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de Flore is a free-bloomer , — handsome reddish carmi: 
flowers; Clementine Duval © carmine, and beautiful 
shaped ; baie sans is one of the best Bourbon Roses for forcing ; 
when this is grafted, the flowers all havea en centre, 
but when grown, raf its own roots it poke aneat bush pa mer 
with rosy carmine flowers; Emilie Courtier is bright reddi 
crimson, a _— aped as aCamellia; Multifiora jrouaces 
clusters 0% f cupped rose and is one of the best caer 
3 =F spctotapa in pots; v soiclesig ad Ninon 1 eth erg the form: 
coun and the latter light crimson, 
Sone is almost need «th chat judicious prunin 
pyar the plants have done blooming, Psa og a Cc “4 
may be obtaii da g all the year; they are 
desirable, but wi ve only room to mention the more re 
es: Augustine He’ me de Laage, the one bright 
rose and the other shad are a d and double ; 
f prizes shall be wh open 
| Psa to se competition —_— = o ay poset as 
ach exhibition. 
“That Cottagers who doit’s in for prizes must 
be labourers, not receiving Parochial gestae nd must, be- 
po dea are allowed to exhibit, give at least one week's 
pera was articles rh purpose exhibi 
they are the epee of their own gardens.” 
n the Report itself, it is observed, that ‘* th 
of horticultural pursuits h 
and their influence on cottag 
iting, and that 
i mo 
xtract:—‘ The culture of the 
garden is connected with health, with peace of mind, 
with frie ndly ; feelings ¥, with emulation without strife, with 
i time the Roses are in 
as 5 must be splendid, for there are about 25,000 handsom 
standards planted on the side of a hill.—Apri! 12th. 
2 
‘ biehys. 
A wen 3 on the Cultivation of the Cucumber. By 
W. P. Ayres. London : Sherwood & Co. 
THe author i informs us in the title-page that thisis “‘ A 
the cucumber in as so as 
sine oe every day in the year, with less 
directions for'g going i. plant oe these, on 
in the o and on balconies and —_ nef for 
“disease: 
open 
saving aes acini insects, and cu ; 
and he concludes with a description of the} ns varieties. 
Upon the wus, the book is a very good one, plainly 
written, and gene merally contains excellent reasons for the 
|e the instructions of the book of God. The care 
of the poe was the employment of Adam and Eve i 
Paradise 
ir morning’s work they haste 
pal dew and nome 
He did nae sian Pi address thos mstances en- 
abled them to make the altars: of the boss their amus- 
ive enjoyment. Their pai tronage 0 of oe 
8 
sufficient proofs of their sjmpaty 
fo prevthoen and sentiment but it was his object particu- 
an hu 
larly to address those mbler s sphere, whose atten- 
tion might not have rs anes 
Let them reflect that what = rich seek t joy as an 
amusement, a3 2 luxury, is their po wer that in the 
with wealth; that itis a feeling which is a principle of 
our gg a = if once cherished. can = er be extin- 
gnished, for a time it may be sm ed. Ifa 
Romilly = oy attained the “oes penton in the 
fiel d of intellectual exertion, the c coul of Jaw whose - 
could speak with a sigh at the remembrance of ‘the little 
~ arden in whic! to he aed LET ; if Fox, whose eloquence 
with Mr. Mills, and other au thors, for not advancin, ae nated the aa its ‘ons eetness, jand sa used . 
ethi in their cti bli catio 8 ane is 
iste as, epee = ios ae by bims ar th 7 sage hy wonton triumph at debate to prune his geraniums ; if 
considered a is observations 
So ee eer er a 
just, ently advocated by our best gar- $s a ad Ad Rais 
deners; but the reason which he gives (p. 26) why cu-| }, “ : 
. . ee the smell of the earth ;—if such were oie sent im- 
poesninnk, ae . rn 7. va the yeget mol — a ssion of innocent suieyeenty thus shown to,.Re #0 
thai ccumstance could to: 
pe scree di —— 7 ret sc coma setion upon Them rong that how ug rete rach to a totaly oblite; 
po pet - ieee ji affect their sup~ | "ata the'cotinger tbe, when he reflects that this pure 
—— ase ae avery | en is within reach, and may be his during the 
The pri mee ae f the hot that of | bensed ‘of his his earthly pilgrimage, without interruption and 
the sun’s apo at cular seasons, was poi ut and 
lained by the late Mr. Knight and Sir G. S. Mackenzie | CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for the ensuing Week. 
so long ago as 1808 and 1815, in the Horti ral Trans- In consequence of some remarks wagd last week byt Inqui- 
ions. ba by to ractical directions in this treatise, | sitor’” on my observations respe he atmosphere in hot- 
they are excclent snd we cordially recommend itt the | Rost, to ony Ghat donot aogate ty mys an acu 
iz ener and amateur, who wil it much | fee} happy at all times to hear opinions that differ from my own, 
actical information. In p lar, we would | but advise such treatment management as experience and 
direct attention to the author's system of pot-culture, as | practice have taught me as the best, which in forcing Vines and 
regards roan the ‘leading shoots, manuring the _ oe Feni oe caine hs inguistor” ob ae See Sener 
exan does heat than some other kind 
ir cultiva' hilst in bloom, that 3 a .atmosphere is also favourable is 
Mrs. Loudon’s Gardening for Ladies, is one —— oe ee Sie ee ey — page ho ged ae £090 
books of which w ve can in terms of sngualed com- | being effectually protected by the hood of the flower from the 
i is just what was wanted for e purpose effects of moisture, ‘“‘ Inquisitor” i hy moisture should 
of the teaching ladies be ry tothe process of -xemet P napiner cana Coking 
for themselves ; and it gives us find that | "2¢w it to. beso in any case SOE STORE, FOF: 
it has already reached a second edition. We aoe it awe ans BE cnacliag ere sto fertilize their their Serageaheen bicraraet 
to the i oo oe eee vashtion Mlen preter weather for the —but 
ther baeabagity ty ot f og Se diine: — wees f ob- 
of for wherries, of ob- 
The Memory-Shee et of Garden- work is a calendar in i | seta enty carts Su Che atnnom, 3 weather prevails whilst 
form of a sheet almanac, pasted upon linen, and folded we aout oan however dry the house be kept, is well Necin and it 
like a map. It seems carefully prepared, and will be col = oat Wig smenee tone ies As eae 
ing necessary a 
found comin eee een be serie id pope n the ign this, in my opinion, clearly points 
out its inutility, “ae ‘this secretion i —— sufficient to secure the mi- 
Ninth Annual Refort of the Committee of the Royal | nute of pollen to the stigma, and causes them to burst,) 
eee saad Society po fe wall.—We recommend the das moisture prevents the full dissemination of the pollen, 
ings of this s Society to the concn r Senestpeations ees dlley Here Renee the peers et ature,” wnich every we 
th » as been of obtaii scientific knowledge of practical garden- 
prosperous from its commencement, ing ought to study,) that “* Polien will not p its impregnat- 
em amount of ¢ 
whence th : _its useful ness may | ben much ex- 
ten This is 
t, has a great 
sit - seems to be in a position from 
oe 
wroduce 
wm <iapoe © or when the air is Bsns ge] 
i i = ae = = 
some kinds proceeds from  aemany oe Gad ed 
ed. 
perseverance in ths object a it was ally 
mined to pursue. How 
rigin 
o deter- 
any _Provincial societies — 
pollen ; 
treatment will render it still more unlikely for a limited supply to 
prove effective, whilst a great heat and dryness increase its 
seminating properties. 
1.—FLOWER-GARDEN AND 0 
sonal objects to ‘take the place of public ones ; permitting 
a few selfish, or wrong-headed, or narro 
the 
be 
duals eredit of the as: and to | stants in ived of tact kind: and 
— discord all should be ok raat yt eee ny. | destroy all those not wanted, = sansa oem 
The ‘in i the fruit. i every aft ‘except in wet weather) the 
> following extracts will show much better than = pe ry rae Sete. A the plants ina thy growing 
pasate gi fi pigtew doegone water, which should 
ee aS = as well as that vy i pte 
or —— 2d March the following | as ae. mg oa col ‘winds, ‘or any other cause 
conten 6 would check growth, as cause the plants to fruit 
raaturely. 
etek pi tots bone medal be given to such of | "Viveny.Pay attention to giving air; constant vigilance is ne- 
tage-gardening societies as. may apply for seaming to coat ee tender | foliage o of late Vines from getting 
Leiter BRC icon of the committee. vee a S sudden — om of — - ee ferent inn 
*Timt un rcumstances: detailed. in the letter a Bie De BOE eee es 
pot pe aning to npg Aesaasiorsod Continue to shade the house of 
oo - a tenet eee voted to the | Vines until the buds burst ts im pots snay be supplied with 
‘ reathA@ottage Garde manure ; pot-off rooted eyes in small pots of rich light soil. 
rs of the soci qoeta—_ Je izing: i me the om Aa wood, sees or 
shoots to the under sides 
ae 
= artes by the society ; cottagers and marke 
e prizes offered for oor ee 
sic ros afer the wood Desomes hari tT rat apiner pes 
——— eo 
CHRONICLE. 
Ban 16. 
case yet, wash the side of the flue not exposed t 
phur, mixed to the cage pom of whitewash, but 
where the fire enters, and kee; 
da 
ble occas’ Ha 
is beginn’ ing to colour, syringin; 
over-head must be given bide and a less peeks of = maine 
water given the plants lly. Give Pm ge of air en 
practicable, and protect the Monee from a ess of an 
or wasps. Strawberries riper res bt eir fruit woul be wi 
ove here, or to a similar si 
IG-HoUsE,—Continue peerscer a moist atmosphere: am 
every possible means endeavou nese a healthy foliage 
one the = van. 
pe 
cing e to time, to cause “a succe of fru 
c p> MeEtons.—In giving air, ven at pm a 
vane e weatheris windy, needs i shoul 
ken to pre ng into immediate contact with the 
plants, by placing a scr f some kind befo opening of 
the tilted light. Do not defer giving air after the thermome 
begins to rise ve 75°. Attend daily, when the weather will 
permit, to stopping and thinning, and water ele nae as be- 
fore. Melons will be found to set much more freely dry than 
humid atmosphere ; endeavour, ie ore, to obtain ah is when 
they are in bloom: do not allow y 
im: 
S season, fumigat 
_Supply the early Celery " pricked out liberally with water, and 
ive sufficient air to prevent its becoming drawn ana weakly, 
‘arrots ean to suffer for water ; 
mild eather, but cold winds 
will pro’ 
Where the young plants of ra ey and other maincrops 
are sufficiently up to bear it, they should have the ground stirred 
between them; for from rakin vad the earth fine after sowing, it 
usually becomes surface- bound with rains by this time. Besides 
iness. Do not delay resowin y crop which has failed. 
CAULIFLOWERS.— Plant out the last of the autumn-sown, if not 
already done ; the ground for th hould be we! hed and 
dug deep. Shoul ew it mn ter the 
ly-planted und md-glasses copiously. 
Enpive.—A be sown, but it will soon run 
to flower. 
sg LIC AND SHALLOTS.—Hoe and loosen the soil about their 
ithe E.—Sow Cabbage and Cos; plant out successions, and 
dete ie tie up the earliest as they: advance, or are nied 
Onrons.—Plant out be White Soiree Bio ston ; the 
und s ead of panting bya 
the 
bi 
slight groove is marked: great care should be taken not to insert 
i planting. — or where seve 
y be deferred for a week; thin o 
and hoe between the peo ii 
Tuanies.—Sow a little more; by sowing little at a time and 
oe it gives additional chances of favourable weather : tread 
e seed firm 
iT kins of Pot-herbs and Salading ma) e sown. 
Aard.—Continue disbudding ston ne-fruit trees on walls. 
f 
fruit has set thick on Apricots, they may be part 
leaving —— to allow of their Bes: gathered eee for tarts. 
Destroy w 3 Clean and rake between Strawberries, and prune 
igs 
—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY. 
In-door Department: 
Srove.—Attention should be paid to the regul: ing of 
plants of suffruticose and herbaceous habit, Thunbérgia, 
mt re- 
ficial. In giving air, guard against cold winds, by admitting 
large ts of which the plants will suffer more than if Se 
were entirely exposed. Continue to repot tal growing: plat 
as they may require 
uire it. 
a AND Frames.—Geraniums and other plants ast be fu- 
ed with Syringe frequently 
&e. 
xpending themselves in producing flowers now, 
SaaS some of the —— a 
shelter. Repot choice 
Dat task Dadertmens, 
FLowrn-carRDEN.—The more tender kinds o mnuals may 
now be suwn in the open border. Protect Tulips =e onli choice 
bulbs from heavy rains. Sow Giant and Brompton Stocks for 
next season. Mow lawns, Daisies and Plantains,. and 
destroy moss in them; sweep and roll walks. 
NGESER —Continue to a and propagate evergreens % 
before; water a ted trees and shrubs, if mecessarys 
—— ev 
th road-making and 
ations for the ap- 
mmence 
Oaks; destroy weeds. 
ND Coppice iavex. —Proceed with 
sigamcing, Seutig. and draining; make prepar 
proaching barking season, which, apparently, will oh Pas 
early this year ; evergreens may still be planted.—J2s¢; 
‘OTES FOR SMALL GARDEN: S. 
notes. Box. 
oe aa as S00) 
Senéeios, "Give Ge pty ar fe om 
