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can easily select 12 well-marked varictie: 
in golenites Sano uaaiT Encyclopedia of Geography” and ‘Kollar on Insects ” will Start it, and you will soon see its flower, which is rather 
nurseryman on whose opinion I can rely. Conservatory climbers probably answer your purpose. We never mention the names handsome..—4 Country Clergyman.—We do not recognise 
may now also be pruned finally, Oranee-trees should’dow,'ér of publishers or the prices of their books; it is for them to your leaves ; those whichare cut seem to belong to a Schizan- i 
Soon, be well cleaned, especially any dwarf ones that are to be advertise them if they wish to sell them.—Although Knight’s thus. No doubt they will flower next year.—— B. J.—It is very 
forced, as, when once they begin to grow, you cannot well ‘Old England,” of which the first part has just appeared, does likely that in some Narseryman’s list such a plant as Kennedya 
handle them for this purpose. ‘The finest growth of Orange-| not at present aaa ender tally: ches eraening: yet it | splendens may be found, or in some obscure gardening period. 
Heeerer ee Haret Hose cea OUTER ad is so beautiful a book, so wonderfully cheap, and so useful to ical, for splendens is a good name to sell a plant by. It is not, 
Mr. Durden, the successful gardener there, tells me the trees all who wish to be informed concerning the history of their however, a species known to botanists, and is in all probability | 
Pave been loaded with fine fruit ever since; and as he manages |’ own country, that we recommend every gardencrwheheste ea, | come well keene ve ha guised in a fine dress. Your Vines | 
them widely different from the usual way, it weuld be very desir- a month at command to procure it. Time was when a cut like must be protected with haybands or some such 
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clean and free from damp or decayed leaves, and the forcing-pits scriber.—Mr. Selby’s ‘ British Forest Trees?’ is the best work vulgare.—A Subscriber.—Your Ferns sine correctly named. 
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Jersey), Thompson’s, Ne plus Meuris, and Knight’s Monarch, | So1Ls.—A Country Clergyman.—Cow-dung is the best substance 
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Should be smoked regularly every fortnight. Those flower-bed | on Arboriculture 3 Dix’s “‘Land Surveying” is cheap and a| ——R. Rilott.—Apparently the Turkey Oak. 
Pelargoniums that do strike in summer should now be | good book for a beginner ; Martin Doyle's “ Farmers? Cyclo- Oxalis hirta. 
‘eady for cut- predia.”——Q, C., Dulwich.— Loudon’s * Suburban Gardener.” Narcissus.—N.—If you pot this bulb next August, you may have q 
. Beaton, Shrubland Park Gardens, Ipswich. J. M.—Dr. Bevan on the ‘“ Honey-Bee.”—— P.— You must itin flower by the end of November, without any forcing, as | 
apply to a bookseller, we cannot advertise for them.t we have had it here this season. B. | 
me 7, 1843, a8 Borpers.—Amicus.—We would certainly advise you, if it can be PELARGONIUMS.—Q. C., Dulwich.—The Pelargoniums in your i 
avoided, not to erop your Peach-tree border lately prepared, greenhouse that are getting very much “ drawn,” owing to Hi 
Re T Wind. | Rain, that you are anxious to preserve in good heart, not only because their being so far from the glass, will not be injured by pinch- | 
Max. | (Min, | Max. ) Min. , Mean, |_———|-—— cropping would rob the border of its nutriment, for that might ing off the tops of the young shoots; on the contrary, it will ; 
80.0 4 4g 27 5 iy N. be again supplied, but chiefly because it would produce shade, assist in rendering them dwarf and bushy; this may also be f 
4g 85 al We |e prevent the free action of heat and air, and thereby keep the effected by pegging down the shoots horizontally on the surface bi 
ee oh € sw. | Zo Soil damp and low in temperature; but if you must crop it | _ of the pot. il 
Boag 53 28 S.W. | 08 with Potatoes and Cauliflowers, these should at least be planted Prves.— Question. —It would not answer any one’s purpose to li 
30.358 | 53 36 S.W. four feet from the trees.t sell Fruiting Pine-plants, Buyers would not pay a remunerating i 
30,278 55 47 S.W. OL Carnarions.—0.—You may buy superphosphate of lime at the price, and no good fruit would be obtained from them, because it 
a manufactory of Mr. Lawes, almost weekly advertized in our the motion and shocks of a journey would “start” them, and if 
5 | 80-160 | 507 | 321 44.9 columns. spoil the fruit, | 
overcast ; clear and frosty. ; Esrariens.—W. D.—Fruit can be brought to better perfection | RnoDODENDRONS.—A Country Clergyman may prune these like q 
sty haze; exceedingly fine; hazy at night. on espaliers than on either dwarf or standar rhe Common Laurels, They are not suited for a hedge, but they 
SS Mise eo ys ce a a former likewise occupy comparatively little space, and this is | form an excellent bani. 
- Drizaly; cloudy and mild; fine of considerable importance in a small garden. For these, in | SESQUIPEDALIAN Worps.— What punishment ought to i 
&. Clear and fine throughout. a your northern climate, you may plant the Wormsley Pippin, be awarded to an author who ites a book without an index ! iH 
7. Thickly overeast; drizzly ; fine at night. é Ribstone Pippin, Claygate Pearmain, Syke-house Russet, We have spent an entire evening in hunting through the 4to | 
ean temperature of the week 2.89 above the average, k Braddick’s Nonpareil, Blenheim Pippin, and Scarlet Nonpareil; | edition of Otter’s life, without finding the letter you mention, i | 
State of the Weel HL TAO so) for the ensuing Pears—Hacon’s Incomparable, Marie Louise, Louise Bonne (of Will you be so good as to give us chapter and verse? | 
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No. of | Greate: |_ Prevailing EROS Excrementitious MATTER IN VEGETABLES.--J. .—The pas- you can employ, and “if you can add peat so much the better, 
eaDeo; Mean] Years in | Greatest els epges you quote are in books written four years ago. Since | Potter’s Guano may be applied ad libifwm—about 4ewt, an 
Tv h it | Of Rain. [> that time theviews of physiologists are greatly altered, and the acre is usually enough for garden purposes. 
— of Macaire have been shown by other observers to | SToves.—Frigid.—Common brick German Stoves are, we be- Hi 
Sun. 10 it, lieve, unknown in London. <Arnott’s Stoves are the nearest HI 
an He —A Subscriber. — Roses and Cinerarias may be | approach to them, and we use them continually with great fi 
Wed. 1; shown at Chiswick in pots of any size. satisfaction; but they require careful management: being Hi 
Thurs.14 Fru BS. — Se is.—On pect of the pales lined with fire-bricks, they are free from the objections to iron 7} 
a 15 inclosing the outside slip of your garden you may plant the stoves. F iW 
at 16 unmore, Marie Louise, Hacon’s Incomparable, and Catillac | WorMs.—F. J. C.—It is true that a solution of corrosive subli- i 
The his Sore SUS TPIS her momoter PF” Pears, Morello Cherries, and Currants. On the eastern aspect, mate will kill worms, ani TASS, e have employed a i 
and Renown, Hee eS 8 occurred on the 13th, in 1942-—thermomete a the Glout Morceau, Passe Colmar, Winter Nelis, and Ne plus very strong solution with impunity. It seems as if the flinty i 
he 14th, in 1840,—thermometer 18 F i 
ux mention the following will be proper for your small posed and rendered innoxious, although it acts instantly on i} 
garden :—Strawberries—Kcen’s Seedling, Downton, Myatt’s animal life. Wood-ashes are excellent manure, and will restore 
2 For the Week ending Dec. 8, British Queen, and Elton ; Peaches—Royal George, Noblesse, grass to many places, and so will soot. Apply them in February 
Tug mild open weather during the week has rather increased | Bellegarde, and Late Admirable; and the Elruge and Violette March, 
the Supply of Vegetables. Fruits are also, generally speaking, Hative Nectarines ; Apricots—the Royal and Moorpark. |) MISCELLANEOUS.—A Moorland Gardener's further contributions 
abundant; but trade still continues dull. Pide-apples are good | Gesnenas.--A Constant Reader.--Your plant of Gesnera elongata, will be gladly received.—4, E. Hobby bank.—The concretion 
and quite sufficient to meet the demand, Hothouse Grapes are that has been flowering for nearly two years and does not you sent, formed in the flue of an Arnott’s stove, consists of 
frarce, and have rather advanced in price since our last Report; | show any inclination to cease, would die down as Gloxinias do | the ashes of the coals burnt in it, which have been carried up a 
Portugal ones continue to be supplied in large quantities, and if water was partially withheld, and if the plant was not ex- by the draught of the chimney. It consists chiefly of silica, 
Pre good in quality, The supply of Apples has been pretty well cited, Another beautiful variety of Gesnera, particularly alumina, oxide of iron, and sulphuret of iron, cemented together i 
kept up during the week, and Pears are sufficient to meet the Worthy of cultivation, may be G. zebrina—a very handsome | by sulphate of iron, ‘The latter salt has been formed by the ii 
demand. Among the latter we noticed some good specimens of | _ species of this genus. action of moisture on the sulphuret of iron, of which it appears | 
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Guermsey Chaumontel and Beurré Bose. Oranges have been | Hearino,—J. H.—One boiler will do as well as another for such your coals contain a large quantity. The best way to prevent 
Pretty largely supplied during the week ; a few Seville ones have tank-heating as you mention. All you have to remember is such deposits is to have the flues cleaned ont from time to time. 
&ppeared in the Market, Among Vegetables were some good that if the boiler is open at the top, if must be placed so that Good coke will yield a light powdery ash, but not form a solid i 
FT mt ,Cabbages, and Brussels Sprouts ; these are selling at} (he water in it is on the same level as that of the tanks. If it uubstance, 2.—— Surreyensis -Thanks.— Cirencester.—We ar i 
last Week’s prices, Leeks bring from 6d. to 1s. 6d. per 12 bunches. } ig a close boiler it will be better to let the flow-pipe rise up to obliged by the hint, and will see what can be done.—Alpha.-Your i 
A few good Savoys have been brought to the Market during the the tanks. We think 4 inches enough, but there is no real list is wrong. Correct sizes of garden-pots are given at p. 233 of ii 
~ Week, and are seiling at from 6d. to 1s. 6d. per dozen. We also objection to 8, except the additional expense of tank-work and this year,t—A Subscriber may send his Pears in a box or basket. i 
Noticed a few punnets of Sea-kale and French Beans; the latter the necessity of heating so much larger a quantity of water. — ——A.M.Hall, A Subseribi Jonstant Reader, and G.D.—We i 
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are selling from 3s. to 4s. per 100. Celery is good and plentiful. A A Young Gardener.—Iron pipes and tanks are not so good never recommend Nurserymen.—An Old Subscriber had better 
few New Potatoes have been Supplied since our last Report, for holding water with which plants are to be watered as slate; apply to a patent agent.t——sculapius.—Sow Henbane in the } 
these are Selling at from 3d. to 6d. per Ib, Endive and other but it is only certain kinds of delicate plants that are affected beginning of August. The method of making Asphalte paths } 
Salading are abundant. Cut Flowers chiefly consist of Erica by water holding minute quantities of iron in solution, and it is is fully described in vol. ii., p. 37 
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hyemalis and gracilis, Roman Na issus, Poinciana pulcherrima, | not at all worth your while to change your iron cisterns now | As usual, a host of letters has arrived too late for answers this week. i 
Pignonta, venusta, Luculia gratis » Lechenaultia formosa, | that you have got the ie s eee tinea 
Cliotropiums, Pelargoniums, bi Chrysanthemums, | Horuouses.—H, W. B.—There is no particular o! jection to a _ wo 
Cinerarias, Camellias, China and Perpetual Roses. ” | “range of houses, one part being used as a greenhouse and the NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Pin, CES, RDAX, December 9, 1843.—FRUIT: ther as a hothouse, having for their aspect south with a * - + 3 
Z Sra tee a ces | eenuapstoninny dato slight inclination to the east; and supposing thatthe back wall | Tz Qyerland Mail has arrived this week with accounts 
5 Beet nine £ Bestar lye a f these houses is 15 feet high, another house may be erected q 
Portugal, per Ib, 9d to § Sweet Almonds, per Ib-, 26 6d (hi a“ 5 ¥ vat 5 Lahor 
Bra vatinetop unatearcodse |< | Nue Geeatr ennui behind this range—but it must be placed so far distant that | fm Bombay to the Ist Nov., from eins Ta {i 
Pears per eB ete 2 me Oy the shadow of these will not interfere-with it.t Oct., and from Hong Kong to the 24th August. The H 
Oranges, patteves 3s to 10s red kh ed ee Kircuen Garpenina.— 0.—Vegetable Marrow is grown exactly . . he Punjaub are the chief topic of | 
< SY Ge ae SPR eon o ake like other kinds of Gourd. Hamburgh Parsley is of very little | "@gical events in th d ea eee e ie ' 
‘emons, per doz. Is to 9s ~ | Chesnuts, per peck, 4. use. Salsafy you may grow thus:—Sow the seed in drills interest, and that once powerful country is y n= i 
Is to Bs 
English, p 1001bs., 55. i y il, i : i : 
Filberts, Eng) ue P a Ee % aes about 10 inches apart, in April, in an open part of the garden tinue the scene of anarchy ‘and tamalés . Phe rimaieed 
83 to 5s 
Pees Per 100,48 to 16s t 
Gemezranates, per doz., 3s to 6s bia Sachets aa) 7 : 
‘Apsicums, per 100,1s-to'2s Tomatoes, per hf thinned out to eight inches’ distance from each other in the | Murder of Dhyan ee 
Broceoli, per : eae RO RTtat TSP AGE ps CORN. Bar rows. Oxalis Deppii is a very nice kitchen-garden root, if cul- ; soio® Reset: Sina: aes 
Brusscis? Sprouts porate, Natal oes Recaunee Pia tivated in the eiannee described in vol. i., p. 68. New Zealand He of age, the — Ps - 2 og, 
Seakale, poe neem Od 10 1s a ype etd tods | | Spinach is not so good as the Flanders Spinach, which is the | Placed upon the throne. ‘ 
Tench Beans, gr todeper ion, (shallow per ieeettoee Oe | best ofall; but it has the merit of standing a hot summer great number of principal persons have been murdered in 
Qutumn Potatoes, 34 toad erie s, per much better than any other vegetable. If Pear-trees are to Sites b ial id Mite Valid ys es HO RAO: 
reg Ber doz, 6d to 1s Gd ve, Cabs, p. score, Gd to 1g bear in pots or tubs, the Jatter must be very large, even if the | @ddition to the Maharajah an his fa y: 
Gautiotere mts O° fe oay eng. peel et a Hou Seen the peace te is pats to Fae them a whether Lord Ellenborough will interfere, though the 
otatoes, per atid ei ttle, Le" bi the Mountain Ash for such a purpose. ill bearin pots é rronti 
= berewes nie ee Sa cal pahelleg tee any, | oatt efalted Of theliarenrenclere ence oe Slate boxes are | 88sembling of a large army of 3(,000 men on the frontier 
Per cwt., 28 to 4s sop s . a 
= per bushel, ised to a¢6d Small Salads, per punnet, 2d to 3a better than wooden ones; they are made of sawn slate, and | has induced a general belief in India that he will eventu- 
Tipe, sidney, p. bush., 2sto 26d | Watercress, per doz. sm. bun. 3d to 6d old by Mr. Beck of Isleworth, fi 
Banips, per doz. bunches, 1s to 2 |Parsley, per doz bunches, 1s Gd ty ded eee eh Dookne Auten ise ood time to apply soot to grass | lly do so, Sawan Mull, the powerful chief of Moultan, 
d Beet, per dozen, 6d tole Tarragon, per bun. 2d to 8d LAWNS- Y - A a 'PPly grass : " first outbreak at 
Rady adish, per bundle, 1s to'5e Endive, per scores 0d to 1s Od peas picuney ppely eee fuse lime from the | “28 Murdered about the time of the first o aed 
» spring, p, doz. hands, 1s Mint, per doz. bunches, 1s to 2 ManureEs.—A Constant Subscriber.—The refuse lime from the died withow' 
atte a - bun. 2s to 58 Baron pice E tox yy 1s6dto8s |“ gas-works should be spread out and exposed to the action of Lahore ; Holkar, the ruler of Malwa, —s mt Chitigh 
Seles, per doz. buns le Gd SElsecy, pextundlesaé tole en the air. If the process which then commences should be com- | issue, and has been succeeded by his adopted son, thoug 
Arlic, per lb, 6d to Bd onera, por bundle, 1s to 1e¢d0. “| pleted by the time that the land is ready for the manure, any the ‘i claimants who have started for the iy 
Seen quantity may be laid on with advantage: but as this is not BH We : = Dost Mahonea i 
To Notices to Correspondents. likely, our correspondent had better make a compost of 1 part | throne render his tenure of it precarious. 
Conrusronnunts.—W. H.—Should be much obliged. of the lime and 6 parts of the Thames’ mud, mixing them tho- ar and is not likely to retain 
Some SONG ions irom tute follo pine GaeRuSCONDENES. oxo ani be mekiy end ho mesthen apply the compost to the land atthe | 2&8 become very Bence te maGablic athe Feadiern 
type, and are only waiting till room can be found for them : — rate of from 12 to 20 cart-loads an acre. J. C.——0.—Guano is | Very long the reins of authority a sub 5 i 
B. Mauna, Bromsgrove; J. L., O. Leeds, W. Rayner, Ux- the best artificial manure for Wheat. J.C. 0 Ghilzies and many of his other subjects are in open i 
bridge ; J. Wighton, M. Saul, A. B., J. W. Jones, W. P, Ayres, | MeLons.—W. R. can give you no encouragement in your i 
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” Watson, A Practical Man, W. B. Booth, 7 Mac- | hope that the Melon may be rendered more hardy by grafting | Tebellion, his troops have deserted for want of pay, and 
annie, Tyro, Totty, W.G. S., C..and Facile." ae Gare an attempt had been made to assassinate him, but with- 
eee 28 B.—None of your seedling Apples which you sent | Mics.—A Cockney.—We are not aware of a better mode of destroy. aut The troops in Scinde are suffering severely 
secrve notice, except the Stoke Edith Pippin, which resembles | ing mice than that of poisoning or trapping them. + Success. A : : ane 
8 Golden Pippin in appearance, but is more russeted than is | NAMES OF Frutr.—H, B.—1, Duchesse d’Angouléme; 2, Bezi | from sickness, and the events in Lahore will prevent their 
Senerally the case with the Golden Pippin. The flavour of the de Caissoy ; 3, 4, Passe Colmar; 5, Hacon’s Incomparable ; 6, ad ieved soon as was expected. There is little 
antoke Edith Pippin equals that of the Golden Pippin, |) Beurré de Capiaumont; 7, Urbaniste. Apples—i, Reinette | P€ing relieved so y intelli bode es 
SPARAGUS.— 4 Cockney.—The stems of your Asparagus plants Blanche d’Espagne; 2, Yorkshire Greening; 3, Dumelow’s | news from China, the only items of intelligence being the 
'Y be cut off with advantage now, and the beds may be Seedling. ||——S. N.—1, Doyenné Gris; 2, Bergamot Cadet ; rebuildi f the Bogue forts by the Chinese, and the 
> foYered with some half-rotten dung, to preserve the crowns of | 3, Glout Morceau; 4, Easter Beurré ; 5, Bezi de Caissoy; 6, | Tebuilding o ‘ hibiti satRIeGTaeD. 
the roots from frost, and this may be allowed to remain on Catillac. es—2, Scarlet Nonpareil; 3, Scarlet Crofton ; 4, Issuing of several proclamations exhibiting a wis! pro- i 
eutil about March. ’ Seakale may also be treated exactly inthe | Blenheim Pippin; 5, Kentish Fill-basket; 6, Reinette Grise. { tect the «foreign barbarians.”” 
came way, You may plant Myatt’s Pine Strawberry in March | —-—0. R.—1, Winter Nelis; 5, Beurré Rance; 6, Passe Col- he **forelg) ai f the Dike Aeeerdeaux aoe | 
Or April.¢ mar; 7, Glout Morceau; 8, Bishop’s Thumb. |——C. Judd.— In France the proceedings of the Duc de 
Brecu-rnens.—zy, S. E.—We suspect it to be the dryness of the 1, Newbold’s Duke of York; 3, Wormsley Pippin; 4, 5, King his followers in London are still the cause of much 
anxiety in {the Court circles; and the conduct of the 
The foliage of the Beech-tree is so very dense that rain will} not the Hampden’s Bergamot; it is probably the true Longue- Deputies who have come over to pay homage to the 
Prince as King of France is likely to be the sub- 
Neither Liebig nor Mohl’s works will do you | large and fine; 2, Beurré Diel.|| ject of discussion in the ensuing Session of the 
—Inquisitor.—1, Manettia cordifolia; 2, Ipo- in we have the important news 
1 had better make yourself master of the “Theory of Horti. | maa sanguinea, — tribus.—Your plant is Bromelia Karatas, | Chambers.—From Spaii iy 
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Sulture,” by Lindley, which you may understand, “Murray's | or some such plant. It does not produce an eatable fruit, | that S. Olozaga, the new Prime Minister, had com- 
