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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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ripened cutting at least the entire depth of the joint, and 
main crop. dafew Hi 
Carrorts.—If not done, sow the 
a sou border for drawing early. 
—New planta’ 
be buried half way, Or only just deep enough to enable | ge a song rrr ioe ance ts pyieriere: Goriepeenr 
them to maintain an upright position. In the sami Earrocs.—Thin out ti - autumn-sown, and plant under walls. 
article, when meg nay mee the method of sowing seeds, it is Mint.—Hand-weed old beds, and make new ones if necessary. 
mmended, ‘that the seed sho sown in a some- Bras Bahu and ck ay Hn 
what lig! ter d finer soil than that in which the parent | Orchard.—All planting and pruning ahoana nd now be finish 
plant thrives, and that the coveri! uld be two or | protect _ wrap ny Prarerecns of wall-trees ; = may be - 
i nes: commen with cherries ms, and propagate by cut- 
three -t fon 4 site Now it is well tings or layers, such as i Somber vines, figs, mul- 
known that D ampness and dark ‘kness are nse berries, &c. ; continue to nail peach-trees, and dig the fruit-tree 
for the vegetation of most seeds, borders when the nailing is finishe 
be covered deeper than their a 3 andi in II.—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
3% : — the minute seeds should be mixed rs ‘he thermometer to fall below 60° at 
with pure w sown - the top of the prepared nights pre air when it rises he morning, and always 
io _ again can only be raised by being — shut up early in the oe Vevringe: ¢ the plants every fine 
th with morning, and watch narrowly fo! a msects—plants can never look 
as for instance Calceolaria pinnata. These, however, are 7 
errors, in oem apes 
contained in the volum 
CALENDAR ¢ OF OPER. OPERATIONS fi 9 
mat of doors dur. 
in pots are 
sie eee at aap ong oa yo coaplg ae cari al. 
pees 2a under certain ices unav: reeameegteers J should 
be potted, to h roo the how 
n to the useful matter that i 
re 
ture, as intense heat and drought, 
pacar the soil, when dry, shrinking from the pot-sides, and by 
consequence of the evaporation from the po 
ls may be prevente ted, 
Plenty of dramage, fury si 
filled with water will be sufficien it, but the water should be fre- 
quently changed. 
I —KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
In-door and 
aS 
rise to 70° without giving air, nor by fire-heat 
ee than 60°. 
HERR yY-House.—Whatwe have said above as regards changes 
in the temperature, &c. is pe be omg = — — a little 
i as the thermometer begins to rise in the 
the le light is requisite. Rather 
more heat than is given to Cucumbers is advantageous to Me. 
3 and the soil used should be a fine maiden loam: other- 
tment is similar. 
compost for them; water copiously, and support them 
twigs. 
eacanenh, Capsicums, ae 
ing, r i 
well a kept clear of Laem Lael oy, of draining in potting— 
ing plants, if r object, cannot well be bain 
ds sho wae be kept in small 
water. In n potting, 
close heap sans 
availa! 
length Continue to propagate by every 
mows — aths, and other plants, of a similar habit may 
Ann 
ushy before autumn : 
never ae ik the mould used for Ley Propegia Gériintiie for 
flowering in autumn, and all other desirable plants of which cut- 
tings can be obtained. 
Pits aND Frames.—Auriculas will’ now be showing their 
buds; give them abundance of air ea -alee the rane Pot tuberoses ; 
continue to propagate plants are gm for the egy 3 
pose freely in fine weather autumn-sown flow: as Mi 
and Stocks ; sete ia the Violets in ‘ames m 
in the : cneanet and in 
lions water sparing! 
t-door Patertees 
Beery what was ia “age = last amber a about sowing hi 
id Provins oses by sae on § 
ean ew work 
usually at this time an increase of work to 
ed in Senne measure by delays during the last 
month, planting out recog sored seedlings fro; 
trans; planting to differen’ 
Seana. 
ents 
yaa Holly and Yew-berries, also 
ergreens ; the more tender kinds, as Pinus, 
Cypress, may be sown in box 
AnD Coprice Woops. —Planti 
Scotch Firs or Larch should be 
‘we bia nature of the soil’and 
stuation will dant; continue of all kinds. 
—Juseph Paxton. 
NOTES FOR SMALL GARD. 
‘Many small gardens in the viiity of London do not contain 
more than a few feet of ground, and 
of a circle or oval with 
be ed; stone neatly rounded on the top; or if grass walks 
are rred, a all circle in the centre, with comma-shaped 
beds ound, when filled with flowers have a pretty a) ce, 
ee 
small apa should asi rigien annuals to succeed those 
raised in pots; all herbaceous perennials should be divided and 
replanted, and any bulbs left out of the ground since last aut 
should be immediately putin. Contin tinue to repot all plants that 
require it in roo ‘ena 0} is wished to 
edge 
of apetin a s nis aaes einai 
grown, and placed in re there is a little hea’ 
on the neighbouring 
The trees cut down, or the a branches, should be im- 
ee when the insect arrives at maturity it will 
escape, and i (gecd. wil be: dome. SING tat eres The 
poor ag Spee being only about two lines , and half a line 
broad ; a eee a pitch-brown colour, and mar! 
¥ 
CuLeny.—Prick out im boxes or on a slight hotbed the earliest- 
if sufficiently advanced slight hotbeds for pricking 
bay rise eo ea _ Sow Celeriac on a south border. 
: ‘Str its of th i 
: ia orona cure a e ning 
ceive hecessary; a few from the frames, o! 
those under hand-glasses, thinned 
south border ; earth-up prveiesy. tig ~~ 
Asransous.—Newiy-planted beds Tay be sown witl 
Pe; _—Sow red for the roots, also the st nt in 
Rep Caspace.—Plant ow scr pager! 
SEA-KALE may now be covered in the 
protect the crowns from snails, &c., bya ieneres aie perso: 
‘ked with 
dotted lines. ‘rom the researches of Messrs. Audouin and Spence, 
it seems and femal k the trees for the 
P of food, and burrow into hen the tree 
ws di 
parent, ae ae each other ; here they change to pup, 
and finally attain th: pact state and eae ce ent — 
The fecundity of these 
sufficient to time the 
insects is so omg that thi 
to destroy in a short largest tree. 
MIGRATION OF BIRDS FN MARCH. 
penemyie: ay The a generally visit h 
anting Cmeaaee 3 3 the Reed mberiz 
Sobemicte, the Red-h Seamew (Larus ridibundus); the 
Stone Curlew (Otdicnemus Beilonii); the Chittehat or least 
Willow Wren (Regulus Hippolais) ; and the Wheatear (Saricola 
(Enanthe). The common Turnstone (Strepsilas ran soe om 
arrives in Au; de 's about the firs beget i 
usually depart: 
the Redwing ( Preniae Titaeus, the Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris), the 
Gamnet or Solon Goose ( Sula ae the Seckentos gyrten dhs 
herp and the common repr age “a Gailinago), which 
area Ft merall in Mar 
in Septem y eee ch; a fox Snipes, 
i e year; the Teal (Anas Crecea), the Roys- 
Crow (Corvus hahaa the Merlin (Falco Zisalon), and the 
Woodcock og od Rusticola), which arrive in October, depart 
in March Widgeon (Anas Penelope), and the Red ‘headed 
Pocher Gipen ), come in November and leave in March. 
ates. 
State of the Weather for the Week ending March 4, 1841, 
observed at the Horticuitural Garden, C iswick. 
|= BAKOMETER. a 
ind. | Rain, 
Feb. Max. | Min. | Mean. 
Friday 2! not o— a G38 43 35 41.5 | N.W. 04 
atur. 27 | 29.73 | 29.368] 45 32 | 38.5 N. 07 
Sund. 28 | 29.874) 29.681} 47 32 39.5 | N.W. 
M: 
Mond, ! | 29.693 41 27 34.0 a 10 
Tuesd. 2 | 29.685) 2 = — 49 37 43.0 S.W. 30 
Wean, 3 or 29.315} 50 29 | 39.5| SW. 02 
‘Thors. 4 904) 29. 818} 46 33 | 39.5 w. 08 
verage | 29.781) 29.542! 46.5 2. 39. 61 
b. 26. Rain ; y and fine ; boisterous rain at night, 
27. Cloudy and cold; heavy dark clouds ; showery. 
28. Very clear in the morning; cloudy ; clear at night. 
March 1. Overcast ; age tn aan rors oer 
SS Frosty; slight rain at night. 
3. Cloudy and fine 
4. Clear and very fine ; rain in the evening. 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 years for 
-the ensuing Week ending March 1 1s 1841, 
Wen SEs oS eee -| No. Greatest} Prevailing Winds. 
232 aoe 2 2 | Years in quantity! 3) 12) $2 % 
SéS\S25\S5|which it} of oa sk | J | LS 
Feb. |25°/235|"&| raine ain. ||) J) lg le 
Su. 7| 48.8 | 33.4 {41.1 7 0.10 in. 2 1) 1) 3) a4 ale 
M. 8} 49.0 | 33.6 |41.3 5 0.15 2 2| 1/—] 4) al als 
Tu. 9| 51.2} 33.6 |42.4 3 0.18 1) 2} 1) 1) 9} gs} aig 
W. 10} 52.2 | 36.0 |44.1 5 0.21 1) 2\—| 3} 2} 4) sha 
Th. 11} 51.2 | 35.6 /43.4 6 0.20 —} 2} 1) 3] 2) Si) ata 
F. 12) -51.4 | 34.8 [43,1 6 0.22 }a 2) 3) 1] 4) 3) 
S.. 13) 51.2 | 37.5 j44.4 7 0.30 Cc 1| 3} 1) 4) aig 
The highest temperature, durin e above period, occurred on 
the po in 5 An rgrenan a fe Ce Benen tio lowest on the 9th, in 
1839, and sth, in 1840—therm 
pane ay ay DEN MARKET, 
For Week pan Bg arch 5, 1841. 
Tue supply of fruits and vegetables 
ie week has been 
exieiieaee Lag my deman: aio not so great as might have been 
pected. its in pots and 
good. Celery is rather indifferent, but the supply islarge. Aspa- 
ragus and Sea-kale abundant and excellent. A few spring 
Radishes are offered. Mushrooms are fine and the supply large. 
—Flowers. Every day adds to the interest of market both in 
the beauty and rarity of the nts and cut flowers offered ; among 
the former we noticed Azalea indica alba, pontica vari- 
eties, E = Heaths of different kinds, Myrtles, Euphor- 
bias, and . The more remarkable cut flowers are Acacia 
an, and ulicina ; Pultenza subumbellata, 
‘orrzea pulchella. 
‘CES, Sarcrpay, Maren 6.—F TS:— 
Apples, dessert, eae bush, 3s to ois Shaddocks, 3s to 5s 
Pears, Seunrt. per hf.-sve. 49 to Pummeloes, 9d to 1s 62 
Pine Apples, p. poe 4s to Bs Almonds, per » 78: 
— tose rs,' per to 108 Syeet Almonds, per Ib. 3s 
Salsek. ot 9d to le Chesnuts, per peck, 4s to 7s 
_— pests |, pr. lb. 1s to 3s Walnuts, per bush. 14s 
— Sy de oy Pep mea Nuts. bushel— 
- il, 16s to 20s 
S nieees, ce ioo, r ic 168 — Spanish, 242 
pes aaeee Pa doz. 9d to 2s - — Barcelona, 23s 
Tr 100, 6s to l4s 
VEGETABLES. 
Garlic, per poun: 
pot bags ae be aad — d. 3s’ to Bs Shallots, per aoe 
Dene tee Plants, ie doz. 4s toés i» per 100, » Oe to 10s 
. sve. 2s a =m or Middling, 43 
German Asha pm seals, perd. 6d tas , or Small, 
roccoli, White, per bundle, 4s to6s | Sea-kale, per punnet, 2s to 3s 6d 
— _Green, Is to Lettuce, 
Turnip Tops, per bushel, 2s to"2s — per hatt sieve, 3s to 4s 
Kidney Beans, forced, p. 100, 3s6dto4s6d | Endive, per score, ls 6d to 3s 6d 
Potatoes, per ton, 4f Celery, per bundle (12 to 15) Is to2s 
Jerusalem <A per half-| Smalls: » per punnet, 3d 
sieve, ls 6d Wate: » per doz. 
Turnips, White, dozen bunches, } Parsley, per half sieve, 
2s 6d to3s Fennel, per,doz. bunches, 4¢ 
ts, per doz. bunches, 6s to 6s hyme, perdoz. bchs. 3s to 4s 
Horn, = bunch, 9¢ tole fe per doz. bunches, 4s. 
Parsneps, per doz. ls to 2s Mint, per doz. bunch., 6s to 10s 
Red t, per doz. ls to 2s _ Hiesee,tardtasems tolsd 
Scorzonera, = bundle, Is 3d ‘eppermint (dried) per doz. bunch. Is 
Salsafy, per bundle, 1 Marjoram (dried) per doz. bunch. 10d 
Horse Radish, per bundle, 2s 6d to 5¢ Savory (dried) per doz. th. 10d 
Radish, Red, per punnet, 2s il (dried) per doz. bunch. Is 3d 
pinach, sieve, 2sto2s 6d Rosemary (green) per doz. bunch. 6# 
ions, old, per bushel, Lavender (dried) doz. bunch., 32 
— for picklg So hf. sieve, 42 Rhubarb Stalks, per bdle. Is to Is 32 
— Green (Ciboul wea Learn 4dto 6d | Mushrooms, s: Ret pos pottie, Isto ts 3d 
— Spanish, bee vee 
Chives, per pot, erat (aried), per Ib. T4e. 
Leeks, per doz. as fresh), per Ib. 3x 6d 
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‘A Friend at Crookstown can have a complete set of the Gar- 
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Be 
J. Murray.—The Claret and the Tinta Grapes havi ave a col: 
juice ae 4 of their skin. The tubers of the ‘Fopestoa 
tuberosum may be and have been eaten; but we do ni 
em among eur list of escule: be 
Peter Mackenzie.—The ni phi ants wa 
for some eae i ae LE 
A Devon eas B. 
id oi stands @ London 
and it ek to be kay pend ae as it a 
winter ifnailed to a wall. It has dull reddish brown and yellow 
Catth Mossize. 
E.G. M—The last and most complete catalogue of plants iS 
ranged scoring othe ms Hortus ym, Bu cntane aE 
