24 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRON 
ICLE. [N° 3, 
pa the plants which we raise from bulbs and tubers, There is, — a fact to which Professor Liebig has | tunias, Verbenas, and other plants of this class required for fi 
i not adverted, seems to show that plants have a flower-garden, that cuttings may be more speedily obtaine, e r the 
i a the seed, and require no food from the soil when their | special power of feeding upon solid cobras Continue to prot a : i gPrmaraancape a pare 
eter organs of nutrition are fran’, This class of I al quantities by Ewes of dry charcoal are placed | Lilies — other choice bulbs should hav ve a covering of a te 
— is, even at present, ranked amongst those which do | in tw: ‘o garden pots, and the one is le un eat while | fr protection ; attend particularly to clearing the walks heed... 
exhaust the soil.” the Gilet: ix planted | swith soutien eal fibro iw and borders of dead leaves. There cannot be a too scrupulous ms 
yy in another wae he farther explains this = (3 
eH ipo it a 
necessary sormanenes of the 
which ma ur 
ter was created b poe 
hich s 
Inhated ad byt the px ing 
e, the or adverts to the o origin 
on ‘vegetation. He says, “ a steoanpting to explain the 
origin of car! lants, it ae apt been considered 
ntim: cted with that 
It is sniversall “admitted that Humus 
arises from the decay of mitive Humus, 
therefore, can have must have pre- 
ceded the Humus consequently the atmosphere 
must furnish that id t of noe food of plants which — 
sists of carbonic acid. The sphere obtains the 
as peppermint, and they d 
e 
et such as 
the 
n that ther re is 
“the mi 
uantity of = i the Fr of a summer, 
id end 
grower deserves attentive perusal ; it 
e 
P pr tap roots of young forest trees, pit 
than in the other; therefore the mint plant must in some | them at increased distances where necessary ; be cart folie = 
manner have fed upon the charcoal. her nome arise from | iB. Ligases Pag rigs nip pt not apne cut the fibrons roots. 
rae which is sure to be the case if yon raise t on the s: ide 
Sodeager ur beaie of wate Ac roots; in which case the | they were laid; prepare hooked pegs for lay ering, and protes 
ydrogen so liberated may be iitmnediately appropriated, | young evergreens and half-hardy plants of every de iption 
while the freed oxygen combines with the charcoal and | _ Forest anp Corrice W sey ag ae d drain land intended 
forms carbonic acid, which is then taken up also ; and thus for planting. Planting m ded with in light soils if 
the in und ao. ina fit Frey to receive the plants. Continue ja, 
a ae * rat het r dicious pruning upon all kinds of timber ; it rarely happens that t 
evergreens vaaeiae pruning at mae party a period as deciduo; ous trees, 
———___— oud they should be pruned in a rogressive manner, seldom 
if ever, removing more tha ey a two tiers of branct 
MMARY OF CONTENTS time. “In pruning coppice woods the main crop uct neon 
lost sight of, always commence thinning by first removi 
In our leading article, which press of matter rR nurses. This is the most convenient season for making ine: ihe 
us to compress, wit be —. Spas Soman haz! c iring fences and dykes of all ki Joseph Paxton, Chatsworth, 
ssi naretk NTOMOLOGICAL NOTICES. ? 
i o search for, and destroy the grubs of the cock 
fest persons.——Those whose property rata ge of be gid In snowy weather when boys cannot go out,to do this th os 
Wt } sent into the granary to look for the coc S of the Com 
Moth oe granelia.) This small insect does immense inj 
terially affects their revenue——A s t paper ms om an corn stored up in granaries. ‘The moths appear in May, 
experie need Dahlia- : 
2 
. 
f, 
an tly f 
oxygen‘and don carbonic yy This pe jn soho augmen- 
tation of the latter substance would prove fatal to anima i 
y to guard against er 
hers means are aie Te The latter are 
ing 
se ¢ 
; in what 
e of propagating 
will 
maggots 
iis into the atmosphere from aay ch causes, gro! 
tibly to increase ‘its an, oa Mg to year. 
that all earlier o cribe its volume 
rns of that 
di 
island.—_— 
one-half to ten ti ont chet which In the proceedings of the West Lon on Gardeners’ ed 
: at the ie esent time; so that cm can hence at m the cu 
cote ae € it has diminished.” vation of Brocoli; and in those of the Botanical Society 
gretand ir ae e atmosphere + thas segeraed ua _ of Edinburgh, an interesting account of some ancient 
fhe mind: that’ the pee Cypi jose who are interested in ac- 
is derived, it is always to be borne 
sil de does i in re reali ity now, whatever may have e ha ee in 
res: 
matising plants “will be surprised to fi 
hich 
nd ai among our | 
ten vty when these Fahy are full the 
pinks, and 6 some observa mame on a thd Cockseo peal, thee rn, and seek a place convenient for io fe 
which formation into the whe or state. At 7 bg poe crevices of th 
Se m r, a granary are full o: ese inse 
debted he lib y of the Master of Trinity | enaw the wood into fine chips, and make themselves cee a 
ore di- | Goce Oxford 3 fa) hints to tt ae — in which — remain during the wintey, till they un- 
nate “ ir final change, and appear as small whitish moths more 
of old dens “y= ahs palmer with Tiack or brown. It is when in the pu 
some interesting chestvetions upon fr uit trees. ——. A | Sate tat these oven << gee - y cones and they 
show e everywhere soug for in e cracks of th 
Van Diemen’ s Land letter gives some account of aie fiv'all’ biiadl prt et of the wall-or 7008 aud all a ae 
habits of the beautiful tree fern i i 
cocoons are discovered. 
th COr 
cated ee eaigc should 
of c sublimat 
tion ey pabteecremy it is 
so plentiful. Bats, eager 
moth, and they should be always e: 
hood of granaries rather than destroy: 
State of the Weather near London for the Week ending Janu. 
ary 7, 1841, as observed at the Garden of the Horticuitural 
le that prec ronitne will not be 
shines; axe the en enietthasotl 
fue: ¢ neighbour. 
Ll the bs atmosphere, for all other sources of f supply oper 
without the aid of the grea’ of 
ethian-chaied reviews is a notice of Mr. Leighton’s 
magazine o' tertaining Flora of Shropshire, and acontinuation of our 
: the soil. as has alrea ady ice of Liebig’s Organic Chemistry. We trust that 
bee ati “ f ee ae I h succeeding number will i SS the ds of 
ever, neither . ber ie slid for nor : = Bader: our readers the neces ity of adding this work to their 
that thas food of essor Liebig + Our notiees are only i ‘ renti 
dwells get Sa point at length. its = ale it 
** The en eg 8 that the substance ermo' where near zero, can apply but little to 
Humus ‘cm soil by the Toots of plants, | any except i aur: gardening. ere is, however, 
d that th entomological information that the farmer will do we 
: e =blish surah their r tissues, is so aro to profit 
ants according to he dite 
in the soil, seems to 
Yet this po- 
mination, is found to 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for the ensuing Week. 
Ws are aware that the e operations jacmmented to be performed 
ed 
weather, nevertheless 
nded what mi 
tak 
pi aa ene, in the py in “ybich it exists in the 
soil. a 
We are, we ; confess, surprised that the author should 
have thought it worth his while to _faise suc ch 
phantom for the m 
only by eck peed th be gress of the at- 
moter and formi ing carbonic acid gas; _and hence the 
which is the great source 
of oxygen. The oe rate this fact as ries! — 
** All plants die in soils and water which contain no 
pera Souprys of Sra Syren actly in the same mani el 
poi ezeladea” air, Sar a geo. of water has the same 
effect as a renewal of air, because water contains it in so- 
lution. If the water is i hive from a iotg free 
wil 
d th nto a 
fruitful meadow 
If any one inquires whence 
thus s perpetually consumed i in Foard the food 2 jase 
fit for th 
“The. proper, ¢ constant, and inexhaustible sources of 
the tropics an imates, where a 
pe 
| water used 
Wi 
profitably emplo: yed in thoroughly 
houses and other baildings, in cleaning seeds. 
ith the —_. ready for 
I.—KITCHEN 
an D 
Pivery.—If the bo 
tan- ap rope well-prepared-bark should td added. to ‘the Night 
e pot a heat of the beds an pow state of the 
her e sy- 
tinge; should the weather prove very severe, protect the houses, 
not in orn: by peating: gentle fires, and carefully guard the 
roots ani tside from frost. 
mee Pa if there is no tank for water in the — the 
for syringing must be heated by other means to 65 
or 70 degrees. 
AsPARAGUS.—Add linings to the beds if necessary. 
aoe ey Lt Stings for the beds now in bearing 
small pots, an: ae A ee 
Depar 
sora sees heat ie am prove coe ; 
en this canni 
‘Take oo, and 
during protect th 
CgLery- the approach of should be co- 
vered with litter, or what is better, take th the plants up, tie their 
I gape — ae vent them from breaking, and house 
them in a cellar or shed. 
lnonavac-aienahd be housed planted in a fram dry 
tan, and covered from the hebt. a blanch a in iti is ern 
Lerruce—ande asses should have fall air at all favourable 
howev: 
old 
rv glass 
occasions, er short the time. 
Oncuanp.—Continue to prune all kinds of standard fruit-trees, 
also. and nail wall- ean: cee and cherries ; ~ dress 
doom rotten dung; dig between the rows of bushes; 
froin the Palio the 3 
he d thers, oe 
Il.—PLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
In- Door pe em 
E— e preparations for potting such plan’ requi 
lager pol wrth oe which it will be necessary to prune, had 
oe ~ cut sey that the dormant buds may be in a state of 
stag 823 paging peer mga apy pohrice potting 
is sometimes practised, i a@ great error; 
aad air whenever penance 
or damp weather light gentle fires in 
2 to overwater at this sea- 
pe the water patina 
hae eng aN .—In wet 
sd 
e car 
J 
ork = the aiteching gave season ; cut- 
acter d-wooded plants aad epat 
juce toa xgentio 
ciety, Chisw: ick. 
| Bsucmeresy THERMOMETER. 
W'nd, | Rain. 
Je .| Min. | Ma . |Mean. 
iday 1 29.882), 4 ra 39.5 Ww. 
Satur, 2 | 30.086 29.816); 4. 32 38.5 w. 0.15 
Sand. 3 | 29.302 29.084)| 39 21 | 30.0 | N.W. 
Mond. 4 | 29.185 28. 978) 35 29 32.0 | N.W. 
Tuesd. 5 | 29.376 29.316 | 33 22 | 87.5 N. 
Wean. 6 | 29.631 29. 518}| 30 2 | 21.0) Se. 
| Thurs, 7 | 29- 760 29. 698) 27 6 16.5 | N.E. 
Average [29.611 29 .470|| 36.3 | 22.3 | 29.3 0.15 
1, Hazy ; fine, with seats 
n early A.m.; clear and fine ; hurricanes at night, with 
is 
| i 2 the flashes 
accompanied at first i 
finally sleet, the wind 
-storm abou! 
light ning ernne ad large poe Mires 
high wind, with — hen bail, and 
* fall of s spr commencing at 1 . ; Clear at night 
ver cast; snow ; a large lunar hal at night, with 
a very distinct: aaa clearly defined circumferenc: 
6. > ; ther: r below freezing all ony. 
i Ip tense frost ; ground covered with scarcely an inch 
depth of snow. 
State of the A eae at Chiswick during the last 15 Years for 
the ensuing 7 ee Seeman 16, 1841, 
2a oa atest; Prevailing Winds. 
eeclas Bice sears’ in cess TaLEGE 
Sg Eeeise y w lea. | 
SH5/S55|EElwhichit! of |: [4.5/3 ide 
Jan. |2=F/28 =) Rained. Rain. 2 “la\" 
| 
Su. 10} 40.$ | 29.4 |35.1 4 } 0.33 in,j—} 5} 2} 1) 3) 1} 2 
M, 11) 40.4 | 38.7 35.5| 6 0.83 3] 3} 2)—] 4} a} 4}4 
Tu. 12) 41.2 | 30.6 |35.9; 6 0.36 1 2) 3] 4).2) 2.8 
W. 13] 41. $2.8 |37.3) 7 0.20 2 2|—j 4) 2) 3) 1 
Th. 14} 41.4] 31.2 |36.3 7 |097 | 4| a} 2}—} 3) 1) 48 
FP. 15} 39.3 | 30.2 |34.7 5 ber: a} 2 2| 2|- 1) 2] 3)3 
Ss. Sah ua’ 0 ES 0.34. |—|.5! 3i—} 1) .3] 244 
Dari riod, the warmest day in this portion of 
Frac idler pe on _ Oo in 1834, thermometer 56°. The 
coldest pots oe wrnted of the 14th, in 1338, when the thermometer 
promt bape coven: GARDEN MARKET FOR THE WEEE 
ENDING JAN. 9, 1841. 
wi 
are some good bundles 
same price as last week. Serthsion aitenes meee 
quality, but rather scarce. Batavian Endive is good, at 34 
