THE 
PAF S EnRASOS CHRONICLE. 
~~ Root-Pruning.—I am glad to find that i then. blowing fis of smoke i It was some i | Banksian m wate ae nee % Messrs. Rolisson and panto Son ex 
just roms to be appreciated ; and as the a1 b many spiked ee Wiaeres in fall beauty: the rate Ome with 
done me the honour to couple my name with the suet | to hurt oa and ae a. pein death. nasi two plants of the noble Cattleya labiata, and the Sen tifal ovumes? 
in his 7) a few r Lape mm the - plan of j joining tw two hives, is in the evening, when all the salaries Donde ébiu: men obeysan santhum: a Banksian medal was 
perience I have sin gg in the matter may a t be un- | bees are in, to now a little aaeke of the puff-ball into the | even for te © — S tants Pie nbs > eechine ory) gt. to A. Pal. 
acceptable. I find it is mow called Mr. Rivers’s pear boa | hives, look ove and ta e Queen from it, s sprinkle ine, for which a certificate was awarded. Mr ak nme x 
butwhy ? Was Mr.R. «thai inventor of it? By no means. ite ey. ~ Farmer, Esq., sent a specimen of Clitéria Ternatea with 
lerst th hen this is he I pla iece of board or zinc over ; white ot8 oh + ee num os awarded to Mr. Jackson 
pen? bs 3 ction e : 
— ; and J am ad to hear it: but ions ~ claims A bottom al.the hive, a. turn it up and set it i * uy Gost Wete Arch extn a with sabes Sowa se among 
ntion, or of the earliest systematic | place ; an nd w a the bees are all at the top.of the hive I | with short pink tubes, and acuminata longifiora with long 
ti f th ; ~ neha te renders the bees shining crimson blossoms. With these was a specim Of the 
pretty srs. Fairbairn sent a hand. 
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to 
such it zy i calle, it is, I shoul 
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hills ; first recommendation. of the practice, I 
strony. pennant 9 belongs to myself. In Loudon’s Maga- 
Feb, 1830 
killed + ~ ould this occur sg 4 is 
ia all appearance dea enty minutes, time | Prete! i 
s -grown plant of the rare Eri Banksiana, 
— to © fin id the tee ‘Gemch ibe more yes tha t ‘ate | white pendent flowers; for which a certificate was ene pee 
ar. Appleby,-gr. to E. Brocklehurst, Esq., M.P., were cut towers 
bi h@ several Soamionaes plants; among them zane a ae 
g Cattleya labiata, and a flower of a very curious Dendrdbj 
death. to note Pp apparently aireum, of large size, the sepals 
zine for » page 54, will be found an article by Sg seth 
me on this ee in strong recommendation of the | The fu shane) seen no papienanic scent, and doe t ap- | cream colour, and the Iabellum ycllow marked eta = of ait 
ice. I was then a tyro, but. sine en I have noes toi aja he bees. It is easily aes td this | ex! eledia delicions scent. Mr, Appleby also sent two Mon 
never ceased to practise it on a variety of subjects, ther nusual, quantity of large growth ; las quik ede. wai Teondet yeast regeion ee | 
. % STs. ne and Son exhij- 
and sometimes, I assure you, with a very heavy hand. I —_ I snr a ge one which measured Sft. by 4}ft. in cir- | pica a beautiful coll of Roses, which had been grown in 
long since felt. shamed by the superior success 0 cumference, whic. » I believe is a larg er one than. e e open it protection. Messrs. Chand Leroy 
farmer or cottager’s P. saw before.—W. whieh sent a collection of gh ase Chrysanthemums, for w 
é tp tificate was awarded inds were, Varies ba t 
with the stone pavement over ts roots; an ae of our correspondent peak is he a oe J saperb chastired ; Wanrrx—Conquercr, Lacie Advent 
wondered that such a perpetual round of di Management. of s.—I observe one of. your cor-_ sé;rendt: Vetta; -Biete dad Paw : Memuienae, 
nuring should still practised in the pion nbs of the responden making inquiries om Wekices Marie, and Trintapbety, Ret »SE and CRimson— 
affluent in apparentdefiance of such stubborn facts. Per ndens ; I, ther , beg to send you afew remarks Casimir Peer, Duc moe Da pent Puleherrimum, and Queen ; 
iving, as 1 ae. the foundation tah e evil, I began nt i This year, in the end af May, tds in 0 order to set fe Gif thE “Bowers ert eased ar ean 
trace. % timid, degrees I obtained cuttings of Salvia splendens, S. coccinea, and } jike r. T. Hatch, gr. to J. P. Miles, Esq. of Bris. 
having f ime tl ong established i puse etice S. fulgens; I struck them in a small frame, ae "then tol, exhibited Bo pies Montserrat Pines weighing dale, 
bef ft tra’ planted them into a b est border, which I ae ISoz. ee and Be genta Se Welt carte weighing 
eleven years at least, I can strongly a ithe _prae- ha ly trenched, strongly manured and limed; the | ya; Be a From Mr. Roberts, gr. to M. Wilso Lj 
Salvias grew “wit th the greatest rapidity, and in a short were some fine Black Prince Grapes, one bunch of which weighed 
as ever been in the habit of. removing large mi hens, in gt and general vigour, the pa api rate ae nl of Wh pine Benecces De one Jing 22)bs.; and 
trees of the Thorn, the Holly, or the Yew, could fi Sk ; the whole three Apples were Rene ite hha ie ou ae as “a is Ne: olle sections of 
observe the consequent production of blossoms ? — are each. fally 1 three feet high 5 and although. we me hare ia very large variety, ot ome Pears, were exhibit Mr: ’ 
Chinese method of cramping the L i they st gr. to the Earl de Grey. From Mr. Whiting, gr. to H. 1. Hope, 
(not.to name the toes of their ladies) is) well known. exhibit the same robustness of grow i a fe e been | Esa. were some Apples, which had been gatliered for niore than 
= FB a year, and Be o's in Sinan ats bree aauadl ot Mts ng x wing 
The v ecession within these.twenty years of such.a | wholly free from the attacks of red s spain and thee in- | the atmospliere ofa fra ries be, is so damp 
yariety of fruits, many of high consideration, would serye | sects. I am _persua ded that. all ' the Salvias -may be grown | that soir rile tive os scam i tage: poo truit is: quite 
in itself,t to both economy of space,andaspect. Be 2 fl i g lanted t, yet the flavour is but littl bapa Mr. W. P. Ayzes, gr. 
ides, a tree on a wall, all things, considered, is.ina highly in is well limed and d.—A Roxburgh Gardener. ER ag aaa Ky fe nee 1 Lanebmber ead! wa vaee 
state; where the borders. are regularly cropped | I thank your facetious om scien- | Limes, which had ripened notwithstanding that they had been 
with sual ry _ = are at full liberty to revel in tine Ba hE A. for putting me rig ght a out the | frozen quite hard dnring the last wiv, Das was ‘i 
abundance of m Fruit den frame, which was not oper a thaw took place, 
&e., re whilet, the tree must be stubbed and | roaniyand I grant the truism.‘ that keeping out the cold Ms nat inet sar urine is exhibited by Mir. Potterno wisseutty Mi 
pruned 0 ‘a-year to a complete canons ~~ think. I | means keeping in the heat.” . With Earl of Chesterfield, which had been grown in ite. Ee by 
ve proved autumn tobe the pr time fox the inquiry Mr. - has ie best side of the paca but brig and hot-water pipes ).em qs - oe an gs) Te. aa — 
ion, i cate was given, was sent by Mr. Spirey. i Esq, ; 
Qperaeny:t fa —_ ruit i ya aby The these had been grown in 's on the sy’ recommended by 
the tree has time to make»a new series of fibres im fascina sound of the e word eco s often to | Mr, Ayres. Mr. Fuller, gr. to G. L. Fox, Esq., exhibited three 
jately, and is not taken pn sab by, surprise, as it bE it more than any other vera in _ detonary 3} | Hybrid Radishes raised from the spleckit Rganieh, pecguntel sib 
would inevitably be by spring root-pruning,if the months | with, a a gardener. at least, it should always mean, good | the common; they are said to be v ar cellent 
Sheed Mer of Se serving seme shal wiih it Cablett's deinicon of. "Now,| lh Gthidn atl inno Cats Mia 
and sunny, whichis often the case ;.. the. conse- although. the application mn of heat to the in: side of a fruit: with ‘ers “5 inches : ‘olia ; and. a. pretty 
quence of which is, tree. y. ated on. be variety, with somewhat the habit of Hovrsfallis called, bj brida, 
ap the first summer a. prey to red spiders, scale, | not good management to apply Palka inside a fait Ba ere ne BS lle vel ata: Peres ooo 
&e. § ave often pro ing, .as 1 suj + to} room at all, if by, eee ies iy be avoided—at lea Sk catedumcnaeiens euhe Deppel ‘erm ee lureepeleanaa 
the inspissated character. of eign through lack of | nine-te uths of o ecomme: by Professor Morren; in p, 68 of the Gardeners’ 
advancing sap. Were wall-trees. planted on. shallow | T: ‘hronicle.. The soil = Pig ae were grown wat 7S i 
nd sandy, and the bulbs were planted about nine 
cones of ers — there withont mpertiele sity for | om. is = feds that, i is ver si to say i foot apart. ‘they were planted in April and taken up in October. 
* re wow 6 DECESSI % or | necessar, Stee wit ah cer ain Yy5-a0 The roots aré first blanched, then boiled, and s up with 
ith the roots Lam, well aware t much it th melted butter; and are said to be ex ly delicate, and very 
by driving ertain m he en-garden tat s| frost. Rather than trusti ing ‘to my best attention with a | different from. a yy other vegetable, in Pet Sarde, ie Se 
entirely, a little more ground would.be required, but. it | a apparatus, I have sometimes had Apples as hard as | Hout Duchess’ 'd-SbEpuleie,. Beare ¢ Arcmbere. Berk 
: PY Double Phillips, Quaker, Poi wre — vo de Naples, 
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would amply repay the demand in the end. .However, a | cannon-balls with frost, and by keeping the room quite | de la Mo’ e Poire , Which: are the 
rdener may do well. with the old system, and in in | close for atime after the return of fresh weather they did | best.in s OEP RICULTUR. at soe 
sas e ¥ for.root-pruning | not seem much affected by it; but if my apparatus had ; ‘hance exhibited 
in some degree. tee ther fault, in my opinion, is n so easily managed as | think it would be if placed | 4 sanael welling tects on rae. sed that an an- 
strict oan to old spurring system on walls. | within. hollow walls, | would endeavour ei in | nual dinner of the Society take pla e same day and 
pt ca knows Fey aie ht 01 mall parts of | the heat or keep out the frost.—D. Beaton, time as that of the fdeners and the Wide ete Roed ps 
é tree in ou oe in these nts.—I1 saw in your paper of last mock sled 34 | and Indigent Gardeners and their Widows.” 
hes wishing | wa nd # Chanie and the di as appointed to 
two years, opeusiels —— my plan of ing in this | to a how to destroy Ants. I once had a large Pelar- tke pines onTh ‘Thursday, Jan; 13th, 1842. 
respect; and i ing on the ol a pot, which was infe: with Ants, so mu ROYAL SOUTH sti FLORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
I ha i : ; ton 
™, se a hom e plan of fn in the main] so, that it was in a dying state; I frequently watered it, | _A Gencral Meeting was held.at the Horns Tavern, Kenning 28 
leaders of my Pears, hg &e., farther apart ; they were. thi that would drive the but it was of n Oct. 28th, W.F- Wis, Hea ty : nica y iceonied Om 
pe two ro bricks apart, and.are new pe and on, these | avail; atJast was induced to mphor, which I broke | {thing the past war five Bower slows had been beld, being ove 
eat leaders I tie down a regular Socket of com very small, and placed on the top ef the mould, and:| in addition to those held in former years, and that 276 — 
peas ves Tape mmer, or, in a he aga ag wa it as usual, when they s aon quitted their abode ; | had Dep menie, Tass pie. Soeees) bese rege teen! of 
8. consequence is, that mig Spe tted the lant, and ii ceive great accession of Royal patr : 
almost every part of the tree equall sds oll Pa é 2 aS P t grew as well as ever. | j.-F ‘Majesty the Queen Dowager, his Royal Highness Prince Al 
M € equ a e is a dis Young Garden: : . 3 if Cambri d her Royal 
his Royal Highness the Duke.o 
ay gh of . y pal f leaders exposed to ——_————— Highness -the Duchess of Gloucester. From is ret, 
e full power of the sun. The roseons a Society appears to be in a flourishing condition, having 
drill. cropping improved modes, of 3g ure appl PROCEEDINGS: sO% SOC: TIES. aaa time bearly 150 members on Los bag Age! 
in reselations sed, a vote anks t 
posed by 3 tr. Hamar, and — we ed. 
me 
is in. the Chr 
- “nitrate of soda improves grass and. ruins 
ell drained his gard Norwich, in. 
Dads. en,.| Neve 2 isil.—The reeeree apron en sys Bip 
ch tel, ay pat light rich soil to the | the Chair. The Hon. W. Henry Daunay, and Mr. Samuel Solly, 
were 
the following facts, which appear ae oad apres 
and herbariu' 
to contradict most decisis ely the latter part of tha: Be conerinens ion pr wes ema ae fimagiome ses ee plants ailected 3 be 
ment. ee June last, during the grea’ ght, having ‘ore. In sg aie young | Riakhy, Piauhy, Go: ger. Gerdner_. 5 of nace a 
ved that some beds of Onions, in a light, sandy, | shoots are nipped off to about six poe pate occasions the argaritaceum, culiar fi 4 
alluvial soil, had been attacked by maggot, or iacaae development of the dormant buds on the repens from the West of Ireland, by Mr. geal cord Dail 
b, and t t buds round the shoulder to baer of dried plants fro! Vest Indies and Madeira, by 
grul wo or three square y yards entirely destroyed, 1) bringing to berles: iy ey ahem oy ; en | mouth.; Mr. Wes! exhibited a collection of ae, 
m. with a solution of nitrate of dissolvi pe che th is ripe, te small anne ot commenced, by Mexico, collected by gts_.Coppin : city og 
 Shcots to within ch of the shoulder, ¢ excepting | of Myrtle growing in a glass yesse! ~ presi 
which’ t till winter. rap’ the letter a M. sare ———— — member of 
dent, anhou: b is father, who was 
the Soci 
‘The Secretary then read a paper by George Ord, Bi Rabe 
_ Box-turtle, Testudo carolina of Se pe is ae interesting 
gro 
in 
sert Plums. 
considerable time, and will ultim 
prone. 
| menes oamh 
lovely — thaw be cultivated as easily as ti! 
E poet, ane 
ieee 
as 
trig? the experiment: by p 
AMENCUV 
sa st ame of land-torteise or turtle in America, and 
» forming 01 th aceiion given with regard to pr aor poe 
sg a ray alien Bi it will peep ina “nar 
ately 
the aaa 
Exhibition. 
etables was 
te for a 
ar in, 
ern Horticultural Society’s 
m of Fiowers, Frui Se ei 
A not e by Mr. Fortune on 
lon was read, from which it 
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