THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[Fes. 4, 
in bloom till May. « Stove plant, just making its growth in 
spriug, would, indeed, be apt to droop by a sudden change of 
it temperature; it would not, therefore, be advisable to remove it 
till the young growth was a little hardened. Whenever danger 
is apprehended in this way, let the new comer have the warmest 
i he gets a little accustomed to the 
are the easiest of all 
are as sweet as the 
ry for three or four 
of marshes in the tropics, in 
(Iris pseud-acorus) do in ponds and ditches. These creeping 
stems are full of eyes like a Potato; every piece, however 
But to flower them the 
same season, take strong pieces five or six inches long, and pot 
them in vi i i 
frame, and as soon 
heat and head-room. 
lower; rich, strong loam should be used - 
bottoms of the stems throw out.roots, you may pot them a little 
deeper each time. Later in the season it will be as well to start 
i them in a.Vinery, and as soon as they begin to throw up their 
fiower-stems, move them towards the door, to harden them before 
they are taken to the conservatory. 
],—KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
‘In-door Department. ’ 
wery.—See that you have a stock of dry, rich loam in an 
If you use tan, you will find 
i ‘are wanted. The plants have seldom been more healthy at this 
season, owing, no doubt, to the large portions of air given and 
the small quantity of coals used. 
1 Vinery.—How strongly the Vines break this season! 
shut up bees such weather as 
ies and Ki a 
| 
] the 
i frightened at the Stanhdpeas. 
| C © AND Fros.—Same as last week, if there is no 
| alteration in the weather. 
q CucumBERS AND Metons require the usual routine of air, 
1 heat, and moisture, and a good supply of young plants to be kept 
in reserve, till the first crops are fairly established in the fruiting 
beds. I have had some letters lately about long Cucumbers, but 
the subject is not of sufficient public interest to be noticed in the 
i Calendar; and I cannot undertake to answer letters from 
q strangers. 
i Potators, Carrots, RADISHES, CELERY, and CAULIFLOWER- 
seeds, with Herbs, Lettuce, &c. may be forwarded on slight 
| hot-beds through the spring, according to the wants of the fa- 
} mily ; also on warm borders. If the soil is too wet when you 
‘want to sow anything out of doors, sift a barrowful of light soil 
from the dry sheds, and lay an inch or two of this all over the 
border; on this sow your seeds, press them gently down, and 
cover them with the dry soil according to their sizes. 
Out-door Department. 
When the Peaches and Apricots are just ready to open their 
blossoms, you must be ready too with a wash of lime, soot, sul- 
phur, and soft soap, to paint them all over. The later this is done 
the better. For the other trees on the wall, or in the orchard, 
six weeks hence will be time enough to wash them ; but for any 
of those on which you have noticed any red spider for the last 
season or two, you must mix a portion of sulphur with the soot 
and lime. 
I.—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY, 
In-door Departmeni ; 
‘rovE.—Provided the stove plants are clean, there is little to 
will become more easily excited 
rather than checked now; 
not brought round again so easily as most other plants. 
ouses to get 
: they will then require several pottings through the sea- 
ome fi f roots; Lantanas require rich 
watered once a weck with liquid manure. 
ies are the tallest sorts, and will answer 
Roses, and pruned in a similar 
yiolécea, and crocea, are not 
plants. 
—There is no place like the 
Tf I had a hundred hot-houses, I would 
less I could bring it into the 
ith the exception of Heaths 
son, as 
‘At soil, and to be 
onservatory ; we hi 
October. The forced ones 
a few flowers till Christmas, or at least till late in 
‘acias should never be planted out in the borders 
ory, they are so greedy, that no other plant has a 
’ prowing within their reach; as early flowering plants, 
Herd useful to be brought in, but they do much better 
rs in summer. Ifa well-grown specimen of the old 
ta were fo be shown now in flower for the first time, 
Mexico or China, would it not make us stare ? 
é s of this would kee} 
flowers from 
Sm@lias and Oranges are the best plan’ plant out permanently 
in the conservatory, and as they require but little nourishment, 
the climbers will have abetter chance of success. The Kenné~ 
dias, Gompholdébiums, and similar delicate climbers, are always 
and on that account are better fitted for pot 
culture, and trained on such wire trellises as have been lately 
figured in the Chronicle, than to be planted out in the borders of 
tori ion-fl rs, Ipomeeas, strong Bignd- 
that have been hickly covered in anticipation of 
winter. Let there be no delicacy at all about this matter; strip 
them all; and if you find that any of the shoots or eyes h 
made a blanched growth, cut them off, and leave the plants 
quite exposed ; but keep the coverings at hand, to 
whenever the thermometer falls four or five degrees below 
freezing. If you hear anything about “sudden changes,’’ say 
they are very dangerous on paper, but harmless in the open air, 
this mild season. 
NURSERY AND FOREST DEPARTMENT. 
Forest anp Corrics.—-One of the earliest plants to grow is 
the common Hawthorn or Quick; their buds are always forward 
by the end of February—indeed, they are beginning to swell 
dom get their spring orders for this 
plant till many weeks after their planting season is over. Are you 
country are oul 
must first drain our lan 
plant according to the 
crops.—D. Beaton, Shrubland Park Gardens, Ipswich, 
State of the Weather near London for the Week ending Feb. 2, 
1843, as observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
TAERMoMETER. 
[feasted AE Wind. | Rain, 
Jan, | in. | Max, | Min. ) Mean. Sees 
Friday 27 | 29.901 83 50 a2 A 
Saturday 28 2972 56 45 02 
5 i 29,826 55 48 
fonday 30 29.794 65 
Tuesday 31 29,834 BI 44 .07 
Wednesday 1 | 29.90: 83 45 
Thursday 2| 29.742 | 45 37 
Average |" 29894 | 99.786—) 52.6 | 48.6 
Jan. 27. Densely overcast; cloudy; overcast and remarkably 
mild at night. 
28. Cloudy; slightly overcast, with whitish haze; clear 
and fine. 
29. Overcast and windy. 
30. Overeast; very fine; clear at night. 
31. Uniformly overcast; slight drizzle; stormy, with rain 
at night. 
Feb, 1. Very fine; cloudy; clear and fine, 
2. Heavy rain; drizzly; overcast. 
Mean temperature of the week 10°.6 above the average. 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 17 years, for 
th i k ending Feb. 11, 1843. 
| ae | 
| No. of | 
| Aver. | Aver. Jeare in| Greatest 
Feb, Highest) Lowest] 71080) Votre if | quantity 
eb. | 'Demp. | Temp. P| Rained. | of Rain, 
| a2 | aes| 5 | 0. 
| B41 | 40.4 Tey | o 
| 35.9 | 42.6 Gaceelig 
26.3 424 10 0. 
js 9 B42 | 41.4 5 0.8 
33,1 | 40.6 8 0. 
it ) 0.34 i. 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on 
the 10th in 1831—thermometer 65°; and the lowest on the 5th in 
1830—thermometer 10°. 
REPORT ON COVENT-GARDEN MARKET, 
For the Week ending Feb, 3, 1843. | 
Lirrux alteration has taken place in the prices during the past 
ave been good, and the demand for some 
it: Pines, considering 
S 
Foreign Grapes of excellent quality continue to be brought 
A 
per dozen ; the 1 
are becoming less plentiful. 
the American Lady, from 6d. to 1s, 
Ribstone Pippins, from 5s. 6d. to 7s 
We observed some excellent. 
and may be had from 6d. to 1s. 9d. per punnet. French Beans are 
scarce, and have risen to 3s. and 3s. 6d. per 100. 
gd. to 2s. per bunch ; 
Good Rhubarb is tole- 
ar~ 
continued 
unusually large. Amongst them are Acdcia armata and pubes- 
cens, Passiflora racemosa, Rondelétia speciosa, 
quinifiora, Amaryllis vittata, Lily of the Valley, 
yerna, Chinese Primroses, Tulips, Hyacinths, &c. 
PRICES, Saronpay, Feb. 4, 1843-—FRUITS 
Pine Apple, per lb.3s to 5s , Cucumbers, per brace, 4s. to 65 
Grapes, Spanish, per Ib. 1s Melons, Spanish, 3s to 48 
Walnuts, per bush., 123 to 168 
Chesnuts, per peck, 3s to.684 
— ' Portugal, 12 to 28 
Apples, dessert, per bush., 3s 
— ’ Kitch 
en, 28 Gd to 6: monds, perpeck, 6s 
Pears, dessert, per hf. sieve, 2s6d to12s|Sweet Almonds, per pound, 3s 
Pummeloes, per doz., 9s to 12s Filberts,English, per 100 Ibs. 60s to 65s 
anges, per doz., 94 to 2 Sub Nuts, per 100 Ibs.» 70s. t0 808, 
per 100, 4s to 12s Nuts, per bushel— 
Ditter, per 100, 8s to l4e — Brazil, 168 
Malta Blood, per doz., 38to 4s | — Spanish, 18s 
3s reelona, 24% 
‘Tangerine, 28 to 
Lemons, per doz. 1s to 2s = Cob, 14s, 
- per 100, sto 148 
VEGETABLES. 
Parsneps, per dozen, Gd to 1s 
Spinach, per sieve, 1s 6d 
Leeks, per doz. bun., 1s 6d to.2e 6d 
‘01 1, 5s to 6s 
Savoys, per doz, 3d to ls 3d 
Cabbage, White, per doz. 2s to 4s 
— “plants, per doz. 1s 6d to ¥s 6d 
Red, for pickling, 2s to 4s6d 
Brussels Sprouts, per ling, per hf, 
Broccoli, White, per bunch, 9d to 2 Green, p. doz: bi 
— __ Purple, 6d to 1s 3d — Spanish, per doz. 2s to 4s 
Kidney, forced, per 100, 3s 1b. 6d to 8d 
ana 
Shallots, per Ib., 
Asparagus, large, per 100, 4s to 8s 
— " Second, 2 6d to 3s 6d 
B 
Potatoes, per ton, 40s to 70s 
— ’ per 
to 4s 
-— _ perbushel, 1s 3d to 2 6d 
— Kidney, per bush., 18 6d to 2s oa 
= Scoteli, per bushel, 16d | Sea-Kale, per punnet, Gd to 1s 6d 
~ few, per Ib., 4d to Lettuce, Cab., p. sc, 4d to 6d 
Jerusalem Artichokes, per half-sieve, — Cos, 9d to ls 
1s to 1s 6d 
Sprue or Small, 2s to 25 6d 
4 to 1sGd 
Turnips, per doz. bun., 1s 6d to 2s 6d 12to 15) 6d to 2 
Gd to 1s 8d 
EP 
Red Beet, per dozen, 9d to ls Rv per bale, 6 
Scorzonera, per bundle, 1s 8d to 1¢ 6d |small Salads, per punnet, 2d to 3d 
Salsafy, per bundle, 1s 3d to ls 6d Corn Salads, per hf.-sieve. ls 
Cardoons, each, 1s 6d to 23 Watercress, per doz. am. bun. 4d to 6d 
Horse Radish, per bundle, 1s 6d to 4s Gd| Parsley, per half- 10 1s Ga 
Radish, per doz. hands (24 to 30 each) | ! 2 is 
9 28 to 4: 
Parragony per doz. 
a per doz. bun., 
Sage, per doz- bunches, 2s to 3s” 
Mint, per doz. bunches, 2s to 4s 
to ls 
— Turnip, p. doz. beh., 1s to 1s 6d 7 
Carrots, per doz. bunch. 4s to Gr 
— ‘Horn, per bunch, 4d to 6 
Notices to Correspondents. 
Back Numsers or tue GARDENERS’ CuronicLE.—(The pub- 
lisher repeats the following notice, as, since /ast week, Five 
more Numbers are out of print.)—We are so often applied to 
for particular Numbers of the Gardeners’ 
complete sets, and so many are now ou 
we think it will save all parties trouble if we publish a list 
of the Numbers which may still bi Any subscriber who 
will forward to our Publisher post-oflice stamps equivalent in. 
Numbers as are required, shall have them 
sent. If parties find that they have any duplicates, or 
wish to part with their back Numbers, we shall be glad to 
exchange them, if clean. 
1841: 1,2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 
22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 41, 47. 
1842: 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 16, 18, 24, 39, 41, 50, 51, 52. 
Soi1s.—A. #.—We are not aware that chalk or limestone are in- 
jurious to the growth of Peas as a vegetable, It is known that 
quicklime, employed for the destruction of slugs which infest 
young crops of Peas, does not injure the plants. || 
MAnures.—A. L. M.—We presume that the reason why your gas- 
water, diluted to the extent of 7 times its bulk of water, proved 
There is 
at we have 
Your be: 
—A. B.—You will find an account o! 
soda upon Beans at p. 821 of last year’s Chronicle.t-——J, M.— 
We cannot of our knowledge state whether guano is a good 
manure for Potatoes; but good crops have been grown upon 
land manured with guano alone, as you will find by referring 
to an account of some experiments at pp. 693, 710, and 806 of 
X. Y. Z.—It does not much matter 
for our advice, you will favour us with the issue of 
ii Friend.—Tan cannot be advantageously used 
until it has been rotted; which is best effected by 
mixing it with decaying matters in a state of strong fermenta~ 
tion; stable litter willdo. You cannotdo better than mix the 
contents of your cesspool with mould, cinder-siftings, or an: 
such substance ; do not employ lime, unless in the form of chalk. 
or lime rubbish. If you can get ammoniacal liquor, mix 
with your Tan and throw it in heaps ; or with leaves, weeds, and 
similar rabbish. Now is a good time to dress Grass-land with 
such matters, if ready.——H. B.—We are very sorry to hear 
that you have been mixing salt with the contents of your cess- 
pool. By no means continue to do so; but ascertain, by pour- 
ing some, mixed with four times the quantity of water, upon 
Grass, whether it can be used at ail or not. We fear it will 
turn out that you will only be able to employ it by mixing it 
with a large quantity of black mould or cinder-siftings, or 
charcoal dust, or fine coal, and converting it into compost, 
will, however, in its present state, mixed with four times the 
quantity of water, be well suited for Asparagus, Sea-Kale, 
Celery, the Cabbage tribe, and any other plants that are found 
near the sea.t 
——A 
DA.—J. §.—The rate at which this has been suec- 
cessfully applied to Strawberries is 30z. to the square yard. 
‘The proper season for using it is when the plants are just be- 
ginning to grow. For information respecting the application 
of salt to Asparagus-beds we must refer you to pp.729 and 760 
of 1842. + 
CLOACINE.—S. G,—For an explanation of the meaning of this 
word, see p, 824 of the Chronicle for 1842. + 
vines.—J, A. ani B.—You must either make up your mind to 
introduce all the Vines into your house at once, or to dispense 
with the use of hot dung upon the border inside, because, the 
Vines being planted within the house, the heat of the dung will 
set in motion the sap of the Vines outside, as well as of those 
or three varieties, They are all profuse flowerers, are equally 
hardy and equally fragrant. + 
ALTHAA rrurex.—C. W. R.—This plant, which is now called 
Hibiscus Syriacus, is propagated by seeds and layers, and will 
grow in any open situation where the soil is tolerably good.t 
Ruopopenprons. — A German. — Rhododendron lepidotums 
their fragrance.t 
Crerevers.—Dianthus.—For training over trellis-work ina narrow 
shady passage, we know no creepers so well adapted as cléma- 
tis flammula, grata, viticella, and Hendersoni.t 
Cumpens.—J. &, W.—We know of no Climbing-plant except 
