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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
it not at the same sy regenerated from the atmosphere, 
of i 
we see the advan 
ploughed into the ground with others, as leguminou us 
plants, ac pees wh to the experimen nts of Boussin| ngault, 
Kaa 
this chemist ‘suggests t the 
of t ee mira arti — into con soi ils, 
is ogy owing to = entire absence of mould, appear irre- 
ceimahls barren ; this, vegetable, ni Fs wi which 
affor d nourishment to ‘cattle almost eq jual to po otat oes, 
from the air, and thus by degrees generating a certain 
amount of soil. 
ve seen this vegetable v very commonly a 
of Baden, and in certain parts of Alsace.” 
Among the experimentalists we have rhe = me Dugdale 
stating, that. he finds nitrate of soda m superior to 
h gra vel 
for 
and clay. "On the contrary, on dry soils, w ‘hh s and, sandy 
loam, : and crag subsoils, Mr. reper peeeran little or no 
of soda anure for Lucerne, 
Beetroot, Swedish Tu urnips, White Turnips, bie Barley, 
and Wheat. On the other ha nd, Mr. New n finds ni- 
trate of soda very advantage ous. 
on. the oats nearly the same, and on the oat-straw pe re 
one-third, Inhis experiments the Sarit of soda was only 
beneficial on land that was out of condition; if this should 
rove r, it will i ndeed be a valu- 
pring. 
the e appearance ¢ of | his s Turnips, 
es speaks thus of 
dantly en a fortnight previous to the 29th of August, 
da the fol. 
lowing note in rm-book :-—‘ experiment looking 
very piss but ne cane anti) wih the glue-dross 
most oer luxuriance of the foliage won de: rile 
havi ead sie t fine p 
before observed in Siar roots , similarly manured.’ Abes 
crop was attacked by mildew: - 
roots of these went on 
oti 
ee eee eee (eine i Gale Be 
27 inches ner Ke sose 6) SO Se OD 
18 inches fs . e Rass Tea a | 
iy Gi scab alae 7 
pointed s stakes s which are kept in n the bed to ascertain its neat, 
ination, indicate its state, as a moi 
and in the 
fo bedewed with moisture in Pda ings, 
eased firmness of their leaves. e Pines will qui 
ter according to the state of the weather, and the quantity of 
roots the pots contain :—plan' in large gq less alga 
than similar p! in smaller ones ; and those whose 
ell filled with roots may receive manure-water oftener ‘on 
plants having few roots; Queens, Ripley, Envilles, &c. may be 
moré.freely watered t ica, Mon’ = 
th 
han amai tse! 
Continue to collect and pot Suckers 
sho ald have a amy water Lage 
Bagh = ig the lights 
ain unclosed eye as the mornin anak to oath 
egress of sti athe the plants; prepare: _ by turn- 
ing, for rene’ g-bed, and give air at possible 
may still require looking over, to 
Should red spider become troublesom: 
ation, in the way most con 
nity. 
Vinery.—The latest Vin 
i Tr r: 
eyes which have to be Bio me bec e€ pro v4 
i eak ves an 
PEACH-HOUSE e lights of earliest house, if they 
ave been removed, in Nealon that naae may be aed ben if the 
routine becomes very wet, ene 1 off at 
mt; ¢ gine the trees in tl 
the loosened ice and thin out any 
es 5 do not bth ve Se ae oe fur- 
S, that the ork 
gs 
e. 
ob 
a borders perfectly clear 
are day ae night brn 
he plan 
off, take care that 
i Persian or other 
ions grownin pots we hens in ot oa oo ust be kept thinned of 
ywths, and reci ater frequently, until the 
it is nearly ripe. 
Cucumsers.—Where they are still bearing in frames, do not 
allow the heat to decline. Those intended “ fraitin ing in pits or 
the vine Stove, must not be oe oe nt sor reached om 
required length; the laterals from 
beari 
have free exposure until bad weathercomes. 
Frencu Beans, if sufficiently pe re may be potted in old 
mushroom dung and 
Out-Door Department. 
Diligently destroy , never allow them to seed ; two hoe- 
ings whilst weeds are small is better than one which requires 
ing, may be accomplished in the Sa 
and other dead leaves, 
to hoe the k: 3 and 
CABBAGE.—Plant out as‘ recommended 1 . 
CAULIFLOWER.— ‘orwardest plants of the Augu: 
will probably now be sufficiently advanced for pricking out u) 
re 
glasses in October, and some in beds of a p’ becovered 
with a frame ai ot eh tebe bee approaches; they should be 
pla in row: hes apart; d estroy all deformed 
pla 
upon — clay. In en 
riments upon heavy 1 nc Aa = bey 
respect to Poittevins manure, as comp 
horse dung, cow dung, bones, or soot Pad ashes. 
tables ssn sob following data, as to the produce of es of 
an 
27 Cwt. Ibs. 
: Cow dung, 5 I ° . . 79 0 
Horse dumg, Sloads “ pit a 
Half-inch bones, 5 bushels . - = 37): a 
Poittevin’s. eS oe TH 26 
18 Inch Rows. 
dung, 5 loads > ° 3 87 73 
‘Horse dung, 5 loads * > MIL O 
Half-inch Bones, 5 bushels | * ae: 32 
Poittevin’s Manure, bushels | aE @, 
Soot and Ashes, 5 bushels ‘ 90 «(0 
rar refuse, with Sootand Ashes, cost 16s. 80 0 
Grass and Weeds, 5 loads green 64 0 
The Farmer’ s Magazine for September contains, as 
CE —Before earthing up the later crops, they should be 
cépaouaty + iabived at the root, if necessary; continue to earth the 
| early at fine intervals 
Letruce.—Do not delay the sowing for spring Lettuce recom- 
men week after the twentieth of the month. 
psy chiefly gleaned from the volumes of the Mark 
Lane Express. It is illustrated with a well-executed 
pa pared a one of “= ee short-horned heifers, 
anda of Mr. Hornby’s prize drop-drill. 
CALENDAR OF OPERATIONS for th ing Week 
Tse season for replanting choice bulbs of Hyacini 
Anemones, &c. is now approaching ; ; and thisis a 
be mixed with the soils should 
we of the bed, of coarse sand, one 
cow theca pono wa 
part should be carbene si truly asl saan 
at Lon: 
any nena a good ~ eo turfy loam, 
with an admixture of one-fourth well relied, horse 
the soils — id be well well mixetnor, and te bts led in west 
Prs 
ia 
tch th y cadet os aki : 
sale aie ten: te the beds Ina ee 
rine Lary ae ‘that which will . fit for use 
: in fruit-rooms fitted up hens 
ones should be used for the ear! 
the: rom wasps nets 
sweet 
“ay 
or Department. 
Srove.—The most camel thing requirin: 
now is the maturing the growths of all tender 
cilitate this 
be sraynd 
ing attention just 
rT plants, and to fa- 
give the housé liberal supplies of air in apg 
er, and use much less water than heretofore 5 oe also a 
plies tender bulbs, as Amaryllis, &c.; as they aa 
thoroughly eet and re mA —— their leaves 2g will begin to 
protrude their flowering s when this is perceived they must 
above observations for ripening the young 
wths, apply also to emvsoann plants. Continue to house 
and me pa be decrease the 
< at toe ns f youn plants assum- 
ae > straggli ng gr cut tings which put in some 
are not = rooted, should have aes eae of heat to 
Id stools of Carnations for forcing as soon as 
; do not pay yf gn store plants to 4 
ering, an e them free exposure 
Out- _ — artment. 
Although the beauty of th ae may now begin to 
decline, do not cease to — ‘tt crually neat and clean, as before, 
as yi 
he foliage is tw 
w lawns, swee 
h cast their leaves early 
3 prepare tr "protecting young tender 
a fruits for stocks; so 
nursery rows suckers of 
accep ee Follow last 
oops.— week’s directions, 
snd gather tree seeds of all kinds ripe—Joseph Paston. 
ing wood ; syringe 7 
STRAWBERRIES. —Some plants of Alpines should now be placed | 
in a cool pit to succeed those out- a doors; let them, rp ate | 
a ze NOTES FOR 2 SMALL GARDE 
ost of the tenderer Alpine plants cultiv: ere in pots, 
finer varieties of Auriculas, should in the course of the pombe 
month be placed ina os frame for the winter, and every means 
be taken that they do a from damp. Such kinds of peren- 
wing in finish 
great judgm 
for though during 
may be given, duri Sri 
ought to be closed. we 
mild weather, leaving some of the fro 
for after the excess of light and ai a the Scott hats Bre 
of doors, it will be r re e to accustom them 
confined air of the house 
MOLOGICAL NOTICES, 
Many of our favourite vegetables are frequent] ch injured 
by the caterpi of the yellow underwing ota Triphaene Prow 
nuba. ‘hecaterpillar is hatched in July« or August, andif 
full grown, when it is about 2 inches long, greenish, or brownish 
green incolour, with two rows of black spots on the i 
the' winter, it lies beneath stones or clods of earth, a pril 
ay it cends afew inches below the surface, where it 
changes to a reddish pupa, from which the perfect moth emerges. 
in June orJuly. The moth varies in size from tw two-and.a- 
alfinches; the upper wings are brownish or ¢ h, with an 
indistinct kidney-sha) spot near the centre; the lower wings 
are bright yellow, with a narrow bla band. The moth e 
siderably ini lour and markings, scarcely two indi 
er being exactly alike. The caterpillar, though it most fre. 
ane is found on the Cabbage or Cauliflower, yetsometimes 
does recone Lgeeeel iret Late even the young leaves 
and flower-buds of Auri Prim) and Violets are de- 
si towed fess it. The only posi Ay we ae sages is, now that the 
pon rinse cag have nearly acquired their growth, to search for and 
destroy them 
State of the Weather for the Week ending September 16, 1841, as 
ee at the Horticultural Garden, Chiswick. 
AROME TER. HERMOMETER. rs, 
Sept. a it Midge = 
Friday 1 . 
Saturday 11] 30.042 > 
Sundayj 1! 29.923 
Monday 3} 29. 
Tuesday 29.803 
Wednesday 15) 29.896 06 
Thursday 16) 29.876 at 
Ave 29,912 { OT 
. Hazy; very fine; clear at night. 
ia eer: very fine with sunshine; i 
12. Ve fine} hot with bright sunshine; clear and mild at nighf, 
13. Slight haze; clearing ; d ear and fine. 
14. Dry haze; very fine ; cloudy at night. 
15. Veryfine; cloudlessand hot; lightning with showers at night. 
16. Very fine; cl mah 
ost uninter- 
ww Rose 
various 
Th 
ruptedly fine. e temperature was as vans hice oe the period 
of the season, being more than 8° above “sm average poli oe Lg 
and 1° above the mean of July, the hottest month of su 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 years for 
the ensuing Week ending Sept. 25, 1s ‘ 
‘ No.of 
wx | Aver. | Aver lnrean| Years in| Greatest = = 
Bs “ota lowest Tan which it erent af ody le Sia 
2 tars ~|—|2| IF) ie ie 
19| 65.7 | 47.1 | 56.4 0.60 in. | 3/—| 2—| § ila ¢ 
Mon. 20 | 66.3 | 445 | 55.4 H 0.45 1 as 
Tues. 21 | 660 | 442 | 55.0 6 0.30 1 lsh @ 
Wed. 66.3 45.0 | 55.9 7. 049 {| 3) 3 5} 1). 
Thurs.23 | 66.8 |—45.7 | 56.2 7 0.33 «=|—| 2 3) 1) 4 3) ge 
Fri. 24] 65.8 “47.6 $56.7 7 0.75 —} 1} 33 5 2 
Sat. o5§/%66.2 | 46.5, || 56.3 6 0.18 2444 Ws 
The hig! eroperatur ccurred on 
se! 25th, mn aga bernie 82°; and ene Newest on ma the 2ist, 
in 1836—thermometer 32°. 
e3 RT ON COVENT G: GARDEN MAR oes 
‘or the noes ending September 17, 1 
athe lesamaageet ae, e suey of most 
yer steady, 
Fi 
a ho’ oo 
etter samples are worth about 4s. per Ib. 
pecs 2 sare Plums are the favourites. 
es have advanced considerably in price. 
ingly al yan a as are Co! ay Pears ; 
Beurré de Capiaum: Pear: 
asked. The supply of Walnuts an i 
y of fnanreggand quality. Vegetables. Generally speak- 
ks ma’ vegetables a be last Report apply to 
ifowers are fe. Foe ul. Cab- 
per doz 
Rees tones per dozen, Is 6d to 
= pricoss, per dozen, cs to ls a” ons, 
sire ty Golden drop, pr. punnet, - 
nar bins oid nd, Se 
bushel, New, 20s to 23# 
Pulver’ ae per bes pr. lb.,od gated 
Nas, banc’ oe Pee 
— is > per puni 
haifa sieve, 2s ad, = ‘2 
ete = aie sieve, 22 to 38 
eee Lary m, 6d to 10d 
Figs, per dozen, 3s to 4 
Pine Apple, perlb. 5¢ 
Scum oe Seratecin, Ga to 6a - mene so 243 to 28¢ t 
Melons, English, each, 2s to 58 — Turkey, 16s to 206 
VEG BL. Be 
Cabbage, White, per dozen, 6d to ls iy, per bundle, 
oz Salsaf; . 
_ hite s Dramhend, “dor, 3stobs asta re per ack A ‘om i 
ey pipe cole 
_ for pickling, 2s 
Broccoli, White, per b 1 ree i Ma y» pr. dz. 
Purple, tols Spinac! sieve, isto ae = 
‘anliflowers, per dozen, Is to 58 Leeks, ge Lapin oe cg sto 
Peas, persieve, 296d to 5s Garlic, Hd gone 6é to 
Kidney Beans, p. blf. sve.,is 6dto 226d Shall a Li po 
Broad Beans, persieve, 3s Onions, pooey Le aegis epee ar porns 
let Beans, per half sieve, 9dtols — Green, perdoz- bu! rm ae 
otatoes, per ton, 60s to 100s Spanish, per dozen, ae 
~ cwt. a AA Lettuce, Cabbage, per score, 
_ = mein rae es —_ taea re 9d to oa 
bang sey “ed 12.0 15) eto 
Artich speed Me rs cee Celery, pr. oe 4 
oe Sea Thsite gs ~ te Lento bund, ado sine 
Carrots, malt 
/arsneDs, “harooal ¥ 
P SSonieeen te sehgs 
Red Beet, mer doe te ls 6d wenecate 
Scorzoaea, pet Deniee AE so le 6d Farvagon, pet daz. bu 
