEN FORCING.. 
Pines, in all their stages, must be content to descend 
in the thermometrie scale, in common with all vegeta- 
tion, as light decreases. Continue to shut up a very 
considerable amount of solar heat, on bright days, to 
the fruiters ; let it be 90°, if possible, in the afternoon 
fora couple. of hours, sinking at night to 709. I have 
no doubtthat the unwieldy crowns, so much complained 
of, are for the most part attributable to great night heat ; 
what else can gee expected from a temperature of 805; 
with moisture ? 1 
These ‘things | w will ere long be much better understood. 
WER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERIES 
Little. tan be added here at present. Trim and dress 
frequently, in order to make things as comfortable as 
possible during the decline of the season. Look well 
after choice seeds. 
FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Dahlias.—These should be earthed up round the 
stems to preserve the crown of the root should any frost 
suddenly come. There will be, in consequence of the 
fine autumn, a great quantity of seed gathered. Choose 
a fine day and cut that which is ripe. It may be gra- 
dually dried. wriculas will require more attention 
now. Raise the frames on bricks. Keep the lights off as 
much as possible, but always draw them over the plants 
in heavy or continuous rain. Tulips.—Get in offsets as 
quickly as possible, and make preparations for planting 
the best beds towards the latter part of the month. All 
soft or diseased bulbs had better be planted forthwith. 
We fear many fine seedlings have been seriously thrown 
back, and in some instances wholly lost by last season’s 
blight, frost, and mildew.  Pansies.—lf the beds for 
next year’s blooming are not already made, lose no 
time in putting the plants out, that they may get 
pushes. before frost comes. Carnations and 
'icotei tet all rooted layers off directly, and pot in 
half- ovem en pint pots, and frame them for 10 days. 
TOHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD, 
Cotinis to secure plevty of the August; sown Let- 
taces ; an old frame or pit should be filled with the 
latest sowing. They may be pricked out as thiek as 
they can stand by each other, choosing small and com- 
pact plants. Let autumn Lettuce be tied up to blanch, 
as soon as ready, and a considerable quantity of Endive 
should be tied forthw ith, in order to avoid any check to 
the heart through early frosts. All spare frames or 
pits should be put in requisition. If they have covered 
Melons or Cucumbers, the haulm may be removed, an: 
strong Endive, half blanched, may be planted therein 
with good balls of earth, as thick as they can stand by 
each other. Do not, however, water them in ; if the 
soil is dry, so much the better. Go over the "Sorel, 
and cut dow n all overgrown plants, to provide young 
leaves for winter ŝu pply. Pot and prick out sufficient 
Cauliflower plants immediately. ake provision for 
protecting Kidney Beans in full bearing on frosty nights; 
their season may sometimes be prolonged for some 
weeks by averting a single night’s frost. Let all 
Asparagus be cut down as soon as decaying, and the 
surface of the beds dragged off with a rough rake or 
fork, into the alleys. The beds may have a slight salt- 
ing at once, and rotten manure may be wheeled on 
them and spread as soon ag a good chance occurs. 
COTTAGERS’ G GARDENS 
Late Turnips should be thoroughly cleaned for the 
last time. Let all green crops, whether Broccoli, Green 
Kale, Cabbages, or any other kind, be well soiled up the 
stems, as high as the Soil can be piled without injury to 
the leaf. A few Bath Cos and Hammersmith Lettuce 
should be planted out on a warm slope for early spring 
Lettuce, and a later lot, pricked out thickly on a raised 
bed, to succeed them, The latter may be planted out 
in March. The cottager who keeps a pig should plant 
a great deal of winter Lettuce; if they stand, any 
superfluous stock of the kind may be suffered to run to 
seed ; they will make excellent food for pigs when a 
yard high, and produce much food in a small compass. 
I hope to be able to persuade those who possess small 
gardens to plant a good breadth of Potatoes as soon as 
they are able, taking care to soil them over a proper 
depth, and to observe the necessary precautions, as de- 
tailed in last week's Calendar. 
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As the planting season ha 
Spare'time might be employed in looking over young 
coppices, thoroughly cle away rubbish, and 
pruning away straggling shoots. Let gutters, drains, 
ditches, &e., have a close examination ; more especially 
on land intended for Shisthe shortly. As observed in 
a former Calendar, let all seeds be collected as soon as 
possible: such as Acorns, Beech-mast, Holly, Alder, 
Lime, Ash, Chesnut, Thorn, Rose Hips, &e. The 
€ Chesnut, Gean, Plum, &e. , may be sown directly, 
ng care to watch against vermin, If any trenching 
i required for new “plantations, it should be done 
immediately. 
earcely commenced, any 
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Mean temperature Aur the week 3h deg: above the average. 
~ State of the Weather at Chiswick during the | last 20 years, for the | 
ig Week ending Oos, 17, 
e » | No. Gr “Feral Winds. 
ver. | Greatest 
" | Mean| Years dE $ 
Oct. dif rone Temp| whichit | quantity lz = 
p.| Temp. of Rain. " 
d. x 
Sun. y 629 | 448 9 ar. I— s :— a} 8| 4) a 
on. 12| €01 | 428 | n =| 2| 2— 5) 2| 6| a 
Tues. 13| 618 | 42.2 9 a Z 2| 1—-8| 5| 7| 2 
Wed 14| 603 4L 8 no 3| 9| 1|—| 5| 4| a| 2 
Thur.15 | 590 | 41.7 ai 1.04 11 11/62/35 
Fri, 16| 585 A24 7 0.52 =| 2| 3} 8| 7| 3 
t, 17| 58.2 | 428 | 4 0.17 1— ds: 5 6| 4 
Hyactntus—Bulb 
MANURE—M. 
The highest temperature during the above period EM on.the 11th, 
1833—therm, 72? ; and the lowest on the 16th, 1843—therm 
Wotices to Correspondents. 
The Fourth Reprint of Mr. PAXTON’S COTTAGERS’ CALEN- 
DA 
R is now ready, price 3d. each copy. An index has been 
added. arties wishing to have copies for distribution 
among their tenantry can have them at the rate of 25 for 5s. 
Back d or THE Gardeners’ us ‘ontcle—One shilling will his 
given for , August 15th, 1846. 
Neuer: i H-—You eol easily poison them, or trap them 
in gins baited with a Grape berry, Cherry, or some such 
thing. But what a pity to destroy e UE injure 
pom plants by converting the friable mould into a pasty 
ass, impervious to air, and by disturbing the tener roots. 
Booré qui The ** MEUS Kingdom * contains all that we 
know of the dose ae s to which plants are a 
Meyen's dee md of Plants," just translated 
m 
e Ray Society. 
E H— We think your seedling Grape is not so good 
season, Whody d a too 
velopment of foliage Hd been occasioned. || 
Ses em HOw sE—F F—We have received the following memoran- 
— The ace mpanying sketch will give you an exact 
Nen of the Grape-hor as to situation. The borders may 
be made of any desertion. rhe soil is gravel and loam, in 
spring retentive of moisture, ye et very good and fruitful.” 
Thatis all, What is the question you intended to put ? 
— Wehave no doubt they will er and cad 
well plunged i aid Moss, in your glass case. The case need n 
be closed always, but, if keptin a room, teat d LESS 
will be requisite, "keeping the dust as much as possible from 
the plants. The soil most suitable 4g pum loam, very rotten 
manure, and leaf soil, in equal parts, with one-sixth 
silver sand. They haus be well ateended to atte er they have 
bloomed, Rien care being taken that the foliage does not get 
injured, n this depends in a great measure their success- 
ful flower die mu de, though they seldom bloom so finel, 
as the first season from a (good maiden bulb. When the leaves 
have perfected their growth, and have begun to assume a 
yellow ae water must be withheld ; and when withered, the 
bulbs may be taken uP and earefully dried in the shade. 
The offsets may be planted in beds of prepared compost, as 
above, and will, wth ordinary care, bloom satisfactorily 
when of sufficient V. 
wszors—S D—The sage tell in your Celery leaves changed to 
a fly called Hepsi Onopoxainis. You can cut off the in- 
fested leaves and bur m, which mer prevent the appear- 
ance of the maggots ses year, but I have never known 
bod destroyed by them. R——Tyro—The Coccus you sentis 
Adonidum, and not the Pine: apple one, Are you sure 
this is the species injuring the Vines ? Nothing will eradi- 
cate them but persevering in cleanliness and turning out the 
if possible, Ox being crus Ue the 
s had escaped. J?——Onys—' The silkworm. teh- 
was E to the high temperature of the season, vd 
e. r met with 
f your Beans contain 
live insects, um sowing them you may Sapete your crop to a 
similar mischief, and [from the sample sent we do not think 
the Beans would vegetate, but trysome in a frame; by 
them first you will soon learn if the vitality be 
Um B e have unexpec tedly, bred a 
Tf there pad been a du in 
for en CREE. to crawl up, ings woul 
R—J S—Your grub is the caterpillar of Agrotis Si pecan 
ie history was given in the 4th vol, of the “ Royal Agri- 
cultural OE. 5 There is no re eae but searching for the 
insects aroun ts. Je, 
E QUE SADDIS "660€ as fresh as possible, at the rate of 
1 bush. to 6 rods of ground ; or 27 bush. to the acre. Wood 
ashes are bad for short Grass; particularly if applied in de 
wing. 
my or THE VALLEY—Hackney is desirous to know where 
double Lilies of the Valley are to be procured, and whether 
ps are equally as well darum xe foreing as the single 
val and as sweet sc Perhaps some of our cor- 
usin tents will kindly tanta the information, 
-—There is nothing better than old, ie Hum 
Cucumber beds. Guano will do quite as well, bu 
not be applied P March, and then only in s Saree 
as a top-dressin, 
NAMES OF RUIT -H A H—Black Hamburgh, over fed ; Rib- 
ston Pippin.|l 
nrs—K—n—Agaricus oreades. It is to be pre- 
OE: tree puppes too dry at the pa 
ng season.—J 
Cerasus Paas no doubt ; it mov 
like the red- fruited va ; not in the least like C. Mahaleb, 
vans—We do Sio recognise it. Boi Used new and 
to 
iE 
dressed to 21, Regent-street ? 
for its flow ers are more White pe green th 
figured in the “ Botanical Magazine, ? at t. 3887, under the 
D of copus $ wie idiflora is aname E e Ae ne 
perhaps a garden variety o! '0- 
peolum faberosam. SG SHO eie cn mos — Cassia. 
W X-— Seems to be some Hedyotis or Olden 
Tete 5 but we are unable to determine it without better spe- 
i a et aig ei ES 
T F 
native e: ry. 
of Allan ROTER p and thatis no ea identical 
eae what he has e called E. linea 
SIM jow your Oxalis, oe in spring. They U thrive 
After flowering Me naturally Mee tele foliage, wte they 
ues be kept dry for a few we 
mptoms of Tuc re-pot He di give water sparingly 
tos show flower, A cold frame or greenhouse 
what they want. We shall shortly offer our views of this 
Vinery. Plant as soon as the leaves have fallen. Force the 
Vinee as little as possible till the Peach- sees get established, 
E M G—The pale sorts: may be SETSUH p 
secur’ ity fond uem win! 
Pormatse—Leamington—We do confes the repl. ly was severe ; 
must add that it expressed a deliberate 
opinion. 1f we had published the letter, it mus Mn been 
accompanied by comments which we wished to 
TATOES—J M—We can find no such letter in OS Morning. 
Herald of Sept. 19. ——. Such cases as you mention, of 
Potatoes producing an underground crop, without any Henin, 
are very extraordinary, but they are wellknown. They 
to arise from impaired vigour in the Potato itself. 
PRUNING—Sub—You should have stated the SUE and 
depth of Soil and subsoil. Cutti 
with much success for many yea! 
them over, however, until they po: 
six or seven in others. The Firs, “to. 
ought to be four or five feet in height bitivó ‘the operation is 
commenced. We are not aware that the **cutting over” has 
been practised to any extent with other kinds of forest- 
E Ey 
Pome: —Cast-iron will do for a pump in a tank for a 
Hood se for Orchids Onno account use lead, We shall soon 
have glass ones, it is to be hoped. 
SuccunenTs—A very young Amateur—If your Euphorbia loses 
ie leaves you keep it too cold ; it does not, however, muc! 
natter. Keep them AAAY dry in winter, and give 
ghane heat and moisture in abundance when you begin to 
forcethem, Polmaise will suit you exactly, especially if your 
fireplace is made entirely of ps and thick ; it will heat 
slowly, and will also cool very slov 
Vines—Feusticus Clericus—We ale an answer to your in- 
quiries the uen we received them ; if not printed, it must 
have Dol lost on its way to the printer, Vines do better 
with their roots inside the house than outside, if well managed 
and nothing placed on the soil in which they grow. ‘We 
cannot answer legal questions ; but there can be no Soapy 
that a E house can be d like a € 
so as not to be fixed to the soil, itis a moveable ir 
INE Boan Ei W T—It would probably be e p avoid 
mixing burnt soil with the naturally stiff soil of your border, 
pus had er use peat and stable manure.||——<Stanton— 
You e-border, covered with frames, should be well 
NER] ed with manure water before you begin forcing; and 
occasionally till the Grapes begin to colour.| 
Mrsc— Yorkshireman—We have been ob'iged to decline answer- 
ing all legal questions. You certainly should consult pou 
quu xs the uerus is worth having.—— 
ird? a mushroom? or ps aa of 
e Bovista 
REAS 3 
I. 
COSS Siehe, Wet never recommend tradesmen.— 
e fungi will do no harm; they probably spring 
from deadwood burieainthegroud. Digging themupis all you 
ation.—Hedychiwm—On no account 
e the stem of dn Ds until theleaves arevery much 
WERE then cut it down to the ground ; it will not bleed, 
even fatal to worms, but 
Ke ud . It does qure plants,——JZtomeo—The figures 
unfortunate mispri int for 2}. Rufinerve signifies 
rusty pecie ru } A M—We have not the Numbe e ur 
ntin London T em you with the Paper if you have 
any y dificult ites our seedling Apple will At stand 
y ot yrik ripe at the same 
ito ga ass and poten NA in winter ; encour: aging. grom th as 
ma coelestis. is probal bout ut as 
te same cultiv On The seeds ma jy be sow) ring in & 
Hp heat.[——G C—Wereceived no previotis s le 
eep will T but 4 ft. deem will answer better, and you 
wit D more water, of 1 ft. in 200 is sufficient with 
t they must be rel laid. S pudor - Sint ui 
sia ‘serraiifolia has star Es vigorously into growth after 
having ripe! its wood, you had better nop check it sud~ 
denly ; E keep it growing gently; but do not excite it 
much ‘aL poring. For the management of Hyacinth see 
703, 184 You may, put them in pots now, r Tea- 
seen Roses will probably bloom this winter if put in SEN 5 
but you must shift them into a size Iuuen pots as soon as the 
roots appear on the outside of the ball, $- Sub—Mix sulphur 
with lime for the destruction of red spider, at t the rate of 2 oz. 
of sulphur to sufficient whitewash for using at three different. 
times, if little heat is employed in the houses ; but half the 
quantity if d puero s heated.J——Dianthus next week.—— 
edition of the i ticultur: al Society’s Fruit 
Catalogue Hn “published in 1842.4-—Philo—We cannot re- 
commend dealers. We imagine any of the London DEDE 
men could procure it for you }——@ J—You can hm 
Numbers from January tò Máy. We should think i very 
unsafe to advance money on no other security, Mackintosh’s 
«Practical Gardener,” 
SEEDLING FLOWERS. 
Damnrnis—S S N—Your lilac seedling is good in colour, with 
the centre well up and well developed. This is the best 
point in the flower, for the petals as they recede from the 
centre become too much ribbed, and though the general shape 
is good, it is rather under the medium size for showing.*—— 
Mr S H—Your seedling is a second-rate flower ; it is deficient 
in depth, the petals are too ribbed, and the centre does not 
develop itself with sufficient SEU: 
Fucnsras— 7 P—No. 2 is a pretty seedling, white tube and 
sepals with crimson corolla; the sepals expand we li 
inferi s) to 2 in form ; the colours afe not so good, nor do the 
sepals expand 80 well.t——J H S—Dividing your seedlings 
into light d dark flowers, we find no improvement in either 
class upon the flowersin cultivation. 11, though a very large 
specimen, is coarse in the sepals, and by no means a hand- 
some variety. The best among the dark sorts is No, 13, the 
corolla is very large, and if of good habit and an abundant 
ploomer (though CRER in contrast of colour), the plant 
must have a rich appearance. Among the lighter varieties, 
8 is preferable to the others, B E wan strength of colour 
E r of the light varieties are 
d the corolla.“ ——G M S— 
improvements upon A E already out, Of the two, 
No. 2 is the better variety s delicate and the a a 
pand well. Of the dus kids, No. K is the best 
pink e bros isa E pru, attractive from its e Sls. 
delicacy of colour,” I—No. 
form, colour, and Remit ir of ine sepals ; there are speci- 
cultivation very similar to it. 
and pretty eeu but they do a differ materially from 
others we have seen, Much depends upon the habit of the 
pente and the fesio with which the sepals expand.” 
