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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[N° 20, 
Claussen, a distingu ished D. nish traveller, —_ a has 
its execution is good also, Upon looking over the first 
renders pit robable that th devas all, or for oe pee Pp 
prove ouse plants mong them are the Officinal 
Gomphrins with en briliant-coloured heads like those 
of the Globe Amaranth 5 veral ¢ charming species of Mi- 
f truth and error. 
put together _ little skill, llustrated by execrable wood- 
cuts, es disfi vo oa ene oe graphical errors. 
In the compass of one page f the y hae perichze- 
lium py riagatioes , bigru henge then eager for fa- 
naria, polytrichium for aa chum 
wi ith one of w hich ea ch number is Tactented, po far too 
with xo e flowers ; Gaylus 
ants parece allied ‘to the Vaccinium ; Wittels- 
Dchin se maaweaen, Keilméyera, whch may ied 
the syne: an Camellia ; Laplaceas 
an 
tias ; E rochiton, whi ch may 
oma of the beautiful Flora of South Brazil; together 
the wine-bearing Mauritia, a Palm of very large size, 
vith Sard as large as f the Talipot. 
tanical News. t “ sm from Geneva tha’ 
M. De Candolle h eriously ill; 9 was, 
do again: 
however, recovering, and it is éxpoctal that his son, M. 
Alphonse De Candolle, will be able to publish another 
CALENDAR oF Seas tits for the ensuing Week. 
oa 
Pa acting Gualearont ts hav ne th other whose flowers 
will blend o: x harm e ath one another, or, in oth ords, 
contrast ; ramaiat in producing an agreeable beau- 
tiful effect, ich by injudicious m: ement is often totally 
destroy But of this the I g~ article of last week’s Paper 
will convey juster notions than anything we could 3 yet, being 
ce and value to all ected with gar- 
€ pe 
a e resul 
many how tracted their previous ideas of taste have been, and 
cause eats to vonaeet that this wera or feature of refined gar- 
dening should have been hith so little studied by gardeners or 
tific men. 
Vienna letters State ore Endlicher intends to stop his 
part. 
Batat tatas, or Sweet vd M. Sageret has lately 
succeeded i in ripening perfectly at Paris seeds of the Ba- 
—KITCHEN-GARDEN A 
Prnery.—I ‘ines are e trained up the rafters, 
precautions should be taken to prevent the Pid jenves being 
broken, or the plants disturbed in their pots, in thinning t! 
ies, in. This cannot be avoided if the 
by seeds that we can hope to obtain varieties suited to 
this climate. The first plants raised from these seeds did 
wever, answer this xpectation ; H _they were gene- 
bers in proportion. On i other hand, however the 
faoitiey with which they produce sane and s eeds is in 
result of ae importance, from hs hope | 
success. . Among ne oe 
raised in 1840 from the second generation, one has p 
of th -beds and 
head Tightly i in the eas , and water at 
paw state of the weather and botto 
early. 
Vinery.—As soon as the fruit is set in the late houses, be get 
oa bunches to the number it is intended een be ripened upo 
variety ; another also remarkable for its = qualities has | 
long rose- cadena tubers.— Bon Jardin 
GARDEN MEMORANDA 
an at uioeet oh Plymouth.—The Geraniums are in a healthy 
condition, 80 large as about London. Among the —- 
in flower ens of Chorozéma Henchmanni, Boréni 
seedlin; ‘ws 
the beds 
eo taikip ae ie ayn, 
fount Edgecumbe.—This place aber the harbour of ‘ase 
sin; alweny alte te coe ee garden that Ni 
has done her best forthem. In the Italian gard: 
order. Among the plants that stand this climate protec- 
tion = itiaporum double white Camellia, and 
ie 
The ay ape sc 
sage page five feet in 3 spl 
ore Satrens Saber (the em tree) ; “Ganon Ties Ylex. (the eveiom, 
po noch aspeciroen of the Sweet Bay, 40 feet in height.—J. A., 
jay 
’s Nursery, Hammersmith.—One of the most interesting ob- 
je pia gett Bc Foy in which several kinds of Echinocacti 
ted ¢ tub has an uncommon appearance, and 
well 2 fill up the corner of a room or entrance- 
hall during the er. ie young seedling Cacti are also 
planted out i flat boxes, a mixture of it, silver- 
sand, and I , and are found to make large plants quicker than 
i 
and pinks. jong those 
alba, white; pdéntica tricolor, buff and 
bright pink; a double blush ; and oo. 
The other objects of int 
among - them we noticed eo Pretty -OFrobas Sige which rte 
not eso _ it to cultivate, private gardens.— 
May 
rae Lasoo near Ryde, Isleof Wight.—An attempt 
— ee naturalise horgiansd plants, such as Rhodod 
almias d Andromedas. The situation is come 
Bove the level of the na, and about a quarter of a mile from 
its Bon re the spray seriously i — the young tations 
x gard 
bordering u — — yet the en is so sunk and 
sheltered by th unding flo wtwet @ Evergreens, consi 
ing of Mietorcen Ol * ure Tadsestioan, Phillyreas, Bays, 
reach it. is not 
is. rather inclining to a northern aspect. The OW, UpO: 
a deep bed of mixed clay, ere is scarcel bog or peat- 
mould to be procared a tt distance, indeed in th 
island. The , therefore, taken out 2ft. deep, drained, 
and fe prepared early in the winter of 
1939-40, viz.—the top spit of leaf-mould out of the adjoining 
wood ; the rotten bed of an , and —— the — 
rt of white sand from = stone quarry on the p 
some 
a a Depine dronpe a Se edd Se 
still sick and wi cake: —C. G., Mag it 
Rebiewo. : 
A History of the Vegetable Kingdom, embracing the 
Physioioy aw’ Gan _ Culture of on te 
By Will Hie : Blackie and 
rafter, and be prudent in this matter; 
left on, to the injury of the Vines, and the followin 
grapes at sh better 
In ort intervals, it i go over them 
twice t! Ante entirely at once, if handlin carefull: 
avoided, as by goin: er them twice they are done with more re- 
ity, and without wounding the bunch somuch as when done 
at once. heyy to stop laterals, and tie in; this requires co} 
stant Syringe the paths and flues oe ee ee the 
earl; ea of “the day. Reshift Vines in po 
and a obi wmh waa 
a 
give plenty or oes 
effec- 
Give air early in the morning, decrease the quan- 
tity as the day declines, pede shut up before the house falls much 
eat. 
plants, as it d 
Sidhe AND oi prot —Cucumbers will he marae become 
@ wilderness if not looked over often and regulated, by 
stopping and thinning t the shoot’. Avoid the use of cold water at 
all times, not only here but to all forced plants. Keep up a good 
Rance. For 
the plants are finally earthed, the surface of the bed should be 
covered with tiles or slates, which will retain the heat, and render 
stopping, whether your plants havea succession of flow. 
duce them nearly at one time. Give general treatment as fo sa 
hits 4ND FRAmzs.—Pot off seedlings of all kinds, as Plenty of 
in befo sense for them now. Repot Lobélias, Campanulas 
it is desirab! 
‘wers, Or pro. 
ther p 
fine, using aah e soil. Continue to propagate =? desirable plan: 
by cuttings. Thin out suckers from Chrysanthemums in pots, 
Destroy insects and whitewash 
summer. 
Tie up tly all advancing flower-stems ; mow la’ and 
ll walks ; destroy weeds and ins 
URSERY. aioe caeent and bern Perens 
eir fitness for different sas whether puncheons, cord-wood, 
po hurdles. Continue repare ground fi Hen planting. 
Hoe and clean hedge.bott aide drain and build d kes.— Joseph 
Pasxton,. 
NOTES FOR SMALL GARDENS. 
As the season advances, eee bee Pah of ert and in houses, 
require the greatest attention, and g. If 
days too much air can! 
mg a ttle may be left at mints 
must be given in 
admits Spal au 
plunge the pots on the front bench in moist moss, to preven’ 
pots from being scorched ; or at any rate Pr should be placed 
ona layer of sand, which ‘should always be kept moist, as men- 
tioned in the last Calendar. 
re eee aoe NOTICES. 
every crop in —. or field is 
urrant, and frequently icoslediaan of oaks an sehemaal 
ere are two kinds of small four- winged fiies, whose habits and 
ap, are nearly e, one d Nématus suldriz, 
and the other Nématus Ribésii, which commit great havoc. The 
larve, of which there are two generations in th yurse of the 
year, live in societies of from 50 to nearly 1000; one 
family, so to speak, tennis ently occupy one bush, and destroy all 
the gern! ee bo tadearne 3 the fruit from arriving at ty. 
The f a greyish colo’ with small black 
, and have 20 feet. Thi formations 
wer pote pve been attended with perfect success 
surest way of all to diminish the numbers, is hanes pick the 
= and collect the cocoons wherever they appear, and destroy 
them; thus killing many hundreds in embryo. 
State of the Weather for the Week ending May 13, 1841, as 
observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
ering so frequently at the root less neces: A HERMOMETER. 
USHROOM-HOUSE.—If the h apes up in the atmosphere & May Min, 
is not found cient for the a slight sprinkling with hay Friday a7 
ter may be given them in tea: morning, and may be ad- eae jaturday = 
itted to the house for some tim: “ogres ened 46 
Suffer no plant to want water or drainage, and let cleanlin Tuesday 46 
throughout every department be one of the main features, as it | Wednesday12 xs 
not vent is of ee to the plants, but sets a good example, | T™ 
An mpeg ers habits of neatness in the persons employed about ale 
Out-door Department. 7. Fine in the morning; clow 
season has now arrived when all tender herbs may be} °- Caoaty and fine; heavy eet omg rain at night. si 
ieatell Gat out, as Sweet Basil and Marjoram; Tomatoes may be be Nae aie»: oe 
planted against the vacant spaces between the wall-trees, or 10. Cloudy and fine. aii mye pe res: 
against a warm bank, or trained like iers on a border and | 11+ Overcast; fine wi 
kept thin often branches. Any kitchen-garden crops which ha: . Fine; cloudy. 5 s Ae 
forwarded in the houses or = may be safely planted aut, as x oT ES ig 
French Beans, New Zealand Spinach, Vegetable Marrow, &c. EPS PE ee 
over: ‘onikie State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 years for 
j | Cover suet plants as the two last @ garden-pot at night for the ensuing Week ending May 22, 1941. 
tg Wind 
pong wERS.—Protect the young flowers from the a of Prevailin 
~ sete que or two OF the largest leaves over a thew, Highest! Lowese eam Years in erate a sr 
Sow for che latest cn ‘op from the 20th to the 24th of the month. ay | emp. | Temp. |7°™P| which it) cf Rain. [| 5 9 
Cansacs.—lIf the y largest plants sown in February are suffi- z. - - sate 
ciently advanced, a few may be planted for the first summer crop. | 7™- 1S) 98 | 424 | S51) ° 4 ba Be 
CucumsEns may be turned out upon the ridge if it be ina fit | Tues7i8| 608 | 447 | 55.7 3 }1| 2 4 
State for their ion ; they must have a slight covering given | Wed. 19| 67.0 | 452 | 56.1 4 1} 3} 5 
them for a short time at night, and be shaded in the day; water Thurs.20/ 67.6 | 453 | 56.4 € 3 | 4 
them in the morning with tepid water, and give air until the | $1 2)| G4 | #0 | 63) ¢ 41 4 
plants are = | 
Lexexs.—Choose a piece eg + rca drills 
ee eres carey, without pressing The highest temperature during the above period 
4 nes merely make a wide aide Wel wie ing themes ou bs or 178 cwthermometer Ont a6; and the lowest, on the 17a 
ieee dropping the plants i in and fixing — uring in ometer 31 e above average, easterly ¢ 
prosper beng and this is not a bad fons alent, and those eens orth-west the least 0 
‘BAS.—Sow came the last-sown octane above ground. Sow 
two successional kinds at one time. gabe é po iairee GARDEN MARKET, 
BP etn eOs id. earth-up h y ek ending May i, 1s4l. cat stile 
— et has i well with mi ; 
Satapinc.—Keep up a succession of all kinds. brisk. F fruits of the better 
Orchard.—Examine newly-budded stocks; secure the bud by and th demand nerbrelnegd pr ses . The plants in pots 
tying it to the stock, and encourage it by removing suckers and cut flowers are of the usual character.—Frudts. Queen, Pro- 
ers 
, and nail in neatly 
the young shoots as they become sufficiently advanced. Stir the 
ground fr: see gen ¢ hoe under the walls ; rors ine 
of Apricots infested wi vie armed | remove entirely all a 
Prenyeaca shoots that can be spared, ani and strew lime or soot beneat 
pocar ee a SHRUBBERY. 
In-door Department. 
Sr —Fires may now be ued if the weat 
tinnes wade Shut up sufficie: beng sen heen Becgetbraron 
vent the houses parting with much solar heat ; butif continued dull 
orwet weather occurs, gentle fires in th e afternoon may be n 
Sary to warm the fines. Allow no plants to assumea straggling 
—— train creepers ot ASG Plants now, with few excep- 
Sons, require liberal supp of water; repot such as Trevirana, 
_ Gloxinia, and Thi 
Satapaseee it you have n arranged this house after 
ae open air, ‘oe yd 80, bearing in mind what has 
. that subject. stopping and training all 
siasiamcaisnsataie 7 eam eo season Upon your 
some of the specimens of large size. Hi Grapes, 5°". 
lack and white, are fine. Good Melonsare more ple. 
tiful. es are excellent. - pleats good 
and abundant. The supply of Strawberries is so large many 
lots hardly fetch anything. Gooseberries and Green Apricots # 
un season. Some tate mages gf 
from Mr. Mann, , to J. Bishop, Esq., ? 
have been offered during the week.— Vegetables. Brown ogres 
is excellent, and the supply ate. Caulifl “ae 
quality are getting tol iy plentiful. Forced Kidn beget 
abundant. <A few forced be obtained. Young ue 
4 fsa : ce sete 
other kinds of saladimg, of a superior 5 Se eae 
—Flowers. Among the cut watch A di hs week 
noticed eaux, 
kinds, some fine varieties of Cailceolarias, Coronation, 
Gem, and some other superior kinds of Pelargoniums, Gardens. 
Poppy-flowered Tree Pxonies, and many beantiful Heaths. 
Plants in pots bave given the 1 market @ a pleasing appearance 
