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May 15.] THE GARDENERS CHRONICHEE. 313. 
ee ie oe en ee NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
Subscriber “ab o: 
blind from various causes. a may be saulioanh by tor istewnet 
heat, with too little air and light: of the two latter r they « cann 
have too much, and with to the former, the weather ofa | THE important question “ the Spanish Regency has at 
among them were Polygala oppositifélia and grandifiéra, Erica 
ne gracilis, ventricésa of several varieties, and persolita, 
armata, 
RICES, Sa Mar 15.—FRUITS:— with regard Pp 
Apples, per bushel, 42 to 25s Melons, English, each, 8s to 15s favourable month of May out of doors is a good criterion of os length been decide: od by the resolution of the Chambers in 
eerie forced, pr. oz."4d to ls Oranges, pr. doz. 6d to 2s temperature they like. It more often happens in parece wedi of E. 
Necarines, Langs panel ta BE pps ah iar pla ed the plants having been ex to excessive cold before teine aie the election of the Duke 
A Apricots, green, er hk ave ae Be 0, Be to ae forced. Pots of Strawberries should always be plunged for the | de Victoria to that high office, by a majority of 76: the 
erries, per lb. 10s to mon per peck, winter in ei or oO ie sides 0! pot ly ex- 
Goowebersles, grees, Lah are Wales Aimed, Saae posed to the aeu~ cold of so severe a winter as the last, the Duke is, dictates in Lenny neck of s ial sevnaies — 
Finckel a tose = Senge =S si Brest iI, 08 roots are sure to be frozen, and then the plants are unable to | OV iy terest 
Gacamburss partes Wes 2 anish, 24 form their fruit. peer nch Papers is the Report of the Committee of the 
pes, hothouse. pb, ‘ae to 10s Bare elona, a — sect mistakes the advertisement of Bokhara 
— Portugal, pr. Ib.k6d to °F! ene Clover for endation of it. We hope he will not hold pave of Peers on the affair of Darmes, the regicide, as 
Cabbage, white, per doz. 12 to 28 mrs aah, ‘per calave; 62) us answerable fort the ¢ —— rs ep i bgetiedory a preliminary measure to his trial. .e aii. from this 
Cabbage Plants, riser late lie, per Ib. 1 a great reputation just now; but asit is nothing bu’ elilot, i ; 
Cabbage , = ~ iach ‘080 Sealant i, ts ae mosis ak | Bhar some == J ho<ehoabiecds va that he was connected with the secret societies, 
— * reen, per i : 
Cauligowers, per ‘dozen, az t0 305 Asparagus, per 100, tatges pro 5 Q ee a re The signe ch have latterly increased pr at extent, and that 
‘eas, - yy 12. ing, eSsTS, ’ ertise 
i i feced. 100, 2¢ cis aap es 1 early numbers are mam unications about ants (pages 25 he was Accomp ie y accomplices when he fired at th 
P » Sen perpasta eee Lisette, ORNE Snes as SOS eee and 37) ; but you are en in thinking that the ants a . The committee, from the evidence adduced, have 
Jerusalem ese bat Celery, per bundle (12 to15) 9d toze the Pansies; rely upon it the mischief with hing ved at the con clusion tha t these se ret 
Tarnips, yearn ea Small Salads ie plechady* else. We have sometimes seen the Cape age ort, waned cp 
Garrats, por baths 2g, te tome | Maeesrerheazmall beha-ed tod | capénsis, forming most beautiful ornament to the back of a 
oF hunch, ade tenake sey revolution also, by the ee * ro "The 
rae aierear cand nieaeser beaker n of Worcester.—1. Coltsfoot is a most difficult weed to} io) oF the Ch y so pid oe — 1 proro- +! 
Salanfy ‘per bundle, le Bd adtoas | THYME Perdor. behs 3 otis te. Lay the grouni as you can by draining, and e ay a jam ty e place s: = y 
lorse Radish, per bundle, 1s Gdto gers tet Seay: geese continually destroy the leaves as they appear; no manure will ‘ter conclusion of a commercial treaty now pendin 
So ate a oi hands (24 to Se Sane, = fees behae ae injure this plant without also injuring the plants near it; if you betwee a ence and H olla nd.— We lea rm from ome “ 
paper oe . beh., 9d tols Marjo joram per h, 8d will but persevere in destroying the leaves as soon as they push a 
Oione, per if sie sve, > be to'se = sae ay toon each up, the roots must die at last. 2. The insect will probably soon ig 
_ sieve, 5s jasil, . 3 s r 
= poled pr Beh. sao ad Rhubarb ‘Stalls, per bandle, 3d tod by seep dy you may, perhaps, destroy it with epedt ats pond the prvi —~ et defeated t! 
anish, p: a ms, per pottle, 6d to ls ashes are a good manure to stiff land, and will ce 
Le oar co igre where if they are free from sulphur, which, 4 F for probably tained in regard rg yay ative government, the 
come from the “house,’” may be presumed to be the i sae i i 
Nottces to Correspondents. This is not at all a bad season for pruning Evergreens ieahenntaly. King ‘he hav ring é a that pr . = his is intention to con- 
We shall be obliged by Mr. Watson’s account of his manage- | 5. Bone-dust is often much adulterated with lime ; it is better to 
ment of Fuchsias. buy the small fragments which cannot be adul terated ; if the | to himself the right of calling - diets = ei ie 
P. M. remarks that, in the beds of coal near near Stirling, the trunks dust effervesces when vinegaris aired tui m it, such adulteratio ion | , delibe 
of f Pine-trees in a horizontal posit m are clay ironstone, while detected. rate 5 
ung Inquirer,—Syringing at night as you practise is very | which appears to have produced general aypintmest. 
those which are pupeaticiins consist. of sulphuret of iro’ oe or nig! e is 
proper; one so you will Pa itis in the morning in pss cases, | _ Tn : Switzerland, the suppression n of the con 
~ iron pyrites; and such as accompany oo shale partake of the 
pase of the contac in which they are imbedded. Can any | if done sufficiently early, so that the water may evapo: oe ieee Con 
respondent explain how this is ? the sun’s rays are too i as 5 Where the red opbtert hw agg P- 
OE . A plan pam Cattleya an attack, syringing in the morning should not be omitted. position to the measures of the A a 
any varieties ; this is one of the aes but not the Bees 2, | may be given when the temperature requires, for r by so doing the é 
Oncidium liridum—true; 3, Triténia longifidra, Maxilléria | drying of the leaves before the sun’s rays would injure them is Pte: to enforced sare so nicely balan 
uncata, The plant not in flower is undeterminable. No beetles | accelerated rather than cian ey’ is impossible to dP any chance of ulti- 
could be found. Our correspondent should send his account of G. S. M.—It is n sual for scions to flower, and ev Aa oe fa the: chief event ae ae 
en pre a s, to J. Curtis, Esq., 11, Robert-street, i the same season they are grafted. Some aa ase . ie ; St 
a rieties of the Apple have a great tendency to form blossom. ie wee! ce) n e 01 ucca 
A Subscriber’s shrub is the Majorca Box, Bixus baledrica. on the young shoots, and it appears the Betsey Apple is one of ; 
_Will any one who succeeds in growing North Indian Orchidee | ¢ aThe of that "Tiller tok Onion ane seme le; we | t the psivaraten faith. I also by advices from 
give us his mode of them? The species we refer to are ity of inserting a notice concerning them. | Naples, that thenegotiations with this country on t ul- 
— ae bium ew Eria alba, Eria con. Cc. insia suavéolens wit flower freely without stop- ur Question are emba: d by fres Ities in con- 
all, and still fewer fi fnatuce ¢ ragg agro “leads | Ding the young shoots ; this is bales natn ae Se f t alterati f the Exit Duti F 
Seitiex tay re ta ac leads | get more b' h Manure-water may be oc applied | Sequence of a recent alteration of the Exit Duties.—Fro 
require a ry ong period of rest, but whether | with the best results. Any y light, rich soil suits Tweedia a cierales, the Levant intelligence has reached town, through Vienna 
or hot we ot say, nor what degree of heat suits th such as a mixture of peat, leaf-mould, loam, and sand. Itisa} that th s modifi a e 
a. ing bs ey yy - — wae curious than beautiful ; | reenhouse plant, almost deciduous in winter, at which petiod it at 24 nitan has ied his recent firman 1, and has 
para _ — met _ eT oar them flower, especial! should be kept rather dry. When arneretune it will grant ‘ th thi 
send out shoots all over its surface, when it should be saniaed 
Fe Lens Dr. Boucherie says he used the solution of pyro- | St the roots, re potted ant HBeraly- oe pl at Gtk Water See Allied Pow important event may be cenit 
—, rhe ted eee ies tome rt rgescpnti coi — after this period i will begin to send out its pretty blue flowers | the final pee ofthe Eastern question on terms 
rt x in abundance. is- 
Gece bte-rmp bs omgheyore in Paar. € find that 6° Baume’s | Of the Pansies sent by Mr. Parsons, ** River Les Rival” is de- matetnctory’ to «al prion. — a anes — 
pecific gravity itto = vane 1.0556, 15° ditto | cidedly the best; it has form, size, and substance to vooibiesticas turbance has broken out in the inces of 
: h he Christi 
Bulgarian Pro: 
= 1.1095. [Weare nrc that’ Wwe can give our correspondent. no | it, and is realy a fine flower. Winie-ecloares Pansies require | Turkey among the ristian population, who have risen 
i i and well-mar' Tefo) re - B eaten ae 
better information than the above, but it is Dr. B.’s fault that he * 
is not more explicit.] cent se periereciersomp a ps Si ahagpond corptag atelilinger | yA ig kish Governors. a 
Sb Phe veaaces of the flowers of Orchid 1 perb Ye! is of no value. Gold-lace ’’ is a pretty fi f 
in silow and oF dropper bes of Orchidaceous plants t its class ; the eye is good and the lacing on per petals neat | that the revolt was not iene to oppose the authority 
tnt Lin PP ing Sioniiens expanding, is from the want and perfect ; but it appears deficient in form, and wants size and | o¢ th Giadtens:, Gas io 7 ist th A his ag ft 
eneTEY- e have seen this frequently take place in | substance. “ tthe Apollo, Mrs. Green, Mogul, Eclipse, and | % “€ Sultan, bul os qirepion: a ents 5 
the ul sharers. but patra sis extent experienced by | Nonpareil” ot sufficiently distinguished from many we al- the insurge nt nts ts have by 3 ag y 
ni correspondent Davies pected aoe 3 retinas point ready mesma cot roe all appear to be good in form, and Eclipse } 
y rots si be a ot ari ae eenoe, Max- | has a fine, rich, and well-marked eye; but they are defective in sbellio J 
* rest RE rte cticie Although his | size and substance of petal, und miale be classed among second- | rious than thi ia egw intended to suppress. 
th them. If hehas kept the temperstiee at vce | Tate flowers.—We recommend correspondents when sending | At home public attention is entirel absorbed b the 
and is atiachere a ok “& oer ts et at 75° | flowers by post to damp a aoe of blotting-paper, or tissue-paper ?P re 3 7 
th ae ff ¢ tee 2: the winter, this is probably | doubled, upon which the flowers should be laid, and then sur. will be f 
2 . ao 4 wi a brett vag sie and their bit i rounded by wadding ; they would keep fresh much longer. lb Parli t 9 be of surpassing interest. 
Gx"; uhleasit be Sor esate Get Cok nabit thehotte, | . 4. Gardener, Edinburgh, is informed that the article on the | m9: PR A Rt 
° A e plants which rae the hottest = = 
dampest parts of the tropics, and moisture should be tani Auricula has been promised, and will shortly appear. 
in proportion. At all seasons there should be a great differen D., West Brizton.—The m that eats the young buds and | the reduction of the duty on foreign — on resumed on 
between day and night temperature leaves of your ‘aig 2 a ne heap oe see onday, and has continued to occupy the House during 
2s plant annidna, ere bushes are muc wi ese 
2 heb > ea s plants are,—No. 1, Galedbdolon Istenm; 3, Allidria insects it is much better to cut them down sal — the shoots; chine night of the week. The e great poyerte a the debate 
are acquain uainted 
this and hand-picking are the only remedies 
with. Care mist be faken not to distr the maggots when col- | . ¥ 
lecting them, for they will let themselves down by threads, and 
boi Sok Handy he sittin te cial ani selamiats measures associated with it. The ores 
Pade etary 4 f d une pon, to gore are the inf Pe ener adv anced in favour of the redu ction are, thet 
trees with a strong solution of tobacco-water, and afterwards | th p 
ith clean A aes If this is done oneaeny. once or peta “aw adequate to the ra ¢ } tior 5 that the 
fficindlis; 3, Carex sagt cox; 4, [Stellaria Holéstea ; 5, Lazula 
apivitios. . *Gdlium cruciatum ; 7, Nastartium amphibium. 
The cai terpillars from E. B. Rougham will prodaice moths in 
can i 
next k of th: bitio: few insects will be left. Methods for d air gh ae 
Hostiontir oa Becly ae papa ie 2 ay - ‘the ec pannel one mentioned in pp. 197, 165, and 150. Toads are useful in oleh 
nei D. will probably find Lindley’s  Synopai of the British Flora wr. Jude al poor age anes ee ernest Pas a great meee — which demands ai datenaive 
e most portable work on wild plants, by means of which he can r hata ies Poon E poy oe! sage ma a | vine 5 that it is sperma to eee rar financial red 
vice.—Your Plum-trees have probably overborne them- Dripedium eateiolaa a little browner than usual; as to the ting than by the 
selves ves in “lamer yeu and i iahatiin & aan are now fe and —_ foment d it is not aloifélium we cannot tell what it is; possibly position “of new ones, and that the measure proposed ae 
spring interpoe atin screen between thi bicinates junwhen | fees Sn ie nas Seen Lea geal ist age 
the rays of the latt ‘ost powerful. the last week’s Paper can be procured, an prices? Cris urde! . “other hand, it is 
Adam may plant fi the f following hardy plants against the wall only be answered by an advertisement.] entice nee 2 eran - reap Be it will ie the 
between the bay window and ‘ouse, the aspect beingsouth, | _Our Correspondents have this week sent us an unusual quantity | urged by the opponents of the m bs 
Viz.—The White Banksia, De ’Isle, and Boursault Roses ; White | of original communications upon subjects ; all which ices sof F introducing slave-grown produce, and thus ope- 
Jasmine, Evergreen Honeysuckle, in Clematis, Magnélia | we beg to acknowledge, with many thanks; they will be used es ae ae 
grandifiéra, and Refusal beaten. eee ee pan aoet successively, as opportunity and room can be found. aS! Degadtoplare: 
-—Worms are not consi lo injury to p Eien aa aes 
pind Boo hare gn ek by arsriged their roots | INDEX OF THE PRINCIPAL HORTICULTURAL SUBJECTS IN | sumer will be im mereptbl ‘and that i 
ie Pansy- No. 19. 
-water, and the worms will be * j all the fruits of the experiment now in progr 
For so small a Vinery as An Amateur describes, in. pipe Bore ono} Sacuunncetee = ort. Society seeds 35 | the improvement of our colonies, and be an abandonment 
passin; fron! idacex ni ‘ursery, e 
Ls wrong Berar tier tea Nan eethon Fe Broccoli, kinds 297 @ | Leaves, treatment whenscorched 207 5 | of a principle ly purchased in the abolition of slavery 
other will n aire to hold more than five or six gallons. Srenteare: ot her” 297 4 | ions woiestay =. 2. 1 3986{ throughout the British possessions.—No division has 
| F. G., Manchester.—Your plant is mia pester canbaceaus and sh ‘ 297 8 | Morello Cherry, cross-breeding oy, | taken place, and debate is still adjourned. 
i a! 2 aad Si othe yt 
| goes sticultaral ety, aries pot has atae oe Cheltenham ici ie N Peps ae Se cae ‘3Bome & os. 
” ye i biti . . . - by be e 
ie serious inj y — them sufficient notice of the Chemistry, jo. XI. 201 ¢ Newgane pegs me 0S 
i - 291 i wie Saar yee 
fea he ocean P poy a ancy mr gd to Ln trl OE pg See ee Covat.—Her M: - aj esty, Prince Albert, and the Princess 
that the Secretar is in the Sage bole a spo seed. «+ +. 907} Pear, Duchesse d’ Angouléme. $97 5 Royal are well, and continue at Buckingham Palace On 
columns with these local disputes, w! which interest no one except Ciitonts paichella, togrow | iota Fen t Heating, Peston of wee mee | Wi ay ames’s 
the cerned. oal-ashes a manure. 2 297 5 | Philiber manage- j = 
Ri. WF. will soon fad his wishes pees getters We es Vena pe cu © oom sac ans ee esty gav ef 8 first state ball for the season. Prin 
Shnstbess;tan tuirhocie ss otuatn we very seal ian | Simtee aera cee met jem eh s BES Alber ap onpsaecreisdim er sane ‘Thareday, 
Cleri better obtain the pyrolignite of iron from the ma- | Cots Fase oe a Sore aa ae attend the anniversary of of the Clergy, and 
PT who, ni ester, prepare it largely for the use | Gourd, P; 1 5 9958 | Root-prafting > 2935 ies s di t Siethons eter Hall : — 
yers. If eth 3 Set - - must peers ey tio ae Grease ieaeetoy 2 ne Sort | Serawbercie eee keoae fewer’. 3072 | Of the festival will be found —_— our Metro; 
any other waste iron: We are not aware thet any use has yet Sree ee eee ee os 5 | Poltimore and the Hon. W. Concur aia aee: 
deatnd the aparats forte at the ng pr + we un- Paar pir I s08¢ Yond oenery ofthe River 7 9958 ried th fee nd Listowel and Sir F. Stovin, as the Lord 
apparatus latter purpose pr rags a jorticultural Shows, + 24a es, management a late ae on her Majesty. 
5 _ Society. . 4a 296 
fratetproof funnel, something like a jelly-bag, which is open at | 1... S.isty sor ihe Growth of Yine Weevil, desertion of 1 eee) Pa appa Lindsay, the Conservative can- 
i bottom, and oF rare erates charged, by | "Flax. - y+ S0be | Worms, to destroy 2 9955 | 3 of 
; Bree conc pecu or by some such means. Bw : 72 | didate, has been returned for the borough of Sandwich, by 
