May 8.] 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
297 
original. They are slight alterations of some published in the 
2nd = 3rd volumes of the Horticultural Society’s Transactions 
*s paper must have been written on the Blarn 
stam low Rose 
mplied with —. the payee 
to fo tne wre piles m the list we have given, 
and to raise seedlings from th 
Pensée.—The ne poe eierary box we have noticed for exhibit- 
ing 24 made of deal, of the following dimensions, 
viz.—20in. long, iain. wide, and 5in. deep; the lid was made to 
i 3 asheet of zinc was fitted insid eal upon arim; 4 
rows of 6 holes each were cut in the zinc at ; 
will admit part i calyx, 
itio: ! the outside may be dyperens 
hen 
or 
Be nt Horticulture,’ when speaking 
of cross- ee it is said that Mr. Knight a never make the 
Morello breed with the common Cherry ; but from a letter of Mr. 
K whic! i 
herry, n 
mistake, as rres| dent 
duced to bear fruit, although the pollen from fruitful 
brought into con‘ with them when in bloom. e- 
markably vigorous-growing trees, and had a y 
ther in plunging Gerani' runes Sago Tee ones 
border, it) is better to do soin pots or to turn them 8, L. C. 
has hitherto ros pli the latter plan, but some of i‘ hess and 
several practical gard sieve have recom mended plunging in the 
pots, stating that the plants produce more flowers, and finer in 
er wot oe have es better if S.L. C. had stated whether 
e soil is ri ir poor, sha SI 
whether he eon to. 
Plants in pots will 
id 
er season. appears that the soil 
ran to leaf,” the plants shoeld be kept in the pots. 
good is to plunge half the plants in their eae gots alternately 
with others in the open ground.] 
asks wi e Grapes in his Vinery hardly ever come to 
pHa, leaving from five to ten 
Eee of the 
be 
> by the soe 
sowing Fe- 
them like those of half-hardy 
; wer before the second season. Rho- 
Goivadrons dre alsovaleed frean seed, bat require deal of 
in pans 
drained, 
As soon as ia poonetbie os wter thet tiiuas uc aby Gna ee 
Pricked off into other pots oe pg poe ee 
raed aecetierrenatot pare gies Some 
berry inp. 1382 132. ors orton ot te Soc ges Soe eee 
Nemdtus are the usual pests of bushes, but 
there are many other insects destructive to them in a less degree. 
Senex. — he va ravages of the Brachus pisi and are not 
easily oe ie cenemnenmane ted save the others, 
ana ‘we recommend “Senex” to pull ug and burn the 
plants infested. If the spaces betw the rows are kept finely 
raked, there will be but little aera aps the Peas for the beetles 
to retire to at night, and a drill drawn at the end of the rows 
filled with loose materials, such as old bark, form a trap i 
which they “will collect. in the evening boiling water 
will destroy all that To yee. a 
from the wind and sun. 
S. B. inquires the best mode of treatment for Philibértia grandi- 
place. f all, a healthy plant; keep it nearl in 
winter in a tem) ‘ not ex i 50° or 55°; Sa 
‘oots in spring, hice it begins is to grow, and re; ied it i 
NEWS OF ohn mare A 
arrival of the Overland Mail from India has 
| tse us important intel from the East. At the 
rebinenae ag was eenpeint a 
lar £ S 
of the disturbed state of that eountry.. The ‘fem ent tof 
Ithough some 
conflicts had taken apo in which some British 0 cers 
had been killed. een in Scinde had been successful 
in several move: 
fast—in any crsathnn you please. In su he campaign were improving, The news from Khiva is 
well and dow — _ ; er er ts | satisfactory; and in tral India the la! tile out 
e 0 e ept in a temperature a le her. e also = : 
wishes to know “if there is any mode of ireitinend ; which breaks had been P wn, aa Sanquillity OC 
plants whic have been bu burnt b the sun can be restored.””—[Of | restored. intelligence from China is not enco ; 
e leaves wl have been blotched in this ever ¥ 
te teaoecren, bak to Ht marge neha hemy ene goalies bg the trade had not been re opened on the 2d February, and 
Sevet' by this ee | mg Sach lants as Pelargonii r Cu. | at that it was not considered safe for British sub- 
cumbers wi esh leaves ; the burnt on be gra- | jects to pro te — Captain Elliot had issu 
dually removed e plants slightly shaded until the youn . : 
leaves are formed. Ontheother hand, Camellias and othe : erie ns, declaring th land of ne K to 
yous plants ate * a oer » and Shes a longer time od oe =a dominions, and guaranteeing to the 
cure, because ves eventually ip off, and leave ‘ | 
bare stem behind. In this case the plants must either be “ a island the privilege of being go- 
in,”’ = by = sangeet to — = branches and leaves | Ve ie ie o i customs. n Canton a 
from the stem. F seen, therefore, that it i i i 
velipire liiacend ereatsnedh: + Wee’ beeen any foams ee 5 impression prevailed hat the Chinese Commis 
incertes pati cen witigs, etter, but will revert to itnext week.] | sioner was vacillating and disinclined to fulfil his engage- 
neerta’s p The scales of the involucre i ii 
Ripa naphatlam tess teuet, set uhety. ments, and that h operations would very probably 
J.R PThe pi ts are E’ria ne - Dendrébium crumenétum, g yt h has brought Levant 
Will you send us a good specimen of the former? Cannot ti t date which we learn that Fran 
out the Oncidium. Cae he je eager See ar 
- inquiry about Violet glass is answered by an advertisement * 
this eek. 2 +, +h 2 A +hatr + 
jt ‘ham.—A so} objectionable for your 
bvatitd 2 
ee. ee ae 5 3 q 
uth-west aspect is 
greenhouse, if you do — Fines page Take care, 
the east end is of glass, an 
ubseri if two species 
losely allied ome wens —— 
ne! tenebricosus, and the 
ed wd their destruction will 
ti 
¥ particulars 
oe. sailirmonie =i a few leaves 
to show its 9 er — [The question about Strawberries 
will be answered ors oe 
vo M -—We 
dd = om 
word as ud; it signifies 
uds, just as disroot signifies to 
cut off o. r otherw 
WwW. P.—Ni 
'y- 
absurd para- 
Lord Lonsdale’s Gmetenes (also noticed by T. T.) 
ad 
however, no doubt that 
of the Allies, a 
ify { firman so as to prevent the necessi 
of fertile interference —Osr European news is not: of 
very gen neral in t.. The P aris ‘Papers are ce gacen jin 
to the — Bas appears, ho 
ee jeunes on the recommendation 
ciety interesting to o Englis readers in conse qu ence ee 
the mrance given by the King! in answer to several ad- 
a 
be disturbed.—In Spain, the Regency Question hsoed = 
mains unsettled, wee tac more genera ral a cord see 
exis t b l 
T sy } 
drid that the 
Duke de Victoria will be nominated aele iets and it is 
sot that several members of b 
olved to merge private feelings for the purpos 
e of — 
— at Loi plea — ine the question to an immediate settlement.—The 
was taken, we find, from some Morning and was not see! i 
Lp um, sehiaee. tales: ead taces ceneniacmh poset cntrme bar recent advices from the ees States inf us 
To what previous letter does ¢@r allude? We Jeet no knowledge ts and opinions of Mr. Tyler, es oa President, have 
al carl sr png A Ai pment sealer rarer given general sts, and that confidence is felt 
L.—As your D i ktgteiiene Pear. older it | in his character and meas 
will set and mature it in abundance ‘When the tree is At home, Ministers in rary a of eae have 
ae Dis or not bye Bape although it blossoms more expticily a ated their view ‘0 the import 
pro: y. en of si i a stand- 4 
_ Depend meas from a s — — t ant question of the eae Tn ra ouse of Peers, 
against a wall.— nts which swarm about 
aN are attracted thither by the green fly; the | /0*d Melbourne has declared that the measure will be based 
latter you can kill, or sicken at least, with tobacco-dust or snuff | On the principle of protection, and its introduction 
applied after syringing. is will make it an easy prey for th is re necessary by the exigencies of 
ants, and the latter will then most ind ly them off. 
Salt and water will kill worms; if poured on gravel walks it will | country. In the Commons, | last night, gps John mesa 
not pac any ne that f sch tre be desirable to preserve = i 
g, perhaps, the roots of suc’ as happentoran below; but Deets hk 
@ solution stron: gh to kill the worms would also so kil th the lars of which will uni ur Pong ten Re- 
Benin needs Ee ‘tter to substitute lime-water, or = sips oc Gage et was resumed on 
Amateur erbaceous Calceolarias are th ithout a true veral occasions during the . dt t Lord 
and shrubby ones have one. Tree Y speaking, the latter Sandon’ s motion against their alteration has beea ad- 
show hey sary bem vie ey peg ® eyciernghaaag ty har | Journed.—After a long debate, Mr. Kelly’s motion for 
arisen, to which am of the finest sorts belong, which | the abolition of pinder by death has been v —- 
are more herbaceous than shrul * 
om aes ide @ of = feated; 1 nearly all ¢ the separate clauses were negatived 
Flos, Ireland.—Coal-ashes are a good manure 5 for Strawberries 
in stiff land, provided they are free from sulphur. 
introduced. —In _— to the ee of China, detailed 
W. B. M.—The Azal , Lord J. Russell has stated that 
se as eee eee eee I with the r are 
£ yess Be a the frst | 2pproved of by Government ; 
 Bokhara 
waedet tak op Sninatte col, 2. 
hausted. Next week they shall be disposed of ; we trast none are 
missed to which immediate answers are required. 
led, and that it mai 
Wome Nel 
Tue Cournr.—Her Majesty, Prince Albert, and the 
Royal left town, on Fina afternoon, for 
el Windsor Castle, and n m Palace yes- 
ats, eeloen, per tom; Lance’s Carbon, }: terday. Her Majesty continues -. and, with H.R. H. 
sont’ Dinintoct pep rp es sige a 
: —A rumour 
gprs tos The Urats of he Lone amure Company, STs prtony Alas: | PaTES and GOrdens Of Me cin reference to the health 
ander’s Chie-fou, or a of His Royal a stating that it is sad ne 
ee ake eke cessary that he should visit it the tinent in consequence 
Seas sat Lene coer “ Le 9 being threatened wit cousumptive symptoms ; os 
sin tanwteat” SOE ae nical Society, =: | authority, to this rt. Wylde has succeeded Col 
eee ef ee ae Be ksi tnmry ia Walton 2 o H.R. B. 
Mr. + «=: ee SORE. hot water. - 27%] Prince 
Hpessreme ok Donnas Sim. sigs cpaeetg tpacoegee en Pariiamentary.—It is said that in the event of a ge- 
a —— Ecbitnreet Weta Et | ofered tothe cette Curate ee 
PL A | ga ra n— Its stat 
| Coamsans, bacon. << seep eines p cause of flare me oa z Sasa, in order to pisos county | 
Sostage Gardens, NocXY. . Bet) Robes va at hee: nay! oy ty sen caring bechayy see it be ince shy 2 
Ce en mane we * >a > goe| EN grag i forward as 
tthe fs < + + BBE] Bese sme Re cottage et : Ste that borough.— —It 
Society. 273 6 pong es . . t 
aon nis, one ae =, eet eas ow eee 
jeiety’s Garden 2815 | Priptilion spinceem. . . 279¢ | ministerial paper says that 
° wo. ek F 
Innis bw wsaexied as} a interest for the 
