Orchard.—The summer pruning and 
e greatest attention, bearing in mind wI 
st leavin: 
di 
ig m still have 
Syd have re before — 
oots from mee Son walls; cut off Strawberry Femottte 
equi rs from Rasp- 
| srove.—Musas, Granadillas, Psidiums, and other tropical plants 
in sit te ree oe a me weight of "fruit, should have manure- 
water Ger aae 4 een to them whilst their produce is 
Ww! 
swelling ae bis? ere moist, by throwing down 
water Fank n the = 0 reduce the quantity of wat 
given io plants sehen sey = perfected their growth, which 
the best means of resting under artificial treatment and 
inducing flowers. 
e fruit has set too thickly upon the Orange 
Ould be thinned, leaving those most con- 
as 
or Lemon trees, they sh 
spicuously pla Continue to repot fast-growing ts as they 
require it, and allow neithe: d leav weeds to be seen; 
jay be 
inarched or iepared, also Ca- 
end regularly to watering, and famigate to destroy 
‘aamame” 
Out-door Department. 
d order are now of the first importance ~tegnag allow 
r a other thing tending t ‘0 give a 
aes, plants ects tied up, or 
ms and able “pated 
o! per 
pers, sweep and 
propagated by cuttings, offsets, &c. ; rote ee] 
Toll walks, mow lawns, Clip evergreens, &c. 
Nursery.—the layering of Roses, Am er 
evergreens, should now be proceeded with; water fresh-planted 
seedlings, and seed-beds; where the ts are rising too thick 
some may b and transplan’ wet weather; A 
Roses, Hollies, and y others may now be budded. 
; Forest anp Coprice Woops Fe Sapeesrer regulate the 
summer growths in as Seek ecto drains, &c., 
for autumn-planting.—. ’ 
NOTES FOr SMALL GARDENS. 
Tue late heavy rain: ive beaten down many plants in the 
flower-garden and borders; t toy must not be meg hy lie on 
the ground, but should be immediately tied up. vacant 
spaces in beds of annuals, aermwige , Calceo! jceotarns and 
the like, » snout be filled up now, 01 soon becom Pears 
Roses that are out of f flower, particulary aay itis Relay 
Chinas, or Pe: cut back, os oetes 
produce ‘flo teed top- 
ing Carnations, they may be layered, which should 
Sorina in * following manner :—Select the oer lowest 
S Ee 
01. The pi i ints in a 
a str ect stem, a r yx, a nonna Pein with the 
petals uniformly arranged, the largest on the outside, and gradu- 
ally d asing in size to the centre, and the colours clear and 
distinct, hite groun ing prefe! ie § r flakes, 
should be broadest at the margim of tal, jants from 
which cuttings can be obtained may be propagated. Greenhouses 
and frames should have plenty of air; but rain Should but seldom, 
and then only for a short a a "ae itted br either. In green- 
houses and es, where are inf with the red 
aabiets shutthe wml close, “pat om slight tre damp nee dims with 
a syringe, and sprinkle flour onthe flues and paths. 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTICES. 
R pretty beetle, called the Garden B Beetl Phyllopertha 
hnatiocia, i often abundant during June and aly, and may fre- 
hid among the petals of white It is very 
quently be seen 
destructive to Apples, ~— Boge Roses, gna’ sheage all the in 
till bag me I thus checking the growth o: f the 
lant ; oa ar dvangd neta: ihe Peed fruit, particularly Apples. 
The beetle meas about four a half lines long, and three 
broad ; ce ebyera, for wing-casi eddish-brown, shining, and 
do not eet quite to the extremity of the body; the head and 
thorax are dark-green. nee of July the female 
the larvee ‘cots of plants, ne early in the spring 
become pu: Beetle when alarmed feigns dea 
falling on its back and extending its legs ina fened manner, 
and in diff ions. The onl od we are acquain 
he morning or late in the 
y be found Sticking to to the plants, and hey can readily be 
seen pos their colour and size. part B the od pectnaady 
| fs tet er is hot, they fly about wi ith great © ‘Swiftness, and are 
ught. 
State of the Weather for the Week ending July 1, 
observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chisw ick. 
ROM ETER. 
THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE, 
the 5th, in 1836—thermometer 94° ;-and the lowest, on the | ot, i in 
is89-—thermometer 40°. Exceptingin t _ instances, no 
fallen on the 9th within the last 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN recy ET, 
For the Week Sous July — <3 
Ta wits heavy rains or f £.it, but the 
hite Hi Peaches and 
ectarines abound; a few Plums are also offered. The suppl, 
of Che has been very large, but the rain rather injured 
their ity, as well as that of Gooseberries and Raspberries ; 
i 
5 
o 
e 
° 
's 
8 
Fe 
'RICES, Sieceaiey Jon 
a Bi Bigareas -doz.1b., 2s to 4s Melins; tebe eac om 3s to 6s 
Ts 6d a 7 oeeeeeet per lb., 22 to 7 
Rieck, persieve, 5s ges, Z., 18 to 236d 
Serawberrien,p.potte, 6d o —_ ni }, 8 to 18s 
a |) pr. galln., 6d to9d bis 
‘. itte: 
bairoter able once ng reg cence, ees sors is git 
00, s to 
» Ba 
Gooseberries, pr. hf. sve. pastor 6d Alm mond: per peck, 
Currants, spr. half sve., for Wine, | Sweet ey Lae 's, per lb., 2s 
256d Walnnts, per bush, 16s to 20 
- ier dessert, 53 to 6s Leeming ushel— 
” Beto 3s 6d — Brazil, 208 
> a = vanish, 203 to 2¢ 
Pine J a ie 4s to 8s — Barcelona, 238 
Cuc: rs, per dozen, 4s to Ss — Turkey, 16s 
VEGETABLES, 
Cab! ,White, per dozen, 6d to ls Leeks, per doz. bunch., 2 to Ss 
dozen, ls 6d to-tz 
Shallots, met Ts Ie 
6dto 4s Gre 
0 
Caulifiowers, pA 
Y en, per bunch, 3d to 6d 
Peas, od sieve, 2s 
he half sieve, Is 6d to 2s6d Asp aragus, pec ballin, Large, 3s toSe 
Piss: Lace ceank, te tolls — Sprueor Lrg 
Kidney ae half sieve, 89 Lettuce, sbboges F er score, Is to 2s 
Broad Beans, sack, 58 Cos, 9d to 1s 6d 
ae eee sieve, 2sto6s Celery '»p- bund, (12 to 15) to 2a 
Potatoes, New, ton, 70s to 1408 Sma! ads, per punnet, 3d 
oe 8 = re hs sade ‘ess, p. doz. small behs. 4d to6d 
» per halfsieve, tz 
eat vii »» Beto de rot per doz. bunches, ¢s 
rtich: ichokes 3, F sincy perteenets> Ge | Fenn dack doz. bunches, 2z 
Tesnioe, er doz. bunch., sto Thym er doz. bunches, 3¢ 
‘orn, per ogee ates Aart er doz. bunches, 2s 
Red ‘Gent, r doz. 4s Sage, oe doz. bunches, 3s 
Horse Radi sh, per bande, la 6d to <3 Mint, per doz. behs. 9s to 33° 
ae Ne rasa ‘urnip, per doz. Bas jecems per doz. banches, a 
Ys per doz. bunches, 3s 
Spine, cea stiies il, per doz. bunches, 4s 
Sei oe per Sait steve, 4s gente, per pottle, Is to le 3d 
Green, per bunch, 4d to 8d Vegetable Marrow, per doz., ls to 437 
Notices to Correspondents. 
By: Kentish Amateur bon to obtain new sorts of Roses he 
io so by cross- pose See Let him take a Rose, and as soon as 
$3 with great 
i is pen cut off all the stam: 
behind. The 
dark flowers, bo! pare: 
white, then both should also be of that colour. 
A Subscriber, Worces: geri —_ not-prune his Gooseberry- 
bushes now, for reasons given ar leader of next week. Many 
thanks for letter 
his 
C. M., Mr. Clayton, A Practical Gardener. R. Z., and * 
find thi eir question respecting asphalte’ rota answered by 
an advertisement in our last number, p. 410, col. 2. It will do 
a for the roof of a shed. 
M. C. H.—Books on Pere ng wert often written by inter- 
ested , that we ca know what to recommend that can 
be cen as agunide. To this, however, ‘ A Statement of 
the Results of Emigration to Waser 
rCanada 
is published by Smith, Elder, and Co, We shall 
time to give any information in our power. The best way is to 
Put questions in a precise form 
benef beautiful aquatic called Hydrocléys Commersonii 
natural order Butomdcez, and is meas A, allied to 
Itisa 
ys Pepe wandnlefolia; 3. . Epi- 
lébium angustiféli No.1 to conan tia ste: ~ cexraica, 
but the specimen is uch cr 
sure. - 
S. Elis" ranch of an Apple-tree is a beautiful 
example of the workmanship of a wasp called Vespa Britannica 
(Curtis’s Brit. cat, fol. 760).—R. 
A Constant , Surrey, will hardly find a better book on 
tion than Sweet’s Bo!anical Cultivator. 
Q.—We quite agree with you that som rules must 
devised for regulating the exhibition of and, in fact, they 
are under came greg It will mot do to destroy the splendid 
e it, th 
manner of ene so as to enable the Sma to examine the 
bess re satisfi manner. 
ambers and Melons 
estroying his Cuc 
are some species sng or reas louse, and if he lebera ee afew 
with a leaf Gameneate a Lave pter per post, we should obliged, 
as they were all crushed an: with pe eee will 
remedy proecan fi evil complained of, if under 
tobacco- water will be preferable, and if rat 
the aphides more expeditiously, but this 
not be done — the evening.— R. 
Ne —The sani is not a Maxillaria, but certainly 
am. Gardner’s Lakea is probably Luhea, 
misread. 
Mr. G. Turner's plant is the Bird’s-nest Orchis (Nedttia Nidus 
avis). 
Aivers| Aver. A Subscrider.—It is really a great advantage to Rhododendrons 
Highest Lowest pean od in| geechy tb to remove their young seedvessels; but uniess t a operation is 
* July | Temp.| Temp. |P°m?) ohich jf | of Rain. ——-* when’ they are quite young nothing is gained by it. 
Sus. 0 | -a78 ee can bd es pagated by — and this is 
Mon. &{ fra |) ona pal oes oe | ss the | pens nanenye ill succeed pretty well ~soagrnien ok of ~ 
Fuse. ¢| 76.7 | a4 | 665 @ oes ripe wood are Gieaek ¢ handglasses in the 
Thieves. i 74.4 | 645 | Goa 7 on treated like Roses, If a little pains peti with this 
Pe et eee) a ed ST eee operation, such as striking the cuttings with bottom-heat in 
Sat, 10 ats Gr a frame, the might be increased quickiy to any extent 
is 7. H.—There is no difficulty in growing "pence, Provided 
you will take care that it is always surrounded with a moist 
i 
rain has pone dbaze: becca during boa ap 
 Anagalls te 
441 
atmosphere. THis can only be secured by keeping it 
boy 2 vit » seaiew, Pipguicuia smc 
a boy, we = 
tenella, [Age mere Elodes, Epipactis palustris, 
onaae 
wit If fo hand-glass or sash ba be 
premio es too dry. W e removed the Sane 
A Yi mote 1 is Garden Cress, 
sated 
olefield’s Pinks are merely a case of a common single 
Pink isomer iota te Taced” flower. It was by saving seed from 
such a flower as the latter, accidentally observed, that the Laci 
Pinks of florists were no doubt originally eeateed. 
‘cm Ford's plants are, }, a leptophylla 
grow! 
pence ananswe! r to his questi 417, col. 2, 
No. ranges like sandy loam better eos ae th else, but 
it must be made very rich with strong manure. They will even 
bear blood ; get them however into free growth before you give 
them the latter. 
—Yucca Draconis is a fine old plant. The flower-spike 
will probably be 3 feet long, and erect ; or it may be 
ite. Ify arn anything over the be 
2 that it glazed. If you put 
Beginner 
oe ena- | No.8, gts 
9, Poa 
Ha 
ce 
pratense ipecuru: 
mollis - 15, lag glomerata, 
jeri will be proper to stop Vines on th 
the second joint above the fruit, except dar ebay shoots af are required 
ish the wall wartege pudae tac The plant infesting 
pte retusa is a europaea. 
vil t inj pHamara Sexi, You will find several notices i 
this in the back numbers of this paper, and we would parti 
point out to you p. 164, where the insect is figured ibed. 
Y. S.—The reason of the Thunbergias ro ripening freely 
is probably from the want of setting. stam: 
shentar hens the pistil, Ter as the gre are commonly grown in 
hothous: rambling amongst the 
vimacomisg 
saiag 
e kept the seeds of Glo: 
Cucumber fram: 
a eae uff or nankeen colour, 
in Farah poem ‘Aimee ¥ o-aulions tm clus- 
ters, ‘hite, flow a autumn; B ville— 
and very raj 
kin 
iY: 
blooms all ‘the year round ; the old China is the arta in flower. 
There are several semi-double Roses, _ are well suited for 
co g rough trellises or walls, h as the Perthshire, Dundee 
Rambler, Lovely Rambler, le ‘mas 
better examine them, and see whether the have strack into 
e new soil in wl you them, for it very often 
although the new soil may be wet yet that the ball of the 
plant, where the great mass of roots is, is dry. The 
san dry air draw the moisture from  gicly as fv thus 
if this cannot be supplied by the roots as a — 
taken from the leaves, the tissue of the latter becomes 
and presents describe. : 
The few shall receive 
epli 
—————— 
INDEX OF THE 2 ae SUBJECTS IN 
Henderson’s Nursery, notice of 415 4 
ai3.0| i Hollies, transplanting of - bo a Ee 
ia glandul ‘losa, its culture 417 2 [omy ing ay een ho - 4B ¢ 
Asphalt ees ~— — - ase} | Horticals rural rr oaterngang dita 
description ~ #5 ¢ | Tsi dacorus, & substitate 
Berks Guy Sings uote aa for Col 413 5 
wes + ees Iris aint ite culture + a7 6 
h-house, San » notice | John’s Flora Sacra rey iewed + 466 
ae ek a ~ «+ MS | Lootia ran i . 45a 
Bite, ies - #13 ¢| Lianean Soc! la5 
tanical Societ; Edinbargh 414 ¢ | Loudon's Supe Eesinmse to the B 
Bulbs fermed on leaves - + 446! cye a Bae ra seo 416 b 
ian Hort. "i + 4tS@| Masters’ Nursery, motic 4isa 
mn rang ea = a7al Said seliceomdaaan 415 & 
Catasetum Trulia. 5 + 4155 ircecntete a ai4g 
Chemistry, Rural, No. XVI. 4i2¢@ ange-trees, their 
Cookery of Vegetables «  » 42 — . ‘ “7 
Cottage Gardens, No. XXITI.. 412 4 * age 
ae rer scanned opa use of the leav “iva 
gation vationa® W — “Brnetsa 
cu etings, to make a 
uttings, to ate ike in water er 
Diplodon, a on of 
Erigeron — om is 
a for = “ee 
Flo: tural - « 
, ea of a 
‘orest sana of . 
Gardene rs, ee 
for the colonies 
Gesneria discolor 
Gooseberry Suoneiat: C ae 
roy t wae 
