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CHRONICLE. 
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of the border, cut smooth at the ends, and placed near the sur- 
face, as T lately stated. This check threw it immediately into 
flower, and it will probably bloom all the winter. I thought it 
might fruit also by dusting the pollen in the usnal way, but it 
refused, and about ten days afterwards the rest of its roots were 
cut all but one, and now it is beginning to setits fruit, and so does 
also P.Jkermesina, grafted on it; and if these go on and ripen we 
shall have a fine cross or two; this is rare, as both are very shy 
—Tacsonia pi i Janted inside here 
and taken out in April or May to be trained outside, is the finest 
out-door climber we have in the autumn down to this time. T 
failed to cross this with the Passion-flowers nine years running, 
Dut at last I have got a seedling which I think is a true cross, 
and I shouldlike to exchange leaves of it with a late correspond- 
ent who also thinks that he has succeeded in this way. 
Ye Chry are eagerly sought 
after. I did not hear the names of the 12 new ones of this 
season, but [ believe the names of all the best new ones will soon 
i ‘An English gentleman saw one in 
My experiments this 
frame plants where they have been kept dry and free from dead 
leaves; this is the main point to be attended to with half-hardy 
plants in winter. Our young Heaths planted out in the open 
border under a cons well, and a 
London Nurseryman tells me they never had their young stock of 
Heaths and Epacris look better at this time of the year.—D. Bea. 
ton, Shrubland Park Gardens, Ipsw 
Dee. 21, 1843, as 
| Wind. | Rain, 
4 State of the Weather near London for the week endii 
ved at the Horti Garden, C 
Max. | —- 
day 15 | 30.352 w. 
Saturday 16 40) N.W. | .04 
Sunday 17 AWE 
Monday 18 w. 
‘Duesday 19 *) 8. 
Wednesday 20 99 | 30.297 8. 
Thursday 21] 30,408 | 30.346 S.W. 
roughou| 
sel 
ly overcast 
51 aeé 
Joudy and fine th 5 , 
ine; cloudy ; den: ; rain at nig) 
ight haz 
ght. 
lear and exceedingly fine; foggy at night.’ 
ably fine; foggy at night. 
79, Foagy ; thickly overcast; cloudy- 
densely overcast. 
Shisw 
Week endit 
State of the Weather at Chisw 
Mosse Prevailing Winds, 
Aver. | Aver. ono : iia 
Dec. |Highest| Lowest | Mean| Zeazs io | Els 
Temp. | Temp. 8 a 
6 
i's 
6 
6 
vA 
6 
arred on the 25th, thermometer 5: 
The t tem r 3 
and the lowest on the 24th, in 1830,—thermon The night of the 25th 
any nigh 
(0°. 
averages a lower temperature th ntin the whole year. 
REPORT ON COVENT-GARDEN MARKET, 
For the Week ending Dec. 22, 1843. 
Jn consequence of the continued fine weather, the market has 
been well supplied during the week, and trade has been some- 
what brisker. Pine-apples of good quality are sufficient to meet. 
the demand, and are selling at from 4s. to 8s. . Hothouse 
Grapes have rather advanced in price since r last port 5 
i selling at 
hn 
or 
Medlars has increased during the week, and they have rather 
advanced in price. Vegetables are good, and sufficient to mee 
Some excellent Broccoli, Cabbages, and Brussels 
ame prices as last week. Leeks 
French Beans continue to be brought 
week’s prices. Seakale 
is becoming more plentiful and is good in quality. New 
brought to the 
Market. Endive is good and plentiful, and is selling at from Gd. 
venusta, Roma) 
Tulips, Verbenas, Fuch: 
S, Frivay, Dec. 22, 1843.— 
Pine Apple, per Ib.,"4s to 854 Red Capsicums, 4s to 8s 
»» Kitchen, p bu: il, 168 
i 05 — Hazel, 3s to 4s 
ranges, per dozen, 9d to 28 ; Barcelona, 208 to 22. 
1b, per 1001bs. 
er 100,48 to 12s = Cob, p 
er doz. 1s to 28 4 Chesnuts, per peck, 4s to 8s 
“pe Filberts, English, p 1001bs,, 60s to 658 
Pomegranates, per doz., 3s to 6s Barberries, per hf.-sv., 3s to de 
Green Capsicums, per 100, 1s to’2s ‘Pomatoes, per hf.-sy-, 3s to 5s 
VEGETABLES: 
Broccoli, per bundle, 6d to 1 ni 
-8y-, 1s to 2s - 
mie 
Lemons, p 
— "per 100, 5s to 128 
= pickling 
Shallots, per Ib., 6d to 9 
Chilis, per 100, isto 2s 
Lettuce, Cabb., p.score, Gd to 1s 
— ’ Cos, per score, Gd to 18 
French Beans, 3s to-ds per 100 
Autumn Potatoes, 3d to 4d per Ib. 
Savoys, per doz. 6d to Is 6d 
Greens, per doz. 1s 6d to 2s Gd 
Cauliflowers, per dozen, 1s to 49 Celer: 
Potatoes, per ton, 40s to 80 Mushrooms, per pottle, Isto 1s 6d 
— Per ewt., 2s to 4s 6d Wallnuts, per bushel, shelled, 12s to 168 
— per bushel, 1s 6d to 2s 6d Small Salads, per punnet, 2u to 3d 
ipuritig# Pebiee bansueriee 4 6d Watercress, per doz. sm. bun, 3d to 6d 
per doz. ches, 1s to 28 arsley, per doz. chet 5 
Red Beet, per dozen, 6d to ls Mar ae SO) 2s6d 
Horse Radish,per bundle, 1s to's 
Radish, spring, p. doz. hands, 1s 
z- Dun: 
per bun. 6d to 2s 
doz. bunches,'is to 2s 
y p- doz.bun. 1s 6d to 26 
Leeks, per doz. bun., 1s 6d 
Garlic, per lb. 64 to 8d 
Notwes to Correspondents, 
Communications from the following Corresrponpmnrts are in 
type, and are only waiting till room can be found for the 
A Practical Man, 0., M. Sau +) Je W. Jones, A Perthshire 
‘Subscriber, Guvin Cree, Peter Mackenzie, Tyro, Totty, W. G. Sa 
EL Caution, Peter, J. 8. Henslow, J. Wighton, Ry Gs 
Este, W. P. Ayres, C. Babington, R. Gunter, A Subscriber, 
G. Fleming, Ruricola, and J. L. 
Anremonss.—A new Subscriber.— Anemones and Ranunculuses 
may be planted in October or Nove 
but unless the soil is light and the situation dry the latter end 
of January or beginning of February will answer better. The 
soil should be a rich loam prepared about one foot deep, and 
to plant the roots in, as if otherwise, they are apt to rot; the 
fibres will soon find their way into the rich soil below, + 
Booxs.—Puck.—We cannot tell, but should think not.——F. ¢. 
werton, near Bath; his pamphlet 
was published a year or two ago, but. we forget where.——J. D. 
youan excellent chance. Do! , u 
Zephyr, Green’s Wonder, Queen of Beauties, and Miss Antro- 
bus improved. : ; : 
Carponic p.—W. I. will find his questions answered in 
part at p. 404 of the vol. for 1842, andin part by a notice under 
the head of Reviews, in to-day’s Paper. 
WHARCOAL.— Aith.— No doubt a stratum of charcoal at the 
bottom of your pit for half-hardy plants will be useful; pos- 
sibly in summer, when moist, by disengaging carbonic acid, 
and certainly by assisting to keep the place dry during winter. 
If you have charcoal at command you cannot use a 
material. The rot you speak of will only attack the unripened 
part of the shoots of your Geraniums, and is entirely owing to 
the pit not being dry enough. 
Compost.—Dodona.—Mould from the rubbish-heap may be used 
for the garden, if the heap has been turned and well-rotted; 
a sufficient degree of fermentation having been induced in 
estroy seeds. Any kind of litter will assist in 
Ammoniacal liquor will accelerate 
nquirer. — When your Daphne that has 
i flowering, it may be 
cut down as low as you think proper, as it will break out 
es.t 
eciduous plants in pots may be 
light will not be injurious to them.t 
L.—Introduced in 1822, according to Loudon 3 
‘The first crop we know of was 
raised from seed brought in 1831 from India, by the Hon. w. 
Dissiine Macnine.—R. B.—N 
Fitzerts.— W. Bartlett. Plant six feet apart, and manage them 
in the Kentish way, as described at p. 333 of,Lindley’s ‘* Guide to 
the Orchard,” &c. We hear the wind-guard well spoken of. 
The other question we cannot answer. 
—Dodona.: ies will bear very little 
forcing. You may keep them from 40° to 50° in January ; 45° 
to 55°in April; 50° to 65° in May; and from 55° to 70° in June. 
The small, rich, old varieties are best adapted for the purpose. 
Grarrine.—B. T. B.—The Cherry will take by grafting on the 
Laurel, but it does not succeed well, being liable to gum at the 
junction. || 
ANo.—B. F.—The ashes of most vegetable substances contain 
alkaline salts, such as carbonate of potash or soda, and these 
n mixed with neutral salts of ammonia, decompose 
the fixed salts of ammo: 
ammonia is given off. 
different from those of wood or vegetable substances, and 
when mixed with guano do not set free the ammonia. It is 
probable that the mixture cf such ashes as you describe with 
guano will do more harm than good, and that it would be 
Detter to use them elsewhere without guano. 7 
—We regard your plan of heating 
tank. The larger the body of heated water in the tank the 
greater will be the heat inthe house.t——J. H. S.—No heat can 
be obtained in the manner you propose. 
Insxots.—J. B, M. H.—Never having heard before of the Blue- 
bug, we cannot advise you regarding the Apple-trees ; but if 
you will favour us with specimens we will answer your 
queries. R. 
during the day in fine weather ; but 60° is quite high enough in 
dull weather. Ifthe temperature is kept high at this season it 
excites the plants, makes them grow up weak, and conse. 
quently they will not start away so well in spring.t 
Muton Prrs. - Tyro proposes to build a wall, 12 inches thick all 
tank on pillars, so that its top should be level with the ledge 
opening under the tank, He wishes to know—Ist, Whether 
Musukooms.—A Young Gardener may fail in growing Mush. 
rooms from several causes; but yours probably from the fol- 
lowing, viz., the heat in the bed had not sufficiently subsided 
before it had been spawned, and consequently the spawn 
qwas destroyed by heat; or, the dung not having been tho. 
youghly prepared before using, became again over-heated 
(internally) when covered with the loam, which confined the 
heat and killed the spawn; at ail events, the cause of failure is 
either from excess of heat or moisture internally.’ 
Names oF Fruit.—A Subscriber.—1, 6, Marie Louise; 4, 8, 9, 
13, Beurré d’Aremberg ; 7, 19, Winter Nelis; 3, 10, 12, 17, 21, 
24, Benrré Diel; 14, Beurré Bosc; 15, Beurré de Capiaumont ; 
18, 20, Glout Morceau; 23, Easter Beurré; 25, Easter Berga. 
i rré i 
mot; 26, Ramilies.|| ——J. Fish.—1, iel; 2, Bezi 
Voet.||—-—G@. Jones.—1, King of th pins ; 2, Fearn’s Pippin; 
'e Pip) 
8, nton; 4, Dumelow’s Seedling; 6, Rymer; 7, Bedford- 
shire Foundling ; 9, Easter Beurré ; 10, Swan’s Egg.|| 
Names oF PLants,—A, M.—Euphorbia jacquinifiora and E, 
fulgens, are two names for the same thin, 
room experiment is complete, we Beebe ia fy wee tte 
result.——Jas. Mitchinson.—Gesnera discolor, rather new.— 
J. W.—We will inquire and report further ‘about this Ken- 
nedya splendens, since you and another correspondent have 
ut us onits traces. Schedonorusis derived from oy 
ursERYMEN.— We regret to say that complaints of th - 
tion of seeds, of the substitution of one kind of tree foc ere 
and of the fraud of selling old and well-known plants under 
names invented for the mere purposes of trade, are beginning to 
multiply. One Correspondent begs to know where he ‘can 
buy Apple-trees true, for he has found that what he has bought 
for Ribston Pippins are Emperor Alexanders! Another asserts 
that his seed of Clintonia pulchella is uniformly mixed with 
that such practices had wrough'! 
that they totally ruined the credit of certain firms, once flourish- 
ing, and we entertain no doubt that they will always end in the 
same result. At the same time we cannot publish letters 
relating to such matters. The remedy for these evils lies with 
purchasers, who should discontinue to deal with houses which 
countenance such practices, and who r fuse to make ample 
reparation for the loss and vexation produced by the negligence 
or fraud of their servants. Taken as a body, there is nota 
more respectable class of men than the Nurserymen and Seeds- 
men of this country, and they are not to be blamed for the 
misconduct of a few dishonest people. If buyers are true to 
themselves, will pay a fair price for what they purchase, and 
resolve to have no dealing with people who deceive them, the 
system of adulteration or fraud, if system there be, will fall to 
- pieces of itself. 
EACH-TREES.—Inquirer.— The shoots of your young Peach- 
trees that have been lately planted should be cut Bae etre 
portion to their strength, and always pruned to where the 
wood is firm and well ripened. The strong shoots may be cut 
back to about two thirds, and the weaker 0} 
in the same manner. 
have grown too vigorously for those on the other, should be 
cut well back, or they will destroy the form of the tree, and 
injure the other side; for great vigour in one part cannot be 
maintained without hurting the other; the weaker side may 
also be nailed a little higher than the stronger one.. 
Pears.—C. R. D.—The Bezi de Montigny Pear is well known. 
It has an unpleasant musky juice, and is unworthy of cultiva- 
ion. || 
e too much excited. 
earlier than cuttings put in at this season would do, but the 
latter would make the most handsome plants. ¢ 
PoTators.—A4 Gurdener.—The black spot in Potatoesis too well 
known, but its cause is buried in mystery. The most probable 
explanation seems to be that the soil, or the manure, contains 
dese tae Next year the subject of vegetable 
es Wi nw) r i y 
micas 1 be taken up, and then perhaps this matter may be 
OsES.—An Old Wall.—A few hardy climbing Roses 
Amadis, Belle Maria, Belie Thurette, Bonnie Si desmeres 
Brennus, General Lamarque, Gracilis, Las Cases, Madame 
de Plantier, Phoenix, La Chérie, and Triomph 
Russian VioLets.—A Lady.—Russian Violets were introduce 
by Mr. Oldaker, probably more than 20 years ago, from St 
Petersburg.{] 
culture, ‘each plant is full the size of half a bushel.” The 
leaves are described as smooth, and the whole plant so hardy as 
to withstand the severity ofan American winter without injury. 
We cannot inform you where seed can be procured. | = 
Miscunansous.—N. I. 
er to your taste,—— 
Empty.—Many than th f no value.—— 
Economist's letter is sent to Mr, Paxton.——Knave of Spades. 
—We can insert no more letters on digging shrubberies, unless 
they contain some new and useful i etsbew, H.N, 
‘We never recommend Nurserymen.+—— Gael.—Whitney’s 
for 26s., and we will have you supplied by an agent in Lond: 
——p. I.—Send a Post-oflice order for 6s. ee 
Paper will be forwarded you by our agent. Make 
or.——B. C.—Your seeds all belong to stove 
cannot decypher it.—J. D.—Diagra 
usually prepared by the lecturers themselves, and cannot be 
procured that we know of. 
SEEDLING FLORISTS’ FLOWERS. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Tnx accounts from Spain are of the most melancholy 
character, and another crisis in the fate of that unhappy 
country is hourly expected. The debates in the Chambers 
on the events of the 28th ult. have assumed a tone of per- 
sonal insult towards the young Queen, which shows that 
the moral power of the Monarchy has disappeared, and 
that the throne is shaken to its foundations. The veracity 
of the Queen is openly discussed as if it were an ordinary 
incident of the day, and even the late Prime Minister has 
not hesitated to throw upon her Majesty the imputation 
of falsehood and intrigue. The Republicans hail the event 
as a certain blow to the principle of the Monarchy, while 
the Carlists believe that before the lapse of another year 
Queen Isabella will have ceased to reign, and the son of 
Don Carlos will occupy the throne. The position of Sefior 
Olozaga also is hourly becoming more perilous. No 
