216 THE GARDENERS’ CHRONIC 
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only requires afterwards bisa ageqpe little bay ae i as first used ii a a — in Au- | — ES. Bion see oa it the main crops. 
paper. ie very fine wo’ a second se ws,| gust 1838. The motive power ase of | ¢, Apres — Pr prlen cdecar en ieee direct honoree era se 
with wert crags than ag ‘re ah might t be pha and a half horse power, employe hy a prem a ee ee gene so — near eneee sions. 
pete — hich is annually con- | for other pu . Half of re power is required fo’ "for Orchard.—Mulch and water all newly-planted if the wea_ 
ae ae _ in London alone, the| the sash-bar machine expense of the en- a poo ie eee ; finish grafting, loosen the surface of 
restr pert of f chich might be saved by machines of this | gine, including atten , &e., i get a-day. The ma- | sued walls saa iearatee avis tres ghted in nen row ete inn 
dese escription, it is _ thought that the present invention will can make bars at the rate o an s wr _hour ; | except in cases of strong frost or continued wet weather; the 
ut it cannot continue long at this ime is | principal benefit to be derived from fires, where necessary in w 
sired both is their assisting to ripen the wood in the autumn. - 
Il.—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY 
m™m 
to ~~ and pont the saws. 
of bars 
d a boy. 
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—j ration thus 8 continued, the pak b sia re- 
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: finish one side of it. The fin renga table, 
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being vidiosted by the 
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} Placed. so = to show o corresponde: 
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attention to thinning out the branches and tying 
-disposed ones, Syringe the trees on fine morn- 
little fear of sects coming so boi. A od 
ssed with lime, sulphur, and soft soa) 
prema 
Cazury- wovse.—Continue to preserve a moist atm 
Plants in tubs may ocasiona!ly have pte ada of given iy 
back tothree or four eyes all wood not required for filling up 
vacancies, and —_ no opportunity of giving air. Prepare, pre- 
fruit beginning to ripen, frames a with fine 
penings where air is given, 
exclude 4 
Fic-novusg.—Plants in tubs should be watered daily ; any sud- 
den check or po nap nest f treatment is extremely liable to cause the 
fruit to fall off. Give air plentifully on fine days. 
CucumBERrs AND Metons.—The plants bom Her -reNey 
more frequently, as the weather admits of m oh hear of 
still using the precautions to warm it, to give lit little ata time, gor 
ys in the morning, that the plants may be shut up dry. The 
Soe = 
in neatly cg wy 
es Fok ere is 
e been dre: 
CALENDAR OF beagle cin the ensuing Week. 
Ir will be observed moi 
tained; for it is known that an unfavourable or moist state | 3!wa! 
‘prevents the pollen acting, produces sterility. erie when renewed at this season do not require » to be built 
draw from well- am ¥ e the of the soil in the frames, as the heat of the sun 
wi connected | 2bo¥ 
pcg al nite oes me the Open ie oe Bees only to observe | Will now dry the beds sufficient! 
e of cherries, other fruits, after cold wet sprin: 
itis visibly shown by striking the catkins of the hazel, pnts} to the well-doing of the plants; tak 
other plant, su hich shed pollen in abundance ; during | Opport tting the 
Sen they 
inappebeching. beds may be made for summer-bearing. 
SrRawsBeagiss.—Thin the leaves where prio shade the fruit, 
and remove runners ; plants water regularly—they will, 
eepin, ey house dry whilst nannenes bloom has 
supposition only; we think the above 
uch in aie favour. 
I.—KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
In-door and Forcing Department. 
— Where there are Vines i the 
machng yrs outside may pe sng 
sane should be left of gradual 
become well rooted, by 
moving it earlier in the da’ 
heating of the tan, as it 
lithe extr this en’ may be ees repaid peat a 
whilst neglect may possibly cause a season’s failure. Water the 
clear water ; 
-door D: epart ‘tment, 
employed, which 
Lanes to sun and air 
y be 
time 
spurious 
pened ur Seg ee. ete inahmarieary aa posh St. ASPARAGUS.—Those beds it is intended to cut from, fork eare- 
Feter’s, or others end npreaaioyrac Should be shaded from th | fully over, break the soil fine, and gather off large stones. 
e Vinies wil break jeek sO ota 2h rand | Brxrs may still be sown in late situations. 
sand cacotell-"ap tea Sano re pec necessary. | ting scene autumn-sown for cab- 
broken by coming in paging 
before. 
Pracu-novss.—Continue 
ULIFLOWERS.— 
wstarD, &c. should be sown weekly on a south 
the 
er the’ Seep es a 
Earth-up the earliest 
ge wich sae the ceoeaioaeed eoeanemagioe | 
border. 
uriculas about opening their buds 
ied ong § unshine, and have all the air ite 
given to fire oe prevent the flower-stalks draw 
. Putin Mgr 
continue 
Finish parting perennials, nials, Carnations, and 
edgings of every "kind complete new gener for the season as 
y as ; Pay particular attention to the keeping of 
agate by layers or cuttings, Laurels, Laures- 
oer as possible ; xeep clear all seed beds from 
if 
as little injured at the 
out in rows eeceihers fesen a seed-beds. 
Pity a Coprice poral te —If evergreens ‘are to be planted 
r lift more than ted in one day if possible. This 
ry * veveei Sefer Bh ci Acorns where they are to stand; also 
alnut, Spanish gma - Beech, and for Firs and Larch on 
rocky or very hilly situ: Thin ‘those formerly sown, and 
y atior 
clean near ny Hoes where als re to be built with mortar they 
should not be delayed.— Paxton. 
NOTES ae SMALL GA RDENS. 
uals that were 8 sown ge now be 
or : 
‘umbers. Dahlias now be potted and placed 
in Pa gem nie Rottom- heat to start them. Carnations that are in. 
tended hog be deli in pots should now be planted in 32-swed 
loam, sandy peat, and rotten cow-dung or 
d agen ys they may 
ENTOMOLO! 
ks; th i ent place to form 
anest, and b: g one now, hun killed yo. 
i to the n of wasps which 
s a nest, of a few cells; in cach of 
ese she its an egg, which, after going through the larva 
pupa s! 4 es a neuter wasp, and assists its in 
enlarging the nest, and feeding th we in the cells, 
verted paper-like sub- 
enter to feed on the honey 
MIGRATION OF -_ cele Gk 
Tue arrivals during the present month are numerous, 
Z the Turtle- 
start, the comm , the Ruff, the Ring Ousel, the 
wing, and the W: arrive between the beginning 
and the middle of this mont The Ring Ousel only passes throuet 
this on its spring autumnal journeys, though it is 5 
to in all the year in the north of England and Sco! 
State of the Weather for the Week ending April !,1 1941, 85 
observe _ the pe Hortculra Garden, Chiswick. 
