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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
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had established itself upon a block of wood, and had produced 
two spikes bearing flowers about two inches a Epidendrum 
Schomburgkii had thrown up four spikes, on each of which were 
we observed so 
was as made of abbey A 
cen. 
> heaiany Heaths ; the 
laced ered 
which rina the roots fi in- 
e flue 
tig: 
are produced in lar, 
heads, and id out volly aon sore the foliage. It is apparently 
a cross between A. Daniels’ and A. pheenicea, and was raised 
at Spoffk » by Mr. Herbert, af faa it is ee A. indica 
Herberti. .Without doubt it isthe finest variety kno 
Corsten and Son, Hyacinth Villa, Shepherd's Bush. —The H ya- 
cinths look very Seomvbbsig. dik in’ about a a fortnight hence will 
in full beauty 
Several fine single kinds are now in bloom ; 
ush 
g them a seedling, with flowers at least 1d in. 
; Lord Wi a handsome single red ; La Candeur, a 
beautiful single white; Ne plus ultra, a remarkable single blue, 
with flowers tr ; anew seedling, double blue, quite porce- 
lain-color iy marbled ; gph tn a’ ie, a splen- 
did double We refrain ng res 4 
shinee from anything respectin; 
Mr. Corsten’s method of cultivating this « pact ming plant, as in a 
few weeks he will —. a book on the Lae illustrated with 
figures of some of his remarkable seedlings.— March 24, 
—- 
the Cue is a very complete treatise 
“ian the caltvaion of ‘that 2 plat, ok pam to yrs 
information upon every = psa = ~ _ 
manner mbers 
sorts which ar i 
elearly given, and we end the work as a use. 
ful guide to the young Gendeniat. The ‘aivoing extracts 
convey a good idea of the author’s manner of treating his 
“ admission of it, the primary source and influencing 
of vegetable develo; it, is of the ui t importance 
ce 
directes! 
and every pro- 
is of the first consideration. perhaps is the t important 
element to the health and life of plants, elaboration 
of nutritive matters derived from the soil ion of 
carbonic ammonia, &c., from the atmosphere ; secre- 
ewal, 
unceasing ro ‘tion and re! 
pi! Ree mre aon the ager ey partes of light, No 
this better than the Cucumber-forcer: he 
voee tae abt a eamevies in the dark months of winter are 
ad hn erp mccessful, unless he places his plants, their 
roots, in fact their whole system, under the immediate a 
of the direct rays of light; and then he observes, with un. 
bounded pleasure, his well-contrived efforts succeed, his desires 
spaces but almost perceptibly, and in the most 
m grown 
It is poled 
tender, an 
Allen's T: wie the au = 
experience 
Broccoli, é of 
Mr. Allen is well 
good cosaeh het if in sea hs 
book he wished to convey information to others e can- 
not say 
been expected. see Font: not emplo y some per- 
son who cndestands te epare his MSS. for the 
There in it which is b 
=. his 
_ The directions which are given for eul tivation 
manage- 
who are so will —- find a 
gardener will not know these tools when he sees them, 
that he fills his pages’with woodcuts of such a puerile 
description ? 
Widnall’s Select Catalogue of D » ¥e., is a 
pamphlet of 24 pages, pres sede the ee +“ the fancy 
and other plants sold by this say florist, at his 
sery, Grantchester, near Cambrid 
CALENDAR OF O OPERATIONS for the ensuing Week. 
In propagating plants by cuttings, it will be ere that, as 
with seeds, inserting them deep in the soil should be avoided 
much as pose in apenas one of hardy trees an: 
Pr; doors this ot be eff well, 
‘om 
mad 
bers ends touch the sides h, it 
will give sufficl ent moisture to render watering the 
sail needless. Cottinen with very x! ms, Ss! 
en in 
prevent injury to the roots, or premature 
say 
be pushing their buds; remove 
ill-placed ones, and allow those left to develop 
wally as possible. i It is now a time to 
Pormrnigng 
cape Tals, » and Semen sprinkle 
the house with water, hae avoid coda — bwin 
PeAcu-Hovuss.—The fruit in the early hi 4 
fast ; keep, Pp, therefore,a moist atmosphere, that a “8 po- 
sition to ripen em Fa not be induced before they Ls fully pete nef 
great attention adh aegis ae of the re and take means be 
cate insects as detected. e fruit and branches 
iosphere here for the 
as given for the early Peaches. Give Phony at every 
fitting opportunity, and syringe the trees ev morning ; 
ite with tol soon as black fiy is jt gee seg 
Fre-Hovss.—Check the attack of red s) » by keeping the 
house moist, and syringe the under — of t ae lenyes thoroughly. 
Continue to stop the advancing shoots, by nipping the terminal 
bud, and give air as bef — 
CucumBers AND Metons.—Regulate your covering at night 
, and take great care that no 
according to the state oft the’ nin; 
loose portions hang over on the sides, as ra | sometimes conduct 
the rank steam the frames, and destroy the plants. Uncover 
as early as the wi “gana poe eep the glass well 
cleaned. In perf ing any agonal wil e e, aS wa- 
tering, Sen stopping, &c., choose and be 
as expeditio: 
itiou: 
Soc Mvsmnoon- Bowsn= The beds which have borne during the 
itumn and winter months may now be wheeled out, and prepa- 
pa ca made for new ones for the summer. Preserve a humid 
a and syringe the surface of the bearing beds occa- 
<< 
STRAWBERRIES.—Remove all y appear. 
Place those i in sere or fruit near ia a amy gon when oe may re- 
ceive fresh air y at all times, according to the state of the 
er. 
KIDNEY-BEANS.—Water them regularly ov eae and at the 
root with preg he awater ; meee them with 
Pee aap weeds, 
me towards at eZ i this part of the 
chee we would recommend scrapers to yan at the ends 
all the branch ome that there may be = excuse for 
the main ones with the feet ; a kitchen-garden with or neg- 
lected walks never be admired, ho’ wever judiciously cro, is 
CasBace.—Hoe een the rows, and earth-up neces- 
sary ; the autumn-sown kinds may still be planted out. 
CAULIFLOWER.—Sow on a south border, and plant out from the 
frames in a rich compartment. 
CsLtery.—Do not allow the young plants 
to become drawn 
pe they are thinned and bricked ou out ; if pricked oat on mae 
@ soil under it should be made ite frm, to mtn a —— 
forming tap-roots, which cai mis thins 00 
late cro} 
Lunas. —Thin out those first sown, and sow for autumn and 
receive a more liberal supply of water, and duri ng fine weather 
an rotting syringing overhead will benefit them. Continue — 
— =e — other stove plants, as trea advan 
dicat essary. The house may n 
ww be kept somew! 
poner omnes ae hat 
GreENnnHovsE.—Instead of admitting such abundance of air at 
this m, it is better ry eep the honse cool i etting the 
floor and paths sunshine, and to A em no air on the 
weather side, to prevent as much as the prevailing cold 
winds acting directly on the awe en Continue to pot as the plants 
require it, and = pro) ite whenever cuttings of desirable plants 
can be ed. 
Pits anp Frames.—Chrysanthemums should now be propa- 
gated by cuttings of the strongest banged some | persons 
which is more tedious ep 
tin, 
tinue to re; pot all advan 
eavy rab 
must be 
from frost or hea’ sith ai ee 
er proceed 
‘oni tinue to sow 
will throw offsets from eye. Still protect choice bulbs. 
Dress borders and edgings ; roll walks, &c., as re. 
Nugsery.—Cut back the young worked trees of last season, 
Continue to propagate by available m . Attend to water. 
ing and mulching fresh-planted trees when necessary. 
Forest anv C Woops.—Both here and in other depart- 
ments Patan be transplanted, if important, but 
s an 
cree Continue other Operations as 
a good time for burning er aga those who 
wets ald commence.—Joseph Paz 
el amatar cae FOR SMALL GARDEN: 
'¥ possesso! ‘dens ~ Hed anes if 
ria ther ‘ape te ae the read sgemgr soil pe Roe: 
ini 
bor @ small garden: Helleborus 
niger, Arabis alpina, Alyssum saxatile, gy aoe deltoidea, Cam- 
panula fragili es, Primi 
is, Hepaticas, Ranunculuses, Anem , Iris 
d persica, Omphalodes a, ‘ginica, 
allfiower, Saxifraga ovata, and the vari f the sweet- 
urs, Pinks and Carnations, Gentiana 
‘anium Wallic ‘hianum and ibericum, Rockets, Iri 
t Lychnis, Eveni 
ing; Cc 
SS) ‘o a Rod, and kias. e freely to 
10 in the middle of warm days, but shut up early, which 
prevent the necessi over the 
just before s or reel the 
t all 
poe up for the _ look comedlty after insects ; 
s that require ii 
OLOGICAL NOTICES. 
Havine in our ger notices none ~ oo insects that are 
or less injurious to gardeners, w w speak =: tha Cocci- 
idz, a family that deserves to hed couraged. very 0: soak 
habits of o! tion must have med in early — pet. 
the seven-spo ‘o-spotted Lady-birds, umulated in 
seed-shops, greenhouses, and, in warm days, pe mon out of 
oors. These insects have red wing-cases, O or seven 
spots, and some kindseven more; in shape they are nearly hemi- 
an 
It remains a 
Pp about twelve or fifteen days. The great quantities of these 
insects that vlgear ycel appear have frequently n — 
rs; but even the Fatt -grower is now @ 
ms of thou- 
sands of a; 
State of the Weather for the Week ending March 25, 1941, a3 
observed at Se c Horicultra Garden, = Chiswice 
each individual of | which “ slays his rs ousands and 
aphides. 
|= RO: a TaEr™ | 
Wind. | Rain. 
Max. | Min. |Mean. 
i 2. is 29. ‘508 54 34 | 44.0), S.W. 01 
Satur. 20 | 29.647; 29.565} 57 39 | 43,0; S.W. 713 
and, 21 | 29.625/ 29.492) 54 48 | 51.0 s. +12 
Mond. 22 } 29.596} 29.362) 53 36 | 47.0} S.W. 0: 
Tuesd. 23 | 30.128] 29.803} 59 43 | 51.0 w. 
Wean. 24 | 30.222/ 30.192] 53 30 | 44.0/ S.W. 
Thurs, 25 | 30. a 29.952} 61 32) 46.5 S; 
Average sor 57.3 37.4 | 473 | 23 
eS vercast ; win rege wers; ¢ 
. Fine; stormy wah Bae. Ato ‘at par night. 
ry Very fine; cloudy ; aleve ame rain at night. the 
3 Showery in afternoon ; clear in 
22. Rain; cloudy and fine 
shining at night. 
bac Overcast ; cloudy and fine; clear with slight frost at night. 
ai dy 
» hom winter in ric light = : Very fine, with sunshine throughout ; clear at night. 
few race Ba ‘that may ae sete to them. We cannot dismiss | Eecresk Pa fi poe ont the wri mean techperature of the week w as &° above the average) 
this work without asking the author of what use he con- | earliest soa see rotor reer aN roacbuae Se vegetation is consequently mi phat ess; net 
siders the f pata directions for destroying woodlice :— mas.—Cantinne to sow successions of s ‘qnanen sorts wher- | nectarine trees on Spc in bloom, and the 
“* The f : h . ever the last sown is up; hoe, earth-up, a stick early kinds. is iy in | 
er of destroying them is by | “py meustsow pinning the sets from st 15 Se, 
powriag blog: water in them from a small watering-pot } large potatoes inteek-qusieiniong: cai gondepl ave been prov a State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 years 
i the ensuing Week ending April 3, 1341. _ inci 
without tts rose.” This is like fe aoe so much a is di- bee ew to. whole small ones, for equality of size and weight el see No. of jGreatest) Prevailing Winds._ 
ms aietale 28 aterm : 
Sow a good il Eewi th t escagige: Yearsi : : 
= eSATA noe a —_—-) Shee B=5/555 i: which i" of Sl = e z 
pe binge i te Horticulturist. Parts IT. and TIT. | Sea-xus.—Sow seed on ric a poaminaone rth lc plan\ ore <B°/E5°/"F set Steroant Sod Ha a 
HE tollowing are contents of these e im- | tions by callings the roots, if ne t 1 
rovement of soils is continued, This j — Miwon — Herbs may be increased cuttings, divi division, and other means. | SY. 28} 53.0 | 349 43.5] 6 | 0.68 in. i “ : 3 2 
P Me =e Saece Orchard. The most important thing at this time is the preser- | M. 29) 52.0 | 34.0 /43.0 s | O12 at _ i 2 
anures, sasielony. tame observations on the utility | yation of the fruit-blossoms from i injury by cold winds or frost, | TU- 30) 52.6 | 34.2 |43.4 ~ Pon 8) 1) 2 Z 
ofsagitating the atmosphere, — on the —— of Mr. | which is much to be dreaded from the rapid manner which the | ¥- 3! wat : | 
Pénn’s metHod; then com a chapter on , snail buds have developed themselves during the late fine weather. | A?! o 52 35.2 }43.6 V3 6.76 zips : 
7 4 = « + - . ” - ~ i 
lugs, sce. j}on insects and pratt classification, amphibio cove od tinue Gale wae, ae re porvuaded that the wand F. 2) 52.6 | 31.6 421} 7 | 119 3} 1 
eninrals, birds; apd animals. The fifth ¢ of fruit may be tra traced as often to. cold winds checking the 3 54.4 | 94.6 ‘44.5 1 | 607 inde: — 
‘a ll sea is termi > BS the gardener would, therefore, do well to have by highest temperature, ay iad ae ee period, vest 
bars a soins upon the imp wats aE: gardening ; and, 1835—thermomet — lowest eos te 
ai it -—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY, —thermometer 16°. The quantity of rain which inet 
being . Gecbit’? Doss’ Mr. dithers; diez and the pub — doar Department. ‘April, 1980, was waasually great, amounting to nearly one 
plants Wancing 
