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THE GARDENERS’ 
CHRONICLE. 
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of come in retentive soils ; 
nm — _ carrey 
stated ¢ 
ray 
For Carrots, Beet, canaea Potatoes, and all escule’ 
earth should be of a 
Ss, but 
mt roots, t! the 
‘©, and rather dry than otherwise; 
and at the same 
at the time of sowing or planting, but the previo: 
The Pea and Bean id dee 
ee mae Fame 
Caer ye keg in 2. ig 
&e., a rich soil, poem 
vg have rich soil oud 
rales — a absolute, but when 
KITCHEN. GARDEN AND ORCHARD. 
In-door De; ment. 
Where.it is the practice to set the fruiting plants in 
material used 
Pivery.— 
proceeding. For land ae sore 
will be better to do it in eee wot Wee in bend fi Gita ti pire Bo 
a great bulk at the time of onlin "OF planting the main crops ; 
b m: 
autumn, jt may now be done, unless leaves was the or 
for 
not perfect Do ars the heat 
in ‘oo ing young Gaston ‘to decline, but they will 
uire no the roots after this time; they may have 
slight dewing overh oceasionally in cle: apd if the 
vapour arising from the beds does not render ecessary, 
as is probable. Keep the older plants ina pediaca, tate ef mois- 
dry — — bron Give air early in the 
and c externally, according to the 
the pres: tio: » by inducing a 
, and removing. all berri m t they show 
signs of mouldiness or decay ; if it is intended to commence for- 
soon as the plants have reached the e required 
atepoed Taga erp aoa as before, 
about the same temperature 
ane ie nome bene the light possible; they may 
lantly if the soil we have recommended is used. 
Out. door Depurtment. 
Continue to take up esculent roots which are mat 
bal 
as the 
Prenca Beays 
be watered abundan' 
pou winter Spi and Onions. As soon 
the alleys, and digging them in; 
after this a coating of rotten dung lightly — ‘ed with soil 
from the alleys should be given the beds. Youn: dlings of 
Asparagus should be a drandngs 0 
a 
a OTS may now be planted 
loss has not been got 
Orehldaceen it should be 
msist of fibrous and posed 
Cattleyas, and som! 
to have 
ali spoiled ; — oe applies particularly to Heaths, New 
Sand others, whose foliage is permanent; water 
sp PRastas.—Continae to H ths 
bulbs for forcings those intended to be flagee es ete et 
ye haa imsoil. Saaiee theen:tnches. Gather dead 
Deparment. 
Remove all decayed ‘Sou: rere sot sae of 
bulbs ; protect Dahlias from and too mui 
dry tan. Sow seeds of Californian aaa wet by a layer of 
a and 
For AnD Co s Woons.—Clear r all open drains of herb- 
age; ‘continge = © draining of land te i be yee and the other 
operat ended last ‘oseph Paxton. 
NOTES FOR SMALL GA eiie es 
NUE to as t bulbs for early flowering; a few may also 
Pi pee: thongh these will generally flower bet- 
ced ror paibings or four 
t 
waled ffected, they had better be destroyed 
a Se buts xc ee Darin Mee. saoct vivum yo be thi Thad 
rinkled o ring ff ~ give all the air possible. 
ENTOMOLOG 
sects that assist in ‘ae dente on of our culi- 
terpillar of the Angle shades el egy ee 
it is of moderate size, usually ¢ » but 
Ss a row of oblong white pea on 
line on each side just 
oth 
AMONG the ins 
ometi id 
e back, and an uninterrupted white 
are 
pale jou own ; and the 
eaie a perolsi etre, er mark, Derint which chee ‘s a i white 
band, the eing mottled with different shades of br Frown ; 
gged teeth. 
the 
s generally veer, aeaitel in ihe a eonbinntioes of 
Faearae tee! the caterpillars drt hese 
estroyed. At the 
better than hand-pick 
State ~ the Weather for the Week enuing October 14, 1841, as 
bservedat the Horticultural eae Chiswick. 
Banome Ter. 
the common sh butterflies are enanthies on the cab! 5 
the gardener cannot do them. 
el -__| Wind. | Rain 
Oct. Max. Min. Max. iin: Mean. eee 
iday 8 29.2% | 29.027 57 45 si0 | sw. | .03 
Saturday 29.872 | 29.712 87 42 49.5 | W. Me 
Sunday Bt 29 835 29.612 59 50 54.5 s. 2 
br ; tl) 29.596 29.44 63 45 54.0 S.W. | .34 
Tuiesday 29.596 29.202 ST 42 49.5 Ww. 24 
tae 29.973 29 859 58 59 54.0 NW 04 
—— 14) 29.821 29.698 535 | S.W. 02 
verage | 29,702 | 59.3 9 
msely clouded ; clear at night. 
aay and fine. 
= ne clouds ; — rain; stormy with rain at night. 
ery fine; overcast; boistero’ smn 
squalls and 
. Over ht rain and 
Me promt yg hhowers; clou 
os Liehtly over anne dark clo 
showers; posh and fine at night. 
13. Cloudy ; fine ; bcm stormy with rain. 
14. Overcast and ra’ er boisterous cloudy with warm and brisk | 
south-west wind; mane night. 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the last 15 years for _ 
the ensuing Week ening Oct. 23; 1441. 
Prevailing Wind: 
ads with 
| aver. | A Grea = 
Mean var in P . a: 
Hig! eae aeaier Tem 3 quantity ‘ sled}. ‘eg 
p| which it a Sees E 
ace | Beer) Rome] "| Rained. | Balm Flys hal? [2 FS 
Sun. | 7 | 428 | 50.7 2 O17in, | U— 3) 1 e@ ag 
Mon. 18 2 | ato | set 7 oi eal a| as 41 
Tues. 19 | 603 | 40.2 } 50.3 | 5 01 bg} 3a) ile 42 
Wed. .20 60.3 42.6 | 51.5 6 01a 1) 2—)3) 4,2 22 
Thurs.21 4 | 43.2 31.8 | 4 0.33 Th 3—} a] alg) vi 
Pri. s2| 59.7 -| 46.5 | 53.0 10 —|—| 3] 5 3 2 e 
Sat. 1 42.4 bey 9 0.40 I i 2 3 5 1 
temperature during the above period occurred on 
e highest 
the aist, in ciao thermometer nae 3 and the lowest on the 19th, 
—thermometer 
REPORT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
Ele a e Week ending October 15, 1841. 
THe er tai the early part of the week rendered the 
uate tat dal, no notwithstanding that the supply has been steadily 
kept Generally speaking, the prices have scarcely altered 
during the week,— maser Pines are plentiful, especially Queen's. 
Good. Hothouse Gr: e sbundan t. pei supply of Spragere is 
large, vanik epueie » the quali 
‘al z 
A. B. C.’s Ericas are,--150, Tiina! 87, Bin hiteie | 83. 
" i , taxi. 
number oe tenella; 65, bracteata; 3, retorta; and pallida (no 
r. Ingleby's caterpillars feeding upon the upper surfa 
pneyanataesenan leaves will de to byt ay oak ventura 
but as they are not full-grow is not e O determine the 
They 
species. bear a strong atk ar "$0: the larve £. 
mestra B if which vary very Nene colour in 
stage of their growth. 
J. M. T.’s plants are G jh 
glanduligera. gay fee 
Mr. Ashurst Majendie’s plant from Bona in Africa is Atméria 
cephalotes 
N. B.— We ar opinion that f ali 
terials for glazing a Vinery. 
Ji pt Fe tatement abou Apert areedes quite correct, 
The words used 
haere given the 
dried, not in the tres hs 
we a o- tree to make ¥ so. 
tain 1 m Peas is to sow lat 
hei 
will be Per a Aes 4, 
The only mean es aig 
ite sorts, and t to k 
berg 
no, ‘oung Gardene e have in preparation some di 
tions for “the hep rit oft ne Erica which wil suit you. The 
uestion 1s too important to be answered in a few words. For 
q wor 
the best 24 sorts we wea recommend the following :—Aitoni 
ampulldcea, aristata, Bowi - orans, depressa, echiifi 
eximia, fidrida, ‘tnella, a Necoane att Irbyana, jasmini- 
flora, Linnzana, mammosa, mii, metulfiora, a li: 
pone gi Parmentieri, perspicua, splendens, tricolor, 
trico! 
a: ral t true, as your gardener informs yon, that the 
large qos ‘of pn of od ‘parts of your garden originate from 
alf 
Tass a and r the garden, half rotten, having 
n du Yo iris Soil belts heavy, vegetable mould canuot 
have pro i omerwh ise than highly beneficial. It is the exces. 
sively wet season which has been so favourable to slugs; they 
have swarmed everywhere. The best ergs oe lime. wan. re. 
—— applied. Nitrate of soda will also kill them if it touches 
them ; but it may also kill your plants 
ondent m Cartmel.—It is not advisable to deprive 
AG t from 
Strawberry plants of their foliage; whilst fresh it is sree for 
the general growth, and for the elaboration of sap to rish the 
fruit Any good rich soil is suitable for Strawberries. The ‘suc. 
ceed sometimes ve" rtially shaded by trees, but the 
favour is better i uation The ground should be 
well trenched and nured, and the plantati de 
as 
in the autumn do, 5 
fore winter; or the rann out in nw 
and moved and planted with balls ¢ in spring. They best 
sed i from 2ft. to 24ft. asunder, and from 12'to 18 in, 
apart in the rows, according to the richness of the soil and vige 
of the variety, the Pine sorts requiring s an the 
Searlets. It is not necessary to dig aft the rows, 
but manure may sometimes forked in lightly. Mulch with 
without danger of their 
plants may be com jetely covered over 
uot making tl A co sereemr in the spi 
Cc. D.—Pe pemee and Myrtles, Tike other hardy greenho' 
plants, requir ery little water in winter, st ined not be a 
out of doors ine the day at that season. r, the 
weather is not frosty, it will do them no Stasi 
E ’s letter is very like an advertisement. We 
sert e! ums upon dealers in hi ay 
will do pe’ 
off. Two. feet of ed soil are sufficient for Apples.. By all 
piece cut in the roots of your Plum-tree any time this winter, 
ers do not root-prune tong! Feng Ra 2 the jendios 
ps le of to-day. Mr. Beato address hrubland, near 
Claydon, Suffolk. 
A Scottish Subscriber. We do not know whether Araucaria 
imbricata is hardy fag feet sr sh ‘the Neat "or the ro near Edin- 
burgh, but we expec is perfectly hardy near London, 
Arboreta 
altural works for an emi- 
wart dey all these. ft pera ely are also w: 
shee of Horticulture and Liebig’s Organic Chemistry 
Brig 
Shr tant Reader should have had our opinion about his 
Puchsias ias if mei had arrived in proper order; but if c 
pretty the 
The ap ag: ewe nf Apples have alittle adv: advanced i in prio: qn eres 
the better Blenheim Orange and Ribston Pippin are 
abundant. cages jotati 
"Ss 
Grapes, hothouse, per = er? > 
Spanish, per ib., iat to axe 
Portugal, pe: tbe» la to 2s 
csepe sian 242 to We 
Turkey, !6sto Ise 
Lee d Onions are plen . cater, = prthee 
Endive, and other salading are abundant and go: Large sup- 
plies of Mushrooms, both natural and pert ag have been 
es may be obtained at from 2s. 6d. to 4s. 
- per -sieve.— Flo: . Among its in pots several pretty 
Heaths hay: offered. 
PRICES, Saruspay, Ocr M4, 1841,—F M's 
en acon mp Oranges, per doz, to 4s 
essert, T el, 3s to _ 100, 10s rn 
Péatoy daauest, pe bh eve; as te to Uv Plasmid, gerdestioceee 
peemewess per » ie — | per 100, 62 to t6e 
Peaches, pe: =, Almonds, per peck, a2 
Plums, Tapers er punnet, 3s weet Almonds per pow: we to 4 
Damsons, per half, Mere. 2s 6d to 5s Walants, bushel, 208 
Bullaces, per ve eve, ls 6d to 3a 6d | ee netiah pr 0 190 tbe, eto i108 
Pine ley perib. Hazel — per peck, 2¢ 
Cacu ts, perdozen, ls 6d to 6s st a i 
M. shyeaoh, ae to bs Se 20 
panish, 2s en to 208 
} 
LES. 
Radish, p. d_ hands (241030 each)gdtols 
— ‘Purnip DP» pr- p Mp ecg Is to ls6d 
Cabbage, Whi © dozen. 
_- White Dramnead, p- doz., Ssto6s 
nach, ars sieve, Is to ts Gd 
— Red, for pickling, 2s t to 4s 
Cabbage paella Isto 2s Patton © bushel, 2¢ 6d to 3¢ 
Brussels >; tsp. hf. sve.,ie6d to 2s) — Son pielic, pan hl eh Seto ss 
Broccoli, pio EY cP Od toa ls 3d Green, perdoz bunches, 3s to. 4s 
Purple, 6d — Spanish, per dozen, 2s to 6 
Canlifiowers, pe See os per pei bunch le 6d 
‘eas, per sieve, b., Bd 
Kidney Beans, p. hif_s: pate t Ibe, 
Searlet J ggomen oe haf: “igve.ts 3 2s Lettuce, FShere eae peehadhg Sdto ts6d 
Potato Becta 5s to i Cos, 9d to Lasoo 
t. 2s Gd to cael Endive, serene 1s to 
analeake lstid to 26d Delarxe bundle, (deorbladsoteea 
—_ dney,p.bush, 2a6d to 3s White, ig bund., 6d to 
New, per pound, 6¢ to 9d Small Sala per puanet, ad 
ips, per doz. bunches, !sto2r Watercress, p.dz. small a 
Astichokes, F) per isto Parsley, per halfvieve, ¢ 
— fares. DE ees iséd Marrow, per 
1, with- 
S$ will persist in wrapping oe gibi in dry cotton wool, wi 
prey stem p first oe eneicsing them e-paper, they cannot reach 
us in an inable 2, 
Sucbnortber and “Cultivator has o ; but, we never 
i notices of nurseries upon any ph. Tr rctbiaiy than our 
Th unication sent us is, in fact, an advertisement 
although, perhaps, not so i.tended. If we were to. relax this 
rule, and permit interested parti s to give tof their 
collections, ovr credit for unbiassed judgment di Me 
“ plea in the estimation of the public. his 
of Flowers is desirous of knowing the name of Bis 
ipa: sad 0h caer Ok: may teli him he en us a Spee 
us occasion: 
rematiie, but it is not enough to serv 
respondent. He has also sent us some Rose-leaves covered 
‘What 
the prese: 
-It pian ccna with certainty which species of Rteam 
furnishes the Rhubarb of the East: the aya however Pa 
Mr. Appleby. cus 
48% I Vitianiks for the advices 
for the matter abjected to, but others 
nsult there 
not nice in its diet. We know of no killing % 
ground, and itis as well that should not. be ale tot 
pate everything that offe peat yo if we were able, w' would 
bringer de i and reptiles oho foe Pelee 
that prey upon our crops? 
et Soa of one Bind 
