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of bruising the bark. If the graft be put in on the north side of the 
stock, it will be an additional security from the heat of the sun, The 
best grafting clay is made ry, putting a lump of soft clay in the 
bottom of a small pot, with a little water over it; then stir it with a 
stick until it is rather thicker than paint, and with a small brush 
I,—KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD, 
In-door Department. 
PrnEs.—After they are firmly rooted, about this time, some good 
growers whom I know, make up a heap of fresh horse-dung at the 
outside of the succession-pits, to supply moist top-heat through two 
or three holes in the end wall. Others leave a space of one light 
slowly, and cover it over with a wooden shutter. Any other plant we 
i Pine would soon be destroyed by the rank ammo- 
it tumn, or at any time when they are growing freely ; and t) 
is a better contrivance than le! in the steam from the linings 
which is wre or less irregular. This is, moreover, the simplest 
‘way to clean Pines from scale, bugs, &c. ‘ 
Vines the Black St. Peters should be fully coloured by this 
i sume their amber hue, so that 
White Nice, which is not at all 
d Grape as it is often represented ; but it should never be 
touched till six weeks after it is fit for table; its flavour will much 
improve during this time in a dry atmosphere, and there is no Grape 
in this country that can produce such fine clusters with equal ease ; 
at thinning time any bunch that is not likely to weigh three pounds 
should be cut out. 
‘RENCH BEans.—The thinnings from those sown at the end of 
July should now be transplanted into turf pits, where they could be 
covered from early frost, and would succeed the last ones from the 
open air; ers should now be sown in boxes twice or three times 
during this month, accordin the wants of the family, and after- 
wards transplanted into pots or beds covered with glass. 
Out-door Department. 
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third crop will be gathered by the end of the twelvemonth. . Cutting 
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winter. 
_ Oncuarn.—Fruit is scarce in many places this year as I am 
informed ; but here we haye abundance on our light soils, Haw- 
jornden and other Codlings for the kitchen should be gathered 
before they are fully ripe. 
II,—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
in-door Department. 
Srovz.—There will be little variation in the treatment of stove 
plants for a long time to come; the great point is to get them well 
ripened before winter, to harden them gradually by exposure to free 
currents of air, and by giving less water. Another most essential part 
of their management is to have them perfectly cleaned from insects 
before winter; thousands of plants are ruined by rubbing off insects 
in the dead of winter. 
_ Greennovsn.—The best kinds of greenhouse plants are very 
impatient of wet and drip in winter ; see, therefore, that nothing is 
wanted about the roof of this house, to render them uncomfortable 
when they are comparatively crowded. 
N —No plants look more gay here in the autumn 
than large specimens of the different varieties of Thunbergia elata, 
or Black-eyed Susan, as we call it. ave seen 
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bee of Duteh bulbs, which contains the following directions, 
‘at the bottom :—*‘ Hyacinth: 
the open ground; and if intended for flowering early, by forcing the 
last week in September, is just six weeks too late. These directions 
of the old catalogues deceive thousands, and nothing but the force of 
custom can be pleaded in excuse, 
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tion through the autumn; the fingers and knife must be constantly 
2 fine effect from this time until frost comes. 
me to publish her criticism ?—D. Beaton, Shrubland Park Gardens, 
Ipswich, “ 
State of the!Weather near, London for the week ending Ang. 31, 1843, as 
observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
S Banomermn. THenmomerer. Raice 
sAug. Max. ‘Max, | Min. ; Mean patients 
Frida: 25 | 29.089 72 56 64.0 
Saturday 26 | 30.068 75 46 | 60.5 201 
Sunday, 27 | 30.139 75 47 |. 61.0 
Monday — 28 994 a 59 | 65.0 105 
Tuesday > 29 7 74 59 | 66.5 
‘Wednesday 20 | 30.138 97 61 69.0 
Thursday 31] 30.195 82 56 69.0 
Average | 30.065 75-3 54.8 65.0 60 
August 25. Fine; very fine; cloudy; mnch lightning at night. 
‘98, Ovarcant ? very fine ;, cleat ana Sine % 
s fast 5 
Bl. ‘Hazy ; hot, with bright sun; Clear and warm at night. 
Mean temperature of the week 4.29 aboye theayerage, 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 17 years, for the ensuing 
Week ending September'9, 1843. 
Prevailing Winds, 
Ayer. | Aver. 
Sept. |Highest) Lowest 
Temp. | Temp. 
Sun. 3| 69.0 | 48.1 | 58.6 8 1| 3|—} 1} 3 
et 69.5 | 49.4 5 10 3| 3|—|—| 4 
Tues. 5| 69.4 | 48.4 | 58.9 8 I-1| 4) 1|—| 3} 
Wed. 6| 71.1 49.2 | 60.2 8 In} 2] al) a 
Thurs. 7 | 68.1 48.8 | 58.5 un 1) 2|-| 2} 3] 
Fri. 8| 67.8 | 49.4 | 586 9 1} 2|—| 1} 4) 
Sat. 9] 65.8 | 504 1 10 —| 1J=} 3] 5) 
The highest, temperature during the above period occurred on th 
1835—thermometer 83°; and the lowest on the 8th, 1838—thermometer 35° 
REPORT ON COVENT-GARDEN MARKET, 
For the Week ending Sept. 1, 1843. 
In consequence of the steady state of the weather, the market 
has been well supplied with both fruits and vegetables during the 
hich are offered at nearly the same prices. Pines 
still continue plentiful, and Grapes are excellent, and quite suffi- 
cient to meet the demand. Peaches and Nectarines are very 
however, are still to be met with in the market; and Currants, 
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PRICES, Sarorpay, September 2, 1843.-FRUITS :— 
Pine Apple. per 1b., 38 to 6s Raspberries, per gallon, 7d to 1 
hothouse, per Tb., 2 to Oe Cherries, Morello, standards, per hf. 
sieve, 6s 
‘Wall, per Ib., 1s to 28 
Apples, new, per hf-sy., 266d to 4s 6d 
Pears, per half-sieve, 35 to 78 
Oranges, per dozen, Bs 
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Melons, each 2s 6d to 7s 
» Dutch, each, 1s to 2¢ 6d 
Plums, per punnet, ls to 28 
Z— violet, per hf-sieve, 2 6dtoge6d 
Sage, per punnet, 2s 
Gages, Green, per hf-av., 10s | Gherkins, per 1,000, 58 to 7s 
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= 0 248 
Lemons, per doz. 1s to 28 
= Red, for wine, per sy., Bs;to 42 — Cob, 128 
— for dessert, phf-sv.,4¢to 6s | Filberts, English, p 100Ibs., 302 to 45 
‘Tomatoes la to 2s per punnet 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabhages, per doz., 9d to 1s 3d Leeks, per 
Cauliflowers, per dozen, 2 to 5s 
Beans, Kidney, pe ieve, 1s to 926d) — “Lary 
— ’ Scarlet, per hf-sv., 1s 6d to 2s6d|_ — Spanish, per doz., 1s.to 38 
— Windsor, per sieve, 1s to 1s 6d Garlic, per lb. 6d to 8d 
Potatoes, New, per ton, 80. 
to 2% 
per cwt.sts Peas, per bushel, 2s to 3s 
is to Gs 
perbushel, 2s — per sack, 3: 
| Kidney, p.bush., 2sto 4s6d¢ |Lettuce, Cabb., p. score, 9d to 1. 
Artichokes, green, per doz., 1s to 4s =" Cos, per score, 6d to 12 Gd 
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$ . bunches, 28 to Bs 
[oz bunches, 3s to 6 loz. bun., 26 to 8# 
— Long, per doz. bunches, 4s to 7|Mint, per doz. bunches, 1s 6d to 3 
Shallots, per lb., is j 
— _’ green, per bunch; 4d 
Spinach, per sieve, 2s to 2s 6d 
Notices to Correspondents. 
Bacx Numperrs oF THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE.— We are so 
often applied to for particular Numbers of the Gardeners 
Chronicle, to complete sets, and so many are now out of print, 
that we think it will save all parties trouble if we publish a list 
of the Numbers which may sti! subscriber who 
‘will forward to our publisher Post-office stamps, equivalent in 
value to as many Numbers as are required, shall have them 
sent. Those Subscribers who are very anxious to complete 
their sets should write at once, as we have very few copies of 
some of the Numbers. 
1841:—1, 6, 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 
30,31, 32, 34, 49, 
1842 :—4, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 48, 
50, 51, 52. 
1843 :—1, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16,17, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 
24, 25, 26,27, 28, 20, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34. 
One shilling each will be given for Nos. 13 and 14, for 1842. 
CorRESPONDENTS.—H. W. Humphreys, Lacon, A. G., C. Thomas, 
and several more, received with thanks. 
Manurss.—S. C.—Paper-shavings cannot be used as manure 
unless they are thoroughly rotted, which is difficult. One wa) 
is to throw them into a cesspool, the contents of which are to 
be employed on your land. ich is perhaps.quite as well, 
you may burn them, and take care of their ashes.——C. B.— 
Water in which charcoal has been thrown, to keep the water 
sweet, has no effect either good or bad. on plants. 4 
Heatine.—J. M,—It is not necessary for the return-pipe to enter 
the boiler under the flow-pipe. is required is that the 
return-pipe should enter the boiler-as near the bottom as pos- 
sible. We recommend the tank-system to you by all means. 
—Amateur.—Some of the troughs in the Horticultural Garden 
are old flues, with the inside rendered water-tight by means of 
cement; others are composed of hard-burnt semi-cylindrical 
drain-bricks, covered with flue-tiles. Ashes arethrown on the 
top of the tiles.——Ignoramus,—An Arnott stove may be used 
for heating so small a house as you speak of. All you have to 
do is to keep a large open pan of water on it, to moisten the 
atmosphere, and to wet the ashes before they are raked out, so 
as to destroy the dust which renders such stoves a nuisance. 
‘You may conduct ipe through the house, but in that case 
you must see that its joints are quite tight, so that no gas can 
escape; we however doubt whether it will be necessary in so 
small a house. 
CuRVILINEAR Roors.—A Subscriber.—The glazing ribs of the 
large conservatory in the Horticultural Gardens are of rolled 
The expansion and contraction are so trifling as to cause 
no breakage. It is glazed with sheet glass. Inaconservatory 
36 feet long and 16 feet wide, the height of the back wall may 
be 13 or 14 feet. Of course this is regulated by the height of 
the front wall. 
Lawns.—An Irish Subscriber's lawn may be laid down with 1 Ib. 
Avena flavescens, 5Jbs. Cynosurus cristatus, 3 lbs. Festuca duri- 
uscula, 21bs. Festuca tenuifolia, 181bs. Lolium perenne tenue, 
3 lbs. Poa nemoralis, 6 lbs. ite Clover, 21lbs. Small Yellow 
Clover, per acre, if his land is light; if heavy, he must leave 
out Avena flavescens, and increase his Cynosurus cristatus. 
This will give the finest of all turf; to be kept constantly mowed. 
Prve-pLants,—A Young Pine Grower.—In a bark bed, 26 feet by 
8, you may keep up a Succession, and fruit 30 Pine-Apple plants, 
the sorts being chiefly Queens, with some Black Jamaicas.|| 
Vines.—Z. M.—That your Vines are bearing very large bunches 
is owing to that abundance of foliage the look of which you 
dislike, We should do nothing but. stop the'shoots till the 
fruit is gathered. We, however, send you the answer of a 
practical Grape-grower, for your better guidance. ‘* All the 
shoots on the Vines in question should now be stopped; but 
0 much crowded, a little regularity may be 
i deprive the 
Vines of much foliage at any one time or place.’’ 
Srrawperrius.—W. S. D. 
berry covet shade?”’ and states that he had some runners put 
Irom@a Learit.—W. C.—This plant will not succeed well in a 
temperature much lower than 60°. It requires a soil consisting 
of loam and dung, with the addition of a little peat. 1t will 
not flower freely, however, except when planted out in the open 
border. + 
Roses.—W. C.—The following will answer your purpose, viz.— 
Amie Vibert, Noisette, Corymbiflora, Juan Desprez, Triomphe 
de Plantier, Madame Desprez, Bourbon, Phoenix. We know of 
no yellow Rose sufficiently hardy. 
Pruarconiums.—C. E.7.—The bottom leaves of your Pelargo- 
pping off, seem to indicate an 
Fanny Irby; 
man’s Isabella, Nulli 
secundus, Green’s Queen Victoria, Kirtland’s Mrs. Annesley, 
and Queen Victoria, Orson’s Queen Adelaide. * 
sand, and place them ina shady situation until they strike root.¢ 
—D. B.—We are not acquainted with the variety you have 
sent a bloom of. * i 
Vioners.—J. D.—The Neapolitan, Russian, Tree Violet, and 
Double Blue, with a white variety, are those usually cultivated 
about London. We are uot aware of any other good kinds.+ 
PLantTs.— .— For autumnal Greenhouse Roses, take 
Boucére, Triomphe de Luxembourg, Noisette Lamarque, Jaune 
Desprez, Mirande, Caroline. For trailing evergreen plants on 
rockwork. Ih: érberis i inca minor, 
Arbutus uva ursi, Cotoneaster microphylla, Lberis sempervirens, 
Genista triquetra, Juniperus prostrata. For Aquatics in a 
imnécharis H tii, A ton distachyon, 
Calidium bicolor, Nymphzea czerdlea, Pontedéria aztirea. J 
Lerruces.—Ignoramus:—It is more likely to be the cold wet 
ground that produces the rot among your Silesian Lettuces 
than Guano; unless, indeed, the latter has been making them 
grow too fast, and thenany other manure would have produced 
the same effect. 
Werns.—S. C.—You may keep down weeds on a gravel walk by 
strong doses of common salt; but it becomes necessary to 
repeat the salt from time to time. Much the best remedy, 
however, is to pick them out as they spring up. 
Lanourrrs.—A Gardener's Friend.—It is impossible to state 
may require, unless one is ac 
quantity and kinds of vegetables required, the number of per- 
supplied, and the time when su 
one hour for dinner ; the tii i 
summer, and from daylight until dark in winter, and generally 
there is some remuneration given to the person who looks after 
in question. 
Farm Larourrrs.—The subject of the letter of the Wife of a 
Subscriber had not escaped our attention, when we were con- 
sidering the means of improving the condition of the agricul- 
tural labourer. We will take an early opportunity of giving 
ovr opinion on early and improvident marriages at some length, 
in a leading article. M. 
Insecrs.— 7. P.—Of all the means proposed for killing the scale 
on Pines, the most effectual is exposing them to steam at a 
high temperature. The only difficulty is to regulate the heat 
so as to avoid killing the plants. Ifsteam is applied it is better 
to invert the plants. If the latter are very foul they are hardly 
worth keeping.——S. D.—Sceva basteata is the fly which you 
find so abundant in the conservatory. It is common every- 
We cannot recommend you 
it be full grown. If you refer to page 59 of a little work called 
“Insect: Architecture,” you will find a detailed account of this 
Bee, which will interest you. We recommend you toleave the 
Bees in the roof of your Apple-house alone ; if you attempt to 
inclose them in the way you suggest, we should fear you would 
we suppose to be that of Tipula oleracea, the common Daddys 
ich i so abundant in every direction. 1 
have been using) or lime-water have no effect in Eee tlead 
this destructive grub, we think you may do much towards di- 
minishing the nuisance by turning your soil up as winter comes. 
on, and then by hand-picking secure as many as fon sats 
letting the birds and frosthelp youalso, and they will dozau 
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