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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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Lettuce, Cabbage, 2 per score, Gd to ls3d 
Endive, | per score, 32 
Solera Ber on waa to on Caghe tole Gd 
ess, per d 
Pare 
per 
Scorzo era, per Sastie, le to ls 3a ara per aorta st 
Salsafy, per bundle, 1 Fennel, perdozen bunches, 2s 
Chives, per bunch, 2d hyme perdoz. behs. 32 to 
Leeks, per doz. bunch. Is — Lemon, per doz. bunches, 3s | 
Asparagus, per 100, Large, 6s to 8 3 » per dozen bunches, ero 
Second, idd. 2¢6d to 326d | Mint (green) per doz. b 
- Sprue, or Small, 2s M — (green) per emt ars od. to le 
= — ral large, 68 to 1 ubarb Stalks, pe: ogee +e ls 
- eterere bord Mushrooms, 7 pote ie, Sd 
Sprus! ‘ey pe) per 
Sea-kale, per punnet, 94 to leéd ‘ruffles PEnglish ‘(ariea) per Ib., las 
Notices to Sy pcceensapcaae “ 
= Bark paren Is A’ BEG OUR CORRESPOND- 
a 
ENTS = FAVOUR US a on ee ate NCE UPON HOUSING 
AND CLEANIN RB: van THE.MODE OF BREAKING THROUGH 
x THAT TRADE. 
umber.—Paper on heating, second col., 
, 20°. 
Inquisitur's plant A Pachysandra pri rocumben 
Viola i e is well IIe g for planting near beehives; 
i be: 
Vary fi 1 
Fs a may perhaps find that p with 
erwed sc bs anard will do 4 canes We ee = papa he “vill 
gem of the and then will answer his first 
post 
Sones ‘Richards.—The Oncidium is O.dorsale. Whether or not 
it is oe distinct Fria h the os -~ pecan or yas a ince a 
it, is at sent un uch — 
‘ardener, Birmingham, should address himself for the 
wants to Mr. Mills, kerigane nerf near London. 
&- 
Messrs. Bailey and Co, 273, Holborn, tomanufacture so 
A Lseminded sere y+ and several others 
be 2 Daragra) 
Coul.— The alates of Rhubarb sent by Sir George Mackenzie 
are the earliest of any in the collection of the Horticultural So- 
of the 
ciety. The substance stalks is tender; and in some of the 
varieties the colour is that of the Elford or Buck’s Scar- 
let. For ba Anse! i id they are highly de: - 
ing of cult 
A Subscriber, Kenstaghesss: —The shoots of Vines intended to be 
kept as spurs are usually stopped one joint above the bunch, 
when the leaves e acquired a considerable size, and before the 
gra flower. Previously le shoot being thus short- 
A Co ft ler.—The soil recommen for 
) e like is decidedly Wood-ashes, jime-rubbish, 
and ro’ dung, in the proportion recommended would be very 
injurious for such pl: require peat soil. cheapest 
substitute is to mix ity of river or bank sand with the 
mmmon soil, in proportions according to the texture of the soil ; 
and if the leaves of other plants collected in the autumn were 
mixed it, that would greatly assist; but it ob- 
served t and a damp situation are n r thi 
e 
drons and such met oe = 
W. Epps.—Pelargoniums in the 
ae eee ures prod 
m, your plants must be a. Bhp 
same From your d pti 
very wi in the compost you ana a we have no doubt that 
se ge ups added with benefici: alts. 
m pipe, or rather balerieebe: filled with water, 
and Sitar sete ‘the close hot- samen pipe, will not create too 
a moisture for Barat int lapedes 
id. probab ch at 
ee 
found n 
t if the pipes are properly 
appeared not 
acorns ensued. OF tae Ox mk teteneiine of cold as 
po gras ge occasional failures of early forced G 
not he greatly wondered at 
. John Abeli (p, 217).—A ‘correspondent. say 
Rose blossoms best on an eastern wall. 
for more apport possess when he 
t poe 2 Lycopédium 
éra, no one can tell is 
Plandatum: 3is probably Erinthemam puichélium. 
Mr. Puxton’s letter upon Mr. Penn’s mode of 
inserted next week. 
Serna a SE aS Ao -drop Pl 
circumstances. Ps ao car cee ee on 
probably attributable either fo spring frosts, oF fo what i alluded 
ie er auseher anes bevegara to the bad-setting of Grapes. 
ion must be had rect 
= ones 
woodcut and figure of some English plant, so as in time to form 
‘This of our plan, 
jit oy haan 7 ie lcs 1 S 
ar  isusually prepared by merely pouring water | Compssy 
the Lily-of-the- Valley does not like to be. by a hot sun 
- Geod-) compels us to many corre- 
spondents, and also the i on of several 
M. bjoined the present Of se mre :— 
Boue-dust, 2s cecal beekeley Pit iach is + Rape- 
dust, 760s perton; Rags, 4i to wn; Graves, Sf to per tom; Gyp- 
sum, pee tae ; ei iéa.clean, aur ronseheatrtnry is 
ag igs per gr-; Poictetin " eeanenc ‘Manure, 13: 62 per ar.; Ni- 
apdreae ai acer pec oa ee ate or pehecreemae 
—— reo Tsien: Bis the London Manure 1 
over cowdung in a cask or tank. It is frequently stirred, andthe 
part oe floats is allowed to settle. As horse-dung Bers ay 
more ammonia, it is, for some ir better than cowdu 
Wh 
works, in 
the e proportion ofa bearers toa wagers 
L.—The comma ts are raise by tearing the 
If you take a branch of 
times pov the branches merely for the purpose of making bir 
because thus obtained it is stronger than the old dry Russ 
mats of the shops. 
F.—We cannot the question about Artesian wells. The 
practice of boring as been discontinued in our neighbour- 
hood in consequence of thei exhausting each other. We should 
act upon the opinion of a scientific geologist, and not that of an 
interested person. ‘01 r could tell you what reasonable pro 
spect there is of water being obtained, and a borer could then b 
found without difficulty by means of ai -—The 
account of a successful exper: of 
spondent, Cartmel.— The Onion-fiy lays her eggs on the 
leaves ir the e plant. close to the ground ; and &S SOO) 
got is hatched, it bores throug! 
infested bulbs. which 
yello mediat 
ny effectual rem: 
insect has been ah ae a it is 
strewed over the of some service. 
ue spirits of Pome ede, ; + beat as the insect undergo 
ee poet within: the plant, rte result is doubtfi 
STN 
n Bee. ris have to i 
that wet the bee: aris 
1 
rene 
rising g 
to concede nothing 
Me OF THE WEEK. 
rival of the overland ma 
il has put usin possession 
appears 
of the ge rocrastination of the | Chinese 
Gaepiaiiaceh hostilities 
Elliot : the ship: . 
and steamers “ the opendtnn posce a 
and seve: f eh 
further hostilities were threatened, when a preliminary 
ment was concl! ie at Macao, b w 
commercial interc 
ceding an island n near Canton ry, granting an 
indemnity of six millions of dollars, cd pt 
official relations between the Celestial Em and Grea 
Britain terms of perfect equality.— Hert is 
little new; a revolt had taken place in the rar and 
ee wi repo of Runjeet a pode implored the protects 
itish G the Levant we learn 
of Egypt has aclared his determination 
ment of 
isd vt Poke 
ent firman, 
Constantinople, at a late conference, resolved 
the Pacha’. lat a 2 toad + + hN: 
mine horizontally, 
resolution to withdraw from further interference unless 
sear alnimg, were winiiiies.. The Pee ‘ha appears to be 
eal 
ing unnecessary, having diminished in bi a only 4 lbs. 
Allow me further to add that I shall at all times have pleasure in 
affording such information as I possess to any apiarian inquirer 
who may address me.— Edward Bevan. 
sn Subscriber —The following are about the best for growth and 
rmament to omg ina high sil situation on gravelly soil, but no 
ts will grow very fast in such a place, 
Esculus 
Red oak: Yellow Lime 
sist the sep s0 of the Abyssinians and the attacks of the 
Bedouins, who are in = rebellion. Heis n eglecting no 
easaies. which can strengthen his defensive positi 
he arrears due to his mili 
e plague still continues at Al 
particu ao arly fatal in the Delta o of the Nile. At Constan- 
= sag m was 
d by f the 
my Lar! rejoicigs had taken place in honour of the 
aureum 
Ailanthus glandulosus Spirzea arizefolia, and others = oe 
Labumum pied een i 
Robinia hispida Common Holly try. In ener to Mr. engl case, it was rumoured in New 
Acer patancl reo Spanish Broom York that it is intendedte postpone the trial to the sum- 
sen Berberis aquifolium mer. Several high officers of state had been sent down 
Doi ‘ae ca area aristata ; + +} y } hea k } 
Bird Cherri Taxus baccata eo aa ais e uae YA 
Crategus ‘Avene and others — japonica repress any popular or partisan 
Pyrus spectabilis bf Atay Bie Det: ay » 
ee Ash Lilac: oe PaaRe Gu 
Populus dilatata, and others Tartari rian Honeysuckles ut both 
Platanus orientalis Gueldres ae ti no pro ili 
Workey:scst Baitens. Oks Sercain parties had Gethivelt au - there is Be bability of the 
White Birch Dorwood™: apical relatio ns between the two mntries being die 
Scotch Pine Portugal and Common Laurels | turbed. f 
i i Phill: 
Larch ere : pinion ee | compared with the preceding intelligence. In France 
Common Spru: ppg Box law for the fortification of Paris has been officially pro- 
Chinese arbor Vite Double Furze nonlgated, and contracts catered + works. The 
Many kinds of Elm tri regicide, is ill May, in 
planting is t end +; t i i if « . te at 
a = bin rder to avoid the gloom which a sentence of d might 
H. B. H.—Hen. Fox Talbot, Esq., Laycock Abbey, Chippenham. row upon the rejoicings at the ap christeni 
T. X.—tThe sample of nitrate of soda contains about 10 per i‘ . : : 
pnp re tab nar deine eaormbneccsital of the Count of Paris. The south oi e ii still in an 
in the hands of anakilfal ee ns. Salt may, however, be easily ettled state, and arrests ar ily taking place in con- 
pena acti in nitrate of soda. Dissolve the latter in a wine-glass | nexion with th affair al arseille: n Spain the 
also in the same quan- 
Ha 
: dissolve a little lunar caustic 
tity np pees wae and pour it upon the first. white 
down, common salt Buy your nitrate of none but the 
ctable dealers, and never be temp ae cheapness; if 
t-moth, 
jillar has near in a tree, pre a piece of pointed wire into 
ge 
opinion —_ divided betwee 
a triumvirate. The ee a 
priv sat the Cham 
In the provinces a spirit of revol oe toe Een it 
erp 
it and kill the insect. Tobacco-smoke blown ay “the ‘ers Pa 
also said to dislodge the caterpillars. If Violets are grown 
rably rich garden-soil, er will po become single, Chong thie 
frequently happens on poor soil. The colourdepends but little on 
cultivation. 
* Dear Mr. Editor,— —Y¥ou will confer an 
the y 
Gardeners’ Chronicle. It is pomp rn wanting to make it 
perfect. Pray oblige ine. pauak & alvall Sor eves Yew remain most 
regen whee ae is impossible to resist such an appeal. The 
accents shall be ~ ademas a 
A Hampstead Co: will find that: 
weekly ee ey anes ade 
and require to be be odin aoe tee Se cones 
The Notes for Small Gardens and C 
his own situation. Hampstead, for 
also, the most unrest strained excesses Bikinis <4 
open day.— n The majority of the Swiss ‘Diet has decided 
that the decree of the G: Council of Argau, suppressing 
me converts iy its tervitery, incompatible with the 
ted vhetliasteaaa dba: 
jority is sufficiently stron ng to enforce its resolution. 
iy home, little of ste interest has” ‘occurred duri ng 
Both Houses of Parliament have adjourned to 
and 
will 
ic ap pera ei CE valley 
of the Thames ; but frosts in autumm will not be felt there at so 
early a period. 
A Little Gardener er Lilies-of-the-Valley by the side 
a wall not facing the et They should be put into whatis 
unless they 
cut off when green, or eaten up 
by slugs, anh. thon thesadtpot the Valley will no longer disap- 
point the hopes of the Liitie Gardener. If there is no wall at 
haded border will do very well; 
for a for a sepply of coals; but this Griniom is, it is feared, un- 
founded. 
Wome News. 
at.— Her Majesty, Prince Albert 
Tae Co d the 
Princess Royal, who continue well, left town at a quarter 
past three on Wedne afternoon for Windsor, and 
i P here they will 
— 
Gran and Ranger “of “Windsor Park. The Prince bas: pre- 
the Nelson mercies in 
sey Le 
. to the fand ee ce 
pg i ac 
have een 
sented for the he ata ie Boy 
