564 . THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. etl. 35. 
will possess this quality less, because of their smaller | found on the shore of the } Mediterranean 1 ised | sketch of what I called an inverted bask 
porosity ; and glazed pots will not possess it at all d identi hopeas the pieces. varying fron 
* herefore, in that plage glazed pots will Ls far less . P. Pinsapo, or the Mount nee Cota This sin- | 1} to 2 inches potters, the larger being sawn down the 
uited we plants to grow in than such as merely | on Fir was ee hoc some, ‘oung stat middle. About 63 inches square at the base wi will be found 
d | the m: i ze Jat 
a 
i Y lg 
oo nin as is shown hae eral comparison : —In | plant 
se TPEROUS PLANTS. eas be Pinsa, o the leaves are not much above half wed size of 
SEereOn Mt—Enr pean spec ies. iy slightly 
sh th kod af agentes A cincovs on the under side, with a green band along 
Ast evertheless, some eof the midrib not very ¢ distinct ; ; they are also more dense 
disti forms have lately, been pea duscny and, the 
ting Baropen, it is cnguar bend Sx Hs uld have re- | buds em differ, in Scag i much smaller, and covered with 
ae a so whorce noticed b a coat of white res 
Division. d Pi hose prt 1 Nea while those of cephalonica are 
” febitateng! the rhea Pine is halepensi 3 larger, light-brown, and nearly destitute of resin. The 
26. Pinus J Bratia, or conglomerata. henree, boon than 
early | three weeks after those of the cephalonica have (which is 
hy and eaact Teetaes ; they are pom "he size of favourable to will n ot be 
those of the Aleppo , but more ovate. This species, he late fi 
Pine, 
accarding to o Link, attains, on the mountains of Calabria, | first made known in " Baglead by row De Candolle, 
as large a size as Pinus Laricio who sent seeds, marked as P. Pinsapo, or Mow ote rp 
of the Ale eppo Pines belonging to this division, having one 1837; but more recently it has been d bed 
th und it a rme. 
<s1, 
Dr. Boiss’ - aor nm 
were killed. The timber i is hard and full of resin. sciatohia of Malaga in Spain. The si are the sami 
27. P. Pithyusa. Leaves mostly in twos, but ep Sty size as those of cephalonica ; but the wings of thes seeds 
se the p 
bably this is only a variety of P. halepensis, or mari- t the case with that species. ‘The tree is gute haréy, 
tima of Lambert, with the cones longer, larger, and more oe will, no dow = : Pawson timber ree, better 
ovate. It is said to be found plentifully in Greece, is as | suited . the variable clim d th the 
hardy as the Aleppo Pine, and the timber is about the | Silver or Cephalonian Firs, prahi less excitable than them. 
same in quality. The plant is rather scarce at present, | [t is now tolerably plentiful, seed being easily procured 
only to ctions, from Paris. 
2d begins Shabse robust two-leaved species, or ee 
t - rowing ki = yall pone the Cluster COTTAGE-GARDENS.—No. XXXII. 
vg AL aay (La Eve 
anal po ee a LURE a1. 
Cott ardens.— h 
bs a sf hie or austriaca. This is probebly only a | with the " wopetabsles tai in daily use, or other kinds fntended at Ris ans ne yea ee that man be thought worth 
grow wh 
y 
distinct variety ef the Corsican Pine, with x ashe pad to come forward for a winter supply. | Where circum- ere only one grew before, surely the pak je 
rous and sp in <s e gur nches, very dar Aes led his crop of vegetables ought not to 
in long white sl avert Say leaves y may still be planted as vacancies oceur by pass papas, ‘This i is one of the immediate benefits re- 
_ By 
on the branches, and the re lovg mgd i pened it the > removal of the _summer crops, but th y wiatein 
= —e of Austria— —in the Breem a forest is very orna- planted, will Par trenching dd Be 
Sil Ki t the Tows - ra = = Sap Lg 1 ngi bid } Lr. 
al, gt 
‘ ithe Se Pes 
j which. poten a peta with the “te not so to pobre the vente hich meno so but dung, a labaae, s y t 
ectayot th kind, rapidly a che: this pee ee but to prepare and loosen it for | piece of ¢ dest it is, ches of the utmost im ce 
ye. enon or pyrendica. A fine two-leaved Pine, being dra the pl ants occasion: nally in fine ‘weather a3 for the ‘cot ‘ ; dir ar 
r : ottager to ascertain the nattire of his ewes 
bases ore pire of fe Corsican y 8! a little trouble on his part 
if 
1 soon 
and pliable—it will soon repay him “Tor his 
ing or ss at Pent, to ro the numerous ce slugs 1 t ided: 
| which are so destructive to the stems and leaves of the roubie Shs low “digging i is another thing to be avoided 4 
| young ae after they are earthed up. By this time the | j¢ ; bpAL Sebo a 
like a | last-sown Turnips will bes puiticientty:s egervete et te int hoeing p desetipees| onsene hie vil Base pending : tay 
i already : i 
gone over, should be wake and a ise thout delay, | by using stiffening materials, we have Epome a tolerab! 
Bi a esate pk P’ nek vy pind Bax: out of the rubbish sandston 
| necessary, caret mber says, that before the ‘Society wa 
pace: orion It | their tapering roots in putting them into the ground., Be- eyetables his pla ne four n would scarcely produce 
pahgie a: th he nad ess Fine, : be a cued ay some, | sides 2 amas to the main crops, there are others which bat but bie ere attention he h te pa t, from the same 
— resinous : pean “ 2 pot of gr dhe can have veges for his family for 
cunside! 
eis 
Baawkage 
sank: Wek thos eat Nag Bocwearhily eg is y 
presage earaménica of the French, and grows to taken not to doul oe or injure formed i this 
section. _ sy : 
31. P. Ascaréna. This is only a robust variety of the | for their culture h inach and Letiu , of both | y: mY battsoarlietarne Symite: Pae barra pte | 
Cluster Pine, with the leaves ag. double the phy and | of which cts each Spinach an cacae ad ce eek} - aa PIs. Besides bettering “he _ naphd me po 
Suit tetnoin bare akg bu t, lik it, it has imbricate to stand the winter. For this purpose, an open shell | Toteltigent members of society; Ee | 
“ uds. 1 d i See inach, “ | 
village of Ascaren in Italy, and is desirable as-an,orna- | which lb fou d de as har dy as preg ‘ua une eq | meaus of the; m5 they i inquire, | where the ests sorts solve | 
ts. Sow pe 1 roy | 
SR WP: Lessignianh.:: This diuioas Pine ta nothing ee Sa. suits them best, and the best Aen ; | 
aoke rte, mcrae gt = conn beaute- | a and rake them well into the ground. prog Seid Bes satisfied rere aps ey are culating Cabbage | 
terminal and smaller in trees, in young | Lettuce-seeds may be scattered among them, altho! 
ee ee one, or, in other words, | when it can be done, we should ‘othe ne ee cu | pe fhe as et ia order to prove them. se pe pon. | 
that the scales of the cones form the bark of the shoots ;| Hardy G i 
mtpereeter a totes ta oh a bg y ~salnp agg r good sort that is capable | t: he Fears 
this takes place pay *e verevas. young, trees, for phen = hap epee ars frost. Bh Rio will be uae pear i ee eo wf phe 
stunted they form single cones € course o or six weel y are 
pripanno: °8 cree ty dic Ch prematurely. — It | limed and sik yoctecsed toes mele on on making their appear- afford room in his small garden to grow a bad one, 
brought in notice ; ground—a precaution which must always be ;; were more upon, many 
described it im the aepskcaka savings Sian are in the i his annie : ime Boece d much, 
— was found growing on his estate in Cornwall spring © or r lote im: ont eutumn. = Finish gathering ce ites ‘4 irae Loe abet West Plan... 
ivision—The Silver or Spruce Firs. joram whey sheatd | cut in a fine day, when th a-| — Viviparous Cucumber.—The following extraordinary 
33. Picea c aldniea rM Pe ae ite free fr be 1, circumstance took at ington, near Ashford, the. 
— , or Mount Enos Fir. One of the seat of the Rev. N. Toke. The gardener (Mr. Pilcher)» 
lately introduced, with am tiny phoded situation until rae rouse ta on opening a Cucumber, discovere feral young plants. 
fount mali they sen ger ST ih tent oa See et ox in a fra ten reeks 
ranches, as is the case with most of the Silver HOME CORRESPONDEN CE. the Wilk be cuttin same time 
= ; I be cutting fruit from them, and at the sam i 
Firs ia two rows,” The leave are slightly twisted at the | et edd Sets from the parent plant, which is-still in good health and 
Sa Dagar 7 a conspicuous green in thinking Chat the most clfeeteal way cheep DGear vigour.—A. Mf. 
from all others (except the falle i | or Birch Felli Pruning.—The “* Young Fore 
: it gt baring the terminating in a se came hand-picking; but in the ys, at p. 365, nay bee spect, ¢ eee : sae 
long oa hppa ores . Saag alk dilated | season or as soon as the ¢ caterpillars nae their nse as respecting the Birch, I 
tence he admits I am righ ge jiopy cath ap 
Sib SsUly ent on the aces Phere being fromm 208 0: Canes is pataied time "My method is to add one | gards the i of young Birch = the season wen the 
‘ant, yell OO are ewer are rather pound of hellebore to about eight es ae, sigi lo tn POM tastbon, 
‘blunt, yellowish-brown, Popa of resin. Tt Spply ther mitture ta che Bushes Sith Peed plicable to other trees or sche, and thinks there chere must 
tree, meee or? pir | | should be applied only in dry weather; if washed re plore te pikes Koes of Sie Fe ie dine 
are: pro 
ing, that Bircbof 
} years, or ste Ts to fo 
pe agen 
