Aprit 17.) 
THE GARDENERS?’ 
weather, but do not give any, or at any rate but sparingly, in 
cold windy weather. Look after insects,and attend to cleanliness. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTIC! 
In many parts of England, but capecially he southern 
oun: the Mole Cricket does considerable i rs Be at ona beds, 
and even t on and Corn, by digging underneath the plants 
and eating off their roots. The female deposits her eggs, which 
are of a yellow colour, , ina.chamber formed 
for usually ni of water. When 
the young are first hatched, they are white, e their parents 
except in wanting wings: they soon, ho become darker 
coloured, and are said t years in arriving at the perfect 
s . ys being inactive in the winter time he perfect in- 
sects usually come out of their winter quart ‘ing the course 
of the present month, mee b ing under und, 
ing a ridge as they pri ks. 
|, am somewhat obliquely outwards like the | es of a 
mole, ai admirabl for re) eo These insects 
seldom come abroad except it e Nae ing duri spring, W when 
recommended to dig out and destroy the young broods in ” Sal 
Sept fered and to lay dead pei in aa 
ich is Said to be fatal to them 
State of the Weather for the Week ending April 15, 1841, as 
er ee the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
t a ee —| | Wind. ind. Bais. 
A oe eo M ae 
iday 9 983 | 29.920 55 37 
Saturday 10| 30.020 29.958 49 3t 40. 
Sunday it | 29.939 29.923 49 32 40, 
Monday 13 .962 | “29.907 45 27 36" 
Tuesday 13 130 | 30.077 56 42° | 49, 
Wednesday14 . go.0s3 | 47 22 39. 
parc 15| 29.899 | 29.761 36~ a2. 
verage 063 29.912 51.2 32.4 41.3 
9. Cloudy and cold, with brisk h wind 
10. Finei lant the morning; clo mae pest colt in afternoon. 
11. Overcast; cold showers; ae in the evening. 
12. Cloudy and cold through out the wher clear and frosty at night. 
13. Slightly perbat ; cloudy ; at night. 
14. Cloudy ; 3 Slight 
15. Clear in the paper os showery ; clear and at night. 
State of 3 Petewne at Chiswick during the last 15 years for 
ensuing Week ending April 24, 1941. 
Ave er. 
Highest Lo: tain 
Aprit_| Temp-| Temp. ined. 
Sun. 7-2 | 3.2 | 47.7 7 
Mon. 19 57.1 37.0 47.0 4 
Tues. 58.0 37.4 | 47.7 8 
Wed. 21 56.7 39.6 48.0 7 
Thurs.22| 63.8 41.9 | 50.3 9 
Fri. 23} 57.3 41.5 | 49.4 10 
Sat. 24 37. 477 ¢ 
The highest temperature during the above ge 
pe? be in shears ag 75°; 
—thermometer 26°. 
occurred on 
and the lowest, on the 19th, 
mite ONC ARDEN RKET., 
r the Week thes — 16, Teuee 
Tue supply durin uring the present week has been moderate, and 
the pie ng consequently, advanc little. The Beever 
both of fruits and vegetables, is generally pretty good. Nothing 
taste for eee during the last a 
antity of rare 
ed a 
variety excellent ca Fruits. Pines remain at the prices 
quoted in our Mat re ; the Minds offered are Enville and 
Queen. Hothouse : are good, and tolerably abundant. 
4s. to 5s. per bushel.—Vegetuéles. Broccoli is of excel- 
lent quality, but the supply is not large. 
pretty 
5s — per 100, las 
Fess, dear’ forced, per 0: to ls | Almonds, per peck, 
Pine Appl r Ib. 5s = los Sweet Almonds, per!b, 3s. 
Cucumbers, per brace, i to 5s Chesnuts, pe! a8 to Te 
G. Peeper gene » Bs to 15s Walnuts, per 12s to 4s 
as panish, per Ib. aga ls Nuts, seal 
é ao ‘tugal, = — o Ss _ pam 
ranges, pr. ‘ish, 249 
— 100, 4s te tee — Barcelona, 28% 
Bitter, per 100, 8s to 18e 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage Plants, p.'doz. beh. 2s togs6¢ | Red Beet, per doz. 1: 6d to 92 6d 
 cxerges Wiis per bundle, Is to 3s feake per com Smog le to 2s 
Brown, Is to2s ‘Aspai 00, Se to 9s 
_ ‘Seen » per sv: 2 — Seoadi or Mia 36d 
ae Tops, per bushel, _ 3; , or Small, 23 6d 
Peas, Lisbon, per half sieve, 10s ~ Nu large, 6s to 9s 
Kidney. forced, perl00,ls Gd to 2s lenis wr 
Broad = Mooge rer — 236d 
otatoes, per ton, aed Sea-) , ls6d to Qe 
_ ew, id to Sr Lettuee, bage, per score, 4d tole 
Jerusalem A ao p- half sve. Is Endive, | per score, 2s to 2s 6d 
Turnips, White, per doz, b., 3 18 6d tos Celery. regnesplond 015) 6d tole 
Carrots, doz. ches, Small Salads, pe 
_ orn, per beet or to od '» eae 6dto 
Parsneps, per doz. éd to ls éd Parsley, per half sieve, Is 
Scorzonera, e, Isto ls 32 Fennel, perdozen bunches, 
Salsafy, per | Bs Isto le hy perdoz. behs. 3 
Horse Kadish, per bundle, | — Lemon, per doz. 
Radish, Red, pe: (24 to br » per dozen bunches, 4s 
BO eac! ) Gd to ls Mint, per doz. behs. 2s to 3s 
Pie Euculps pe “doz. beh., te 6d toe coerce r 4 
Spinach, per tae pe ory, bunch, fd to is 
ae chore tag Basil, per 6d to Is oe 
_o~ for pi P- RE ale Rhubarb Stalks, ‘per Wcatio, Grtsis 
— Green (C Tibulea} 9 bch vo 0d ‘Mushrooms, Pores at tae 
— Spanish, pe: Morels (fresh) per Ib., 40 
Ni ~<akeg Correspondents, 
Beta.—The plant is or common Cud- weed. 
it is a deadly poison to them. Inconvenient as 
A Reader in the Pemple must not use Slphuretied hydrogen for 
live plants, as 
tebacco- may be, it is the only remedy that is effectual 
L. W. D.—The erpillars were reduced to skins, and not de- 
terminable; they ve os probably, what you suppose; how to kill 
the: 
an idea. 
he plants were Draba (or Erdéphila) verna, which is 
undria md ara which i is one. 
tanks of s! ag: Sgr ined with zinc to 
e as if lin with. tig why not use slate, a 
ither 
cannot caeiies advertise the prices of plants. 
No doubt there will bein time advertisements of Tulips, and of 
ose who have them vanes 
he —The Aneméne aon not appear different from A. 
We fear the Leucéjum = not rasta gion ‘tom L. tition 
Cc m the portable 
vi 
ey Sega ag — The acon a is a curiously- 
ler yariety, but possesses none of the properties of a 
ieee oad sent was raised from seed by be- 
ginn , as the form of the —— is 
itis ‘deficient on Sather on auties: he tals want si 
eye is poor, 
Anticaust 
sarge but 
the 
and the m 
tie is mi: 
is applied a ¥ top-dressing, in 
ing, 
CHRONICLE. 
oe OF THE WEEK. 
ions in the Frenel Chambers on the 
18 sal, oe Unie to 
Te 
Bill for. Oe suppl 
Pp nt Of 8 
th . 
te a of the present My M. Guizot a ar 
pe 
n the of the Governm 
her policy or suffering in her 
“M. Guiz mt — averted te the i in- 
Cabinet of M. T 
part of the plan pore by canoe to raise a dis- 
posable force of 900,000 men, and to demand of Euro ey 
ly - _ hea d sac = army, during tk 
ty of July, —s 0 declare war in case 
debate assumed a and onal 
So 
ad 
of refusal. The ngry 
pnreneers B ag! it had a i general tatoo pradiding the walls 
tablished the paietwaresg 
to use its best efforts for 
+h 
preservation. of och Spain she heooens ques stion 
at the rate of 1 
apie Si ge ae 
Ovrobus vérnus. It has, no doubt, the efinitive sesctation: : The — = 
ches of various kinds ; rhetnete or a § ti 
may be worth ascertaining. It is weil. t a he 
, rinesib-gs wiles lanl, anit i ie il M ub whether the fanctions of the eget 
for its gay and early flowers, We have no idea si eae one LH or to a triumvirate. It ap- 
obtained of it in sufficient quantity for agricultural poaee ae rs certain the Duke de Victoria will only accept 
W. W. L., Malone Heuse.—Two kinds of wooden pav' t a ie 7 h ith hiss the: feel 
used for the streets of London. One consists of Haxkguniat ‘looks he single Rege and as he carries with him t . 
> by og i an = kang pel ag ae me —— 4 ings and influence of the army, it is erally expect 
ne er by pins al e sides. For en-walks, . . 3 - 
wood is used, we should ag on unbarked deal or other timber hat his views will be adopted : the provinces; how- 
cut into — rd six roe of ion oT — by Dr. ee s | ever, in favour of triumvirate, and there i 
process, ite of iron. ew pavement o: London . 
i ss alta habagcant rstjaere re prone also a strong party opposed to any plan in which 
to gardens : uke de Victoria will be included. e perplexities 
A Subscriber —Gloxinia speciésais a plant that thrives best ina| of the country are still further increased by the 
house see ie a a pce meno nig pias It requires a moister % 
atmosphere ore warmth than are found in common green- | deficiency of the budget ; and e the 
houses. state is said to be so that th 
Cont ifer.— ur question d t press. We will give youa | ,, - cxteee pianos the 
full answer se week. A hart, om would be of no use to you. pr ings of the 
W. M.—The Fellows of the Horticultural Society obtain a rea- | Prussian Provicil Dists a regard to ars ae repre- 
sonable supply of seeds, cuttings, and plants gratis; but it is ite f Prince Met 
understood: that ot to have in Ramweran 2 Seas ter- 
pias eB templar A gt oe chased readily of n In | nich that Aust uld withd from th teint oF th 
fact, n rn geoere ne person would ex, port pines OF the latter | 9.0 «p=, Ae 7 
f tion. Pe beagrerd a Fellow of the Horticul Society, it 
rinted form of recommendation, signed by | the Pacha of Egypt, are Lak most ‘important points in our 
- ne Fellow of thet Society, should be delivered to the Secretary. 
an 
; agen 
mec \ hich greater part re or less fragrant. Your 
suggestions will be attended to next a they are in anticipa- 
tion of what we had aut L4 we ert to. 
A Constant Reader.—F¥or 
refer you to p. 18! 
ts of steam upon plants we 
se eae small as six feet Jong, 
a good Argai 
4 Joyce’s stove op as doif you 26 
carbonic — carbonic petebi 
As you have pes 
ise you to sti i attentively the ake 
eating oe _ Ainger, of which the publi 
menced in a lat ber, and which will be s speedlityc combined. 
I. J.8.—The scltia on vem a ng tg genus Ee porn ~ 
for remedies we must refer him to former Numbers, in 
le, 
sulphur @ 
G. B. M.—The article on Sea-kale next w 
Mr. Kyle.—The beautiful climber from Prev River is Kennédya 
ars from Germany.—We learn from Switzerland 
thai h the Diet has adjourned, and that the Catholic — 
sw eppreston of the convents 
rate n bo th sides, and the questions at issue excite 
td 
Pes 
Ou Tt + 3 : 7 oaths 
respecting the Eastern question, ig ambassadors ae ‘Con- 
advices announce the out- 
the 
and Candi 
put tranquillity is now re-es 
important — shaw = 
Persia and t 
ted, and it is 
Ist 1:1 
—From the aol hints we learn that the trial of 258 
M‘Leod has been poned, in consequence of a leg 
error in: the prel ae tr procee a gs of the Court; and rm 
ec 
(or Hardenbérgia) macrophfila, one of the finest of all greenhouse 
climbers. 
‘Flora will fin answer to her question ‘alceo- 
larias in the column of p. 194. grow 
freely in any light rich soil; a good compost for m is three 
leaf-mould and well-rotted dung, and one part of t1 loam. 
“-T. Williams, of Old-ford.—The seedling Caméllia is excellent, 
and seems one of the best of the class SS ain ra) to which it 
are particularly good. The 
cso ne: Asan 
ANonEs.—Subjoined are th sorts of bape He 
nee lacie! per qr. of 8 Daheles I . do. ; 
3 Rags, 4 teal 10e person Graves, £8 tw 5 100 pet vom 5 nee. 
abe} Saosin 
to 206 per ews; Saag ome 
See ylneons Alexander’s ied 
INDEX OF 'RINCIP HORTICULTURAL SUBJECTS IN 
me Pts 
Acacia urophyila a . ‘ d Rat ’sGarden . a 
Auricula, perties anure, to prepare a 
‘Aastcates, tive of re ba! e ae: Rr ee 103 make . . 8 
n ba- ie tut ries . . a 
Bees, a ry whe: < ‘ois’ = bs x Meanie. 
Bi pr i ‘che ae nor 
effects wane in . ‘08s, ~ 
Chasselas Vine 2. |. 220 i “ote, ‘adulterat 
Chat notesUpon .  . b for its ssleeration 
tises, most showy kinds . « Siciceaens watocitong ‘e 
Cohw Schiedeana ws ¢ | Oncidium ot « « 
Gabe eens Beceeyitsk: fear e 2 
jen t * erop « 
ee hia Orchidaceous Epiphytes, list of 
a es Praia pe ares aerh ts nucle Shears 
to en's rai wae 
Promntion sole ang Tapbaiticte 9 Pray see 
Pelargoniums, manures for 
Planta, B 
Reh Rea eh oh & 
Hl 
bye 
CaS 
*Ba. 
5 
78 
eat « 
Wood, preservation of ; 
book gf Facts reviewed _ 
rane si vane 
BE EEE SUEBERUERE ERS RESEEH E ave 
ff Ree 
has decided against the aa ity of the trial, on the ground 
M‘Leod w: concerned in the destruction of 
At bong Tittle has occurred of _ Public interest daring 
the wi th 
‘i e aegstcars! 
completely absorbs So hate all 
ce S authentic intelligence has yet been received 
to allay the anxiety of the public, but it is still hoped that 
2 may have moe nda.—The trial of great 
respecting the will of ‘ics Wood, of Gloucester, has 
proceeding before the Privy Council during the week, 
a sum if ents will be found 
under our Law Report; a its farther hearing is adjourned, 
aco aeieene before a final judg- 
tis 0. 
Wome News. 
Covrr.. —Her a _—- Albert, and the Princess 
Royal are well, and con’ at Windsor. Her Majes sty 
on eet orin th Sak, —~A Princess Royal has" Hier 
aes out _— morning to” take her accustomed ai 
cae amo a Lady Barham as the Lady in W aiting ; : 
Lord Lilford enc the Marquis of Headfort as the 
=~ in n Waiting, and Mr. a ctonded Viee ~Admiral 
Si 
Par rliamentary.— 
mber os citizens pear pressed 
F 
est ind for 
