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[Aprin 15, 
high on a stock of liliiflorus, on which it grows stronger than on 
i Grafting stove i 
syringe may safely be applied. If the green-fly appears in the 
greenhouse about this time, depend upon it the plants have been 
kept too cold, and the atmosphere too dry. 
ConsenvaTory.—To the list of Pelargoniums fit for forcing 
add Jewess and Vulcan :—two rather new ones, which bear heat 
as well as Alba multiflora, carry their trusses more stiff than 
‘Admiral Napier, and come in as early as the latter. ‘This is a good 
time to strike cuttings of these, to make plants for next winter’s 
but we shall have in a few years such 
une. 
<NG-PIT.— Never let this pit be at rest till youhave at 
Jeast one third more plants than are required for the first planting 
to fade. 
astice to these they should be grown in 
T éti an 
Savoys, per doz. 6d to 1s 
Cabbage, Red, per doz. 2 
— plants, pe Onions, per bushel, 5s to 83 
Broccoli, White, per bunch, 44 to 2s '— Pickling, per hf.-sv., 436d to 54 
—__ Purple, 4d to 9d = Green, p. doz. bun. 2s to 4s 
Beans, Kidney, forced, p. 100,15 6d to Be — Spanish, per doz. 1s to 38 
401 to 758 Garlic, per lb. 6d to 8d 
Jer’ 
yi ndive, per score, 6d to 2s 
Turnips, per doz. bun., 146d to2s Od Celery. p.hd-. (1500 15) Gd to 28 
Red Beet, per dozen, 9d to ls Rhubarb Stalks, per bdle, 4d t 
Scorzonera, per bundle, 1s 3d to 1s 6d 
afy, per bu 1s Gd 
VEGETABLES. 
to 5s 
7 doz, 1s wo 3s 6d 
Potatoes, per ton, 40s 
— | per cwt. 2s to 4s Shallots, per Ib.» i# 
Asparagus, large, per 100, 6+ tods 
Sprue, or Small, 1s Gd to 4a 
Sea-kale, per punnet, Cd to 1s 6d 
Lettuce, Cabbage, p-hf-sieve, Gd to 28 
‘os, Gd to 2s Gd 
per bushel, 1+ 6d to 24 6d 
Kidney, p. bush., 2s to 2s 6d 
+ bushel 
Scotch, 
id 
ew, pe 
Artichokes, per half-sieve, 
1s tol 
Now ready, price 4s. 6d., 
UR 16. Cc H EM 
By Epwarp Sotry, Esq., Jun 
1 este hound Neal Sie) lee 
1) F.R.S 
Experi tal Chemist to the Horticultural Society of London, 
masses, and, if possible, in fresh lightrich soil. 7 
jnts'and markings are brought out better in 
Phlox Drummondi and Schi- 
Hion. Mem. of the Royal Agricultural Society, and Lecturer 
on Chemistry at the Royal Institution. 
London: 2, Charles-street, Covent-Garden. 
——— 
Heatine.—Frank.—If you do not take your flow-pipe from. the 
i ‘ou will get no circulation ; or, at 
4 Possibly by screwing the boiler- 
jid down, and applying a powerful fire, you might succeed in 
i far wiser to use the ordinary 
ae 
Graves.—An Original Subseriber.—The Claret, or Blood-red 
sorts grown abroad for giving colour to wines made | 
other Grapes; although many varieties have a purplish juice, 
yet they only produce a colourless wine, unless fermented 
nes.—F. L.—Previously to removing the roots of your Vines 
from the interior of the house, to a border on the outside, there 
injurethe Vines by jaying the stems for the length of a few feet 
1 wal i i 
able to say anything respecting them. t 
Perseverance.—Mimulus moschatus, Cal- 
tna rivet 2 Aah? 
I have heard com- 
di fr 
seeds, and I have once or twice experienced the same; I believe 
that like many of the Pentstemons, they vegetate best in a close 
cold pit. There are three distinct varieties of this Phlox, which 
can only be perpetuated true by cuttings; if you sow seeds from 
the large dark variety, you will obtain the three sorts over again. 
Out-door Department. 
Mowing, sweeping, and rolling the lawns, and finishing off the 
spring alterations and improvements, form the chief employment 
id now be in 
ondon for the Week 
¢ Horticultural Gard 
Tuesday 
Wednesday 12 
Thursday 13 
971 | 
29.829 | 
29.797 | 
“B9 810. 
‘April 7. Rain; cloudy ; clear and fine, 
%, Clear; fine; clear and very fine at night, 
9, Easterly haze ; overcast with cold dusky haze. 
10, Clear ; fine; frosty at night. 
Tht frosty; Bright sun and very dry air; clear sky and ‘white clouds ; 
severe frost at night. 
Co. Wrosty j elear; dry air; clondy, with interval of clear sky ;7frosty 
te, Ground covered with snow; clear sky and masses of white clouds; 
clear with sharp frost. 
‘Menn temperature of the week 4.8° below the average. 
ieatees ett 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 17 years, for the ensuing 
7 "Week ending April 22) 1943, 
al No. of | 
| Aver. | Aver. 0 on | Greatest 
April. |Highest) Lowest Men Years in| quantity 
| Temp. | Temp. Matnad. | of Rain. 
Sun 16 45.8 8B 
Mon. 17 404 9 0.3: 
Tues. 18 | AT 3 . 
ed. 19 a7 4 : 
Thurs.20 | 47.6 a | oO 
Fri. 21 | 77 7 | 08 
Sat 0.2 10 4 
"The highest temperature during the above 
192¢__thermometer 71°; and the lowest on the 
REPORT ON COVENT-GARDEN MARKET. 
For the Week ending April 14, 1843. 
Norw NDING the it 
supplies have been well kept up during the past week, but the 
demand has not been great. Fruit: i 
offered in larger quantities, from 
are abundant ; Nonpareils fetch 
iden Knobs, from 
8. 's.;_and Court 
of Wick, from 5s. 6d. to 7s. per pushel; a few Golden Pippins are 
8 
S, 
Q 
8 
< 
5 
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= 
a: 
5 
3g 
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2 
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from 1s. to 3s 
numerous, and fetch from 1s. 6d. to 3s. per 100. Young 
sown Carrots are offered from 4d. to 1s, per bunch. 
Green Basil has appeared at 1s. per bunch. 
remely plentiful and good, from 3d. to gd. per pun 
¢: The display of cut flowers has been exceedingly fine, 
i we rel : noe ripe! 
Pp Glycine sinensis, us Sp! P : 
Burchéllia capensis, Edwardsia microphylla, Chorozema varium, 
Almi Orange flowers, 
Pine Apple, per 1b. 61 to 108 
Grapes, hothouse, per Ib, 10s to 208 
— " Spanish, per Ib. 1s to 1s 6d 
—  Portngal, 1s to3 hesnuts, per peck, 4s t0.78 
Apples, dessert, per bush., 4# to 16# Imondaipenpecks 66... 
Pears, aedeitebehs Bs 6d to 74 fe Almonde per pound, 8 
Roars dessert, per hf. sieve, 20¢ ta, English’ per 100 Ibs. 0s to 552 
ib 
forced, per oz., 6d to ls 6d) Cob Nuts, per 100 
Fomegranatés, per doz, Gx te 12e ute, per boshel= 
t : 
oe ered 6d — Brazil, 16s 
— bitter, per 100, 7s to 08 
Lemons, per doz. 9d to 23 
8. GOs. to 708, 
bers Spanish, 182 
= Barcelona, 2s 
Cob, 128 
less depth than 2! 
of firm earth undisturbed over them. M. 
Manures.—J. W.— plan of mixin 
soil, and refuse vegetable matter, and of allowing it to lie and 
be turned over several times before being used, is a ve 
ne. t——J. 
ffect of Watson's 
monia, and is pro- 
1 compost heap. 
as well during the summer to watch it, and if any fluids are 
seen to soak away; to cause them to be promptly restored, as 
ry strong, and a 
ing it with soot, or some such absorbent material. 
essary to add or- 
muriate of lime, in which the muriatic acid of the salt is trans- 
ferred to the lime, will d 
very imperfect sor 
while wood-ashes ar 
pose the saw-dust as rapidly as possible, and the addition of 
charcoal would only retard it. In order t 
it is better to take sulphuric acid, or some convenient salt, such 
same time it is always worth while to try the effects of refuse 
matters as manures, but they must be used in small quantity, 
of water, and keep a 
manure, until the effervescence ceases. 
the amm 
onia is fixed.t 
ja 
beds required to be yellow. For 
Jchelia alba and teucrioides, 
Awnuais.—E. H. L.—Sweet-scented annuals and biennials are 
extremely rare, and consist almost entirely of Sweet Peas, 
Mignonette, and Stocks. Centaurea suayéolens and moschata, 
with GEnothera suavéolens are also fragrant ina slight degree.t 
PERENNIALS.— Winton. — Twelve good herbaceous perennials 
are phini arlowi, M genti id hlox 
‘Thompsoniana, and stolonifera, Geranium ibéricaum, Chelone 
parbata, Potentilla Hopwoodiana, (Enothera speciosa, Dode- 
caitheon Meddia, Gentiana septémfida, Lupinus polyphyllus, 
and Alyssum saxatile.t 
~Sarah.—The north side of a dwarf wall will 
be a suitable situation for choice Rhododendrons, if they receive 
the full light of the sun after attaining the height of 3 or 4 feet, 
border of prepared soil 3 feet wide and deep will be capa 
a state was 
grafted plant, and from its having been sub- 
Lug Breti.—M. C. We ll the roots of the Blue-bell, and 
all similar plants with underground stems, the constant 
destruction of the leaves should be resorted to. If these are 
cut off as often as they appear above ground, the roots after a 
time must necessarily perish. + 
*, @.—There is no means of extirpating this plant 
‘when it has once taken possession, except by thorough drain- 
a 
& 
i 
as strong as ever. t 
SALVIA PATENS.— Hidernia,—This plant is readily increased either 
by cuttings or by dividing the tubers, with a bud attached to 
each, as with Dahlias.t 
Lonrnias.—Rusticus.—Either sow the seeds of the more tender 
kinds on a slight hotbed, or ina pot or pan, covering them very 
lightly with soil, and placing the pot ina warm greenhouse. 
They will sometimes lie in the ground for a considerable period 
Huarus.— Perseverance.—If Heaths and Epacrises receive a good 
shift now, there will be no necessity for re-potting them in 
more light and heat to make them develop their flower. buds. 
After the plants have bloomed, repot them and place them in a 
moderately warm and moist atmosphere, where they should 
remain till the bl buds can be di i about the 
size of Peas, upon the ends of the shoots; they may then be 
removed to their winter quarters.t 
TECOMA JASMINOIDES.—. Lady. —Técoma jasminoides and 
Bignénia jasminoides are the same thing. This plant thrives 
in a mixture of turfy loam and heath-mould, and is only seen 
_in perfection when planted in the border of a conservatory. 
Sreps.—7, S. H.—Sow New Holland sceds in pans, in @ 
soil composed principally of heath. mould, with a slight portion. 
and sand, Place the pans in a moist and gentle heat, 
hen the young plants are sufficiently large, transplant 
them into separate pots, five or six in each, erwards you 
may pot them off separately, and give them the ordinary treat- 
ment of greenhouse plants.t 
PELARGONIUMS.—J. G. H.—Instead of sinking a pit 3 feet deep 
beneath a frame, for the purpose of keeping the pots from being 
heated to such an excess, in summer, as to be injurious to the 
i you to keep the 
the roots of Ranunculus. 
ing, they should be planted in 
flowering, in the beginning of February. 
that there would be much difficulty in blooming them in boxes, 
provided the roots were not crowded ; the soil should be rich 
and retentive of moisture, and should be kept well watered 
after the roots begin to grow 
ANEMONE.—John Horticola.—The roots of Anemone may b& 
planted at almost any period of the year. If you are desirous 
of growing them in boxes, the latter should be at least ne 
i i Let 
