1843.] 
THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
593 
scrupulously. Little bits of weeds, shrivelled and broken, 
crowded together in Post-office covers, and florists’ flowers, 
actually load our table. We have repeatedly declined naming 
florists’ flowers, which are always sold with their names, and 
the latter should be taken care of. 
Gvano.—Lapis.—Both the imported and Potter’s Guano are 
excellent manures for meadow-land ; but the first can only be 
employed in wet weat Why not dress half your land with 
one and half with the other? There is no great difference 11 
the price. One great advantage of Potter’s over Peruvian 
Guano is that it is of uniform quality, which the latter cannot 
very well be. , 
Soor,—Herbert.— This is a very good ingredient for mixing with 
compost heaps in moderate proportions. j 
Bonr-pust.—A Subscriber will find information by consulting 
our columns of Advertisements. 
Hearive.—An Inquirer.—It matters little what the size of a 
boiler is; the smaller it is the faster the water will heat—the 
larger it is the longer will the heat be retained when procured, 
A boiler with two or three gallons of water will be ample for 
in both cases connected 
i e matter more fully. 
Vines succeed perfectly under curvilinear iron roofs.——@. 
—The quantity of pipe you will require depends on the size of 
‘and other circumstances; about that we cannot 
apparatus is well managed 
everybody must ascertain that for himself. There are plenty 
of advertisements showing where to apply.——J. B. H. 
not remember to what you allude. Water-gutters for pottom- 
heat are now making very generally near London, by rendering 
the inside of old flues, reduced to half their depth, with good 
cement; and this seems to stand. Perhaps, if you do not find 
to-day what you want, you will repeat your question early 
next week. 
Boiters.—A, B,—We have no personal experience in the use of 
Burcn-Trers.—W. R.—It is very difficult to form an opinion 
respecting your trees ; but if some do well and others do ill in 
has really the habit 
i ; for the flowers are 
like those of alarge and handsome speciosus. Much of its value 
Epacrises, which had been potted for two months and never 
suffered to get dry, frequently droop as if they wanted water, 
which makes his spirits droop, as he expects every time will be 
their last. For this catalogue of ills he very naturally wishes 
to know the causes, so that in future he may guard against 
them.” From what can be gleaned from H. 7, S.’s note, I 
should say his management of Heaths is radically bad, and the 
fact of his being guided in his management by Mr. Macnab’s 
treatise confirms me in this opinion, for however excellent the 
treatment recommended in that work may be for the locality 
in which it was written or other places similarly situated, it is 
well known to practical men that for a guide-book in the 
management of Heaths it is calculated to do more harm than 
good. Ihave not time to state the why and wherefore of this 
assertion at. present, but at some more leisure opportunity 
Heaths are more frequently induced by neglecting to do these 
things properly than by any other cause; as if t 
freely ventilated, they are sure to become mildewed, andif you 
allow them to be covered with dead flowers, heavy dew and 
the following :—Bennet’s Seedling, Laure Davoust, Banksis- 
Pe. ieee’ Donna Maria, and Rampant.t 
You will there find the properties of the Dablia laid down by, 
ildman, and sanctioned by the Floricultural Society of 
Your suggestion will be attended to. 
TreEs.— Rambler.—You may root-prune your rampant 
Strawaun 
Bonde, 
&c. would give H.’s plan of growing Currants, as to soil, prun- 
t He has H.’s Ist edition, 
has been unabl 
led—__p, 7 
Bdded, .—One of 
c : pie 
vility—of 9 discusser is to be fair—of. a writer is to be intel- 
ligible. When you have become aware of the importance of 
these little regulations we shall be happy to insert your corre- 
spondence; but till then you must excuse us.——J. M. P.— 
All runners may fruit in the autumn of the year they are 
planted, and Alpine Strawberries will fruit the first year they 
wn. 
Fies.—Freston.—For the back wall of a vinery, you cannot have 
a better variety than the Brown Turkey. If Fig-trees are kept 
ina healthy state they will not be subject to red spider. Should 
this pest, however, commence an attack, it may be subdued by 
syringing and sponging the foliage, and by frequently diffusing 
flowers of sulphur with a bellows throughout the air of the 
house. || 
OTATOES.—Rambler.—The best way of preserving seed Potatoes 
of early kinds is to store them away in pits surrounded with 
straw and earth. We think that greening would be no ad- 
vantage. now plant sets of the Early 
winter, You may try a succession of the same sorts from tubers 
next month; but your success will greatly depend on the 
mildness of the season. i 
you could move the plants under shelter when such is 
requisite. || 
Lerruces.—T. G. Crediton.—Now is the time to sow, for stand- 
ing the winter, the Hardy Hammersmith and Brown Dutch 
Cabbage Lettuce; also some of the Brown Cos, if good shelter 
can be afforded. || 
Toracco.—Herbert.—There is no law to prevent anyone from 
dents—Insects,””— Papilio sarius was printed for Papilionarius. 
——W. H. Rogers, Shirley.—We are 
ing the moths, the species of which we cannot, however, posi- 
ively determine, as every specimen was so rubbed that not a 
scale remained upon the wings. e presume the species is 
Tinea vestianella. The moths deposit their eggs soon after they 
leave the chrysalis, on substances upon which the larvie feed ; 
and you should do all you can to destroy the insect in the larva 
or chrysalis state, to prevent a deposit of eggs. If you follow 
up the suggestions we time since, we expect 
you will not be much troubled with these moths another season, 
‘The small black beetle which you mention, something the shape 
and size ofa large flea, we suppose to be a Haltica. To prevent 
the injury it causes to the buds of the Peach and Pear trees, 
when they are just shooting, we recommend you to syringe the 
i h gas-liquor and 9-10ths water. 
—The books you inquire about are not translated 
into En: JM. P.—'1 oks you name are useful; 
but Vegetable Physiology has advanced a good deal since their 
publication. 
GArpEn WA.LKS.—A Sudscriber.—The mode recommended for 
= forming garden-walks, at p. 379 of last year’s Chronicle, is as 
follows :—Procure a quantity of road-sand, or similar pow- 
dery material; let it be thoroughly dried, so as to feel like 
Sift out of the cinders from the dwelling- 
house, or the stoke-hole, the finer parts, and let that, too, be 
mix the materials carefully, in the 
proportion of two parts of road-sand to one part of cinder- 
ifti Next provide an iron cauldron in which coal-tar can 
i In a dry place, ona dry day, spread a 
ground, as a 
sible. Then powder it all over with dry and rather coarse 
sand, after which a few passages of the roller will press it level, 
and the work is finished. 
18 inches at back, 7. e., on 
‘The frame will be of use to the hardy Vine, if it is put on in 
the month of March. You ought to water the ground inside 
the frame of an evenin: to raise a dew on the foliage 
when the plant is leafing; but youshould diminish it while the 
flowers are setting, and discontinue it when the fruit is ripen- 
ing. Ventilation must be provided by some means of raising 
the frame from below, so as to admit a free circulation of air. 
Icrnouse.—A Subscriber will find a plan, with directions, at p. 
of last year’s Chronicle. -A Subscriber.—We are not aware 
that we can add anything to the information on this subject 
contained in our volume for 1842. The Index of it will refer 
, using mastick varnish, with a 
This is a harmless process, whereas 
help of a little ice this may be done in the warmest weather ; but 
not having an ice-house we could not get it sufficiently cool 
this hot weather. They are not expensive, and for a small 
bly do well: on the whole, we prefer the old 
plunge churns, and think the butter comes more readily in 
n. WM. 
jee fone e i C.—We cannot assist you with adver- 
i It is for those who have articles for sale to make the 
fact known, and to state their prices; not for us. If they do 
not they must be content to lose the sale of their commodities. 
We think what you inquire about has been advertise: — 
Subscriber.—1, Lysimachia. quadrifélia; 2, Melilotus leucantha. 
_—J, F.—Serissa foetida.t——Sarah had better apply for rare 
African Gladioli, &c. to M. Villet, Nurseryman, Cape Town, 
Cape of Good ——H, B.—Any Fellow of the Horticw. 
tural Society can give yon an order of admission to the Garden. 
—-- The Wife of a Subscriber's letter is forwarded to our corres- 
pondent, “ W.’’-——P. R.W.—The Botanical name of Chicory is 
Cichérium Intybus.— QJ. J. G.— i jealbata.t——Eliza- 
beth.—1, Solanum pseudo capsicum; 2, Acacia melanoxylon; 
3, Acacia, not yet i 1.+-— Hatfield.—Diplotaxi ‘ifolia 
and a Melissa, near M. grandiflora, but apparently different in 
its smaller flowers.——T. B.—1, Abroma augustum; 2, Ptero- 
spermum lancezfolium; 3, Cleome rosea.—A Gipsy.—1, Sta- 
tice Limonium ; 2, S. latifolia. S.—A. Solanum, allied to 
ini is Ladanum. Cirezea lu- 
+ M. 
tetiana has white flowers. 
vaticum. Manettia coccinea is a C 
Brazil. Fiorin.—No. 4 seems the real A. vulgaris, or Fiorin; 
the others are certainly A. vulgaris. None are worth cultiva- 
row.——A river.—We are 
or some species nearly allied to it—— J. M. K.—1, Narthecium 
ossifragum; 2, Anagallis tenella; 3, Empetrum nigrum.t—— 
E. ire your seeds a good bottom-heat.t——Ryall Hill.— 
Thanks. 
SEEDLING FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
Seedling is a beautiful 
appears a disproportioned flower, from the tube being so slen- 
er, but it is a good-coloured and rather showy variety; 3, 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
ees ees 
Tux Prorogation of Parliament, after a long and busy 
session, took place on Thursday with the usual ceremonies. 
The Queen’s speech, delivered by Her Majesty in 
person, makes but a brief allusion to the subjects which 
have occupied attention during the recent session. It 
merely refers to the Bill for making a portion of the 
church revenues available for the endowment of additional 
Ministers in populous parishes, and mentions with satis- 
faction the passing of the Act regulating the jurisdiction 
of the Church of Scotland. It also contains the usual para- 
graph, announcing that all Foreign Powers continue to give 
assurances of their friendly disposition, and of their earnest 
desire for the maintenance of peace. The speech then 
alludes to the disturbances in Wales, to the adoption of 
measures calculated to repress outrage, and to the inquiry 
instituted into the circumstances which have led to insu- 
bordination and violence in a part of the country usually 
distinguished for goodorder and willing obedience to the law. 
Tt then proceeds to the main topic—the Repeal Agitation 
in Ireland. The speech declares that it has been, and 
ever will be, Her Majesty’s earnest desire to administer 
the government of that country in a spirit of strict justice 
and impartiality, and that from a sincere conviction that 
the legislative union is essential to the strength and sta- 
bility of the Empire, it is her firm determination to main- 
tain inviolate that great bond of connexion between the 
two countries. In conclusion, it states that a demand 
for additional powers has not been made, from an 
unwillingness to distrust the efficacy of the ordinary 
law, and from a belief that those who have influence 
and authority in Treland will discourage to the utmost 
of their power a system of pernicious agitation, which 
disturbs the industry and retards the improvement 
of that country— The business transacted during the 
week in both Houses of Parliament, prior to the proro- 
gation, was mostly of a routine character. The Chelsea 
Pensioners Bill, the Customs Bill, the Slave Trade Sup- 
pression Bill, and the Bills for the Apprehension of 
Offenders in France and the United States, have become 
law, together with many others noticed in our Parliament- 
ary Report. In the Lords, on Tuesday, a petition from 
Sir Augustus D’Este, claiming the titles of the late Duke 
of Sussex, was presented to the House by her Majesty’s 
command, and referred to the committee for privileges 
so that in the next session the Sussex Dukedom will no 
doubt become the subject of discussion. In the Commons, 
on Monday, Sir R. Peel said that the Government of this 
country regarded Espartero as de jure Regent of Spain, 
and that he would be received with the respect and sym- 
pathy due to his high character and unmerited misfor- 
tunes. The Regent has since arrived,-having landed at 
Woolwich on Thursday, with his wife and several of his 
Ministers. The Duke of Wellington, Sir R. Peel, and 
other Members of the Cabinet, were among his earliest 
visitors. A Court of Common Council has been sum- 
moned by the Lord Mayor, for the purpose of welcoming 
the Regent to this country. 
In France, the Opposition papers have availed them- 
