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surface, and if one part fails another may suceced ; whereas if youlose | AZALEAS —An Old Subscriber.—These may be struck from cut. blackened b; i i 
d o y succet k ALE. s . k fr y frost. +—-G. P.—There is no improvernent upo! 
the part with the eye of Dahlia-roots all is lost, and so with the tings of the less than half-ripe wood, if you have skill in the art he old Bass mats that we know of. pay ete liase 
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See zarres: Puxley’s Prince Albert, Cartwright’'s Rainbow, Ely’s Marie Louise; 5, probably Beurré Rance; 6, Louise Bone 0! 
Lord Milton. Pink and Purple Bizarres: Strong’s Linneeus, Jersey.|| No. 7 seems to be some Cunoniaceous plant, but it 
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Salvia patens, Commelinas, and such-like plants. But I presume 1| _ of striking. clus caracalla is an old plant, well known, but we scarcely 
we said gh to induce per: join in solving this question. | Daniias.—A. B. C.—We recommend you Phenomenon, Beauty ever saw a better specimen.—J. M. K. —The best information ! 
—D. Beaton, Shrubland Park Gardens, Ipswich. of the Plain, Beauty of Sussex, and Bridesmaid.* een resbecune: Grass seeds will be found in Lawson’s pamphlet on i 
State of the We yatLeddd ; * % 3, ARNATIONS.—W.— Scarlet Bizarres: Twitchett’s Don John, the Cultivated Grasses, &c.{——G@. Knight.—No. 1, Common i 
ie Weather near Tondon for the week ending Qot, 28) 101388 Martin’s Splendid, Headley’s William Cobbett. Crimson Bi- | Lemon; 2,. a small Madras Citron; 3, Bergamot Orange; 4, ! 
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Sealey’s Princess Royal, Hogg’s Epaminondas. Purple Flakes: cannot be determined in the absence of flowers. 
Pollard’s First-rate, Mansley’s Beauty ot Woodhouse, Hogg’s 
Colonel of the Blues. Scarlet Flakes: Jones’ Brilliant, Chad- 
wick’s Brilliant, Weldon’s Earl of Lichfield. Rose Flakes: 
Brook’s Flora’s Garland, Ely’s Lady Ely, Wilson’s Harriet.* 
Fucustas.—E. R. R.—Smith’s Queen Victoria, Exoniensis, and 
Standish’s Colossus. Miller’s Constellation is the same in 
6, Genista Anglica; 7, Trifolium arvense; 8, Arenaria rubra; 
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habit as F. fulgens, flowering in bunches at the ends of the 
branches, and in this respect differs from the others. 
; clear w FUCHSIA CORYMBIFLORA.—G. S. M.—Your plant is Fuchsia. 
tormy and wet at night: corymbiflora; it is a robust grower, and often shoots up 
with asingle stem, which generaily attains to the height of 5 or 
Get. 20, Slight haze; fine; clondy; rain at n 
21. Clondy and damp; fine ; slight shawer 
fear. 
i 24. Flying clouds; densely clouded and rather boisterous; overcast; ; i 
' envy sath ey Hight. © 6 fe good way to render it dwarf and bushy is to bend it i 
| oH Dense hazy clouds and frosty. ts down, and train it for some time horizontally ; this ill cause | 
‘ i clouds; frosty at nights itto throw out laterals, and produce a more general diffusion of 
elow the average. ‘ = shade i pede 
bin the sap, which will in some measure check luxuriance and 
during the Taat 17 years, for the ensuing throw it earlier into bloom.t 
pyempss snes Macnor1a Srep.—H. L.—Take the seed out of the cones and 
sow it at once in a mixture of loam, coarse peat, and sand, In 
State of the Weather at 
Week ending 
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—M. Todd.—Your seedling is a very pretty variety, 
L Nos ot | Greatest | 
oot. [hye Aver, | Mean| Years in| Senetey | | the spring start it in a little bottom-heat. Focustas 
Temp. | ‘emp. | OP Wat “yd of Rain. Scot.—The insects sent are the chrysalides of two put it is not sufficiently distinct from other sorts we have seen 
eee | phage Butterflies” (Papilio Brassica: and P. | — tosend out, unless the habit is particularly fine.* 
cae an rae 1 Rapz), and if he will refer to the 3 Royal Agricul- | As usual, a host of letters has arrived too late for answers this weck. i 
Tues a1 | 67 | ae6 | 200 a ¢ Journal, he will. fir their histories pest sae : i 
Nov. j fully detailed, with engravings illustrati eir economy. The | ErraTa.—In the account of the Grey Wagtail, at p. 737, col. ¢, 
Wed. 1) 64.5 | 40.1 | 47 i lestroying the foliage of the Gooseberry-bushes line 14 from bottom, for “elders” read “elder ;”—at p. 738, 1 
Bain 2 el 89.8 | 46.9 are now buried in the earth ; the best mode of destroying them col. a, line 17 from top, for tail-crests ” read *tail-coverts ;”” | 
SeAme epee | are = | ar is to scrape away the earth from the stems, and turn it up in —at p. 737, col. ¢, line 35 from bottom, for “ No. V. for June,” I 
tb trenches between the bushes, so that the frost and wet may read “No. VI. ne ; ?—and at p. 737, ¢ the account 
Sat. 4 | 51.6 | 37.8 | 44-7 | 10. 44 
ae highest temperature during the above period ot Fy in 
\—thermom, 67}; and the lowest on the 30th, 1826, and 29th, 1842—thermom. 
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destroy them, and a good dose of lime would no doubt assist in of the Lytham Agricultural Association, at line 13 from begin- 
killing them. R F, W. H. will find the queries answered ning, instead of ‘in the county of Lanark” read ‘fin Lan« 
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=e SSS under his former signature of an ‘ Original Subscriber. "i cashire.”” 
REPORT ON COVENT-GARDEN MARKET, Booxs.—A. P. Z.—We do not know Monsieur Etienne Denisse’s ——_———— 
For the Week ending Oct. 27, 1843. “ Plore d’Amerique ;” we never, indeed, heard of it or its author 
Sitiens before; but this we know, that if the flowers of the Genipa-tree NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
iegradation of Onagracew, analo- | that Mr. Hughes has sworn that Mr. Barrett took an 
i season, Among Apples we noticed some good specimens of | | Proper 5 active part in a certain meeting, at which, from the testi- 
Royal Russet; these are selling at 4s. 6d. per bushel; also a few | Conservarortes.—M. A. M. —There is no reason why your | mony of thirteen witnesses, it was impossible that he could 
‘ + + Conservatory should not be stocked at once, provided the plants i b tapes hi I Nae Re 
Chaumontel, Beurré Diel, Brown Bewré, and Marie Louise ; are not exposed to frost on their way to it. ranges and ave een present, Mr. Hughes has pois Readies tha p;: 
ee good kinds are, however, scarcely sufficient to meet the Camellias and all Bae will do very. well DObmSIaNt Steele, in a speech at the Repeal Association, made use of 
Gihands SA few mood Melons: e¢e atillobrought woithe Market; || ing the advanced period 16 1 season. We would not, however, . . B + 
Spanish ones averseling at from 1s, Gd. toss. each, Cucom. | plant soft-wooded things, such as Passion. flowers and the like, a quotation which, according to Mr. O Connell, was inserted 
BO are rather scarce, and are of inferior quality. Vegetables | _ till the spring. In ree ite anes eee in Boke after the meeting was over in a report of the speech, drawn 
Sleanibeeevere, Mind” Haves been abundantly “supplied, | Arran ‘MarioHay. J, Cob feb Naas ea i aan ehel : f i er. The | 
The frosty weather has greatly injured Poumtoes und entirely | up is nearly as nutritious food for cows and hep as the fast | UP by Mr. Steele himself for a Dublin paper. The case of ' 
crop. Iti Mr. Barrett has been brought before the magistrates at two i 
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during the past week ; but the Market still continues to be rather are represented blue, M. Denisse 1s not tobe trusted—for they Z ¢ 
wulll Fruit has been plentifully supplied during the week, and ote cer a ‘ nite ak ey i Beet exenee ey ge baer Tue Government proceedings against Mr. O’Connell. | 
as, generally speaking, rather i in ality. ines, ellers will not advertise their books they must be conten e is e Stott 
although not solaree and handsome as in the Galt, tot the | with not selling them, We will not do it for them, either aud shaother lenders: ofthe Repeal agitation have been 
Season, are nevertheless good and sufficient to meet the demand, | _ directly et Ae Bet ner macrs met by informations for perjury against Mr. Hughes, the 
rapes principally consist of Black Hamburgh; these are sell! Tany.—S. W.—Haloragese must stand close by Onagracez, | Governme: iti i 
SE roiior totic oee ie Adibog: Blame -wenbiicsiithe Inipera- | .witstever the position.of the latter 287 be. It is of little reat | 7° nt reporter, upon whose depositions the parties i 
trice. Damsons still continue plentiful, and are of good quality, moment whether we consider Halorages a distinct order, or | to be prosecuted were called upon to give bail. It appears | 
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‘urnips are ver od and plentiful a $ ar ficient to | LAwns.—I° vates.—1f you water your lawn with gas-water and | itt; r] 3 Sante ” | 
'y go d plentiful, and Carrots are sufficient to AWS xedsin the proportion of one of gas-water eB nverOt sittings, but they have decided that it is not within their i 
brought to the market during the week; this is selling at from water, it will destroy the Moss without injuring the Grass. | jurisdiction and refused to receive the informations. It 
ava ances bundle. Endive is sufficient to meet the demand, ae mney 20% Grass-secds in two days after the gas. water has | was then expected that bills of indictment would have been 
allots are good and plentiful. A few green Peas have been applied eae 5 oS ge 3 a f 
made their appearance during the week. Cut Flowers chiefly sent before the Grand Jury at the Commission which opened \ 
on Tuesday, but no proceedings were taken in the matter 
and itis supposed that the indictment has been aban- 
consist of Erica gracilis, caffra, a rather fragrant variety, and 
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_ longifiora, Amaryllis guttata and __ belladonna, | 
Lechenaultia formosa, Combretum purpureum, Gardenia radi. ee | 
i cans, Primula sinensis, Neapolitan Violets, Fuchsias, Pelargo- doned. At the meeting of the Repeal Association on | 
r niums, Camellias, Calceolarias, Verbenas, China and Perpetual . - Wn atta te , i) 
| Roses. oes ge Monday in the New Conciliation Hall, Mr. O'Connell | 
ah pete PRICES, SarunpAx, October 28,1843. FRUITS :— explained his views relating to a federal Parliament | 
ine le, per Ib. 356d to 7s Lemons, per 100, 6s to 16% i A | 
' Grapem hothouse, per I 260 As Guekmbern, Sotaatey ox and stated that he had been misunderstood. He 
»» Portugal, per Ib, 9d to is 6 Gherkins, , 58 t0 7: ; - : | 
SMR ce | Geen Gaotieum, per 100/19 tree declared that he would refuse no man’s assistance, but if 
y» Dutch, each, 1s to 2s 6d | Rea as aise tO ; o . A itati F i 
Bearer eivd tobe, |.almonds, per peskies ce ome somewhat si td when it’should be again raked, | he would not give UP his agitation for Repeal. There 
Pp > |A per peck, bec ? > - ore . i 
\ Inms, mee patel tly se ete | sas Mukul per Ib, 28 6d to 38 made quite level, and th V Where the sur- | would be no rebellion or collision, but Repeal was certain | 
sn ae Dia ta “9 as | eee ar eal face is reqnired to be particularly neat and level, as in a if the people continued peaceable, and nothing short of an | 
‘Appler; dessert, ». bush. as to Os | Se irawanstn tote powling-green, the turves should be all of an equal size and : Pp P isfy them or afford a dy f | 
Apples, iteven pbus. 336d toGs |  — Barcelona, 22s to 248 thickness; and in order to obtain this, a wooden. pee may be | Irish Parliament could satisty €1 5 i remedy for 
‘ears, per half-sieve, 3s to 8s i — Cob. 12s te of a convenient size and about one inch deep. Into Fi antry.— The Special C: issi i 
» mad » the country- he Sp ommission / 
f Crete cree pe asl sas | ube [ae I coer this the turves may be put and beaten to the proper size, dhe Sree oe aited tl ay the Rebecca riot 
ll Lemons, per doz. 6d to 2 Pe eReenuoe hes caertottee previous to laying them down.+ F in South Wales, appointed to try th 1oters, Was i 
VEGETABLES. HanpiicnTs.—Mops.—The best material is copper; the next, opened on Thursday with a speech from Baron Gurney on H 
Broccoli, per bundle, 1s t Onions, Spring p. doz. beh., 1s 6d to 3s jron; then zinc, and last lead. The form is quite a matter of iz seable to the late events, which will be I 
Ca EE 9a haa | — “Large, per bushel, 24 to 3s fancy, only it is useful that the top should be movable. With the law as applicable to 7 
Redan ie Ot ee = hy Ber doz.» 1500 Zsar | regard to boilers, we really cannot say which is the best ; all | found in another part of o 
6d to 9d the modern ones are good in their way; perhaps, for ordinary feancther column for an account of the Queen’s visit to 
ur Paper. We must also refer 
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Shallots, per Ibe, 
Ch purposes, those made in the form of a truncated cone are most F | 
Ponvenient, because they insure the dropping of the fuel as it | the University of Cambridge, and of the loyal welcome t 
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consumes with which her Majesty and Prince Albert were received in i 
— Scarlet, per hf-sv.s 
Potatoes, per ton, 40s to 708 8, Pi 
— per ewt., 2s to Bs Gd Celery, per b 8 
= per bushel, 1s 6d to 9s Mushrooms, per pottle, 1# Gd tos N 
Ki Beto 2 Gd | Wallnuts, per bushel, shelled, 16s to28s | js any bett 
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lime-kiln than that figured inaprevious No, | that celebrated seat of learning. | 
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Artichokes, d to 9 |Smull Salads, nnet, 2d to & : eaves falls ; Z 2 . 
iiviipearer doz Vewanres is tao) Daeeuaurnecdevamat bun. 3d to 4d We cannot judge of the cause ur Currant-leaves falling The Overland Mail has arrived this week with news 4 
ed Beet, per dozen, 9d to ls \Parsley, per doz bunches, 1s 6d to 26 off; possibly, they have too dry a bottom.— Boa 1 of Al t and from China to tl it 
Horse Radish, per bu ato eS Tarragon, per bun. 2d to 8d Lady Fern, Asplenium Filix fcemi cl Lue aly from India to the end of ugust and tro hina to the dl 
pen aneingy be Oe! a CRO LS i aU CeCe e ee a ees stricta nor grandis, but some species near intelli: received has i Yi 
— ‘Turni oz, bunel A ¥ : t intelligence now received has in a great 
as i te cls Slt —We have not before seen a Scotch Pine variegated like 26th June. The 8 & q 
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Ma - doz.bi 
€ 5 nan 1s Gd 0:28 
pinach, per sieve, 9d to 1s |Chervil, per punnet, 2d to 3d 
eeks, per doz- 
put in other Coniferze the loss ofcolouris not uncommon, | measure been anticipated by that brought by the Hindos- 1 
ys, however, appears connected with a diseased state of | ¢45, ‘The ratification of the Chinese treaty was not known i 
at Bombay at the departure of the mail, so that we were 
.——Donhum.—We ar . i WSs 
Ww. onhum.—We are already in possession of much later news than that 
bundle, 1s to 1s 6d 
Notices 10 Correspondents, 
Mr. PAXTON’S COTTAGER’S CALENDAR.—At the earnest 7 s, to us, ne 
icitati : i Y aa qnacquainted with your plant, which seems a fi 5 " ; 4 
solicitation of many of our Sil ails jwe have determined on) 1. ttsleaves, ‘and we will endeavour to ascertain its name. thus received. The accounts from India contain no i 
again reprinting Mr. Paxton’s Cottager’s Calendar,” in the form > 2 ; chan Sane that Thee 
of a small volume, for general distribution, price 3d. cach copy. Probus.—Your plant is Asclepias es ey oe important facts beyond the announcement that India is q 
Temay be drdered of all booksellers. Gentlemen wishing to dis- ae GhAnGe MGt otceanataus at poe oben. peaceful throughout, and that the late sickness among in 
ri ie: their cottage tenantry, may have them deli- Z I ‘ Bh deal — papas ; pei nee ces y 
vered in any part of Lonion, by remitting a post-office order to our Pears ar jennie Gale ‘; S3 P. M."t | the troops in Scinde bas subsided. ‘The Spanish Cortes 
t e, at the xate of 5s. for every 25 copies. aed St NOLO Wer Nee ws he parts are . omaped by Commission on the 15th. The proceed- iH 
Communica’ vs fi the following Corresronnents are in not transformed into petals; a mere proporticnal addition to were opene A “ 4 r { 
type, and are only waiting till room’ can be PORI foe th crace| er tbemiomnberronpatts COeaE oe constitute a double flower. When ings passed off without any kind of disturbance, and it 
T. G. Clithero, G. Fleming, J. L. Newhurst, W. Paul, B, Maund, the pails Of ¢ faWer sen eran not EHOManeneRG seas was expected that the Chambers would be definitively i 
ie oF is iu S$ ex 2 y s 8 id i 
SN Teint ath aot ol AL Nase pene he A Neal ae you imagine, —Y. 2.— Abutilon striatum flowers | constituted in the course of the ensuing week.—From 
» lend to Truth, ack . : eee erecly if exposed sufiiciently to light, al pee isturba i 
Manuns.—A practical Farmer.—When bones are digested in sul- very i ees slat SHER iM Dea aiere Beet arm Ttaly we Jearn that the disturbances in the Papal States | 
phuric acid the result is snperphosphate of lime, and they are enough. st Saeki X ntly, ai eiswsd yooletios. Ee epeines i 
converted into a soluble from an insoluble state-——N. ¥.— ‘ails to do so, the cause can hardly e guessed at without in. have broken out with } & it pop ta 
Tobacco contains a very are aT ot lied ne wroodashes ore all ae a naey Suemall Widever Golavau tet have again had a collision with the troops in the streets i 
fore i i i alis Alkeken: al. W vi d you that eae i ee a 
Ree ashes will be excellent manure, applied as woodashes it was G@nothera Lindleyana knows nothing of the names of | of Bologna, and it is remoured that Count Radetsky, the 
Orcnipacez.—Orchis.—As the larger part of the Dendrobiums plants Z. eee Be eaitaeecuinth ripe in eam | Austrian Commander, bas crossed the frontier at the i 
5 t jes a ve pottom-heat. Sow Daphne Laureo’a st 1€ spring, keepin, : 4 _ . | 
are pendulous and the species are very numerous, you had} "-and in the meanwhile, after it ripens. Leaves Li art | head of 4000 men, to aid the Papal Government in sup- si | 
better ask the nurseryman with whom you deal for such as are creas + 
Re eh at press with gas-water are rotten and fitfor use in three months. Sand | pressi jnsurrection. 
of that description. Among {he best known are D. Pierardi, | “ W"1)' iswer the same purpose as road-dust for Asphalte walks, | Pressing the 4 
provided it is river-sand, and perfectly dry. We cannot recog- Home News = i 
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bridgeanum, and Devoniense. 
Carr Irtpactai.—A Subscriber.—T0o little is known respecting r ; - é 
th rf : Tue le us te sw is minoides we cannot compliment the artist on his skill. That is | * S | 
j ROSOUE ce EE AO ewrevenatina uéuercinmures (pmenrecnmacion: auotence: Register,” t. 2002. We have no Courr.—Her Majesty and Prince Albert, attended by 
th 1 1 , pet in killing fleas on parlour dogs; if any correspondent has | the Countess of Mount Edgecumbe as Lady in Waiting, q 
which i i t them, ‘ 
suits Vines will not hur ski Hi no doubt oblige a good many besides yourself by com- ¢he Hon. Miss Stanley as Maid of Honour, the Lord | 
Chamberlain, the Hon. Colonel Grey and Col. Bouverie, 
s should be taken up when the leaves have become , Bquerries in Waiting, and Mr, G, E. Anson, Treasurer to 
SAnvia en .—The roots of Salvi: A - 
; ATA Zarens, Send Lady rand preserved in. patens may | Tvonicating bis plan, ‘The ladies expecially would be infuitely 
winter. CGSnothera macrocarpa may be propagated by cuttings indebted to him. Other questions next week.——Paw Jones,— 
Put in About the middle of August ox beginning of Septombersé Dahlia root 
