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THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
[N° 37, 
as an early spring food, as well as its ake’ productiveness | which are not in use should be immediately cleaned and painted . Cloudy and fine; rain; hazy and cold at. night. 
during the summer ; and in every case where it has been if necessary, ae it may become hardened before they will be : ord re tags sp ai ‘ou foggy. 
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t , the preference given to it by every kind of cattle. gs hg Pigs neared - Fine; elondy mal mild Lat n 
ogtingae 5 er on ring-feed is chiefly Gather out dela En Spaeth as Cauliflower, a Beans, er . Hazy; ast an 
occupied with argu’ to show the superiority of | turtium See , Capsicums, &c. for pickling, where the frost has  — 
‘ cas d it too bend Bey ny e to earth up Cele State of the Weather at Chiswick during the | 
Rye for this Ne te aa ng 1. P ge of ex- as alread eit pportunities o thin advan nia eral rag the ensuing Week a at 18, mi nila, 
cellent green i ade at a se oO year | Spinach, Ss, = 
when of all others it is most . 2. It is pro-| Cansicz.—Make a plantation of some of the of the Highest! Lowest Mean Yee ia |6 se ns : 
duced without sacrificing any portio the u rota- —— own plants; ros air one foot se — for ‘Coleworts 31 sept. | Temp-| Temp. emp| which it | Sriain’ a1 = 
i . and in spring every-intermediate row may cone. ARR Se 3 
ere uursued on a farm, and with little extra labour, | 3- coleworts, and the remainder left to form hearts for cabbage. tl eae Z 0-49 in. po 1 
nor does it interfere with the management of any preced- | prick out some in hate to o strengthen as recommended las Tues. 14| 658 | 464 | 56.1 8 0.84 te 3 
r sueceeding rops. 3. Jt will grow on any soil, but | if not done. ed. 15| 66.1 44.7 | 55.4 8 0.63 _\s 1] 
is especially re lated loose sand en every Enpive.—Plant out in dry ti as under walls or Thars.l6 a. aA 56.8 z 0.50 i 3 3 
? ri. 7 7 s 
other green esculent is more or less uncertain. 4. It will senate a frame for spring Lettuce, by raising itto a | S** "| %* | “° ede Cel cic? ta fa i 
bear any pei of frost to which our climate is subject, | south as 
and is s sufficiently hardy to » defy the effects of the coldest 
ra reas p fr = 
so » than 
fily con 
necessi 5. oe 
any grass 
= cae h it is grown 
paper on Rust and Mildew, Professor Henslow 
Aa 
f the opinion mentioned by us 
page 5, that these two fungi, although regarded by 
br ana. as eae are really the same pla ant in 5 ierent 
Loui 
Vilmeria, at raos 70.—( To be continued.) 
Flora’s World, or the Flower-Gardener’s ag ala 
Edited by ‘Walt ter yg 3 Logan. No. I. 
ity. x- 
or legum hari at 
med by stock, especi ‘ally young 
7. Iti improves rather than deteriorates the soil 
—Prepart 
ct, and filling it with light loamy soil to ae mean 
or four clics of the glass, and A og ome it to slope at the 
e highest temperature during the above period occurred on 
angle. After it has been neatly levelled, sow Prickly 
jon it the "6th ot Nbr in 1834—thermometer 78°; and thi 
upo the 17th, in —thermometer 29°. © lowest on 
RT ON COVENT GARDEN M 
the 
For Week ending September 10, por 
are up, a. Apemnn they mus’ tbe) hardened bs degr til they Tue supply of most articles has been large pee ring the week, 
will bear free exp whic! ust be given, psn in severe pen consearienty, prices have fallen a little. The demand for 
sts or saahry een er. things has by no means equalled the supply.—Fruit. The 
Owntons.—This w as produced very many thick-necked jodie made on Pines in Be. t Report apply equally to this, 
Onions = storing they shoud be kept oe earliest use. Hothouse Grapes are abundant, and fetch from 2s. to 4s. per Ib. 
PorarTo: y be pia and housed. e supply of Plums isa little diminished, but Coe’s Golden Drop 
SALA rx raed : gece om sown, D) nected, &e. d the Purple Gage hav de their appe: ; the former are 
OxcHar ntinue to gather and store various fruits from Is. to Is. 6d. per punnet, and the latter Od. to 1s. 3d. 
ei Sen on ma dry days: too much care cannot be taken to Boag A good supply of Peaches, Nectarines, and Apricots is kept w. 
Meg ane be sure also that the kinds are ready for | Apples of many varieties are exceedingly plentiful; we ol 
ring. very simple but sure test, for Apples and Pears, is | a few Ing s and some good Kerry Pippins. Among 
to divide one, when, if the seeds are brown, they may be ga- | William’s Bon Chrétien are the favourite. French and Dutch Wal- 
thered. Strawberry tations may yet be made. Expo: ly imported during the week ; the former are 
the sun, by cle: uw 
Vegetables. ree, and conse- 
Tue first Bo of this W. ag is devoted to the d clean about all kinds - sian and bushes. In some | quently, a little higher priced — they were. Broccoli is abun- 
Heartsease an nd contains er y Mr. _Th m. places the gooseberry caterpillar made a second appearance: | dant. Both red and whi age of excellent quality is 
is eee agemogrsdbe:! ha und brushing them off with a few birch twigs, then | tiful. Carrots and mips are g¢ nd dant. M4 _ 
wetting them from a fine rose of a watering-pot, and sprinkling | the samples of C are of unusual size. Endive, Lettuces, 
med by hi him in the improvements s of this The de- | the Sia under the bushes a re — ‘ Fi . er kinds of salading are good and plentifal. ‘Toma po 
tails pro son a =P ccensikeraae —FLOWER- ee N AN HRUBB than usual; but the supply it is expected, will be rather 
the A “ a In-do artim vei rt.—Flowers. Among the plants in pots we noticed a quanti 
are also gi —_ n by itor an in and intelligible la —Those who ive “Twa the directions Pr ian ne and gy the Cut Se paren 
guage, and ‘contain every information required for its suc vine & the beautiful A’schynanthus grandifiorus will Gow neve some good Cart i Roses, Heaths, Pelargo , Calceo- 
cessful cultivat int m by the editor, and | it Paoate flower. To bring these to perfection water mus larias, and Ganten 
the notes a r. Thomson’s Essay, are made up : Pop of the 5 eu i y are syringed age bree! ote vb ill RIC af Se Serr. 11, 1841.—FRUIT: 
* + . . rop off : areas ie appearance 0! e first flower-buds, | Apples, kitchen, ras shel, 3sto5s | Melons, E rf h, it 
f peaioee extracts from different authors, which are dis- | Yneh wi as the plants have matured their growth, | _"— dessert, esi to 8s — Dutch, ie 6a” tom 
through various publications, and “either corrobo- | ti per id be removed to house, or be placed where | Pears, dessert, pr. half-sieve, 24 t Se] Grapes, hothouse, per Ib., 
rate Mr. T.’s ideas or further illustrate the subjeet. ter will not reach them. A iitéle water inay, however, be given | Baspbertics, lisa, per gallon, 23 lt” |. Borcagal wagibe lento 
nerd the roots occasionally, say once a pe air fi Nectarines, per dozen, 1s to 2s éd Oranges, per doz., 2s to 3s 
CALENDAR OF na agape bert! for the ensuing Week. | upon favourable occasions, but water sparingly. nae phan liggesig tony eae Sake Fant Papel ag 
Prawars no other class of men are more samen visited by Greennouse.—Contin ue to remove ihe plants to their winter | “!E™ sr tste, or half-si mace ae ape a Sor Tute ite 
or oftener experience h schiefs are | @arters, and examine eac ch plant as to its drainage, &c. Lue : Damsons, per half-sieve, 2s 6d to 5s Almonds, ak, Ox 
about by little neglects, than wl nei m: is housed. Pelargoniums, and similar plants newly potted, m Green » per et, 1s to 1s 6d! Sweet Sy 
Jed to remark this from observing the effects caused | b¢ kept rather warm until established; but hard-wooded Plants G eee ar Lesieare deni ie 
the'severe frost of the 5th inst., which has destroyed the hopes be pam haveall the air possible given them, without giving them Geometers ta‘te 02s‘ Hasal Wine ber goede aot Bae Pe 
of ee of many a Dahlia-grower, of e from uch water. (ie sage per gallant oe Nuts, per bah eel 
the.French Beans, Cucumbers, and all other ontains tender ee AND Frames.—Annuals, as Rhodanthe, Collinsia, Schi- | Figs, per dozen, — Brazil, 29s 
escalents in both large and small gardens of the district visited, | 7anthus. Mignonette, Ten weeks. Stocks, ive. Tay oo be sown | fit ele ee 6d toe = Bitceiona, ste totes 
which, in some , by timely precautions might he repotting of Chrysanthemums into ton — 
e To useless: fenct our: their bloc: ot be dela’ Put in cuttings of VEGETABLES. 
some advice for the fature; the object of which is the | China Sols ailivide herbaceous us Caleeolarias ; allow no dead oD vie Deambend a ba ae Onion forge, pr ‘punchy it 
treatment Dahlias should receive after being injured thus earl: remain on the plants ; be sparing of water, but give air Red, ling, 28 t043 — Spanish, — 
in the season. To cut ntingen pean Sogo) Broccoli, Mini = T benchs ‘Od to ls Lettuce, Cabbage redisace. pen _ 
do these ; will be to their ‘rottin| Out-door Department. —_ Purple, 6d tols Cos, 12 to Trae 
through the | winter, fr th eir immature state, and. the super- Fd choice c pants wich | have been bas wns Hed, A ann th tm © | Peas persicves 2 aft oo iphedod Gaiety rpeerbasa( (isto ts)adtoteed 
aids the roo! present We hav. mer s repotted. Removi Kida Seer Rif. sieve, Sr tos all Salad : 
this from those which we have mpelled a oe aad Tre-fill the beds i immediately from the reserve pew ag = pre. Broad Teena per sie vests as i Wheerereses] aces all be bunches, 4¢ 
down in conspicuous ‘situations perishing, hilae others, which = gern bulbs. Transplant oe ease, Pinks, Nae Herba- cs ns, per half sieve, 9d to 1s3d | Parsley, per half sieve, 9¢ 
had their injured parts only removed, and their roots pr: — Mow Il walks, lay turf, box mire 4 tote F Chin’ deere 
wy rains by having a laye: oagin xg er bushe a to 3e Thyme, per doz. bunches, 2s 
‘were preserved in healt Nursery.—Continue last week’s operations. ene ichokes preach, pede 3s to6s Lemon, per doz. a 
I.—KITCHEN-GARDEN AND ORCHARD. Forest anp Corrice-Woops ———— the growths dee be dz. ee toes oa sy Sage, per doz. bunches, 2s 
In-door Department. of young plantations as before. ary r planting, and clean csdehtn eeenieens ve) Marjo ienpotee Tracheal 3s 
Pixgny.—Continue a good heat b oung Copse w: ‘nls Gee eo Beet : rh pee ae 3 
s y linings and | young pon access much de- | Red Beet, per dozen, ry, per doz. bunches, 3¢ 
suckers in dung-pits; the lights should be little for a | pends. ogee eames hy Mer. | Yemecabw saarsoney'por anit 
* . ands(24 to30 eac! it: 7 loz.» ie 
one vor Sate mm ta paca oa mr am mulated MALL GARDEN: —_ 58 ‘rurnip, pr.doz. bunch., oma oper ball sexe to 5s 
ciently wt “flares! e P ants which are not | As or —- they should be re- | Spinach, per tere, Ga z - ee 
vanced id mov 
NOT 
als decay in beds 
ms ground Pouated. for ai which may | Garlic, per lb.,6d to 
geous! also 
Mushrooms, per ttle, 3stode 
Shallots, per Ib., 8d to ‘alish> per Ib. 83 6d 
Fal ‘7 
nat n ee 
= with leaf-mould, weil-ro ow-dung and sand sera 
ccaeewrr tes rie mondegeaey or abe irom te of liquid | ings; after potting they may be placed if a shady situation, P- As many CorRESPONDENTS write ti us complaining that their 
vibes «Maw planks will eoapials y¥ the addition o e hot | where they canbe easily ntectad in case of severe necaeners perce et are not attended to, we beg all whose patiens are not 
ciene WeaKinie: bak tio nck amie. er frequently now, during | Cuttings of all ornamental plants for the flower garden should wered the second week after they are put to us, to write 
preferring frequent not give much atone time. The reason for | be immediately planted. A vel y is to make up a be » and to say ho d when their inquiry w ded. 
vcd thal toe Pa ok = — to ous ones at longer in- | of light soil, and plant them pretty close er in rows, and e answer everything and everybody, without exception, imme- 
pas enpesctoairiieeeesiranat “be favo icc es Sobecially, | cover them with wee is they may remain till required ade 8 engrors = lengah! Seratmir emg rane : 
growth of surface roots © prod or | for plan at i ae gh, om ane Pp are,—No. 1, Asp! 4 
well-di ~ as every o ree poe ae co Cane ci oe — kinds should Spatrentaat thuim-thoe that ace rather tender should 2, Hordeum pratense (Meadow Barley) ; 3, Bromus squarrosus; 
wane! Saree aa ante ines kno fro be planted thickly round the edges of pots. hey hav! 4, Scabiosa succisa; 5, Blechnum bia: a young plant; 6, 
soit aive-usetrcideet hs youngest. an most vigorous ‘oot fimerad ta tee gretuinaeti Clive ais euch air an pos. | Aspiénium Trichémanes; 7, Polygonum aviculére; 8, Bromus 
‘i » froin the ean = me ofl shows th moisture com- | sible to the greenhouse, both night and day, and give water | 2SPer- : 
pee i sie’ tor Geant about the aes ene. sparingly to those plants aa _— mates their growths. Wate S. Buckland.—The fungus is Agaricus cepe'stipes, a common 
very frequently hurtful. carefully for == and di hem immediately they ap: gsr ase of hothouses. 
Vivery.—Continue to p a dry atmosphere wh ri amet NOTIVES, att a Gee boas beg ‘eh cpl pac at Hydrangea. 
Secpernaies orant the e of colour in the 
—- are hanging, by lighting gentle fires when ad _ THe willow plan antations in the neighbourhood of London occa- |e way in which ee turned blue neat naan is is by planting it 
b igha andance of air met as the wood is ed in any of | Sionally suffer a good deal from the attacks of the larva of the | in a kind re loam found at Ham; potent, sn s supposed os 
uses ; commence im: preparations for another season | Musk-be Cerambyx moschatus, which ft wood 07 = effect Soe Ages to the iron eerrhis four, at that is is yery un 
by cleaning out hess fan: y painting if necessary, or at least tho. | the trees. e bg ihc which e pears during the summer and 
the woodwork, and whi hi autumm, is very handsome, being of a fine green colour, with 5 no named. The undulata 
bee walls; we prefer one coating of thin paint, which is frac acd binish legs and antennze ; it varies in size from an inch to an inch we, Lag By pg eae we took for odo- 
_— cost, and combines preservation with cleanliness. Peel , and its antennz are as long as its body. The Beetle | rata when it = before sent us, boa ng to be mollissima. 
loose outside bark off the earliest Vines = wet weather, as it ap pooe for a fine scent, more like attar of roses than musk, A, Z.—No. 1 is, Catasetam discolor, a green variety; 2is Epi- 
can then be stripped off wi! a but do not use a knife a educa tt erfulas t mder the ins easily discovered on | qj a 
it cam scarcely be used withoutinjuring the the trees ; is scent is said to be the strongest in the females, Fi .—We gi at the end of the year, 50 
Cai and is like the light of the glow-worm, supposed to serve as a | to each year a perfect vol 5 
cay per .—The trees in late houses should ide for ie in the interior of the | x. Y.—The plant is the Bladder-nut (Staphylea quinquefolia)- 
= on clear mo: ings, and abundance of air, wereces tossd trees, forming large channels, and consequently doing consider- | Wecannot judge of the crab by your description. 
y in the afternoon, warm and dry ; get the lights of the early | able mischief; they are soft or) fieshy, = of a dirty white E. €,—All the plants noticed as new, &c. are in the country» 
— = ready for nse, the rior cleaned, if not done, and the borders | Colour; their heads are flat and broad, and are furnished with | and m paucraily be procured either of Nurserymen or of the 
rr over, and ed if necessary. stro hcane: jaws. Fe cinedies can be | pati e insect | Hy, toca Society, Some, however, are in the possession 
Pe SLONS must still on, over and examin ntly is an internal feeder,—but we should think if the same means | prj individ! t of what collectionS 
‘before, tek te will not — so much thinning at a | Were employed as are ri mmended in a previous Number for | they are obtain 
= : of as growths and the removal | destroying tlie larva of the Wood Leopard Moth, they would be C. D.—The Horticnltural ‘ociety always ibutes the Alpine 
= Sipser leaves must not ed; be sparing of water | attended with some success. Many fine pieces of timber im- | strawberry seed among the sematy goer Pine-tree (Aral 
the peli topeers ae is fall swelled, but by no m allow | ported fc tries are often bg magn —_—- 3 the | c4ria imbricata or Dombeyi) is quite Thi it likes a bleak, —_ 
frameis kept Hirer rele nach the atm in the | attacks of the ow kinds o' h the | situation, and only suffers in low damp places. teri 
good linings to the beds, to ge wale Continue | Musk-beetle however, to screen it for the first winter after it is pia A a 
great importance to the prt agF scthe a freely, which 1s | State of the Weather for the Week ending September 9, 1841, as B. R. R.—Slaked lime, wetted to the oe the win- 
Cccummass pel ee : observed at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. pe csenighi the old a Peach — a oni gro the free 
desirable to precehne teewei Sover up thore on ridges, if it is z necaeTe Wind.| Reis. | clreniadion of tha si. be § way check the vigour of He 
for pot or tub poet we State; the earliest plants oct trees. -growing Ivy, at the back of a Peach-wall, DY 
t quarters, if not done, in pti which into thi Ratarday $e (| Tad ough or under the foundation into tne ad be 
things to be Considered are, perfect pier ediri Tmost important | Sunday : | (4 | ought not to be any detriment to the trees, whose powevels 
riched soil, of a Sbrous texture. Mil and a: highty en- | Monday far above the foundations. The roots of the Ivy may, © ppenss 
recommends one-half well-rotted di <a toe grower, | Weinesay 2? sis in the rich soil-of the border, and if ts Trine 
some others turfy loam and dung; and we believe the pl “ —— a et ee sched. =guens Sipe ue vigorous i= 
succeed well in either, pe treated wrens ; 4 Tor | trees, Leary! general ator ae or 56; or 40 years, but this depends opot 
dd earth: to i i border, in whieh Peaches 
ae roots a they appear on tile pri rs —_ Very fine; showery; heavy rain at night. soil, nation, and on exhausted for 
a ee oe T -” paseecdamtae stormy and wet, cloudy and cold seretied Watines ai x ieumesw ve ee els 
