56 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
‘ 
[Jan. 28, 
folly, they were glad enough to return. They have ever 
since bloomed contentedly within their native recesses, 
thinking it no hardship to ‘ waste their sweetness on the 
pe air.’ utin the most secluded spot, where foot of 
n has never trodden, why should the wild flower be 
aii to waste its fragrance ?—for, even there, may not its 
very perfume minister to the enjoyment of millions of 
sentient beings, from the bird and the butterfly down to 
those tiny existences which dance in every mote of the 
summer sunbeam, and sport in every drop of teeming 
water ?”? 
We have only to add that the little book is embellished 
with 70 fanciful illustrations, some in lithography, an 
others cut in wood, the latter of which are much the best. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for whe, Gale y ee 
will throw them into fruit with mre certainty. If the warmest 
f the house is so treate ie other end rather en- 
couraged to grow, with a little Sater and gentle syringing, the 
succession of fruit may be prolonged. 
y & y people make a point of beginning to force 
Grapes on the Ist of March; but the first week or ten days of 
February are eae Reon for that purpose, and the expense need 
not be greater. By beginning thus early, you can bring on the 
plants more imperceptibiy, by using only a little fire in the day- 
time; besides, many rx plants may be brought in which 
might be too tate ae shone such as Strawberries and store 
pots of ores of seb Bas a large stock may be pes seaetee for the 
flower-gar § soon as all the eyes of a Vine are fairly 
started aay ante gardeners delat them out of danger, and 
from this period forcing is often carried on rather to suit the 
views of the gardener than the capacity of the Plants eee if the 
interest of both were equally considered, they w: ave a 
better chance of being longer together. Until the Sree of 
the buds, the Vine must have its own way, otherwise the top- 
ei lathe yet take the lead, and many of the bottom eyes will 
not breal 
3 these weekly Calendars are addressed mo: 
‘Ainntcure, I shall this week peuce ata SChIeCe sa . which a wake 
en of them are much interested; namely, the paddock, or 
yw-land round the house, where a few cow! = snorees, or 
eae are kept, Recording: to kp ote of the poo In no part 
of the world are hi meadow- 
land better understood than | a itigdlesex. While in that 
ff my previous notions of the 
Scotch system of managing Grate lands. Where the paddock is 
m manures than where the economic Dutch system of 
perm: improvements 
it with | rotten dung, T 
than either, with good a manure from cesspools. 
of January, or beginning of February, are the best periods of the 
year for this wor lone later, its effects are, in a great 
measure, lost by evaporation, which becomes more powerful as 
the season advances ; te if applied earlier, the winter rains ly 
over with a suitable compost; that is, light soil w! 
of rotten dung for heavy lands, and clay with gate. for light 
soils; the small siftings from coal-ashes "are also excellent for 
Grass on any soil. An Amateur who does not know the nature 
i ie current aoe of draining, 
ure; he may nem save bot 
useless drainage. There are thousands of acres in this country 
might easily be ruingd by drainage ; age as, for example, 
light sandy soils lying on loose chalk or gravel, or, anleedy on 
any porous substratum. Instead of draining such |: 
ought rather to have pe to Le As eed a aut Geran the 
ture, suc! clay and cooling manures, or salts an 
nitrates, which possess the property “of ater Hg! pnoisture from 
the atmosphere. This does not, of course, imply that ieee 
where wanted, is not the grand fundamental source for the per- 
i. the stimulus under the auspices 
of our great Agricultural Societies and the wants of our popnla- 
tion will lead us to adopt the S: 
in Middlesex. The o} ope n drains there are from 9 to 15 inches deep, 
according to the inclination of the ground and the depth of the re- 
ceiving ditches, and from 12 to 18 inches wide. The width of all 
open drains must necessarily be ptpceomaned by their penetsp and 
by the fall of the ground, elds and paddocks might be 
greatly improved by this partial space, i no great expenee their 
after-management will only be to have them cleaned and cleared 
out annually afterharvest. The roller is a essential to Grass land 
ig; two or three rollings when round is in a half-dry 
state will greatly i ne wa it, If any rough compost has been 
spread on the land, es harrow should be 3 over it, to 
which are to come into flower next autumn and winter. This 
class comprises more names than I can mention this week, but I 
will continue them occasionally throughout the season. A pro- 
spective ta is, indeed, a great desideratum in our garden 
individual, however extensive his practice, 
execlient Qeaetey flower, Noel 
April, with a little managem fl ring 
it eat be kept rather dry rane it is pruned 3 and this should 
October. 
mould from their roots and re 
and force them gently for ching months. 
greenhouse through the eres they should be aorta si in 
August, the autumn, and returned into 
heat; they will then begin a eh growth, and will continue to 
i Leonotis leonurus deented thus, only 
d in flower from 
August to the end of November. 2 Ho species of a half 
Orchidaceous genus, from the Brazils, pitch thrive exceedingly 
well in kee conse et in July, August, and September, if now 
Bet growing in a smart bottom-heat and very rich soil. These 
are Dichorizanare pace and hee pee with beautiful 
S. ostu: speciosus, by the 
same treatment, will come in very useful late in the autumn, 
‘As these plants, like the eae wer to be dry in winter, 
and may be kept ute nothin; would grow, they are useful 
and I pion that is the case everywhere 
-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
mdoor Department. 
ity the bottom-heat will have to be 
PPPply of tai pee eaves. See that the 
0° or 95°. ‘Those called Black 
aica, Montserrats, &c, require very 
pnd all that are wanted for early 
Gry for a week or two, This check 
—The Peach is never out of danger till you 
catch it ripe in the net ; success depends on the degree of atten- 
tion you pay to it. Shaking the trellis or main branches when 
the trees are in blossom will assist in dispersing the pollen, and 
thus part of it will be sure to touch the stigma. When out of 
bloom, increase the moisture. If green-fly appears upon the 
young shoots, fumigate the house occasional! revention 
is always better than cure, a little smoking once a week willkeep 
these pests under till ee leaves are more hardened, Give ee 
of air, a little of which may be retained on all night. No fi 
will be required at night ne. the frost keeps aver 
Cu —Kee, wn to 50° till the 
trees are out ‘St SIOSSOrRE sien gradually raise it to 56° with air 
day and night. A mild, moist atmosphere, and guarding against 
sudden changes and insects, are the proper requisites here. 
Fias.—These, like the Vine, are gross fe eh nan alternate 
watering should be with liquid manure, he Vine, also, 
there is no end to their growth, if well aospliedst in this way. You 
must therefore pinch out their leading buds at every third or fourth 
ae and this you must continue as long as they keep growing ; 
will then produce a fruit at every eye. 
MBERS AND MELoNs.—During the early stages of these 
plants, a brisk, moist heat, with a Tittle air, and the plants kept 
near to the glass, are eae chief requisites: It, pe Eee time, they 
get a check from too it, too 
insects, Ae any other cana the Tae way will be +8 throw them 
away and take the next strongest plants. One failure in this wa, 
will ‘si aman more useful knowledge than all the calendars 
in the world. No annual plant will pay for doctoring, much less 
ie Cucumber or Melon. 
spARacus.—If you have plenty of plants and command of 
hl leaves, or tan, you need never want Asparagus sey nee 
Mayor’s Day till it is cut from the open ground. 
no plant thatis more easily injared by 1 sudden rise in the Botton 
heat, or by confinement in close fram: 
CauLirLowerRs.—If a sudden hard frost should come upon wy 
they must suffer very much, as 
she damp ne slu ugs. 
ISCELLANEOUS.—August is the best time in the year ty sow 
ary or the beginning of March; bul 
hotbed, or in boxes in any house at work much time a 
lsh ed next summer. 
Beans may be 
Cauliflower-seeds me the earliest crop, er 
Lettuces, and Potatoes. the same kinds may also 
sown on warm borders, with some protection at hand in case of 
rough weather. Seeds should never be spared at this time, for 
fear of losing a crop ; the loss is trifling compared withthe chance 
of an earlier crop than usual. 
Out-door Department. 
Who would not be busy out of doors such a winter as this? I 
proposed to do a hundred jobs in-doors this winter, all of which 
must be put off for rainy days. The Peach-trees are much earlier 
than I ever recollect them, and unless hey 
be got over as easily as the hardier fruit-trees. ‘Those who have 
not yet ordered their fruit-trees from the nurseries should lose 
no time now. We shall have an early spring, and the late 
planters must suffer. 
II,—FLOWER-GARDEN ake ee Genera 
In-door L rt 
ideas hommes ly weather is always ait for stove-plants, be- 
ause we have generally bright sunny days; but perhaps what we 
lose by dull, mild winters, we gain in the less expense of our firing. 
weather has been so tempting lately for keeping the men out 
of doors, that I fear the insects are not yet subdued; but where 
house-plants are vane ese sttended to, that is, where plenty of 
hands are allowed to manage the houses, there are very few 
insects to be ine with, ceeds the annualcrop of green-fly, which 
is soon got ri e cheapest way of curing a plant over- 
whelmed with cata insects, is to throw it away to the rubbish 
heap, and replace it from the nursery, or from a top or root-cut- 
ting wellcleaned. This has step Maa my own japitel and I 
always had more plants than I had een others 
bp whch Bo cleaning and eae their plants, til the expense 
of the work exceeded the Web of the plants by many 
Cleaning the leaves of plan' 8, however, from dust, &c., is a lise 
this must be always attended to, where the 
catingt- reach the plants, I can never use the eines in the 
conservatory on account of flowers ; and all the plants there have 
their leaves washed over occasionally with a little warm water 
and a piece of sponge. 
EENHOUSE.—Any Caméllias that have no flower- buds may 
with a handful or two of Toby ground bones and a littl 
m, will ae young 
ales grow ment but in this they will not set their blooms 
o well. The w! hole of them require to be rather ad ay 3 
that is, in smaller pots, according to the size of the By an! 
17s AND Framxs.—The whole of the Verbena: An etinias, 
Heliotropes, Sdlvias, and all the soft plants for planting out inthe 
eu di except the ‘scarlet Pelargoniums, are best from spring 
can be left till the first crop of cuttings are taken off; as mictey are 
in active growth, If the sorts are not scarce, it is fully soon yet 
to begin with them; ba eee will require too much room before 
we can trust them out 
Ou wh doo Department. 
There never has been such a season “for planting and for 
carrying on improvements. Avoid digging among shrubs after 
assistance i i Gt wat 
URSERY AND FOREST DEPARTMENT. 
Bie Copricxy.—Game will, in all probability, pair this 
sonar Sobor than usual. See, therefore, that the work is also 
State of the Weather near London for the Week ending Jan. 26, 
1843, as observed at the Horticultural Garden, es 
Wind. | Rain, 
Jan, 
Friday 20 
Saturday 2i 
Sunday 2! 
30.027 
269 
80.089 
‘Thursday 26 | 30.038 
| 
Avecnee|o0 015 | _s0.700 __ 88.3 | 42.0 
Jan. ae Ea, we easterly wind ; forgy at night, 
Fo; 5 haz 
ensely overe: 
oa, Overcast ; fine; slight rain ie tate 
23. Vi ine; overcast and mild; rain. 
24, Densely overcast; fine; slight cae 
25. Fine; cloudy; ‘very fine; overca 
26. Overcast; cloudy and mild; acneely overcast at night. 
Mean temperature of the week. 43° above the average, 
State of ja Weather at Chiswick during the ti 17 years, for 
the ensuing W Week ening Feb, 4, 
No. of || Gre 
Mean Yon in 3 crt 
‘emp! Mich i aay 
Hin 
ai 
Jan, 
5 
B 
8 
4 
5 
a 
8 
The highest temperature Gh chro above ‘period occurred on 
the 4th Feb, 1833, and 2d, —thermometer 56°; and the lowest 
on the 4th in (es0-thermorseter 12°. 
REPORT oS COVENT-GARDEN ae ae 
‘or the Week ending Jan. 27, 1 
[The epee’ ae es ams Oe pl alone: 
The Bushel Sieve’ |; ¥ 3 
PRE HO: 
The Bushel Basket od vghe of tial bu shel 
Punnets for Seakale are ; . : a in, wide and a ‘in. deep, 
” dishes “°. ss ” 
” Mushrooms . , . 7 ” 2 ” 
” Salad... ee 
Tux market has been, generally ppeakineyt well fone with 
most articles during the past week; the demand, however, has 
been rather limited. Fruit: isa sli ight diminution in the 
price of Pines, which consist principally of Queens, and 
handsome Envyilles. Scarcely an 
cueteg during the we i 
a few 
seems to be confined chiefly to 
Beurré Rance and Easter Bette? the former! lg 10s. to 128. 5 
ae latter from 8s, to 10s. per half-sieve: a few samples of Ne 
8 Meuris are also offered, but not generally, Baking Pears 
wentied reaairine little artificial heat, is unusually abundant, 
it may be obtained from 4d, to 1s, 6d, per punnet. 
Frenen Beans ie from 2s. 6d. to 3s. per 100. Brussels’ Sprouts 
are becoming less plentiful. Good White Cabbages are offered. 
from 2s, . to 4s. per dozen, Onions are of excellent quality, and 
per score ; and Cos, from 9d. to 1s. per score. 
good, is very little in request; the best bundles do not fetch 
more than 1s. each. Mushr 
Amaryllis Johnsoni, Lachendlia a one Acacia pubescens and 
vestita, Euphdérbia Savalas and ndens, Poinséttia pul- 
chérrima, Combretum purpireum, Gypripeliuds insigne, Big- 
nénia venusta, au Peednia papaverace: 
ws, eh Jan, 28, . 
Fine Apple, p 
ne 
fs per pot 
ze 
en, 26 rs 25 6d to 8a 
Pears, dessert, per hf, sieve, 24664 to 124 Iiberen English pe er 100 ib 08 to 65s 
Pummeloes, per doz,, 9# to Cob Nuts, per 100 Tbs 708, 
Oranges, per doz., 9d to 2s Nuts p er bus 
bey per 100, 4s to 14s frasil, 16 % 208 
bitter, per 100,94 to 128 = Spanish, 1 
Lomons, Per dors = = Besteloha, “te 
ir 100, Bae ore ‘ob, 148, 
Chesnuts, per pecie 3e to 08 
| VEGETABLE: 
Savoys, Ber doz. ad to 1s 2d Spinue a per sleve, 1s 6d to 2 
Cabbage, White, per dos, Si to de Leeks, per doz. burns, two won toa 
=” plants, per doz, 1s 6d to 2s 6d |Onions, per bushel, Se 
Red, for Pickling, Seto 4864 — Bickling, per hE-ty.. 6d to's Gd 
Brussels Sprouts, ALE hf.-sy. 1s to 28 — Green, p. doz. bun. 3s to 4s 
Broccoli, pas Sp r bun ih 1s to 3s = Spar eet pet per don. sd to 40 
ic, per 
Beane Kidney ct ee 100,264 to3s) Stato per iby, ta, 
Asparagus, large, per 100, 58 to Be 
Second, 2s 6d to 3s Od 
peraiay 
perbushel, a oa & a 6d 
Sea-kale, 
Bee tUs es Jal a7 
New, per Ib. 4 Co: 
Ferusalem Artichokes, ‘per half-sieve, 
= om 
Carrots, pat dee ‘bunch. 40 ity per di 
mney mee Ber bunch, ad 2 od 
Parsneps, per dozen, 6 
j Banh eo E NO 
rade per pottle, 4d to 9d 
Notices to Correspondents. 
Back Numsers oF THe GARDENERS’ CurowicLE.—(The pub- 
lisher repeats the following notice, as, since last week, ‘Dives 
more Numbers are out of print.)\—We are so often applied to 
