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the moths emerge. With wings and mix lime rubbish with the soil. If it is growing very 
oray the 2in. to 34in. wide; the up’ gated cateeligen “0 soil ts probably too rich. When grown in pots N E WwW $s 0 F T H E W E E K. 
with ash colour and silv , and at the tips there is a large | in a cold frame the same thing should be attended to. Address eo rere 
John Murray, Esq., Preston. THE great events of the week in our home politics have 
times a faint double stripe. In some years the |Z. J. W.—You should manage your “dwarf Orange trees, | been the Prorogation o in per- 
. silos ongene in suc a ie to strip the leaves of | which es intended ro to Sener in my house,” in the follow. ete sae s8 > iment > the Queen . 
‘almost every kind of shrub and tree, but generally speaking | ing manner:—First of all see that the roots are in a healthy state, y @na its su sequent issolution. Her Majesty’s 
give them 8 a rich free soil, composed of sandy loam and rotten at -amage to oa importance of the trade and ous 
ruised char. oe bal 
er 
coal. careful that the pots are properly drained. Whene 
¢ the Weather for the Week ending June 24, 1841 they are out of flower and removed from the house, do not place | ing = he ey a e peo ple on the eee s of pro- 
erty ie Weather for the 2 , them in a dark greenhouse, is often done, because this will 
observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. eee Soar honiaentce: and your plots will nit lowe viding for th the per of the public service in the 
AROMETER. | THERMO =e Wind. | Rain. ao eee _ ammeter yo you) —— "a me? least burdensome to the community ; con- 
Max. Min. Max. Min. ean. ————, vil a e them a suffi quan! . y' iso ‘. 
ea 18| 29.738 | 29.605 30 54 67.0 Ss. 24 | a verylight greenhouse without sufficient ventilation, then you capes gs thane hag athe Seaneen Soe prerogtive, 
ce td Ed Bed ad i s79 | W. | -08 | must shade slightly in very warm weather. It isa very common she could have no other object than that of securing the 
Sumas St | 20.089 | 2azeo | 71 47 | 590 | S.w.| - to place them out of doors in the summer months, and sige and promoting the interests of her subjects. The 
Tuesday 22} 30.059 | [29.994 73 46 59.5 Ww. 01 this is certainly much better keeping green- Srpisk Reet sd the Th: behalf of th 
Wednesday2s | 30.028 | 20812 | 7 on Gea S. -40 | house. In France and other parts of the south of Europe peaker in his address to the Throne, on behalf of the 
a, ag i tat RR z = W._|_-49_ | Orange-trees succeed so well, the summer is highly favourable | House of Com , took jew of the provision made 
Ay cere Be oe | 7" | a | 5 1.80 | to the ripening of the wood, so that it matters little where the by the H. for th d milit juhvishanent 
E are placed in inter; but in Engiand it will not do to k y the House for the naval and military establishments, 
ee her Bax them in er dark ar iat this description. ar | expressing a hope that by promoting their efficiency, the 
; Z and this H 
th cessary to gi artificial heat in spring, unless you wish ouse had adopted a course which would ensure to the 
20. vas the slig! Teht. rain; overcast with clouds universally a heat in saa ae = t 3 " tk eS ¢ 
force Some of them early into flower. 7 Pp 
tinged with dusky red, X. ¥.—The name of your plant is Crinum Your sug- | p} di 
1, Fine; heavy showers, with sultry intervals. ocala tepentieg a list of handsome half- hardy’ palbs shall be dissolu 
= Very fine ; cloud, : attended to shortly. In making cuttings, it is in the most of tion, related c chic to age of Saeed s pee to the 
» Overcast and fine; heavy rain at noon, amounting to four- | caces desirable that the bud at the base of the shoot should be cut | passing of various measures a — the public 
rents of an inch in less than is mito 2 “ out. Anything which would destroy the extremity of a cutting, | P 
24. ae overcast; very heavy showers; and prevent its forming a callosity, would as certainly be in- service d the sion ms Parliam 
peg Seeetee peel ai ree g onigeieadecr yor a Our Foreign news is also of co seieabis ~— In 
he Weather at k bs yesiietee: g the operation, wo . wi cuttings flag . 
— tied enacing ree casing San tacks when they are too dry; but the best way to ascertain when the France the forged letters of the King, an x reso. lution 
ae — as soil a Santo ey soo to pes = een “~ a of the ministers to abandon the prosecution a the jour- 
. | Aver. Greates! am a once if it be wet enough. When . : 
Higheat| Lowest Mean | Years i | quantity 5 ere aad amare 4 Deed cre ing cr.gon Wil i feel it firm. | Bals, continue to attract attention. The ae of Peers 
3 Temp. | Temp. Rained. | of Rain. as ing itself inthe pot. If the buds on your cutt and has voted the budget of 1842 by a large majority, but 
Su ea} 8 | 080im | 1/1 i= | healthy-looking, their rg fi te their o! pbeb ie nor x 
mad ms a ci tign: (4, onthe conttary, the buds look ill, then your cuttings not without strong protests on Se necenity of further 
“Tues. 29 | 72.0 3}1 are in a hopeless condition. reductions in - the mil ilitary establishments. appears 
hei a Reed Stop 2/1 | A Novice.—The shrubs called Bottle-brushes re species of hat the Mi t t 
Callistemon ; particularly formosum, ceolat! and 
mi : Za 3 i lophanthum ad A is = the co’ contemplated loan at present; and in co nsequence of 
ee ee ee Es | eS We bape pever been able what the plant | the rigid measures adopted by that minister for the col- 
The highest temperature during the above period occurred on | is which Mr. Catline exhibits in the Indian po sel and which he batia.ge" eee pes tis ie ee a oad 
‘the 28th June, in1s26—thermometer 91°; and the lowest, on the | Calls Pomme Blanche, or Prairie Turnip, collected and eaten by taxes, g) 
st July, 1837—thermometer 37°. the Red Indians. It i may possess optics es which we know | in ener eons tar oe hamber has adopted 
Caer cau nothing of, and may ade gpa a nn 74 agriculturists. We-should the Treaty of Com ce with H ion dabketinaendane’ = 
<p e COVENT GARDEN MARKET, be glad to learn something about it from some of our corre- mmer g 
ners Week pes ‘ene — 1841. ee pai i igad tnt ocd Tis ts a appeal against it from the leading merchants of Paris. 
‘The supplies Prait and Vegetables been large during ie plant essrs. le drum nutans 
‘the week, and the quality onl em eg Ss been Ect ¢ | and Maxillaria vitellina. When specimens are put into cotton —In Spa in, the commission iy tg diy m the sabe ect oa 
d cut peat they should = Speco a instance josed in tissue paper, g Pp y 
‘The rei es in o uf last ¥ repent beese cquily to to this. en surroundes wet brown paper. the clai f Q Christi d b 
Hothouse Gray f th vat kinds abound. Peaches and - 4M. M.'s plant is Lo aah ane AR Cares 2 Om has sate 1 it to . 
es are plentiful, and vary in price from 12s. to 30: rr. Walton.—It is now well known that the Aponogéton di: y ouses 
Large quantities of Cherries have been brought during the techyana fe peedootly hardy. Itis indeed avery interesting aquatic. f the Legisl saa of appoi ting a guar- 
‘tthe kind: igarreau, Black Heart, May Duke, and Fiemich. A Well-wisher at Limerick will find soot-water, such as he de- gs Bi mr ca ° th 
es are unusually plentiful, and are offered at from 4d. to | scribes, a very powerful manure. The proportions between soot Maje bi y pro cain o e 
‘Sd. gallon. Several new kinds of Strawberries raised by M 
that renders it so valuable. 
and water are not important. It is the ammonia of the former Chambers is talked of, and the Gerla chief, nae is 
We cannot name the leaf sent by N. M.L. We do not know vay 1 war. 
‘one measured 7}in. = 3 say Soo said to be of ae ality and wise it is. Se i Portugal, we learn t istry omy at 
bearers.— Vegetables. speaking, the remarks r. Davidson’s plant is inalis. 
made on Vegetables i the last report per to this. Caulifi Mr. Dillwyn’s Acacias appear to be all varieties of A. dealbata ; ength, been definitively settled, Seber “Ago — 
€ and some of the specimens very ex- sp 2, bs ct gd be A. san oe them are pe of the Council: its constitutio! lescril 
cellent, particularly the Blue Cimeter. French continue . pubescens. e Eleeagnus is the -leay' angustifolia, 
rather se A d are abundant. & Cel often called E-hortensis. Eucalyptus dumosus is a garden name. | Ding of a deci (Chartist peered pity co is si ‘het 
, aS well as salading of all kinds.— Flower: ere has .. maz ye assured that Pursh’s Comte are ies Cent ; will have ajority in both Cham 
been a good display of cut fiowers and plants in pots; among emon. very near P. Scouleri. anical the ent o e fi vide seer ies 7 ‘ac 
isttor-we observ Lily, , Oleanders, the r article, and Mr. Bentham’s Mi E b : aad Fay ah te . ted 
and Fuchsia fulgens; and among the former were good collec- | of Gerardiez, in the ¢ Companion to the Botanical Magazine. \ y Y> e natio ttalions organis y 
tions of Roses and commen ernels of Mr. Tuck’s Morello Cherries have been killed by | the late Government have been dissolved.—The expecta- 
PRICES, Sarunpay, Juve 28, 1841,_FRUITS:— frost; and when that is the case, stone-fruit cannot hang on the ion take a“: ‘ 
Cherries, Bigarreau, pr-sve., poset hon English, each, 3s to.8s which the stone begins to harden. rtained 
period en the Ki 
—" Blackhearts, 5 10s 10 12« | Grapes, hothouse, per Ib., 2¢'¢o 108 Would any of our correspondents be kind enough to inform us ment mxtogsurs. punishment appears 
im remature, and 
—  Mayduke 3» 108 to 142| Oranges, per doz., 1s to 3¢ where we can buy or borrow Dr. W. Falconer’s Historical View . 
eS —- tesadtn eee | a eacate a. 100, 1ge of the Art of Laying-out Grounds among the Nations of Antiquity, mation of several sentences of death is 
Raspherriesy Wess yr galln., 8¢tole6d| | — "per 100, 7s to 16¢] 1783 ? = = a "pet thet ae does = think oe ane — 
Sesshens seme, Sone aes Almonds, per of a , Bs Mr. Collier’s Aucubas are, we now see, diseased, probably from yet 
oo caenered  Soomgame 43k ree aS rash ei i cold, or from having been bruised by other branches whipping 
beeen 234 ‘mueet Nuts pas Pea them. It isa yery different malady from that of the Laurels. pat ae of ne loog-expe ected Levee mail aie us - 
sCurrants, R pr halfsieve, ‘Breet 2 eae Suburban.—Hara pump-water is to many plants a slow poison. | additional information respecting Turkey, Egypt, and 
— Bi » If you Aad anointed your Verbenas with bottled stout instead, r P' . a 
tas Apple mel ‘ tie np = Birla, ie the dose would have been quite as useful to them as to yourself, | Syria. The firman, co ntaining ‘the modifications allude 
‘Obsuinbaie, par tnkoe, be re ais perhaps more so. Spoiled ale and porter, and mutton broth, are | tg in our last, has been with th 
VEGETABLES. excellent ures. It is, indeed, iy that nothing but ? : 
“Cabbage, per dozen, 8d to Is Shallots, per Ib. children should thrive in your neighbourhood. Have patience, aa ia cad of the representatives of the Allie 
pea) ikl che rosea aft er ee ee are er a the rome of our scene fiat sem mah Se and much anxiety is setinet Paes at 
a a » . o! ¢e 
cba stole Sa Ohana ad pe iclen Constantinople and Alexan dria in con sequel 
. ‘Rides Beans, forced, per 10, astege | ak ars hatgea | ,, B-F- Ls bulbs will require the same treatment as others Ali 
y sieve, oO » z 
ee ther must be ep ry when bt rowine,ondat hat | bo the ground that the tribute is xed at to large an 
” New, per if ake Re to Ge , per half sieve, le They are pretty good rertarine Soaps paint c-S7 out the names; — mee The int lligence: fro: om. the 
. aa h, per dozen, 5s to 72 , per doz. bunches, 3s but the fourth is some error: anthiopica should be zthiopica, peer 
* scent ite, per doz. bunch. 2s to7s — ) per a ae and rullaris should be is. 
| Red Bee per =a bday aera am nay ergy eect H. 0.—To preserve Rose-leaves gather them without any of | that the “Pachas of several “Asiatic cities 3 are * — 
| Hore Wandig, inti to Ge. | Baghs pec cox: hunches or to as the green and hard parts, when they are full-blown and perfectly | revolt and on the point of 
sh nnee Deets tes ena Sele or a. chs. Is 6d to 2 them on a sheet thinly, in an empty chamber, where rg 
| erg a oe. beat 29d tole pene pec ad Sacer: 4 the sun does not shine, Sativhers eerie earns woctent Government. mountaineers of Syria ‘are still - a 
| Onions, SS aahee Beat ee for dns bunch, ad ! a iy till they are quite dry. They are then fit to sie of gistion an he plag 
: a 7 bunch. Marrow, ls . . 
| Leeks, per bunch, ad'to Od Mushrooms, per pottle, io 1e 62 . ping aN the potatoes which the potato-plant bears are formed | in Egypt with unabated violence. te Candia, the Turkis 
| “Ge eon by the organising power of the leaves, exerted during the season | suthoritics have landed a powerful foree, and the latest " 
orrespondents we leaves you have condit : 
Dovs hecicee nee eames has produced us | 204 freely exposed to light and air, the more wip oad ORE HTS er ce 
wie Gomes tio this curious subject ; but we | #5 ‘7e of all other kind. Now, to cut off the | they sustained a severe loss.—From the States we 
| Ernst that we shall be favoured with many more. ‘The best eh ack Witai Sot eneeaing tn encalaerets re have received the a" Message on the opening of 
: oseoetaana a bon er ase eee oe ® | to fatten it. Congress; it is said to have given general satisfaction 
| ‘We should be to hear the evidence of those who have _ sek deren sae hae = Secon ahaha following | throughout the Union, dd in regard t foreign rela- 
Ifa Friend of the Gooesborry willin q . H. Leake’s management of bees, as described tions of the States, it is ly favourable. h 
me (p. lime one row of Gooseberry, bushes (the expense per- | N°: 25:—Must the alighting: board be placed at the bottom Presi declares that there is no danger of the interrup- 
haps 62.) allowi ing bushes to sor box, or in - between the box and straw-hives? In| —_ ‘ 
Ben wing the sisting. _ - pias Senay dieeks ahaa be more than one | tion of d he time ought to be regarded as 
= me well repaid = is me 2 find, nt oe ingot ape gg —— a the hives | gone by ticle an appeal to arms is to be considered the 
= herewempind , Lhope he may acknowledge in your pied by each hive? the Centres Of tn ies EEE eet comes | only arbiter of national differences. 
Se wien nnee Aaetiegi: oaa | all the holes cannot be cut near the centre of the board. Should 
tind Tris susiang, ead this & oF sini went ed to the or removeable ? i) New 
A sah rihey 7 win Reread A Lover shall have answers next ome IN ews. 
Srown im one-half horse-dung, as you were told. If you have a 5 aL eA deca ROE _, COURT —Her Majesty, Prince Alb ert, and the Princess 
Roun berder in front of a wall, drain it well, and plant the Irisin| xpgx OF THE PRINCIPAL HORTICULTURAL SUBJECTS ID hr On 
pune sdbdyesmneel ‘ht protection from cold and wet in : No. 25. . the Queen and His Roy ais Highness 
Winter, ie on age Aomaeeomengary ens Baerga 9 Se ae ae ee nea. - Sb E Woolwich to he i pesniaa at the faenaal Rs the Tra: omg 
peta gn hvac eep a stock of y Catbage-fiy, descr on ot - 990 ¢ | Orange and Lemon under one = uesday, Her Majesty went hike to the House of 
. |: M. asks whether fruits have ever been L gromeeg Mo: in this | Cuttings struck in ee 8 287 ¢ | Peonies, Tree, to fower ein 238 is, to prorogue Parliamen tae the 
preps dyes. earbonic acid. We are not aware that this | Cypress of Montpelier. om Pansy, soil for it 5 + le) King an and Queen of the ay seer ok Rockingham 
s ‘Seale. The ery y ae on mes ¢ | Gooseberry Caterpillars, descrip- Pinks, names of pine. bh ae mos Palace on Wed: pron saphoets to her Majest ry 
amd 7s te De Pe the gas was pointed out tonef  . . . «+ BOL 5 | Strawberries, cause of becoming <- John Campbell has — 
. Priestley and Mr. Henry. It would appear, | Gourd,Crooknecked. | . 3006| blind. -  .  . sale John P 
ae fruit thus preserved does not Jong retain its | Horticultural Exhibition at Chis- ws Strawberry, littleearly . - 203) Lord Plunket. as —_ oe of Ireland, se ghee 
flavour.—, 5» Rotes on . ‘ = i* ‘e ° Te 
: Mr c i ia te ou ial fi C: Horticultural Society . ie | Wang tat acuta - B0Le been raised to eers by the t title 
‘Sus. You should plant it in a border which has been well drained, Pedccagesse te pion orc Ween UNMET : Soi | Campbell. Sit T. ‘wide, ae + Biticiter General, pet 0 
