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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
[Nov. 25, 
aper. 
GARDEN MEMORANDA. 
Chandlers Nursery, Vauahall.—Chrysanthemums are particn- 
larly valuable on account of their flowering at this season of the 
year, when there is little else in bloom; without them the Con- 
servatory or Greenhouse would now be comparatively dull and 
uninteresting. These within the last few years have made rapid 
advancement towards that perfection which constitutes a fiorists’ 
flower, and every succeeding year a 
fine bank of them is now in full bloom in a house at 
. Chandler and Son’s Nursery, Vauxhall. The rich 
purple, yellow, and white flowers, here and there intermixed with 
brown and orange, make a gay and imposing effect. Among 
hem were many new varieties, of which we shall mention the 
following : i 
oratio, a 
bright rosy purple; the flowers are large and showy, flat, and 
rown, a very distinct variety; the flowers never show the 
disk, and are large and showy. Julius Cesar has large dull 
crimson blossoms, but shows the eye when fully expanded, 
David is a bright yellow, with a dwarf bushy 
are middle-sized ; it is one of the best yellows, anda very prolific 
bloomer, i 
tobata, 
considerably resembles Flechier, but is darker, and and is very 
ff-col " 
cipally filled with young Camellias, which, from their finely-swelled 
flower-buds, indicated abundance of bloom. Those in the large 
Nia-h were d with buds; their foliage was of 
a deep healthy green, and they will no doubt produce an interest- 
ing effect when in bloom. 
Mebietos. 
Florists’ Journal, Nos. XLVI., XLVII., XLVIII. 
Ad 
ard. 
We have frequently thought, in looking over various 
Numbers of this little periodical, that some of the matters 
upon which it touches are not so generally useful as they 
might be, and may, indeed, be considered beyond the 
range of subjects expected from a publication of its nature. 
For instance, the space devoted to Orchidacee we consider 
to be so occupied, to the exclusion of subjects that come 
more immediately home to the greater number of sub- 
seribers. The work is, however, well conducted, and the 
articles sensibly written ; the Numbers under review con- 
tain useful and interesting papers, supplied by experienced 
men. The embellishments are good. 
Sertum Plantarum ; or, Drawings and Descriptions of 
Rare or Undescribed Plants from the Author’s Herba. 
rium. By H. B. Fielding and George Gardner. Part I. 
8vo. Bailliere. 
Tuts is a work on the plan of Hooker’s Icone3, and, like 
that book, consists of black outlines of plants, executed in 
lithography, and accompanied by descriptive letter-press, 
It will be very acceptable to systematic Botanists, to whom 
such books have become indispensable, and we trust it will 
be continued beyond the four parts now announced. Mr, 
Fielding has a noble herbarium, and is a man of fortune ; 
he has therefore all the means of rendering himself useful 
to the great mass of scientific men who are otherwise cir- 
cumstanced, and we trust he will secure for himself a niche 
by the side of the Humboldts and Delesserts, who have in 
the same way so greatly contributed to the solid progress 
of Botany. 
A Treatise on the Culture of the Pine Apple. 
Thomas Torbron. 
‘Wuen we say that the Author of this pamphlet demands 
5s. for as much matter as occupies about two of our 
columns, the price of which is one farthing; that the book 
does not contain a single new view of the cultivation of the 
Pine ; and that the directions it does contain are so con- 
fused as to be barely intelligible, we have stated quite 
as much as is called for by such a production. 
a, a 
clean them, ‘‘as they are 
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bia eof our best gardeners are not aware of the 
Poedtivg gleaning the scale, &c. on the Pine; and I 
ason : that they grow their plants so well that 
led with insects on them; and seeing some 
Wl brethren always at war with these pests, 
ee from their attacks, they conclude there 
when a good Pine-grower is in 
to look over authorities for 
nts, the chances are that he 
ed, the process 
is highly beneficial to the plants, whether they are affected with 
menting state, and to turn it once a da‘ 
to the Pine, rather the other way, but it is instant death to ar 
other plant in leaf, and to soft-wooded plants also. Nothing is 
more congenial to the Vine when it is first forced thana medium 
temperature, kept up by fermenting horsedung, and no doubt 
the ammoniacal gas evolved in the process is equally beneficial 
in killing any insects that may be on the Vine. Sir Hum. 
Davy says this gas is instant death to all insects whatever; and 
this may be true when rightly applied ; but that from horsedung 
or from short Grass, which is still more oppressive to our 
feelings, is not the least injurious to the woodlice in the strongest 
doses we can apply. Tobacco-smoke kills the green-fly, sulphur 
the red spider, and ammoniacal gas the scale on the Pine-apple ; 
and it is the opinion of scientific men and of practitioners too, 
that some gas, smoke, or vapour will ultimately be foun 
the true and easiest way of getting rid of all insects whatever, 
i e cleared of these 
insects at this season by exposing them to similar trials. 
forthcoming books advertised for this purpose. A gen 
connected with the fruit-trade tells me 
noted for Pine-growing ; but he thinks, from preparations now in 
progress, we shall some ebrated for our fine Pines as 
Wwe now are for our success with Cucumbers. 
a successful attempt to put up a tank for Pines after some 
plan in the Chronicle, but could not give me any particulars ; will 
some reader be good enough to give me these particulars, that 1 
may make use of them in this Calendar, without referring to 
names, of course? Any accounts of this sort will be as suitable 
for my purpose, and as useful to the public, as anything I can 
say on Pine culture in winter. 
Vivery.—This is about the usual time to begin to force the 
earliest house ; a week or so, however, earlier or later, does not 
make much difference. Next week I hope to be able to advance 
ing Grapes ; 
time to get rid of them, by the good old method of steaming the 
house with fresh horse-dung, to which I have alluded above. 
At page 74 of the ‘ Gardener’s Almanack,” for next year, 
Mr. Johnson very properly cautions his readers against the 
deleterious effect of the salts of ammonia, ‘for they are most 
powerful agents, and capable of being destructive as well a: 
salutary.”” i -w Almanack is by far the most scientific, the 
most useful, and the cheapest that ever has been published, 
Regarding late Grapes, all I shall say this week is, that I have 
planted three reputed varieties of the Black St. Peter, the best 
of all winter Grapes, and as soon as I prove them I shall make 
known the difference, if any. 
Pracn-nouse.—Where one house only is devoted to forcing 
Peaches, it is yet too soon to begin to force it, as the crop would 
be over time before those on the open wall would be ready 
succession, if that is any great object. To have them by the 
middle of May, it is best to begin them about this time, or next 
week, as you will have more time to bring them on very gently ; 
course there need be no fires for the first fortnight, only the 
house kept close, with air in the middle of the day, if the sun is 
out strong; but some gardeners keep them quite close till they 
perceive the buds beginning to swell, and probably this is as 
good as giving air at this stage. Some sort of covering should 
be placed over the border to throw off the wet; and those roots 
inside would be much benefited by tepid water, and to have the 
surface of the borders stirred up with a fork. 
ASPARAGUS, SEAKALE, AND RuuBARB.— The only thing 
necessary to remind you here is to have beds of these in 
readiness to succeed those now in use, and never to apply strong 
heat to them. 
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Out-door Department. 
If you have any more Cauliflowers or Cape Brocoli, if only 
three or four inches round, turn them into a cold pit, placing 
their roots in some light rich soil; they will swell off and come 
in very useful in the dead of winter, and you can always throw 
some straw or other additional covering over them, in hard 
frosty weather, How nl preserve your 
in pots through the winter? You re 
been said lately in a leading article respecting their roots being 
so much injured by frost, and rest assured this is the cause of | 
nine-tenths of the failures you read about. If nothing better 
offers have the pots plunged ina dry border, ready to have straw 
or some other dry covering laid over them in frosty weather. 
Fics ANp Vinrs 1N Pors.—You almost always see some of 
these lying out in winter, behind walls, &c., quite exposed; but 
winter; something, however ‘ely be done for them, ii 
only to turn them out of the pots and plunge their balls in rotten 
tan, peat, or indeed in any light, sandy soil, with some leaves or 
straw thrown over the whole, 
IIl.—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
In-door Department. 
Srove.—For the next six weeks, at least if the thermometer 
stands above 55° in the morning, you are safe enough with a 
&eneral collection of stove plants. Mr. Johnson has some excel- 
jent remarks in his Almanack on the subject of night temperature, 
low temperature in the dead of w 
water which will suffice for the plants at this time, i 
Strawberry plants | 
collect, of course, what has | 
The shoots of the different winter- growing Tropeolums will also 
require attention to training, otherwise they are very liable to get 
confused, if not broken altogether. Tropz 
as mentioned last week by Mr. Brander, of Dalrey, is, indeed, 
a clay subsoil, in Herefordshire. 
T hardly 
State of the Weather near London for the week ending Nov. 92, 1848, as 
observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
|___ Banomernn. 
Nov: a ese 
Friday 17 
Saturday 18 
Sunday 19 | 52 
Monday 20 29.512 | 51 
‘Tuesday 21 29.500 | 67 
Wednesday 22 87 
Thursday} 23 | 29.563 55 
5 densely clouded; heavy 
2, 8, p M., shower, partly hail; clear, 
‘ain in the evening; very boisterous during 
age | 2 
37. Frosty ha 
16. Fines Ii 
ightly cloude 
19. Clear ; white cloud 
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me; windy, with strata of white clouds; clear. 
ercast ; cloudy ; boisterous at night, 
22, Hazy flying clouds; mild; densely overcast; constant heavy rain 
at night. 
23. Thickly overcast ; rain; clear; frosty at night. 
Mean temperatureof the week 3° above the average, 
State of the Weather at Chis: 
Week end 
i the last 17 years, for the ensuing 
mber 2, 1843. 
No. ot 
Aver. | Aver. 7, * 
Noy. [Highest] Lowest | Mean] Years in| quantity | 
Temp. | Temp. ea di i 
ena. | of Rain, 2 
Sun. 
Mon. 
Tues. 2 
8 
Wed. 29 
Thurs.30 
Dee. 
Pri. 1 | 50.7 
Sat. 2 | 46.0 | 
“The highest temperature 
the lowest on the 28thfNoy.’and 
REPORT ON COVEN’ 
For the Week ending Nov. 24, 1843, 
Tue supply of both Fruit and Vegetables has been well kept up 
during the week, but the market continues to be very dull, as is 
generally the case about this time of the year. Pines are plen- 
tiful, and of good quality ; these consist of Queens, Black Antigua, 
B Jamaica, Providence, and Enville. Among Grapes are 
some good Black Hamburghs, and there is also a good supply of 
Foreign Grapes in the market 
same prices as last week. Some excellent Ribstone Pippins have 
in 1828—thermom. 68°; and 
ermometer 22 
IN MARKET, 
e seen ver 
Cabbages and Bro- 
d quality are abundant. Turnips and Carrots are also 
good and sufficient to meet the demand. 
ww Cardoons have been brought to the market 
during the week, but are very small; they are selling at from 1s- 
to 1s. 6d. each. Cut Flowers chiefly consis rica gracilis, 
acuminata longiflora, hyemalis, and caffra; Lechenaultia for- 
mosa, Gardenia radicans, Cypripedium insigne, Pimelea hispida, 
yhr: a , Camellias, P i Primuias, Fuchsias, 
China and Perpetual Roses. 
RICES, Saronvay, November 25, 1843.—FRUITS :— 
er 1b., 3s 6d to 78 I i 
0 8S 
Almonds, per peck, 6s 
Port e Sweet Almonds, per Ib-, 2s 6d to 3 
Melons, Spanish, each, 1s 6d to 38 Nuts, Spanish, per bushel, 16s 
— Brazil, 166 
Oranges, per dozen 
— per 10 
Lemons, per doz. 1s to 28 
— _ per 100,63 to 14s 
Pomegranates, per doz., 38 to Gs 
Green Capsicums, per 100, 19:to'2s 
VEGETABLES. 
Onions, Spanish, per doz,, 1s 6d to 5¢ 
— pickling, p-hf.-sv., 3s 6d to4s 6d 
10 Bd 
‘oli, per bundle, 6d to 18 6d 
Brussels’ Sprouts, per hf,-sy., ls to 2¢ 
A ®) per doz,, 6d to 1s 
Greens, per doz. 15 Gd to 2s 6d 
Cauliflowers, per dozen, 1s to 4s 
Potatoes, per ton, 40s to 75s 
— Per cwt., 28 10 ds 
6d to 286d 
sh., 2 to 26 Gd 
sto 25 
Shallots, per 
Chilis, per 100, 1s to 2s 
Lettuce, Cabb., p. score, Gd to 1s 
— " Cos, per score, 6d to 1s 
Celery, per bun. 6d to 2s 
pottle, 1s Gd togs 
shel, shelled, 16s to 248 
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| Onions, Spring p. doz. beh., 2 to's 
— ‘Large, péx bushel, 2s to 28 
| Notices to Correspondents. 5 
CoMMUNICATIONS from the following CorresponpENTs are in 
| type, and are only waiting till room can be found for them :— 
| B. Maund, Bromsgrove, J. Lh., Totty, P. Neill, J. Wighton, 
| Atlas, A Practical Man, J. F. M'EBlroy, Peter Mackenzie, Tyr, 
| and Faeile, 
| Booxs.—H. 7. 
A, B.—Parnell’s ‘British Grasses”? is the book 
| ——J. Wood.—Dix’s Treatise on ‘ Land Sunyevintg » is cheap, 
| and an excellent book for a beginner,— ee! 
blication would have no sale in this country. Cereus pete 
is a white-flowered Brazilian species. Dyckia rariflora is 
pretty orange-flowered stove Bromeliaccous plant, 
