| ana ce A ae 
socio . THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 485 
made the subject of elaborate calculation, which the im- have heard of the Honeysuckle being subject to similar 
be too close to the fire; ar when I have mers the injuries. 
of little — The following, as a general rule, will be ole may be remarked, that all the leaves of the Broad- 
the reply has been, that the founder cl perhaps, as yi had the edges indented 
crucible with the fuel. And he does ier iy prompt | gebraic fo! soe :—Take the pegs contents of the house, — they exhibited tg same appearance last week, but I 
melting point of brass is something is and for half-hardy plants give to every 100 feet of ¢ he. animal that hes. comand thie stzatae 
four times greater than the red heat, cae = ficient to | inches of boiler-surface an eke inch of fire- -grate. appearance ; 3 it is possible that it may be the work of 
the between m ater, ater, and For tropical plants double these proportions, and for woodli ice or 0 of seg snd I Sg nem rt ae if any one will 
to stop the further transference a ject ; a 
the other. A drop of water in the fi ——s crucible | the temperature required.— 4. Ainger. aed to be a r 
Rnb indefinite period ‘unvaporized ; bu t PS. A le tunity ling the questi Shae. 
that is d the charge of ‘* wastefulness,” oe to air- 
a somewhat “similar combus tion, and diminish the inten- | heating; it may therefore be necessary to say, that air- 
ity of the heat ioomenr pitch by the owt gree of the heat ating was called “ wasteful” only as being more 2 costly 
boiler, and the extent of surface exposed to 
In 1 ordinary boiler-setting, what is called, ‘the camer able to the perfect development of plants, because ~ ant | 
hich i: t may 
close contact with the boiler, b but hich at th ti b e perfectly true, monarthcboe rea flowers forced in a 
shuts out a di ilfully ere, €' of heated air, were 
totally i injurious ¢ contrivance ; by dining > hae ea oan as fine as any enseenien to sandbeat “eabibietion in such a 
i y larg’ Li The real question, is whether they woul 
of | ficiently difficult t have been produced better a and cheaper by the use of | 
Diet, h as. + hy, + 
oer: flues, oe which escape with an mer won ore 
large share of heat into the chimney. x 
Mr. Rogers’s conical reo before mentioned, and No. XII. Humst 
which is in many respects of a good form, would be fraebecrs tn mererathsr fai 
nevertheless, T think, more effective if set upon principles mer? if not, we can inform him 
_ENTOMOLOGY.- 
EO SFO Te EL SON cRNA «GR Si ap ee Sao tia Oe Nah Ne aT a da ty RI ad ak der ne OS eg eld ote PE pies el oo 
When the beans were 
of May, my attention w: 
E end of as Pet Hr ee 
are exemplified i in the annexed - The simplicity of | called to the injuries they had nomen = the mag COTTAGE GARDENS.—No. XXVIII. 
the ci : tural ae from the attacks of bees. More than thi Tare are none of our — on fruits so universally . 
pent of the t is is regarded al alike tae on 
n the upper side of the calyx, | near the centre ora little | peer and the cae as a anos 
lobe of the fi very little more ag ih 
of the humble-bees to eo at the vain contained ii capable in some sails of res Seought Me to as es per- 
nectary, and which they es aot readily by nibbling fection i in the co nm as in any of our first-rate 
pop with their strong mandi neh * g blishments. It frequently occupies the edge of a gar- 
ould insert their strong horn robostis ; 3 and this den walk or rae 50 as to encroach as little as possible 
crop, as the perfora ‘orated blomoms, with very few exce — 1 
pire: are not able to perfect seed-vessels; so peverecet produced. Thee soil which appears to o be 
of knots containing from five to eight ; flowers, rg } the best for ok is a strong rich loam, a they 
ill succeed very well in almost _ fo that has ee: 
There 
7 on ri £m nt 3 fevngedecnmesntsecighr fears 
oN n June, examin some x Hore se ous re ‘ v » that 
H acai on. Pane the Old mee os 
H = tthe sweet-scented towers roving. from one 0 42 to ead. Searle, = the Red and bilan: anes, are as 
| r, and alighting greatest precision, with we can recomme All of — are 
its bead over the cal, Seat putting its Grdlcide mA the | readily i by and e ery cottager 
aper and then eparting to survey an anothe er, Red may f ing a nice S 
f the kind jot lone, or 
om | 
hte kd 
fwere which were untouche d and 
oney at ane time, and that some, ted aa of the posers Sauek they ¢ can be ‘shaded and 
t least of the wounded ones, continued to secrete 
aid after they had been tenets and this opinion is | the situation they are intended to pons An nt 
Salat by a late inspection of the crop, when I | plan for growing Strawberries was some years ago described _ 
€, | by Mr. Byers of Swansea, and having ourselves witnessed 
sient ditcient ot beans, excepting two | its success in various places where it has been tried, we 
DKW \ ‘or three at some distance the puncture, would recommend its adoption wherever it can be con- 
ne GW NGG. tne pores deers as can veniently done. Pc Deana wberr} 
f it should be asked how far ciples have been | 0?® finest groups : ry» is formed in the following manner :—a steep bank of suit- 
applied to the oilers Spageeee it | from their size and strikin tigen are well known by | able soil is first prepared, and a layer of stones or bricks 
may be stated they the first ins set ni ay a hl those which I detected de rit the beans, | about six inches high is placed evenly along the bottom of 
the ordinary way, exposing, however, nearly half their | Wet the Bombus terrestris and B. lucorum of Linneeus ;| it. ‘This is dacouple of inches deep with good 
lower surfaces to the direct action of the fire, and the flues the former fs densely clothed ith fine hairs, ofa intense se the runners planted in it six or eight inches 
, before they escaped into the main t, | black colo Another layer of stones is then placed over the 
In this state they appeared to perform as well as usual, of the thorax; a similar band towards the base of the first “one, and made to slope inwards, which is again’ 
but circumstances connected with the land- -springs having abdomen, two or three of with runners as before. The same 
rendered it necessary to reset them, I was induced to try | ‘he same Saou tse ernie when they are | process is repeated until the wall or bank is raised toa 
the application of the principles here laid down, as far as the legs are eoraey te sufficient height. Strawberries grown in this manner are 
case The fires were lowered six inch brownish li d cl han fi border, and another 
as to burn' principally wi brickwork, and he apex, aa nervures being arr ja (Fig. 3). rome pi that more plants may be grown in a small 
made to take but one.tu "laa betters m their r nests at the roots of tr 
ae < Aig pp Clear away any crops that are over, and get ready the 
end of the chambers formed by the | covered with earth also in “cavities of old walla; esangoend ground for such as are intended for winter use. Trans- 
the horse-shoe make. beine gz at the . ulifiower for heading in in autumn, and— 
to prevent th pe of the g het d The comb is formed o} f oval | put out more Saroys, Brassels S ob Sees, oe 
plate rfp lgechy Aad ean : coons, iabqabety sateced gitar, a and made of a kind | opportunities The Celer y that was trar 
keeping the hottest p ainst the b of silk, daubed with wax; they vary y d and earthed 
had been abstracted. "These alterati ber, sometimes amounting to sixty. sixty. In th i st day being Geatditel pits it ss catetearaer ae. 
less perfectly, all the f the i female humt from th a | ticular! Jed to at this season by those who are de- 
one, and that the most te here they had hyb d Hect i f growing it well. dry day should be selected 
of the entire under surface to the radia’ and honey later in the | for earthing it, and care is to be taken to confine the fe 
The change, : % appear, butthe males are not common | leaves together, so as to preyent any of the soil from 
ment over the setting, and they until the autumn, when i: afford them an | getting into the hearts of the plants and injuring them. 
Most satisfactorily through the last severe -abune of honey, in which they delight and par- | Plant out some more in the same manner as ted at 
hotere is 2 rey poGoe thet the hoiles fake Gt eo-tresty, that these jovial bees are often seenreel-| p. 412M. E.H. 
ud too little water in rtion to its surface ing ut as if intoxicated, th mg ae CEE ; 
reason the distance between the ides has er, and oe BO ee ROU. 
ens xeessively redu The pro of this | soft at the approach ofnight. | Packing Fruit for Carriage.—In furtherance of 
is having a small quantity of water to heat and| - ! believe that the hive-bees are accused garni seca ome Seager hd rade 
ais bat this is I pond pomaers of there seems to be | gest the following plan, which is 
adhe d Pegs 5 | tt le doubt that the female humble-bees are the parties | other for ensuring the safe transport of delicate philoso- 
piipeelties ts ssa cial oc bape pry 3 ; For the | who first wound the calyx in the described ; and instrum : i ally adapted to ripe fruit. 
Present I would : cgaege water be not | they will travel a long distance, I expéct, in search of food- Se en nner cane with soft cotton, 
less than from six to'Hine | in le ae ca " T am convinced that, at least, four-fifths of the crops I aber apie tan sera ed best for the ae let that 
Before parse g | have inspected are destroyed this season; it would, there- be suspended within the other by lines cords. Sup= 
to notice the expediency of ing in all cases of import-| fore, be a very desirable object with the Bean-grower to | p inches — 
ance two boilers and a” avoid such a loss, and no better means could be adopted | clear all round the i inner case, and that cake cords pro-_ 
When fully urged to the plants than to ry the humble-bees’ nests at the end of sum- | ceeded fr: corners of the one, and were 
Pana i agabeds ec ar ng a valu-| mer, and employ children to catch and kill the females in | fastened to the eight grerpaee i sce the other s 
able ec ion to the G rigs pyar a . re ee: gate ae oar dnd area EN In this way, whatever side w uppermost, the | 
Obvious, and the double arrangement gives the further ad- j would be suspended from prea four 
eaaee of using only one when a very It is probable that wnisiny otfier “planta sulle e | lower ones i y to 
temperature is required. With this view the pipes | same ait aun pune Gaps ase nomen swinging against the outer case. 
BS | rene tte house or hausés.. * &e., see Curtis's Brit, & 
The proper size of the boiler and fire.grate have been | pi goa "TPT % Me moutby ew see Curses office, about whieh 
command ithe hills ok cane peated By tie bee; and I | upside down netio 
i mt., | 80 that they must all be 
