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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
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27. 7, Overcas' t ; ywwery ; clear at night. 
23. Cloudy mo oi clear at aight 
> Overcast; fine with clouds ; rai 
30. Very boistero rous, with tienening mere rain early A.m.; fine. 
31. pager rather cold; cloudy and windy; rain. 
April 1. and calm. 
State of ~~ ieteomae at Chiswick during the last 1 
5 years for 
suing Week endin ing April 10, 1341. 
‘a. of “Prev; 
Mean Soom g Sees 
Temp) — it atid ede 
'P- ined. Z 
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0. 
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gessagc 
mperature eure the above rote occurred on 
the Ee in isg2—thermometer 7 and the lowest, on the 10th in 
POPE Ps rts) eh: nasi 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
For the Week ending April 2, 1841. 
anun supply be — and vegetables has been m 
args comm: er 
rae Large quantities of 
ers have been ofered: for 
few 
for per lb oy kinds ee 
Flower. Many handsome plants in abe such as Camellias, Ge- 
lums, Acacias, and i imag ae have been brought to market this 
amd Primroses are likewise abun- 
of Cactuses pa- 
cris gran diflora and impressa, Eutaxia myrtifolia, single Anemo- 
enias, 
nes, Gard Smith's Yellow Noisette and other Roses, Saxi- 
fraga ovata, Abutilon striatum, White Periwinkle, and most of 
the kinds mentioned a 
PRI ‘TURDAY, Apart 3. UITS:. 
— 5 oz. lstoae rE e" pes, bes ate 
Pine A 5a tolds monds, pe’ Te 
tie. Tb. 108 to 252 Sweet yy Sart rlb. se 
— Spanish, per lb. 0d to le Chesnuts, per peck, 4¢ te 7 
= ‘jade pr. Ib. 1s 6d to 3s Walnuts, wd bush. 16s 
ls PT. Sd toms © bush 
—_ per 100, 4s to l4e il, 
Bitter, per 100, 8s to 18s Spanish, t4e 
8,per dox. Sd to 2s elona, 286 
ir to lde 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbages, per doz. ree rade eset h. le to 2a °: 
c 5S edhe per say eh. 2a to des und, 8d 
B > White, per bunch, le to 3a Srallots paz pound, 
- wn, 6d to le3d paragus, per 100," tre » Bato 108 
= eieate persve. ls - econd, or Mi, ia. ae6d 
Turnip Tops, per sieve, 9d to le & - Dee or Small, 2s 6d 
Kidney Beans,forced, per100,2e to 2s 6d Natural large, 10s to 13 
lotatoes, per ton, 4! 10sto 6! * pp Lanes 
= autumn, per pd., 4d tole Sea-kale, et, 1s to 226d 
_ New, perpd.,ls to 2s Lettuce, P res wire 
Jerusalem eR per - | Endive, per sc 
* sieve, 9d to Celery, = pores sto co) Bf vole Sd 
Tartine, White, p ridoz. b.,} 1a 6dto 28 | Small Salads, per punn 
Carrots, per doz. bunches, Wate: Se wsali 6 1 
_ ce ae Parsley, if sieve, ls 
Parsneps, per Ton. 6d to iz 6d Cc halfsieve, la 
Red t, perdoz. Is to"2s T: (dried) per doz. bch.ls 3d 
era, Pode ls Fennel, per dozen bunches, ’ 
re je, lefad § Th; doz."behs. 3a,to 
ee per dozen hands (#4 t — Lemon, per doz.bunches, 3s to 4 
30 — le Sage on. orem 4sto Oe 
- te 3 beh., 3¢ | Mint ) {ares Z 
Spinach, per sieve, is tols3d Peppermint (dried) per duz. bunch. le 
q bushel, 42 6d Rosemary (green) per doz. bchs. 62 
— for picklg p. hf. sieve, ubarb Stalks, per bd! 1 
— Greea ee P beh., 3d:to 4d | Mushrooms, le, 
as per ib., lds 
Chives, per ufftes (dried), per Ib. 
Notices to plese ope 
Many inquiries have reached us o be answered this 
pa dere sia fulgens should be cut down close 
—the proper time for repotting it. 
immediately pot his Cape iarinsg 
em rather deeply in sandy soil on a warm south border. 
pb sss a ‘wil als also do in a southern aspect. 
#. Groom.—The mentioned in p. 199 is varium var. 
ilicifolium. 
A Subscriber, Staines, may force his Vines gently with advan- 
G. ses n.—The Neapolitan Violet is not a creeper, but trails 
and ike the common kind. Plants may be procured of 
any Seopeetenio urseryman. 
Y. Z., Bow. Sow —Most of the common herbaceous kinds of Pzeonies 
thrive in on garden soil, but P. Whitleyi, and the different 
ere is no asst 
varieties OF tree Peony. require peat and sand. The latter kind 
willnot open. from the spring frosts, or the flowers 
EC ieeck e ioned in the Cottag * 
of this day. 
Conservation des Bois, par M. A. 
Cc. W. M.—Mémoire sur la 
Boucherie, M.D., Paris, Bachelier, 1840, may be had of any fo- 
Teign 
Mr. Jackson.—The dout feoroe white asowies 
flowers and their foliage were in beautiful health. 
is of. The Spirzea is S. cumeifolia, tris chi- 
nensis is rightly named; it is the Iris fimbriata of some botanists. 
e. B— - wells are usually found in rocks of the coal forma- 
3 and this mi juction is often seen oozin; 
boiling, preferred to raw 
warty “nk Se eems ts tes eaehiek a 
and greenhouse sediont ose" 
oe cannot have that aspect, you 
aso The following plants will 
do very well in the windows of a sitting-room :—Fuchsia globosa, 
Ricartonia or any of the small flowering species, Sollya hetero- 
oer doe Begonia discolor, Alonsoa beret erarias, Crass 
Chines and sweet si rbena 
Cine: 
e Prim: ented Ve 
citriodora wea 
W. D. Cyclamens have done flowering they should be 
but fares abe Pa ciigied with wae: and when their leaves are ran 
it should be a wh ie ower * they may then be taken 
the pots an: aa ry place till ¢ the tseting anger — 
oe: ne aatiey 
pcan ET are greenhouse plants, but they require 
bright light, and sd powertal sun-heat in the summer. 
be made by any tin- 
Mr. Bellamy will ind — public the best friend to trustto. The 
address of the Royal Agricultural Society is Cavendish- -square, 
London. If he is ina condition to prove that he can double the 
present amount of agricultural crops, we have no doubt the So- 
ciety will be happy to Senoabite eas with him 
E. W.—We a endeavour to bear in mind your advice, which 
is very judicior 
K.—We should sow Poa trivialis or pratensis, and Cynosurus 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
intelligence fro’ France wep us that the long 
peng bill for fortifying Pari) 
a" the 's suggested proton 4. having been 
, aS approved by the Chamber 
of ‘Depa es, has been adopted. A republican movement 
has taken place in les, encouraged, it appears, by 
secret societies, which have latterly much increased in th 
South of France: the object of the movement was to 
fire to the arsenal i a ses and other public 
bui eae —From Spain t the idea of a tri- 
umvirate in the Wigeady j ealid ieank and that a large 
majority or the Cortes are inclined to the © experiment. The 
great sensation, ond has been described as an incendiary 
cristatus, in equal quantities, on the shaded waite 7 you speak of. 
ja is in the Botanical Garden at Saharan. 
we shall doubtless obtain it soon. itherto, only 
i ie oe country is the Ferula 
it will be much too strong in flavour to suit an 
though it may be fi fit zn. that of Beloochistan. 
Orleans Plum should be written Arline (or of Asien); ; the May-Duke 
rruption of Jaune 
will 
hative ; 
search, and permars some correspondent will aid us. We think, 
mmon names are right. 
e hole made by the dibber in plant- 
4 Ns open. In general, it is bonnie d 
well closed bya prark of the Satog: at the time, and subseque: 
be whole is made level by hoe es The or other pra sora 
hich the ground and crop vequiie. e by means of the 
is an € ious mode, but pt a best. 
0. P. Q.—The beautiful Cucumbers from ae Allen, called 
the Victory of Suffolk, Bed 33 shown at the Garden exhibition, 
not th 
it correctly, 
A Subscriber, Eas: t Shilton. 
fruit, it being oy some sup- 
posed th eg this pod, which is Be gf nutritious and caer “ny in 
» was the “wild Locust” of Scripture, on which St. 
John su — per te erness. 
in the managem: if bees will be par- 
scalar 6 obliged by you sal kindly Eee! her more minutely as 
to your bees, 
of the ‘weather, or under Panis And did you feed them 
disin' g th These, wit er ae om 
may be disposed to e, will be th —— received by one who 
has been nate with 
ther from the open wall or from under conia is 
should be wn in rich compost, gly, in small-: ts 
first, and successively shifted into as the increase. 
They must be kept in bottom-h f dung or tan, and i 
near the glass. As much circulation of air should be allowed 
will prevent damping- 70° or 80° of bottom-h e not t 
the temperature for the tops may be 
01 
edium that will keep their temperature tolerably steady; a 
may neficially given, if judi pplied 
y good raanagement a prect 3 gg = ‘eae has been produced 
fe first summer, and, of c although 3ft. or 
4ft. is a more usual ag 
serene double yellow Rose is a most capricious 
ell in certain situations, but in others it does 
pure 
which the eam ants are. 
want & good Kent i and 
see that they are in der; give them plenty of water now 
en age 
healthy state . 
—— shake the old walk ican from their 
——— shaded situation 
er them. If de are 
obliged. 2 treat t! Shea in suet latter wis oer a must not expect 
the waite You will never have mame: flowers 
s they are exposed to full sunlight dur- 
ing summ 
R. we The 6 bjects you mention are entir 
of the Ben sevolent boner tn, 8 
~n 
i Societies,”’ like other persons. olent 
Socity im charity forte te ee ace ee well sup- 
young man -setreng eaten charity for 
ze our option, a et of compassion. 
A.—Itis difficult to know when an Arnott stove is 
Thi 
perty 0 f the Spanish people.—In switzerland, nothing 
r 
the di essio of a se eg ons esta- 
blishments- The: Levant mail ra brought intelligence 
e subject of the recent 
ally 
his powers a = payment 
ar’ 
fee . 
th was sho or. expected 
by the advocates of Turkey as likely to remove all 
existing obstacles to the direct settlement of the Eas’ 
uestion. It rs, also, by letters fram Turkey that 
on the arrival of the Pacha’s remonstra’ at nti- 
ople, the Ottoman Gov nt refe! the matter to 
| the = einen 3 and as France has pare il joey with 
r allied n admitt of the 
the Powers i ting the j 
ponte it i is considered that | the Sultan n wil 
the question ‘wholl liy at rest, will shortly be concluded.— 
ion that peace not be disturhed. Rumours h 
n afloat in New York that the British Minister would 
demand his kp saad ae it was ga sic aig ben 
= American Govern would take 
he acquit ital of Mr. MI a who had been aa ay Abid 
fe frontier to Albany for = It wi stated 
the Attorney-General had been sent pote to interfere os 
behalf of the Government in fal of Mr. M‘Leod. 
poner me rer thus mani mifested by the Executive 
sé + + 
ith their late hosti- 
ia to this country. 
t home, the principal. subjects of public jase doring 
the week have been the deba in Parliamen 
ani 
Poor- Bill, An ani cabins aie 
tive to Infant Schools in connexion with the Parochial 
Unions, d d t in thei was carried by 
a iderable majority, as a subsequent amendment 
to appoint chaplains for purpose of superintending 
them. The bat : ir ginger Bill has also been, carri 
by a large majority, and has since been introduced into 
the House of pric ‘withoat eaten 
ae me Neos. 
por gor a cad Albert, and the Princess 
CovurT.— 
Ro: Se : is Cao gem m Palace. 
isited ¢ 
Parliamentary.—The acancy occasioned in the 
a na os county of Anti by the succession of 
ON e peerage, it is stated, will not give rise to 
scpsitien candidate is once 
daly electes : 
tives of i i Entwistle, son- 
in-law of Mr. ‘Edward Loyd, as a ale candidate for the 
WP 
3 
for Shrewsbury itis said, i he Chil ae 
vetieeeinan > Pes oat hat Lord Clive will 
brought f iar in his ue n 
address from Capt. Win ve or eh electors of West 
i intention which rumour has 
from Parliament at the next 
acid to tim of outing 
eneral electi 
