Oct. 23.] 
THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. 
701 
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wei effectual, is for you to tell us. I Ae often en | 
prod uced from these wo' 
ic 
un 
e is no doubt PEGE aE in those cases } 
rk 
mhis 
where eye on the eutsine fhe: ped: of a tree is 
yery hard and Hee wg : is 
for performing the operation shes me LEER 
unfolding its ts leav ves in the 5] pring, By ne “knife should 
not be than the old dead ex- 
fend layer of bar 
on 
Blue Hydrangeas.—Some weeks since I sent you two 
s of Hydrangea, oe blue, the other pink, from the 
and Bas: observed that it was not u 
that i 
cher. 
es P. d 
ish, white (or yellow) and bluish, and quite blue 
ai of the blossoms have a bluish tint when they first 
n, others a pinkish, and they come accordingly. I do 
say that the flowers do not change, as your correspond- 
ent. says, but I s always do so, as I think 
my ve. There 116 blooms on th 
“a hole plant i 1 at a little distance, ri 
sembles thi tles of a half-angry turkey-cock in colour, 
more than foot sy else to which I can compare it.—d 
vy. 
water A Li dent, Mr. Bea 
ton, in a recent Number of the Gardeners’ Chronicle, 
remarks that he likes Mr. Corbett’s open- aes system 
inclusive, | 2.91in.: total, 23,44, inches; a aay y fully | fruit o: once to heaping them up to sweat as some do; 
ge amount for the whole ; the an- | the less og de are handled the better, as it cannot be done 
nual average for the last 15 years being 23 Ate nee In | without removing some of that greasy substance which all 
| the “above hares the greatest and least quantities of rain | Apples m less exhale, and which I consider one of 
the most essential ca cr to their kee well, as it 
Geet tout an forms a sort of natural var aps fi coating of paint suffi- 
Quantity.|| Quantity.|/ Quantity. 1 by cheeki instead of Besson. hurtful 
Inches. Inches. Inches. fri t. Great care te inte all deca 
January . . 1928 | 3.7 1896 27 46 a 
een "tal gean eas sabe an = fruit, which is the ar done if thay & ioe singly upon 
= 1996 3.30 1530 oi 1.38 | in dak es, a I entirely gia of the sigh 8 ys ps 
4.49 1840 0.0 1, 
,| Ses _ ss v4 pe 44 = arkness, and with littl le ventilation, bopper gu be “— 
ane 1838 | 3.65 1826 0.38 1. et 
Jaly : 1984 | 9698 pow oe Fee mey be ope septic’ Sof agr tis time, me a pe sweeten 
ugus 1829 4.07 1835 0.18 2.33 | air inside the house, by driving the rank or stagnant air 
Senet pa +o 1834 0.83 | 276 i: of it, an operation only. 79 requi red occasio onally. Too 
ben : a im re Me enn uch ventilation is nase. 
petaied: 1833 4.29 1829 0.15 ae wee rather aay ely long before they onght to do 
Pion the shove 1c appears tea vias 805 it is theref efore for that reason that 1 recommend fruit 
ta of Bo period was that oF July 1834, joey oe on inches. eon Pecan all noninos smell ok disagreeable vapour 
at of Apri t I re t pl tance 
ht of P’ roperty a Plant, —I wish to call yo ur ~# weg ps ror ae ‘the Reataite which the page; be 
‘ant Saal to a subject at some little to~ lind which su a nd instead of being i injurious ex: Be 7 
mately affects that confidence and good unde rvending moe me "that it is beneficial. , Perhaj aps | the favour ad 
which ought ved subsist between gentlemen and ome Pears, and also 0 
den ners in their emplo ye g eterior atel by recent ripening, —— a 
a bl for th 
oak of seas (in order to ensure a full plier: than 7 | Place =. sath em "night in met ate = sagen 
5 
required for his master’s use. A spirit of liberality ing of some pe ge kitchen A ‘Apples ; asa abe of 
I had a shel! sam! i 
between one gardener and his pone gut! or friend ; ~ ae ine three or one Ne vt " cepa nape 
may extend to somewhat rare and expensive ict ag in | Ist March, altt 
which one ootiasiban may at times ot overstocked, and 
r be deficie A few seeds or a cutting can fre 
nt. a 
qocutig be spared, and thus by the interchange of civilites | 
we have ; other kinds have ie ear n propor! ws Ey "Or 
Pears I can say li ttle, — less of mii but I shall 
bs eet to res the opinion of 
of heating with hot water, but appears rather to 0 doubt 
frit. We are able to answ mes ap pce on this. point, 
as we have this summer (no! 
beautified. So far, pro vided the consent of the employer | 
is either Bye or im 
have been too pegrally distbated) witnessed several in- 
stances in which Pi d Grapes have 7 ripened in mph , there seems no ground for 
the highest wt Sg = houses heated solely by Mr. | Objection. A question, however, arises upo this case. Is 
Corbett’s apparat The ae this “mg ay m for a dispute or doubt to whom the 
method w d i N P aa bases: thus obtained, belong A gentleman, we 
sill si a 
la’ ich he did not 
nan 
valuable Paper, has most satisfactorily been confirmed in 
place where apparatus has been erected.— 
whi 
4 rchase ; he enjoys the Tpatenien, ‘and his gardener 
the credit of mite ay culture, pe as long as all things 
th! a But Suppc 
"Clin we ‘onia ie Polehella la.—I can confirm John Halliday’s 
rn (pe ee pat on the prog y: of ee 24g: ang 
chella. ring a nV germany f plants of it vege 
wy any arp seeds, w I halt a bed of it est 
year.— Anon 
The Cas tleto town Vine.—Perhaps you may consider the 
following account of the celebrated Black Muscadine Vine 
at Castletown, the seat of y> worth a 
icle. nificent 
supposed to have peat planted ‘upwards Ort 70 years 
‘oof of W folerinslenn tor 1p the article on corn 
Warren Hastings which =e in the nat published go on sm Ose SOME Caline OF | Vine is 
Number of ay Edinburgh R sori celebrated pi dissatisfaction to ‘wise sg t ago. the house through 
of carpentry is alluded to as being composed of Ts ish dener is about to leave ‘his situation—and he ve out a hole in the east-end wall, a tt ‘penahioule: divides 
Oak. C: y into 6 or 7 main branches, which extend er 3ft. = 
for this ? as his ra this was raised from a cutting given 1 ‘me by | the west end of the house, which i sll 10ft. Thes 
Paull neighbour and main branches are : 80 
colle ti eee “sf Pelargoniums i is tobe thinned in | niuch so that ood is crowded in every part of the 
just received from a okies ng on poke sah and bo- 
so on The 
tanical_ news, from an English rte P now seater in | virtue of a 
» I re ted 
that country to Sir Wm. “Middieto ‘on, Bart 
m, and the og of a — 
chie 
ly ‘eek t} + th 
nat, ws 
which are 14ft. long; but a + bette gee wou 
P d belie I am Paget! putting an Viiteliiney case by ‘a of. ‘live. 
ing it would be inte resting to. many of your readers : trat ut it is one whic Re ught to be capable of 4 | another house, the same e size ps the present one, at the 
At Verse J ageees about the Paullov: a pai is, ray pin isihactary soJution on the _— nd of it, and b t of the pre- 
a = : ay pla: a pot, for which they asked gs of hone: gos pig A ings it cstibaet: Among professional ger. | | sent house, and turning es ey raniiaie take. 
fran wo the i day to Trianon, and saw in a| deners t mbers who, from a hi ae of | the new one, the whole bits oy Bd well. furnished with 
c _ of the a about 15 plants of it growin g oe ranch ie wo vald "be ove any m wood, and make the longest Vinery on record, as it would 
ther, one of which, 14 feet hi gh, measur red 0 only on efcot | Seeking their own interest and profit by ay erhand Nes 220ft. long, with a single e Vine extending within 6ft. tof 
h Bs. about | practices, dealing a ee tra: ff ie in articles nor yrreny iia cntvan length 0 of it, and ‘occupying a about 3000 
¢ é from six to twee fet hich, "one of to their trust: nor feet of glass rapes at pre- 
tu arg po ag having: a tup a t 12 feet high tthe sent on it, a 0 
since the middle ae ll employers’ expense for the purpose of am Many, I time of thinning. te seems surprising how this Vine oe 
nla are of the fo; d size ok tea of the Rhubarb plant, | trust, ttained such an enormous size, as it has ne Py ~ 
and. about. two feet i in length; I shall endeavour to send of Christian integrity. _Itis to such men that I address grow in, and Mr. Kelly told me that it had g 
a One by the first opportunity.” Notwithstanding the f any description since he has had the ae Fit, ok 
7 Petes, hardiness of this rare and valuable tree, British ents in foes Bony} to ‘elicit, by the discussion of this is upwa’ 30 s; indeed there is ay of giving 
an exposition of the principles | it man it is surrounded (except where the house 
Erowth of si i t as will bear the light, dand yard, which are as hard and sterile 
yy Sage What thi nk you ?—D. Bea a) this | Faise the character of the proteins on petite nm aves” | as the streets of Dublin. This yard is used for carting 
Plant is from Japa an, and of the same genus as iy eas talpa | tion which I have ventured to moot.—Daylight be: neice cel ar limestones to be burned w , in 
tree, it will La aa agi baile e eye it would be a to as- Fai th Oct., 1841.—[ We have no doubt upon this sje >| the small limekilns which are used in place rpaces 
Semnoach to noble tree, —_ eae ut before we answer t to question, we shall wait for heating the whole of the apres town. 
p at Sag aio oe st The trges on sale a These kilos are erected in the back sh and a are al abou 
re, as far as a sacs yet seen, nothing "bat the mmon| Manures.—The best sale -garden in my neighbourhood tt deep, and - m 2ft. to 3ft. in d 
' an Catalpa.] ; li-fruit, and which never fails of a crop, is | ter near me which is covered with | plates of iron. 
»'On the T; Tree.—J. M. writes that wsteoraes by pieces of dead animals buried a| t the Foo ts. Phe ey burn 3 y. Two 
he does not cut back the summer Ghoats of Pears at Mid-| The figs, without any protection, have rena ilns are used e Vi and one for each 
saumer, which, th ‘ough usually practised, starts all _ the crops n Stuart Forbes, Fettercairn, N. B. of the other Vineries pe | Peac-houses ~ is igs! 
enone Fruit Room.—As you requested the opinion of de of forcing, pugh no 
9rfour eyes. The effects of this treatment may be s seen | upon the remarks concernin 0g a a Frui a room contained i in | avery cleanly one. However, oe Dublin — = 
m ten.days, by the swelling of thos e buds intended f for ar testimony to. the very supe pes 
fruit next year. (ay Sars ich although differing fi dP by Mr. Kelly eee 4 Alex- 
4m October, or un til the g rowth is set, d down, may yet be Gardener to His Grace the Duke ; of Leinster 
Which they u ally; receive in n the middle " ange ‘is given so your rea ena In the first place, I differ rant you in peda fe of Trees.—A pl 
them; the obje. develop- | supposing tha t a fruit-room ought to be perfectly ary, four teet high, quite is Aaa appeare “last = 
woe = if th ended = store up hung Grapes, Plums, or | tirely dead—in fact it was all as brown as th ape aari 
ie mppore Scania la are liable to produce. A h it, for which a fo smeepeere is very ne- | walks, an nd the young shoots pet shrivelled ; Pages it ci 
boats to the full development of the Whossoms, he ge- | cessa res t ¢, peagicn 
= iy ha lf of th — i by whic! these fruits Pp 5 s 
are al née ihe a stem, nine-tenths of the pasa d to preserv 1 d om fi.—A f Sulsoriber fom the Sbepinning. 
ae fter another, till sometime g Tos : a 2 
uly one, and tog aa is left ae : k it pia ana | & hig fixed i in = gry eae z alg is now drawing ‘near, a 
tender sane i lia ee sei aes shitty on ‘a ae gent new-sown Pea follow- 
as the improper development of the fruit-buds. eh I yet think it ought to be fabs y $0; yd reason why 2 ing greveatea =: “their ‘destructive dpretsiuran althoug b 
pune trees. very send a humid atmos here is from hav 
insect, aod jut before aa go - ping aoe semmaern * te 2 sprin: sont Seer Aftert the Peas have been sown in the usual way, and regu- 
them well peasy The insects now | long grass, &c,, w under the ; thus fallen off they larly covered i in, take a quantity of = ee comer ee, 
uy ieee roun, large pars, z t a tén inches wide, 4 
Suor pad ee ; a ray : yes = es - in. the usual pi cosling One of the most necessary all that portion os which lie t ef Peale 
Bin em. i is toh he frui hered i i one-fou ree 2 
it direct toc where it 
may be coi 
ye cies with 
eral decay generally takes p' first near 
the crows, it is much easier perceived, J prefer laying 
ne Pea: 
t have always ‘ound bie be an ‘sffectoal 
at thes 
andsoon done,and a pert? 
every gentleman's 
