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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
[N°: 3 
— supply. To be really efficient, such troughs ought | 
o be at least one foot i in width by five or six inche es in 
ded ‘ Revision’ of the order, the nu 
and dead 
quote inthe inten 
pi h, 
affordin ng some ething like one ep foot of water = 
7 ae 15 ia ee feet of glass in the roo’ of. Th Orc! 
munica 
| numbers, they will = pred a appears, to 
pe on , a still greater ean of water is desirable; and 
for this purpose rae sgeinrae fixed immediately over pe 
Hemp pee = - _— as the front shelves, a and fro 
Marna S OF CONTENTS. 
SU 
In our Jeading article will be fo und an merarant of a 
t to l “an y ee 
Theis emt will always exceed that of the house Pa the tithes of wood. ——aA paper by Mr | 
a few degrees, and the great s affords an abundant | ner of — Winter Coceabers is well deserving per- 
al, as 
urface 
though gradual supply 0 of moisture; ne act also as par- 
= sult = e — niet of an excelent —_ 
tical 
aquatii culture of these ines vier * ecome src 
eatined, ‘oly on account of an almost ene failure i in 
managing t this 
Ealing Park, where such 
n wit! 
nthe ‘Orie ta e at 
plants, am ae stove 
3 and failure has" entire 
—s 
in which the ey: are grown. In tk 
are introduced, they re pasar 
y. pr ovided more — 
ition in which they are star and 
a 
asc! College, given 
London.——The memora 
rmada de rhe the attention of persons interetel 
1 
than ornament ; the 
the mate of a om “4 are constructed, forbid their 
bei ed ; and, i water 
3: 1 _— 
house. Under these circumstances no tend 
will flourish :° bat if the cisterns be placed pe ihe viens, 
recomm ended, ‘and formed of. slate, their te rest 
of os Proeeings = the a aa CE fone we have 
give’ mo 
+h 
ature of the 
penis ill maw in we te in eae peta v 
a short of Mr. Rivers de of managing 
wart vt tect and some ex ia from a ighly- 
interesting paper by Mr. Rogers, upon heating Hothouses. 
ALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for the d sprsape ce! Week. 
se focengssraail Botanicus, seu _Synonymia Pla stow that severe frosts and cold winds prevail heat 
&c. A atiaveal Sipualipers | tion our readers against their effects upon plants more es- 
‘of Plants : : ponarrmdcs: sf a in P scneceneg al order t pecial oma @ young Prnwcrnecty which regia: suffer eats injury 
her gene’ + eplbaite, given | from p g winds than from frost; these, therefore, should be 
Z *-Rnkaind protected y cove nee of mats, straw, fern, = such Rnpeth — 
rials as the gardener may have command. In th 
a Writers. Pare. - coat, M.D. 2d Edition. 8vo. | ment ‘of glass stru we would impress the p Rood ring of 
amplin, Lo L —VL using =a for oe the: = et a little eo - 
possil 
OUGH & mae catalogue of names, and ther 
pone of the most unreadable of betes yet this work is of 
considerable importance he 
the 
e plants | of either gardens o eatery It is a gion 
(Be 
Senate injure vegetation, by causing a w 
ty 
shite ehute time is meray by the tent is capable of } 
owing hicoeter 
their uns nk path. That such re- 
e merited by writers like Spach, and a few 
eral they are undeserved ; for 
nomenc fre- 
is not 
such a question. ‘The The fect is aut, eae 
in the names of plants 
which to discuss 
whatever cause, changes 
r. Ste’ uudel’s k is intended 
to. alleviate this evil, by Sotlestiae in alpha abetica Foal 
all the s that have been publish on oa a das > 
— th Test vi i To 
names generally ado; ; e best li As cmon i Pe 
e fis: | -4 ee see ouble plan of giving the 
ed name with ail its synonyms on- the one hand, 
and the synonyms with the recognised names on the 
pe Thus, suppose a — wished to find wr ap 
, he would | on turnin oH. _ ascertain that 
seq! ealthy 
cement < —— and blossoms, siegie Selieae and ultimate 
hee 
= other store plants and cuttings; use every means in 
r to prevent damp, by watering cpaninely and on cae 
b a 
——s 
Tube-roses, and other bulbs showing indications of growth 
should be immediately potted and placed in heat; sow R: nunca. 
i and plant roots in pot ng. 
Out. Door Department. 
ect regularly-all half-hardy plants and beds of florists’ 
gemean aie the weather aN continue all ground i improve- 
ments, s' such as planting, pruning, digging borders, and layi ag 
urf. 
~~ RY AND FOREST rena Di 
sas 4 tect ee evergreens and seedlings; ¢ 
Dg 5 turn pyst toe ae the pcr 
it thei e 
= 
1 ber qu 
bole of the plant, using due caution not to lace San the 
but if this should inadvertently happen it is of minor conseqne: 
a d stump protruding ; it should never be necessary 
ti 
crocked ; som: ous of cutting their pone 
forest- trees, but this, in ae anion, is mare absurd than not to 
plantthem whenit may be done with advantage.—Joseph Paxton 
Chatsworth. 
ig aap GICAL NOTICES. 
Continue to turn up the earth and bible for the grubs S of the 
cockchafer; and raharine rainy or sev 
ue op 
Should be stirred. 
Lh wera lineatus), its is slender, re aaet smooth, 
brown colour. It remains five yea! in rub s! stare and 
pias tpg at devastation among ave ore ms, and other 
plants, and is so well known to ina pas Ba ey it is only ne. 
a few words as tothe best manner of getting rid 
times to such a 
the ground, avon w again. 
ue that they aly 
they ar 
per f 
and the h, there are many othe’ 
should be destroyed at this season ‘whenever they are four: for 
example, the cocoons of the dart-moth (Agrotis segetum), one of 
failure ascertained fact, that a small proportion of 
sulphur: each naling which is given out largely from many kinds the most pol insects to winter grain, and which will form 
of erg proves Popeye to tender A eg in a few hours. These | the subject of our next notice 
observations course apply principally to houses heated by é 
se on tran” eae BF |Site of te eat ea, Lan fy, een eg Ze 
hot ti steam, the same objections do not become so appa- re ty hiswic f 
rent, a weakly growth is the quence of ahi 
tained by fire-heat, whatever plan of artificial BAROMETER, i! THERMOMETER. E 3 
heating be adopted; and wethereforerecommentd in all cases where Sea, : Wind. | Rain. 
eee aka ee a ec prcee caee canecaenry | Frey 2 “20308 9.066), 20° | 6" 13.0°| NeW 
“ ay i We 
We som ings at Chatsworth constantly 3 at ight, nt, which Satur. 9 | | 29.7 738) 29.441 | 33 27 30.0 8. 
es from 10 to 15 di difference in the temperature of the Sund. 10 | 29.247 29.089|| 39 31 35.0 S.E. 40 
| houses where they are applied, and to maintain which without Mond. !1 | 29 9.064 23.864 | 39 33 36.0 | S.W. 02 
them would consume three times the quantity of fuel now neces- Tuesd. 12 | 29.578 29.364)) 39 22 30.5 | S.W. 
vy; but of these, and their cons ion, w ll have to Wedn. 13 | 29.563 29.324), 38 32 | 95.0 E. +29 
ak more at large. nother evil to be guarded against at this Thors, 14 | 29.398 29.176 3 32 34.0 E. 80 
season is the too ion of cold air, which, if the heat is 
maintained by the aid .of coverings and small fires, it l be Average [ So. 497 29. 30311 3 34.8 | 26,1 | 30.5 1.51 
ly sary to admit, except under thesun’s influence; am 8. Very severe frost, continuing throughout the day, with 
il rem 
from theill 
= Pion mares which i 
-dleeeny of noxio ars generated by acu, than for 
‘ ili ae 
us Vapo' 
ene of the plants, which it is purposely given to benefit. 
—KITCHEN GARDEN AND cece ARD. 
=| 
would ie: r names had also been 
of the importance 
take the well-known 
re d ist, 
given to that — As an 
of this kind o' f information, let us 
genus” . It appears, 
there are 76 -of species to be found in books, but 
that of this number 44 are os ma ire synonyms, and 
other. 
the oh P 
The — aa “ag 
ors p 
‘Phe work would have been = hele since ught 
elose had the subject been less difficult, or a ace 
less 
examination. It has, however, 
proved a most task to analyze h the neces- 
sary care so eon r lants of a very intricate 
iad the author’s other engage- 
have left ian it te leisure for the grom sams 
of this inquiry, se. it has. been icable to 
advance with greater speed. This explana ec fo au ts 
friends of science whose cojlectio ns have been en- 
trusted to the me for all this 
With revision ay the order, which 
author will be teful for 
a econse- 
sedis collin 
on, to be retu to to 
not be expected to return the 
correspondents may send for names, 
@ full liberty to incorporate them with | 7 
unless some express arranges 3 
: He will, however, in all cases 
-Door and Forcing Departmen 
In 
Prvery,— Supply ead pti tecber « § to the acne now in 
es na ema seta together in the war: ad part of the house 
eat caution with the pho during boisterous weather, as 
cant pines by over-heated flues during windy w 
than bs Lond = - time. 
Vim inue to keep gentle fires in the -time wher 
still ne — air at the ae time: rub of 
as they advance, and those left 
fruit, 
3 use 
more 
ather 
meer | foreright and ill-placed 
cai and have made but short ben 
this happens, thinning 
sweet and all occa by frequent turnings ; 
become free from disagreeable citavia, a8 the tole 
made me 
perature becomes steady in the hills of soil at_80° or 85°, = 
be trusted in them. Sow Melon-seeds of 
1 case of failure 
When the r permi 
fature crops ote digging, trenching, m 
Cassaces.—At the earliest st opportuni some < of the largest 
plants from the seed beds of Earl ws Bag toe Brg he 
Carrors.—A few may be so siteao 
) 
i Horseranisu.—Make new plantations ; plant crowns eighteen 
inches ooh ind with a dibble, and cover them with old tan or very 
pone ase i A smali — sho 
leaved kind, in a warm sitnatio 
Por-HERsS, as Mint, Sereaon, &c., if required, should be in- 
troduced to the houses, in pots or boxes. 
oO edith: cok seth tables tee nailing ; pick 
uld be sown, of the round- 
boiled, to destroy the eggs of imsects; 
bg = clean bere and Lager simmer thea in linseed = 3 
to prevent their rusting; the oil may be used afterwards for 
pain oe 
eH .—FLOWER GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
In-Door Department, 
Srove.—aAt t eet season a more moderate temperature should 
be maintained, especially during the night, on prevent a too 
early excitement a the plants; when as heat is kept low, the 
caution must be used in giving water. 
Gasexnovss.—Give abundance of Pair when the weather pe: 
and if becomes necessary in dull weather, fms it 
sparingly, and gentle fires kept during the day to dissi- 
Pase ine superducus moistare. 
and Framzs.—Coilect the dead leaves from 
dense fog 
9. iidmies frost ; branche y hoary; sudden rise of tempe- 
ture from 11 to 32 degrees “hazy at re ori 
night. 
i ao Moi low. 
together found to be four-fifths of a 
State of ae Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 Years for 
the ensuing Week e: ons g@ the 23d January, 1841. 
ae : a Greatest/ Prevailing Winds. 
eo slee cigs Yoarsin quantity ; 7, tee 
Se8 sgé €& I lefe: bs 
ool 2 Zise which it of _|4 eomdac 
Jan. |2E°|2395\/=)| Rained.}| Rain ZF lal ial 14 
Su. 17} 40.4 | 29,2 [34.8 3 0.11 in.} 1] 4] 2] 3] 1] 1) 44 
M. 18} 41.0 | 30.7 |35.8 7 0.14 [—| 3/—} 2} 3] 3) 3) 
Tu. 19) 41.1 | 29.6 [34.9 6 0.37 a} 2} 3j—} 2} 2} 3} 2 
W. 20} 40.5 | 30.4 [35.4 4 0.65 1) 2} 3] a} 2} 3} a 
Th. 21} 43.4 | 34.9 |39.1 7 0.34 |—} 2} 3} 1) 3] 2) 3,2 
F, 22) 43.6] 34.5 |39.0 6 57 2) 3}—| 3} 2] 2) 3— 
S. 23] 44.1 | 34.1 |30. 5 5 —| 1b 2) 3} a} 4t 3 
Phe highest degree of temperature during the above period, in 
this portion of January, are gy ane he 23d, in 1834, thermome- 
© 58°. © most intens as that ¢ i eo 
fros 
night of the 19th and peer ot “the 20th, in 18 
mometer then be rec 43° below z 
under particular ci rostan meron The por Se 
destruction amo; pasta vegetation which this 
generally ae — res occurrence is hence 7 collect 
remarkable cultural annals of this country. 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN Lora FOR THE WEEE 
“ogg eats ae 
Notwithstanding the u 
- 
market has been folerably an a fresco ‘vith froit ant 2 
flowers ; and vegetables are not scarce, though pene indif- 
ferent. Fruit.—Black Jamaica, Enville, and Providence Pines at? 
good, bat not plentiful; Queens are generally sm and 
ripe. The supply of foreign grapes is pretty good, and of 
rable quality; a variety ca 
sized Melons in the market, b t they are unripe. 
very ore the best vases are Golden Pippin, C prc. 
pin Sor don r Five Crown Pippin, American New Town Pippits 
Sear 
cocliant Potten a Ask, Ga. per 
Lemons is abundant, and the ve Wrest pote | the fe 
epas ou abe, oo weccnesgiarng yer ae mah 2s. cig 
White Broccoli is scarce, but the little in the market is 
purple is abundant. Sgvoys are plentiful, 
lity, from 2d. to 4d. each. Red Cab! 
