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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[N° 29. 
+1) faethe 
entioned. On 
are generally inti quite at not ae ky oar and 
mgth ; 
d, there- 
e 
| ns as was before re 
ree fan 3 mixed on mo- 
a half a two emprt . len: 
hich are 
leaves w nean be su pplied with food, and 
have their energies qc wibrde - action. | poets contain 
The pro = oF must fix n his mini nd the proper length 
z: th 
dera = propertin of deans organic matters. Some 
very la - quantity of organic substances, 
wa indeed not un 
Se he pet 
E vegetables; ie different varieties of peat ar 
table tor ep Purpose. pisuvel ray off tthe chttinge 
we observe oe bad effects 
il 
produce 
eye of wild 
of t too pach a aehatly”s organic ram ag a soil, ren- mighty effects. ny u 
d itis soo lowers as a step taken in the advancement of that know. 
csrrrirt f aleaf-bud, saturated with wake? ‘or complete tely 4 by the changes me that will one in be yet more generally diffused, 
wich o vill ranean the production of roots. and besides all hee ao "frequently con s of increasing the pleasure of 
‘on the stem between the buds Fimtees are called inter- taining 3 omer acid substan ys pr roduced during the the labouring man. On the ys ot befere the exhibi- 
nodes. In som nts Piees are very short, but in whic g tion all is are and activity with those who intend to 
others they are of considerable length instead of cut- | of pla f th e bouquet. ce ~ ies are wes in rao 
ting the shoots acro: the internodes and | soil i is, cd “ ey edo to the geo S growing on it the | ptm - pax ct a most showy ani 
immediately | be low | them across at their sélim me substances which they naturally contain, and ie flowers; every place in the aul urhood is ezaminad 
base. 1 subject to decay, are gradually washed out by | that is likely to afford anything i. Pistia 2 their pur. 
propa, ke the Cu a rains daring, t the decomposition of the organic pin pose; the hedge-sides, the woods, the bogs, 
pags ay of yatarnmeze adventitious pial tn mois- and are ready to be absorbed by the roots of | the cultivated fields, a waite a Ben obi pas 
tare of the soil will eventually rot the cutting. There an ening fiat ad those flowers that are tho ght to excel in beauty. . J 
The de — of the vegetable remains in the soil never their eagerness to obtain flowers, some will expose te 
space v ete a bud is, which prevents it from rotting or proceeds 30 elves to dan nee rs that in ordinary ore eat would not 
wit! iz parts of the stem, pro d int b d and r. The | think of faci white Wai aterily, 
ad Se ees . ge which they pedoateges h posed : a Premera laf quail: 
ture —R sp t fi bl d a domi- | it, commonly grows in PORE water, os mes ob’ 
, ee z f th q f dh and, like- | without some eee ; but its Sree are tempting, 
COTTAGE _GARDENS, No. XXVI. i ae | ‘ygige arbon at if wading to the neck would obtain them, is will be 
NEA thin it wok ae ontain. The result of ¢ nge heerfully unde’ aie “Return mg in the ing. wi 
the atctom cropping of the peste latter rig no 
ned 
as the former is conducive to the h ealth 
pee vas comfort « of the ron ke themselves. This fade: us 
to remi ind those who hav thei r garden enclosed by 
hedge, 
constitu 
is i called hams, ~— name veg which chemists mete 
} weze 
lly 
afew any persons never 
Asics the none nevi ym exhibition 
s to oats e the bouqu 
that in order to have them always | ook well, it is neces- 
sary to attend t¢ o them, occasionally, during ‘the nein 
f bounds, and disfigure, with 
rge pro Bes ion of Pine Dall of rate This 
s of decomposition proceeds slowly for a A cary all 
tu tes a very I 
process 
al of taste i aril ejecta 
than 
cts ‘dens, is the crowdin 
yariet of plants ‘thas the little space allotted for them is 
combining 
otany, geology constitu 
able time, the relative SY ae of the o ozys' y- a 
their loose raat sian se the »dhereforey i has met radually serene. eteaie acid — interest of the competitors to have them in as good 
intended to ornament. refo! a aoe et water bein all the time f at la: ast, the ondition as possi The ing 
poet done, the sana hould ni e cli pped, a ; urther a Conve si pegs ale girs 
y t onder hat some of the 
I pes , Plums, and Cher: In order to aro this process, cd is one of doa abs A tales S are com ild fiowers. Many 
Ties, ah are the eee most generally grown by cot- | yery wnat importance in connexion with the wth of | are the inquiries after the names of the plants that are 
i: ae walls, and produce their froit on the spars plan II on these occasions, and most of them are res 
the principal branches, they should pie le substances consist of carbon, oxygen, a hy- | membered. Among the numerous fiowers that are 
fully — and have their leading shoots nailed, drogen 5 ; and that though these three elements are es brought into notice on the day of exhibition may be seen 
and the others ed back to within a few eyes gether in nearly the proportions to form carbon and | ti i Campi dM , the beautiful Hemp 
spur from which they sprung. In doing this, it may be oe we must cote scneee not for a moment a ae Nettle and Pyrola, the orange Avens. and the pu 
well to observe, that it is better to err on the safe side t th of those two substances, but that | Cinquefoil, the rose-coloured Rest-harrow and yellow 
and not prune th a the shorter the spur, th somerset ny of the thr ree ele ements ; an nd | Bedstraw. The Forget-me-not is removed fro 
greater pi of the buds bi nd or im- err of ‘cours, that the ed, and th phodel is taken from the 
perfectly ma Trees “ao mses wi it, in decay is no erat set at liberty by a process of pean moor; and the Thyme that fringes the heaths, the Sca- 
posed situations, should . staked and supported about position is bat “that it is formed ye the vs os set at a iosa succisa from the upland pasture, and the Buckbean 
this time, in case of high m the bogs. These flowers remin a us of enius living 
2 rage not omit sor to the flower: beds and borders 5 31. Wh nd p 
ai rea p exposed to rand sere, ier pram ; the apna ree _ With some exertion a race of rustic ation might 
ne hey | affinity ee binds their elements together seems to be | soon be formed in every district of Britain. It has been 
A ‘4 Stal tie up weakened, rte tong elements acquire a tendency to eat said by an ancient writer, t that pleas a f the hus- 
ane sn my of support, sot ict no more pies troduced | new combin a are next to tees of the re plilsopher tf the study 
is room for... A very common fault in most bon unite together Ree constitute carbonic acid ; whilst 3 a | of zoology, neralogy, a te 
ng together of a greater it 
4 
air, gives | rise to the formation sof water. “This explains 
part of the philosopher's eniinast the same migh 
the societ 
working classes of 
Be 
growi ing that_ have a chance of s cceed: ing. 
ae To ol 
viate <2 we would recommend a little more care to be 
those who are desirous that thei —— wers should 
look ik. and never to allow any plan bse Dominant 
ther as to touch; on ¢) ; a distance 
wed een 
th the poset a this Process ¢ cannot go on without a 
constant supply of fresh air. 
he philosopher’ 's into the bargain. Take for ex 
ample the science of botan ny: it, must be allowed that ‘ 
therefore, dep 
pends greatly 
£ th ws 
or res pte! action of air. ils Sainead a large 
of 
clay or pes Rs es de of vegetabl 
or cn or gp Boner proceeds ve owly, because the pea 
dense nature of the soil greatly retards the free a 
air; though, in other respects, such soils are deci dedly 
favourable to decay, inasmuch as they remain Tong moist, 
P sa “~< etnies wt a be laid up in the storehouse of th - pir 
e decay 0 pe s ces may in- | consider that the labouring man is wit! : 
tion Ped ee mother He ob by means reps @ portion of t their thus ‘Some of the forms of woody powers of mind as phi = losopher, ani are all ia 
thod of proceeding may be thus deseribed: | fibre “bud of being,” it at mectaneshioly to think that s0 
Seteestad to E's gett ahaeok P pose, ihay mba put into a state of decay, by mixing a many thousands of "human beings should still be found 
alge ign mire pegs of y of some _Snimal or other easily ignorant of that which would add to ese ess, and 
r twigs o} securing the layers. Select trefiable ores Ww hich. Peter 
some of the best pate vide eprive them of their lower | tion its lf, ¢ hange in tt aon ‘West Plean. 
leaves, but do not shorten the others ; then, with a tivel na idles: a as pleased to observe an admission 
an incision half-way through’ the stem an | We hee sia is stration of thi - his ete, 
Tei in eae 20 so » to divide one oF tw 0 of the joints. commo ven ra Lsfenseapel mati rp: ae aCe ms gh Towr coreepondet Dr. ag : tant of 
rt ee yet Hout is v atl hides, its pres depending on the temperature 
ao and. 2 ii that posiao ith one of the small | and accelerated * the animal substan can ial ce Seves bales me no | aang of the ai” Now this is eer. contended for im 
be When a ie ¥ rand i it rand he the pes mixed with it. ; my first letter; and J firmly believe, that the more ~~ 
iprigh ae i eee” be con’ 
bgp id be careful not to let te become aaiea such ote b : he will — 
as lime 0 _ that of this phenomenon is rather to f 
red fr sreral weak a = aftermars, until they are sufficiently | of humus ait . ilar organic ee Ha pate conse- pay i agency of atmospheric changes ea hen in the attacks 
ted.— Mf. E, quently, when these alkaline or earthy bases are mixed | of these little insects. Te does not v to deny the 
Pan aR MEL I Aiemmaseansael i wi e wTece. ent} * 
- RURAL c HEMISTRY.—No. XVIII. ie “ silo, ie peg is the same thing, secretes ns rat! selde Mr. tC ertein Ad statement, that aay z te 
Bis ratere and and quantity of Organic substances in | lerate decay, and, therefore, increase the formation of di word ina corroboration of this statement 7 
© carbonic acid , besides also acting usefully in other 1 fo in - of —_ 
spects, = he si improving the mechanical texture of the | turalist,” in which: Ps verelligent author says, that oo i 
—E. 17th of June, 1828, he observed the 2 folioge age of Bs ee sis 
nus rol cerasa vered wit! oney , 
ME CORRESPONDENCE. ciarlennachreel oe 
powers, they assist in roping: it 
‘also increase the means which the | 
nei amo 
HO 
Cottagers” Prizes.—There are few 
ingdom 
at #3 blem: 
men in the i 
condensing onia and | holding the ru n takin 
3 greater interest in 
Ttis a remarkable fact, that | the cultivation of a its and np than they 
earths, such as chr and — present. Witha maa a on their part, 
moisture and gaseous Fg Sieg dbocasirtieasy their scree t 
Cf the earths taken singly ; and in the done to bet € conditio: thos ok teas vane as = of 
a this ape nine years ago a society was 
ap wing’ * r 
dew; for | am not aware that i ever been obser’ 
ae be peated sipulngdieiags jr seresett osm months, more especially 
pulation | Soke we Be Mr. White; ie, his Nato! sno 
8 formed) Seiborne,”” 2§ well. as‘Mr. Knapp in in th ” 
in this pl hat its object the improvement of 
cottage gardening } ever since its formation I have acted 
as president, and h PF y Of watchi 
i ing. For several yea 3 past a prize has been 
given for the best atti of wild flowers : at first this 
may appear a trifling thing, and scarcely worth a mo. 
ment’s notice; however, we think oe -__ Re do 
it 
