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THE GARDENERS CHRONICLE. 
[N° 44, 
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Nepenthes distillatéria, is grow g here with great luxuriance, | 
but the pitchers are not nearly s x ge as those produced by a | 
and it possibly may prove a different variety 
ual Peso fine Heaths w 
ichness and feng 
undoubtedly grow out of doors in England. He afterwards 
= yt a —_ va ariety, oF peated a second Species, with 
afi 
+ 
alg 
|P 
yO! coe 
ala cor- | 
tee gpa xt of wotice: |W 
‘same mou Siatie Tongadido, was found a 
curious sll Rags of the Yew family (Dacrydinm) 
} than: a clu oe 88, and was a' 
$s higiors 
- 
according to months, and then planted re 
vided their 
‘gularly 
accordingly. Of height eng need be said, except 
tallest should be furthest fro walk. ttle cam 
Yo ti should now be pol 
ts which need it through caste resarher 
in _prepari 
pla: the winter, for saat 
the present — ued wet weather, = effects will frst fa oe 
felt. Local circumstances in general determi 
be used for this gore per but w ay 
pe mage oe will Seapinrap sy exclude wet i 
as to wet is far more chon than 
s. ucker , Esq.’s, West Hill, Wandsworth.— The Orchidaceous | 
plants neve surpass Saget that we have lately seen in the —, 
a a of the tropolis ; the base ‘ofusion of flowers which som 
bh 
sedi eg and many n m pos sagt a nts and Veronicas. 
Upon the cone, cateels compored of loose —- a few 
patches of a most beautiful snow-white Ver which 
he at first took for snow, were growing among ary stones ; 
but — ceased before he had ascended a third part of 
the wa 
At z ‘place called Rotuite our author found the red- 
flowered variety of the Flax ee growing in the 
Vi er ‘oni Cas. 
t Id m advantageous to grow 
in a sa sre the larg n kind. The fibre is 
equally strong with that of pte aaa -flowered sort, which 
is not the case with another he found Re Bac growing 
Siysus agar which, however, he takes to be mre is- 
th ere 
from the dark en of the leaves. Several Cattleyas yi fine species, not a mere variety, as e seed- ressels 
order; violdcea and Loddigésii were both in bloom, an spe- 
ens of Jabiata had produced spikes which in a short time will | banging instead of u pright. as 
magnificent, as jarge plant of Lzlia anceps, with The ge X- 
eight strong flowering stems. Several plants of Rodriguezia :e- tin stature, aia that t } 
eunda made quite a show with their pretty crimson spikes of imbedded as in the English Yew. ie 
blossoms ; Maxillaria macrophylla had several large flowers gr t mer) Ps were ied 
with white labellums, and olive-coloured Ther ere wintoa pa eethigh, 
s 1 varieties of talum crinitun , the best | two feet diameter. lf ‘hie’ te could be brought to 
among which were, one with crimson crests on the labellum, England, it would 
ocaiacoan wkable- % “ey dager ere omae yr cer sonperere There are in all sie — genes auld 
blossom was Cycnoches chlorochilon, with flowers nearly h England ; 
— 
apes 
stars embellishing t 
la 
m- | 
bellums, ha in ayellow patch spotted with c 
son, ani ng, indeed, pro afairy palace. A specimen of the | 
beautifal Miltonia ida four fine spikes of blossoms, and a 
vigorous plant of Odontoglossum grande will basa of sur 
passing beauty. Cypri sive when grown a pase 
specimen, is here; becor very in nterestin; ng ; uae soak 
eight or nme pep? Sinapitentpsfiievnes flowersin greater Ler | 
than they ever attain toon small plants. The old Epidendrum 
In the greenhouse many handsome 
, among which we noticed large spe- 
cimens of Caffra, covered white bells, and verticillata, bear- 
ing masses of scarlet tubes.— W. M., Oet. 26th. 
Sears and nine cess oe 
Heaths were in’ fall 
biek. 
Randle in ew Zealand. pea: C. Bidwill.. London ': 
Peso 
with the leaves aie eh “triped with col 
ya sali. ‘must be very hardy, a as” the nativ ‘s id that 
the mo in the sine 
Tt - 
barometer said at 2532°; 
ena 
lierl 
erica are i os on 
ve any pla) 
large Gotan on surpasses dry Fern: 
bi 
wi Pp rm: 
covered foi ~ amr winter whilst the earth about it is psy wateee 
KITCHEN-G NN AND ORCHARD. 
In-door D 
Pinery.—This is one of the darkest months = ve 
your heat" ee moisture, therefore, be lessened i: 
the light ; but do not pet the heat of an 
power at “much lower a 
grow: A decrease rature should be ac hed 
paeive Little or re ater will be required, unless the plants 
show indications of flagging by lowering their leaves, when a 
little may be gi Those plants in fruit should have a good 
heat ; let the minimum a’ ge fr 65° to 70°. Watch that the 
heat does not become violent in any of the beds which have 
rel og or loss of roots and the worst conse: ill ens 
eep all the late vineries quite a = ive as 
Bh.irag eng as as possible when the weather will permit. Continue 
rune or shorten back, and cle: 1 the loose bark, which 
can be done most readily during wet weather, as it mai 
rde: ‘ome 
gentle fires i afternoons 
in the late houses ; give them free exposure, but pre re Tain ; 
pee the trees as soon as the leaves have fal aie and the borders 
of the — beenan= oe be bag da cag aichiog. 
CucumsB —Plant: tubs 
‘uit in saace yee 
t 
rly with water, 
evening ; the at a ene poll eae i druit, and at the pola 
this Dra was brought talive to Sidney. On therich eich jenirely ted tothe trellis. 
ey ns aeme he a hee at of the ( — naval aah some anaes < Gi wane sagen spd oer marine a 
arges' -trees (Palmtukataka); they were | short ti y leaving beds unearthed and keeping them 
g be a foot in p oman ; the wood is almost as light as bint may be kept dormant for any length of time ; when required 
he fw i h f th f th y should be watered with warm water, and, when the sur- 
cork—the ers are a out tf e size of those of the com- — is dry , earthed, "atten which, in f 
mon Fuchsia, but not so brilliant; it deciduous tree. | Mushrooms mes be expected. 
‘©In the plains near Tawr w the finest speci- pee bag it es biota Se, eho penis ng 
sD D y wi y ss 
mens of the Flax-plant I ever met with; they were at Give ritinter Petrace. sbundante of sic’. woth 
east 12 feet high, covered miles of the plain, and were | them indaralal r.8 an immediately remove any decayed leaves 
growing in all the moist places not actually bog. The | as they appear. prepared for keeping Endive should = 
people brought large baskets full of the etvies of the sloped to an acute angle, to throw off wet and prevent drip; 
Kaik Daeryd 1 for sale. I jit | De Se ee 
tara (Dacrydium excelsu ) r sale. ought door Department. 
t the rai inch of tobacco nal a bushel: esculent roots the weather 
he 
slimy 5 oe they are good newer and form a erat part of the 
“ou t. 
hi Continue to take up es hen 
, but not | permit, but do not store them away until dry, or they wil 
which will aot Beat de injure their pene) but their flavour, and 
as Potat Carrots, Parsneps, 
one WN | 
~ (Second 
the trees 
| tities as ‘sp gives - raid a scarlet ap 
rsera 
is; do 
ground to work it until it becomes somewhat t drier, or vo 
wil occasion raed hurt than the Sap except on pane = lands, 
ARTICHOE mn the ground is tolerably dry, m: ulched . 
ota ice.) 
tracts from this interesting work. _— sta made long since tp. 99) 99) Saati the | 
éur author found i the land cessity 
oo wooded a of very good quality. “I here pation wa ‘the Kawri Pine (Dammara Australis) is abund- 
it oper a small tree abcut | 
igh; itis one of the 
most eid lants - the world; ‘the Pa ee in tufts 
n the 
* the Thames he first 
to the southward of 
ways a sign of bad jand, and i grows _ 
that 
antly confirmed ses Mr. Bidwill. 
w thi 
5 
ee 
pia 
sparingly even in 
for winter. 
CAULIFLOWER.—Pick off dead leaves from those in frames, and 
| destroy slugs. 
Garuic LoTs may still be planted; choose a dry soil 
D> SHAL 
and oes ation ; Ma ae sand placed about the roots in the drills 
at the ends pa oy inches, juste on-tree ose 
(Dracinna a), a > the sa) est = bat i in ue jemi is inclined to think in 10: years New Zealand planks inal 
ue a elegantly reflexed, like ‘the wears of oe soldier’s | spars will be more scarce tha an they are at t present. | Inde- 
y a foot long and an inch pendent! of th ag 
broad at the base—the bunches of flowers (which did weind is that it grows ‘only on the ti 
pacar’ the plant being in seed) are, I believe, igre as | hills, from whence it is ve ‘ifficel fegeleiaale At 
large as moderate bunches of Grapes, and of the nt ~ reneoly is pres from re most see 
shape. I have » the s of hills next the se rs ; but eve 
doors in England, but could suceeed in getti ing a coming quite denuded of their 
ripe seed. J also saw here for the first time the genatie ete and 20 ships a year weld. uite exhaust the sup- 
tree Fern peaiee oe the young fronds of ee are | ply in 10 years, or fewer, so far as eae trees are ci = 
os a 
of the trun to the cabbage of the Palm. 
= its nateral ite it is very prety, so that if you gt % 
a will fi pgp ealt 
cerned which can be 
speaks ae of the Ka 
is absolutel ugly. 
got ateasily. In another pla 
wri :—* Until it 8.8 30 738 bah ‘t 
7: t 1 . 
Min ied pee eaine may be made, and some roots planted 
thick, in boxes, to force. 
Ontons.—Keep the wr y hand-weeding; 
the Potatoe Onion may no ena nted. 
ADING.-—Sow in boxes, w here is some hea’ 
ard.—Proceed with the Crineplantaiens of frag ‘trees, and 
uning and nailing of wall tr as rries, Pears, Pl 
ae -» Whilst the weather is open; he pruning, or rather re- 
gulating, the - ds of standard fruit-trees : remove any hes 
that cross or r ach other, and shorten some back Maer 
supply of young wood is wanted; continue gentle fires in i. 
wails ; wall-trees should unfastened from the walls, 
and dress them with the mixture, as before r ed. 
FL ER-GARDEN AND 2 
In-door Department. & 
—Preserve all the plants as quiet as possible, by a 
them cock, and mit da water very sparingly; this also to Orchi- 
of which be; to grow should be placed atthe | 
whic! eginni) gall 
ty i 
by long hae = si Ag ovens, it becom 
hat ed 
Paws king, 
The “fanotles j called Kamcke or rece 
stunted bush. At a a called Pirato the natives Sewerks 
id after that aewas ceases 
to creed the rest ae its tribe in the nope ios 
It often resembles in outline an Oak, but, from t 
i its 
. 
ts growing in England, as it is not found more a 40 
mile seta - the Leones in = Zealand. It will be 
n, from t I hav at people have been ape atly 
deastood 3 in England with sac ~ the supply of Kawrie 
spars er from is 
oun hi 
poem rt and in New Zealand th 
2 
ge the leaves o es, fro: 
six inches ies ; and a curious fit ball of cache 
een f diameter, which he after- 
w to 
the dr: ragging of the weight, as in those sass yee 
timber is derive d.” 
ng 
bacctesen th omit of the house, where pee 
enjoy the 
est est possible light; assiduously d al 
ttend to 
anthemums coming into flower — 
sage ing to their ae ga page 291, on this ek 
ject) ; give them ee of wi cae keep them free aa 
dead ‘ean to other —_ give: ac very sparingly, a0 red 
ways in the morning season ; peg fires may be dang 
during the day goto and give air freely 
by roa 
'D FRAMES rings, es 
Pr "it aens pce a 
adopt eve! 
ions the. surface soil of pec “ately potted; cover —— 
bulbs in pots with about six inches of dry old tan, and preser’ te 
ins ; continue to introduce afew forcing plants, peste 
gradually advancing ; do not wet the leaves of Auric 
basa Doo ee ee a 
Sethian cove! 
Preserve Asters, Chry: = gn 
ing asne. from tela} peat i ip: 
puciliba a0 iy 
so 
in any of 
er pits ae 
Pry iefly de me seeds ro ten weeks’ Stocks, and similar annua’, t 
I nm, Mr. oO — hi sown for early flowering; choice ies in the bape hg croc 
Port Nicholson is upon the whole the most eligible ie er be lifted and placed gad Shuey peer at eS 
Narcis: and other hardy bulbs ; rake and sweep s. CO 
that Soi | have been pr sore for a pepe ry sor that it | = der trees and plants ; 
etry —Prepare to hag) all ten ting too 
paerense fail, vs contads tere mn the of the e to — tree s In lifting trees for transp an sure, 
ttlers, to become *‘ of th panes co sane e cannot be kent upon this, in a gr tn re cut with 
= future success depends iif Te ¢ vacant 3 
4 the 5 rune the with a . 
hours rettesiag uing Week. | turn ae the rot-heap pa ing Haws and suc! eer in ary 
Berore the beds or bor ing ehabless plants ar Forest AND Coreice Woops.—Proceed with plan aeainines 
dug for ter, we would advise those who have labelled any ground ; also pruning a thinning. = pce yd to 
plants with their individual height = flowering, ee plant fences ; build dry stone walls, & joseph Paxton. 
of the Laer &c., as we recommended in an early Num! Se apes NS. 
arrange, reduce, or increase by division, as a srvaning MAL estroyed 
the labels rir dictate. The want of arrangement of ror =ges as Tue late ts have, in gardens, a sak with 
plants is — in most gardens, and this appears the more | the Dahlias; bat the roots had better be left in n and the the dead 
strange an very little trouble boomin — them hiasiniee the | alittle litter put round throw off eerste may be cat 
appearance being planted wherever cy happens, without | tops left on till drier w spe —rassc ae oe, e cleaned and left bed 
regard to any circumstance onpelad: with it, w off and roots dug up, par after being ¢ cee wane 
believe is too often the actual case. With rebpect to the sevmnge dry for an hour or in the air, placed in som — 
ment of colours, if the rules laid down a’ i are followed | dry situation for  toter aunnld De 
as near as possible, no giaring error oO" With | kinds that are liable to be injured by the win! shoal oS aedt 
sagend:tar Sse-sunene alt Retweriogs the g be and placed ina frame. Continue 
dis | diately potted 
