132 THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. [N° 9. 
or lighting the streets, and enter- | commend the seed to be sown in small, shallow drills, | ground allotted for a and level it with a rake; then mark 
ing into the see of the inflammable air or fire- | seven or eight = Be srs a — mer by off in rows a foot and La zie og small bulbs six 
of mines, and many other pgarmitener substances. | beds have been velled w co inches distant from one anotl other W; press 
Water is not like common air, a of two | will allow the Sasahiod between the dri 0 be und pretty ly round % peso! cover them 
gases: itis a and thi ales” is quite ages oe | kept ce! during summ There is anothe onety 0 st any a than the length of the bulb, leaving 
in its i either of its two elements. Onion, which we think w ce dapted for paresis is acustom with some cottagers to plant 
very i hydrogen having com! Pi a| namely, the Potato Onion, which is much cutvated it ie Sci “Potaas Onions at Chri stmas, so as to be ready by 
certain quantity of oxygen, which is great promoter | Devonshire, and other parts of E ogy Midsummer 5 but they answer quite as well i 
earlier than t 
cormnra on for a crop, ani 
oe ripenin; 
o be 
any ti 
A border should now = got “ready | = - making sowings 
Savoys, &c., which we shall notice next weck—- 2 ae 
water, for all 5 as spring, river, or sea-water, | mode —Dig the piece om 
vi Thus sea-water a HOW TO spe A KITCHEN GARDEN. 
large quantity of common salt, which in some places is THe accompanying sketch has been eee at _ 
procured from exposing it in shallow pits to the heat | of s 2 correspon dents. It is intended to re- 
of the whi water to and | present one 4s of kitchen garden, divided, for the sake 
leaves Jains wh ti f referen 32 equal elograms, each contain 
is purer than ¢ ~eorts of water, because when heat | ing exactly a . being 52 feet in length by 26 in 
f the earth, breadth, — = pees It is not Supposed 
Ml th ities which it lk 1 of chen garden id be laid out 
course is vapour hy soe and in the ahs they oc neta adopted to show the relativ 
form of rain, it must be nearly or Springs which | portions which may be hone in pre ey fo r va- 
i i dissolved seco! on each are ae 
in t hi with the soil 
tinguished, the first by omaa, and ae one which follo’ 
but an 
generally employ persons competent to judge of what is 
agents te be to cropping. 
perme of the quantities of seeds 
sh “this S spi ne ground, if c in 
must, ho’ seine: be observed, aga or docion 
base a bad, or weather may ee unfavourable for the: 
coming up, or insects ma) the seedlings, so as to 
render another sowing roe ae of course in such 
cases additional quantity of seed would is of vegetables 
- 
season sa sorts are found aaa ne true to their 
sostle which a ee rise. The p presence mel these impuri- +t he oy letters. pe whole, however, is appror- Kinds, to have a surplus that may be depended on in the 
to truth; r where following season. 
which is termed hardnes prings fectly d : bis sag dp he best varieties of each kind of seed, 
tain a small quantity of iron Se and other sub- | | ing, however, at such a stely “aye one a pr ecg out} he ur columns attentively will, by degrees, 
stances, which constitute the i it and inse: epgp fcogtie e find ample inft points te as we 
waters. These matters, the more common earth make it suit his own| have not room for everything at once, we must, for the 
im purities. i decined he bed: st d peculiar at gh meg ‘tony ah nba neg for those  sasaees refer the public to the ordinary sour ces of in- 
through which the springs Besides th li d | who have small gardens. Those rge ones | formation 
earthy substances, water i air |. Now. No. 2. ad — = an No. 5. No. 6. No.7. 0. 8. 
vedinit. This is essential to the life of fishes. and |. Jan.—Sow Feb.—So’ Feb.—Sow .—Sow Mar.—Sow April.—Sow May, June. Jan.—Sow 
growth of all which could not exist if | - Peas, Peas, Peas and Peas, Pzas, PEAs. Sow Pzas. BEAaNs. 
= = Radishes | TurnipRadishes| Radishes and 
they were not thus supplied air. : between und Spinach| Round-leaved July.—Plant 
ain. mama fae ond | Jntip white | Jalpe—Plant July Plant pees eg gap ae a a mee betty Hh: 
it ene Logi * aleaaapliens a ae Me : a Too Caulifiowers. ‘Cabbages. Late Broccots. ade Broce ale. 
Pa TAs % ee No. 9. ~ _No.10. No. 11. No. 12. No. 13. No. 14. No. 15. No. 16. 
blood of animals gate, oth = plants, br wee of the | rep"Mar. |) Jan.—Sow hay la June, Salys | May.—Sow March, April April.—Plant | april. 
. |.—Sow 
into their systems many soluble for | Sow Bzans. |. Ra NEY Bgeans.|Kipney BeAns.| ScARLETRUN-| PoTATOES, PoTaToEs. PoraTozs. 
heir health pe NERS. (Early ) 
SE ey Pe ee Bag te ae ae 
i é Beuns. Feb.— 
oe 1 Sa aging 6 uae Ferien, ok ig yy mec aan. Plaats tok of A Oct. Oct.—Plant 
; : ' x . — 9 . —l 
‘iden ta oaks soother ought to I baa gar. Saari ae ‘Carrots. — Ht “Broccoli. f Cabbages. Plant Cabbages- Cah Cabbages. 
mercial " No. 20. No. 21. No, 22. No. 2 No. 24. 
directed, the treatme March—Sow March—Plant | April—Plant | April—May. 
bass the ¢ PARSNEPS. Early CauriFiow: ; 
r nough 3 , age tone 2 Lerruces: 
i e aR TS | ~ ee ee in 
Se Z March—April, cy «fem gd Flare - and succession. 
: bap S : Sow Lezxs. Cabbages. pinac! 'ABBAGES. 
eee See Joo tig ~ No. 25. 7) No. 38. No. 29. No. 30. oe No. 32. 
July, > iu P -June, Sore it “March—Plant w EED-] z 
dine, and the Sweet Water. They will succeed in any| | ; ym 
loose rich soil, such as ats to grow in, Plant =| é pr sy Articnoxes. |... . . . .| AspAracus. | March, April, |Porand SwseT 
but of course the more it is manured the better. ore a ‘Bae pietwdaessse: | putenbounda. ily Plant ie 
are easily managed, requiring | to be Radishes or Ruvs: +. Plant Cel 
and trained, with an al trimming in of | Lettuces. 4 area and na Lettuces 
summer. REA. FE A ake ea ey i ees ec | a eee Ni er el pk ee pe ween 
have dropped, is Ss par bored cutting at this his omg No —Sow eporetige stare 
In pruning it &P be observ 
= of seed required :—Peas 24 qts., Beans 8 qts.. Beet = , Scornozera 2 2 oz., Salsafy 2 
‘buds on each shoot are generally what are termed Kidney Besas 7 qt. Ruriéts Fqt:, White Cabbage | ats., Flanders Spinach 1 i Rourd-leaved io ret a: 
ay a4 based Rakk . pew 8 oz., | Ret do do. Fok: Savoys 2 oz., Brussels Sprouts 1 0z., | Onions 6 0z., Lee! , Cardoons 2 oz., Celery 2 
inning of May and the middle of or Scotch Kale 2 oz. Thee ates Taree 208., Endive ae: agg Sh > benkows: aioe 
p Saying chaelig coy Sao ong gabe 6 oz., Carrots 6 oz., Parsneps 4 oz., Turnips 4 oz., Red| the edges of compartments) 2 oz. 
it is supposed the vine is pro- HisPONT | rectness I cannot tell) as the number of them. 1 am ac- 
ee en be HO: OR 5 NDENCE. quainted. with only four. = scone wu alba 
d's weight of No spurs are to be left, and| | Pears.—Mr. Errington believes that soils and seasons | jajicacies should be denied to our tables. The only argu- 
has been thinned , the branches | have considerable the maturation of pears, | mont js that of danger. But w why isthe use of the 1 mush- 
are to be trained like fan, st equal. distances ces. agai ib ti few fe hat i room, champi , 
err ° ‘4 Marie Louise, grown on on standards, 00 | hgemis taught to know them ” ‘Their salu- 
The pruning of gooseberry and bushes is sel- eastern and western aspects, were all so good | eee upon their faces, but only learnt by 
dom pe | cottage gardens ; of | that he could not determine which was best. Those on experience. A work, therefore, seems wanted, in which 
which is, that every bush in time becomes a mass of wood ra wall were the largest and the earliest ripe the | the form, locality, rae ee ae esculent fungi 
ee ee a those on eastern. lowed, gid Ps 1 ‘ 
size or . to be easily ee ee and Ai ripened last of all, were the smallest, minute description of such unwholesome ones 
ttenti i 
= t ae | ~ = Mir maig poe nerer | but higher flavoured and not quite so melting. heeg ibe (and ‘sock only) as by tl their near resemblance become 
with one another. The shoots which spri ind 
t te ay close, ves 
— on the main branches, leaving only the i 
, which mus for about a third of its question 
peg eae ney ee ve the fo the 
cup, with the bran gga wie 
Red White Curran oberries- 
$0 
zis 
that is necessary is to thin them 
the pom: 
po nyrohersed of | gs cat «hee 
branches, all 
‘iiahes compact. 
best eee ee “sawing yr of which 
wae Gogoi tne we 
| table manure: 
3 
or quince. © 
sooe of keepin’ 
four feet | become erga og 
esd ary or ‘amp, and how managed with regard to air, and if on 
at Tomi, so teh, erin threat ove | | 
Suheeth—-Whathes- naturel depth from the | 
The earliest period at which each kind had | 
latest period at which it had been kept. 
m.—If aboye or gona ground level, whether 
? &c. &e. &e. 
4 
“See 
