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THE GARDENERS 
CHRONICLE. [N° 50 
“ Guide.’”’ They do not consume more leaves than the 
others, and change their skin fier’ imes. Mutti counted 
e of 30 moths rately, and found that each of 
th ys cocoons — less 
gloss than the others ; in r eeling, the ae d does not 
pe —— d winds off very easily. Mr. ti has sen ak de 
ne eggs to Bombay, Mahim, eg Mechur, 
Kuimeir, Kaira, Madras, and Bengal.— Bombay Times. 
Rediew. 
Proceedings of the ee RTT L maeig of London, 1840. 
From this we extract pre 
shouts mal 
September 7, 1840.— 
Mr. - Thompson sepotod that Poit- 
of Turnips at the rate of 64 4 bushels per racre. There has 
been aidedine of t rain to dilute it, yet between the rows 
so manured, and others contiguous 
difference im growth, as may be now seen, is not § cm 
as is likely to balance th or does it seem we 
bable that a beneficial result will be obtained. It seems 
nswer best in the form of manure-water, but in this 
way it is not equal to that cere from farm-yard ma- 
nure.—Mr. Fortune reporte the same manure had 
been tried with Pelargoniums and Cale eolarias | in _ Pots, 
ects in all cases have net i gutcead it of more ane 
+ahie 
utility 
T 
square 
a the nine wot son were as ~ oe same 
ee wth could be de- 
ro i Mr. Gordon reported that he had cpusited the 
following argent im ‘Poiterin’ $ manure :—For annuals 
it was mixed wi 1 in which. they were potted in 
the followin ng proportions ms :-— py, yo> d 
without mixture. - 
signis, Lge glindulifr and other er ts ty ts Balsams, 
and Sweet Peas. The ts of Nemophila and Sweet 
eas all cote e sickly for an het ten ce ‘bat began to 
recover in proportion to the weakness of the miztare, 
those gga first whi 
brazier of coke or charcoal may be introduced ; in remoyi 
d rom its size and p 
standard, and fi t cayed Onions, do not clean hey ‘strip off any of the o 
is : 
considered excellent. mins Su folk “Thom 
piv had also fruited for the first tim the en it 
ndrew 
large from a ede 
outer toalthe 
; notes 
i iy th ly b d ry days is the best re. 
aised b Br mere ne,» es. from t ey can scarcely be wiped without injury, 
e's * Bargual bears standard, and is of punk I.—KITC EN-GARDEN AND 
a __In-door be are se 
Privery.—Little will be necessary her this dull 
tober 4 sacar —The —!, alta tha ead but a steady Tee to the rules befoi ore ven, ellowiing tat 
Mr. A. S to Sir George a Staunton, Bart., weather in a great anes mae to be the > bottom heat 
Leigh Park, on va realtivadion of the Ne Jumbium specio- | should be maintained as near 90° as pos ible; if it falls below this 
sum:—'t This season our plants rie been treated as = pan eae wal scarcely be en 
ry, e 
follows : ter were kept dry arg) the winter in a cool | renders large fires necessary ; then “tt Peon better be eveLraene 
part of the ° Fahr. _In Febr ruary | ingly with the sy as before. The successions must bi = : 
me : Seetcs te oie ba deine tite thous ts Weer Gognonipaae a 
y 3 i ger, as their 
e pots were pong in . of water, the —— of = ie be regulated by linings, ove h moisture being maa 
hous sacs - to 80° . n 
set in the w 
ey 
eir ‘oles oe 
a or stove de- 
float. Jo Apri ibey were Saeed 
hi in the 
— a - of Or chidaceco and 0 ther see daily, a lodaen ti ping surface ; heen the Vines with w. 
stove ren water fine mornings; see that the ag On the outside 
emperature of the w r in the cisterns being abo ut 75°, | border is sufficient to exclude cold, for if a low temperature is 
May the strongest ped imen as plante d out in a water- allowed to reach ny fom s, the success of the tops will e very 
ge 
to remove coating tentioe and leaves to expel damp ; prur 
ore in C) 
filled with loa y soil, having a little gravel on the to before in the late houses. : 
give it solidity, ia PEACH-HOUSE.—See ae t the outside borders are effectually 
protected from cold; syringe the trees every morning with 
water over the surface of the soil. The b unged | warmed to 70°, and admit during mild weather a cone tant Deter 
to the bark bed, which raised the Snipecbea of the | of fresh air; exclude frost from the late houses. 
soil and water i 0. This bottom-heat was Cucumnbers.— Water regula “sé — in pots or tubs, with ma- 
maintained during the s er, the temperature of the upon te pla eed warmed to 0°; keep the young fruit thin 
house varying from 63° t 5°. The plant continued —A frame may be prepared by filling up with light 
to grow rapidly, sending om leaves three | feet out of the | soil, 0 within three ‘inches of the glass, for a sowing of Scat 
water, the largest of them being 16 t short-top -top ; they rand ite ane a warm bo osha Hea Protected 
and on the return of fine clear weather in August the first | With hoops, mats, and hitter, but Senor — anty of 
flower-bud appeared. The plant proved to red | Musurooms.—Admit air short time occasionally when 
variety ; its flowers when fully expanded increased 104 | the surface of the beds appear too vie and when dry raise 
inches in diameter, and remained several days in perfec- | Steam DY Pouring water on the flues. Keep the temperature to 
tion. é Tt i is much a larger | and more beautiful th han the flowe er | ‘Turn and prepare dung; soil for vari poses; protect tl 
latter from heavy rains. 
flower. Another season I intend trying the effects of a ti le ment. sib See 
6 gan Beans sho perish, a few 
pred asin aware i at the aoe — fag whi ch ein had better be sown, a a of early Frame Pi in similar 
ccupies “Tho ace of more than 12 feet in cir- his poe scarcely be done where thereare 
sank ence.’’— Mr. 
RR Fe 
T 
they will be as early, with less risk. Continue to dig, 
pson ane that the Van 
eh pera trench. 
be manure, ridge, &c., but do not work on the ground when wet, 
e quite as melting 
as rich as that 
ich we 
Portion | of manure ; some of p test ret in manure 
aloae after 
worms fora long time. Im- 
fiens ifera and pot ail ere potted in the aie ae 
tions of Js, 4, 3, and in manure alone. The plants 
(there were ast ey each) potted j in yy became oko deen 
languid ; in 4 very senty, and were breve 
gost by e overdose, but they began ont in 
and Buse grew vigoro nee hose in 
anf manure 
ths, eventually or rather rotted off 
pot. The following pomedapest were also tried as above 
tated, viz. —Verbena aw $--scom ema Hybrid 
Pikeiia, and Statice tata The re had, as nearly 
as possible, the same effects as on the eae @ with this 
difference, that its action h slower, and not so 
to ki lan bs hai 
likely ith respect to Shru rdly 
any effect on their growth was observed, t th 
were planted in man alone, when in t he 
slong: afew: lingering for about two 
off above the | 
3th 
| sort ghee at Sein th ina sna situation. 
December 1, 1840.— race, of ge nar ede 
place, St. Toba Wood, ex! hibited fine specimens of t 
Marie Louise Pear, from standards, with the foll <ced 
ote Ente! I be eg to offer to ed Horticultural Society a few 
which 
Clean between and gather off dead leaves from Brussels Sprouts 
nue to forward the pruning and nailing of wall- 
eather ; any Peach or oon se borders may be 
ith.rotten dung ; . 
strong, use long litter ; 5 we believe the loss fae 
ibu ained by the roots aes mitense frosts. 
i: wash 
| this late period by a sys 
of which . here annex. 
wards in the 
usual custom 
ros stem, extending each year the length of cutting (in 
sequence of having only nine inches of natural “gat 
About June I covered the 
ground ro tl m manu adios. atl 
| ally ware it through the manure until the month of 
October. In August I cut off the whole of the upright 
a5 
tem +} treatment, a short acco es 
I selected a tree trained down- 
balloon s style, and in the winter, as is my 
pruned trees with the mixtur 
II.—FLO 
_ Srove.— Many | 
will — 
pire a —_ velly clay). 
a tmo: re, using very little 
water to the plants, except clear frosty weather render fires 
nm nn — be required, ould 
e morning. id plants 
to situations ire hoe eet of ae will be ae sade keep 
the d allow neither dead leaves no? 
ession of forcing-plants. 
‘Keep up a 
Roses, Pink: id Cal raanienns had better ba ery first in a 
tommbavaint heat, gp ear to ph in heat 
Azal 
A ther but Lilacs, 
west side of the tree, leaving it open to the north-east. | Rhododendrons eas, &c., Soben flo aed on previously 
The tree was then in full foliage, en continued so ne ing, an have this pre- 
— and po require develo) 
aution. 
lop 
s of the same — Give general tr rp exig = befor 
Or 
ent. 
i i Protect T Dh or any florists’ flowers, from heavy 
brn ae We fm an-inch of din ae a ey | when, ‘tr rom. the continued hurricanes which prevailed i rains and frost, ae nooping them ny A and covering ae mats. 
‘They were al potted ith ta: a zy Remove sucke! or any other —— rubs ~ 
: troyed by being wh they are gy aatarl = an 
bottom of the pots; in all cases the meio was in favou if z ing pte e branches, in def and keep walks, iawns, ‘nd border: 
of those wi on the ce perennial was a, Repti ore vat ing.» Had it- not been Nursery.—Clean esc Tabeis, stakes, covers, &c- 
Verbena: . ieenriaad r Hybrid P nay - this tempestuous Lanny I have no a some spe- FoREST AND Corea Woons Continue as directed last week. 
ria, Ye er LOIAES, rid Petunia, | cimens would ~~ e been on the tree u agg resent | —Joseph Paxton, Chatsw 
with half-an-inch of disinf manure at the top of = P 
il, h P tl Some o the Pears = were as fine as any I have ever NOTES FOR “SMA ALL GARDENS 
bi g ating = omg ta _ wit! out any *y mptoms of in g kas no doubt Examine beds of Tulips, Hyacinths, and other bulbs; and 4 
a6 . an hi, h sahil the late wet weather has made them too damp, throw some sam 
= very well, = epi — evident th 
ed were more vigoro robust shen aber 
with the manure at the sytem or those i in the soil 
e 
ome it may appear s' trange that 
Christmas Day. To 
acy 8 soil I yrould ate '* trees, but having in ae 
i of tl see tha the 
without - — d — The followi te tried bse ace ae Hac cra " =e a peoe |= seeds that have yon fmien are not suffering from damp: if they 
e ure in a liquid state, viz—Im 8 tri- , place them in a dry and war gett 
ame g landu ui ligera, and candi da, all very strong- growing mess or gree nana oe eee Ses air ss posse inf nase i take oe Leramcattierer ah do not 
stance. Vi th 1 h also i f all dee which | Suter from pags Reh e air to one Deano at every ea op- 
~ Various : 
the liquid other p ants ave been watered ie aise a ‘a fall crop = water trough i it, for which trouble I a sem pala pick hae ams regen seam blooming. Keep up a regular 
ng igor frit” Lr repaid, both in the size and quality of my | succession pied bulbs and "a the nowe wsty booming. 
<= as it. xgunehe y to the house or risk 
sal atoms ts found the ony 1 rt in 60, or the less fire that is used the Be very oa careful in watering 
preteens cia nea Gk Mataested sebuibeen a Sake December 7, 1840.—Mr. Thompson reported that the | the plants; do it early in the day, and if possible give & nae i 
water, should bee employed, and then the sare should 
afterwards, but — the house iolerably early. 
iving-rooms 
been found to answer well with such varieties as had kept | other plants in moved peng mi pap 
be watered 
a i grow 
if they evince vers isposition ¢ ns sperevagee 
etiolated. 
t 
ful, and taking the sm: tion a eee and th € price 
{about Is. 8d. . per banbel) ‘nae sean it has merit, 
much larger 
The straw so ig that it will 
bend without breaking, does commun icate Sen ey EE RT 
ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTICES. 
rei “sth flavour which is 
their natural j ¥ Tere are few perfect insects that make their appearan 
ae juices are capiores this dreary Seen bets among them is one called the sot 
—. Moth, Hybernia defoliaria, the larva of joceer teen 
NDAR for th a re igexizemoaly 2 ag neny to iruit-trees. The moth appeat < 
. 
waa objection to its general i introductio: 
Pe P i 
al ay Tass principal things 
preparation 
e con! 
whici doptin; 
@ to | Yerings for the bottom lights of early foreing- houses 
very im 
described 
ior Decemnbex, 8 nd is as large again as the Winter Moth, 
in p. 785. go depot einen of Gis mle e are bread, red 
and as. sprinked with — dots. A d 
es from the oo, tips of 
requiring particular attention, are th 
of coverings for pias oe where not completed, 
tored fruits, pers aot seeds. 
i 
of wings. 
4 legs are 
ed and strij with black, and the 
ine-pits, ringed ¥ ik yellow it x. pe female e Umbre Moth ascends 
mach less fire- oe will be necessary, inecting 8 a pee of from 
tl 
beyond thei independent of the great benefit derived | and lays ggs on the branches; and ear - 
such treatment; Taian ans ce banecers hh anal are hatched. The estore ape on fully 
plants, and not heated b heat, they are | grown is of a reddish tinge ‘ y a 
é broken beat hey ae also | side. Bank eB Praed end oo it goes into the earth, gts 
Sarees sine rvetn ke tee 
which is. es sided 
