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THE GARDENERS’ 
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growth as to have attained the height of 23 feet, and 
has produced 28 branches, which are again divided into 
many branchlets, on which are suspended about 1400 
buds and blossoms ; ; these are of a greenish-yellow 
colour, and, when fully expauded, rather more than 2 
inches in diameter, very fragrant ; but, viewing each 
flower singly, by no means showy. ‘Althou gh this spe- 
cies was introduced into England so long ago as 1739, 
this is supposed to be the first time it has flowered in 
this country. Farerca gigantea, a species very simi- 
lar to the above, flowered in the autumn of 1820, in the 
garden of the Right Hon. Earl Powis, at his seat at 
Walco’, in Shroj Debit andis figured in the * Botani- 
cal Magazine," v. 48, t, 2250. Another very fine plant 
of the same species has recently flowered in the Royal 
Botanic Garden at Kew.—Oaford Herald, Oct. 17. 
Calendar of Operations. 
(For the ensuing Week.) 
Preparaion for In-doors Work.—The time is at 
hand when ungenial weather will frequently drive the 
labourer in- -doors, where a stock of work shou!d now be 
provided. The tying of new mats, cutting and picki 
of shreds for the walis, cleaning old nails, drawing bast 
for the next summer, arrangement of herbs, examining 
Stores, making flower- sticks, labels, &e. 
putting away ‘all spare striking or other glas 
straw or reed mats, protectors for tender plants, as well 
as making a stoek of besoms and baskets for da 
ensuing year,are matters of as great considera 
out-door business, and should be got forward bet 
Gardeners or others shoüld purchase a most libera. 
stock of Russian mats at this period—in fact, a twelve- 
month's supply ; these will at once furnish a little in- 
doors labour. Willows should be instantly procured for 
basketing, and a gvod stock of cloth for shred cutting. 
All superfluous or dead things’ in pots should be 
emptied out, and the dirty pots from every part 
placed in a corner of the shed, ready for washing in bad 
weather. Plenty of broken pots should also be housed 
in a shed corner to be crushed and sorted in bad 
weather; they may be fairly reckoned amongst the 
most important things connected with the potting shed. 
Any one having old half-worn sashes without gl may 
readily make a most useful straw cover of them, well 
adapted for covering Endive and other salads, Parsley, 
&e. ; as also for placing over early crops of Putatoes, 
Radishes, Carrots, &o. We make these on a couple of 
tressils. The straw (Rye, if possible) is drawn through 
the hands in bunehes, and laid across the lo: sgitudinal 
bars of the sash in a regular w When covered 
equally, three or four long sticks or laths are placed on 
in a line with the sash 1 bars, and bound down to the 
latter in a few places by piteh eord. 
out of use, which is seldom with us, 
couple of yes 
If housed when 
they will last a 
N VATORIES, STOVE, &c 
va abetted —1 Hera to good arr vangement, pieking 
off de: d leaves, thorough "ventilation, "ine spe- 
cimens of Chrysanthemums, late Salvias, with other 
autumn things, "should be oe easionally introduced from 
the other houses to the conservatory, removing occa- 
sionally inferior things for a while to make way for them. 
Stove, Orchids, &c. - Plenty of sunshine and free venti- 
ation are now the requisites here, observing mueh 
moderation in the use of artificial heat. Let the ther- 
mometer rise, however, ght day: 
Mixed Greenhouse.—Lot.every attention be given to a 
due regulation of the heat. Where everything is 
grown in one house it is Of the utmost importance that 
heat observes a proper ratio to the light. In such a 
house the proprietor naturally desires to have flowers 
late as well as early, as faras such can be carried out. 
To effect this, fires must be in use occasionally, even at 
this period ; and to tho:e who are thus cireumstanced 
I would say, beware of night heat; 55° is sufficient in 
such a structure for the present. Let the thermometer 
rise, notwithstanding. to 70° or more during sunshine, 
observing, if such is fitful, to drop to 60° in the day if 
dull weather t place. 
KITCHEN GARDEN FORCING. 
See to the linings in dung pits; keep up a day heat 
of 65° if possible, with a free circulation of air; more 
especially if they are to be wintered here. It isa pitiful 
economy, however, and frequently very painful to a 
gardener, to winter Pines in such pits without hot- 
water pipes or other means to raise the temperature and 
expel the damp. A gardener thus situated has no alter- 
native but to make. up a very unnatural amount of 
bottom-heat in November, in order to provide sufficient 
atmospheric heat. He has moreover to watch the stable 
yard closely, and whatever demands may occur in his 
frame ground or about his Mushroom beds, everything 
must give way to the Pine linings. These things, how- 
ever, cannot endure much Jonger ; a much Better use 
Will be found for manuve. Vineries.—Keep the scissors 
at work amongst the late Grapes. Keep a lively fire 
for two or three hours in the early part of the day, and 
ero free ventilation with it, leaving a little all 
FLOWER.GARDEN AND SIRUBBERIES, 
The ower garden is now so far robbed of its beau- 
ties, that. steps may be taken immediately to secure a 
better arrangement in the next year ; this is necessary 
before the flowers are dseiyed. Let all observations as 
to improper heights or misarrangement of any kind be 
made now. Coloure] sticks might be made use of as to 
the arrangement of both colour and height. The colour 
of the stiek would indicate the colour required to fill 
that station, whilst the name of the plant and remarks 
without delay. Let all biennials be planted out soon ; 
such plants as the Sweet William, Wallflower, &c., 
are of great use in flower borders, and may be planted 
three or four in a mass. Dahlias should be marked 
forthwith. Pinks may be planted out, and Carnation 
layers or pij ings still potted to place in frames. Endea- 
vour to soften the coarseness of autumn by frequent 
cleaning of borders, lawns, and walks. 
KITCHEN GARDEN AND ORCHARD 
ing a plot of ground directly to the earliest 
Peas by thorough digging and manuring ; they may be 
sown in the course of the first week in "November. A 
few Mazagan Beans may also be planted at the same 
time. Seakale should now be introduced to a bottom 
heat for the earliest supply ; those who force it where 
it grows may apply some hot manure round a few pots. 
Let all Carrots be taken up and stored away directly, 
likewise Beet ; a few Parsnips for present use may be 
taken up, they will, however, keep well in the ground, 
and thus circum tanced, they may have a coat of ma- 
nure spread over them Tor ihe next crop, and trenched 
out as wanted. J bave found it a good plan to eut the 
| head of the Carrots completely off, below the neck, thus 
checking their tendeney to grow. They may then be 
put in pits like Potatoes, raising a sharp ridge over 
them to keep out the wet. It is time to think of fore- 
ing a little early Asparagus ; the principles applied to 
the forcing of Seakale, &c., are in the main applicable 
to this delicious vegetable, except that the Asparagus 
requires abundance. of air when growing through the 
soil. Proceed with pruning fruit-trees as soon as the 
leaves are fallen; let nothing of this sort remain ti] 
spring, which period will bring its own labours. Get 
all superfluous nails and shreds drawn soon, in order 
to furnish in-doors work, as stated in the commence- 
ment of this day’s Calendar. Men do little good work- 
ing out in bad weather, sometimes much harm, both to 
themselves and the land, » by closing its surface. 
s for the week ending Oc 
jiuralGarden, Chiswick 
£9, 1945, a8 
Site of the Weather n "ERU 
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State of rhe Weather at Chiswick during the last 20 years, for the 
ensuing Waak entin v.d, d 
veins lw ENS. 
on the 9d 
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t herm, 279, 
"The highest tempe à 
and 6th, 1834— therm, 63? a lowe "4 h,1845 
Wotices to Corrospondenta. 
y af Fourth Reprint of Mr. PAXTON’S COTT. ud CALE. 
s ias bee 
Y ton among 
ies 5 
ediately, 
antana Sello loi is a. well- 
We know nothing of 
known ia s used for bedding out. 
the Ipomæa. 
Sen L —The Mowing wilt flower in March and 
& greenhou: ae rdenbergia. UA 
might be written thereon. Get all autumn bulbs planted | © 
rently a a new Gro you. send a better specimen, 
with the T AR SU bul 
RCHIDS—A 10se generally cultivated are stove plants, 
They would nots succeed we e, the atmosphere 
is too dry in summer, and the. temperat Tue too low in winter.$ 
i ae runt with 
M 
ENSE 
y. through the asbpit, 
must be a drain font the anaiok end "of the h 10use, to c: 
the necessary current. Cannot you manage to Suita. EET 
house evactly as Mr, Meek's, Nothing can be more simple or 
efficacious. J H—What is the use Your 
ho; Hà is easy _gneugh dg peat, but you must have a return 
stake the principle of Pol- 
k a few weeks ago. 
98 of he external air to s interior is no part of 
the plan; a mere incident, and may be employed or not, 
EE dnm sought for. Tle principle is to throw 
heated air into a house, and at the yu time to draw the 
cooler air outagain; iu the absence of the latter precaution, 
you will get no dispersion of heated ei iu the whole interior, 
but it will rise to the top of the house, and escape phere if it 
can Anthericum: hs Tulin ine) aloides is an old 
od biennial, alf perennial, It must bo kep 
greenhouse, thoroughly aérated in winter, and at A 
have very little water. 
Porarors—He ry aiy man 
your Potatoes, itha 
manure should (ade ve str awy. 
PORTULACA SPLENDE: "or 
T. spl 
yellow bos 
s used in autumn planting 
he ARS &bovethe sets. The 
lacca— W e know nothing g more of 
s an annual under ordinary cir- 
As, however, some of the allied 
nnial, this may possibly be so too. Y 
Jafdbdas are now pushing, you must proceed 
mended, 
d 
— Ser" utator— 
if 
as recom- 
ore is nothing 
Society's Schedule Bode 
was Ru 80. UN dei They a 
aid in the Horticultural 
ow Roses in pots, n 
re laid down, because it 
anew w head of e; AGA and it not thoi t desirable 
the exhibitors in'the first season Jr a 
bernon, Baronne Prevost, Comte 
y, Rivers, Duchess of Sutheri: jid Dr. 
m 
d'Aumale, Wil a Mr: 
Louis Bon Xipbinstono, Madume Desprez, Ber 
dalie, Sonllet de Flore, Pierre de St. ey louard 1 
fosses, Alfred, "Triomphe de Planti ien and Le Grenadier 
These form admirable standards, and, with a little attention 
to summer management, may be hae! d bloom well, raid 
late in the bone $ 
Rieuts or Pro TY—B JD inquires whether as a gardener 
in a gentieman’s family he may, without dishonesty, dispose 
choiee annual or TEE, on which he 
d the good fortune to sav s T 
naking a few shillin 
t fous Te d not see 
the worse for if, Aai refieeted that 
if the seed in the first instance might not have BS his, still 
he pots ana soil in which I raised the p jepte d 
rhe 
Th Ifyou ud 
be kind aoh to point out t what is r ht or wrong a us 
matter, » you 3 would greatly oblige: not only me, but 
of my fellow gar [Th very proper enqu 
ior dort le Miles credit liere can be no doubt, 
as we have often mid that a ga r has neither moral RVA 
legal claim to the seeds rai ised in his dusstüb "s soi „ands wn 
and gathered Mm labour paid for hy his n B J pa 
should as 
master would be an 
se Sta and 
est be as rea 
e]. 
ing tbat your complaint is 
— When you say “cultive 
i cultivate? Do. you 
mit? ese things. should have been ex- 
itly stated, This being a dormant period 3gnhad better 
pd he first place, vi 
ground well tr honed [3 the second. Let e ER be 
carried to the Ren of the good soil, introducing manure if 
the ground is po ti benee en the first and segona spit 
portion may be piar ed i with Cabba 
and a quantity ke Lettie: plants may "be ina SEA 
corner. Peas and Beans also may bes sown iua week, for 
ms ee —E. 
id 
4 he worms will do no great harm, 
Kill them 
that your writing is not desi ible, v: 
aster tained by the context, but proper nai nes, Mill 
JE misprinted, — 4 Sub— Weknown: 
the current coin of the realm. W 
moles to the business of 
ual for some of the AM 
this journal, — 
aves of Pe 
questione not 
‘yro—I 
unea M la, Brac 1a lati/olium,G 
morphum, Kenne saya a Marr ». US prostrata 
Dania Snows— a nonymous communication: 
nor are we ere to eae ev n authenticated statements ot 
ows unless we know who the reporter is, as well 
sale! and residence, 
—A Sub—We doubt whether those 
strong enough for securing the pods of Picote 
nations. Beside: they are so. id pn sets, of size. 
the'erhdllebe'size cold be employ 
GUANO-24 MAY our notions? d Uo RU? usns are absurd, You 
erve better than you reason, The appearances yo u 
reheat of "pad ‘Culuivation, 
now made 
and Car- 
, and only 
SECTS: 8- cannot comply with your request; but if 
you will pue your address to ** vuricola," at our office, you 
may probably gain the information required 
LonrbrAs—/— Take your plants up with balis and 5s them 
eloscly together in'a cold frame till spring. They will not 
bear frost. Give them plenty tir when the entier is 
favourable, otherwise they will suffer from damp. 
—TE est and most effectual remedy for M 
ks is labour. Sulphate of copper has been re- 
carte eel tut the hoe is far more effectual, 
MES OF Yraxzs—H B Jerasalem Artichoke and New Zea. 
land Spinach.——2D L P—The Tuberose. —— OB Sande lera— 
ar 
ul 
E 
none of ens tr eating of e titio J Smith- 
looks jike a bit icotiana suav: CSET but if yo 
know its dame icd). ond send up a good shoot, with 
the full grown stem leave The white Tobaccoes are much 
iy and difficult to distinguish. J W—Maxillaria palli- 
flora. —J H—Your specimens are much, broken, 
dimei fo AMA but we will endeavour to do Ec next week, 
=-— Ü ecrire — M D P—It is not parane 
to name ha ri agment of a very dificult vindi Tt loo! 
Jike Enphodis aleppica uS EE 2 Horgotiarasptiletrapitrd ay a 
stoye shrub.——JZ Z—Apparently Populus candicans.1j 
A B C—1, "Uoodtd epee T 2, Aspidium coriaceum ; 3, 
Cyperus alternifolius. Your other question next week.$—— 
M S—1, Oncidium raniferum ; 2 is a curious thing, appa- 
lants hould be 
atte ot vest: © 
utum» are prefe 
The latter may be treated 
Delt i 
apeo ér 
seasons produces piens Owens al ‘the year round.J— 
A B C—Jasminum sambac is a stove plant, Ii will succeed 
in almost any sort of soil.§ 
SEEDLING, En OWERS 
OCALCEOLARIAS—ZH[ R Es re appears to be s un- 
common in your seedling ; 2 o good subs nd 
texture, but the colour does not leave oF with an p it 
M isa zen flowe er ; decidedly better than 
which en Ms the tube and sepa s, and the latter do 
not expand sufficie: in the Ru this po of the flower 
is much better exposed. —— 4 'he bes does sis among 
your seedlings is No. 4 ; the colours are well c 
though iat omits quality to 
fon m, and the corolla inore GENES 
many varieties, éd neither of them chu d 
épis sufficiently. H—1 and 5 ee 
dark varieties ; sp ari 
imilar to 
to expand the 
e best among the 
om the la being more ex- 
posed and possessing TU a Heus SEA MES colour, with 
1 for 
1 and 3 are si 
y delicate and pretty; good 
also in colour, but with the MS is a little too la 
t TAE many communications ave be dies iv fe too late, 
"andothe ltill yinquiries 
can be m CR We must also beg for the indulgence of tho: 
correspondents, the insertion of whose contributions is still 
elaye 
EnnATUM—In Notices to Correspondents, p. 712, col. b, INSECTS; 
for “wild bird seed,” read ** wild Bind- weeds," 
