THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 
taking care, especially in wet situations, ac peat igs ty 
them. Keep all pees leaves constantly swept and 
Within doors, the placing of 
gly. 
Spins, and should aed 
for la specimens they should be particular) 
nigra off Fall decayed leaves to prevent a and giv ive 
weather admits ; if sufficient c: mtg given 
ee me: " mcf should be n id then 
lighted. 
NTOMOLOGICAL NOTICES. 
hic! h oocane ly, do considerable injury to 
z of the Lunar Sara Moth, 
e bn at ate hl the 
sg iogeie ees aN 
Amonc ins 
our Willow Pe elens, are ie lar’ 
craboniformis. 
of = 
several larve enter one stem 
nels. The alis is brown, and has the segm: the body 
fringed. oth, which is one of our most elegant insects, is 
rather more h across when the wings are 
expanded. The wil ent, having a border of 
rusty- ly is bright-yellow, with two black rings; 
altogether in: looks much more like a large wasp than a 
ree says, that it is 
Kent, The t is seldom seen; but where Willow 
much affected, we should recommend cutting 
them during the autumn and burning the infested its. 
EE 
State Cael the hehorwg for the Week ending October 28, 1841, as 
at the bit easton Garden! Chiswick. 
ao TER. 
Rain. 
- Oct. e a Max. me Mean. — 
124 -B6L 57 338 47.5 EB. 01 
eolay 29.449 29.034 oT 45 51.0 5 21 
ee 23.964 | 28.924 56 31 43.5 w. 
7 234 | 29.061 54 35 44.5 | SW. | OL 
Tuesday 29.460 | 29.318 51 42 46.5 | N.E. | at 
Wednesday 27) 29.465 | 29 49 45 47.0 | NE. | .92 
Thursday 2829820 | 29.601 | 48 43 |_ 45-5 | NE} 10 
Average | 29.507 | 29.315 53.1 | 39.9 | 46.5 | 136 
Oct. 22. Fr nay Rate ae 
23. Cloudy ; rain with ind ; it nigh P 
deep azure sky. 
24. Heavy clonds; clou clear and cold at night. 
udy and fine 
25. Densely and uniformly spe S slonay 5 foggy. 
- Se ee ne haz: azy clo uds, and change of wind to 
N.E.; stormy with night. 
7. r : Zreapabe with continned cold and heavy rain. 
28, Rain; overcast, with slight small rain and flying haze. 
State of the Weather at Chiswick during the revs 15 years for 
the ensuing Week ending Nov. 6, 1 
No. | Greatest | 
ease! in 7 * . > 
‘ins which it et BI “EVEEE 
5 he 0.36 fi 5) 4) 3 
— 1 6 | 40.3 3} 5) 3 
2) 5s. . 
Wed 3] sa | fot 33 5\* 
mi | ae) ee a 
Sane! 53.1 = i i 
The highest temperature during ae iod occurred 
the 3d Nov. i th, 
in ‘thermometer 6a"; er the lowest on the 6th, 
RT ON COVENT GARDEN MARKET, 
the Week 
grapes are 
Hamburgh are excellent. 
Among Pears we 
pecim: 
entiful; many samples of Black 
Apples. scarcely differ from last week. 
observed a few ; good Marie-Louise 
Cauliflowers ma still be, chained, me best are 
5, gest supply of Carrots and Turnips is pretty large, 
but the quality good. “Scarlet and mecee Beans are excellent, 
Supply is diminishing. Jerusalem Artichokes are plenti- 
scarce. ng end Onions abound. 
ave made their appear- 
ds i her pl 
Salading of all kin lentiful. 
PRICES, Sarumpay, Ocr 30, 1841.— 
Kitchen FRUITS :— 
fs apie, per bushel, eto 5 Oranges, per 100, 4s to Us 
Pears, dessert, fer ie meee Lemons, per doz. 1s to 2s" 
ws hal Goer et 160, = a 16s 
ed onds, per 8s 
Dumsons, race is ot Risees Aoude. nae pound, 3s to_3s 6d 
Baface prete eM ae 9 to Chesnuts, peeks Be 2 phen 
Apple, ‘alnuts, 7 
Cucumbers, Perlb. 5s to7s Filberss, Ba egies opie, Yoete 1100 
Melons, Engich en? er 100 Ibs., 1208 tol40e 
ere Spanien ach, 28 Gd to Nuts, 
Grapes, Spanish sooty a ce 
ry Portugal, ber Ib., 9¢ to Ts = peer ts 16s to 208 
Oranges, per, Bins ean een _ Lehane a to 285 
per doz,2s ari sales to 208 
Savoys, ETA 
feboege Ww lozen, 6d to 1 Radichy ands(24 t030 each)édtedd 
| a Rvnite, per dozen, 6d to ls a omer sieve, ls to ls6d 
— Reg ;DTUmbead, p-doz.,2sto6s| Onions, per bushel, 2s to 3s 6d 
Planer ntings 2s to 4s = sag , perhf.-sieve, 3sto4s 
sper doz,, Is6d to 2a Green, per bunch,3d 
Broceoli, Whine sve-21# Sd to Se. ‘sper dozen, 2s to 6x 
“ne Stes prac neg to 1s 6d | Leelks, p: bunches, lsto 1s 6d 
Caulifowers, rez Gd to 18: Garlic, estte 8d 
RidneyRensget Coren, 12 6d toe | Shallots, per 1b., 9d to ie 
Scarlet Beans, P-hif.ave., 3s to4e ace, Cabbage, perscore, 92 bi 
Potatoes, per’ pehf. sieve, ts to gs — Cos, ls 
pee thar Endite, perscore, o rkte 136d 
Pa Cwt. 22 6d to 3s 6d Celery, arcana bein ent segpeg 
= Ber bushel, 126d to ae White, pr 
= Fidney, p. bush, 2s Small Salads, per 
Attichokes, F, '» Per pound, 6d to 9d | Watercress, p.dz.small Toach,ad 
= << Seriealon, phe, 4s | Sorrel, per half sieve, 6d 
‘Turnips, per dye pe tve-> 14 tols 6d | Parsley, per half si 
Garrots, Ber doz teen ea Ls Od toe operable Mesias doz., 6d 
Parsneps bune toes, » ds to. 
Red Beet, per ace" 6a ae apsicums, Green, per 100, 9d to le 
Scorzanerge 1078: 64 to le 6d per 100, le 6d to5s 
Salsafy, per Saeeeees Chilis, portaat vtese 2 ead 
‘Hose indle, * 
Radish, per es prnaegrad ai per pytsles tes 
any cold pit secured fro: wet. They y, Teanire 
pai 8 to keep the soil damp during the They 
gin to Sherpa in the spring, when they chow bs Ben Reseed by 
being placed in a warmer situation, but not where there isa moist 
haces The a plants should be kept growing as long as pos- 
au by keeping them rather cagiee ea ing the summer. 
ed from the Bee Sust antil after the second 
must be that when rested t not wg, 
explana- 
ion of the ean system ; one is nearly as tent as ano- 
ther. Smith’s oduction explains it at length, Lindley’s Ele- 
y briefiy. 
T. S. K —The herb which grows close under the church walls, 
and is much used ot the count Ee people in ovenens cases, being 
rful diur is the P ry of (Parietaria 
-) 
R. J. V.— Gladiolus psittacinus. 
Snowdrop’s plants are, — 1, Mahernia incisa; 2, Ch 
— 3, Tournefértia heliotropioides ; Ht Lechena’ 
orizema 
ultia 
reed the sy insufficient to determine the 
spec - e Stétice mucronata; 7, Mimulus glutinosus jg s 
lexis ey 
J. K.—Your Apples are,—1, No sseritharn-rwr * entish 
et; 3, — Mignonne; 4, Bedfordshire F is Bm 5, 
Alexander; 9, Nonesuch; 10, Court- pends Plat; 11, Sweeney 
Nonpareil; 12, ous English Codlin; 13, Court of Wick. 
Y. Z. ’s frait are, —1, Chaumontel ne st. Games 3, Bezy de 
la Motte; 4, rré Ran ce ; 6, Gansel” 's Bergamot; 3, 
emis 
fin ; 
London Pippin ; 1s Lamb Abbey 
d@’Espagne; 19, Ribston Pippin; 20, Yorkshire Greening; 22, 
Ortley. 
A. R.—The plant isa Malva, and apparently new. But it was 
so much crushed in the letter-bags that we could not ascertain 
with certainty. 
Johnston. iprmigees Thunbérgia and an shige! unknown to 
ou us good flowering specimens of the latter, 
us. If y 
stating its native tive countrys we wil ascertain whats 
A Wor Gardener thanks; but the extract is not to 
the a 
We paocaigrran sentra letter. The ‘sub- 
R. D. is answered in part in one of ourleaders ast week. The 
soil of the unproductive of the orchard ete ache be amor 
ately broken tp | mani unless wh eee 
and Plums, when the manure may be 
Mr. Ward’s plant is the Blephant fot 4 the Cape of Good 
Hope, the hers ea elepha acral to the Y: 
send No. lis obs. 
japonica, cog to sires nearly hardy power 28 it-tree; 3, Lavan- 
3 5, Schinus Molle; 6, Passerina filiformis; 7, Gnidia 
Geowmmat ne sage spinosa; 0, A cacia lophantha ; 2 and 7 can- 
not be made ou’ Put your young plants of Yucea under hand. 
glass and keep rlliot ut water in winter. They will 
in the spring. 
P. M.’s plant is Hypéricum 
hamifasum. 
zB. Ss. ore fragments out of flower which cannot be deter- 
is Erica cupressina; 3,.Erica mammosa; 5, Acacia 
roe aa pee noe aang 
J. ‘A.—Ipomeea ficifélia, a a fine twiner. 
Redder.—You have Lops nothing but male flowers 
amber. Send up the females, and we will tell 
ies are—No. 1, Cockle Pippin; 4, Dutch Mi- 
Soe tig 7, White Paradise; 8, ee 
Arom: 
i 
Hi 
spe Lord Nelson; caw Cornish 
oes spring, when its be are just lengtheaing into mew banehen 
will form new buds over the piraeaepere dw gent ogor ed 
puwecun Sy iaeete 
d’Angouléme; 2. Beurré @Aremberg; 3, Diapléon 4 and 8, 
Beurré Diels ’5, Old Colmar; 6, omnes 7, 13, and 14, Passe 
Colmar ; 9, Easter Beurré; 10, Glout Morceau; 11, Duchesse 
@Angouleens - 12, Beurré Rance; 25, pica’ ; Ma 
Golden n Pippin. The Apples 
by the specimens sent. 
. Warren will find the following a of fruit- 
trees bs Sec :—Peacngs,—Grosse Mignonne, Noblesse, 
Royal Bellegarde. pale ARINES,—Elruge, Violet HA- 
tive. scat go cama a » 2 Glout M a, 
Passe Col pets Easter Beurré, ne Incomparable, 2 Beurré 
Rance. 'HERRIES,—2 May Duke, Elton, orello, Piums,— 
Royal F , 2 Green Gage. Purple Gage, Coe’s Golden Pp. 
e approve of your matter , but must 
beg yon fo let we havea farther sup the 
publication of 
H. G. Do tiaadpein hian oh es are off; not 
before. If their wood is kak ae eeeatbcn tenet 
state for forcing in December. Root-prune the Tulip-tree, and 
say ayy wn ga" 207 
—Duranta 
Ellisii is very pretty; if it does not 
in Inquirer — 
Pres and is in health, root-prune it. Physianthins auricomas— 
what is that ? 
Tpomcea Learii growing ; if not, you had better pointe decrease 
the supply of water, and keep it in a kind of intermediate state, 
so as not to - it quite die down. 
are sorry 
X. X. X.— iffer but 
we k ~ people the nam their plants and 
rene a very important part of our plan. It is only where attempts 
pose our good-nat that we rebel. It is 
made to imy upon 
bee that answers to such questions —— none 
juirers ; but to them they are all-import We trust that if 
.X.” will look et at our ve a “will find that Aad 
oceans an abundance of information generally useful, 
too late for answer 
dition to the matter he dislikes 
As usual, many letters have arrived much 
eek. 
NEWS OF THE WEEK. 
sks us to give him the ni wep cor Ate gi" ET M'‘Leod. he taal Senet ee ‘ 
he tists to bein tote st acai follow- | i summing up the eviden vi 
i — June,. spect@bilis, 
cm rae eer en Cicelaeen Clbue Azdlea vari in Mr. M‘Leod’s favour, ea the Jury without hesitation 
Hoévea Celsi, Erica jor, Helichrysum hémile and Le- ead i verdict pn ‘“* Not senses ‘Ween = by this 
chendultia formosa. For ,—Lisianthus Russelliam return released b of Sir 
Gardéquia Hookerii, 5 ee arrival that Col. G 
lerii, Lilium iosum, Erica Irbyana 
and Al Pitam. "Several of these will be in flower at both the demand ofthe mi p area 
times. the dem: Ay 
P. mot do eee falgens occasi: — by hi untoward arrest = 2 
corymbifi a greenhouse during winter months, an 
after ey inte thats leaves do not give them any water. Teeter: hating: The Acadia has brought he 18th i de® ‘ot 
Heaths should have the points of the young shoots pinched out, York to the 16th, arg Halifax to the it AS 
which will render pact . Itisa bad plan to 
allow them to form their shoots and then to prune them et ogee entail 
because in many cases this will destroy the fiower-buds. F y 
pet“ dsegerrienetlr ET ne wo |B raartte coaramont tae revol Sect 
oe oe means of heating it, it will only do for very hardy Green- ment has been successfully put down, and that the insur- 
Plants which do not grow much at that season,—such a8 | rection is virtually at sc Gen. O’L 
the following : — d 2 varieties, < lead of the vebelia : 
‘Thea bohea and viridis, Edwardsia meta Calli i res of 
stemon, Melaleuca, Oleander, Araucaria season ere | thei itions and ke efags : = eat 
Ener sere of in much ss Fone Sa tae set out for Madrid'on the 19th inst. at the heat an 
‘ procs i ie 8 many other half-hardy pane ee * suppressing aaa 
Soeves tor sinatne on out in summer. The various shades of colour | tion in the disaffected districts ; his emape new occupy 
bode se you get in the fotings of O° Erosaiiog highly orna- EB . 
ie ban va may enliven it by introducing @ quantity of | ae s) Rage 
ng ums. y- The 
A Constant Reader. The cost of the overland postage from India provinces to ¢ 
is 10: colours i Bie ee capes ke at. the alert é 
Sy irectieal ye Aine cit cannot be employed for Horti- , Government, and no further apprehension @ rs to bi 
. Moisture is not communicated to air by a) oi top tranquillity of the country.—Our news 
steam-engine, unless tp snemae focay: be tee te | Eres France is still int imately eonaected with the Spanish 
eae - - enin'| i the. courgrntion of Sefior Olozaga with 
Lady. material for keeping in a greenhouse 
niu tined chen cman mised wit oe ro sal > *| Geen Cutan and the despatch wmnoeneing: her dis- 
We are sorry to no suggestions destruction 
the spn ; butif you do 
Se cutee ne ae aes = = eet wetter oa at Soe It F appears that oe eons the 
seach vteeramnvond ont Ng xi Gers bal accuracy ue 
eee ced “ae reed 
oe wank ee feces gate which oe oa expressions of her reall he has at least ‘Gren tie 
A Gardener —The answer to ‘T. H.” applies to rectly. In the mean time much 
| in the political circles of Paris. 
has not yet wae ished an exp 
gee 1 late. 
T is subject, 
weet ‘fegienielats have been por 
pac’ < 50,060 men is about 
a corps of 
