THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE, 
665 
meet the comand) good Queens are sel ing at from, 3s, to 5s. 
perlb. Black Hamburgh and Muscat of Alexandria Grapes are 
very ey areiewlesly the former, and bring from 2s, to 4s, 
per Ib. Plums we noticed the Golden Drop, Gahan» and 
Damson; chen latter are very abundant, and brin; 2s. to 38, 
per sieve. Peaches and Nectarines, of excellent sani: realise 
nearly the same prices as last week. Figs continue plentiful, 
and bring from 2s, to 4s. per bee Filberts are also very 
abundant, and are offered at from 30s. to. aney per 100 Ibs. 
Apples and ie, are plentiful. 
w 
ant, and bring 
natoaa' ate" excellent, and aNine from te 
83s. 6d. per halt” sieve. Carrots are very small, and giitanions 
Endive is selling at from 1s. to 1s. 6d. per score. Shallots bring 
from 6d. to gd. per 1b. Among Cut Flowers were :—Erica 
mammosa and triceps, Agapanthus umbellatus, ‘Aaa yllis guttata, 
Plumbago capensis, Gardenia radicans, China and verbenan! 
Roses, A a Pocaze cn inEy China Asters, Verbenas, 
Pinks, and Carnatio: 
ES, Strgnois, September 28, 1843. FRUIT: 
ort 
PRI 
Bine Apples per 1b.» 
Grapes, h 10 ds eran aan O76 
© 100,78 t 
Cucumbers, per brace, Gato 1s 
Gherkins, per 1000, 5s to 7s 
e Green Gajsteums, ue 100, iM ae 2 Qe 
Melons, each, 18 to Red 
tch, bach 1s to 2s 6d Almonds, per peck, 
Plutis, we punnet, Ueto Sweet Almonds, per] Ib, 6 
Golden Drop, per pun. 14 to 2¢ | Nuts, per bushel 
r punnet, Ist — Brazil, 162 
sls 6d eked aes) Baroelons, 228 to 248 
Busts. 26 Od to 6s Oa — Cob. 
Filberts, English, loolbs., 40¢ to 552 
8Viy Bs tf 
3 vy te od to ae 6a, 
er bush. 9s 6d to 4 
1» 28 to BS 
id to Bs)” 
EGET. 
As ca tods = 08. 
os 
= 
¢ 
# 
3. 
Roe2 
&, 
juts, Green, 
mal Salads, per punnet, 2d 
Sweet Basil, per doz. bun hes, 20.t0 8 
Wacerereas: er m. bun. 3d to 4d 
arsley, per half seve, ris 
Vegetable Marrows" per dos, 6d to: Te 
Turnips, per doz, bunches, Is to 
Red Beet, per doz 
Horse Radish, per! Baaaley te tobe 
Radish, spring, p. doz. hands, 6d to 1s ragon, per bun. 2d to 3d 
cs turnip, P. do: 7 bunch, eet Fennel, per doz. vane 25 to ie 
aS Lg 
‘Nolioes lo oiaenaaw, 
will fix ammonia, if in fine powder, 
and provided the manure to which it is applied is kept moist, 
applied, notwithstanding 
The Kentish farmers chop them into 
—Govyn.— 
their not being rotted, 
e them no other preparation. The 
rags depends on their slow but gradual 
decay when in the soil. All analyses are troublesome, and 
that of peat no less so than others ; tae had better pay a good 
chemist his fee, and get him to do it for you; it is much the 
cheapest plan. For the detail of the manner of proceeding 
you may consult Johnson's ‘* Agricultural Chemistry,” which 
contains leng and full directions; short ones are useless. 
HEATING.—. .—Such dips as you describe may be effected 
with povnealer arrangements, y are always better 
nd are wholly inapplicable to the tank system of 
*You should consult Mr. Ainger": Bercenent papers on 
ers in our volume for 1841. ¥. S.— 
that a leading article Ae day will give you ae information you 
desire. We know of no cheaper mode of constructin; 
with bottom-hi Ley: Homeware 
Four-inch walls ue eh, but nine-inch are better. If 
e, you can employ hot-water ple 
in addition, for heating the at but if the pits are only to b 
used for the purpose you name, it seems hardly necessary. 
Vines in Pors.—J. H.—Plants grow better in compost fresh 
from the heap than in that which has been in pots for any 
length of time ; therefore you willdo better to shift your Vines 
on the approach of spring than in the autumn. || ——Merlin.— 
By plunging the pots in garden-soil during winter the drainage 
will become completely stopped, and it independent of frost, 
will cause many of the roots of your Vines to perish. They 
should bekeptin cool vinery; or if this accommodation cannot 
be afforded, they may be p! bricks beneath a narrow 
great value of the 
temporary shade: the pots pene surrounded with dry litter to 
protect them m fr ‘ost, 
. and modify sudden changes of tempera- 
riber. = Where the Pies Hamburgh 
——Ignor a ah 
Ss many uate 
In future it, will be 
‘oliage, Sues 
the constitution of the Vines will be impatre. |— 
variety, in addition to the Black Hamburgh and W! ite ‘sweet- 
water may be either the White or Black ir ontignan, according 
to your preference as regards the colour.) 
Yonstant Reader,—This plant 
will flourish best in a warm humid atmosphere. It requi: 
soil consuting of peat, leaf-mould, and sand, and euneTay be 
ded to with water; the temperature should not be 
below 
geen iss Wintle.—In all probability a Seed supply 
of water is the cause pus os blooms dropping o! 
yeh seed dry nie next soning) 
plenty of light. 
Ann —J. D.—The cause oe eee ie some of pour Annuals 
is ftats being sown at an improper season. Othe uch as 
Rho danthe pisae ea) Glintonia paretelle and elegans and 
ch better if they be sown in shallow 
pans, in the month of ebruary and put ae a cool oe where 
If you 
Bott with the others eee 
' , ies season be fave outee you may 
treat them in this way, a 
possibly masee witht aeioy + 
Rasrserrizs.—Govyn.—Do not on any account cut down your 
new Raspberry shoots for euey ore what will produce your 
ef pep next year. Itis, however, a good practice to ar them 
in September, vseehiee the buds Seeiiieh: are to bear fruit next 
ui r become: strengthened. In the winter, or now if you like, 
cut out the old canes penieh are done with. 
Straweernins.— Fragaria, — Three varieties, early, medium 
Season, and late, may be = Keen’ 's Seedling, old Pine, and Elton. 
The ole Scarlet is the earliest of all, but is rather ashy bearer. 
Pracnus.—W.L.—Having space for five trees on_ your east 
aspect wall, you may plant the Noblesse, Malta, Bellegarde, 
and Royal Charlotte Peaches, and the Violette Hative Necta- 
rine, Three trees for your south aspect may consist of the 
Gross Mignonne Peachy and the Violette Hative and Elruge 
Nectarines. || 
Rrs.—W, L.—Six good keeping dessert Lala are these 
Hacon’s Tocom, mparable, Winter Nelis, ate ‘Motareli 
Glout Morcean, Geese Colmar, and Beurré Rance. || 
PLums.—M. D. our Plum is the Queen other. The cause 
of its cracking is is owing to some derangement in the flow of 
sap. This in standard trees is general saokeioned. by vicissi- 
tudes of wet and drought; but in wall vies ee is Woe occur 
Insscrs.—R. ‘eby, "Tunthe larva you sent us som what 
esembli: fe Wwitew rm, hat of a dipterousinsect. It is 
probably the larva of Thereva plebei: com ly. Little 
be known of its MetOny 5 but as it is supposed to be 
a vegetable feedes you will do well to destroy as many of the 
larva as you can find.——E. L—The grubs you find boring 
underneath ‘the bark of your hs trees near the roots we have 
we cannot say what species 
g for Reornation: Wherever from the 
appearance of the bark the grubs show themselves, we advise 
ou to remove the bark, as you will find it loose, and take out 
and destroy the grubs. ee ne appears to be the 
est remedy.——J. D. and Co.—The beetle you forwarded to 
us is called Otiorhynchus sulcatus. The i injury it does in the 
grub-state to your young Rhododendrons, eating the bark off 
must search well your Rhododendrons, and look 
well under all stores of ers leaves or paubighs ihich may be 
laying on the Pound —The Cater- 
pillars you find oaery i njurious to the y yaa Firs in your 
DIaRtALOnE) are mee of one of the Saw-flies, and we think they 
belong to Lophyrus rufus. This insect is known on the Conti- 
nent to do very great injury to the Fir-tribe, foe the usual reme- 
dies pointed out for its destruction, are the shaking the Caterpil- 
Jars eee ee ue destroying all that fall onthe ETOUE nd, and 
the removing of the moss and dead leaves collected at the roots 
of the trees, nih will be found to contain quantities of the 
insect in the pupa state, The moss and leaves should be 
burned. S. 
TRANSPLANTING.—Peter.—If you eae remove your trees now, 
take them up carefully and replant 
taking care that their rootsare kept Theise inthe interval. Let 
them be thoroughly watered on planting ; and afterwards suffi- 
ciently supplied, if the state of the weather render such 
attention necessary.t 
PIRACIES.—, —The article on the Melon in the Dundee paper, 
and some Oe is Ricoaae:* from the Gardeners’ Chronicle. 
freely. 
er, an ink we must have acknowledged it. 
he plunder committed b; © newspapers is most disgrace- 
fultothem, We believe stat the etsand on which they defend 
themselves is that they it afford t eb which is the 
excuse ot pickp: geet: leR Waynes rena all h_worthies. 
—An Maid’s seeds are from some Indian Botanic Garden, 
and not ee Affghanistan, as she has been informed. 
all require a stove, and must be raised in strong bottom-heat. 
If sown now they are more likely to grow, but then the seed- 
lings will probably be lost in winter. Upon the whole, it is 
better to take the chance of their succeeding nex' 
nae. are of utiles value.—A Constant Reader.—We would not 
xpose our Pines to the smell of paint, if we ecules avoid it ; 
nev ertheless, lo not CONN very serious mischief, 
for it. —_W. Philil ertias ey flora isa 
and those who ) deny it do not know what 
they talk about.——A Journeyman.—Provide yourself with a 
not much matter which, a dictionary, and a 
a will be provided with the means of 
beginning to learn Latin. The latter will be a good exercise 
for translating, &c.——_G. W.—We cannot judge of the merit 
of your Salvia; so much depends on management. The flowers 
are not larger ‘than we have occasionally seen them when the 
plant is well grown.—. cannot advise you as to 
disposing of your crops. You must o the nearest 
narket.——Tome.—Sophronitis pterocarpa, pela —Cassia 
chinensis ; a Greenhouse shrub, propagated by cuttings of the 
tie wood. It isnot much worth cultivating. —. 
1, apparently White Clover ; 2, Cerastium tomentosum ; 
Achillea ptarmica, with dou uble flowers. There is no reason 
why the seed of the Shamrock should not ripen, unless it 
sould! run excessively by the root, in which case it is very 
likely to be barren. We presume you regard the ee to 
be the Bitollant repens, but the real Shamrock is the Oxalis 
Acetosella.—. evaua.—The plant is a Gloxinia, new to 
our gardens ; nak it has no beauty, Pads not worth cultivation, 
If you wish to have its real name determined you must send 
some uncrushed flowers.——. cannot volunteer in your 
As one advertisement you ywould have to pay abont 5s.— 
—Georgina.—The models of Pekin Peaches are not authentic, 
It is, ieweveks true that this fruit grows at Pekin to an extra- 
ee ee and weight. would do very well with us 
if we ld get them.——. amnnere is a good receipt for 
meomateea at p. 697 for ae sonly abs. of salt are misprinted for 
4 0z,— W. H.—Your is the Brunswick. It may be forced ; 
but it is more apt to niep fruit pr Suny than the Brown 
Turkey, and other short-necked eu gente ie Pears were too 
ur.—It is the peatleeuien variety 
Pt a trifoliata.—— A Con. 
now.——A. D.—Aspidium loba. 
muphocbin cyparissias, Mentha Paeue 
Erigeron acre, Trifolium repen: 
. P. I.—Malv: peat ey Psoralea bitumi i 
fate and taxifolia, Acacia linearis, and an 
gue em} 
xyanthus st 
some kind, but so shrivelled up, that it is not easy Le say 
of what species, We have named them this time, but w 
to rel y' r advertisement at p. 592, relating te this 
subject. — Racca Botanical Dictio 
plant in the two back ee 0 froiting-plants $ in the next two 
i andin 2 feet along the front a 
sufficient quantity of crowns and suckers can be nurs ed, aay 
more than 30, in case of accidents.|—A Devonian.—No. 
Passe Colmar ; 3, Beurré de Capiaumont: not certain as to ane 
names of the other two ll 
cine HOR 
Sean 
VerBenas.—J. Vi 
only novelty appears to be No. 1, which is of a rich plum- 
colour, and dies of arich blue: the once seedlings, aubdet Eur 
flowers, do not differ trom sorts already out.—J. re 
Your Fascination is a brilliant scarlet, but it does not garBeee 
other varieties. 
Pansigs.—The se 
respects the flower has good properties—it is round, the petals 
large, of good suudtance; and in good proportion; the side- 
petals meet well above the eye aa aes shield perfect ; bey 
colour of the top-petals, and t ‘oad margin of the 
spary.—Your seedling pee Lady Antrobus, 
white, mottled with lilac, is a flower f good substance, and 
ate general ath and will prove a desirable and useful 
‘ia possesses good ee wes is rather defi- 
+ atl is large, distinct in colour, orange buff, and 
will be ‘ useful slower) ina sokequen: mane Co ede our 
seedlin, lower “ the 
petals are ae a cil shape (a little Sibby) and well arranged ; 
NEWS OF OF “THE WEEK. 
Her Maszsry’s progress through Belgium, and her 
return to Windsor on Thursday, after a flying visit to 
some of the most interesting cities in Northern Europe, 
will be found recorded in detail in our general account of 
the Excursion. The reception given to her Majesty by 
the Belgian people, and particularly by the citizens of the 
ancient seats of European commerce, was at once 
gratifying and honourable to both countries. The details 
of the visit to Bruges, more especially, will be read with 
interest ; nothing can be imagined more picturesque than 
the welcome given to our Sovereign by that fine old 
capital of the merchant Princes of the middle ages. 
From France we learn that several political arrests 
were made last week among the lower classes in the 
capital, and that papers have been discovered which prove 
the existence of a secret society among the idlest and 
most dangerous portion of the people. The Republican 
party are beginning to show their opposition to the arm- 
ing of the fortifications of pit beer are now so far 
advanced that the idered inde- 
pendent of their hostility. The. polo Guards at a 
review last week made a public demonstration against 
the and the Republi of Nantes have pub- 
lished a protest to the same effect. The Minister of 
Marine, notwithstanding the clamour raised at his. sup- 
ai ase reduction of the fleet in compliance with the views 
of England, has issued a report stating that he needs a 
supplement of 15 millions of francs to his Budget, 
in order to meet the charges of an extra force of 
armed vessels, and to defray the expense of the 
mission to China.—The accounts from Spain announce 
a fresh» complication of parties and of interests ; 
the adherents of Espartero having entered into a com- 
promise with those of the Infante Don Francisco for 
the purpose of supporting the marriage of his son with 
Queen Isabella, and of demandiug the Central Junta. 
The Government, however, beset by difficulties on al] 
sides, have issued a manifesto, stating their objections to 
a Central Junta, and praying the nation to await the 
opening of the Cortes. At Barcelona both parties are 
inactive, and apparently await the arrival of reinforce- 
ments. Two commanders of the Government troops have 
joined the insurgents, and the neighbouring garrisons have 
sent in their adhesion to the Junta. The city is still 
closely blockaded, but a large force is collecting through- 
out Catalonia to march to the assistance of the insurgents. 
The insecurity of the Gover! nment is daily becoming more 
evident, and it is currently rumoured in Madrid that 
they have appealed to the intervention of France.—The 
state of Italy continues to give rise to much uneasiness 3 
the revolutionary movement has spread to the streets of 
Rome and Naples, in which seditious proclamations have 
been distributed in open day. The insurgents have 
formed themselves into armed bands, and are still masters 
of the frontier passes. Several arrests, however, have 
taken place, and the absence of a competent leader must 
ultimately produce the failure of the insurrection. 
Wome News. 
Court.—The ‘Queen and Prince Albert arrived at 
Woolwich on Thursday morning, on their return from 
i having embarked in the Royal yacht at Antwerp 
pet iar evening. Her Majesty and the Prince 
proceeded from W: oolwich to the Great Western Railway, 
and from thence by a special train to Windsor Castle. 
The Princesses also arrived at the Castle from Brighton 
on Thursday afternoon. The Prince of Wales will not 
return to Windsor until the beginning of next month; the 
health of his Royal Highness has considerably improved 
during his stay at the Pavilion. The Prince and Princess 
Hohenloe Langenburg have arrived at Frogmore on a 
visit to the Duchess of Kent. Her Majesty the Queen 
Dowager continues in the enjoyment of excellent health, 
and takes daily exercise in the neighbourhood of Witley 
Court, paying occasional visits to the nobility and gentry 
of the western part of Worcestershire. 
Her Majesty's Visit to Belgium—Our account of her 
Majesty’s excursion last week, came down to Thursday 
night, and concluded the festivities at Ostend. On Friday 
morning the royal party visited Bruges, the venerable seat 
of the merchant princes of the middle ages, the abode of 
the Counts of Flanders, and the regal residence of the 
Dukes of Burgundy. This fine old city once more ap- 
peared in her pristine glory, and the efforts of the inha- 
bitants to do honour to the occasion pr roduced a spectacle 
which, for beauty, pomp, and dramatic effect, has rarely 
