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THE GARDENERS 
CHRON 
ICLE. 
thrive.’ The rth figure represents the singular IL—FLOWER-GARDEN AND SHRUBBERY Cherri good 
og are getting more plentiful. Straw 
Loe hem e, which “must be placed at the ares SEs -door > eaompourgi Panta Ca demand fort them has asad casowtliacs aay they ae 
vast group of South Amer: Vv. r ny Orchidaceous plants that may not require fres ittle ad Price. a Green Apri 
pics nego ree P aka? fe ie 4 Bee » curio will be greatly benefited by a surfacing of fresh peat; | ab Cuc ag Vegetables. Excelient Caulitio = 
y De. Is To! in situations | removing the old carefully without breaking the roots, The pots | are tolerably plentiful. Spring-sown Carrot good, and the 
where the mean t re does not exceed 60°, though | should be thoroughly cleansed from the filth too often seen cover- | supply is p Ne are excellent. A 
« on accommodates itself to the routine of culture | iS those in which Orchi are gro ontinue to shade, | few Spring Onions have been offered; and a small q of 
that E cis éxiba: receden sth a. use water liberally in er ; e English Peas, a which 25s. was asked. 
species 
ps thi 
hi 
GREENE 
gener "The reriie are parties fleshy, lanceolate, 
Tal 
from i to five flowers, with green petals and a white 
labellum. 
CALENDAR OF OFERATIONS for the ensuing Week. 
a hamgins $4 whet 
and the 
plants from glass struc- 
peaking, will be found no 
habit, height, and colour, has m ment, and 
a great deal = blame panes for; he will be taught his want of 
ones ight in unpleasant manner by the anomalous ee of 
his pisates 
_In setting up Oak-bark, choose a Shige Ss ituation in case 
of rains; but stages or rpc to keep it off the ground ee 
unstac 
et if put in a body: 
this cannot be, the 
Stacks should not be made large, and thatched pathos sv stag 
I.—KITCHEN- Sega AND ORCHARD, 
In-door Department. 
Pineay.—Any plants mae to swell off their fruit, of which 
suckers will not be required for yee should have pes ‘destroyed 
by drilling out their hearts with a f pointed iron ; this will 
prevent. them from dra ent from the fruit.. The 
fruiters will require twice, or even three times a week, one 
of which may be with manure- 2 B cad all the plants over- 
head on fine mornings, y be in flower, or 
except any that ma: > 
whose fruit is full swelled. Give air freely in the morning, close 
gradually as the day declines, and shut cy are reas 
heat. 
ope 7 ae which = 
readily broken if n even —— not stop all the 
terals at one time of growing vines, or they will probably 
break some of their main eyes, bat few days intervene, 
Continue to thin Preserve a i. 
except the fruit is ripe, or ripening. Give air according 
ta the state of the weather, and; if possible, early in the morning. 
-Pwacn-sovse.—Tie neatly to the wires the trees, 
to catch any fruit may fall; make the netting-bag by having 
mmumerous ties he wires ; if this is not done, when more than 
one falls, by in contact with those already caught, they 
pt et) Sen Seats Sy ee ane, See 
infected parts on thi Sea Choe tae of mildew. 
Syangy wall every Sab, morsing =F ggamtaee gs ai 
give ane of 
Quuany-orss.—Keep dry where the fruit is ripe, and any 
ae tubs -w! Sagi ay have ripened their fruit may be turned out 
into the reserye 
ia ak es 
oyer- 
before reco: 
some veo ene —AS S00} 
tt do not syringe 
neat weer fait is pcan om poe Loraine shoots as 
Caeumbers ney be pat in for 
leaves, male blossoms, deformed fruit. Giv au 
every e opportunity, and Su auler Viki: oie nokteo mincks 
geome, MRS ar a humid atmesphere by lighting 
pe opp. obapreayorr Bag am Give a little air oceasion- 
ally, if during rain the 
Administer to all ad 1 be due supplies of 
oes should ang none wer tee top cour growing 
Repot young vines or ee ee coven Oe nee eae 
and adopt mi to d as soon as they make their 
ut-door Di 
From the beautiful weather ex are 
crops of all kinds 
hoe cannot aS og Go naa ce 
ployed among them. The draw-hoe is most suitable 
Se tes bitchen-gurden, wie cccr ak oe 
some d . Sow Sook or lime o plants of Broccoli, &c. 
infested with fly or slags. 
Bgans.—Sow br Windsor ; those advancing, and 
top the earliest as soon rehaggcto se flower. 
Caspace.—Hoe and tie up the leaves loosely of the 
Seatac Late sae reality ond comical “Sete 
of water them regularly and copiously. wa 
bed for agtomn. In planting out, choose the lightest and richest 
i SERRE Be Sionly da Z 
.—&8 soon as the plants are sufficiently advanced, a 
eu tee ont. 
Lerruce. aoe = rete g the most advanced as wanted. 
Sow Imperial or Grand Admiral Cabbage, and white and green 
Ontons.—Hoe and thi: 62 [ap vacancies and keep clear from 
Peas.—if the 4s soon as in bloom, they will 
pod sooner ; pen se gn advance. 
Rapisees.— —Successions of” Searlet Short-top and Turnip 
kinds may 
SPinacg. + hoe: thin that advancing. 
Turnip Dutch, or Six Weeks, for early ase. 
SaLapIne.— a ers 
chard.—Continge to disbud trees of all kinds ; 
the fruit is set, use the to them freely. The cover- 
ings may now be ae on & fine day. amb stored by. 
d@ty. Hand-weed Stra: a emeabscrecetiiny = 
the weather render it 
Saladin, 
of excellent quality abounds. 
tris, Didym: us Rhéxii, Scarlet Ixia, Be! eas, Jas. 
minum li lium, double-fiowe: erodéndron fragrans, 
and Carnations. The kinds of plan 
PRICES, Sarvapar, Mar 2 
» per bushel, pare 
RUIT: 
well-doing. Bes’ utious in pples Melons, ginabing eac neil, 15s 
1 currents of cold drying air ; but when the weather is mild Strawberries, forced, pr.oz.6d to La,6d ranges, pr. doz. od to 20 Od 
and , leave air on — sigh eee as Sey cee ee ie 
Pits AND FRAMES. e preparations for turning out, by | Nectarines, per dozen, Lemons, per doz. 9d _ 
exposing the plants as much as Possible both day and night. | Apricots, pceen, pe ape de Sp ls to 12 6d _ vie 10 - r im 
Tender and half-hardy annuals should be thinned out, and some | f00seperties, green, per pottle,Sd wols | Almonds, per 
kinds potted as a reserve for autu! oot pm remove to the | Cucumbers, per brac aes peers ee 
greenhouse any plants of petinay Calceo arias, Verbenas, or any Grape ss othonse, pb Ge to 10s pd test: Sete 
other: wthy of the istinction. Some Petunias and similar ota h, ne Ibe 9d to ls 6d Spanish, [nas 
Sihintie spoaid' te kept in pots, their flowers pinched off, and the Port rtugal, p 1s to 3s Bare: 
shoots stopped, for succession. 
Out-door Depar 
rtm 
FLOWER-GARDEN.—Make cuttings fon the runners of Nea- 
Attend regularly to creepers 
‘in: 
politan. Violets for new plantations. 
much 
be 
dar ses ; prepar ders for 
summer occupants; SOW biennials, if not done beter. and propa- 
means pre 
VEGETABLES. 
Cabbage, to 2s 
Cabbage’ Acer p- cae je-ofade: 
Broce sige a Der bunch, ls to 4s 
Brown, Is to 2s 
Caulifiow wers, per dozen, ls 6d Sm: se 
reborn aa pee tesa rn Sea- *xale, per prtets = 
pred 2% om 2s ee een psinaszec pies 
gate all desirable plants whenever the ent themselves. Jerazalem Ar p. half sve. Is Endive, per score, ls 6d 
Nursery. og ro Bag , &e. &c., as bef hati Turuipe ilies tatimadh tots pee! ger bundle (12 to15 to2e 
Forest AND Coppice Woops.—A finer barking season rarely Carrots, er a no 5s to ‘i Watercress, 3-1. onal behet 
curs ; adopt Sees as np oem d for drying it without de- Pa PS iad 2x: ie ch nto togs Farsley, per half sieve, 1s 
ir doz. 
creasing its value.—Joseph Pazton Horse scpet par buhdle, 1s6dto Se Fennel, pe dozen bunches . 
NOTES FOR SMALE, GARDEN: Radish, Red, per dozen hands (24 to | Thyme perdoz. behs. 3¢ 
30 each) 4 tol = lentes > © doz. bunch: 
Arrer the rain, the beta Rees sowing am annuals may — Turnip, pe: h., 1 to ls 6d | S per dozen bunches, 4s to 6 
proceeded with, as a more fa wourkbis opportunity will not | Onions, Be benkale Wile: pec dee bale ae rad 
; also half-hard: eiakte intended for the borders may = & picklgp- he jon Spinach, per sieve, 9d to ls 
& put out : they should, however, be sheltered by a mat, or have} —,@ree® pearennn ro ge ee ae Laichean paschans 
pot Lee MS ba them at ill there is no longer any fear of ers Tae Rhubarb er 
irae, Lawns will require mt and they should by | Leeks, aa errr doe Mushrooms. oa bande rt tas 
no means be neglected, by continual wing is de- es 
stroyed. Col tt attention must be paid to borders, as weed. Notices to Correspondents. 
quickly spring up durin, moist weather, and the plan’ H. E.—The Key to Structural and Enya nica Botany is out 
grow will require support. ive air and ter freely | of pint, a and is succeeded hed Elements of Peasy se the index of 
jouses and es, and keep those plants that require it bees supplies a glossary to all the principal terms in use in 
up, re-pot .. There have been several lists mts any. 
suitable for small ouses given in the Chronicle, but none The Ih concerning a lady’s plants for sale is an adver. 
have mentioned Heaths ; perhaps from the supposed difficulty of | tisement. 
growing them. They are, however, dily ted, especiall roughton’s plant. having been p: in wool, without being 
in high, dry situations ; princi cor ms being never pevniote Ww wrapped in tissue oct ape Bs: ost —— a state for examina- 
to allow them to suffer for it of water, and at every oppor- | tion; it is probably Oncidium san; 
tunii e them air. With about 30 or 40 different kin ‘S. F.—Nonsense. Ho on cia on te peopel absurd? 
of Heaths, which might be grown in a e -ou! doors, and T. Williams.—We hardly know what is the commercial name 
csi protected in the winter-time by a mat, flowers might be of ypium religios This name is usually applied to the 
during every month in the year. Among the kinds that | species of Cotton yielding tawny-cok ‘otton,—that from 
= gos cultivated, and best adapted for peo ee eed Seats which the nan! is le; bat we po ogtaes at least two 
Erica i ignéscens, Persoliita and its varieties, ventricdsa, re; ies have 
nans, and hybrida. 
OMOLOGICAL NOTI 
CES. 
Anocr the beginning ofthe present month a small grey moth 
ligiosum 
Arboreum. The well- defined 
India read to the South of Europe, and, we believe, in- 
(the Codling Moth), prettily streaked .with a darker colour, and | troduced into America.—3. G. barbadense,—the stot 
having a non como mar on the fore wings, may be | ton, of which the Bourbon Cotton is a variety; as also, we 
observed busily depositing its either e calyx the | lieve, G. hirsutum, which yields the short staple, or- Upland 
hollow part of the fruit next the stalk of Apples and Pears; but | Georgia; though these are us’ considered distinct.—4, G, 
it apparently the former. In afew days the small grul aecuminatum,— Pernambuco or Brazil Cotton, kidney.seeded.— 
are hatched; they are white with a and have four | 5, G. religios' wwny-coloured or Nankin Cotton. 
rows of black do from the head to When | °" 4 Naturalist must thus proceed to make his lar flat nets, 
fully grown, w' generally happens in three Peck i eavticn way } to be extend e hoops of the trap described by me in the 
out of the fruit and forms a cocoon seer aon ofthetree; | Gardeners’ Casenicte No. 12:—Net four loops round _ ga 
and in a few days after the perfect insect id commences | one ro the second row set im loop; 
its attack on the fruit in the of the. first generation. The | net the next row, taking up the ben aoe 
best means of dimin ig the ra’ of this insect is to look | in the next row to this set xcieie pimesatt ag into each boot = 
over the young tin May and June id remove all th: continue setting in one accrue into each loop, fe third row, 
having Caterpillars in, which are ly known by their being | till the circle have attained the required % 
erced on one side, and having a yello ap ce. is to net the outside row, which Pos pram on os 
hi 
ati 
merous, and consequently. a pretty 
As the insect under 
some advantage ee nee derived from scrapi 
this must of course be done before the Moth ap; 
{State of the Weather for the Week ending May 6, 1841, as 
= at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
hail. 
- Rain throughout t 
ing it off, though 
appears. 
to shake off the meshes; and so far truly the is 
capable of being impro” bry ae as gg ly hinted. But as 
it is, this accident The bird in gots rushes 
into the trap, and setae oe exciaim with faa 
! 
e net hath fallen upon me; 
Under device and practi 
It is indeed remarkable when they 
contact with the net, and fe ives, like Hamlet, ** 
ro with villanies,’’ always attempt to advance, to 
this habit when he spreads 
* pecudes, pictasque volucres, 
Quzeque lacus laté liquidos, quzeque aspera dumis 
Rura tenent.’—Charles Bathurst, No. 4, Seep aa 
London. 
R. J. H.—The directions in the Calendar of Operations, 
first place to Vines intended 
Vinery, refer, in the to produce & 
the day. late crop, and ently supposed not to have been previously 
a: Geemny ions aot pepcdbutin ee tates 3 Sonomenne be oA brought near the ‘The tying of yours as you state was 
clouds tinged with red; an unusually heavy fall of rainensued-at | proper. You not yet discontinue fire. heat, although 
night. e P bea you may not wish the fruit early ; for since you have applied it, 
> ; lightn and as the nights are yet too cold, by leaving it off you would 
at night. flow of the sap to an injurious extent. The circum- 
6. Rain; ch ;clearandfine, stance. of yous Views being mipet funtel towards th extremities, 
State Ot the Weathar at pajacici anette hast te penis Ser is only in conformity with that tendency which is observable 7 
Serene Siulesierns oe a 1943. most kinds of plants or trees. Were the fruit not borne chietly 
Prevaiui uster P 
The highest temperature Gating the wt one 
the 15th, pobre aga 86°; and the lowest, on the isth, 
in 1938—thermometer 26°. 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
For the Week ending May 7, 1841. 
= market daily a ins both in the variety and of 
the articles, and the demand has been good. The of 
has , and the kinds numerous. An excel- 
are abundant, and of good 
& Meion has been offered for 15s, 
and Nectarines are fine, and remain at last week’s prices. 
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tion of the pits, which need not be so cee diffeulty. 
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